Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 19 May 1993.
Results Overall PartyLocal Government Elections 1993, Northern Ireland Elections Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total 197+329.3184,082 127+621.7136,760 103-617.3108,680 51+812.377,600 44+67.647,658 24+14.125,987 21+6319,506 6019,438 1-314,827Newtownabbey Labour1013,981 1-20.42,350 1+10.42,288 100.42,181 3+10.31,730 000.21,257Action 931+10.1871
By council
Antrim
Antrim North West Party Candidate 1st Pref James Graham1,167 Robert Loughran1,151 Wilson Clyde747 Henry Cushinan628 Donovan McClelland437 Roderick Swann269Turnout4,530Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Antrim South EastAntrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Roy Thompson1,280 Edgar Wallace878 Robert Burns855 David Ford561 Samuel Dunlop560 Mervyn Rea546 Howard Campbell432 William Harkness396 Roy Stinson199 Joseph McCavana150Turnout5,985Roy Thompson leaves DUPAlliance gain from DUP
Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Paddy Marks791 Jack Allen719 Oran Keenan665 James Brown558 James McConnell399 Andrew Ritchie298 Mary Wallace290 Andrew Thompson252 Patrick McGinley179 James Porter151 Avril Swann150 Eamon Gillen82Turnout4,665No change
Ards
Ards East Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Benson956 Jeffrey Magill866 John Shields741 Laurence Thomson721 St Clair McAlister661 Ronald Ferguson505 Gavin Walker365Turnout4,935New district
Ards PeninsulaArds District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Kieran McCarthy1,546 Jim Shannon896 Robert Ambrose713 James McMullan656 Thomas Cully485 Samuel Brown261 William Sheldon216Turnout4,931Seats reduced from seven to five: DUP & UUP loss, Independent gain
Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Gibson1,318 Simpson Gibson736 Margaret Craig645 Thomas McBriar634 Kathleen Coulter616 Richard Finlay481 Robert Darnley292 Stanley McCoy269Turnout5,109Alliance gain from DUP
Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref David Smyth817 Alan McDowell768 Nancy Orr638 Wilbert Magill554 George Ennis545 Bobby McBride500 Tom Hamilton458 John Purdy214 Andrew Thomson162Turnout4,797Seats reduced from seven to six; DUP loss
Armagh
Armagh CityArmagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref John Agnew1,156 Pat Brannigan1,012 Gordon Frazer992 Noel Sheridan961 Anna Brolly710 Harold Carson690 Sylvia McRoberts644Turnout6,347No change
Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Kavanagh1,379 James McKernan1,028 Jim Nicholson1,010 William Hamilton858 James Lennon659 Brian Cunningham562 James McGleenan534Turnout6,156SDLP gain from UUP
Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert McWilliams1,685 Eric Speers1,572 Thomas Canavan1,164 Heather Black1,050 Robert Turner927 James Clayton697 Margaret McNally 250Turnout7,472No change
The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Speers1,620 John Kernan1,410 Brian Hutchinson1,174 Charles Rollston749 Olive Whitten555 Brendan Casey348Turnout5,949No change
Ballymena
Ballymena NorthBallymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Samuel Henry964 Patrick McAvoy860 William Wright820 John Williams727 James Alexander681 Ethel Kenny494 Joseph McKernan493 Maurice Mills450 John Wilson344 John Carson290 Samuel Balmer95Turnout6,290New district
Ballymena South Party Candidate 1st Pref William Brownlees1,301 Declan O'Loan1,021 John Scott828 James Currie592 Martin Clarke574 James McCosh549 Frederick Coulter266 John McKendry234Ulster PartyAgnes McLeister224 Melvyn McKendry91 Charles Magill66Turnout5,887New district
Bannside Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Coulter1,239 John Johnston904 James Laverty802 Thomas Nicholl791 Roy Gillespie663 Sandy Spence662 Hubert Nicholl652Turnout5,815New district
Braid Party Candidate 1st Pref David Clyde1,304 Desmond Armstrong1,039 Robert Forsythe791 Samuel Hanna653 David McClintock437 Samuel Wallace385 Samuel Martin166Turnout4,918New district
