1993 Derry City Council election

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1993 Derry City Council election
  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  

All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won1755
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UUP Ind. Unionist Ulster Democratic
Seats won210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1720Increase2.svg256.746.918,053Decrease2.svg2.8
  Sinn Féin 511Steady2.svg016.720.27,778Increase2.svg3.8
  DUP 510Increase2.svg116.713.35,142Decrease2.svg0.2
  UUP 201Decrease2.svg16.79.23,544Decrease2.svg1.0
  Ind. Unionist 101Decrease2.svg13.32.91,133Decrease2.svg0.8
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg00.02.6985Increase2.svg2.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.02.0777Increase2.svg2.0
  Ulster Democratic 001Decrease2.svg10.01.2469Decrease2.svg1.4
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.01.0369Increase2.svg0.4
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.7267Decrease2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Cityside50.0344.720.000.005.305
Northland56.6522.822.400.0018.207
Rural50.736.0122.3121.020.006
Shantallow65.0426.610.003.005.405
Waterside18.828.6037.0317.9117.717
Total46.91720.5513.359.2210.1130

District results

Cityside

1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

Cityside - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Hugh Brady*22.62%1,363    
SDLP Jim Clifford*18.07%1,089    
SDLP Patrick Devine*16.66%1,0041,016.69   
SDLP Pat Ramsey 15.22%917925.64 991.4 1,024.71 
Sinn Féin Bernadette Bradley11.70%705893.73 896.21 910.45 941.5
Sinn Féin Dominic Doherty10.34%623751.25 753.17 755.22 771.35
Independent Labour Anthony Martin3.14%189193.86 198.98 248.24  
Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 2.24%135138.51 144.35   
Electorate: 9,636  Valid: 6,025 (62.53%)  Spoilt: 249  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 6,274 (65.11%)  

    Northland

    1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
    1989-1993 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

    Northland - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    SDLP John Tierney *16.05%1,506           
    Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin *14.70%1,380           
    SDLP Mark Durkan 13.97%1,311           
    SDLP Martin Bradley12.38%1,1621,296.64          
    SDLP John Kerr*7.57%710767.84 770.24 838.55 922.01 927.79 942.9 952.71 955.71 1,040.95 1,095.17 1,201.17
    Sinn Féin Mary Nelis 8.08%758772.16 949.91 951.34 952.64 961.75 962.75 970.44 970.44 982.7 1,000.7 1,040.7
    SDLP Kathleen McCloskey6.60%619704.92 707.17 744.57 771.09 774.48 786.48 797.22 800.22 849.24 918.24 996.24
    Ind. Unionist David Davis*5.50%516520.08 521.88 526.5 528.06 530.06 554.5 561.98 745.44 759.77 778.77 844.77
    Independent Tony Carlin3.68%345354.36 358.86 366.56 369.68 373.09 382.79 389.29 393.4 450.36 525.36  
    Independent Labour Patrick Muldowney1.99%187191.32 194.47 197.33 198.11 214.33 221.44 356.78 359.78 374.22   
    Ind. Nationalist William McCorriston*3.10%291303.24 304.44 309.72 313.36 319.6 320.93 321.93 323.93    
    UUP Gladys Carey2.46%231231.24 231.24 231.46 231.46 231.46 238.46 239.57     
    Independent Labour Richard Foster1.86%175180.52 181.72 183.15 184.19 194.29 212.29      
    Alliance Nigel Cooke1.24%116116.72 116.72 118.48 118.48 118.72       
    Workers' Party Gordon McKenzie0.45%4242.96 43.26 43.81 44.33        
    Workers' Party Noel Lynch0.38%3636.72 37.47 38.24 38.24        
    Electorate: 15,645  Valid: 9,385 (59.99%)  Spoilt: 240  Quota: 1,174  Turnout: 9,625 (61.52%)  

      Rural

      1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      1989-1993 Change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

