# 1993 Moyle District Council election

Elections to Moyle 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 15 councillors.

## Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1993 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 25.8 | 1,695 | 3.8 |
| DUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 1,211 | 0.9 |
| UUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 7.5 | 494 | 1.3 |
| Ind. Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 901 | 1.8 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 798 | 2.6 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 548 | 2.7 |
| Ind. Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 538 | 8.2 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 340 | 0.2 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1993 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Ballycastle | 26.2 | 1 | 22.6 | 1 | 8.9 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 35.5 | 2 | 5 |
| Giant's Causeway | 0.0 | 0 | 28.0 | 2 | 19.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 52.2 | 2 | 5 |
| The Glens | 42.7 | 2 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15.2 | 1 | 33.7 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 25.8 | 3 | 18.4 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 8.3 | 1 | 40.0 | 6 | 15 |

## District results
### Ballycastle

1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1989-1993 Change: No change
Ballycastle - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Gardiner Kane* | 22.61% | 499 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Christopher McCaughan | 17.26% | 381 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Richard Kerr | 14.18% | 313 | 313.28 | 314.56 | 316.24 | 328.09 | 394.09 | |
| | Independent | Seamus Blaney | 13.41% | 296 | 296.56 | 297.56 | 300.56 | 333.11 | 355.69 | 460.69 |
| | UUP | Helen Harding | 8.88% | 196 | 310.52 | 317.48 | 318.38 | 337 | 338.06 | 338.09 |
| | SDLP | Anna Edwards | 6.80% | 150 | 151.12 | 153.12 | 154.32 | 161.56 | 180.89 | 202.92 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Little | 6.84% | 151 | 151.28 | 151.28 | 151.43 | 152.46 | 153.46 | |
| | SDLP | Michael O'Cleary* | 5.26% | 116 | 116.28 | 116.28 | 117.18 | 133.69 | | |
| | Independent | Archibald McAuley* | 4.26% | 94 | 102.68 | 106.08 | 108.63 | | | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth McConaghy | 0.50% | 11 | 16.04 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 3,621 Valid: 2,207 (60.95%) Spoilt: 41 Quota: 368 Turnout: 2,248 (62.08%) |||||||||||

### Giant's Causeway

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1989-1993 Change: No change
Giant's Causeway - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Price McConaghy* | 26.48% | 465 | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert McIlroy* | 18.28% | 321 | | | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Brennan | 14.46% | 254 | 264.66 | 293.66 | | |
| | DUP | David McAllister | 13.55% | 238 | 267.93 | 281.93 | 288.95 | 299.95 |
| | UUP | Robert Getty* | 10.25% | 180 | 216.08 | 221.72 | 227.48 | 298.48 |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Rodgers* | 6.55% | 115 | 161.74 | 173.48 | 182.48 | 208.48 |
| | UUP | Robert Thompson | 6.72% | 118 | 149.98 | 158.26 | 162.31 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ronnie McIlvar | 2.79% | 49 | 60.07 | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Palmer | 0.91% | 16 | 20.1 | | | |
| Electorate: 3,143 Valid: 1,756 (55.87%) Spoilt: 40 Quota: 293 Turnout: 1,796 (57.14%) |||||||||

### The Glens

1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican 1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Ind. Republican | Oliver McMullan | 20.61% | 538 | | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McSparran* | 19.49% | 509 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Randal McDonnell* | 13.02% | 340 | 380.11 | 413.41 | 452.41 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McCarry* | 15.20% | 397 | 429.34 | 433.09 | 433.51 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McBride* | 13.75% | 359 | 363.41 | 373.01 | 400.16 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Mitchell* | 9.50% | 248 | 270.47 | 294.62 | 294.83 |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Brennan | 8.43% | 220 | 221.26 | 221.41 | |
| Electorate: 3,787 Valid: 2,611 (68.95%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 436 Turnout: 2,653 (70.06%) ||||||||