# 1993 Omagh District Council election

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

Omagh District Council Election Result 1993 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 5,338 | 0.6 |
| SDLP | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 5,386 | 1.6 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4,008 | 1.9 |
| DUP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 3,393 | 0.3 |
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1,092 | 1.3 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 921 | 4.2 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 700 | 0.9 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 422 | 2.3 |
| Democratic Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 340 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1993 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| 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
### Mid Tyrone

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
Mid Tyrone - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Ind. 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

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
Omagh Town - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

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
West Tyrone - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) |||||||||||