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1997 Belfast City Council election
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Northern Ireland local election
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Belfast City Council election Northern Ireland Flag of Belfast.svg parliamentary no 1993 Belfast City Council election 1993 1997 05 21 y 2001 Belfast City Council election 2001 All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 Sinn Féin 13 3 Ulster Unionist Party 13 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 7 2 Democratic Unionist Party 7 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 6 1 Progressive Unionist Party 3 2 Ulster Democratic Party 1 1 Independent Unionist 1 1 File:Belfast 1997 election.svg Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes. Lord Mayor Ian Adamson Ulster Unionist Party Lord Mayor Alban Maginness Social Democratic and Labour Party
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with Alliance holding the balance of power between unionists and nationalists. Alban Maginness from the SDLP became the first nationalist Lord Mayor.
Election results
Belfast local election result 1997http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgbelfast.htm Belfast Council results 27 July 2011 25 May 2021
Sinn Féin
13
3
0
3
25.5
27.6
29,379
4.9
Ulster Unionist Party
13
0
2
2
25.5
20.1
21,404
1.9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
7
1
3
2
13.7
15.6
16,653
0.3
Democratic Unionist Party
7
0
2
2
13.7
12.1
12,914
5.0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
6
1
0
1
11.8
9.2
9,781
2.0
Progressive Unionist Party
3
2
0
2
5.9
9.2
9,758
7.7
Ulster Democratic Party
1
1
0
1
2.0
2.4
2,532
New
Independent Unionist
1
0
1
1
2.0
0.9
955
1.5
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.0
1,090
New
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.0
1,015
1.8
Green Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.5
548
2.0
Northern Ireland Conservatives
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
327
2.0
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
79
0.2
Labour coalition
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
19
0.6
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1997by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party"| SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Progressive Unionist Party" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Democratic Party" | UDP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Balmoral
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|26.1
|2
|13.9
|1
|17.0
|1
|3.5
|0
|4.6
|0
|3.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Castle
|11.4
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|27.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|20.9
|1
|24.6
|1
|11.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|1.8
|0
|2.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Court
|0.0
|0
|27.8
|2
|0.0
|0
|19.0
|1
|1.5
|0
|bgcolor="#2B45A2"|32.8
|bgcolor="#2B45A2"|1
|12.9
|1
|6.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Laganbank
|15.1
|1
|25.1
|2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|27.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|5.1
|0
|12.2
|1
|7.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|8.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lower Falls
|bgcolor="#008800"|79.7
|bgcolor="#008800"|4
|0.0
|0
|16.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.4
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|3.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Oldpark
|bgcolor="#008800"|44.8
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|16.3
|1
|16.3
|1
|4.7
|0
|1.2
|0
|11.2
|1
|3.0
|0
|2.5
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Pottinger
|8.6
|0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|29.3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|2.7
|0
|26.5
|2
|7.7
|1
|20.9
|1
|1.5
|0
|2.8
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Upper Falls
|bgcolor="#008800"|68.1
|bgcolor="#008800"|4
|0.0
|0
|29.1
|1
|1.4
|0
|0.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.8
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Victoria
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|31.0
|2
|31.2
|2
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5.9
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|27.6
|13
|20.1
|13
|15.6
|7
|12.1
|7
|9.2
|6
|9.2
|3
|2.4
|1
|3.8
|0
|51
|-
|}
District results
Balmoral
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1997 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997 EONI 8 July 2021
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Crooks*
2,329
20.49%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Carmel Hanna
1,916
16.85%
Democratic Unionist Party
Harry Smith*
924
8.13%
969.9
969.9
979.3
983.3
1,034.5
1,129.5
1,690.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Bob Stoker
949
8.35%
1,070.5
1,070.5
1,083.9
1,088.2
1,169.2
1,448.9
1,550.8
1,936.8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Catherine Molloy
