1993 Craigavon Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Craigavon Borough Council election
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All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 11 6 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Workers' Party
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Steady 0

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 11 1 2 Decrease1 42.3 41.1 11,859 Decrease1.3
  SDLP 6 0 0 Steady0 23.1 24.9 7,184 Increase3.9
  DUP 4 1 1 Steady0 15.4 16.1 4,628 Increase1.7
  Sinn Féin 2 1 0 Increase1 7.7 9.2 2,649 Increase0.8
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady0 7.7 6.2 1,788 Increase0.4
  Workers' Party 1 0 0 Steady0 3.8 1.8 510 Decrease2.5
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 208 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Workers' Party Others
Craigavon Central 42.6 3 19.5 1 15.2 1 11.2 1 7.8 1 3.7 0 0.0 0 7
Loughside 9.8 0 62.1 3 2.3 0 21.9 1 0.0 0 3.9 1 0.0 0 5
Lurgan 60.0 5 9.2 1 20.6 1 0.0 0 7.5 0 0.0 0 2.7 0 7
Portadown 43.8 3 18.4 1 22.8 2 8.0 0 7.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Total 41.1 11 24.9 6 16.1 4 9.2 2 6.2 2 1.8 1 0.7 0 26

District results

Craigavon Central

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Craigavon Central - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Kenneth Twyble 16.12% 1,246            
DUP William Allen 15.16% 1,172            
UUP Frederick Crowe* 9.92% 767 808.36 907.36 910.36 982.36    
UUP Samuel McCammick* 8.47% 655 736.18 773.98 779.42 872.78 1,195.78  
SDLP Patricia Mallon 11.01% 851 851.22 851.4 933.4 934.4 936.02 937.02
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran* 11.19% 865 865.22 865.58 884.58 884.58 884.8 884.8
Alliance Sean Hagan* 7.79% 602 613.44 615.24 686.04 698.8 786.92 857.92
SDLP Gabriel O'Dowd 8.49% 656 656.44 626.62 709.62 709.62 714.34 718.34
UUP Elizabeth McClurg* 4.90% 379 471.84 500.28 505.12 630.08    
UUP Pauline Lindsay* 3.26% 252 291.6 320.04 321.04      
Workers' Party Tom French* 3.69% 285 286.98 287.52        
Electorate: 15,087   Valid: 7,730 (51.24%)   Spoilt: 250   Quota: 967   Turnout: 7,980 (52.89%)  

Loughside

1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1989-1993 Change: No change

Loughside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 25.49% 1,470          
SDLP Hugh Casey* 22.43% 1,294          
Sinn Féin Brendan McConville 21.86% 1,261          
SDLP Dolores Kelly 14.16% 817 1,272.1        
Workers' Party Peter Smyth 3.90% 225 264.59 584.17 757.7 761.39 994.39
UUP Thomas Crozier 9.83% 567 568.11 573.33 577.77 700.83 708.83
DUP Anne Hanlon 2.32% 134 135.85 141.07 141.81    
Electorate: 11,256   Valid: 5,768 (51.24%)   Spoilt: 213   Quota: 962   Turnout: 5,981 (53.14%)  

Lurgan

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

Lurgan - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Audrey Savage* 18.77% 1,472                
DUP Ruth Allen* 15.03% 1,179                
UUP Sydney Cairns* 12.31% 965 1,048.16              
UUP Samuel Lutton* 11.44% 897 1,007.22              
UUP Meta Crozier* 10.86% 852 959.91 987.28            
UUP Donald MacKay 3.67% 288 318.03 324.15 385.81 417.31 428.59 431.03 687.6 927.54
SDLP Mary McNally* 9.17% 719 720.65 720.99 724.99 724.99 725.07 725.07 726.07 858.48
DUP David Martin 5.59% 438 463.08 616.59 640.61 645.41 648.05 649.77 713.26 760.02
Alliance Wilson Freeburn 7.47% 586 591.61 593.31 638.97 643.77 644.25 644.57 671.49  
UUP William McCullough 3.03% 238 343.93 349.54 395.17 420.37 429.41 430.41    
NI Conservatives Colette Jones 2.65% 208 217.9 220.45            
Electorate: 14,012   Valid: 7,842 (55.97%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 981   Turnout: 8,015 (57.20%)  

Portadown

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Portadown - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Mervyn Carrick 18.96% 1,419          
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 18.39% 1,377          
UUP James Gillespie* 17.98% 1,346          
UUP Joseph Trueman* 13.40% 1,003          
UUP Brian Maguinness* 7.20% 539 611.08 613.42 924.97 1,229.97  
Alliance William Ramsay* 8.01% 600 612.92 919.07 928.06 963.06  
DUP John Tate 3.82% 286 636.54 636.93 650.88 749.74 921.24
Sinn Féin John Dunbar 6.99% 523 523.34 647.36 647.98 650.33 650.33
UUP Anna Moore* 5.25% 393 427 427.39 498.07    
Electorate: 13,876   Valid: 7,486 (53.95%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 936   Turnout: 7,657 (55.18%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.