1989 Belfast City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 14 8 8
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance Ind. Unionist
Seats won 8 6 4
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Workers' Party PUP Protestant Unionist
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
Lord Mayor before election

Nigel Dodds
DUP

Lord Mayor

Reg Empey
UUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

The UUP remained the largest party, and Reg Empey became the Lord Mayor.