Ballymoney
Ballymoney TownBallymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Cecil Cousley636 Robert McComb541 Samuel McConaghie333 James Simpson296 Thomas McKeown269 Helen McKeown214 Hugh McFarland181 Robert McVicker174Turnout2,700No change
Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Joe Gaston865 Robert Halliday619 Charley O'Kane613 Robert Wilson462 Malachy McCamphill346 John Watt312 Pearse McMahon288 Daniel Taylor179Turnout3,764No change
Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Harry Connolly752 Frank Campbell490 William Logan434 William Kennedy395 John Ramsay385 William Johnston246Turnout2,776No change
Banbridge
Banbridge TownBanbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Kathleen Baird1,352 James Walsh1,186 Archie McKelvey722 John Dobson517 Ian Burns507 Margaret Davis353 Frank McQuaid289Turnout5,014Seats increased from five to six; UUP and Alliance gain, DUP loss
Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Drew Nelson980 Catherine McDermott951 David Herron873 William Martin771 William McCracken745 Robert Hill673Turnout5,063DUP gain from UUP
Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Seamus Doyle1,229 John Ingram1,083 Wilfred McFadden977 Violet Cromie782 Laurence McCartan732 John Hanna672 Samuel Walker614 Liam McDermott339Turnout6,535Seats increased from five to six; UUP gain
Belfast
Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Dorita Field2,262 John Parkes2,076 Margaret Crooks1,616 Jim Kirkpatrick1,396 Philip McGarry1,273 Mark Long923 Harry Smith697 Bob Stoker611 Esmond Birnie279 Billy Dickson264 Roderick McAlister124 Niall Cusack113 Jean Craig97 Hubert Mullan50 Shaun McKeown48Turnout12,160DUP gain additional seat
Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Nigel Dodds2,470 David Browne1,830 Alban Maginness1,589 John Carson1,556 Tom Campbell1,172 Jonathan Stephenson1,090 Nelson McCausland1,070 Gerard McGuigan575 Alan Warren251 Margaret Redpath246 Paul Treanor136Turnout12,331SDLP gain from AllianceUUP gain from Independent Unionist
CourtBelfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Eric Smyth2,385 Fred Cobain1,674 Hugh Smyth1,609 Chris McGimpsey1,472 Joe Coggle792 Herbert Ditty572Protestant UnionistElizabeth Seawright558 Irene Galway371 Peter Cullen116Turnout9,881Seats reduced from six to five: Protestant Unionist loss
Laganbank Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Clarke1,845 Alasdair McDonnell1,500 Peter O'Reilly1,052 Caroline Bingham1,000 Sean Hayes892 Steve McBride836 Hugh Greer727 Michael McGimpsey545 Dennis Rogan236 Patrick Lynn222 Andrew Frew202 Graham Montgomery198 Peter Hadden142 Michael Craig95Turnout9,805SDLP gain from DUP
Lower Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Tom Hartley2,573 Fra McCann2,393 Patsy McGeown2,352 Marie Moore1,946 Mary Muldoon1,749 Margaret Walsh987 John Lowry794 Patrick Woods108 Mary McMahon101Turnout13,512Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour
Oldpark Party Candidate 1st Pref Joe Austin2,229 Fred Proctor2,045 Paddy McManus1,769 Martin Morgan1,763 Bobby Lavery1,617 Fred Rodgers1,343 David Smylie1,324 Seamus Lynch853 Peter Prendiville588 Beatrice Boyd473 Peter Emerson393 Margaret Smith259 David Tarr206Turnout15,373Sinn Féin gain from Workers' Party
Pottinger Party Candidate 1st Pref Sammy Wilson2,784 Mervyn Jones1,417 Reg Empey1,295 Robert Clelland982 Sandy Blair897 Jim Walker793 Margaret Clarke768 Joe O'Donnell709 Dorothy Dunlop538 Colin Ballentine271 Joseph Bell227 Samuel Walker133 Thaddeus Bradley107Turnout11,389DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Upper Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Alex Attwood3,203 Una Gillsepie2,765 Alex Maskey2,735 Máirtín Ó Muilleoir2,093 Patricia Lewsley798 Terence Tracey702 Cormac Boomer378 David McNerlin174 James Maxwell164 Julie Greaves145 Billy Lynn144Turnout13,725No change
