Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
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Elections for local government
were held in Northern Ireland
in 1989.
(AIA) in November 1985 had been followed by widespread protests by those in the Unionist community. In November 1985, the 18 Unionist controlled District Councils voted for a policy of adjournment in protest against the AIA and in February 1986 also refused to set the 'rates' (local government taxes). In September 1986 Unionist councillors considered but rejected the option of mass resignations but decided to continue to use council chambers as a forum to protest the agreement.
One new development on the Unionist side was the entry into Northern Ireland politics of the Conservative Party
which was joined by three sitting Unionist councillors.
On the Irish Republican side, the Irish Independence Party
had disbanded following poor election results in 1985. Sinn Féin
had split in 1986 over the issue of sitting in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann
, if elected. The dissenting faction had formed Republican Sinn Féin
(RSF). Three of the fifty nine councillors elected for Sinn Féin in 1985 joined this grouping. The Remembrance Day bombing
of 1987 had a negative impact on subsequent SF support. Irish Republicanism was also affected by the passing of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
which disqualified candidates who refused to sign a declaration renouncing:
RSF refused to sign the declaration and thus their twenty three candidates became ineligible.
. The SDLP gained control of Down
and Derry
.
Local government in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, for example they have no responsibility for education, for road building or for housing...
were held in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1989.
Background
The elections took place after a turbulent period in Northern Irish politics. The signing of the Anglo-Irish AgreementAnglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland...
(AIA) in November 1985 had been followed by widespread protests by those in the Unionist community. In November 1985, the 18 Unionist controlled District Councils voted for a policy of adjournment in protest against the AIA and in February 1986 also refused to set the 'rates' (local government taxes). In September 1986 Unionist councillors considered but rejected the option of mass resignations but decided to continue to use council chambers as a forum to protest the agreement.
One new development on the Unionist side was the entry into Northern Ireland politics of the Conservative Party
Conservatives in Northern Ireland
The Conservatives Northern Ireland is the section of the Conservative and Unionist Party of the United Kingdom that operates in Northern Ireland...
which was joined by three sitting Unionist councillors.
On the Irish Republican side, the Irish Independence Party
Irish Independence Party
The Irish Independence Party was an nationalist political party in Northern Ireland, founded in October 1977 by Frank McManus and Fergus McAteer...
had disbanded following poor election results in 1985. Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
had split in 1986 over the issue of sitting in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
, if elected. The dissenting faction had formed Republican Sinn Féin
Republican Sinn Féin
Republican Sinn Féin or RSF is an unregisteredAlthough an active movement, RSF is not registered as a political party in either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. minor political party operating in Ireland. It emerged in 1986 as a result of a split in Sinn Féin...
(RSF). Three of the fifty nine councillors elected for Sinn Féin in 1985 joined this grouping. The Remembrance Day bombing
Remembrance Day Bombing
The Remembrance Day bombing took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland...
of 1987 had a negative impact on subsequent SF support. Irish Republicanism was also affected by the passing of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
The Elected Authorities Act 1989 was a law that required candidates for election in local and Northern Ireland Assembly declare they would not, by word or deed, express support for or approval of proscribed organisations or acts of terrorism .It had the effect of disqualifying numerous candidates...
which disqualified candidates who refused to sign a declaration renouncing:
-
- "(a) any organisation that is for the time being a proscribed organisation specified in Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978: or
- (b) acts of terrorism (that is to say, violence for political ends) connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland"
RSF refused to sign the declaration and thus their twenty three candidates became ineligible.
Overall
| Party | Councillors | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | +/- | % share | Total | ||
| 194 | +5 | 31.3 | 193,064 | ||
| 121 | +19 | 21.0 | 129,557 | ||
| 110 | -32 | 17.7 | 109,342 | ||
| 43 | -16 | 11.2 | 69,032 | ||
| 38 | +4 | 6.9 | 42,646 | ||
| 23 | +14 | 3.8 | 23,617 | ||
| 15 | +7 | 2.6 | 15,804 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 13,078 | ||
| 6 | N/A | 0.8 | 5,204 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 3,839 | ||
| 1 | +1 | 0.4 | 2,413 | ||
| Protestant Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1,879 | |
| Protestant | 1 | +1 | 0.3 | 1,754 | |
| Labour '87 | 1 | N/A | 0.2 | 1,433 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0.2 | 1,223 | ||
| 0 | -6 | 0.1 | 804 | ||
| 1 | N/A | 0.1 | 752 | ||
| Independent Democratic Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
0 | 0 | 0.1 | 585 | |
| Independent Loyalist | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 351 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 329 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 293 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | ||
By council
The results were interpreted as "movement away from the extremes" with the UUP and SDLP increasing their lead over their rivals in the DUP and Sinn Féin respectively. A total of eleven councils saw the two top posts shared by parties from either side of the political/sectarian divide. The number of councils controlled by one party increased from two to six. The DUP retained control of Ballymena, with the UUP retained control of Banbridge and gained control of Antrim and LisburnLisburn City Council
Lisburn City Council is a district council covering an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. The council is the second largest in the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Council headquarters are in the city of Lisburn, upon which was conferred city status in May 2002 as...
