1993 Derry City Council election
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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.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SDLP | 17 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
56.7 | 46.9 | 18,053 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 5 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
16.7 | 20.2 | 7,778 | ![]() | |
DUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
16.7 | 13.3 | 5,142 | ![]() | |
UUP | 2 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
6.7 | 9.2 | 3,544 | ![]() | |
Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
3.3 | 2.9 | 1,133 | ![]() | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.6 | 985 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.0 | 777 | ![]() | |
Ulster Democratic | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 469 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.0 | 369 | ![]() | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 267 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % |
Cllrs |
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Total Cllrs |
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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
[edit]Cityside
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
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
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
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 | ||||
UUP | 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
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
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 | ||||
UUP | 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 | |
UUP | 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 | |||||
UUP | 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
[edit]1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
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
[edit]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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
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 | |||
UUP | 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 | |
UUP | 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 | ||||
UUP | 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 | |||||||
UUP | 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.