Victoria Party Candidate 1st Pref John Alderdice3,337 Wallace Browne2,153 Tommy Patton1,801 Robin Newton1,729 Ian Adamson1,316 Maureen McConnell768 Jim McCormick684 Jim Rodgers600 Danny Dow552 John Norris407 Michael Bell180Turnout13,887No change
Carrickfergus
Carrick CastleCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sean Neeson1,096 David Hilditch696 William Hamilton580 Samuel McCamley231 Samuel Stewart183 Robert McCartney174 Arthur McQuitty92Turnout3,119Independent gain from PUP
Kilroot Party Candidate 1st Pref Janet Crampsey850 James Brown521 Alexander Beggs463 Samuel Crowe460 William Cross403 William Donaldson389 Robert Patton389Independent Workers RepresentativesNorman Dixon229 Eric Higgins145Independent Workers RepresentativesWilliam Venables123 Robert Wilson101 Ronald Mowat93 Eric Ferguson56Turnout4,331Seats increased from five to six; Alliance and NI Conservatives gain, DUP loss
Knockagh Monument Party Candidate 1st Pref Stewart Dickson947 David Apsley684 Charles Johnston492 William Haggan419 May Beattie361 Joseph Reid231 Mary McFall175 Noreen McIlwrath146 Nicola Eakin121 Charles Moffett94Turnout3,766Seats increased from five to six; Alliance and UUP gain, Independent Unionist loss
Castlereagh
Castlereagh CentralCastlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Peter Robinson2,775 Patrick Mitchell782 Alan Carson655 Grant Dillon340 Ann Smith185 Leeburn Stitt126 Cecil Moore113 Ellen Gray103 Mary Fairfield55 John Norris47 John Ferris28Turnout5,411Seats reduced from seven to six; DUP lossGrant Dillon leaves UUP
Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st Pref Iris Robinson2,690 Peter Osborne910 Thomas Jeffers557 John Bell477 William Abraham419 Matthew Anderson232 David Munster231 Barbara Finney210 Wilfred Kelly92 Alexander Geddis86 John Boyle57Turnout6,086No change
Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st Pref John Beattie1,003 Beatrice Chambers976 Geraldine Rice835 Margaret Marshall537 Charles Tosh368 Marie Luney363 Michael Henderson281 Joyce Young46Turnout4,527Seats reduced from seven to five; UUP and DUP loss
Castlereagh West Party Candidate 1st Pref John Taylor1,549 Ernest Harper989 David Andrews925 William Clulow365 Sara Duncan238 Andrew Fee210 William Stevenson170 William Smyth89Turnout4,655New district
Coleraine
BannColeraine District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref William Watt1,072 Olive Church1,028 William King1,002 John Dallat969 Gerard O'Kane880 Robert Bolton782 Robert McPherson433 Ian McEwan171Turnout6,479Seats reduced from seven to six; UUP loss
Coleraine Central Party Candidate 1st Pref James McClure1,206 Robert White787 Gerald McLaughlin627 David McClarty544 Elizabeth Johnston387 William Mathews369 John Moody336 Daniel Christie329 Patrick McFeely301 Donald Clifton190 Lara McIlroy119Turnout5,278New district
Coleraine East Party Candidate 1st Pref Elizabeth Black825 William Creelman764 David Gilmour436 William Glenn435 William Johnston393 Marie McAllister308 Hilary McCartney251 Amyan MacFadyen118 Trevor Cooke81Turnout3,736New district
The Skerries Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Stewart909 Patrick McGowan853 Pauline Armitage772 Samuel Kane544 Norman Hillis510 Catherine Condy416 Robert Mitchell250 Siobhan Watterson98Turnout4,475Seats reduced from seven to five; DUP and Independent Unionist loss
Cookstown
BallinderryCookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Patsy McGlone1,314 Seamus Campbell1,239 Anne McCrea936 Francis Rocks848 Victor McGahie689 Thomas Greer686 Samuel McCartney547 Noel Quinn295Turnout6,765UUP gain from DUP
Cookstown Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Trevor Wilson1,514 Denis Haughey939 Martin Conlon704 Peggy Laverty635 William Larmour634 Ian Montgomery405 Rodney Mitchell172 Edwin Espie51 Harry Hutchinson44Turnout5,210UUP gain from DUP
Drum Manor Party Candidate 1st Pref Samuel Glasgow1,183 Sean Begley1,073 James McGarvey839 Samuel Parke818 William Cuddy665 Sean Mallon509 Finbar Conway185Turnout6,335No change
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