1993 Lisburn Borough Council election

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

All 30 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Sinn Féin
Seats won1633
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP Alliance Ulster Democratic
Seats won321
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party NI Conservatives Ind. Unionist Ind. Conservative
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough 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

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1610Increase2.svg153.339.113,216Decrease2.svg10.8
  DUP 302Decrease2.svg210.015.85,350Decrease2.svg2.0
  Sinn Féin 310Increase2.svg110.09.33,138Increase2.svg1.7
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg010.07.92,661Decrease2.svg0.1
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg06.712.34,169Increase2.svg1.6
  Ulster Democratic 110Increase2.svg13.34.81,617Increase2.svg4.1
  NI Conservatives 110Increase2.svg13.34.11,402New
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg13.34.11,394Increase2.svg4.1
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.8598Decrease2.svg1.3
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.00.8281Increase2.svg0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Sinn Féin SDLP Alliance UDP Conservative Others
Downshire41.6324.710.000.0013.204.7115.710.005
Dunmurry Cross22.525.5037.3321.025.100.000.008.607
Killultagh48.4326.310.0016.019.300.000.000.005
Lisburn Town North34.3318.910.000.0017.915.902.9020.117
Lisburn Town South56.048.300.000.0017.1114.113.700.806
Total39.11615.839.337.9312.324.814.116.7330

Districts results

Downshire

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

Downshire - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn*18.38%1,104    
DUP Charles Poots *16.49%9901,030   
NI Conservatives William Bleakes *15.73%945999 1,010.61  
Ulster Unionist William Falloon*13.62%818863 907.91 1,042.91 
Ulster Unionist William McConnell9.64%579601 632.41 868.02 906.02
Alliance Kenneth Hull*13.25%796811 813.34 831.7 833.6
DUP James McCann8.18%491552 557.67   
Ulster Democratic David Adams 8.18%283    
Electorate: 12,290  Valid: 6,006 (48.87%)  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 1,002  Turnout: 6,130 (49.88%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

    1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin Patrick Rice*16.83%1,417       
    Ulster Unionist William McAllister*15.02%1,265       
    SDLP Hugh Lewsley*12.78%1,076       
    Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson *11.16%9401,215.34      
    Ulster Unionist Billy Bell *7.43%626626 797.36 797.51 812.7 812.76 818.76 1,244.76
    Sinn Féin Anne Marie Armstrong9.28%781841.58 841.58 994.13 1,011.65 1,012.37 1,041.14 1,041.31
    SDLP William McDonnell*8.25%695707.22 707.56 710.11 816.04 833.72 1,035.6 1,037.6
    Alliance Elizabeth Campbell5.07%427428.04 432.97 433.12 504.8 505.72 592.1 611.39
    DUP Jonathan Craig 5.50%463463 492.24 492.24 497.75 497.77 502.11  
    Workers' Party Anne-Marie Lowry5.33%449453.16 453.84 454.29 491.63 492.83   
    Independent Peter McAnespie3.34%281283.34 286.23 286.98     
    Electorate: 16,184  Valid: 8,420 (52.03%)  Spoilt: 307  Quota: 1,053  Turnout: 8,727 (53.92%)  

      Killultagh

      1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

      Killultagh - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*27.83%1,550   
      DUP Cecil Calvert *17.33%965   
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan*15.98%890890.8 890.89 1,064.89
      Ulster Unionist David Greene*7.61%424827.6 834.86 977.86
      Ulster Unionist Kenneth Watson12.91%719863 867.44 966.44
      DUP William Stevenson8.98%500538 553.54 581.02
      Alliance Eileen Drayne9.36%521543.8 544.73  
      Electorate: 11,781  Valid: 5,569 (47.27%)  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 929  Turnout: 5,684 (48.25%)  

        Lisburn Town North

        1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

        Lisburn Town North - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Ind. Unionist Ronnie Crawford*18.75%1,394         
        DUP William Beattie *17.03%1,266         
        Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson*8.16%607718.86 751.8 753.8 770.56 812.47 959.71   
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple*9.91%737791.4 822.99 823.26 867.9 903.06 951.22   
        Ulster Unionist William Lewis*9.71%722805.98 833.52 833.52 865 908.43 930.43   
        Alliance Frazer McCammond9.68%720746.18 747.53 794.55 794.55 846.21 850.73 852.16 852.97 870.19
        Ulster Unionist Lorraine Martin4.55%338383.9 397.13 398.47 439.07 458.01 511.12 535.56 553.11 793.83
        Alliance William Whitley8.22%611635.48 637.64 675.34 681.38 706.39 709.68 709.81 710.08 738.1
        Ulster Democratic Raymond Smallwoods5.84%434452.36 469.1 470.1 487.88 492.49 544.38 546.2 548.63  
        DUP Josephine Challis1.88%140177.4 363.43 364.43 375.95 392.44     
        NI Conservatives Leonard Jarvis2.95%219250.96 259.33 263.33 266.16      
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Park1.98%147168.08 178.61 179.61       
        Workers' Party J. J. Magee1.34%100103.06 103.6        
        Electorate: 16,142  Valid: 7,435 (46.06%)  Spoilt: 142  Quota: 930  Turnout: 7,577 (46.94%)  

          Lisburn Town South

          1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP

          Lisburn Town South - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis *31.21%1,996        
          Alliance Seamus Close *15.37%983        
          Ulster Unionist William Belshaw*12.57%8041,158.2       
          Ulster Democratic Gary McMichael 14.07%9001,013.3       
          Ulster Unionist Joseph Lockhart6.18%395536.9 593.48 606.68 620.98 628.78 786.48 811.7 916.7
          Ulster Unionist George Morrison *3.88%248494.95 588.43 622.53 636.44 648.14 717.64 766.81 885.67
          DUP Edwin Poots 4.38%280309.15 317.35 327.8 332.35 335.5 346.31 537.12 572.76
          NI Conservatives Anne Blake*3.72%238274.85 292.07 301.97 344.13 376.83 395.01 416.28  
          DUP Robin McMaster*3.99%255285.25 300.01 308.81 313.91 317.66 327.02   
          Ulster Unionist John Curry2.14%137226.65 276.26 286.71 303.38 309.98    
          Alliance Trevor Lunn 1.74%111137.95 140.82 143.02      
          Workers' Party Gerard Dunlop0.77%4950.65 51.06 51.06      
          Electorate: 13,615  Valid: 6,396 (46.98%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 914  Turnout: 6,530 (47.96%)  

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            1. 1 2 "Lisburn Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.