1989 Northern Ireland local elections

Politics of Northern Ireland
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Elections
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1989 Northern Ireland local elections
← 1985 17 May 1989 1993 →
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Molyneaux John Hume Ian Paisley
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 194 121 110
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 19 Decrease 32
Popular vote 193,064 129,557 109,342
Percentage 31.3% 21.0% 17.7%
Swing Increase1.8% Increase3.2% Decrease6.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 43 34 23
Seat change Decrease 16 Increase 4 Increase 14
Popular vote 69,032 42,646 23,617
Percentage 11.2% 6.9% 3.8%
Swing Decrease0.6% Decrease0.1% Increase2.2%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989, with candidates contesting 565 seats.