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- Results Overall By council Antrim Ards Armagh Ballymena Banbridge Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Cookstown Craigavon Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Larne Limavady Lisburn Magherafelt Moyle Newry and Mourne Newtownabbey North Down Omagh Strabane
- References
{{Infobox Election | election_name = Northern Ireland local elections, 1997 | flag_image = Flag placeholder.svg | type = parliamentary | ongoing = no | previous_election = Northern Ireland local elections, 1993 | previous_year = 1993 | previous_mps = | next_election = Northern Ireland local elections, 2001 | next_year = 2001 | next_mps = | seats_for_election = All council seats | election_date = 21 May 1997 | party1 = Ulster Unionist Party | seats1 = 185 | seat_change1= {{decrease}} 12 | party2 = Social Democratic and Labour Party | seats2 = 120 | seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 7 | party3 = Democratic Unionist Party | seats3 = 91 | seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 12 | party4 = Sinn Féin | seats4 = 74 | seat_change4 = {{increase}} 23 | party5 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | seats5 = 41 | seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 3 | party6 = Independent (politician) | seats6 = 23 | seat_change6 = {{increase}} 3 |map_image = Northern Ireland local elections, 1997 (Council Control).svg |map_size = |map_caption = Colours denote the winning party with outright control{{definition|date=May 2016}} |map2_image = |map2_size = |map2_caption = Colours denote the party with the most seats }}{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1972-98}}Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom. ResultsOverallParty[1] | Councillors | Votes |
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Total | +/- | % share | Total |
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{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}185 | -12 | 28 | 175,036 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}120 | -7 | 21 | 130,387 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}74 | +23 | 17 | 106,934 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}91 | -12 | 16 | 99,651 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}41 | -3 | 7 | 41,952 | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}23 | +3 | 4 | 23,695 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}7 | +6 | 2 | 12,051 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}15 | -6 | 2 | 10,376 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}1 | +1 | 1 | 3,380 | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}}4 | +4 | 0.5 | 2,945 | {{Party name with colour|Labour coalition}}3 | +2 | 0.4 | 2,774 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Conservatives}}3 | -3 | 0.4 | 2,634 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Nationalist}}3 | -1 | 0.4 | 2,450 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}0 | -1 | 0.4 | 2,348 | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Community2 | +2 | 0.3 | 1,905 | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | 2 | +2 | 0.2 | 1,424 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}0 | 0 | 0.1 | 706 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Left (Ireland)}}1 | 0 | 0.1 | 560 | Community Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 464 | Upper Bann Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 353 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Independence Movement}}0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}0 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 |
By council{{Expand section|date=November 2008}}AntrimArdsArmaghBallymenaBanbridgeBelfastCourt[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}Hugh Smyth | 3,070 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Eric Smyth | 1,573 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}Frank McCoubrey | 1,200 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Fred Cobain | 1,048 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Chris McGimpsey | 800 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Glenn Bradley | 513 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}Joe Coggle | 407 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Dennis Robinson | 237 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Margaret Serris | 208 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}Linda Walker | 150 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}John Roberts | 144 | Turnout | 9,350 | | Ulster Democratic gain from Independent Unionist |
Pottinger[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Sammy Wilson | 2,265 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Reg Empey | 2,309 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}David Ervine | 2,110 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Dominic Corr | 978 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Mervyn Jones | 870 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Margaret Clarke | 768 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Robert Clelland | 605 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Marga Foley | 309 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}Alexander Gordon | 262 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Andrew Muers | 251 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}Robert Girvan | 169 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}Pearl Sagar | 149 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Frank Leslie | 142 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}Joseph Bell | 115 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Independence Movement}}Josephine Challis | 21 | {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}David Collins | 19 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Labour}}Sean McGouran | 19 | Turnout | 11,361 | | Progressive Unionist gain from Democratic Unionist |
Victoria[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}David Alderdice | 2,419 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Ian Adamson | 2,367 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Jim Rodgers | 1,508 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Wallace Browne | 1,485 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Robin Newton | 1,036 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Danny Dow | 1,024 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}John McQuillan | 915 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Glyn Roberts | 553 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Margaret McKenzie | 523 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}Alan Crowe | 519 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Conservatives}}Lesley Donaldson | 256 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Peter Weir | 192 | {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}Thomas Mullins | 25 | Turnout | 12,822 | | Independent Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist |
Balmoral[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Margaret Crooks | 2,329 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Carmel Hanna | 1,916 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Catherine Molloy | 1,047 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Tom Ekin | 971 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Philip McGarry | 958 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Bob Stoker | 949 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Harry Smith | 924 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Joan Parkes | 654 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}Heather Calvert | 520 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}Gordon McCrea | 397 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Gordon Lucy | 304 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}Nuala Bradley | 236 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Mary Ringland | 92 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Conservatives}}Hubert Mullan | 71 | Turnout | 11,368 | | Social Democratic and Labour gain from Democratic Unionist |
Castle[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Nigel Dodds | 2,081 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Alban Maginness | 1,781 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Tom Campbell | 1,417 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Danny Lavery | 1,362 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}David Browne | 1,134 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Nelson McCausland | 1,065 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}John Carson | 1,025 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Jim Crothers Jr | 778 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Jonathan Stephenson | 720 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}Raymond Gilliland | 216 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}Eileen Calder | 149 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Robert Ferris | 85 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Alan Warren | 73 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}Paul Treanor | 53 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Independence Movement}}Norman McClelland | 8 | {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}Andrea Gribben | 5 | Turnout | 11,952 | | Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist | | Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour |
Oldpark[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Mick Conlon | 2,317 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Bobby Lavery | 2,230 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Martin Morgan | 1,941 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Paddy McManus | 1,773 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}Billy Hutchinson | 1,582 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Fred Proctor | 1,316 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Fred Rodgers | 986 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}David Smylie | 659 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}Paddy Baird | 427 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Dympna O'Hara | 365 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Peter Emerson | 245 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Mark Long | 177 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}Steven Doran | 109 | Turnout | 14,127 | | Progressive Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist |
Laganbank[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Alasdair McDonnell | 1,614 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Seán Hayes | 1,388 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Jim Clarke | 1,337 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Steve McBride | 1,118 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}Michael McGimpsey | 966 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Peter O'Reilly | 902 | {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}Ernie Purves | 644 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}Jim Kirkpatrick | 473 | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}Anne Campbell | 406 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}Patrick Lynn | 160 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Andrew Frew | 138 | {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}James Anderson | 18 | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}Vincent McKenna | 12 | Turnout | 9,176 | | Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour |
Upper Falls[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Alex Attwood | 2,855 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Alex Maskey | 2,807 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Michael Browne | 2,580 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Martin Livingstone | 2,394 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Chrissie McAuley | 1,738 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Stephen McGowan | 616 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Patricia Lewsley | 596 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}David McNerlin | 201 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}James McAllister | 110 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Dan McGuinness | 85 | Turnout | 13,982 | | Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour |
Lower Falls[2] |
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref |
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{{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Fra McCann | 2,420 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Seán McKnight | 2,286 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Tom Hartley | 2,022 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Marie Moore | 1,810 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Margaret Walsh | 1,764 | {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}Janice Austin | 1,274 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}John Lowry | 468 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}Mary White | 227 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Keith Jacques | 45 | Turnout | 12,316 | No change |
CarrickfergusCastlereaghColeraineCookstownCraigavonDerryDownDungannonFermanaghLarneLimavadyLisburnMagherafeltMoyleNewry and MourneNewtownabbeyNorth DownOmaghStrabaneReferences1. ^Local Government Elections 1997, Northern Ireland Elections 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Belfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections
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