. The SDLP gained control of Down
Down District Council
Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. The Council is headquartered in Downpatrick. Other towns in the Council area are Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Clough, Crossgar, Dundrum, Killough, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Saintfield, Seaforde and Strangford...
and Derry
Derry City Council
Derry City Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Council is is responsible for the city of Derry and the immediate environ, providing services to an estimated population of , making it the third largest district council in Northern Ireland by population.The...
.
Belfast
| Court Court (District Electoral Area) Court is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Crumlin; Glencairn; Highfield; Shankill and Woodvale... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Hugh Smyth Hugh Smyth Cllr Hugh Smyth is a former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. He is a long-serving member of Belfast City Council and former Lord Mayor of Belfast. He is also the longest-serving member of the council, having represented the Upper Shankill areas since 1973... |
2,533 | ||
| Elizabeth Seawright | 1,408 | ||
| Fred Cobain Fred Cobain Fred Cobain, MBE is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 until 2011.Cobain was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1990-1991... |
1,170 | ||
| Eric Smyth Eric Smyth Eric Smyth is a unionist politician and religious minister in Northern Ireland.Smyth was first elected to Belfast City Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981, representing 'Area F' which was equivalent to the modern wards of Falls, Clonard, Blackstaff and Shaftesbury... |
1,006 | ||
| Joe Coggle | 953 | ||
| Herbert Ditty Herbert Ditty Herbert Ditty was a lifelong Ulster Unionist politician, representing the Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Ditty was a founding member of the Ulster Protestant Action executive in the 1950s.... |
897 | ||
| W. B. Smith | 717 | ||
| Ted Ashby | 644 | ||
| Alfie Ferguson | 509 | ||
| Peter Cullen | 367 | ||
| Joe Austin | 240 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
10,825 | ||
| No change | |||
| Pottinger Pottinger (District Electoral Area) Pottinger is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett; Bloomfield; Orangefield; Ravenhill; The Mount and Woodstock.The wards of Ravenhill... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson Samuel Wilson is a politician from Northern Ireland who is a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Antrim. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1986 – 1987; and again from June 2000 to June 2001. He was the first person from the Democratic Unionist Party ... |
2,780 | ||
| Margaret Clarke | 1,480 | ||
| Mervyn Jones | 1,296 | ||
| Dorothy Dunlop Dorothy Dunlop Dorothy Dunlop is a former Ulster Unionist and Conservative politician.Dunlop worked in the Arts Council in London and the for BBC Northern Ireland... |
1,179 | ||
| Reg Empey Reg Empey Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, Baron Empey of Shandon, OBE, – known as Sir Reg Empey prior to 2011 – is a former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast... |
864 | ||
| F. Leslie | 768 | ||
| Joe O'Donnell | 629 | ||
| S. Flanagan | 541 | ||
| Jim Walker | 493 | ||
| D. A. McNutt | 420 | ||
| J. Norris | 263 | ||
| S. McCullough | 27 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
11,248 | ||
| Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Victoria Victoria (District Electoral Area) Victoria is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects seven members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballyhackamore; Belmont; Cherryvalley; Island; Knock; Stormont; and Sydenham... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| John Alderdice | 2,933 | ||
| Tommy Patton | 2,845 | ||
| Ian Adamson Ian Adamson Cllr Ian Adamson OBE is a former Lord Mayor of Belfast. He is a member of the Ulster Unionist Party and is a retired medical doctor.A serving Councillor on Belfast City Council from 1989 until 2011, Adamson was Lord Mayor in 1996.... |
1,730 | ||
| Wallace Browne | 1,374 | ||
| Robin Newton Robin Newton Robin Newton is a Unionist politician for the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland. He is an MLA for East Belfast. Newton was sworn in as a Junior Minister within the Office of First and deputy First Minister on 1 July 2009... |
1,171 | ||
| A. F. H. Montgomery | 767 | ||
| Danny Dow | 732 | ||
| I. Lewis | 667 | ||
| G. P. C. Thompson | 533 | ||
| S. J. Walker | 449 | ||
| H. Jordan | 333 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
13,901 | ||
| No change | |||
| Balmoral Balmoral (District Electoral Area) Balmoral is the most southern of nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Blackstaff; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Upper Malone and Windsor... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Margaret Crooks | 2,163 | ||
