1997 Northern Ireland local elections

none August 2021 1997 Northern Ireland local elections Flag placeholder.svg parliamentary no 1993 Northern Ireland local elections 1993 2001 Northern Ireland local elections 2001 All 582 council seats 21 May 1997 150x150px David Trimble Ulster Unionist Party 185 12 175,036 28.1% 1.2% 150x150px John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party 120 7 130,387 21.0% 0.7% 150x150px Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 91 12 99,651 16.0% 1.3% 150x150px Gerry Adams Sinn Féin 74 23 106,934 17.2% 4.9% 150x150px John Alderdice Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 41 3 41,952 6.7% 0.9% 150x150px N/A Independent (politician) 23 3 23,695 3.8% 0.3% Northern Ireland local elections, 1997 (Council Control).svg Colours denote the winning party with outright control (majority of seats on council) Northern Ireland local elections, 1997 (by ward).svg Colours denote the party with a plurality of first preference votes in each District Electoral Area (in darker-coloured DEAs, the party has a majority of first preference votes) Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom. Results thumb|350px|Map showing the party that received the most votes by ward. Overall PartyLocal Government Elections 1997, Northern Ireland Elections Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total Ulster Unionist Party185—1228.1175,036 Social Democratic and Labour Party120―721.0130,387 Sinn Féin74+2317.2106,934 Democratic Unionist Party91―1216.099,651 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland41―36.741,952 Independent (politician)23+33.823,695 Progressive Unionist Party7+6212,051 Independent Unionist15―6210,376 Ulster Democratic Party4+316,244 Northern Ireland Women's Coalition1+113,380 UK Unionist Party4+40.52,945 Labour coalition3+20.42,774 Northern Ireland Conservatives3―30.42,634 Independent Nationalist3―10.42,450 Workers' Party (Ireland)0―10.42,348 Independent (politician) Community2+20.31,905Newtownabbey Ratepayers2+20.21,424 Green Party in Northern Ireland000.1706 Democratic Left (Ireland)100.1560Community Labour000.1464Upper Bann Labour000.1353 Ulster Independence Movement000.071 Natural Law Party000.067 By council Council Council Seats by Party TotalAPDUPPUPSDLPSFUUPUKUPUDP OthersInd. N Independent NationlistInd. U Independent Unionist Ind. Antrim 2 3 – 4 1 9 – – – – – – 19 Ards 5 5 – 1 – 10 – – – – 2 – 23 Armagh – 2 – 7 3 10 – – – – – – 22 Ballymena 1 8 – 3 – 10 – – – – 1 – 24 Ballymoney – 6 – 3 1 4 – – – – – 2 16 Banbridge – 3 – 3 – 9 – – – – – 2 17 Belfast 6 7 3 7 13 13 – 1 – – 1 – 51 Carrickfergus 5 3 – – – 4 – – – – 2 3 17 Castlereagh 4 10 – 2 – 5 1 – – – 1 – 23 Coleraine 3 5 – 3 – 10 – – – – – 1 22 Cookstown – 2 – 4 5 4 – – – – 1 – 16 Craigavon 1 3 – 7 2 11 – – 2 INC Independent Nationalist Community – – – 26 Derry – 4 – 14 8 3 – – – – 1 – 30 Down – 2 12 2 6 – – 1 NIWC – – 1 23 Dungannon – 3 – 4 5 8 – – 1 DL – – 1 22 Fermanagh – 2 – 4 5 9 – –1 PS Progressive Socialist 1 – 1 23 Larne 1 3 – 1 – 6 – – – – – 4 15 Limavady – 1 – 7 1 6 – – – – – – 15 Lisburn 3 2 1 2 4 13 – 2 1 Con – 2 – 30 Magherafelt – 3 – 5 5 3 – – – – – – 16 Moyle – 3 – 3 1 3 – – – 2 1 2 15 Newry and Mourne – 1 – 12 8 5 – – – – – 4 30 Newtownabbey 3 2 1 1 – 10 1 4 (2 NR 2 Lab) – 3 – 25 North Down 6 2 2 – – 6 3 – 2 Con – 1 3 25 Omagh 1 3 – 6 6 4 – – 1 Lab – – – 21 Strabane – 3 – 5 4 3 – – – – – 1 16 Total4191712074186441331524582 Change-3-12+6-7+23-11+4+3 –+3-6 – +2 Lab +2 NR +2 INC Independent Nationalist Community +1 NIWC +1 PS Progressive Socialist -3 Con -3 UPUP -1 WP -1 A93 Action 1993Elected 1993 44 103 1 127 51 197 – 1 13 – 21 24 6 Con 3 UPUP 1 Lab 1 DL 1 WP 1 A93 Action 1993 Councils Antrim thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Antrim Borough Council election Antrim North WestAntrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyBobby Loughran1,115 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Graham1,063 Democratic Unionist PartyWilson Clyde683 Sinn FéinHenry Cushinan612 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDonovan McClelland430 Ulster Unionist PartyAvril Swann254 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Picken133Turnout4,290No change Antrim South East Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Thompson996 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Burns963 Ulster Unionist PartyEdgar Wallace763 Ulster Unionist PartyMervyn Rea716 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Ford613 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Dunlop495 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Harkness385 Progressive Unionist PartyKen Wilkinson358 Ulster Unionist PartyRoderick Swann180 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLucia Trowlen177 Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Stinson150Turnout5,796Roy Thompson joins UUP Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyPaddy Marks1,066 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McClay642 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOran Keenan514 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean McKee433 Ulster Unionist PartyAdrian Watson357 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Ritchie287 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrian McConnell268 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Thompson218 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMary Wallace159 Independent politicianStanley Lynn124 Independent politicianS. J. Greer111Turnout4,179No change Ards thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Ards Borough Council election Ards East Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Benson882 Ulster Unionist PartyRonnie Ferguson676 Democratic Unionist PartyHamilton Gregory621 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Shields606 Ulster Unionist PartyJeffrey Magill480 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLinda Cleland418 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLarry Thompson352 Democratic Unionist PartySt Clair McAlister295 UK Unionist PartyTom Sheridan269 Democratic Unionist PartyHamilton Lawther251 Progressive Unionist PartyGina McCrory220Turnout5,070UUP gain from DUP Ards PeninsulaArds District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyPaul Carson1,114 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKieran McCarthy1,047 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Shannon993 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDaniel McCarthy770 Democratic Unionist PartyRobin Drysdale473 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Smyth221 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBilly Sheldon154 Social Democratic and Labour PartyIain Bell131 Green Party in Northern IrelandOwen Crawford131Turnout4,936DUP gain from Alliance Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Gibson1,103 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid McNarry1,066 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKathleen Coulter741 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Gilmore635 Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Craig572 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTim McBriar481 Democratic Unionist PartyLorraine Gilmore285Turnout4,883No change Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistWilbert Magill914 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlan McDowell724 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Smyth690 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Ennis653 Ulster Unionist PartyTom Hamilton565 Independent UnionistNancy Orr327 Independent UnionistBobby McBride326 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Purdy225 Progressive Unionist PartyAlfred McCrory221 Ulster Democratic PartyBilly McKeown55Turnout4,710Wilbert Magill leaves DUP Armagh thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Armagh City and District Council election Armagh CityArmagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Brannigan1,251 Ulster Unionist PartySylvia McRoberts898 Sinn FéinNoel Sheridan845 Sinn FéinSean McGirr841 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Frazer749 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnna Brolly547 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Carson531 Democratic Unionist PartyNoel Donnelly529 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRyan Williams167 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnn McKenna146Turnout6,504Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinBrian Cunningham1,207 Ulster Unionist PartyEvelyn Corry1,135 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTommy Kavanagh1,107 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McKernan862 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Hamilton747 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph McGleenan534 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Lennon509Turnout6,101Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEric Speers1,915 Democratic Unionist PartyHeather Black1,577 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTom Canavan1,057 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Turner872 Ulster Unionist PartySharon McClelland810 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Clayton797 Sinn FéinThomas Carroll355Turnout7,383No change The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJim Speers1,630 Democratic Unionist PartyBrian Hutchinson1,011 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoe Campbell882 Ulster Unionist PartyCharles Rollston836 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon Mcneill629 Ulster Unionist PartyOlive Whitten613 Sinn FéinLiz Gartland578Turnout6,179No change Ballymena thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Ballymena Borough Council election Ballymena NorthBallymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McAvoy975 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Wright953 Independent UnionistSam Henry728 Ulster Unionist PartyJoe McKernan630 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Mills610 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Alexander547 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJayne Dunlop447 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Stewart417 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Warwick247 Independent UnionistHerbie Parke235Turnout5,789Sam Henry changes designation from Independent Ballymena South Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyDeclan O'Loan967 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Currie918 Democratic Unionist PartyDavy Tweed832 Democratic Unionist PartyMartin Clarke571 Democratic Unionist PartyHubert Nicholl534 Ulster Unionist PartyPeter Brown377 Ulster Unionist PartyMalcolm Gilmour365 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Scott357 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Carson315Ulster PartyAgnes McLeister184 Independent politicianCowan Balmer86Turnout5,506UUP gain from Independent Unionist Bannside Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Gillespie1,110 Democratic Unionist PartyTommy Nicholl1,048 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Coulter1,014 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Laverty967 Ulster Unionist PartyIan Johnston936 Democratic Unionist PartySandy Spence845Turnout5,920No change Braid Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Gribben1,042 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Clyde961 Ulster Unionist PartyDes Armstrong816 Ulster Unionist PartyLexie Scott765 Democratic Unionist PartySam Gaston627 Democratic Unionist PartySam Hanna623 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid McClintock490Turnout5,324SDLP gain from UUP Ballymoney thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Ballymoney Borough Council election Ballymoney TownBallymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Cousley493 Independent politicianBob McComb433 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas McKeown333 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McConaghie293 Independent politicianBill Williamson261 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoan McCaffrey255 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Simpson242 Independent politicianColin McVicker233 Progressive Unionist PartyJeffrey Balmer180 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionMary McCusker31Turnout2,754Independent gain from UUP Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJoe Gaston719 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McCamphill706 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Halliday608 Sinn FéinMartin O'Neill508 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Wilson441 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McPoland382 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Finlay351 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Watt260Turnout3,975Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyHarry Connolly725 Democratic Unionist PartyFrank Campbell473 Democratic Unionist PartyBill Kennedy443 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Logan350 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Ramsay341 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Johnston222 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrank McCluskey181 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionJoan Cosgrove35Turnout2,770SDLP gain from UUP Banbridge thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Banbridge District Council election Banbridge TownBanbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJoan Baird1,438 Independent politicianJim Walsh809 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Bell602 Democratic Unionist PartyCyril Vage581 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMel Byrne534 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandFrank McQuaid423 Ulster Unionist PartyDerick Bell390 Ulster Unionist PartyIan Burns359Turnout5,215Jim Walsh leaves SDLPDUP gain from UUPSDLP gain from Alliance Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCracken1,358 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Herron770 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCassie McDermott729 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Martin709 Ulster Unionist PartyTom Gribben667 Independent UnionistRobert Hill289 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJulian Crozier202Turnout4,787No change Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Ingram1,129 Democratic Unionist PartyWilfred McFadden1,103 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Doyle946 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Hanna799 Independent politicianMalachy McCartan692 Ulster Unionist PartyViolet Cromie671 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOliver Moore661Turnout6,273No change Belfast thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Belfast City Council election Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Crooks2,329 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCarmel Hanna1,916 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCatherine Molloy1,047 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTom Ekin971 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPhilip McGarry958 Ulster Unionist PartyBob Stoker949 Democratic Unionist PartyHarry Smith924 Democratic Unionist PartyJoan Parkes654 Ulster Democratic PartyHeather Calvert520 Progressive Unionist PartyGordon McCrea397 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Lucy304 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionNuala Bradley236 Green Party in Northern IrelandMary Ringland92 Northern Ireland ConservativesHubert Mullan71Turnout11,368SDLP gain from DUP Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyNigel Dodds2,081 