title: 1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election
text: # 1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election
  
  Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1993 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SDLP | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 47.9 | 17,517 | 1.5 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 7,655 | 2.4 |
  | Sinn Féin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 6,619 | 4.1 |
  | Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2,016 | 0.4 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1,319 | 0.1 |
  | DUP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 856 | 0.9 |
  | Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 381 | 0.1 |
  | Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 210 | 0.6 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1993 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Crotlieve | 58.6 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 24.5 | 2 | 7 |
  | Newry Town | 43.7 | 3 | 11.2 | 1 | 22.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 7 |
  | Slieve Gullion | 54.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 46.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | The Fews | 44.7 | 3 | 36.5 | 2 | 18.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | The Mournes | 36.8 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 12.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 47.9 | 15 | 20.9 | 6 | 18.1 | 5 | 2.3 | 1 | 10.8 | 3 | 30 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Crotlieve
  
  1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP 1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
  
  ### Newry Town
  
  1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist
  
  ### Slieve Gullion
  
  1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 1989-1993 Change: No change
  
  ### The Fews
  
  1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1989-1993 Change: No change
  
  ### The Mournes
  
  1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist 1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist
  
  