1993 Down District Council election

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1993 Down District Council election
←  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  →
All 23 seats to Down District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won1373
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth party
 
Party Alliance
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Down District 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Down District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1310Increase2.svg156.551.213,102Increase2.svg2.0
  Ulster Unionist 701Decrease2.svg130.428.57,300Decrease2.svg2.6
  DUP 310Increase2.svg113.09.92,545Increase2.svg1.4
  Alliance 001Decrease2.svg10.03.8971Increase2.svg1.6
  Sinn Féin 000Steady2.svg00.03.2815Decrease2.svg1.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.02.7694Increase2.svg2.7
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.6151Decrease2.svg1.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Down District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Others
Ballynahinch 49.4230.8219.810.005
Downpatrick 65.3613.410.0021.307
Newcastle 56.4420.916.7116.006
Rowallane29.0154.4316.610.005
Total51.21328.579.9310.4023

District results

Ballynahinch

1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change

Ballynahinch - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SDLP Patrick Toman*25.41%1,480  
SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan23.97%1,396  
DUP William Alexander19.81%1,154  
Ulster Unionist James Cochrane*16.12%9391,025 
Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons*8.38%488648 867
Ulster Unionist Janet Crothers6.32%368450 583
Electorate: 8,953  Valid: 5,825 (65.06%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 971  Turnout: 5,957 (66.54%)  

    Downpatrick

    1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    1993: 6 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
    1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

    Downpatrick - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    SDLP Dermot Curran*14.30%1,075          
    SDLP John Doris*13.79%1,037          
    SDLP John Ritchie*13.71%1,031          
    Ulster Unionist Jack McIlheron13.37%1,005          
    SDLP Malachi Curran *9.63%724800.18 829.28 858.26 859.69 874.21 912.37 957.37   
    SDLP Francis McCann7.57%569582 625.4 643.4 643.62 657.8 662.06 694.44 729.72 781.35 787.83
    SDLP Owen Adams6.33%476489.52 506.72 539.39 540.27 543.56 552.95 585.08 634.5 714.13 724.39
    Alliance Michael Healy*5.89%443447.55 449.75 452.09 488.94 516.91 534.34 544.6 592.25 720.56 721.1
    Independent Keith Bradford3.87%291293.47 295.87 298.39 312.69 340.4 351.17 383.5 409.54   
    Independent Patrick O'Connor3.14%236244.45 244.55 245.18 249.14 258.32 340.86 365.35    
    Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy4.18%314316.6 317.6 318.32 318.54 324.82 328.21     
    Independent James Masson2.22%167175.84 176.14 176.23 178.87 180.87      
    Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan2.01%151151.65 152.65 154 155.87       
    Electorate: 12,290  Valid: 7,519 (61.18%)  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 940  Turnout: 7,669 (62.40%)  

      Newcastle

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

      Newcastle - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SDLP Michael Boyd*21.83%1,405      
      SDLP Eamon O'Neill *17.87%1,150      
      Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas*14.73%948      
      SDLP Peter Fitzpatrick*10.36%667723 724.98 870.98   
      SDLP Frances Flynn6.39%411631.68 706.86 753.66 760.66 920.9 
      DUP John Finlay6.68%430432.16 432.79 432.79 682.79 684.42 700.95
      Alliance Anne Carr8.20%528571.92 580.53 582.13 637.68 676.05 681.93
      Sinn Féin Sean Fitzpatrick7.78%501521.52 544.62 547.72 547.72   
      Ulster Unionist William Brown*6.15%396401.04 401.67 401.77    
      Electorate: 10,170  Valid: 6,436 (63.28%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 920  Turnout: 6,618 (65.07%)  

        Rowallane

        1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
        1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
        1989-1993 Change: No change

        Rowallane - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne*22.80%1,322 
        SDLP Margaret Ritchie *20.20%1,171 
        Ulster Unionist Albert Colmer*15.21%8821,067.36
        Ulster Unionist William Biggerstaff*16.42%9521,058.12
        DUP William Dick*16.57%9611,017.56
        SDLP Hugh Flynn8.80%510514.76
        Electorate: 9,320  Valid: 5,798 (62.21%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 967  Turnout: 5,908 (63.39%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Down Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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