1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993

1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Alliance UUP DUP Seats won 6 5 2 Seat change 2 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Ind. Unionist NI Conservatives Independent Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1   Seventh party   Party PUP Seats won 0 Seat change 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1993 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Alliance	6	2	0	2	35.3	32.2	3,520	5.1
	UUP	5	1	0	1	29.4	24.0	2,628	4.7
	DUP	2	0	1	1	11.8	18.5	2,024	2.1
	Ind. Unionist	2	0	1	1	11.8	8.1	881	4.5
	NI Conservatives	1	1	0	1	5.9	7.1	776	New
	Independent	1	1	0	1	5.9	5.3	580	3.6
	Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.2	352	3.2
	PUP	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.7	183	2.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1993
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	Alliance		UUP		DUP		Conservative		Others
Carrick Castle	38.9	2	13.3	1	22.8	1	0.0	0	25.0	1	5
Kilroot	29.3	2	26.8	2	13.0	0	13.3	1	17.6	1	6
Knockagh Monument	29.8	2	29.7	2	21.2	1	5.8	0	13.5	1	6
Total	32.2	6	24.0	5	18.5	2	7.1	1	18.2	3	17

Districts results

Carrick Castle

1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1989-1993 Change: Independent gain from PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Alliance	Sean Neeson *	35.91%	1,096
	DUP	David Hilditch	22.80%	696
	Independent	William Hamilton	19.00%	580
	Alliance	Arthur McQuitty*	3.01%	92	532.73
	UUP	Samuel McCamley*	7.57%	231	267.58	358.93	379.09	556.58
	PUP	Samuel Stewart*	6.00%	183	243.18	292.88	327.44	351.69
	UUP	Robert McCartney	5.70%	174	218.25	259.55	274.67
Electorate: 6,731  Valid: 3,052 (45.34%)  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 510  Turnout: 3,119 (46.34%)

Kilroot

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Conservative gain from DUP and due to the addition of one seat

Kilroot - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Alliance	Brenda Crampsey*	20.13%	850
	Alliance	William Donaldson	9.21%	389	568.22	568.51	573.83	579.7	589.44	591.44	625.44
	Ind. Unionist	Robert Patton*	9.21%	389	400.02	403.31	416.63	427.21	442.5	454.4	588.69	603.69
	UUP	James Brown*	12.34%	521	523.9	532.19	535.19	552.19	555.19	560.19	574.19	574.19
	NI Conservatives	Samuel Crowe	10.90%	460	469.57	470.57	530.15	533.73	540.73	546.73	559.02	562.02
	UUP	Alexander Beggs*	10.97%	463	471.7	490.99	494.86	550.02	572.31	579.31	593.31	593.31
	DUP	William Cross*	9.55%	403	406.19	409.19	412.19	419.19	425.19	535.19	547.48	547.48
	Independent Labour	Norman Dixon	5.42%	229	234.22	234.22	236.22	237.22	298.67	299.67
	DUP	Eric Higgins	3.43%	145	145.58	146.58	147.58	149.58	151.58
	Independent Labour	William Venables	2.91%	123	128.51	135.51	137.8	142.09
	UUP	Ronald Mowat	2.20%	93	96.48	109.77	120.93
	NI Conservatives	Robert Wilson	2.39%	101	109.41	109.7
	UUP	Eric Ferguson	1.33%	56	57.74
Electorate: 9,306  Valid: 4,222 (45.37%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 605  Turnout: 4,331 (46.54%)

Knockagh Monument

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and UUP gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

Knockagh Monument - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson *	25.80%	947
	UUP	David Apsley	18.64%	684
	Ind. Unionist	Charles Johnston*	13.41%	492	549.04
	UUP	Joseph Reid*	6.29%	231	242.96	277.69	286.07	324.22	535.59
	Alliance	Noreen McIlwrath	3.98%	146	463.4	465.01	470.93	507.3	521.74
	DUP	William Haggan*	11.42%	419	426.82	437.4	438.63	451.78	475.08
	DUP	May Beattie	9.84%	361	366.52	383.77	386.77	397.15	407.22
	UUP	Mary McFall	4.77%	175	183.74	264.01	268.47	299
	NI Conservatives	Nicola Eakin	3.30%	121	129.28	134.34	203.72
	NI Conservatives	Charles Moffett	2.56%	94	98.14	100.44
Electorate: 8,859  Valid: 3,670 (41.43%)  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 526  Turnout: 3,766 (42.51%)

References

1. "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.