1993 Omagh District Council election

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

All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP UUP
Seats won654
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance Ind. Nationalist
Seats won311
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 1993 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 600Steady2.svg028.624.35,338Decrease2.svg0.6
  SDLP 501Decrease2.svg123.824.55,386Decrease2.svg1.6
  UUP 401Decrease2.svg119.020.04,008Decrease2.svg1.9
  DUP 311Steady2.svg014.315.43,393Increase2.svg0.3
  Alliance 110Increase2.svg14.85.01,092Increase2.svg1.3
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg14.84.2921Increase2.svg4.2
  Ind. Nationalist 100Steady2.svg04.83.2700Decrease2.svg0.9
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.9422Increase2.svg2.3
  Democratic Left 000Steady2.svg00.01.5340New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP DUP Alliance Others
Mid Tyrone38.4318.7116.9110.611.8013.617
Omagh Town 12.0125.1216.1120.6111.6114.617
West Tyrone20.9229.8226.6215.612.304.807
Total24.3624.5520.0415.435.0110.8221

District results

Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon*15.90%1,216         
UUP Desmond Anderson*13.18%1,008         
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer*11.52%8811,007.5        
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke*10.94%837936 936 936.15 983.31     
DUP Drew Baxter6.55%501501 505 515.3 515.3 515.3 784.65 788.65 1,004.65 
SDLP Seamus Shields*8.03%614630.94 644.16 644.91 646.71 650.85 651.9 747.56 753.21 934.3
Ind. Nationalist Brian McGrath*9.15%700705.06 728.06 728.21 728.48 733.07 733.07 789.38 794.68 863.92
SDLP Nuala McSherry6.20%474474.88 491.88 492.13 492.22 492.58 492.58 631.07 633.07 668.32
Democratic Left Patrick McClean4.45%340346.16 369.6 370.15 370.69 371.14 375.14 391.36 409.71  
UUP William Oldcroft3.77%288288 309 343.2 343.2 343.2 379.55 380.6   
SDLP Patrick McLaughlin4.43%339340.76 356.76 356.86 357.4 357.76 357.76    
DUP Jim Patterson4.09%313313 314 317.05 317.05 317.05     
Alliance James Lagan1.80%138138.88         
Electorate: 9,970  Valid: 7,649 (76.72%)  Spoilt: 228  Quota: 957  Turnout: 7,877 (79.01%)  

    Omagh Town

    1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
    1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP

    Omagh Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Oliver Gibson *14.83%995        
    SDLP Patrick McGowan *14.01%940        
    Independent Labour Johnny McLaughlin*13.73%921        
    UUP Wilfred Breen*12.05%808835.36 839.36      
    Alliance Ann Gormley7.50%503504.12 516.12 528 547.03 771.1 837.92 878.92 
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey*12.03%807807 811 815.62 835.53 837.64 838.75 863.75 
    SDLP Joe Byrne 6.41%430430.32 435.32 461.72 470.74 477.83 480.27 751.07 768.07
    DUP Ivan Burnside5.81%390498.48 499.48 499.48 501.46 506.46 693.24 693.35 693.35
    SDLP Stephen McKenna*4.68%314314.32 327.32 378.58 401.46 404.28 407.6   
    UUP Reuben McKelvey4.04%271286.52 289.52 290.4 293.26 321.23    
    Alliance Ethne McClelland4.10%275276.76 279.76 282.29 286.03     
    Workers' Party Hugh Mullin0.81%5454        
    Electorate: 10,799  Valid: 6,708 (62.12%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 839  Turnout: 6,887 (63.77%)  

      West Tyrone

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

      West Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Thomas Buchanan 15.62%1,194      
      SDLP Liam McQuaid*15.60%1,192      
      UUP Arthur McFarland*14.95%1,143      
      UUP Allan Rainey*7.99%611779.59 780.64 933.44 973.44  
      Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin*11.72%896896.46 903.81 903.81 907.81 910.81 957.81
      SDLP John Duffy7.72%590590.23 661.21 661.37 694.37 707.44 884.55
      Sinn Féin Patrick Watters9.17%701701.46 719.52 719.68 719.68 721.47 762.46
      SDLP James Connolly6.45%493493.69 597.43 597.91 619.65 638.57 698.26
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens4.81%368368.92 395.59 396.07 431.12 456.1  
      UUP William Wilson3.65%279338.34 339.6 362.8 383.3   
      Alliance Eric Bullick2.30%176181.75 185.11 187.03    
      Electorate: 10,209  Valid: 7,643 (74.87%)  Spoilt: 200  Quota: 956  Turnout: 7,843 (76.82%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.