1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election

Elections to Newry and Mourne District 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 Newry and Mourne District Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin
Seats won 15 6 5
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist DUP Independent
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Protestant Unionist
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Election results
Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 15 0 2 Decrease2 50.0 47.9 17,517 Decrease1.5
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 20.0 20.9 7,655 Increase2.4
  Sinn Féin 5 1 0 Increase1 16.7 18.1 6,619 Increase4.1
  Independent Nationalist 2 1 1 Steady0 6.7 5.5 2,016 Increase0.4
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 3.3 3.6 1,319 Decrease0.1
  DUP 1 1 0 Increase1 3.3 2.3 856 Decrease0.9
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.0 381 Increase0.1
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 210 Increase0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Crotlieve 58.6 4 12.1 1 4.8 0 0.0 0 24.5 2 7
Newry Town 43.7 3 11.2 1 22.8 2 0.0 0 22.3 1 7
Slieve Gullion 54.0 3 0.0 0 46.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
The Fews 44.7 3 36.5 2 18.8 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 6
The Mournes 36.8 2 46.8 2 3.6 0 12.8 1 0.0 0 5
Total 47.9 15 20.9 6 18.1 5 2.3 1 10.8 3 30

District results

Crotlieve

1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP

Crotlieve - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP P. J. Bradley* 19.48% 1,698        
SDLP Hugh Carr* 12.45% 1,085 1,330.31      
Independent Nationalist Anthony Williamson 12.13% 1,057 1,070.69 1,085.43 1,159.43  
Independent Nationalist Ciaran Mussen* 11.00% 959 980.46 1,000.05 1,124.05  
SDLP Jim McCart* 9.51% 829 944.44 970.29 1,011.66 1,185.56
Ulster Unionist Gordon Heslip 12.14% 1,058 1,060.59 1,065.96 1,066.96 1,073.99
SDLP Mary O'Hare 10.21% 890 949.94 976.23 1,014.71 1,035.8
SDLP Brian Mulligan* 6.91% 602 723.36 732.69 782.17 810.29
Sinn Féin Ann Marie Willis 4.83% 421 425.81 441.92    
Workers' Party Raymond McEvoy 1.33% 116 135.24      
Electorate: 13,640   Valid: 8,715 (63.89%)   Spoilt: 227   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 8,942 (65.56%)  

    Newry Town

    1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist

    Newry Town - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 12.41% 997 1,002 1,015      
    Independent Jack Patterson 7.44% 598 621 650 800 1,019  
    SDLP Patrick McElroy* 10.33% 830 857 893 913 943 1,014
    SDLP Frank Feely* 8.49% 682 690 704 720 737 1,013
    SDLP Arthur Ruddy* 10.26% 824 841 850 874 932 982
    Sinn Féin Brendan Curran* 10.36% 832 849 863 893 933 958
    Ulster Unionist William McCaigue* 11.24% 903 911 920 925 939 945
    SDLP Sean Gallogly* 7.94% 638 645 674 695 705 805
    SDLP Patrick Courtney 6.64% 533 542 554 578 601  
    Independent Richard Rodgers 4.92% 395 423 449 505    
    Independent James Markey 4.06% 326 339 384      
    Workers' Party Anthony Hutchinson 3.30% 265 277        
    Independent Labour Noel Sloan 2.61% 210          
    Electorate: 13,701   Valid: 8,033 (58.63%)   Spoilt: 296   Quota: 1,005   Turnout: 8,329 (60.79%)  

      Slieve Gullion

      1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
      1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
      1989-1993 Change: No change

      Slieve Gullion - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      SDLP John Fee* 20.08% 1,227    
      Sinn Féin Jim McAllister* 17.77% 1,086    
      Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald 16.82% 1,028    
      SDLP Pat Toner* 14.15% 865 1,121  
      SDLP Terry Mulkerns 13.01% 795 885 1,061.75
      Sinn Féin Patrick Brennan 11.42% 698 718 743.75
      SDLP Michael McShane 6.74% 412    
      Electorate: 9,214   Valid: 6,111 (66.32%)   Spoilt: 208   Quota: 1,019   Turnout: 6,319 (68.58%)  

        The Fews

        1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1989-1993 Change: No change

        The Fews - 6 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy* 25.17% 1,765      
        SDLP Stephen McGinn* 17.18% 1,205      
        Ulster Unionist Arthur Lockhart 11.32% 794 1,541.56    
        SDLP James Savage* 13.68% 959 962.96 1,030.72  
        SDLP Charlie Smyth* 13.89% 974 977.96 1,028.12  
        Sinn Féin Conor Murphy* 10.85% 761 761.44 762.32 907.87
        Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh 7.90% 554 554.44 556.64 613.44
        Electorate: 10,399   Valid: 7,012 (67.43%)   Spoilt: 270   Quota: 1,002   Turnout: 7,282 (70.03%)  

          The Mournes

          1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist
          1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
          1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist

          The Mournes - 5 seats[2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Ulster Unionist Henry Reilly* 24.57% 1,647    
          Ulster Unionist Isaac Hanna 22.20% 1,488    
          SDLP Emmett Haughian* 22.13% 1,483    
          DUP William Burns 12.77% 856 1,371.55  
          SDLP Austin Crawford* 14.71% 986 997.2 1,198.2
          Sinn Féin Michael McAleenan 3.61% 242 242.35 245.35
          Electorate: 9,729   Valid: 6,702 (68.89%)   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,118   Turnout: 6,893 (70.85%)  

            References
            1. "Newry and Mourne Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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