# 1993 Ballymena Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymena Borough 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 24 councillors.

## Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1993 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 8,691 | 7.9 |
| DUP | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37.5 | 31.7 | 7,116 | 13.1 |
| SDLP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 2,683 | 2.7 |
| Ind. Unionist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 2,580 | 6.6 |
| Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1,221 | 0.7 |
| Ulster Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 95 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 66 | 3.9 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1993 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Ballymena North | 32.2 | 3 | 17.4 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 19.6 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ballymena South | 24.7 | 2 | 28.2 | 3 | 17.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Bannside | 37.5 | 2 | 48.5 | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Braid | 65.6 | 3 | 34.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 38.7 | 10 | 31.7 | 9 | 11.9 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | 24 |

## Districts results
### Ballymena North

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Ballymena North - 7 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Henry* | 15.50% | 964 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McAvoy* | 13.83% | 860 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Wright | 13.19% | 820 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gareth Williams* | 11.69% | 727 | 765.6 | 800.8 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Alexander* | 10.95% | 681 | 727.4 | 728.4 | 751.45 | 771.05 | 791.05 | | |
| | DUP | Maurice Mills* | 7.24% | 450 | 461.8 | 462 | 463.35 | 468.05 | 671.55 | 951.55 | |
| | UUP | Joseph McKernan* | 7.93% | 493 | 539.6 | 545.2 | 555.7 | 568.5 | 574.55 | 615.05 | 684.05 |
| | Alliance | Ethel Kenny | 7.94% | 494 | 521 | 553.2 | 555 | 569.9 | 573.9 | 582.85 | 593.85 |
| | DUP | John Wilson* | 5.53% | 344 | 350.2 | 350.2 | 351.75 | 359.15 | 423.25 | | |
| | DUP | John Carson | 4.66% | 290 | 293.2 | 293.2 | 293.5 | 306.5 | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Samuel Balmer | 1.53% | 95 | 100.2 | 101.1 | 102.15 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,034 Valid: 6,218 (51.67%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 778 Turnout: 6,290 (52.27%) ||||||||||||

### Ballymena South

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Ballymena South - 7 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Brownlees* | 22.64% | 1,301 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 17.77% | 1,021 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Scott | 14.41% | 828 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Currie* | 10.30% | 592 | 946 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Martin Clarke* | 9.99% | 574 | 649.5 | 654.06 | 684.06 | 703.56 | 720.56 | | |
| | DUP | James McCosh* | 9.55% | 549 | 580 | 581.71 | 602.21 | 611.96 | 615.92 | 677.74 | 686.08 |
| | DUP | Frederick Coulter | 4.63% | 266 | 304.5 | 306.21 | 322.71 | 337.96 | 342.46 | 493.03 | 522.35 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Agnes McLeister | 3.90% | 224 | 263.5 | 278.89 | 346.39 | 381.39 | 403.74 | 415.99 | 499.09 |
| | Independent | Charles Magill | 1.56% | 66 | 80.5 | 236.11 | 257.11 | 265.11 | 405.78 | 409.35 | |
| | DUP | John McKendry | 4.07% | 234 | 247 | 250.42 | 255.92 | 264.17 | 271.49 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Melvyn McKendry | 1.58% | 91 | 107 | 224.42 | 242.42 | 252.92 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,121 Valid: 5,746 (47.41%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 719 Turnout: 5,887 (48.57%) ||||||||||||

### Bannside

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
Bannside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Robert Coulter* | 21.69% | 1,239 | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Johnston* | 15.82% | 904 | 1,136.3 | | |
| | DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 11.61% | 663 | 677.49 | 691.75 | 999.75 |
| | DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 13.85% | 791 | 799.28 | 823.89 | 985.89 |
| | DUP | Sandy Spence* | 11.59% | 662 | 678.56 | 749.4 | 905.35 |
| | SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 14.04% | 802 | 802.46 | 812.12 | 814.35 |
| | DUP | Hubert Nicholl* | 11.41% | 652 | 658.67 | 677.3 | |
| Electorate: 9,229 Valid: 5,713 (61.90%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 953 Turnout: 5,815 (63.01%) ||||||||

### Braid

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
Braid - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | David Clyde* | 27.31% | 1,304 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Desmond Armstrong* | 21.76% | 1,039 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Forsythe | 16.57% | 791 | 1,196.45 | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Hanna* | 13.68% | 653 | 678.2 | 718.25 | 838.33 | | |
| | DUP | David McClintock* | 9.15% | 437 | 460.85 | 482 | 508.86 | 582.21 | 618.61 |
| | DUP | Samuel Wallace | 8.06% | 385 | 420.55 | 439 | 501.41 | 609.27 | 614.47 |
| | DUP | Samuel Martin | 3.48% | 166 | 182.2 | 196.15 | 229.33 | | |
| Electorate: 8,781 Valid: 4,775 (54.38%) Spoilt: 143 Quota: 796 Turnout: 4,918 (56.01%) ||||||||||