1993 Ballymena Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993

1993 Ballymena Borough Council election

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All 24 seats to Ballymena Borough Council 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP DUP SDLP Seats won 10 9 2 Seat change 3 3 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Ind. Unionist Alliance Independent Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 1 0 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Ballymena 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 24 councillors.

Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1993 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	10	3	0	3	41.7	38.7	8,691	7.9
	DUP	9	0	3	3	37.5	31.7	7,116	13.1
	SDLP	2	1	0	1	8.3	11.9	2,683	2.7
	Ind. Unionist	2	1	0	1	8.3	11.5	2,580	6.6
	Alliance	1	0	0	0	4.2	5.4	1,221	0.7
	Ulster Democratic	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	95	New
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.3	66	3.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1993
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Others
Ballymena North	32.2	3	17.4	1	13.8	1	19.6	1	17.0	1	7
Ballymena South	24.7	2	28.2	3	17.8	1	0.0	0	29.3	1	7
Bannside	37.5	2	48.5	3	14.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Braid	65.6	3	34.4	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Total	38.7	10	31.7	9	11.9	2	5.4	1	12.3	2	24

Districts results

Ballymena North

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballymena North - 7 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ind. Unionist	Samuel Henry*	15.50%	964
	SDLP	Patrick McAvoy*	13.83%	860
	UUP	William Wright	13.19%	820
	Alliance	Gareth Williams*	11.69%	727	765.6	800.8
	UUP	James Alexander*	10.95%	681	727.4	728.4	751.45	771.05	791.05
	DUP	Maurice Mills*	7.24%	450	461.8	462	463.35	468.05	671.55	951.55
	UUP	Joseph McKernan*	7.93%	493	539.6	545.2	555.7	568.5	574.55	615.05	684.05
	Alliance	Ethel Kenny	7.94%	494	521	553.2	555	569.9	573.9	582.85	593.85
	DUP	John Wilson*	5.53%	344	350.2	350.2	351.75	359.15	423.25
	DUP	John Carson	4.66%	290	293.2	293.2	293.5	306.5
	Ulster Democratic	Samuel Balmer	1.53%	95	100.2	101.1	102.15
Electorate: 12,034  Valid: 6,218 (51.67%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 778  Turnout: 6,290 (52.27%)

Ballymena South

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballymena South - 7 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ind. Unionist	William Brownlees*	22.64%	1,301
	SDLP	Declan O'Loan	17.77%	1,021
	UUP	John Scott	14.41%	828
	UUP	James Currie*	10.30%	592	946
	DUP	Martin Clarke*	9.99%	574	649.5	654.06	684.06	703.56	720.56
	DUP	James McCosh*	9.55%	549	580	581.71	602.21	611.96	615.92	677.74	686.08
	DUP	Frederick Coulter	4.63%	266	304.5	306.21	322.71	337.96	342.46	493.03	522.35
	Ind. Unionist	Agnes McLeister	3.90%	224	263.5	278.89	346.39	381.39	403.74	415.99	499.09
	Independent	Charles Magill	1.56%	66	80.5	236.11	257.11	265.11	405.78	409.35
	DUP	John McKendry	4.07%	234	247	250.42	255.92	264.17	271.49
	Ind. Unionist	Melvyn McKendry	1.58%	91	107	224.42	242.42	252.92
Electorate: 12,121  Valid: 5,746 (47.41%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 719  Turnout: 5,887 (48.57%)

Bannside

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

Bannside - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	UUP	Robert Coulter *	21.69%	1,239
	UUP	Ian Johnston*	15.82%	904	1,136.3
	DUP	Roy Gillespie*	11.61%	663	677.49	691.75	999.75
	DUP	Tommy Nicholl*	13.85%	791	799.28	823.89	985.89
	DUP	Sandy Spence*	11.59%	662	678.56	749.4	905.35
	SDLP	Seamus Laverty	14.04%	802	802.46	812.12	814.35
	DUP	Hubert Nicholl*	11.41%	652	658.67	677.3
Electorate: 9,229  Valid: 5,713 (61.90%)  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 953  Turnout: 5,815 (63.01%)

Braid

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

Braid - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	David Clyde*	27.31%	1,304
	UUP	Desmond Armstrong*	21.76%	1,039
	UUP	Robert Forsythe	16.57%	791	1,196.45
	DUP	Samuel Hanna*	13.68%	653	678.2	718.25	838.33
	DUP	David McClintock*	9.15%	437	460.85	482	508.86	582.21	618.61
	DUP	Samuel Wallace	8.06%	385	420.55	439	501.41	609.27	614.47
	DUP	Samuel Martin	3.48%	166	182.2	196.15	229.33
Electorate: 8,781  Valid: 4,775 (54.38%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 796  Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%)

References

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