      Rural - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Annie Courtney *20.53%1,545       
      SDLP John McNickle*13.94%1,0491,310.76      
      SDLP George Peoples*11.22%844932.96 974.72 975.72 1,091.72   
      UUP Richard Dallas10.50%790797.68 797.68 935.32 937.32 937.86 1,444.86 
      DUP William Hay *11.71%881885.48 886.35 911.67 912.67 912.94 983.26 1,156.26
      DUP Mervyn Lindsay*9.25%696696.32 696.32 706.64 707.64 707.64 818.64 984.64
      SDLP Patrick Murray5.04%379451.32 637.21 637.53 771 785.58 785.9 786.9
      UUP Ernest Hamilton*6.75%508510.24 510.24 706.24 707.24 707.24   
      Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden5.98%450466 468.32 468.32     
      UUP George Duddy5.09%383384.92 384.92      
      Electorate: 12,377  Valid: 7,525 (60.80%)  Spoilt: 200  Quota: 1,076  Turnout: 7,725 (62.41%)  

        Shantallow

        1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1989-1993 Change: No change

        Shantallow - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP Mary Bradley *30.54%1,976    
        Sinn Féin Gearóid Ó hEára*17.25%1,116    
        SDLP Shaun Gallagher*11.93%7721,320.16   
        SDLP Margaret McCartney11.36%735851.64 1,024.56 1,051.96 1,158.96
        SDLP William O'Connell*11.17%723880.92 931.96 952.58 1,049.92
        Sinn Féin James McKnight9.32%603619.8 624.42 628.9 665.62
        Independent Labour Robert Lindsay4.56%295323.32 330.14 441.64  
        DUP William Dougherty3.03%196201.76 201.98   
        Workers' Party Edward Sharkey0.83%5461.68 63.22   
        Electorate: 11,001  Valid: 6,470 (58.81%)  Spoilt: 232  Quota: 1,079  Turnout: 6,702 (60.92%)  

          Waterside

          1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1989-1993 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UDP and due to the addition of one seat

          Waterside - 7 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112
          DUP Gregory Campbell *16.12%1,469           
          DUP Joe Miller*12.70%1,157           
          DUP Bill Irwin8.15%743916.8 925.63 928.63 942.74 948.64 980.25 987.26 1,004.24 1,216.24  
          UUP John Adams*9.11%830862.78 863.44 866.44 916.89 952.87 975.44 1,000.88 1,110.91 1,154.91  
          Ind. Unionist James Guy*6.77%617643.18 643.69 652.69 659.91 668.35 677.15 776.18 792.64 813.13 838.33 1,190.33
          SDLP Gerald Toland*9.54%869869.44 869.44 897.44 898.44 898.44 899.44 952.67 953.67 953.67 953.67 965.78
          SDLP Wilfred White9.25%843843.66 843.66 856.66 859.66 860.66 860.66 887.66 888.66 888.66 888.66 893.41
          Sinn Féin Gary Fleming8.56%780780.22 780.22 788.22 789.44 789.44 789.44 790.44 791.66 791.66 791.66 793.49
          UUP Derry Burgess4.33%395413.26 413.54 422.76 426.98 463.76 474.01 499.02 671.83 720.47 770.27  
          Ulster Democratic James Millar2.61%238255.16 255.32 256.32 268.34 271.78 429.46 430.46 444.22    
          UUP Jacqueline Colhoun2.35%214229.84 230.06 232.06 236.51 343.4 350.74 363.96     
          Alliance Snoo Sinclair2.78%253253.88 253.95 286.95 289.95 289.95 292.95      
          Ulster Democratic Kenneth Kerr*2.54%231248.6 248.98 253.98 270.98 270.99       
          UUP William Houston2.12%193200.92 201.01 203.01 206.01        
          Independent David Nicholl1.55%141145.4 145.45 148.45         
          Independent Labour William Anderson1.53%139139.44 139.44          
          Electorate: 14,760  Valid: 9,112 (61.73%)  Spoilt: 226  Quota: 1,140  Turnout: 9,338 (63.27%)  

            References

            1. 1 2 "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.