1993 Derry City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Derry City Council election
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All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won 17 5 5
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUP Ind. Unionist Ulster Democratic
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

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

Derry City Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 17 2 0 Increase2 56.7 46.9 18,053 Decrease2.8
  Sinn Féin 5 1 1 Steady0 16.7 20.2 7,778 Increase3.8
  DUP 5 1 0 Increase1 16.7 13.3 5,142 Decrease0.2
  UUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 9.2 3,544 Decrease1.0
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.3 2.9 1,133 Decrease0.8
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.6 985 Increase2.6
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 777 Increase2.0
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.2 469 Decrease1.4
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.0 369 Increase0.4
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 267 Decrease0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1993
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
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

Cityside

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

Cityside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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

Northland - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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    
Ind. 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

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

Rural - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change

Shantallow - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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

Waterside - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

  1. ^ a b "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.