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlban Maginness1,781 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTom Campbell1,417 Sinn FéinDanny Lavery1,362 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Browne1,134 Ulster Unionist PartyNelson McCausland1,065 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Carson1,025 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Crothers Jr778 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJonathan Stephenson720 Ulster Democratic PartyRaymond Gilliland216 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionEileen Calder149 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Ferris85 Green Party in Northern IrelandAlan Warren73 Workers' Party (Ireland)Paul Treanor53 Ulster Independence MovementNorman McClelland8 Natural Law PartyAndrea Gribben5Turnout11,952Alliance gain from UUPSinn Féin gain from SDLP CourtBelfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Progressive Unionist PartyHugh Smyth3,070 Democratic Unionist PartyEric Smyth1,573 Ulster Democratic PartyFrank McCoubrey1,200 Ulster Unionist PartyFred Cobain1,048 Ulster Unionist PartyChris McGimpsey800 Ulster Unionist PartyGlenn Bradley513 Independent UnionistJoe Coggle407 Ulster Unionist PartyDennis Robinson237 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret Serris208 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionLinda Walker150 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Roberts144Turnout9,350UDP gain from Independent Unionist Laganbank Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlasdair McDonnell1,614 Sinn FéinSeán Hayes1,388 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Clarke1,337 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSteve McBride1,118 Ulster Unionist PartyMichael McGimpsey966 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter O'Reilly902 Progressive Unionist PartyErnie Purves644 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Kirkpatrick473 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionAnne Campbell406 Workers' Party (Ireland)Patrick Lynn160 Green Party in Northern IrelandAndrew Frew138 Natural Law PartyJames Anderson18 Independent (politician)Vincent McKenna12Turnout9,176Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Lower Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinFra McCann2,420 Sinn FéinSeán McKnight2,286 Sinn FéinTom Hartley2,022 Sinn FéinMarie Moore1,810 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Walsh1,764 Sinn FéinJanice Austin1,274 Workers' Party (Ireland)John Lowry468 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary White227 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKeith Jacques45Turnout12,316No change Oldpark Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinMick Conlon2,317 Sinn FéinBobby Lavery2,230 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMartin Morgan1,941 Sinn FéinPaddy McManus1,773 Progressive Unionist PartyBilly Hutchinson1,582 Ulster Unionist PartyFred Proctor1,316 Ulster Unionist PartyFred Rodgers986 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Smylie659 Ulster Democratic PartyPaddy Bird427 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDympna O'Hara365 Green Party in Northern IrelandPeter Emerson245 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMark Long177 Workers' Party (Ireland)Steven Doran109Turnout14,127PUP gain from UUP Pottinger Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartySammy Wilson2,265 Ulster Unionist PartyReg Empey2,309 Progressive Unionist PartyDavid Ervine2,110 Sinn FéinDominic Corr978 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMervyn Jones870 Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Clarke768 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Clelland605 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMarga Foley309 Progressive Unionist PartyAlexander Gordon262 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Muers251 Ulster Democratic PartyRobert Girvan169 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionPearl Sagar149 Democratic Unionist PartyFrank Leslie142 Workers' Party (Ireland)Joseph Bell115 Ulster Independence MovementJosephine Challis21 Natural Law PartyDavid Collins19 Independent LabourSean McGouran19Turnout11,361PUP gain from DUP Upper Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlex Attwood2,855 Sinn FéinAlex Maskey2,807 Sinn FéinMichael Browne2,580 Sinn FéinMartin Livingstone2,394 Sinn FéinChrissie McAuley1,738 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McGowan616 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatricia Lewsley596 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid McNerlin201 Workers' Party (Ireland)James McAllister110 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDan McGuinness85Turnout13,982Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Victoria Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Alderdice2,419 Ulster Unionist PartyIan Adamson2,367 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Rodgers1,508 Democratic Unionist PartyWallace Browne1,485 Democratic Unionist PartyRobin Newton1,036 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDanny Dow1,024 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McQuillan915 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGlyn Roberts553 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret McKenzie523 Independent UnionistAlan Crowe519 Northern Ireland ConservativesLesley Donaldson256 Ulster Unionist PartyPeter Weir192 Natural Law PartyThomas Mullins25Turnout12,822Independent Unionist gain from UUP Carrickfergus thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election Carrick CastleCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSean Neeson741 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Hilditch626 Independent politicianWilliam Hamilton494 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel McCamley466 Independent politicianNicholas Wady233 Progressive Unionist PartySamuel Stewart144 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandArthur McQuitty54Turnout2,758Independent gain from Alliance Kilroot Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistJames Brown908 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJanet Crampsey554 Independent politicianSamuel Crowe553 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobin Cavan531 Ulster Unionist PartyEric Ferguson371 Ulster Unionist PartyColin McAuley362 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Ashe357 Democratic Unionist PartyDesmond Robinson261 Progressive Unionist PartyBilly Donaldson237 Independent politicianNorman Dixon127Turnout4,261James Brown leaves UUPSamuel Crowe leaves NI ConservativesDUP gain from Independent Knockagh Monument Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandStewart Dickson867 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Creighton754 Democratic Unionist PartyMay Beattie580 Independent politicianCharles Johnston457 Ulster Unionist PartyJoseph Reid377 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Haggan336 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandNoreen McIlwrath209 Progressive Unionist PartyCarolyn Howarth121Turnout3,764No change Castlereagh thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election Castlereagh CentralCastlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyPeter Robinson2,783 Ulster Unionist PartyAlan Carson854 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Mitchell600 UK Unionist PartyGrant Dillon267 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDominic Marsella224 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnn Smith134 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Dunn87 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Norris61 Ulster Unionist PartyAlwyn McClernon23Turnout5,033Grant Dillon joins UKUP Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyIris Robinson2,787 