1989 North Down Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989.

Election Name:	1989 North Down Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1985 North Down Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1985
Next Election:	1993 North Down Borough Council election
Next Year:	1993
Seats For Election:	All 24 seats to North Down Borough Council
Majority Seats:	13
Party1:	Northern Ireland Conservatives
Seats1:	6
Seat Change1:	6
Party2:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats2:	5
Seat Change2:	3
Party3:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats3:	4
Seat Change3:	3
Party4:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats4:	4
Seat Change4:	2
Party5:	Ulster Popular Unionist Party
Seats5:	2
Seat Change5:	0
Party6:	Independent (politician)
Seats6:	2
Seat Change6:	2
Party7:	Independent Unionist
Seats7:	1
Seat Change7:	0

Elections to North Down Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 councillors.

Prior to the election three Ulster Unionist politicians, including George Green, had defected to the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland. The election saw the Conservative presence in North Down doubling, with the Conservatives emerging as the single largest party on the council.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Abbey|19.2|1|12.4|1|12.9|1|25.6|1|bgcolor="#FFF2CE"|29.9|bgcolor="#FFF2CE"|2|0.0|0|6|-|align="left"| Ballyholme and Groomsport|bgcolor="#0077FF"|27.5|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2|25.4|1|24.1|1|12.4|1|0.0|0|10.6|1|6|-|align="left"|Bangor West|bgcolor="#0077FF"|26.7|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2|23.0|2|19.3|1|14.5|1|0.0|0|16.5|1|7|-|align="left"|Holywood|24.6|1|24.1|1|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|25.2|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|1|11.7|1|0.0|0|14.4|1|5|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|24.9|6|21.7|5|20.7|4|15.5|4|5.9|2|11.3|3|24|-|}

Districts results

Abbey

1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP
1989: 2 x UPUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: UPUP and Conservative gain from DUP and UUP

Ballyholme and Groomsport

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Bangor West

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP
1989: 2 x Conservative, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) and Independent gain from Alliance, DUP and UPUP

Holywood

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1985-1989 Change: Conservative and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance