1993 Magherafelt District Council election

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1993 Magherafelt District Council election
 1989 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19) 1997 

All 16 seats to Magherafelt District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won 5 4 4
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party UUP Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Magherafelt 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 16 councillors.

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1993[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 5 1 0 Increase1 31.3 32.9 6,137 Increase6.2
  Sinn Féin 4 1 0 Increase1 25.0 23.5 4,392 Increase1.4
  DUP 4 1 0 Increase1 25.0 21.4 3,989 Decrease2.0
  UUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 18.8 20.3 3,781 Decrease0.4
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 363 Decrease1.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

References

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