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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 | ![]() |
28.6 | 24.3 | 5,338 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 5 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
23.8 | 24.5 | 5,386 | ![]() | |
UUP | 4 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
19.0 | 20.0 | 4,008 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
14.3 | 15.4 | 3,393 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4.8 | 5.0 | 1,092 | ![]() | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4.8 | 4.2 | 921 | ![]() | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4.8 | 3.2 | 700 | ![]() | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.9 | 422 | ![]() | |
Democratic Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.5 | 340 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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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 | ||||||||||
UUP | 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 | ||||||
DUP | Drew Baxter | 6.55% | 501 | 501 | 505 | 515.3 | 515.3 | 515.3 | 784.65 | 788.65 | 1,004.65 | ||
SDLP | 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 | |
SDLP | 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 | ||
UUP | William Oldcroft | 3.77% | 288 | 288 | 309 | 343.2 | 343.2 | 343.2 | 379.55 | 380.6 | |||
SDLP | Patrick McLaughlin | 4.43% | 339 | 340.76 | 356.76 | 356.86 | 357.4 | 357.76 | 357.76 | ||||
DUP | 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 | ||||
DUP | Oliver Gibson* | 14.83% | 995 | |||||||||
SDLP | Patrick McGowan* | 14.01% | 940 | |||||||||
Independent Labour | Johnny McLaughlin* | 13.73% | 921 | |||||||||
UUP | 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 | ||
SDLP | Joe Byrne | 6.41% | 430 | 430.32 | 435.32 | 461.72 | 470.74 | 477.83 | 480.27 | 751.07 | 768.07 | |
DUP | Ivan Burnside | 5.81% | 390 | 498.48 | 499.48 | 499.48 | 501.46 | 506.46 | 693.24 | 693.35 | 693.35 | |
SDLP | Stephen McKenna* | 4.68% | 314 | 314.32 | 327.32 | 378.58 | 401.46 | 404.28 | 407.6 | |||
UUP | 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 | ||||
DUP | Thomas Buchanan | 15.62% | 1,194 | |||||||
SDLP | Liam McQuaid* | 15.60% | 1,192 | |||||||
UUP | Arthur McFarland* | 14.95% | 1,143 | |||||||
UUP | 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 | |
SDLP | 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 | |
SDLP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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.