1993 Magherafelt District Council election

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1993 Magherafelt District Council election
←  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  →
All 16 seats to Magherafelt District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won544
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Independent Nationalist
Seats won30
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Magherafelt District 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 510Increase2.svg131.332.96,137Increase2.svg6.2
  Sinn Féin 410Increase2.svg125.023.54,392Increase2.svg1.4
  DUP 410Increase2.svg125.021.43,989Decrease2.svg2.0
  Ulster Unionist 301Decrease2.svg118.820.33,781Decrease2.svg0.4
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.9363Decrease2.svg1.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Magherafelt Town 31.8216.5133.5218.210.006
Moyola26.8121.5123.4225.912.405
Sperrin39.8233.126.2017.313.605
Total32.9523.5421.4420.331.9016

District results

Magherafelt Town

1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: SDLP gain due to the addition of one seat

Magherafelt Town - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
DUP William McCrea *31.73%2,142  
SDLP Patrick Kilpatrick*21.11%1,425  
Sinn Féin John Hurl*16.50%1,114  
Ulster Unionist Ernest Caldwell*13.79%9311,088.3 
SDLP Joseph McBride10.65%719720.65 1,173.53
DUP Paul McLean*1.30%88950.75 960.09
Ulster Unionist George Shiels4.44%300380.85 382.21
DUP Daniel McAllister0.47%3285.35 88.41
Electorate: 9,376  Valid: 6,751 (72.00%)  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 965  Turnout: 6,882 (73.40%)  

    Moyola

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

    Moyola - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Patrick McErlean22.21%1,276      
    Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna*13.61%782797.34 812.42 1,204.84   
    Ulster Unionist John Junkin *14.46%831831 838 838 838 1,307.26 
    DUP Thomas Catherwood*11.68%671671 674 674 674 780 994.05
    DUP Thomas Wilson11.70%672672 672.26 672.26 672.26 745.26 834.06
    SDLP Francis Madden4.56%262529.54 610.46 642.14 720.8 720.8 723.02
    Ulster Unionist Norman Montgomery*11.40%655655.26 658.26 658.26 658.26   
    Sinn Féin Paul Henry7.90%454465.44 476     
    Workers' Party Patrick Scullion2.47%142164.52      
    Electorate: 7,935  Valid: 5,745 (72.40%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 958  Turnout: 5,924 (74.66%)  

      Sperrin

      1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
      1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin from Independent Nationalist

      Sperrin - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Sinn Féin Patrick Groogan 20.18%1,244  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Montgomery*17.26%1,064  
      SDLP Kathleen Lagan15.16%935950.3 1,090.64
      Sinn Féin John Walsh12.94%798967.2 990.18
      SDLP Ghislaine O'Keeney*14.08%868882.94 915.3
      SDLP Francis McKendry10.57%652654.88 689.78
      DUP Wesley Brown6.23%384384.18  
      Workers' Party Francis Donnelly3.58%221227.84  
      Electorate: 8,201  Valid: 6,166 (75.19%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,028  Turnout: 6,300 (76.82%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Magherafelt Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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