| Jim Kirkpatrick Jim Kirkpatrick Jim Kirkpatrick is a Unionist politician who has represented the Ulster Unionist Party three times and the Democratic Unionist Party twice. He sat in the 1982 Assembly and is currently a Belfast City councillor for the UUP.... |
1,818 | ||
| Dorita Field Dorita Field Dorita Field was a South African-born town planner and politician in Northern Ireland.Born as Dorita Wilson to a Protestant family in Pietermaritzburg, she studied zoology and mathematics at the University of South Africa. During World War II, she served in the South African Women's Naval Service... |
1,636 | ||
| Joan Parkes | 1,602 | ||
| Billy Dickson | 1,177 | ||
| Mark Long | 1,105 | ||
| John Montgomery | 1,061 | ||
| C. Bingham | 599 | ||
| Shaun McKeown | 243 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
12,160 | ||
| Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Castle Castle (District Electoral Area) Castle is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Bellevue; Castleview; Cavehill; Chichester Park; Duncairn and Fortwilliam... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alban Maginness Alban Maginness Alban Maginness is a Nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Maginness was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He completed his secondary education at St. Malachy's College, Belfast. He then attended the New University of Ulster and subsequently Queen's University of Belfast where... |
2,301 | ||
| John Carson John Carson (politician) John Carson is a former Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician.A draper who owned a shop in the interface area of the Duncairn Gardens in north Belfast, Carson was elected to Belfast City Council in 1973. The following year he was elected as a member of the United Ulster Unionist... |
2,192 | ||
| Frank Millar Frank Millar Frank Millar was a Northern Irish unionist politician.Millar worked in the shipyards, where he became a shop steward, before becoming a founder member of Ulster Protestant Action in 1956.... |
1,835 | ||
| Nigel Dodds Nigel Dodds Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP... |
1,779 | ||
| Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland, MLA is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He is the current Minister for Social Development in the Northern Irish Government.-Education:... |
1,163 | ||
| Tom Campbell | 1,053 | ||
| Alfie Redpath | 767 | ||
| A. Kerr | 496 | ||
| Bobby Lavery | 453 | ||
| S. Lowry | 216 | ||
| Labour '87 | T. Galloway | 103 | |
| M. O'Sullivan | 95 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
12,326 | ||
| Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Oldpark Oldpark (District Electoral Area) Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Brian Feeney | 2,426 | ||
| Fred Proctor | 1,850 | ||
| G. McGuigan | 1,682 | ||
| Seamus Lynch Seamus Lynch Seamus Lynch is a former Irish republican and socialist politician.Born in North Belfast, Lynch became a republican activist around the start of The Troubles, and sided with the Official wing of Sinn Féin in the split of 1970. He was imprisoned from October 1971 until the following year... |
1,639 | ||
| Paddy McManus | 1,548 | ||
| W. J. McGarry | 1,115 | ||
| Ulster Loyalist Democratic | P. J. Bird | 837 | |
| S. Mulholland | 805 | ||
| William Gault | 780 | ||
| G. E. Jones | 443 | ||
| Ulster Loyalist Democratic | W. Clark | 71 | |
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
13,744 | ||
| Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Laganbank Laganbank (District Electoral Area) Laganbank is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the south of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballynafeigh; Botanic; Shaftesbury; Stranmillis and Rosetta... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| J. J. Dixon Gilmore J. J. Dixon Gilmore John Smiley Dixon "Dixie" Gilmore OBE was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1987 to 1988 having previously been Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast. He was made a officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.... |
1,496 | ||
| Alasdair McDonnell Alasdair McDonnell Dr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early... |
1,415 | ||
| Steve McBride Steve McBride (politician) -Career:McBride is active in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . He became the Chairman of APNI in the 1990s, and in 1996 was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. At the 1997 general election, McBride took 12.9% of the vote and fourth place in the Westminster seat... |
1,107 | ||
| Rhonda Paisley Rhonda Paisley Rhonda Paisley is an author, and former politician from Northern Ireland. She is the daughter of DUP leader and Northern Ireland's former First Minister Ian Paisley, is unmarried, and lives with her parents in the family home... |
1,036 | ||
| Jim Clarke | 854 | ||
| M. S. Thomas | 755 | ||
| H. Fletcher | 753 | ||
| J. P. Clinton | 753 | ||
