title: 1989 Derry City Council election
text: # 1989 Derry City Council election
  
  Elections to Derry City 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 30 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Derry City Council Election Result 1989 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SDLP | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 49.7 | 18,454 | 7.8 |
  | Sinn Féin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 6,082 | 0.7 |
  | DUP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 5,003 | 3.8 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 3,800 | 2.9 |
  | Ind. Unionist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 1,390 | 3.7 |
  | Ulster Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 980 | New |
  | Independent Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 804 | 2.2 |
  | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 238 | 2.1 |
  | Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 358 | 0.4 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Derry City Council election, 1989 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | UDP | UDP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Cityside | 51.7 | 3 | 42.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 |
  | Northland | 67.1 | 4 | 18.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.2 | 1 | 6 |
  | Rural | 41.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 25.1 | 2 | 23.4 | 2 | 3.8 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
  | Shantallow | 73.8 | 4 | 21.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
  | Waterside | 19.7 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 36.0 | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 12.9 | 1 | 6 |
  | Total | 49.7 | 15 | 16.4 | 5 | 13.5 | 4 | 10.2 | 3 | 2.6 | 1 | 7.6 | 2 | 30 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Cityside
  
  1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Northland
  
  1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP 1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist 1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from IIP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
  
  ### Rural
  
  1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP 1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Shantallow
  
  1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Waterside
  
  1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1985-1989 Change: UDP gain from DUP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
  
  