1993 Larne Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP DUP Alliance
Seats won742
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Ind. Nationalist Independent
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Larne Borough 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 700Steady2.svg046.745.64,360Increase2.svg2.9
  DUP 400Steady2.svg020.027.52,626Decrease2.svg1.6
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg013.39.0861Decrease2.svg2.5
  Ind. Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.76.3600Decrease2.svg0.3
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg16.73.5339Increase2.svg3.5
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.05.8551Decrease2.svg4.4
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.02.3216New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Coast Road38.1227.0115.0119.915
Larne Lough66.2327.220.006.605
Larne Town 32.4228.2112.4127.015
Total45.6727.549.0217.9215

Districts results

Coast Road

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: No change

Coast Road - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
UUP Thomas Robinson *20.35%612    
Ind. Nationalist William Cunning*19.95%600    
UUP Joan Drummond*17.72%533    
Alliance Amelia Kelly*14.99%451473.44 566.32  
DUP Winston Fulton*14.36%432457.08 457.89 494.08 515.59
DUP Rachel Rea12.63%380439.62 441.51 469.23 478.23
Electorate: 7,176  Valid: 3,008 (41.92%)  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 502  Turnout: 3,102 (43.23%)  

    Larne Lough

    1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
    1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
    1989-1993 Change: No change

    Larne Lough - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    UUP Roy Beggs *51.82%1,680    
    UUP Thomas Caldwell5.31%172695.98   
    DUP Bobby McKee *15.79%512607.14   
    UUP Alexander Hunter3.73%121371.63 472.83 534.05 553.37
    DUP Samuel McAllister11.38%369430.77 440.23 482.48 508.7
    UUP Samuel Steele*5.31%172337.43 362.95 431.74 451.75
    NI Conservatives Gary Haggan*6.66%216255.05 269.57   
    Electorate: 7,406  Valid: 3,242 (43.78%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 541  Turnout: 3,383 (45.68%)  

      Larne Town

      1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
      1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1989-1993 Change: Independent Unionist gain from Independent

      Larne Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Jack McKee *25.76%851     
      UUP Rosalie Armstrong*17.59%581     
      UUP Robert Robinson*12.66%418466.65 518.45 541.1 548.2 583.2
      Alliance Patricia Kay*12.41%410413.15 417.15 418.3 546.3 553.6
      Ind. Unionist Lindsay Mason 10.26%339350.55 352.55 353.5 436.5 468.25
      Independent Roy Craig8.39%277286.45 292.45 294.45 326.5 363.75
      DUP Leonard Sluman2.48%82289.55 294 294.55 297.9  
      Independent Pat Buckley*8.30%274274.35 275.35 275.5   
      UUP May Steele 2.15%7179.05     
      Electorate: 7,773  Valid: 3,303 (42.29%)  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 551  Turnout: 3,388 (43.59%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.