1993 Armagh District Council election

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1993 Armagh District Council election
  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  

All 22 seats to Armagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1092
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg

 Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg

Elections to Armagh District 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Armagh District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1001Decrease2.svg145.544.511,309Decrease2.svg2.1
  SDLP 910Increase2.svg140.935.69,052Increase2.svg3.9
  DUP 200Steady2.svg9.111.52,914Decrease2.svg0.7
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg4.58.42,121Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Armagh City 26.5246.7311.2015.610.006
Crossmore31.0159.740.009.300.005
Cusher66.5415.8114.313.400.006
The Orchard49.9324.1120.115.900.005
Total44.51035.6911.528.410.0022

District results

Armagh City

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change

Armagh City - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP John Agnew*18.75%1,156    
SDLP Pat Brannigan*16.42%1,012    
Ulster Unionist Gordon Frazer16.09%992    
Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan15.59%961    
SDLP Anna Brolly*11.52%710981.18   
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts10.45%644645.82 758.46 839.31 860.89
DUP Harold Carson11.19%690691.82 709.42 735.6 743.92
Electorate: 9,590  Valid: 6,165 (64.29%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 881  Turnout: 6,347 (66.18%)  

    Crossmore

    1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
    1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
    1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

    Crossmore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    SDLP Thomas Kavanagh*22.87%1,379  
    SDLP James McKernan*17.05%1,028  
    Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson *16.75%1,010  
    SDLP James Lennon10.93%659800.68 954.72
    SDLP James McGleenan8.86%534717.68 919.92
    Ulster Unionist William Hamilton14.23%858859.12 869.52
    Sinn Féin Brian Cunningham9.32%562597.56  
    Electorate: 7,741  Valid: 6,030 (77.90%)  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 1,006  Turnout: 6,156 (79.52%)  

      Cusher

      1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1989-1993 Change: No change

      Cusher - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Ulster Unionist Robert McWilliams22.94%1,685  
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers*21.40%1,572  
      SDLP Thomas Canavan*15.85%1,164  
      DUP Margaret Black*14.30%1,050  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner*12.62%9271,370.2 
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton*9.49%697879.4 1,393.03
      Sinn Féin Margaret McNally3.40%250250.4 253.13
      Electorate: 10,288  Valid: 7,345 (71.39%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,050  Turnout: 7,472 (72.63%)  

        The Orchard

        1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        1989-1993 Change: No change

        The Orchard - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers *27.66%1,620  
        SDLP John Kernan*24.08%1,410  
        DUP Brian Hutchinson20.05%1,174  
        Ulster Unionist Charles Rollston12.79%749991 
        Ulster Unionist Olive Whitten*9.48%555940.2 985.95
        Sinn Féin Brendan Casey5.94%348348.8 733.55
        Electorate: 8,581  Valid: 5,856 (68.24%)  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 977  Turnout: 5,949 (69.33%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.