1993 Fermanagh District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 5 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Nationalist Independent Socialist
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Workers' Party
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Fermanagh District 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 23 councillors.

Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 10 0 0 Steady0 43.5 39.5 11,512 Decrease0.4
  SDLP 5 0 0 Steady0 21.7 19.3 5,629 Increase0.6
  Sinn Féin 3 0 1 Decrease1 13.0 17.1 4,976 Decrease3.3
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 8.7 9.5 2,782 Increase0.9
  Ind. Nationalist 2 1 0 Increase1 8.7 9.4 2,725 Increase4.1
  Independent Socialist 1 1 0 Increase1 4.3 3.3 953 Increase2.7
  Ind. Republican 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 563 Increase0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen 47.6 3 12.3 1 17.3 1 10.9 1 11.9 1 7
Erne East 36.6 3 25.5 1 17.0 1 5.2 0 15.7 1 6
Erne North 42.9 2 6.9 1 30.0 2 20.2 1 0.0 0 5
Erne West 30.6 2 22.2 1 15.1 1 3.0 0 29.1 1 5
Total 39.5 10 19.3 5 17.1 3 9.5 2 14.6 3 23

District results

Enniskillen

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1989-1993 Change: Independent Socialist leaves Workers' Party

Enniskillen - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Samuel Foster* 20.12% 1,605            
UUP Raymond Ferguson* 14.53% 1,159            
SDLP James Lunny* 8.74% 697 699.66 702.88 703.02 1,247.02    
Independent Socialist Davy Kettyles* 11.95% 953 965.16 971.74 980.54 1,041.54    
Sinn Féin John McManus 12.26% 978 978 978.14 978.14 1,007.14    
UUP William Hetherington* 9.23% 736 920.68 949.52 984.06 985.2 1,006.2  
DUP Joseph Dodds 6.05% 483 527.84 533.86 875.44 875.58 876.58 877.58
UUP Ethel Gregg 3.75% 299 619.72 728.08 757.66 761.8 817.8 823.8
SDLP James Donnelly 8.51% 679 679.38 680.08 682.08      
DUP Frederick Black 4.86% 388 422.58 427.34        
Electorate: 12,304   Valid: 7,977 (64.83%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 998   Turnout: 8,108 (65.90%)  

Erne East

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

Erne East - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 17.01% 1,398              
UUP Jean McVitty* 13.71% 1,127 1,132.94            
Ind. Nationalist Tony McPhillips 8.78% 722 806.78 829.4 829.4 1,235.9      
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 9.54% 784 794.08 1,085.6 1,085.78 1,188.78      
UUP Cecil Noble* 11.87% 976 976.36 976.36 1,171.36 1,173.44 1,225.12    
UUP Albert Liddle* 11.01% 905 906.44 906.44 1,038.44 1,043.16 1,081.24 1,083.22 1,128.78
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey* 10.15% 834 844.44 922.34 923.34 1,009.5 1,009.5 1,039.38 1,039.38
Ind. Republican John McCusker 6.85% 563 659.48 701.54 702.72        
DUP Paul Robinson 5.84% 480 480.36 480.36          
Sinn Féin Philip McDonald 5.24% 431 439.46            
Electorate: 10,129   Valid: 8,220 (81.15%)   Spoilt: 158   Quota: 1,175   Turnout: 8,378 (82.71%)  

Erne North

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

Erne North - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Caldwell McClaughry* 24.53% 1,486        
DUP Bert Johnston* 17.04% 1,032        
SDLP Tommy Gallagher* 16.33% 989 991.56 992.56 1,172.56  
UUP Bertie Kerr 11.13% 674 847.44 947.68 948.68 949.68
SDLP John O'Kane* 13.65% 827 831.48 832.8 960.8 1,092.8
UUP Simon Loane* 7.21% 437 704.52 779.36 780.36 781.36
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly 6.95% 421 421 426    
DUP John Armstrong 3.17% 192 210.24      
Electorate: 8,201   Valid: 6,058 (73.87%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 6,171 (75.25%)  

Erne West

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

Erne West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Wilson Elliott* 21.89% 1,507          
Ind. Nationalist Patrick McCaffrey* 21.23% 1,462          
SDLP Gerry Gallagher* 15.09% 1,039 1,042.12 1,120.55 1,159.55    
UUP Derrick Nixon* 8.73% 601 937.48 939.78 1,139.82 1,160.82  
Sinn Féin Robin Martin 10.60% 730 730.24 785.67 844.44 937.13 939.13
Sinn Féin Francis Doherty 7.96% 548 548.24 578.6 708.51 915.78 915.78
Ind. Nationalist Patrick Flanagan 7.86% 541 542.92 674.94 696.72    
SDLP Stephen Huggett 3.63% 250 250.72 260.61      
DUP Jack Thompson 3.01% 207 220.44 221.13      
Electorate: 8,474   Valid: 6,885 (81.25%)   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 7,065 (83.37%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.