1993 Limavady Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP UUP DUP
Seats won761
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

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

Elections to Limavady 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 710Increase2.svg146.740.35,054Increase2.svg3.7
  UUP 601Decrease2.svg140.039.95,003Steady2.svg0.0
  DUP 100Steady2.svg06.710.81,358Decrease2.svg1.0
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg06.79.01,129Decrease2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena53.7336.829.400.000.005
Benbradagh33.3237.520.0029.110.005
Limavady Town 34.1244.6221.310.000.005
Total40.3739.9610.819.010.0015

District results

Bellarena

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1989–1993 Change: No change

Bellarena - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
UUP Stanley Gault*21.42%880  
SDLP Arthur Doherty *20.84%856  
SDLP Thomas Mullan*16.77%689  
UUP Robert Grant*15.43%634809.34 
SDLP John McKinney*16.09%661661 826.48
DUP Ernest Murray9.44%388402.74 405.26
Electorate: 6,221  Valid: 4,108 (66.03%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 685  Turnout: 4,183 (67.24%)  

    Benbradagh

    1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1989–1993 Change: No change

    Benbradagh - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    UUP David Robinson*26.86%1,042    
    SDLP Michael Coyle 25.75%999    
    Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy*20.68%802    
    UUP Max Gault*10.70%415800.32   
    SDLP Gerard Lynch*7.58%294295.14 610.34 614.34 636.38
    Sinn Féin Kevin Kelly8.43%327327.76 364.16 509.16 509.54
    Electorate: 6,155  Valid: 3,879 (63.02%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 647  Turnout: 3,976 (64.60%)  

      Limavady Town

      1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1989–1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

      Limavady Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      DUP George Robinson *19.40%884  
      SDLP Barry Doherty*17.60%802  
      UUP Ronald Cartwright*17.34%790  
      UUP John Dolan*15.80%720771 
      SDLP Desmond Lowry16.52%753755 758.23
      UUP Norman Reynolds*12.11%522548 665.13
      DUP John Murray1.89%86  
      Electorate: 6,959  Valid: 4,557 (65.48%)  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 760  Turnout: 4,623 (66.43%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.