1993 Derry City Council election

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Derry City Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won 17 5 5
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist Ulster Democratic
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Election results
Derry City Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 17 2 0 Increase2 56.7 46.9 18,053 Decrease2.8
  Sinn Féin 5 1 1 Steady0 16.7 20.2 7,778 Increase3.8
  DUP 5 1 0 Increase1 16.7 13.3 5,142 Decrease0.2
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 9.2 3,544 Decrease1.0
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.3 2.9 1,133 Decrease0.8
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.6 985 Increase2.6
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 777 Increase2.0
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.2 469 Decrease1.4
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.0 369 Increase0.4
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 267 Decrease0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Cityside 50.0 3 44.7 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 5.3 0 5
Northland 56.6 5 22.8 2 2.4 0 0.0 0 18.2 0 7
Rural 50.7 3 6.0 1 22.3 1 21.0 2 0.0 0 6
Shantallow 65.0 4 26.6 1 0.0 0 3.0 0 5.4 0 5
Waterside 18.8 2 8.6 0 37.0 3 17.9 1 17.7 1 7
Total 46.9 17 20.5 5 13.3 5 9.2 2 10.1 1 30

District results

Cityside

1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

Cityside - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Hugh Brady* 22.62% 1,363        
SDLP Jim Clifford* 18.07% 1,089        
SDLP Patrick Devine* 16.66% 1,004 1,016.69      
SDLP Pat Ramsey 15.22% 917 925.64 991.4 1,024.71  
Sinn Féin Bernadette Bradley 11.70% 705 893.73 896.21 910.45 941.5
Sinn Féin Dominic Doherty 10.34% 623 751.25 753.17 755.22 771.35
Independent Labour Anthony Martin 3.14% 189 193.86 198.98 248.24  
Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 2.24% 135 138.51 144.35    
Electorate: 9,636   Valid: 6,025 (62.53%)   Spoilt: 249   Quota: 1,005   Turnout: 6,274 (65.11%)  

    Northland

    1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
    1989-1993 Change: SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

    Northland - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    SDLP John Tierney* 16.05% 1,506                      
    Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin* 14.70% 1,380                      
    SDLP Mark Durkan 13.97% 1,311                      
    SDLP Martin Bradley 12.38% 1,162 1,296.64                    
    SDLP John Kerr* 7.57% 710 767.84 770.24 838.55 922.01 927.79 942.9 952.71 955.71 1,040.95 1,095.17 1,201.17
    Sinn Féin Mary Nelis 8.08% 758 772.16 949.91 951.34 952.64 961.75 962.75 970.44 970.44 982.7 1,000.7 1,040.7
    SDLP Kathleen McCloskey 6.60% 619 704.92 707.17 744.57 771.09 774.48 786.48 797.22 800.22 849.24 918.24 996.24
    Ind. Unionist David Davis* 5.50% 516 520.08 521.88 526.5 528.06 530.06 554.5 561.98 745.44 759.77 778.77 844.77
    Independent Tony Carlin 3.68% 345 354.36 358.86 366.56 369.68 373.09 382.79 389.29 393.4 450.36 525.36  
    Independent Labour Patrick Muldowney 1.99% 187 191.32 194.47 197.33 198.11 214.33 221.44 356.78 359.78 374.22    
    Independent Nationalist William McCorriston* 3.10% 291 303.24 304.44 309.72 313.36 319.6 320.93 321.93 323.93      
    Ulster Unionist Gladys Carey 2.46% 231 231.24 231.24 231.46 231.46 231.46 238.46 239.57        
    Independent Labour Richard Foster 1.86% 175 180.52 181.72 183.15 184.19 194.29 212.29          
    Alliance Nigel Cooke 1.24% 116 116.72 116.72 118.48 118.48 118.72            
    Workers' Party Gordon McKenzie 0.45% 42 42.96 43.26 43.81 44.33              
    Workers' Party Noel Lynch 0.38% 36 36.72 37.47 38.24 38.24              
    Electorate: 15,645   Valid: 9,385 (59.99%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 1,174   Turnout: 9,625 (61.52%)  

      Rural

      1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      1989-1993 Change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

