1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
← 1989 May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997 →
All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won 6 5 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind U NI Conservatives Independent
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party PUP
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

Election results[]

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 6 2 0 Increase2 35.3 32.2 3,520 Increase5.1
  UUP 5 1 0 Increase1 29.4 24.0 2,628 Decrease4.7
  DUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 11.8 18.5 2,024 Increase2.1
  Ind U 2 0 1 Decrease1 11.8 8.1 881 Decrease4.5
  NI Conservatives 1 1 0 New 5.9 7.1 776 New
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 5.9 5.3 580 Increase3.6
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 352 Increase3.2
  PUP 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.7 183 Decrease2.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP Conservative Others
Carrick Castle 38.9 2 13.3 1 22.8 1 0.0 0 25.0 1 5
Kilroot 29.3 2 26.8 2 13.0 0 13.3 1 17.6 1 6
Knockagh Monument 29.8 2 29.7 2 21.2 1 5.8 0 13.5 1 6
Total 32.2 6 24.0 5 18.5 2 7.1 1 18.2 3 17

Districts results[]

Carrick Castle[]

1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1989-1993 Change: Independent gain from PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Alliance Sean Neeson* 35.91% 1,096        
DUP David Hilditch 22.80% 696        
Independent William Hamilton 19.00% 580        
Alliance Arthur McQuitty* 3.01% 92 532.73      
UUP Samuel McCamley* 7.57% 231 267.58 358.93 379.09 556.58
PUP Samuel Stewart* 6.00% 183 243.18 292.88 327.44 351.69
UUP Robert McCartney 5.70% 174 218.25 259.55 274.67  
Electorate: 6,731   Valid: 3,052 (45.34%)   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 510   Turnout: 3,119 (46.34%)

Kilroot[]

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Conservative gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat

Kilroot - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance Brenda Crampsey* 20.13% 850                
Alliance William Donaldson 9.21% 389 568.22 568.51 573.83 579.7 589.44 591.44 625.44  
Ind U Robert Patton* 9.21% 389 400.02 403.31 416.63 427.21 442.5 454.4 588.69 603.69
UUP James Brown* 12.34% 521 523.9 532.19 535.19 552.19 555.19 560.19 574.19 574.19
NI Conservatives Samuel Crowe 10.90% 460 469.57 470.57 530.15 533.73 540.73 546.73 559.02 562.02
UUP Alexander Beggs* 10.97% 463 471.7 490.99 494.86 550.02 572.31 579.31 593.31 593.31
DUP William Cross* 9.55% 403 406.19 409.19 412.19 419.19 425.19 535.19 547.48 547.48
Independent Labour Norman Dixon 5.42% 229 234.22 234.22 236.22 237.22 298.67 299.67    
DUP Eric Higgins 3.43% 145 145.58 146.58 147.58 149.58 151.58      
Independent Labour William Venables 2.91% 123 128.51 135.51 137.8 142.09        
UUP Ronald Mowat 2.20% 93 96.48 109.77 120.93          
NI Conservatives Robert Wilson 2.39% 101 109.41 109.7            
UUP Eric Ferguson 1.33% 56 57.74              
Electorate: 9,306   Valid: 4,222 (45.37%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 605   Turnout: 4,331 (46.54%)

Knockagh Monument[]

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and UUP gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Stewart Dickson* 25.80% 947          
UUP David Apsley 18.64% 684          
Ind U Charles Johnston* 13.41% 492 549.04        
UUP Joseph Reid* 6.29% 231 242.96 277.69 286.07 324.22 535.59
Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 3.98% 146 463.4 465.01 470.93 507.3 521.74
DUP William Haggan* 11.42% 419 426.82 437.4 438.63 451.78 475.08
DUP May Beattie 9.84% 361 366.52 383.77 386.77 397.15 407.22
UUP Mary McFall 4.77% 175 183.74 264.01 268.47 299  
NI Conservatives Nicola Eakin 3.30% 121 129.28 134.34 203.72    
NI Conservatives Charles Moffett 2.56% 94 98.14 100.44      
Electorate: 8,859   Valid: 3,670 (41.43%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 526   Turnout: 3,766 (42.51%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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