1993 Limavady Borough Council election

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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 1 1 0   Fourth party   Party Sinn Féin Seats won 1 Seat change 0

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.

Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1993

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SDLP	7	1	0	1	46.7	40.3	5,054	3.7
	Ulster Unionist	6	0	1	1	40.0	39.9	5,003	0.0
	DUP	1	0	0	0	6.7	10.8	1,358	1.0
	Sinn Féin	1	0	0	0	6.7	9.0	1,129	0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	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%)