1993 Ballymena Borough Council election

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1993 Ballymena Borough Council election
←  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  →
All 24 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1092
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Alliance Independent
Seats won210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1030Increase2.svg341.738.78,691Increase2.svg7.9
  DUP 903Decrease2.svg337.531.77,116Decrease2.svg13.1
  SDLP 210Increase2.svg18.311.92,683Increase2.svg2.7
  Ind. Unionist 210Increase2.svg18.311.52,580Increase2.svg6.6
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg04.25.41,221Decrease2.svg0.7
  Ulster Democratic 000Steady2.svg00.00.495New
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.00.366Increase2.svg3.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Ballymena North32.2317.4113.8119.6117.017
Ballymena South24.7228.2317.810.0029.317
Bannside37.5248.5314.000.000.005
Braid65.6334.410.000.000.005
Total38.71031.7911.925.4112.3224

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*15.50%964       
SDLP Patrick McAvoy*13.83%860       
Ulster Unionist William Wright 13.19%820       
Alliance Gareth Williams*11.69%727765.6 800.8     
Ulster Unionist James Alexander*10.95%681727.4 728.4 751.45 771.05 791.05  
DUP Maurice Mills*7.24%450461.8 462 463.35 468.05 671.55 951.55 
Ulster Unionist Joseph McKernan*7.93%493539.6 545.2 555.7 568.5 574.55 615.05 684.05
Alliance Ethel Kenny7.94%494521 553.2 555 569.9 573.9 582.85 593.85
DUP John Wilson*5.53%344350.2 350.2 351.75 359.15 423.25   
DUP John Carson4.66%290293.2 293.2 293.5 306.5    
Ulster Democratic Samuel Balmer1.53%95100.2 101.1 102.15     
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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ind. Unionist William Brownlees*22.64%1,301       
    SDLP Declan O'Loan 17.77%1,021       
    Ulster Unionist John Scott14.41%828       
    Ulster Unionist James Currie*10.30%592946      
    DUP Martin Clarke*9.99%574649.5 654.06 684.06 703.56 720.56  
    DUP James McCosh*9.55%549580 581.71 602.21 611.96 615.92 677.74 686.08
    DUP Frederick Coulter4.63%266304.5 306.21 322.71 337.96 342.46 493.03 522.35
    Ind. Unionist Agnes McLeister3.90%224263.5 278.89 346.39 381.39 403.74 415.99 499.09
    Independent Charles Magill1.56%6680.5 236.11 257.11 265.11 405.78 409.35  
    DUP John McKendry4.07%234247 250.42 255.92 264.17 271.49   
    Ind. Unionist Melvyn McKendry1.58%91107 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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter *21.69%1,239   
      Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston*15.82%9041,136.3  
      DUP Roy Gillespie*11.61%663677.49 691.75 999.75
      DUP Tommy Nicholl*13.85%791799.28 823.89 985.89
      DUP Sandy Spence*11.59%662678.56 749.4 905.35
      SDLP Seamus Laverty14.04%802802.46 812.12 814.35
      DUP Hubert Nicholl*11.41%652658.67 677.3  
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist David Clyde*27.31%1,304     
        Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong*21.76%1,039     
        Ulster Unionist Robert Forsythe16.57%7911,196.45    
        DUP Samuel Hanna*13.68%653678.2 718.25 838.33  
        DUP David McClintock*9.15%437460.85 482 508.86 582.21 618.61
        DUP Samuel Wallace8.06%385420.55 439 501.41 609.27 614.47
        DUP Samuel Martin3.48%166182.2 196.15 229.33   
        Electorate: 8,781  Valid: 4,775 (54.38%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 796  Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%)  

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          References

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