title: 1989 Dungannon District Council election
text: # 1989 Dungannon District Council election
  
  Elections to Dungannon 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 22 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Dungannon District Council Election Result 1989 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ulster Unionist | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 8,775 | 5.4 |
  | SDLP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 4,711 | 2.5 |
  | Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 4,369 | 4.2 |
  | DUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 3,059 | 4.1 |
  | Independent Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 2,226 | 0.7 |
  | Workers' Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 276 | 1.1 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1989 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | Workers' Party | Workers' Party | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Blackwater | 49.0 | 3 | 17.1 | 1 | 10.4 | 0 | 23.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Clogher Valley | 38.5 | 2 | 29.5 | 1 | 16.5 | 1 | 15.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Dungannon Town | 42.7 | 2 | 13.2 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 14.4 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 6 |
  | Torrent | 21.3 | 1 | 20.1 | 2 | 32.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 26.0 | 1 | 6 |
  | Total | 37.5 | 8 | 20.1 | 5 | 18.7 | 3 | 13.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 2 | 22 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Blackwater
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Clogher Valley
  
  1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP 1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Dungannon Town
  
  1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin
  
  ### Torrent
  
  1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  