1993 Omagh District Council election
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Elections to Omagh District 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 21 councillors.
Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Sinn Féin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 5,338 | 0.6 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 5,386 | 1.6 | |
Ulster Unionist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4,008 | 1.9 | |
Democratic Unionist | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 3,393 | 0.3 | |
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1,092 | 1.3 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 921 | 4.2 | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 700 | 0.9 | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 422 | 2.3 | |
Democratic Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 340 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
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Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP | DUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||||
Mid Tyrone | 38.4 | 3 | 18.7 | 1 | 16.9 | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 13.6 | 1 | 7 |
Omagh Town | 12.0 | 1 | 25.1 | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 20.6 | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | 14.6 | 1 | 7 |
West Tyrone | 20.9 | 2 | 29.8 | 2 | 26.6 | 2 | 15.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 24.3 | 6 | 24.5 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 15.4 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | 10.8 | 2 | 21 |
District results[edit]
Mid Tyrone[edit]
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick McMahon* | 15.90% | 1,216 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Desmond Anderson* | 13.18% | 1,008 | ||||||||||
Sinn Féin | Barney McAleer* | 11.52% | 881 | 1,007.5 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke* | 10.94% | 837 | 936 | 936 | 936.15 | 983.31 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | Drew Baxter | 6.55% | 501 | 501 | 505 | 515.3 | 515.3 | 515.3 | 784.65 | 788.65 | 1,004.65 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Seamus Shields* | 8.03% | 614 | 630.94 | 644.16 | 644.91 | 646.71 | 650.85 | 651.9 | 747.56 | 753.21 | 934.3 | |
Independent Nationalist | Brian McGrath* | 9.15% | 700 | 705.06 | 728.06 | 728.21 | 728.48 | 733.07 | 733.07 | 789.38 | 794.68 | 863.92 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Nuala McSherry | 6.20% | 474 | 474.88 | 491.88 | 492.13 | 492.22 | 492.58 | 492.58 | 631.07 | 633.07 | 668.32 | |
Democratic Left | Patrick McClean | 4.45% | 340 | 346.16 | 369.6 | 370.15 | 370.69 | 371.14 | 375.14 | 391.36 | 409.71 | ||
Ulster Unionist | William Oldcroft | 3.77% | 288 | 288 | 309 | 343.2 | 343.2 | 343.2 | 379.55 | 380.6 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick McLaughlin | 4.43% | 339 | 340.76 | 356.76 | 356.86 | 357.4 | 357.76 | 357.76 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Jim Patterson | 4.09% | 313 | 313 | 314 | 317.05 | 317.05 | 317.05 | |||||
Alliance | James Lagan | 1.80% | 138 | 138.88 | |||||||||
Electorate: 9,970 Valid: 7,649 (76.72%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 957 Turnout: 7,877 (79.01%) |
Omagh Town[edit]
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
1989-1993 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Independent Labour leaves SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Oliver Gibson* | 14.83% | 995 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick McGowan* | 14.01% | 940 | |||||||||
Independent Labour | Johnny McLaughlin* | 13.73% | 921 | |||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Wilfred Breen* | 12.05% | 808 | 835.36 | 839.36 | |||||||
Alliance | Ann Gormley | 7.50% | 503 | 504.12 | 516.12 | 528 | 547.03 | 771.1 | 837.92 | 878.92 | ||
Sinn Féin | Francis Mackey* | 12.03% | 807 | 807 | 811 | 815.62 | 835.53 | 837.64 | 838.75 | 863.75 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Joe Byrne | 6.41% | 430 | 430.32 | 435.32 | 461.72 | 470.74 | 477.83 | 480.27 | 751.07 | 768.07 | |
Democratic Unionist | Ivan Burnside | 5.81% | 390 | 498.48 | 499.48 | 499.48 | 501.46 | 506.46 | 693.24 | 693.35 | 693.35 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Stephen McKenna* | 4.68% | 314 | 314.32 | 327.32 | 378.58 | 401.46 | 404.28 | 407.6 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Reuben McKelvey | 4.04% | 271 | 286.52 | 289.52 | 290.4 | 293.26 | 321.23 | ||||
Alliance | Ethne McClelland | 4.10% | 275 | 276.76 | 279.76 | 282.29 | 286.03 | |||||
Workers' Party | Hugh Mullin | 0.81% | 54 | 54 | ||||||||
Electorate: 10,799 Valid: 6,708 (62.12%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 839 Turnout: 6,887 (63.77%) |
West Tyrone[edit]
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Thomas Buchanan | 15.62% | 1,194 | |||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Liam McQuaid* | 15.60% | 1,192 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur McFarland* | 14.95% | 1,143 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | Allan Rainey* | 7.99% | 611 | 779.59 | 780.64 | 933.44 | 973.44 | |||
Sinn Féin | Gerry McMenamin* | 11.72% | 896 | 896.46 | 903.81 | 903.81 | 907.81 | 910.81 | 957.81 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | John Duffy | 7.72% | 590 | 590.23 | 661.21 | 661.37 | 694.37 | 707.44 | 884.55 | |
Sinn Féin | Patrick Watters | 9.17% | 701 | 701.46 | 719.52 | 719.68 | 719.68 | 721.47 | 762.46 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | James Connolly | 6.45% | 493 | 493.69 | 597.43 | 597.91 | 619.65 | 638.57 | 698.26 | |
Workers' Party | Tommy Owens | 4.81% | 368 | 368.92 | 395.59 | 396.07 | 431.12 | 456.1 | ||
Ulster Unionist | William Wilson | 3.65% | 279 | 338.34 | 339.6 | 362.8 | 383.3 | |||
Alliance | Eric Bullick | 2.30% | 176 | 181.75 | 185.11 | 187.03 | ||||
Electorate: 10,209 Valid: 7,643 (74.87%) Spoilt: 200 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,843 (76.82%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.