1993 Ards Borough Council election

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1993 Ards Borough Council election
  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  

All 23 seats to Ards Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP DUP Alliance
Seats won966
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

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Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 910Increase2.svg139.134.76,683Decrease2.svg6.6
  DUP 601Decrease2.svg126.128.35,438Decrease2.svg3.0
  Alliance 620Increase2.svg226.123.44,501Increase2.svg4.6
  Ind. Unionist 111Steady2.svg00.05.91,138Increase2.svg1.2
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.33.4656Increase2.svg0.5
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.04.3819New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Ards East45.7331.7215.017.606
Ards West44.7324.4125.025.906
Newtownards 27.4228.2216.5127.916
Peninsula20.4128.9136.9213.815
Total34.7928.3623.4613.6223

Districts results

Ards East

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

Ards East - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
UUP Thomas Benson *19.85%956  
DUP Jeffrey Magill17.99%866  
UUP John Shields*15.39%741  
Alliance Laurence Thompson14.97%721  
UUP Ronald Ferguson10.49%505730.3 
DUP St Clair McAlister13.73%661686.2 851.8
NI Conservatives Gavin Walker7.58%365382.1 389.46
Electorate: 13,490  Valid: 4,815 (35.69%)  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 688  Turnout: 4,935 (36.58%)  

    Ards West

    1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

    Ards West - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    UUP Robert Gibson*26.41%1,318   
    DUP Simpson Gibson *14.75%736   
    UUP Margaret Craig12.92%645906.6  
    Alliance Jim McBriar*12.70%634671.44 684.15 750.15
    Alliance Kathleen Coulter12.34%616628.48 637.91 712.68
    UUP Stanley McCoy5.39%269472.52 604.13 674.94
    DUP Richard Finlay9.64%481542.44 571.55 611.56
    NI Conservatives Robert Darnley5.85%292307.84 315.22  
    Electorate: 12,414  Valid: 4,991 (40.20%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 714  Turnout: 5,109 (41.16%)  

      Newtownards

      1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Newtownards - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      UUP David Smyth*17.55%817   
      Alliance Alan McDowell16.49%768   
      Ind. Unionist Nancy Orr13.70%638645.56 695.56 
      UUP Thomas Hamilton 9.84%458551.24 631.1 677.79
      DUP Wilbert Magill*11.90%554567.32 657.3 663.51
      DUP George Ennis 11.71%545549.32 634.22 638.59
      UUP Bobby McBride*10.74%500513.68 546.02 588.34
      DUP John Purdy4.60%214217.24   
      NI Conservatives Andrew Thompson3.48%162171   
      Electorate: 12,647  Valid: 4,656 (36.82%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 666  Turnout: 4,797 (37.93%)  

        Peninsula

        1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

        Peninsula - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Alliance Kieran McCarthy *32.39%1,546   
        DUP Jim Shannon *18.77%896   
        Independent James McMullan13.74%656818.76  
        UUP Robert Ambrose*14.94%713758.24 943.24 
        Alliance William Sheldon4.53%216723 743.28 770.28
        DUP Thomas Cully10.16%485498 539.08 599.08
        UUP Samuel Brown5.47%261275.56   
        Electorate: 10,416  Valid: 4,773 (45.82%)  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 796  Turnout: 4,931 (47.34%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Ards Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.