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPeter Osborne677 Ulster Unionist PartySarah Cummings672 Independent UnionistWilliam Abraham607 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Long466 Ulster Democratic PartyBlakeley McNally303 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Jeffers172 Democratic Unionist PartySandy Geddis160 Independent politicianDavid Brown115 Democratic Unionist PartyKim Morton73 Democratic Unionist PartySarah Seddon16Turnout6,048Thomas Jeffers leaves UPUP Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Beattie1,219 Democratic Unionist PartyMyreve Chambers1,146 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Hegney864 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeraldine Rice628 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMargaret Marshall556 Ulster Unionist PartyMichael Henderson325 Democratic Unionist PartyAndrew Ramsey205Turnout4,943SDLP gain from Alliance Castlereagh West Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Clulow952 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Hall744 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSara Duncan697 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRosaleen Hughes619 Democratic Unionist PartySimon Robinson607 Progressive Unionist PartySamuel Johnston367 Ulster Unionist PartyMarie Luney274 Independent UnionistErnest Harper267 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Scott142 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMalcolm Gilmore140Turnout4,809SDLP gain from UUP Coleraine thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Coleraine Borough Council election BannColeraine District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Dallat1,234 Ulster Unionist PartyOlive Church1,023 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Watt990 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam King855 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Bolton658 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon Mullan642 Democratic Unionist PartyJames McCloskey522 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandIan McEwan152Turnout6,076No change Coleraine Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyDavid McClarty1,255 Democratic Unionist PartyJames McClure941 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerald McLaughlin729 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Barbour529 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Johnston438 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEamon O'Hara300 Ulster Unionist PartyDaniel Christie291 Democratic Unionist PartyMarie McAllister277 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandYvonne Boyle214 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionAveril Watson58Turnout5,032No change Coleraine East Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Bradley833 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Black606 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Creelman464 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBill Matthews413 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert McPherson355 Independent politicianDavid Gilmour283 Independent politicianMartin Hunter201 Ulster Unionist PartyGary Wolfe161 Independent politicianTrevor Cooke125Turnout3,441Alliance gain from UUP The Skerries Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyPauline Armitage841 Independent politicianChristine Alexander784 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatricia Farren486 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Hillis470 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Stewart447 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Kane425 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBarbara Dempsey359 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick McGowan300 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Milliken259 Independent politicianThomas Mackay46Turnout4,417Independent gain from UUP Cookstown thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Cookstown District Council election BallinderryCookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatsy McGlone1,555 Sinn FéinPearse McAleer1,518 Democratic Unionist PartyAnne McCrea976 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Armstrong735 Ulster Unionist PartyWalter Greer618 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McCartney519 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Baker497 Sinn FéinSeamus Campbell497 Independent NationalistFrancis Rocks53Turnout6,968Sinn Féin gain from UUP Cookstown Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyTrevor Wilson1,427 Sinn FéinSean Begley1,172 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam John Larmour863 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDenis Haughey855 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeggy Laverty487 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Joseph Larmour221 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond McGarvey189Turnout5,214Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Drum Manor Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinSean Begley1,446 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Glasgow1,173 Independent UnionistSamuel Parke741 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McGarvey696 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Cuddy686 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Cassidy376 Sinn FéinJohn McNamee293Turnout5,411Sinn Féin gain from DUP Craigavon thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Craigavon Borough Council election Craigavon CentralCraigavon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyKenneth Twyble1,576 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Allen1,079 Sinn FéinFrancis Murray1,048 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Mallon1,008 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McCammick737 Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Crowe722 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSean Hagan541Community LabourAlan Evans389 Ulster Unionist PartyCyril McLoughlin377 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPhilip Mallon182 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionChris Moffat84 Workers' Party (Ireland)Peter Smyth55Community LabourWilliam McAvoy25Turnout7,823No change Loughside Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinJohn O'Dowd2,320 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean McKavanagh1,499 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDolores Kelly692 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McAlinden562 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Crozier471 Social Democratic and Labour PartyKieran McGeown339 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tom French226Upper Bann LabourHugh Casey203Upper Bann LabourMark McKavanagh101 Democratic Unionist PartyAnne Hanlon89 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAdrian McKinney62Community LabourMary Sheen14Turnout6,578SDLP gain from Workers' Party Lurgan Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartySam Gardiner1,802 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Savage1,371 Democratic Unionist PartyRuth Allen803 Ulster Unionist PartyMeta Crozier691 Ulster Unionist PartyJonathan Bell655 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Baird623 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McNally614 Ulster Unionist PartySydney Cairns434 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilson Freeburn390 Sinn FéinBernadette O'Hagan349 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCullough230Upper Bann LabourGillian Kirk49Community LabourJames Devlin17Turnout8,028Sydney Cairns joins UUP Portadown Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyMervyn Carrick1,713 Independent NationalistBreandan MacCionnaith1,493 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Gillespie1,203 