Elections to
Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 25
councillors.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
, - class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left", Ward
! %
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2, Total
Cllrs
, - class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" ,
UUP
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DUP
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Alliance
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SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white",
Others
, -
, align="left", Antrim Line
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 39.8
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 21.6
, 1
, 19.0
, 1
, 14.3
, 1
, 5.3
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left",
Ballyclare
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 37.5
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 17.5
, 1
, 7.2
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 37.8
, 2
, 5
, -
, align="left", Doagh Road
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 39.8
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 17.2
, 1
, 9.5
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 33.5
, 1
, 5
, -
, align="left", Manse Road
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 63.5
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 3
, 15.2
, 1
, 15.5
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 5.8
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Shore Road
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 46.6
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 25.9
, 2
, 18.1
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 9.4
, 0
, 5
, -
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 45.8
, 11
, 19.5
, 6
, 14.0
, 4
, 3.1
, 1
, 17.6
, 3
, 25
, -
Districts results
Antrim Line
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Ballyclare
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Independent
Doagh Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour '87
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Newtownabbey Labour joins Labour '87
Manse Road
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Shore Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: No change
References
{{1989 United Kingdom local elections
Newtownabbey Borough Council elections
Newtownabbey