See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989.
Election Name: | 1989 Strabane District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1985 Strabane District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1985 |
Next Election: | 1993 Strabane District Council election |
Next Year: | 1993 |
Seats For Election: | All 15 seats to Strabane District Council |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Party1: | Democratic Unionist Party |
Seats1: | 3 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Party2: | Ulster Unionist Party |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Party3: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Party4: | Sinn Féin |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Party5: | Independent Nationalist |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Party6: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Party7: | Independent Unionist |
Seats7: | 1 |
Seat Change7: | 1 |
Elections to Strabane District 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.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP and Independent Nationalist
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP