1993 Omagh District Council election

Elections to Omagh District 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 21 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Omagh District Council election
19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP Ulster Unionist
Seats won 6 5 4
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance Independent Nationalist
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase 1

Election results
Omagh District Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 6 0 0 Steady0 28.6 24.3 5,338 Decrease0.6
  SDLP 5 0 1 Decrease1 23.8 24.5 5,386 Decrease1.6
  Ulster Unionist 4 0 1 Decrease1 19.0 20.0 4,008 Decrease1.9
  DUP 3 1 1 Steady0 14.3 15.4 3,393 Increase0.3
  Alliance 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 5.0 1,092 Increase1.3
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 4.2 921 Increase4.2
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 4.8 3.2 700 Decrease0.9
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 422 Increase2.3
  Democratic Left 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.5 340 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1993
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP DUP Alliance Others
Mid Tyrone 38.4 3 18.7 1 16.9 1 10.6 1 1.8 0 13.6 1 7
Omagh Town 12.0 1 25.1 2 16.1 1 20.6 1 11.6 1 14.6 1 7
West Tyrone 20.9 2 29.8 2 26.6 2 15.6 1 2.3 0 4.8 0 7
Total 24.3 6 24.5 5 20.0 4 15.4 3 5.0 1 10.8 2 21

District results

Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon* 15.90% 1,216                  
Ulster Unionist Desmond Anderson* 13.18% 1,008                  
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer* 11.52% 881 1,007.5                
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke* 10.94% 837 936 936 936.15 983.31          
DUP Drew Baxter 6.55% 501 501 505 515.3 515.3 515.3 784.65 788.65 1,004.65  
SDLP Seamus Shields* 8.03% 614 630.94 644.16 644.91 646.71 650.85 651.9 747.56 753.21 934.3
Independent Nationalist Brian McGrath* 9.15% 700 705.06 728.06 728.21 728.48 733.07 733.07 789.38 794.68 863.92
SDLP Nuala McSherry 6.20% 474 474.88 491.88 492.13 492.22 492.58 492.58 631.07 633.07 668.32
Democratic Left Patrick McClean 4.45% 340 346.16 369.6 370.15 370.69 371.14 375.14 391.36 409.71  
Ulster Unionist William Oldcroft 3.77% 288 288 309 343.2 343.2 343.2 379.55 380.6    
SDLP Patrick McLaughlin 4.43% 339 340.76 356.76 356.86 357.4 357.76 357.76      
DUP Jim Patterson 4.09% 313 313 314 317.05 317.05 317.05        
Alliance James Lagan 1.80% 138 138.88                
Electorate: 9,970   Valid: 7,649 (76.72%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 957   Turnout: 7,877 (79.01%)  

    Omagh Town

    1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
    1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP

    Omagh Town - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Oliver Gibson* 14.83% 995                
    SDLP Patrick McGowan* 14.01% 940                
    Independent Labour Johnny McLaughlin* 13.73% 921                
    Ulster Unionist Wilfred Breen* 12.05% 808 835.36 839.36            
    Alliance Ann Gormley 7.50% 503 504.12 516.12 528 547.03 771.1 837.92 878.92  
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey* 12.03% 807 807 811 815.62 835.53 837.64 838.75 863.75  
    SDLP Joe Byrne 6.41% 430 430.32 435.32 461.72 470.74 477.83 480.27 751.07 768.07
    DUP Ivan Burnside 5.81% 390 498.48 499.48 499.48 501.46 506.46 693.24 693.35 693.35
    SDLP Stephen McKenna* 4.68% 314 314.32 327.32 378.58 401.46 404.28 407.6    
    Ulster Unionist Reuben McKelvey 4.04% 271 286.52 289.52 290.4 293.26 321.23      
    Alliance Ethne McClelland 4.10% 275 276.76 279.76 282.29 286.03        
    Workers' Party Hugh Mullin 0.81% 54 54              
    Electorate: 10,799   Valid: 6,708 (62.12%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 839   Turnout: 6,887 (63.77%)  

      West Tyrone

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

      West Tyrone - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Thomas Buchanan 15.62% 1,194            
      SDLP Liam McQuaid* 15.60% 1,192            
      Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland* 14.95% 1,143            
      Ulster Unionist Allan Rainey* 7.99% 611 779.59 780.64 933.44 973.44    
      Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin* 11.72% 896 896.46 903.81 903.81 907.81 910.81 957.81
      SDLP John Duffy 7.72% 590 590.23 661.21 661.37 694.37 707.44 884.55
      Sinn Féin Patrick Watters 9.17% 701 701.46 719.52 719.68 719.68 721.47 762.46
      SDLP James Connolly 6.45% 493 493.69 597.43 597.91 619.65 638.57 698.26
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens 4.81% 368 368.92 395.59 396.07 431.12 456.1  
      Ulster Unionist William Wilson 3.65% 279 338.34 339.6 362.8 383.3    
      Alliance Eric Bullick 2.30% 176 181.75 185.11 187.03      
      Electorate: 10,209   Valid: 7,643 (74.87%)   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 956   Turnout: 7,843 (76.82%)  

        References
        1. "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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