Ulster Unionist PartyJoe Trueman919 Social Democratic and Labour PartyIgnatius Fox890 Ulster Unionist PartyMark Neale515 Independent NationalistJoe Duffy412 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Thompson404 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Ramsay373 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Tate132Community LabourCarol Lindsay19Turnout8,073Independent Nationalist gain from DUP and Alliance Derry thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Derry City Council election CitysideDerry District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinCathal Crumley1,333 Sinn FéinMitchel McLaughlin1,307 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Clifford969 Sinn FéinPeter Anderson952 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Devine829 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Ramsey822 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionMargaret Logue255Turnout6,467Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Northland Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMark Durkan1,679 Sinn FéinMary Nelis1,564 Sinn FéinMarian Hutcheon1,128 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMartin Bradley1,115 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Tierney1,096 Social Democratic and Labour PartyKathleen McCloskey854 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Kerr850 Sinn FéinPious McNaught572 Independent politicianAlister Simpson532 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionPatricia McAdams290 Labour Party (Ireland)Tony Martin50 Labour Party (Ireland)Geraldine O'Neill46Turnout9,776No change Rural Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnnie Courtney1,220 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Hay1,105 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus McNickle976 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Davidson833 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Devenney741 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeorge Peoples739 Democratic Unionist PartyErnie Hamilton730 Sinn FéinPaul Fleming707 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim McKeever549 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionCatherine Cooke180 Independent politicianDavid Hawthorne48Turnout7,828UUP gain from DUP Shantallow Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Bradley1,826 Sinn FéinTony Hasson1,290 Sinn FéinGearoid O'Heara1,134 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam O'Connell1,027 Social Democratic and Labour PartyShaun Gallagher872 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret McCartney779 Sinn FéinBernadette McDaid504 Labour Party (Ireland)Charles McDaid195 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionDiane Greer165 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Dougherty134 Labour Party (Ireland)Robert Lindsay41 Labour Party (Ireland)Patrick Muldowney16Turnout7,983Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Waterside Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRichard Dallas1,535 Democratic Unionist PartyGregory Campbell1,497 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPhilip Kelly1,051 Sinn FéinLynn Fleming903 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilfred White759 Democratic Unionist PartyJoe Miller749 Independent UnionistJames Guy671 Democratic Unionist PartyMildred Garfield517 Ulster Unionist PartyMay Hamilton497 Democratic Unionist PartyBill Irwin443 Ulster Democratic PartyDavid Nicholl276 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionHelena Schlindwein146 Independent politicianKen Adams86 Independent politicianGerry Toland22Turnout9,152Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Down thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Down District Council election BallynahinchDown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Alexander1,362 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Toman1,197 Ulster Unionist PartyHarvey Bicker990 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnne McAleenan951 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrances Casement409 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Reid325 Sinn FéinJohn Smyth234Turnout5,468SDLP gain from UUP Downpatrick Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Doris991 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Craig918 Ulster Unionist PartyJack McIlheron802 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDermot Curran748 Sinn FéinPatrick McGreevy659 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOwen Adams477 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Healy431 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Mahon417 Labour Party (Ireland)Patrick O'Connor251 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Irvine189 Green Party in Northern IrelandKeith Bradford113 Workers' Party (Ireland)Desmond O'Hagan57 Labour Party (Ireland)Edna Furey41 Labour Party (Ireland)Michael Kearney35Turnout6,129Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Newcastle Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon O'Neill913 Sinn FéinFrank McDowell831 Ulster Unionist PartyGerald Douglas773 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCarmel O'Boyle715 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Fitzpatrick706 Democratic Unionist PartyStanley Priestly552 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionAnne Carr430 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrances Flynn422 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Richie259 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAdrienne Healy167 Workers' Party (Ireland)Edward O'Hagan75Turnout5,843Sinn Féin gain from SDLPWomen's Coalition gain from DUP Rowallane Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Ritchie1,044 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Osborne846 Ulster Unionist PartyAlbert Colmer817 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Dick810 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Biggerstaff695 Independent UnionistBilly Walker521 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLaurence Moffat384 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBarry Corscadden252Turnout5,369No change Dungannon thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Dungannon District Council election BlackwaterDungannon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatsy Daly950 Sinn FéinMichelle Gildernew920 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Hamilton905 Ulster Unionist PartyDerek Irwin858 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Brady799 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Ewing596 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McFarland453 Democratic Unionist PartyAnthony Fox447Turnout5,928No change Clogher Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyNoel Mulligan1,097 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnthony McGonnell1,083 Sinn FéinSeamus Flanagan1,028 Democratic Unionist PartyJohnston McIlwrath989 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Mulligan857 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Monaghan499 Sinn FéinBrian Kilpatrick339Turnout5,892No change Dungannon Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinVincent Kelly1,065 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Morrow955 Ulster Unionist PartyJoan Carson940 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Reilly777 Social Democratic and Labour PartyVincent Currie651 Democratic Left (Ireland)Gerry Cullen412 Sinn FéinEdward Devlin291 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEphrem Bogues269 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeggy Devlin170Turnout5,530No change Torrent Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinFrancie Molloy1,407 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Badger1,212 Independent NationalistJim