# 1993 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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.
There was no change from the prior election.

## Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1993 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 34.5 | 3,114 | 0.6 |
| UUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 33.5 | 3,021 | 1.6 |
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 1,711 | 2.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 715 | 7.9 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 288 | 6.1 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 181 | 2.0 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1993 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Ballymoney Town | 36.6 | 2 | 29.5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 33.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Bann Valley | 34.2 | 2 | 31.9 | 2 | 26.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Bushvale | 32.8 | 2 | 39.4 | 2 | 27.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 34.5 | 6 | 33.5 | 6 | 18.9 | 3 | 13.1 | 1 | 16 |

## Districts results
### Ballymoney Town

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1989-1993 Change: No change
Ballymoney Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Cecil Cousley* | 24.05% | 636 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert McComb* | 20.46% | 541 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel McConaghie* | 12.59% | 333 | 475.29 | | | | |
| | UUP | Tom McKeown | 10.17% | 269 | 291.32 | 321.56 | 336.3 | 348.66 | 494.39 |
| | UUP | James Simpson* | 11.20% | 296 | 305.92 | 320.83 | 327.1 | 341.52 | 409.64 |
| | Independent | Colin McVicker | 6.58% | 174 | 180.2 | 199.1 | 202.4 | 309.49 | 342.53 |
| | UUP | Helen McKeown | 8.09% | 214 | 222.06 | 241.8 | 249.83 | 271.83 | |
| | Alliance | Hugh McFarland | 6.85% | 181 | 181.93 | 194.53 | 195.08 | | |
| Electorate: 5,804 Valid: 2,644 (45.55%) Spoilt: 56 Quota: 441 Turnout: 2,700 (46.52%) ||||||||||

### Bann Valley

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP 1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP 1989-1993 Change: No change
Bann Valley - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Joe Gaston* | 23.48% | 865 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Halliday* | 16.80% | 619 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Charley O'Kane* | 16.64% | 613 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Watt* | 8.47% | 312 | 592.8 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Wilson* | 12.54% | 462 | 493.2 | 547.65 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McCamphill* | 9.39% | 346 | 348 | 348.15 | 423.75 | 426.48 | 426.48 | 583.78 |
| | DUP | Daniel Taylor | 4.86% | 179 | 198.2 | 231.5 | 231.5 | 293.03 | 311.33 | 311.33 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pearse McMahon | 7.82% | 288 | 288.4 | 288.4 | 297.25 | 297.25 | 297.25 | |
| Electorate: 6,638 Valid: 3,684 (55.50%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 527 Turnout: 3,764 (56.70%) |||||||||||

### Bushvale

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1989-1993 Change: No change
Bushvale - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SDLP | Harry Connolly* | 27.83% | 752 | | |
| | DUP | Frank Campbell | 18.13% | 490 | | |
| | UUP | William Logan* | 16.06% | 434 | 551 | |
| | DUP | Bill Kennedy* | 14.62% | 395 | 421 | 425 |
| | UUP | John Ramsay* | 14.25% | 385 | 406 | 439 |
| | UUP | William Johnston | 9.10% | 246 | 341 | 383 |
| Electorate: 5,200 Valid: 2,702 (51.96%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 451 Turnout: 2,776 (53.38%) |||||||