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1993 Limavady Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
1993 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP DUP
Seats won 7 6 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 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

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Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 7 1 0 Increase1 46.7 40.3 5,054 Increase3.7
  UUP 6 0 1 Decrease1 40.0 39.9 5,003 Steady0.0
  DUP 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 10.8 1,358 Decrease1.0
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 9.0 1,129 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1993
by district[1]
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

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Bellarena

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1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1989–1993 Change: No change

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Stanley Gault* 21.42% 880    
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 20.84% 856    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 16.77% 689    
UUP 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

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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[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP David Robinson* 26.86% 1,042        
SDLP Michael Coyle 25.75% 999        
Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy* 20.68% 802        
UUP 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

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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[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP George Robinson* 19.40% 884    
SDLP Barry Doherty* 17.60% 802    
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 17.34% 790    
UUP John Dolan* 15.80% 720 771  
SDLP Desmond Lowry 16.52% 753 755 758.23
UUP 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%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.