Canning1,183 Sinn FéinMichael Gillespie1,017 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim Cavanagh832 Sinn FéinBrendan Doris822 Sinn FéinJim O'Donnell493 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoe Gervin283Turnout7,249No change Fermanagh thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Fermanagh District Council election EnniskillenFermanagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Foster2,055 Sinn FéinGerry McHugh1,313 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon Flanagan927 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Ferguson769 Ulster Unionist PartyBasil Johnston685Progressive SocialistDavid Kettyles581 Democratic Unionist PartyJoe Dodds581 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Rooney267 Ulster Unionist PartyEthel Gregg175 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Irvine160 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Haslett156 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionMargaret McCaffrey143Turnout7,812No change Erne East Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyHarold Andrews1,149 Sinn FéinRuth Lynch1,073 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Noble932 Sinn FéinBrian McCaffrey918 Independent NationalistTony McPhillips909 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFergus McQuillan897 Ulster Unionist PartyJean McVitty886 Sinn FéinThomas O'Reilly694 Democratic Unionist PartyPaul Robinson369 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMarie O'Neill355Turnout8,182Sinn Féin gain from UUP Erne North Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCaldwell McClaughry998 Democratic Unionist PartyBert Johnston951 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTommy Gallagher933 Ulster Unionist PartyBertie Kerr917 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Elliott848 Sinn FéinGeraldine Cassidy730 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Dolan526 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandNeville McElderry98 Democratic Unionist PartyJean Jackson62Turnout6,063Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Erne West Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilson Elliott1,616 Independent politicianPatrick McCaffrey1,250 Sinn FéinRobin Martin1,179 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Gallagher1,071 Sinn FéinStephen Huggett863 Ulster Unionist PartyDerrick Nixon612 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionAmelda Maguire176Turnout6,767No change Larne thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Larne Borough Council election Coast RoadLarne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Robinson527 Independent NationalistWilliam Cunning502 Ulster Unionist PartyJoan Drummond473 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDaniel O'Connor409 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAmelia Kelly317 Democratic Unionist PartyWinston Fulton314 Democratic Unionist PartyRachel Rea313 Democratic Unionist PartyTrevor Robinson155 Independent politicianNorman McCann73Turnout3,083SDLP gain from Alliance Larne Lough Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Beggs1,043 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Mathews526 Democratic Unionist PartyBobby McKee369 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McAllister300 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Hall297 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Fleck265 Ulster Unionist PartyAlexander Hunter240 Democratic Unionist PartySharon Gardiner174 Progressive Unionist PartyGeorge Ferguson116Turnout3,330Alliance gain from DUP Larne Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianDesmond Nixon698 Democratic Unionist PartyJack McKee663 Ulster Unionist PartyRosalie Armstrong485 Independent politicianLindsay Mason462 Independent politicianRoy Craig352 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatricia Kay336 Ulster Unionist PartyMary Steele202 Democratic Unionist PartyGregg McKeen91Turnout3,289Independent gain from UUP and Alliance Limavady thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Limavady Borough Council election BellarenaLimavady District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyStanley Gault839 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Carten814 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Doherty798 Ulster Unionist PartyIan Grant765 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McKinney714 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Glass453Turnout4,383No change Benbradagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyBoyd Douglas1,072 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Coyle1,013 Sinn FéinMalachy O'Kane876 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Lynch442 Ulster Unionist PartyMax Gault409 Sinn FéinEddie Lynn368Turnout4,180No change Limavady Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Robinson837 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDesmond Lowry759 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBarry Doherty739 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Dolan738 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Cartwright729 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Reynolds484 Democratic Unionist PartyVictor Wilson157 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionPaula Taylor88Turnout4,531No change Lisburn thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Lisburn Borough Council election DownshireLisburn District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEdmund Falloon1,328 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Poots1,041 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBetty Campbell902 Northern Ireland ConservativesWilliam Bleakes846 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Craig441 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Moore389 Ulster Unionist PartyKen Hull352Turnout5,299Alliance gain from UUP Dunmurry Cross Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinMichael Ferguson1,365 Sinn FéinPaul Butler1,260 Sinn FéinSue Ramsey1,025 Ulster Unionist PartyBilly Bell963 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McDonnell928 Sinn FéinMaria Gray777 Independent NationalistHugh Lewsley502 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeraldine Rodgers501 Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Parkinson474 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Park330 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOwen Gawith284 Democratic Unionist PartyYvonne Craig236 Workers' Party (Ireland)Frances McCarthy192Turnout8,837Sinn Féin gain from UUPHugh Lewsley leaves SDLP Killultagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJim Dillon1,432 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter O'Hagan931 Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Calvert904 Ulster Unionist PartyKenneth Watson591 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Greene551 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTrevor Lunn489 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Tinsley412 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionSybil Moses150Turnout5,460No change Lisburn Town North Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Lewis1,237 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandFraser McCammond951 Independent UnionistRonnie Crawford810 Ulster Democratic PartyDavid Adams748Protestant UnionistWilliam Beattie671 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Gardiner-Watson652 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Whitley495 Ulster Unionist PartyLorraine Martin408 Democratic Unionist PartyEleanor Calvert401 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Tinsley294 Independent UnionistAnne Blake258 Ulster Unionist PartyNoel Malcolm99 Northern Ireland ConservativesLeonard Jarvis89Turnout7,113UDP gain from UUPWilliam Beattie leaves DUP Lisburn Town South Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyIvan Davis1,469 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSeamus Close1,067 Ulster Democratic PartyGary McMichael750 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Archer578 Democratic Unionist PartyStuart Deignan510 Ulster Unionist PartyJoseph Lockhart454 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Morrison387 Ulster Democratic PartyPhilip Dean117 Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Little105 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionBronya Bonar59Turnout5,496No change Magherafelt thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Magherafelt District Council election Magherafelt TownMagherafelt District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McCrea2,675 Sinn FéinSeamus O'Brien1,777 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Kilpatrick1,149 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Shiels816 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph McBride499 Democratic Unionist PartyPaul McLean107 Labour Party (Ireland)Harry Hutchinson73 Workers' Party (Ireland)Marian Donnelly37Turnout7,133No change Moyola Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinMargaret McKenna1,180 Sinn FéinPaul Henry949 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Junkin882 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Catherwood829 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McErlean727 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Wilson541 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Kearney468 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Montgomery362 Independent UnionistJames Mulholland250 Workers' Party (Ireland)Patrick Scullion53Turnout6,241Sinn Féin gain from DUP Sperrin Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinPatrick Groogan1,801 Sinn FéinJohn Kelly1,602 Social Democratic and Labour PartyKathleen Lagan1,170 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Montgomery810 Democratic Unionist PartyRodney Mitchell658 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis McKendry515 Workers' Party (Ireland)Francis Donnelly103 Green Party in Northern IrelandJude Stephens12Turnout6,671No change Moyle thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Moyle District Council election BallycastleMoyle District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianSeamus Blaney551 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRichard Kerr483 Democratic Unionist PartyGardiner Kane356 Ulster Unionist PartyHelen Harding283 Independent politicianChristopher McCaughan221 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth Brennan14Turnout1,908No change Giant's Causeway Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistPrice McConaghy484 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid McAllister278 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Graham263 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Hartin237 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert McIlroy176 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Rodgers126 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Mulholland93Christian Thomas Palmer22Turnout1,679Robert McIlroy joins Ulster Unionists The Glens Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent Republican (Ireland)Oliver McMullan711 Sinn FéinJames McCarry454 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McSparran404 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArchie McIntosh316 Independent NationalistRandal McDonnell223 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Brennan218 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnna Edwards162Turnout2,488No change Newry and Mourne thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election CrotlieveNewry & Mourne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeadar Bradley1,503 Sinn FéinMick Murphy1,423 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHugh Carr975 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Heslip893 Independent politicianAnthony Williamson861 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJosephine O'Hare762 Independent politicianCiaran Mussen752 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim McCart716 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMarietta Farrell356 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLindsay Whitcroft219Turnout8,460Sinn Féin gain from UUP Newry Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinDavy Hyland1,095 Independent politicianJackie Patterson1,030 Sinn FéinBrendan Curran1,000 Independent politicianEugene Markey929 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McElroy807 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrank Feely774 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCaigue727 Sinn FéinAnne-Marie Willis529 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Ruddy528 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McKeown491 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPeter Whitcroft181Turnout8,091Independent gain from SDLP Slieve Gullion Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Fee1,412 Sinn FéinPatrick Brennan1,148 Sinn FéinPatrick McDonald1,114 Sinn FéinPat McNamee1,108 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Toner845 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDessie McDonnell647Turnout6,274Sinn Féin gain from SDLP The Fews Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyDanny Kennedy1,610 Sinn FéinBrendan Lewis1,103 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McGinn1,018 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCharles Smyth975 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Moffett952 Sinn FéinJimmy McCreesh883 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Savage690Turnout7,231Sinn Féin gain from SDLP The Mournes Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyIsaac Hanna1,595 Ulster Unionist PartyHenry Reilly1,303 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEmmett Haughian1,196 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Burns907 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Cunningham895 Sinn FéinPaul Lawless471 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnne Cunningham353 Independent politicianEwan Atkinson102 Workers' Party (Ireland)Henry Cunningham78Turnout6,900No change Newtownabbey thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Newtownabbey Borough Council election Antrim LineNewtownabbey District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyTommy McTeague1,500 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward Crilly1,329 Ulster Unionist PartyArthur Kell752 Democratic Unionist PartyLiz Snoddy647 Ulster Unionist PartyIvan Hunter536 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Rooney493 Newtownabbey Ratepayers' AssociationJohn Blair462 Independent UnionistArthur Templeton442 Ulster Democratic PartyBilly Blair382 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTommy Frazer336Turnout6,875UUP gain from Independent UnionistNRA gain from Alliance Ballyclare Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJim Bingham847 Democratic Unionist PartyPaul Girvan705 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPat McCudden586 Ulster Unionist PartyVera McWilliams477 Ulster Unionist PartyEd Turkington362 Independent UnionistSidney Cameron262 Newtownabbey Ratepayers' AssociationEtta Mann259 Progressive Unionist PartyNorman Lavery225 Ulster Democratic PartyDave Burgess137 Independent UnionistThomas Porter95Turnout3,955Alliance gain from Independent Unionist Macedon Party Candidate 1st Pref Newtownabbey Labour PartyMark Langhammer1,103 Independent UnionistAndrew Beattie595 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Hollis539 Newtownabbey Ratepayers' AssociationBilly Webb477 Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Snoddy470 Ulster Democratic PartyTommy Kirkham442 