1993 Limavady Borough Council election

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Limavady Borough Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won 7 6 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

Election results
Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 7 1 0 Increase1 46.7 40.3 5,054 Increase3.7
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 1 Decrease1 40.0 39.9 5,003 Steady0.0
  DUP 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 10.8 1,358 Decrease1.0
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 9.0 1,129 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena 53.7 3 36.8 2 9.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 33.3 2 37.5 2 0.0 0 29.1 1 0.0 0 5
Limavady Town 34.1 2 44.6 2 21.3 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Total 40.3 7 39.9 6 10.8 1 9.0 1 0.0 0 15

District results

Bellarena

1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1989–1993 Change: No change

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault* 21.42% 880    
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 20.84% 856    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 16.77% 689    
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 15.43% 634 809.34  
SDLP John McKinney* 16.09% 661 661 826.48
DUP Ernest Murray 9.44% 388 402.74 405.26
Electorate: 6,221   Valid: 4,108 (66.03%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 685   Turnout: 4,183 (67.24%)  

    Benbradagh

    1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1989–1993 Change: No change

    Benbradagh - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist David Robinson* 26.86% 1,042        
    SDLP Michael Coyle 25.75% 999        
    Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy* 20.68% 802        
    Ulster Unionist Max Gault* 10.70% 415 800.32      
    SDLP Gerard Lynch* 7.58% 294 295.14 610.34 614.34 636.38
    Sinn Féin Kevin Kelly 8.43% 327 327.76 364.16 509.16 509.54
    Electorate: 6,155   Valid: 3,879 (63.02%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 647   Turnout: 3,976 (64.60%)  

      Limavady Town

      1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1989–1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

      Limavady Town - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      DUP George Robinson* 19.40% 884    
      SDLP Barry Doherty* 17.60% 802    
      Ulster Unionist Ronald Cartwright* 17.34% 790    
      Ulster Unionist John Dolan* 15.80% 720 771  
      SDLP Desmond Lowry 16.52% 753 755 758.23
      Ulster Unionist Norman Reynolds* 12.11% 522 548 665.13
      DUP John Murray 1.89% 86    
      Electorate: 6,959   Valid: 4,557 (65.48%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 760   Turnout: 4,623 (66.43%)  

        References
        1. "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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