| G. McGettrick | 629 | ||
| K. Smyth | 479 | ||
| M. A. Dickson | 198 | ||
| B. Horan | 132 | ||
| Labour '87 | P. A. Hainsworth | 109 | |
| Barry Bruton | 91 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
10,179 | ||
| No change | |||
| Upper Falls Upper Falls (District Electoral Area) Upper Falls is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Andersonstown; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls forms part of the... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alex Attwood Alex Attwood Alex Attwood, MLA is an Irish politician, currently serving in the Northern Ireland Executive, and is the Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Belfast West.... |
3,292 | ||
| Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... |
2,378 | ||
| T. M. Holland | 2,329 | ||
| Mairtin O Muilleoir | 1,435 | ||
| Cormac Boomer | 1,189 | ||
| Peter Prendiville | 713 | ||
| Cormac Boomer | 378 | ||
| J. Craig | 380 | ||
| Dan McGuinness | 326 | ||
| R. Morrow | 283 | ||
| K. O'Donnell | 84 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
12,835 | ||
| Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... gain from Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... |
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| Lower Falls Lower Falls (District Electoral Area) Lower Falls is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Beechmount; Clonard; Falls; Upper Springfield; and Whiterock. Lower Falls forms part of the... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Joe Hendron Joe Hendron Joseph Gerard Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, a member of the moderate Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party .... |
2,748 | ||
| Fra McCann Fra McCann Fra McCann is an Irish politician. McCann became active in the Irish republican movement and during the 1970s was jailed on a number of occasions... |
2,307 | ||
| E. Fitzsimons | 1,765 | ||
| R. G. May | 1,626 | ||
| Sean McKnight | 1,428 | ||
| Mary McMahon | 1,093 | ||
| Mary Muldoon | 588 | ||
| Derrick Crothers Derrick Crothers Derrick Crothers is a Northern Irish mathematician, physicist and former politician.Crothers grew up in Cookstown and studied at Rainey Endowed School, where he won the top mathematics and Science State Exhibition prize in 1959. He then read mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, before... |
135 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
12,260 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... gain from Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... |
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Castlereagh
| Castlereagh Central | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Peter Robinson Peter Robinson (politician) Peter David Robinson is the current First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party... |
3,461 | ||
| G.T.A. Dillon | 914 | ||
| R.P. Mitchell | 909 | ||
| E. Gray | 453 | ||
| A.M. Smith | 446 | ||
| A.S. Carson | 277 | ||
| J. Boyd | 184 | ||
| C. Moore | 150 | ||
| P. McNaughten | 26 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
6,820 | ||
| No change | |||
| Castlereagh East | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Iris Robinson Iris Robinson Iris Robinson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician. She is married to Peter Robinson, who is currently the First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly.... |
1,168 | ||
| M.E. Anderson | 938 | ||
| W.H. Abraham | 756 | ||
| W. Boyd | 749 | ||
| T. Jeffers | 509 | ||
| J. Bell | 501 | ||
| A. Murray | 312 | ||
| M.J. Wilkes | 257 | ||
| J.W. Boyle | 196 | ||
| S.M. Robinson | 122 | ||
| M.A.B. Brooks | 40 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
5,548 | ||
| Ulster Popular Unionist Ulster Popular Unionist Party The Ulster Popular Unionist Party was a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1980 by James Kilfedder, independent Unionist Member of Parliament for North Down, who led the party until his death in 1995.... gain from Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... |
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| Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... gain from Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... |
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| Castlereagh South | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| John Taylor John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC , is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.-Career and family:... |
2,039 | ||
| E.S. Harper | 1,954 | ||
| D.G. Andrews | 1,364 | ||
| J. Clarke | 667 | ||
| Geraldine Rice | 605 | ||
| B.M. Chambers | 432 | ||
| F.R. Kane | 402 | ||
| M. Luney | 164 | ||
| T.R. Scott | 107 | ||
| G.E. McCorkell | 62 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
7,796 | ||
| Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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Moyle
