1993 Craigavon Borough Council election

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

All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1164
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Workers' Party
Seats won221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1112Decrease2.svg142.341.111,859Decrease2.svg1.3
  SDLP 600Steady2.svg023.124.97,184Increase2.svg3.9
  DUP 411Steady2.svg015.416.14,628Increase2.svg1.7
  Sinn Féin 210Increase2.svg17.79.22,649Increase2.svg0.8
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg07.76.21,788Increase2.svg0.4
  Workers' Party 100Steady2.svg03.81.8510Decrease2.svg2.5
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.7208New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Workers' Party Others
Craigavon Central 42.6319.5115.2111.217.813.700.007
Loughside9.8062.132.3021.910.003.910.005
Lurgan 60.059.2120.610.007.500.002.707
Portadown 43.8318.4122.828.007.010.000.007
Total41.11124.9616.149.226.221.810.7026

District results

Craigavon Central

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Craigavon Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble16.12%1,246      
DUP William Allen15.16%1,172      
Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe*9.92%767808.36 907.36 910.36 982.36  
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick*8.47%655736.18 773.98 779.42 872.78 1,195.78 
SDLP Patricia Mallon11.01%851851.22 851.4 933.4 934.4 936.02 937.02
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran*11.19%865865.22 865.58 884.58 884.58 884.8 884.8
Alliance Sean Hagan*7.79%602613.44 615.24 686.04 698.8 786.92 857.92
SDLP Gabriel O'Dowd8.49%656656.44 626.62 709.62 709.62 714.34 718.34
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth McClurg*4.90%379471.84 500.28 505.12 630.08   
Ulster Unionist Pauline Lindsay*3.26%252291.6 320.04 321.04    
Workers' Party Tom French*3.69%285286.98 287.52     
Electorate: 15,087  Valid: 7,730 (51.24%)  Spoilt: 250  Quota: 967  Turnout: 7,980 (52.89%)  

    Loughside

    1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
    1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
    1989-1993 Change: No change

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP Sean McCavanagh*25.49%1,470     
    SDLP Hugh Casey *22.43%1,294     
    Sinn Féin Brendan McConville21.86%1,261     
    SDLP Dolores Kelly 14.16%8171,272.1    
    Workers' Party Peter Smyth3.90%225264.59 584.17 757.7 761.39 994.39
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier9.83%567568.11 573.33 577.77 700.83 708.83
    DUP Anne Hanlon2.32%134135.85 141.07 141.81   
    Electorate: 11,256  Valid: 5,768 (51.24%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 962  Turnout: 5,981 (53.14%)  

      Lurgan

      1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1993: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1989-1993 Change: UUP gain from DUP

      Lurgan - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Audrey Savage*18.77%1,472        
      DUP Ruth Allen*15.03%1,179        
      Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns*12.31%9651,048.16       
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Lutton*11.44%8971,007.22       
      Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier*10.86%852959.91 987.28      
      Ulster Unionist Donald MacKay3.67%288318.03 324.15 385.81 417.31 428.59 431.03 687.6 927.54
      SDLP Mary McNally*9.17%719720.65 720.99 724.99 724.99 725.07 725.07 726.07 858.48
      DUP David Martin5.59%438463.08 616.59 640.61 645.41 648.05 649.77 713.26 760.02
      Alliance Wilson Freeburn7.47%586591.61 593.31 638.97 643.77 644.25 644.57 671.49  
      Ulster Unionist William McCullough3.03%238343.93 349.54 395.17 420.37 429.41 430.41   
      NI Conservatives Colette Jones2.65%208217.9 220.45       
      Electorate: 14,012  Valid: 7,842 (55.97%)  Spoilt: 173  Quota: 981  Turnout: 8,015 (57.20%)  

        Portadown

        1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
        1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
        1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

        Portadown - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP Mervyn Carrick 18.96%1,419     
        SDLP Ignatius Fox*18.39%1,377     
        Ulster Unionist James Gillespie*17.98%1,346     
        Ulster Unionist Joseph Trueman*13.40%1,003     
        Ulster Unionist Brian Maguinness*7.20%539611.08 613.42 924.97 1,229.97 
        Alliance William Ramsay*8.01%600612.92 919.07 928.06 963.06 
        DUP John Tate3.82%286636.54 636.93 650.88 749.74 921.24
        Sinn Féin John Dunbar6.99%523523.34 647.36 647.98 650.33 650.33
        Ulster Unionist Anna Moore*5.25%393427 427.39 498.07   
        Electorate: 13,876  Valid: 7,486 (53.95%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 936  Turnout: 7,657 (55.18%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.