1993 Coleraine Borough Council election

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

All 22 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Seats won1253
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won200
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Coleraine 1993 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 1220Increase2.svg254.550.49,833Increase2.svg1.9
  DUP 500Steady2.svg022.721.84,257Decrease2.svg1.6
  SDLP 310Increase2.svg113.612.72,476Decrease2.svg0.8
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg09.111.82,297Increase2.svg3.9
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.03.0382Decrease2.svg0.1
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.01.3250New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann55.8312.3129.222.700.006
Coleraine Central45.9326.9112.119.415.706
Coleraine East57.8329.720.0010.202.305
The Skerries42.0323.1129.210.005.705
Total50.41221.8512.7311.823.3022

District results

Bann

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

Bann - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
UUP William Watt*16.92%1,072    
UUP Olive Church16.22%1,028    
UUP William King*15.81%1,002    
SDLP John Dallat *15.29%969    
SDLP Gerard O'Kane*13.89%880883.4 916.4  
DUP Robert Bolton 12.34%782820.25 836.42 865.82 879.82
UUP Robert McPherson6.83%433554.89 622.74 707.7 782.1
Alliance Ian McEwan2.70%171173.21    
Electorate: 9,793  Valid: 6,337 (64.71%)  Spoilt: 142  Quota: 906  Turnout: 6,479 (66.16%)  

    Coleraine Central

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

    Coleraine Central - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP James McClure *23.21%1,206        
    UUP Robert White*15.15%787        
    SDLP Gerry McLaughlin12.07%627629.4 630.4 774.4     
    UUP David McClarty *10.47%544608 614 631.4 640.9 742.6 745.08  
    UUP Elizabeth Johnston7.45%387432.2 434.2 443.6 448.8 600.15 600.15 824.15 
    Alliance William Mathews*7.10%369377 473 544.4 546.85 565.15 592.43 629.68 652.08
    DUP Donald Clifton3.66%190443.2 443.2 449 449.8 482.45 483.07 565.22 623.32
    UUP John Moody6.47%336383.6 385 395.4 410.35 451.9 452.21   
    UUP Daniel Christie6.33%329360.6 361.6 365 370.35     
    Independent Patrick McFeely*5.79%301308.6 314.6       
    Alliance Lara McIlroy2.29%119119.8        
    Electorate: 10,293  Valid: 5,195 (50.47%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 743  Turnout: 5,278 (51.28%)  

      Coleraine East

      1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

      Coleraine East - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      UUP Elizabeth Black*22.85%825    
      DUP William Creelman*21.16%764    
      UUP William Glenn12.05%435528.8 541.34 555.86 589.38
      UUP David Gilmour12.07%436511.6 523.92 543.06 584.96
      DUP Marie McAllister*8.53%308321.16 450.52 463.52 491.64
      UUP William Johnston10.88%393412.04 416.88 425.56 465.46
      Alliance Hilary McCartney6.95%251258 258.66 388.28  
      Alliance Amyan MacFayden3.27%118119.96 120.18   
      Independent Trevor Cooke2.24%8190.52 91.84   
      Electorate: 8,017  Valid: 3,611 (45.04%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 602  Turnout: 3,736 (46.60%)  

        The Skerries

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

        The Skerries - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        DUP Robert Stewart *20.89%909   
        Alliance Patrick McGowan*19.60%853   
        UUP Pauline Armitage *17.74%772   
        UUP Samuel Kane12.50%544582.22 585.58 732.71
        UUP Norman Hillis 11.72%510544.23 550.79 727.56
        Alliance Kate Condy9.56%416419.57 525.65 553.36
        NI Conservatives Robert Mitchell*5.74%250268.27 275.47  
        DUP Siobhan Watterson2.25%98185.15 185.95  
        Electorate: 8,857  Valid: 4,352 (49.14%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 726  Turnout: 4,475 (50.53%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Coleraine Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.