1989 Fermanagh District Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
1989 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors .
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1989 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
UUP
SDLP
Sinn Féin
DUP
Workers' Party
Others
Enniskillen
45.6
3
13.5
1
14.2
1
10.5
1
12.6
1
3.6
1
7
Erne East
37.3
3
19.3
1
30.5
2
4.9
0
0.0
0
8.0
0
6
Erne North
42.1
2
27.7
2
10.4
0
19.8
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
5
Erne West
33.4
2
16.8
1
26.2
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
23.6
1
5
Total
39.9
10
18.7
5
20.4
4
8.6
2
3.8
1
8.6
1
23
District results
Enniskillen
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin
Enniskillen - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
UUP
Raymond Ferguson *
17.97%
1,639
UUP
Samuel Foster *
16.28%
1,485
Workers' Party
Davy Kettyles
12.61%
1,150
UUP
William Hetherington *
8.60%
784
1,058.04
1,202.25
SDLP
James Lunny *
7.40%
675
679.34
681.64
686.64
686.87
787.27
787.47
1,268.47
Sinn Féin
Pat Cox *
7.19%
656
656.31
656.31
658.31
660.31
663.31
663.31
685.31
762.73
1,361.73
DUP
Roy Coulter *
8.81%
803
830.9
868.16
869.16
1,011.01
1,024.56
1,030.06
1,031.68
1,035.6
1,039.56
UUP
Bertie Kerr
2.72%
248
410.13
546.98
547.98
569.21
668.34
722.84
730.07
749.67
755.57
Sinn Féin
John McManus
7.01%
639
639
639
645
645
646.31
646.31
655.31
682.75
SDLP
James Donnelly
6.09%
555
556.24
556.47
559.47
559.47
596.78
596.78
Alliance
William Barbour
3.34%
305
322.36
326.04
327.04
329.12
DUP
John Connor
1.70%
155
161.82
174.01
176.01
Independent
John Bothwell
0.27%
25
25.62
25.62
Electorate: 12,402 Valid: 9,119 (73.53%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 9,341 (75.32%)
Erne East
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Fergus McQuillan *
19.28%
1,547
UUP
Cecil Noble *
15.81%
1,268
UUP
Albert Liddle *
13.20%
1,059
1,061.38
1,135.36
1,159.36
Sinn Féin
Brian McCaffrey
9.29%
745
776.28
776.28
776.28
783
783
920.5
1,423.5
Sinn Féin
Plunket O'Neill *
7.62%
611
625.62
625.62
625.62
646.7
647.79
846.99
987.59
1,249.79
UUP
Jean McVitty
8.31%
667
672.78
702.03
716.81
723.67
1,034.24
1,038.33
1,040.33
1,040.33
Ind. Republican
John McCusker
5.90%
473
669.52
669.52
669.52
786.28
786.28
859.2
901.62
914.82
Sinn Féin
Vincent McCaffrey*
8.21%
659
685.52
685.52
685.52
695.54
695.54
739.32
Sinn Féin
Ciaran Leonard
5.37%
431
473.16
473.34
474.34
484.72
485.72
DUP
Paul Robinson
3.29%
264
264
271.11
357.74
358.74
Independent Socialist
Seamus Mullan
2.12%
170
244.12
244.3
245.64
DUP
Caroline Madill
1.60%
128
128.68
130.93
Electorate: 9,489 Valid: 8,022 (84.54%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,177 (86.17%)
Erne North
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Erne North - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
UUP
Caldwell McClaughry *
24.34%
1,516
DUP
Bert Johnston *
17.88%
1,114
UUP
Simon Loane *
13.04%
812
1,170.36
SDLP
John O'Kane *
14.95%
931
932.86
934.79
1,042.32
SDLP
Tommy Gallagher
12.74%
793
793.62
795.55
839.3
954.62
Sinn Féin
Brian McSorley
10.40%
648
648.93
648.93
649.55
651.1
UUP
Gladys Nixon
4.77%
297
359.93
473.97
DUP
Victor Milligan
1.89%
118
156.75
Electorate: 7,782 Valid: 6,229 (80.04%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,339 (81.46%)
Erne West
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP
Erne West - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Ind. Nationalist
Patrick McCaffrey *
23.60%
1,604
UUP
Wilson Elliott *
20.55%
1,397
Sinn Féin
Paul Corrigan *
17.45%
1,186
SDLP
Gerry Gallagher *
13.08%
889
1,055.6
1,265.6
UUP
Derrick Nixon
12.81%
871
875.08
880.46
1,138.86
Sinn Féin
Vincent Martin
8.75%
595
754.12
815.46
816.98
SDLP
Patrick McGovern
3.77%
256
390.98
Electorate: 8,034 Valid: 6,798 (84.62%) Spoilt: 203 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 7,001 (87.14%)
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