# 1993 Fermanagh District Council election

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

## Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1993 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.5 | 39.5 | 11,512 | 0.4 |
| SDLP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 19.3 | 5,629 | 0.6 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 17.1 | 4,976 | 3.3 |
| DUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 2,782 | 0.9 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 2,725 | 4.1 |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 953 | 2.7 |
| Ind. Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 563 | 0.3 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1993 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Enniskillen | 47.6 | 3 | 12.3 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 11.9 | 1 | 7 |
| Erne East | 36.6 | 3 | 25.5 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Erne North | 42.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 30.0 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Erne West | 30.6 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 15.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 29.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 39.5 | 10 | 19.3 | 5 | 17.1 | 3 | 9.5 | 2 | 14.6 | 3 | 23 |

## District results
### Enniskillen

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party 1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist 1989-1993 Change: Independent Socialist leaves Workers' Party
Enniskillen - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Samuel Foster* | 20.12% | 1,605 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Raymond Ferguson* | 14.53% | 1,159 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Lunny* | 8.74% | 697 | 699.66 | 702.88 | 703.02 | 1,247.02 | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Davy Kettyles* | 11.95% | 953 | 965.16 | 971.74 | 980.54 | 1,041.54 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John McManus | 12.26% | 978 | 978 | 978.14 | 978.14 | 1,007.14 | | |
| | UUP | William Hetherington* | 9.23% | 736 | 920.68 | 949.52 | 984.06 | 985.2 | 1,006.2 | |
| | DUP | Joseph Dodds | 6.05% | 483 | 527.84 | 533.86 | 875.44 | 875.58 | 876.58 | 877.58 |
| | UUP | Ethel Gregg | 3.75% | 299 | 619.72 | 728.08 | 757.66 | 761.8 | 817.8 | 823.8 |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly | 8.51% | 679 | 679.38 | 680.08 | 682.08 | | | |
| | DUP | Frederick Black | 4.86% | 388 | 422.58 | 427.34 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,304 Valid: 7,977 (64.83%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 998 Turnout: 8,108 (65.90%) |||||||||||

### Erne East

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Sinn Féin
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 17.01% | 1,398 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jean McVitty* | 13.71% | 1,127 | 1,132.94 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Tony McPhillips | 8.78% | 722 | 806.78 | 829.4 | 829.4 | 1,235.9 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry McHugh | 9.54% | 784 | 794.08 | 1,085.6 | 1,085.78 | 1,188.78 | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 11.87% | 976 | 976.36 | 976.36 | 1,171.36 | 1,173.44 | 1,225.12 | | |
| | UUP | Albert Liddle* | 11.01% | 905 | 906.44 | 906.44 | 1,038.44 | 1,043.16 | 1,081.24 | 1,083.22 | 1,128.78 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey* | 10.15% | 834 | 844.44 | 922.34 | 923.34 | 1,009.5 | 1,009.5 | 1,039.38 | 1,039.38 |
| | Ind. Republican | John McCusker | 6.85% | 563 | 659.48 | 701.54 | 702.72 | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Robinson | 5.84% | 480 | 480.36 | 480.36 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Philip McDonald | 5.24% | 431 | 439.46 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,129 Valid: 8,220 (81.15%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,175 Turnout: 8,378 (82.71%) ||||||||||||

### Erne North

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1989-1993 Change: No change
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 24.53% | 1,486 | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 17.04% | 1,032 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher* | 16.33% | 989 | 991.56 | 992.56 | 1,172.56 | |
| | UUP | Bertie Kerr | 11.13% | 674 | 847.44 | 947.68 | 948.68 | 949.68 |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 13.65% | 827 | 831.48 | 832.8 | 960.8 | 1,092.8 |
| | UUP | Simon Loane* | 7.21% | 437 | 704.52 | 779.36 | 780.36 | 781.36 |
| | Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly | 6.95% | 421 | 421 | 426 | | |
| | DUP | John Armstrong | 3.17% | 192 | 210.24 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,201 Valid: 6,058 (73.87%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 6,171 (75.25%) |||||||||

### Erne West

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1989-1993 Change: No change
Erne West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Wilson Elliott* | 21.89% | 1,507 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick McCaffrey* | 21.23% | 1,462 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerry Gallagher* | 15.09% | 1,039 | 1,042.12 | 1,120.55 | 1,159.55 | | |
| | UUP | Derrick Nixon* | 8.73% | 601 | 937.48 | 939.78 | 1,139.82 | 1,160.82 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Robin Martin | 10.60% | 730 | 730.24 | 785.67 | 844.44 | 937.13 | 939.13 |
| | Sinn Féin | Francis Doherty | 7.96% | 548 | 548.24 | 578.6 | 708.51 | 915.78 | 915.78 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Flanagan | 7.86% | 541 | 542.92 | 674.94 | 696.72 | | |
| | SDLP | Stephen Huggett | 3.63% | 250 | 250.72 | 260.61 | | | |
| | DUP | Jack Thompson | 3.01% | 207 | 220.44 | 221.13 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,474 Valid: 6,885 (81.25%) Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,148 Turnout: 7,065 (83.37%) ||||||||||