1993 Moyle District Council election

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1993 Moyle District Council election
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All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP DUP Ulster Unionist
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party
Independent
 Ind. Unionist Independent Republican
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Sinn Féin
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 25.8 1,695 Decrease3.8
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 18.4 1,211 Decrease0.9
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 7.5 494 Decrease1.3
  Ind. Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 13.7 901 Decrease1.8
 
Independent
 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 12.1 798 Decrease2.6
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 8.3 548 Increase2.7
  Independent Republican 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 8.2 538 Increase8.2
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 5.2 340 Increase0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 26.2 1 22.6 1 8.9 1 6.8 0 35.5 2 5
Giant's Causeway 0.0 0 28.0 2 19.8 1 0.0 0 52.2 2 5
The Glens 42.7 2 8.4 0 0.0 0 15.2 1 33.7 2 5
Total 25.8 3 18.4 3 7.5 2 8.3 1 40.0 6 15

District results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Gardiner Kane* 22.61% 499            
Independent
 Christopher McCaughan 17.26% 381            
SDLP Richard Kerr 14.18% 313 313.28 314.56 316.24 328.09 394.09  
Independent
 Seamus Blaney 13.41% 296 296.56 297.56 300.56 333.11 355.69 460.69
Ulster Unionist Helen Harding 8.88% 196 310.52 317.48 318.38 337 338.06 338.09
SDLP Anna Edwards 6.80% 150 151.12 153.12 154.32 161.56 180.89 202.92
Sinn Féin Paul Little 6.84% 151 151.28 151.28 151.43 152.46 153.46  
SDLP Michael O'Cleary* 5.26% 116 116.28 116.28 117.18 133.69    
Independent
 Archibald McAuley* 4.26% 94 102.68 106.08 108.63      
Independent
 Elizabeth McConaghy 0.50% 11 16.04          
Electorate: 3,621   Valid: 2,207 (60.95%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 368   Turnout: 2,248 (62.08%)  

Giant's Causeway

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

Giant's Causeway - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy* 26.48% 465        
Ind. Unionist Robert McIlroy* 18.28% 321        
DUP Thomas Brennan 14.46% 254 264.66 293.66    
DUP David McAllister 13.55% 238 267.93 281.93 288.95 299.95
Ulster Unionist Robert Getty* 10.25% 180 216.08 221.72 227.48 298.48
Ind. Unionist James Rodgers* 6.55% 115 161.74 173.48 182.48 208.48
Ulster Unionist Robert Thompson 6.72% 118 149.98 158.26 162.31  
Ind. Unionist Ronnie McIlvar 2.79% 49 60.07      
Independent
 Thomas Palmer 0.91% 16 20.1      
Electorate: 3,143   Valid: 1,756 (55.87%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 293   Turnout: 1,796 (57.14%)  

The Glens

1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP

The Glens - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Republican Oliver McMullan 20.61% 538      
SDLP Malachy McSparran* 19.49% 509      
Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 13.02% 340 380.11 413.41 452.41
Sinn Féin James McCarry* 15.20% 397 429.34 433.09 433.51
SDLP Patrick McBride* 13.75% 359 363.41 373.01 400.16
SDLP Joseph Mitchell* 9.50% 248 270.47 294.62 294.83
DUP Elizabeth Brennan 8.43% 220 221.26 221.41  
Electorate: 3,787   Valid: 2,611 (68.95%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 436   Turnout: 2,653 (70.06%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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