1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993

1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election

←  1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997  →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP Seats won 6 6 3 Seat change 0 0 0   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seat change 0

Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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.

There was no change from the prior election. ^[1]

Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1993 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	6	0	0	0	37.5	34.5	3,114	0.6
	Ulster Unionist	6	0	0	0	37.5	33.5	3,021	1.6
	SDLP	3	0	0	0	18.8	18.9	1,711	2.8
	Independent	1	0	0	0	6.3	7.9	715	7.9
	Sinn Féin	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.2	288	6.1
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	181	2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1993
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	DUP		UUP		SDLP		Others
Ballymoney Town	36.6	2	29.5	2	0.0	0	33.9	1	5
Bann Valley	34.2	2	31.9	2	26.1	1	7.8	0	6
Bushvale	32.8	2	39.4	2	27.8	1	0.0	0	5
Total	34.5	6	33.5	6	18.9	3	13.1	1	16

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

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

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Cecil Cousley *	24.05%	636
	Independent	Robert McComb*	20.46%	541
	DUP	Samuel McConaghie*	12.59%	333	475.29
	Ulster Unionist	Tom McKeown	10.17%	269	291.32	321.56	336.3	348.66	494.39
	Ulster Unionist	James Simpson*	11.20%	296	305.92	320.83	327.1	341.52	409.64
	Independent	Colin McVicker	6.58%	174	180.2	199.1	202.4	309.49	342.53
	Ulster Unionist	Helen McKeown	8.09%	214	222.06	241.8	249.83	271.83
	Alliance	Hugh McFarland	6.85%	181	181.93	194.53	195.08
Electorate: 5,804  Valid: 2,644 (45.55%)  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 441  Turnout: 2,700 (46.52%)

Bann Valley

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

Bann Valley - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Ulster Unionist	Joe Gaston *	23.48%	865
	DUP	Robert Halliday*	16.80%	619
	SDLP	Charley O'Kane*	16.64%	613
	Ulster Unionist	John Watt*	8.47%	312	592.8
	DUP	Robert Wilson*	12.54%	462	493.2	547.65
	SDLP	Malachy McCamphill*	9.39%	346	348	348.15	423.75	426.48	426.48	583.78
	DUP	Daniel Taylor	4.86%	179	198.2	231.5	231.5	293.03	311.33	311.33
	Sinn Féin	Pearse McMahon	7.82%	288	288.4	288.4	297.25	297.25	297.25
Electorate: 6,638  Valid: 3,684 (55.50%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 527  Turnout: 3,764 (56.70%)

Bushvale

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

Bushvale - 5 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	SDLP	Harry Connolly*	27.83%	752
	DUP	Frank Campbell	18.13%	490
	Ulster Unionist	William Logan*	16.06%	434	551
	DUP	Bill Kennedy*	14.62%	395	421	425
	Ulster Unionist	John Ramsay*	14.25%	385	406	439
	Ulster Unionist	William Johnston	9.10%	246	341	383
Electorate: 5,200  Valid: 2,702 (51.96%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 451  Turnout: 2,776 (53.38%)

References

1. "Ballymoney Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 July 2021.