1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

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

All 25 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP DUP Alliance
Seats won1054
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Newtownabbey Labour SDLP
Seats won411
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Seventh party
 
Party Labour '87
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

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Election results

Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 1001Decrease2.svg140.032.57,584Decrease2.svg13.3
  DUP 501Decrease2.svg120.021.34,996Decrease2.svg4.0
  Ind. Unionist 402Increase2.svg216.017.03,955Increase2.svg6.5
  Alliance 400Steady2.svg016.016.13,739Increase2.svg2.1
  Newtownabbey Labour Party 110Increase2.svg14.07.31,691Increase2.svg0.1
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg04.05.51,271Increase2.svg2.4
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.387Decrease2.svg1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP Others
Antrim Line24.1221.0118.3217.8118.817
Ballyclare 42.2323.1112.200.0022.515
Macedon28.7220.3113.810.0037.226
University39.0321.4218.010.0021.617
Total32.51021.3516.145.5124.6525

Districts results

Antrim Line

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Antrim Line - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP Tommy McTeague*17.85%1,271    
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton*17.53%1,248    
UUP Edward Crilly12.69%904    
Alliance James Rooney*10.22%728947.52   
DUP Billy Blair12.26%873873 920.4  
UUP Arthur Kell*7.91%563564.6 707.1 907.1 
Alliance Elizabeth Frazer8.07%575634.84 654.04 775.78 826.99
DUP Tommy Kirkham*8.72%621621.64 665.44 741.54 741.63
UUP Marell Hunter3.52%251252.6 351.6   
Workers' Party Brendan Harrison1.22%87172.76 174.56   
Electorate: 15,806  Valid: 7,121 (45.05%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 891  Turnout: 7,281 (46.06%)  

    Ballyclare

    1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    Ballyclare - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron*22.49%942   
    UUP Stephen Turkington*20.82%872   
    DUP Samuel Cameron*16.73%701   
    UUP James Bingham13.97%585675.72 744.81 
    UUP Leonard Hardy7.42%311416 486.98 608.64
    Alliance Trevor Strain12.20%511529.48 538.09 547.94
    DUP Greg Steele6.37%267289.4 309.35  
    Electorate: 11,161  Valid: 4,189 (37.53%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 699  Turnout: 4,301 (38.54%)  

      Macedon

      1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Independent Unionist

      Macedon - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      UUP Andrew Beattie*16.27%907     
      Newtownabbey Labour Mark Langhammer 14.59%813     
      DUP Billy Snoddy *11.64%649653.92 656.92 672.4 1,000.4 
      UUP David Hollis9.80%546595.56 595.56 713.2 763.36 830.24
      Alliance John Blair *13.80%769775.84 779.96 788.44 795.56 801.72
      Ind. Unionist Billy Boyd*9.11%508535.36 536.48 610.44 676.52 785.64
      Newtownabbey Labour Robert Kidd*10.89%607609.64 656.88 663.12 686.6 706.84
      DUP Billy DeCourcy8.72%486491.28 492.28 501.64   
      UUP Samuel Martin2.60%145153.04 153.04    
      Ind. Unionist Norman Boyd 1.58%8889.44 89.44    
      Newtownabbey Labour Thomas Davidson1.00%5656.48     
      Electorate: 13,176  Valid: 5,574 (42.30%)  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 797  Turnout: 5,792 (43.96%)  

        University

        1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

        University - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ind. Unionist Fraser Agnew *18.24%1,169       
        UUP George Herron*13.43%861       
        UUP James Robinson*8.18%524588 604.31 608.95 702.66 728.76 1,003.76 
        UUP Barbara Gilliland*5.63%361515.24 533.23 545.36 620.75 639.19 803.19 
        DUP Tony Lough8.46%542556.72 557.98 558.62 567.01 712.89 737.29 769.29
        DUP Alan Hewitt6.94%445464.84 468.06 471.06 492.8 658.49 687.07 755.07
        Alliance Gordon Mawhinney *9.10%583592.28 593.26 649.58 661.18 675.13 716.09 736.09
        Alliance William McKimmon*8.94%573582.6 584 651.32 658.45 665.44 688.99 711.99
        UUP Ken Robinson*8.33%534566.64 572.31 578.63 591.08 614.7   
        DUP Samuel Neill*5.96%382407.28 409.87 416.51 425.43    
        UUP Elizabeth McClenaghan3.43%220246.88 255 262     
        Newtownabbey Labour Deborah Hayes1.75%112114.56 114.77      
        Newtownabbey Labour Stafford Ward0.92%5959.96 59.96      
        Newtownabbey Labour William McClinton0.69%4445.92 45.99      
        Electorate: 15,330  Valid: 6,409 (41.81%)  Spoilt: 148  Quota: 802  Turnout: 6,557 (42.77%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Newtownabbey Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.