      Rural - 6 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Annie Courtney* 20.53% 1,545              
      SDLP John McNickle* 13.94% 1,049 1,310.76            
      SDLP George Peoples* 11.22% 844 932.96 974.72 975.72 1,091.72      
      Ulster Unionist Richard Dallas 10.50% 790 797.68 797.68 935.32 937.32 937.86 1,444.86  
      DUP William Hay* 11.71% 881 885.48 886.35 911.67 912.67 912.94 983.26 1,156.26
      DUP Mervyn Lindsay* 9.25% 696 696.32 696.32 706.64 707.64 707.64 818.64 984.64
      SDLP Patrick Murray 5.04% 379 451.32 637.21 637.53 771 785.58 785.9 786.9
      Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton* 6.75% 508 510.24 510.24 706.24 707.24 707.24    
      Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden 5.98% 450 466 468.32 468.32        
      Ulster Unionist George Duddy 5.09% 383 384.92 384.92          
      Electorate: 12,377   Valid: 7,525 (60.80%)   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 1,076   Turnout: 7,725 (62.41%)  

        Shantallow

        1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1989-1993 Change: No change

        Shantallow - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP Mary Bradley* 30.54% 1,976        
        Sinn Féin Gearóid Ó hEára* 17.25% 1,116        
        SDLP Shaun Gallagher* 11.93% 772 1,320.16      
        SDLP Margaret McCartney 11.36% 735 851.64 1,024.56 1,051.96 1,158.96
        SDLP William O'Connell* 11.17% 723 880.92 931.96 952.58 1,049.92
        Sinn Féin James McKnight 9.32% 603 619.8 624.42 628.9 665.62
        Independent Labour Robert Lindsay 4.56% 295 323.32 330.14 441.64  
        DUP William Dougherty 3.03% 196 201.76 201.98    
        Workers' Party Edward Sharkey 0.83% 54 61.68 63.22    
        Electorate: 11,001   Valid: 6,470 (58.81%)   Spoilt: 232   Quota: 1,079   Turnout: 6,702 (60.92%)  

          Waterside

          1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1989-1993 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UDP and due to the addition of one seat

          Waterside - 7 seats[2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112
          DUP Gregory Campbell* 16.12% 1,469                      
          DUP Joe Miller* 12.70% 1,157                      
          DUP Bill Irwin 8.15% 743 916.8 925.63 928.63 942.74 948.64 980.25 987.26 1,004.24 1,216.24    
          Ulster Unionist John Adams* 9.11% 830 862.78 863.44 866.44 916.89 952.87 975.44 1,000.88 1,110.91 1,154.91    
          Ind. Unionist James Guy* 6.77% 617 643.18 643.69 652.69 659.91 668.35 677.15 776.18 792.64 813.13 838.33 1,190.33
          SDLP Gerald Toland* 9.54% 869 869.44 869.44 897.44 898.44 898.44 899.44 952.67 953.67 953.67 953.67 965.78
          SDLP Wilfred White 9.25% 843 843.66 843.66 856.66 859.66 860.66 860.66 887.66 888.66 888.66 888.66 893.41
          Sinn Féin Gary Fleming 8.56% 780 780.22 780.22 788.22 789.44 789.44 789.44 790.44 791.66 791.66 791.66 793.49
          Ulster Unionist Derry Burgess 4.33% 395 413.26 413.54 422.76 426.98 463.76 474.01 499.02 671.83 720.47 770.27  
          Ulster Democratic James Millar 2.61% 238 255.16 255.32 256.32 268.34 271.78 429.46 430.46 444.22      
          Ulster Unionist Jacqueline Colhoun 2.35% 214 229.84 230.06 232.06 236.51 343.4 350.74 363.96        
          Alliance Snoo Sinclair 2.78% 253 253.88 253.95 286.95 289.95 289.95 292.95          
          Ulster Democratic Kenneth Kerr* 2.54% 231 248.6 248.98 253.98 270.98 270.99            
          Ulster Unionist William Houston 2.12% 193 200.92 201.01 203.01 206.01              
          Independent David Nicholl 1.55% 141 145.4 145.45 148.45                
          Independent Labour William Anderson 1.53% 139 139.44 139.44                  
          Electorate: 14,760   Valid: 9,112 (61.73%)   Spoilt: 226   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 9,338 (63.27%)  

            References
            1. "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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