1993 Limavady Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

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19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)

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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority

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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1993
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
SDLP	7	1	0	1	46.7	40.3	5,054	3.7
UUP	6	0	1	1	40.0	39.9	5,003	0.0
DUP	1	0	0	0	6.7	10.8	1,358	1.0
Sinn Féin	1	0	0	0	6.7	9.0	1,129	0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1993
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	SDLP		UUP		DUP		Sinn Féin		Others		Total Cllrs
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

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

Bellarena - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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%)

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