1989 Larne Borough Council election explained

Election Name:	1989 Larne Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1985 Larne Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1985
Next Election:	1993 Larne Borough Council election
Next Year:	1993
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats1:	7
Seat Change1:	1
Party2:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats2:	4
Seat Change2:	2
Party3:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats3:	2
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Independent (politician)
Seats4:	1
Seat Change4:	1
Party5:	Independent Nationalist
Seats5:	1
Seat Change5:	0

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Coast Road|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.0|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|30.0|1|13.1|1|20.9|1|5|-|align="left"|Larne Lough|bgcolor="40BFF5"|61.0|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3|27.4|2|11.6|0|0.0|0|5|-|align="left"|Larne Town|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.0|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|29.4|1|10.0|1|29.6|1|5|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|42.7|7|29.1|4|11.5|2|16.7|2|15|-|}

Districts results

Coast Road

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

Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: No change

Larne Town

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