1993 Moyle District Council election

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1993 Moyle District Council election
  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  

All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP DUP UUP
Seats won332
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Unionist Ind. Republican
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Ind. Nationalist Sinn Féin
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

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Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Moyle 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 301Decrease2.svg120.025.81,695Decrease2.svg3.8
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.018.41,211Decrease2.svg0.9
  UUP 200Steady2.svg013.37.5494Decrease2.svg1.3
  Ind. Unionist 200Steady2.svg013.313.7901Decrease2.svg1.8
  Independent 200Steady2.svg013.312.1798Decrease2.svg2.6
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg06.78.3548Increase2.svg2.7
  Ind. Republican 110Increase2.svg16.78.2538Increase2.svg8.2
  Ind. Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.75.2340Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 26.2122.618.916.8035.525
Giant's Causeway0.0028.0219.810.0052.225
The Glens42.728.400.0015.2133.725
Total25.8318.437.528.3140.0615

District results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Gardiner Kane *22.61%499      
Independent Christopher McCaughan17.26%381      
SDLP Richard Kerr14.18%313313.28 314.56 316.24 328.09 394.09 
Independent Seamus Blaney13.41%296296.56 297.56 300.56 333.11 355.69 460.69
UUP Helen Harding8.88%196310.52 317.48 318.38 337 338.06 338.09
SDLP Anna Edwards6.80%150151.12 153.12 154.32 161.56 180.89 202.92
Sinn Féin Paul Little6.84%151151.28 151.28 151.43 152.46 153.46  
SDLP Michael O'Cleary*5.26%116116.28 116.28 117.18 133.69   
Independent Archibald McAuley*4.26%94102.68 106.08 108.63    
Independent Elizabeth McConaghy0.50%1116.04      
Electorate: 3,621  Valid: 2,207 (60.95%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 368  Turnout: 2,248 (62.08%)  

    Giant's Causeway

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

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy*26.48%465    
    Ind. Unionist Robert McIlroy*18.28%321    
    DUP Thomas Brennan14.46%254264.66 293.66  
    DUP David McAllister13.55%238267.93 281.93 288.95 299.95
    UUP Robert Getty*10.25%180216.08 221.72 227.48 298.48
    Ind. Unionist James Rodgers*6.55%115161.74 173.48 182.48 208.48
    UUP Robert Thompson6.72%118149.98 158.26 162.31  
    Ind. Unionist Ronnie McIlvar2.79%4960.07    
    Independent Thomas Palmer0.91%1620.1    
    Electorate: 3,143  Valid: 1,756 (55.87%)  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 293  Turnout: 1,796 (57.14%)  

      The Glens

      1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
      1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP

      The Glens - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ind. Republican Oliver McMullan 20.61%538   
      SDLP Malachy McSparran*19.49%509   
      Ind. Nationalist Randal McDonnell*13.02%340380.11 413.41 452.41
      Sinn Féin James McCarry*15.20%397429.34 433.09 433.51
      SDLP Patrick McBride*13.75%359363.41 373.01 400.16
      SDLP Joseph Mitchell*9.50%248270.47 294.62 294.83
      DUP Elizabeth Brennan8.43%220221.26 221.41  
      Electorate: 3,787  Valid: 2,611 (68.95%)  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 436  Turnout: 2,653 (70.06%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.