1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
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 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

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 Steady0 37.5 34.5 3,114 Increase0.6
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 37.5 33.5 3,021 Decrease1.6
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady0 18.8 18.9 1,711 Decrease2.8
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.3 7.9 715 Increase7.9
  Sinn Féin 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 3.2 288 Decrease6.1
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 181 Increase2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      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.
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