title: 1989 Craigavon Borough Council election
text: # 1989 Craigavon Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Craigavon Borough 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 26 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1989 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ulster Unionist | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46.2 | 42.4 | 12,687 | 6.3 |
  | SDLP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 6,288 | 3.8 |
  | DUP | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 4,314 | 11.3 |
  | Alliance | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 1,742 | 1.5 |
  | Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 2,521 | 3.1 |
  | Workers' Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1,285 | 0.9 |
  | Protestant Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 511 | New |
  | Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 361 | 1.2 |
  | Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 255 | 0.8 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1989 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Workers' Party | Workers' Party | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Craigavon Central | 45.0 | 4 | 13.2 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
  | Loughside | 14.7 | 0 | 54.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.9 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Lurgan | 56.6 | 4 | 12.3 | 1 | 20.1 | 2 | 6.6 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Portadown | 45.0 | 4 | 13.2 | 1 | 16.0 | 2 | 7.2 | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 | 7 |
  | Total | 42.4 | 12 | 21.0 | 6 | 14.4 | 4 | 5.8 | 2 | 8.4 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 26 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Craigavon Central
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party 1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Workers' Party
  
  ### Loughside
  
  1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP 1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party 1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
  
  ### Lurgan
  
  1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Portadown
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin
  
  