1993 Antrim Borough Council election

Elections to Antrim 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 19 councillors.

1993 Antrim Borough Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)

All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 8 4 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady 0 Decrease 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Ind. Unionist
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 1

Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 2 Decrease2 42.1 38.5 5,701 Decrease5.2
  SDLP 4 0 0 Steady0 21.1 21.0 3,108 Increase2.9
  DUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 15.8 16.3 2,412 Decrease7.7
  Alliance 2 0 0 Increase1 10.5 8.5 1,250 Increase1.5
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 5.3 8.7 1,280 Increase8.2
  Sinn Féin 1 1 0 Increase1 5.3 4.3 612 Decrease1.0
  Democratic Left 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 179 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 82 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Antrim North West 32.6 1 36.1 2 17.0 1 0.0 0 14.3 1 0.0 0 5
Antrim South East 35.0 3 14.6 1 16.3 1 9.6 1 2.6 0 21.9 1 7
Antrim Town 48.7 4 14.7 1 15.6 1 15.2 1 0.0 0 5.8 0 7
Total 38.5 8 21.0 4 16.3 3 8.5 2 5.3 1 10.4 1 19

Districts results

Antrim North West

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

Antrim North West - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist James Graham* 26.53% 1,167        
SDLP Robert Loughran* 26.17% 1,151        
DUP Wilson Clyde* 16.98% 747        
SDLP Donovan McClelland* 9.93% 437 441.18 818.9    
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 14.28% 628 628 656.12 723.95 723.99
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann* 6.12% 269 692.7 700.68 714.17 721.09
Electorate: 7,627   Valid: 4,399 (57.68%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 734   Turnout: 4,530 (59.39%)  

    Antrim South East

    1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from UUP, Independent Unionist leaves DUP

    Antrim South East - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ind. Unionist Roy Thompson* 21.85% 1,280          
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace* 14.99% 878          
    SDLP Robert Burns* 14.60% 855          
    Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea* 9.32% 546 702.64 739.44      
    Alliance David Ford 9.58% 561 571.56 576.04 638.04 739.02  
    Ulster Unionist Howard Campbell* 7.38% 432 517.8 541.48 546.48 557.53 767.29
    DUP Samuel Dunlop* 9.56% 560 638.76 645.16 647.16 648.35 679.23
    DUP William Harkness 6.76% 396 486.64 494.16 494.16 495.86 526.34
    Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson* 3.40% 199 319.12 378.96 378.96 379.81  
    Sinn Féin Joseph McCavana 2.56% 150 150 150      
    Electorate: 11,431   Valid: 5,857 (51.24%)   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 733   Turnout: 5,985 (52.36%)  

      Antrim Town

      1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
      1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
      1989-1993 Change: No change

      Antrim Town - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks* 17.45% 791                
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen* 15.86% 719                
      SDLP Oran Keenan* 14.67% 665                
      DUP James Brown* 12.31% 558 570.76              
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Ritchie 6.57% 298 398.05 472.81 473.61 475.82 548.8 557.01 638.01  
      Alliance James McConnell* 8.80% 399 405.38 413.15 448.03 473.51 476.01 525.08 531.08 532.08
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson* 5.56% 252 291.73 312.52 312.68 312.68 341.6 343.76 461.13 516.13
      Alliance Mary Wallace 6.40% 290 292.9 295.63 328.27 355.03 358.03 435.51 448.46 450.46
      Ulster Unionist Avril Swann* 3.31% 150 202.2 224.25 224.25 224.25 248.3 252.93    
      Democratic Left Patrick McGinley 3.95% 179 180.16 181.42 192.14 217.62 219.83      
      DUP James Porter 3.33% 151 158.54 174.5 174.66 175.66        
      Workers' Party Eamon Gillen 1.81% 82 82 83.47 100.75          
      Electorate: 11,484   Valid: 4,534 (39.48%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 567   Turnout: 4,665 (40.62%)  

        References

        1. "Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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