title: 1989 Down District Council election
text: # 1989 Down District Council election
  
  Elections to Down 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
  
  Down District Council Election Result 1989 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SDLP | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52.2 | 49.2 | 12,227 | 7.6 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34.8 | 31.1 | 7,716 | 0.8 |
  | DUP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 2,110 | 3.7 |
  | Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 534 | 3.0 |
  | Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1,194 | 1.7 |
  | Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 393 | 2.6 |
  | Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 351 | 0.8 |
  | Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 193 | 0.8 |
  | Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 107 | New |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Down District Council election, 1989 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballynahinch | 45.3 | 2 | 36.1 | 2 | 13.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 5 |
  | Downpatrick | 65.1 | 5 | 14.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.2 | 1 | 12.8 | 0 | 7 |
  | Newcastle | 54.2 | 4 | 28.1 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 | 6 |
  | Rowallane | 26.9 | 1 | 50.7 | 3 | 16.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 49.2 | 12 | 31.1 | 8 | 8.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 23 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Ballynahinch
  
  1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1985-1989 Change: No change
  
  ### Downpatrick
  
  1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party 1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Alliance gain from Sinn Féin and Workers' Party
  
  ### Newcastle
  
  1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP 1989: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP 1985-1989 Change: SDLP and UUP gain from Sinn Féin and DUP
  
  ### Rowallane
  
  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
  
  