Elections to Strabane District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections.

The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP and Independent Nationalist 1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin 1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP