1993_Ballymena_Borough_Council_election
1993 Ballymena Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 councillors.
Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
Quick Facts All 24 seats to Ballymena Borough Council 13 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 8,691 | 7.9 | |
DUP | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37.5 | 31.7 | 7,116 | 13.1 | |
SDLP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 2,683 | 2.7 | |
Ind. Unionist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 2,580 | 6.6 | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1,221 | 0.7 | |
Ulster Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 95 | New | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 66 | 3.9 | |
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
More information Ward, % ...
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Ballymena North | 32.2 | 3 | 17.4 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 19.6 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 7 |
Ballymena South | 24.7 | 2 | 28.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.3 | 1 | 7 |
Bannside | 37.5 | 2 | 48.5 | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Braid | 65.6 | 3 | 34.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 38.7 | 10 | 31.7 | 9 | 11.9 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | 24 |
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Ballymena North
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Samuel Henry* | 15.50% | 964 | ||||||||
SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 13.83% | 860 | ||||||||
UUP | William Wright | 13.19% | 820 | ||||||||
Alliance | Gareth Williams* | 11.69% | 727 | 765.6 | 800.8 | ||||||
UUP | James Alexander* | 10.95% | 681 | 727.4 | 728.4 | 751.45 | 771.05 | 791.05 | |||
DUP | Maurice Mills* | 7.24% | 450 | 461.8 | 462 | 463.35 | 468.05 | 671.55 | 951.55 | ||
UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 7.93% | 493 | 539.6 | 545.2 | 555.7 | 568.5 | 574.55 | 615.05 | 684.05 | |
Alliance | Ethel Kenny | 7.94% | 494 | 521 | 553.2 | 555 | 569.9 | 573.9 | 582.85 | 593.85 | |
DUP | John Wilson* | 5.53% | 344 | 350.2 | 350.2 | 351.75 | 359.15 | 423.25 | |||
DUP | John Carson | 4.66% | 290 | 293.2 | 293.2 | 293.5 | 306.5 | ||||
Ulster Democratic | Samuel Balmer | 1.53% | 95 | 100.2 | 101.1 | 102.15 | |||||
Electorate: 12,034 Valid: 6,218 (51.67%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,290 (52.27%) |
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Ballymena South
1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | William Brownlees* | 22.64% | 1,301 | ||||||||
SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 17.77% | 1,021 | ||||||||
UUP | John Scott | 14.41% | 828 | ||||||||
UUP | James Currie* | 10.30% | 592 | 946 | |||||||
DUP | Martin Clarke* | 9.99% | 574 | 649.5 | 654.06 | 684.06 | 703.56 | 720.56 | |||
DUP | James McCosh* | 9.55% | 549 | 580 | 581.71 | 602.21 | 611.96 | 615.92 | 677.74 | 686.08 | |
DUP | Frederick Coulter | 4.63% | 266 | 304.5 | 306.21 | 322.71 | 337.96 | 342.46 | 493.03 | 522.35 | |
Ind. Unionist | Agnes McLeister | 3.90% | 224 | 263.5 | 278.89 | 346.39 | 381.39 | 403.74 | 415.99 | 499.09 | |
Independent | Charles Magill | 1.56% | 66 | 80.5 | 236.11 | 257.11 | 265.11 | 405.78 | 409.35 | ||
DUP | John McKendry | 4.07% | 234 | 247 | 250.42 | 255.92 | 264.17 | 271.49 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Melvyn McKendry | 1.58% | 91 | 107 | 224.42 | 242.42 | 252.92 | ||||
Electorate: 12,121 Valid: 5,746 (47.41%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 719 Turnout: 5,887 (48.57%) |
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Bannside
1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
UUP | Robert Coulter* | 21.69% | 1,239 | ||||
UUP | Ian Johnston* | 15.82% | 904 | 1,136.3 | |||
DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 11.61% | 663 | 677.49 | 691.75 | 999.75 | |
DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 13.85% | 791 | 799.28 | 823.89 | 985.89 | |
DUP | Sandy Spence* | 11.59% | 662 | 678.56 | 749.4 | 905.35 | |
SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 14.04% | 802 | 802.46 | 812.12 | 814.35 | |
DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 11.41% | 652 | 658.67 | 677.3 | ||
Electorate: 9,229 Valid: 5,713 (61.90%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 953 Turnout: 5,815 (63.01%) |
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Braid
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | David Clyde* | 27.31% | 1,304 | ||||||
UUP | Desmond Armstrong* | 21.76% | 1,039 | ||||||
UUP | Robert Forsythe | 16.57% | 791 | 1,196.45 | |||||
DUP | Samuel Hanna* | 13.68% | 653 | 678.2 | 718.25 | 838.33 | |||
DUP | David McClintock* | 9.15% | 437 | 460.85 | 482 | 508.86 | 582.21 | 618.61 | |
DUP | Samuel Wallace | 8.06% | 385 | 420.55 | 439 | 501.41 | 609.27 | 614.47 | |
DUP | Samuel Martin | 3.48% | 166 | 182.2 | 196.15 | 229.33 | |||
Electorate: 8,781 Valid: 4,775 (54.38%) Spoilt: 143 Quota: 796 Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%) |
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- "Ballymena Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.