1993 Cookstown District Council election

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

All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won553
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ind. Unionist
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Cookstown District 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 500Steady2.svg031.330.05,084Increase2.svg4.2
  Ulster Unionist 520Increase2.svg225.026.54,477Increase2.svg3.3
  DUP 302Decrease2.svg218.817.52,954Decrease2.svg6.5
  Sinn Féin 200Steady2.svg012.520.73,496Increase2.svg0.4
  Ind. Unionist 100Steady2.svg06.34.8818Increase2.svg0.2
  Democratic Left 000Steady2.svg00.00.351New
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg00.00.244Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballinderry33.0221.0222.6123.410.006
Cookstown Central 30.9237.6215.8113.801.905
Drum Manor25.6122.4112.6123.9115.515
Total30.0526.5517.5320.725.3116

District results

Ballinderry

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Ballinderry - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP Patsy McGlone 20.05%1,314    
Sinn Féin Seamus Campbell18.90%1,239    
SDLP Francis Rocks12.94%8481,205.6   
DUP Anne McCrea14.28%936936.6 936.87 940.47 
Ulster Unionist Thomas Greer10.47%686686.3 687.11 690.11 980.11
Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie*10.51%689690.5 692.12 701.12 926.42
Sinn Féin Noel Quinn4.50%295310.3 602.98 702.58 702.58
DUP Samuel McCartney*8.35%547547.3 548.11 549.61  
Electorate: 8,151  Valid: 6,554 (80.41%)  Spoilt: 211  Quota: 937  Turnout: 6,765 (83.00%)  

    Cookstown Central

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

    Cookstown Central - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Trevor Wilson*29.70%1,514      
    SDLP Denis Haughey *18.42%939      
    Ulster Unionist Ian Montgomery7.94%405949.28     
    DUP William Larmour12.44%634712.76 767 783.84 784.11 953.11 
    SDLP Margaret Laverty*12.46%635635.44 637.36 672.68 748.19 758.59 779.59
    Sinn Féin Martin Conlon13.81%704704 704.08 716.08 720.67 720.76 720.76
    DUP Rodney Mitchell3.37%172201.48 231.16 239.84 240.02   
    Democratic Left Edwin Espie1.00%5154.08 55.68     
    Independent Labour Harry Hutchinson0.86%4444.44 45.56     
    Electorate: 7,047  Valid: 5,098 (72.34%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 850  Turnout: 5,210 (73.93%)  

      Drum Manor

      1989: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1993: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1989-1993 Change: No change

      Drum Manor - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow*22.44%1,183    
      Sinn Féin Sean Begley*20.35%1,073    
      Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke*15.52%8181,037.7   
      DUP William Cuddy12.61%665739.62 739.62 884.97 
      SDLP James McGarvey*15.91%839846.28 853.3 859 906.8
      SDLP Sean Mallon9.65%509510.04 515.26 515.64 602.78
      Sinn Féin Finbar Conway3.51%185185.52 360.12 360.12  
      Electorate: 6,335  Valid: 5,272 (83.22%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 879  Turnout: 5,419 (85.54%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Cookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.