1993 Moyle District Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1993.

Election Name:	1993 Moyle District Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1989 Moyle District Council election
Previous Year:	1989
Next Election:	1997 Moyle District Council election
Next Year:	1997
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats1:	3
Seat Change1:	1
Party2:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats2:	3
Seat Change2:	0
Party3:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats3:	2
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Independent (politician)
Seats4:	2
Seat Change4:	0
Party5:	Independent Unionist
Seats5:	2
Seat Change5:	0
Party6:	Independent Republican (Ireland)
Seats6:	1
Seat Change6:	1
Party7:	Independent Nationalist
Seats7:	1
Seat Change7:	0
Party8:	Sinn Féin
Seats8:	1
Seat Change8:	0

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

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|

Others|-|align="left"|Ballycastle|26.2|1|22.6|1|8.9|1|6.8|0|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|35.5|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2|5|-|align="left"|Giant's Causeway|0.0|0|28.0|2|19.8|1|0.0|0|bgcolor="#0077FF"|52.2|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2|5|-|align="left"|The Glens|bgcolor="#99FF66"|42.7|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2|8.4|0|0.0|0|15.2|1|33.7|2|5|-'|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| 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

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

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