Newtownabbey Labour PartyRobert Kidd393 Progressive Unionist PartyBob Gourley372 Ulster Unionist PartyRichard Walker278 UK Unionist PartyNorman Boyd225 Independent politicianGeorge Reynolds169 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJulie Greaves119Turnout5,182Andrew Beattie leaves UUPNewtownabbey Labour Party gain from AllianceNRA gain from DUP University Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistFraser Agnew878 Ulster Unionist PartyKen Robinson706 Independent UnionistGeorge Herron633 Ulster Unionist PartyBill Johnston499 Ulster Unionist PartyBarbara Gilliland490 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLynn Frazer461 Progressive Unionist PartyWilliam Greer448 UK Unionist PartyWilliam Boyd426 Ulster Democratic PartyHarry Speers371 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam McKimmon369 Democratic Unionist PartyTony Lough333 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Hewitt299 Newtownabbey Ratepayers' AssociationSamuel Neill226 Newtownabbey Labour PartyWilliam McClinton212 Progressive Unionist PartyAlexander Knell131 Independent UnionistJack McDonald86 Ulster Unionist PartyLouie Robinson78Turnout6,646George Herron leaves UUPPUP gain from DUP North Down thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 North Down Borough Council election AbbeyNorth Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandStephen Farry650 UK Unionist PartyValerie Kinghan650 Northern Ireland ConservativesAnn Thompson597 Ulster Unionist PartyRoberta Dunlop482 Democratic Unionist PartyRuby Cooling471 Progressive Unionist PartyStewart Currie344 Ulster Unionist PartyKarl McLean328 Independent UnionistCecil Braniff165 Ulster Democratic PartyNorman McCullough131 Independent politicianRaymond Gordon115Turnout3,933Valerie Kinghan leaves UPUPPUP gain from Independent Unionist Ballyholme and Groomsport Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistAlan Chambers1,218 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMarsden Fitzsimons770 Ulster Unionist PartyLeslie Cree755 Independent politicianAusten Lennon739 Northern Ireland ConservativesBruce Mulligan498 UK Unionist PartyElizabeth Roche440 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGavin Walker406 Democratic Unionist PartyMarie Cree375 Ulster Unionist PartyIan Henry178 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Kingan156 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Dorian106Turnout5,641UKUP gain from DUP Bangor West Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianBrian Wilson1,090 Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Bradford699 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEileen Bell662 UK Unionist PartyWilliam Keery509 Ulster Unionist PartyMarion Smith459 Progressive Unionist PartyErnest Steele439 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnne Wilson387 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Gordon308 Independent UnionistIan Sinclair227 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Graham191 Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Davies190 Northern Ireland ConservativesJulian Robertson112 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDerek Bell76 Independent politicianBob Mooney15Turnout5,364Brian Wilson leaves AlliancePUP gain from DUPUKUP gain from NI ConservativesAlliance gain from Independent Unionist Holywood Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEllie McKay863 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSusan O'Brien767 Independent politicianDennis Ogborn545 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRichard Good434 Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Dunne417 Independent politicianJimmy White279 Independent politicianBobby Irvine240 Northern Ireland ConservativesJennifer Cumming165 UK Unionist PartyJeffrey Dudgeon159Turnout3,869DUP gain from NI ConservativesAlliance gain from Independent Omagh thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Omagh District Council election Mid TyroneOmagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinPatrick McMahon1,375 Sinn FéinSean Clarke1,129 Ulster Unionist PartyDesmond Anderson1,026 Sinn FéinMichael McAnespie980 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoe Byrne807 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Shields741 Independent NationalistBrian McGrath554 Democratic Unionist PartyDrew Baxter543 Sinn FéinBarney McAleer382 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Patterson284 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Anderson174 Democratic Left (Ireland)Patrick McClean148 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPaul Gallagher57Turnout8,200SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist Omagh Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinFrancis Mackey1,096 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy McGowan1,080 Democratic Unionist PartyOliver Gibson747 Independent politicianJohnny McLaughlin570 Ulster Unionist PartyReuben McKelvey567 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Oldcroft486 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnn Gormley471 Democratic Unionist PartyHarry Cairns375 Social Democratic and Labour PartyVincent Campbell362 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McKenna309 Sinn FéinPatrick O'Hagan204 Democratic Unionist PartyKeith Mosgrove196 Ulster Independence MovementSandra Jones42Turnout6,505No change West Tyrone Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCrawford McFarland1,243 Sinn FéinKevin McGrade1,105 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Buchanan820 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLiam McQuaid803 Sinn FéinCathal Quinn753 Ulster Unionist PartyAlan Rainey727 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat McDonnell655 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Connolly426 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tommy Owens387 Democratic Unionist PartyWalter McFarland294 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Kerr216 Labour Party (Ireland)Amanda McLaughlin141 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tony Winters70Turnout7,640No change Strabane thumb|Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes 1997 Strabane District Council election DergStrabane District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinCharles McHugh1,440 Ulster Unionist PartyDerek Hussey1,247 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward Turner838 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Kerrigan596 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Murtagh550 Sinn FéinSean Elliott545 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBernadette McNamee513 Democratic Unionist PartySarah Anderson447Turnout6,176Derek Hussey joins UUP Glenelly Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas McBride1,155 Sinn FéinMartin Conway1,144 Democratic Unionist PartyAllan Bresland1,101 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Emery1,021 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Donnell677 Ulster Unionist PartyWilfred Sinclair616 Independent politicianJohn Gallagher114 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandElizabeth McCaffrey87Turnout5,915Sinn Féin gain from UUP Mourne Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinIvan Barr1,959 Sinn FéinJarlath McNulty1,276 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEugene Mullen1,124 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Cummings825 Independent politicianJames O'Kane801 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEugene McMenamin756 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnn Bell308 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMarie Wallace95Turnout7,144Sinn Féin gain from UUP References Category:Council elections in Northern Ireland (1973–2011) Northern Ireland Category:May 1997 in the United Kingdom Category:1997 elections in Northern Ireland