| Ballycastle Ballycastle, County Antrim Ballycastle is a small town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its population was 5,089 people in the 2001 Census. It is the seat and main settlement of Moyle District Council.... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Gardiner Kane Gardiner Kane Andrew Gardiner Kane, known as Gardiner Kane is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Ballymoney, Kane joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1974 and served until 1984. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party , and was elected to Moyle District Council in 1985, serving as its... |
385 | ||
| Michael O'Cleary | 379 | ||
| S. Blaney | 221 | ||
| A.D. McAuley | 218 | ||
| R.A. McPherson | 218 | ||
| J. McShane | 202 | ||
| C.P. McCaughan | 160 | ||
| N. McCurdy | 93 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
1,876 | ||
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... gain from Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... |
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| Giant's Causeway Giant's Causeway The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| R.A. McIlroy | 554 | ||
| J.A. Rodgers | 370 | ||
| P. McConaghy | 319 | ||
| R.E. Getty | 304 | ||
| G. Rodgers | 137 | ||
| R. McIlvar | 46 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
1,730 | ||
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| The Glens Glens of Antrim The Glens of Antrim , known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens , that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Malachy McSparran | 468 | ||
| P.J. McBride | 344 | ||
| James McCarry | 331 | ||
| R.D. McDonnell | 297 | ||
| J.G.C. Mitchell | 284 | ||
| E. White | 251 | ||
| D. Anderson | 188 | ||
| M.J. Brogan | 168 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
2,331 | ||
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Newtownabbey
| Antrim Line | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| J.J. Rooney | 908 | ||
| Tommy Kirkham Tommy Kirkham Tommy Kirkham is a Northern Ireland loyalist political figure and former councillor. He was previously associated with the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Political Research Group although he has since been expelled from both groups. He was a former deputy mayor of Newtownabbey and was... |
800 | ||
| J. Smith | 775 | ||
| W. Green | 718 | ||
| T. P. McTeague | 684 | ||
| I. Hunter | 414 | ||
| B. McDonnell | 235 | ||
| B. Harrison | 142 | ||
| T. Davidson | 111 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
4,787 | ||
| SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Ballyclare Ballyclare Ballyclare is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,770 people in the 2001 Census... |
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| S. H. Turkington | 969 | ||
| Arthur Templeton | 863 | ||
| T. J. Downes | 721 | ||
| S. R. Cameron | 565 | ||
| S. Cameron | 431 | ||
| S. Gardiner | 359 | ||
| T. Strain | 323 | ||
| L. Hardy | 281 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
4,512 | ||
| Ulster Unionist Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... gain from Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| Doagh Road | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Fraser Agnew Fraser Agnew William Alexander Fraser Agnew, known as Fraser Agnew, is a politician in Northern Ireland.After growing up in Ballyclare, Agnew studied at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast Technical College and the College of Business Studies... |
761 | ||
| Bob Kidd | 712 | ||
| Billy Snoddy | 604 | ||
| A. Beattie | 526 | ||
| J. K. Blair | 334 | ||
| Independent Democratic Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
D. Hollis | 246 | |
| W. Wright | 109 | ||
| L. Collins | 96 | ||
| J.J. Magee | 78 | ||
| David Kerr | 41 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
3,507 | ||
| Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Manse Road | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| George Herron | 1,762 | ||
| J. Robinson | 914 | ||
| Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South... |
725 | ||
| S. D. Neill | 713 | ||
| J. A. Kell | 303 | ||
| B. Heaney | 175 | ||
| Independent Democratic Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
T. M. Buchanan | 99 | |
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
4,691 | ||
| Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... gain from Democratic Unionist Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... |
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| Shore Road | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| B. J. Gilliland | 1,008 | ||
| Ken Robinson | 973 | ||
| B. Boyd | 950 | ||
| W. J. McKimmon | 769 | ||
| Independent Democratic Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... |
W. M. Ball | 240 | |
| D. Lowrie | 164 | ||
| J. Boyd | 150 | ||
| Turnout Voter turnout Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s... |
4,254 | ||
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