1993 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Elections to Castlereagh 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 23 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Castlereagh Borough Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
All 23 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 9 6 5
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist UPUP
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 9 0 0 Steady0 39.1 44.1 8,877 Decrease0.9
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 26.1 21.9 4,405 Decrease5.1
  Alliance 5 1 0 Increase1 21.7 21.9 4,412 Increase0.4
  Ind. Unionist 2 1 0 Increase1 8.7 3.8 759 Steady0.0
  UPUP 1 0 0 Steady0 4.3 2.8 557 Increase0.3
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 5.5 1,104 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance UPUP Others
Castlereagh Central 57.4 3 15.1 1 18.6 1 0.0 0 8.9 1 6
Castlereagh East 52.0 3 8.9 1 15.3 1 9.3 1 14.5 1 7
Castlereagh South 30.5 1 31.0 2 31.1 2 0.0 0 7.4 0 5
Castlereagh West 31.8 2 37.9 2 25.6 1 0.0 0 4.7 0 5
Total 44.1 9 21.9 6 21.9 5 2.8 1 9.3 2 23

Districts results

Castlereagh Central

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

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUP Peter Robinson* 53.27% 2,775                
Alliance Patrick Mitchell* 15.01% 782                
Ulster Unionist Alan Carson* 12.57% 655 802              
DUP John Norris 0.90% 47 770.75              
DUP Cecil Moore 2.17% 113 689 695 707.8 708 723.74 737.31 746.31  
Ind. Unionist Grant Dillon* 6.53% 340 450.25 452.75 471.31 471.83 472.63 505.81 570.92 645.92
DUP Mary Fairfield 1.06% 55 417.25 423 431.32 431.48 433.5 442.41 469 493
Alliance Ann Smith 3.55% 185 209.75 214.5 216.1 245.22 245.34 292.08 320.1  
Ulster Unionist Ellen Gray* 1.98% 103 142 164 174.24 174.6 174.84 206.33    
NI Conservatives Leeburn Stitt 2.42% 126 144.75 146.75 151.23 151.75 151.81      
Ulster Unionist John Ferris 0.54% 28 46              
Electorate: 11,260   Valid: 5,209 (46.26%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 745   Turnout: 5,411 (48.06%)  

    Castlereagh East

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

    Castlereagh East - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    DUP Iris Robinson* 45.13% 2,690              
    Alliance Peter Osborne 15.27% 910              
    DUP Matthew Anderson* 3.89% 232 1,364.94            
    DUP Sandy Geddis 1.44% 86 298.38 831.58          
    UPUP Tommy Jeffers* 9.34% 557 676.88 688.88 732.66 736.36      
    Ulster Unionist John Bell* 8.00% 477 531.02 539.02 563.44 607.76 608.36 632.44 723.44
    Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 7.03% 419 493.74 502.14 523.48 532.1 532.88 547.56 624.02
    NI Conservatives David Munster 3.88% 231 262.08 264.48 294.18 295.18 295.48 496.52 520.6
    DUP Will Kelly 1.54% 92 362.1 395.3 399.48 409.52 484.1 491.2  
    NI Conservatives Barbara Finney 5.01% 210 231.46 235.06 266.3 267.52 267.88    
    Ulster Unionist John Boyle* 0.95% 57 76.98 81.38 89.74        
    Electorate: 15,253   Valid: 5,961 (39.08%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 746   Turnout: 6,086 (39.90%)  

      Castlereagh South

      1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

      Castlereagh South - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist John Beattie 22.75% 1,003          
      DUP Myreve Chambers* 22.14% 976          
      Alliance Geraldine Rice* 18.94% 835          
      Alliance Margaret Marshall 12.18% 537 543.48 553.48 557.73 654.1 749.5
      Ulster Unionist Marie Luney 8.23% 363 585.48 586.48 601.73 726.95 728.15
      DUP Charlie Tosh 8.35% 368 379.88 380.88 592.88 625.54 626.62
      NI Conservatives Michael Henderson 6.37% 281 299.09 329.36 335.61    
      NI Conservatives Joyce Young 1.04% 46 46.81        
      Electorate: 10,556   Valid: 4,409 (41.77%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 735   Turnout: 4,527 (42.89%)  

        Castlereagh West

        1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        Castlereagh West - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist John Taylor* 34.16% 1,549          
        DUP Ernest Harper* 21.81% 989          
        Alliance David Andrews 20.40% 925          
        Ulster Unionist William Stevenson 3.75% 170 781        
        DUP William Clulow 8.05% 365 434.16 493.68 496.2 518.84 796.44
        Alliance Sara Duncan 5.25% 238 264 266.4 420.66 531.52 546.64
        DUP William Smyth 2.95% 89 139.96 309.16 310.42 349.78  
        NI Conservatives Andrew Fee 4.63% 210 232.36 232.84 237.34    
        Electorate: 10,557   Valid: 4,535 (42.96%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 756   Turnout: 4,655 (44.09%)  

          References
          1. "Castlereagh Council Election Results 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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