1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election
← 1989 May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997 →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP SDLP
Seats won 6 6 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady

Elections to Ballymoney Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.

There was no change from the prior election.[1]

Election results[]

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady 37.5 34.5 3,114 Increase0.6
  UUP 6 0 0 Steady 37.5 33.5 3,021 Decrease1.6
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady 18.8 18.9 1,711 Decrease2.8
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 6.3 7.9 715 Increase7.9
  Sinn Féin 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 288 Decrease6.1
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.0 181 Increase2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Others
Ballymoney Town 36.6 2 29.5 2 0.0 0 33.9 1 5
Bann Valley 34.2 2 31.9 2 26.1 1 7.8 0 6
Bushvale 32.8 2 39.4 2 27.8 1 0.0 0 5
Total 34.5 6 33.5 6 18.9 3 13.1 1 16

Districts results[]

Ballymoney Town[]

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1989-1993 Change: No change

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Cecil Cousley* 24.05% 636          
Independent Robert McComb* 20.46% 541          
DUP Samuel McConaghie* 12.59% 333 475.29        
UUP Tom McKeown 10.17% 269 291.32 321.56 336.3 348.66 494.39
UUP James Simpson* 11.20% 296 305.92 320.83 327.1 341.52 409.64
Independent Colin McVicker 6.58% 174 180.2 199.1 202.4 309.49 342.53
UUP Helen McKeown 8.09% 214 222.06 241.8 249.83 271.83  
Alliance Hugh McFarland 6.85% 181 181.93 194.53 195.08    
Electorate: 5,804   Valid: 2,644 (45.55%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 441   Turnout: 2,700 (46.52%)

Bann Valley[]

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change

Bann Valley - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Joe Gaston* 23.48% 865            
DUP Robert Halliday* 16.80% 619            
SDLP Charley O'Kane* 16.64% 613            
UUP John Watt* 8.47% 312 592.8          
DUP Robert Wilson* 12.54% 462 493.2 547.65        
SDLP Malachy McCamphill* 9.39% 346 348 348.15 423.75 426.48 426.48 583.78
DUP Daniel Taylor 4.86% 179 198.2 231.5 231.5 293.03 311.33 311.33
Sinn Féin Pearse McMahon 7.82% 288 288.4 288.4 297.25 297.25 297.25  
Electorate: 6,638   Valid: 3,684 (55.50%)   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 527   Turnout: 3,764 (56.70%)

Bushvale[]

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change

Bushvale - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
SDLP Harry Connolly* 27.83% 752    
DUP Frank Campbell 18.13% 490    
UUP William Logan* 16.06% 434 551  
DUP Bill Kennedy* 14.62% 395 421 425
UUP John Ramsay* 14.25% 385 406 439
UUP William Johnston 9.10% 246 341 383
Electorate: 5,200   Valid: 2,702 (51.96%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 451   Turnout: 2,776 (53.38%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ballymoney Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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