1,047
9.21%
1,048.2
1,310.55
1,328.55
1,415.2
1,422.5
1,423.65
1,424.25
1,426.65
1,430.65
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tom Ekin
971
8.54%
986.3
994.4
1,017
1,086.05
1,099.35
1,119.95
1,127.15
1,227.55
1,305.55
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Philip McGarry*
958
8.43%
974.2
984.55
1,004.15
1,052.35
1,074.25
1,080.85
1,087.35
1,166.25
1,203.25
Ulster Unionist Party
Gordon Lucy
304
2.67%
688.6
688.6
719.3
723.2
763.2
848.5
908.9
Democratic Unionist Party
Joan Parkes
654
5.75%
712.5
712.5
719
721
779.9
804.5
Ulster Democratic Party
Heather Calvert
520
4.57%
534.1
534.25
535.55
549.15
662.05
Progressive Unionist Party
Gordon McCrea
397
3.49%
415
415
422
433
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Nuala Bradley
236
2.08%
238.4
241.7
267.75
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Ringland
92
0.81%
95.3
95.75
Northern Ireland Conservatives
Hubert Mullan
71
0.62%
80
80.15
10
22,826
11,368 (49.80%)
245
1,625
11,613 (50.88%)
Castle
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP, Independent Unionist joins UUP
Castle - 6 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds*
2,081
17.41%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alban Maginness*
1,781
14.90%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tom Campbell
1,417
11.86%
1,420.06
1,423.46
1,518.18
1,527.68
1,917.68
Sinn Féin
Danny Lavery
1,362
11.40%
1,362.18
1,368.38
1,397.74
1,397.92
1,616.08
1,619.28
1,715.28
Ulster Unionist Party
David Browne*
1,134
9.49%
1,169.1
1,169.18
1,192.54
1,300.26
1,301.62
1,633.3
1,638.3
Ulster Unionist Party
Nelson McCausland*
1,065
8.91%
1,114.86
1,114.9
1,124.26
1,253.26
1,256.62
1,456.04
1,462.04
Ulster Unionist Party
John Carson*
1,025
8.58%
1,060.28
1,060.52
1,073.52
1,169.38
1,192.62
1,390.04
1,430.04
Progressive Unionist Party
Jim Crothers
778
6.51%
797.8
797.8
821.2
911.18
920.46
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jonathan Stevenson*
720
6.02%
720
777.92
832.48
832.48
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Ferris
85
0.71%
304.96
304.96
309.14
Ulster Democratic Party
Raymond Gilliland
216
1.81%
220.14
220.14
224.32
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Eileen Calder
149
1.25%
150.08
151.12
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Alan Warren
73
0.61%
73
73.24
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Paul Treanor
53
0.44%
53.18
53.9
Ulster Independence Movement
Norman McClelland
8
0.01%
8.18
8.18
Natural Law Party
Andrea Gribben
5
0.01%
5
5.04
8
21,949
11,952 (54.45%)
288
1,708
12,240 (55.77%)
Court
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist
Court - 5 seats
8
Progressive Unionist Party
Hugh Smyth*
3,070
32.83%
Democratic Unionist Party
Eric Smyth*
1,573
16.82%
Ulster Democratic Party
Frank McCoubrey
1,200
12.83%
1,545.28
1,552.32
1,553.48
1,581.48
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Cobain*
1,048
11.21%
1,240.92
1,248.52
1,249.78
1,297.29
1,326.32
1,369.48
1,699.48
Ulster Unionist Party
Chris McGimpsey*
800
8.56%
1,039.2
1,053.28
1,054.7
1,088.81
1,121.22
1,184.77
1,362.25
Independent Unionist
Joseph Coggle*
407
4.35%
755.92
763.04
764.22
838.38
868.22
936.49
1,084.08
Ulster Unionist Party
Glenn Bradley
513
5.49%
617
627.6
628.27
662.05
679.85
839.12
Ulster Unionist Party
Denis Robinson
237
2.53%
349.84
350.84
351.62
372.7
405.17
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Linda Walker
150
1.60%
208.76
308.52
309.02
325.22
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret Ferris
208
2.22%
291.72
296.76
303.48
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Roberts
144
1.54%
165.32
8
17,089
9,350 (54.71%)
243
1,559
9,593 (56.14%)
Laganbank
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Laganbank - 5 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alasdair McDonnell*
1,614
17.59%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Clarke*
1,337
14.57%
1,339
1,343
1,343
1,554
Ulster Unionist Party
Michael McGimpsey*
966
10.53%
966
974
974.1
1,141.1
1,158.2
1,594.2
Sinn Féin
Sean Hayes
1,388
15.13%
1,388
1,402
1,408.25
1,408.25
1,456.4
1,461.45
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Steve McBride*
1,118
12.18%
1,120
1,186
1,192.4
1,198.4
1,399.2
1,458.25
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter O'Reilly*
902
9.83%
906
957
1,018.05
1,018.05
1,148.5
1,166.5
Progressive Unionist Party
Ernie Purvis
644
7.02%
645
659
659.35
716.35
744.35
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Annie Campbell
406
4.42%
413
484
486.95
488.95
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Kirkpatrick*
473
5.15%
475
477
477.05
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Paddy Lynn
160
1.74%
161
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Andrew Frew
138
1.50%
145
Natural Law Party
James Anderson
18
0.02%
Independent (politician)
Vincent McKenna
12
0.01%
7
19,797
9,176 (46.35%)
243
1,530
9,419 (47.58%)
Lower Falls
1993: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Lower Falls - 5 seats
4
Sinn Féin
Fra McCann*
2,420
19.65%
Sinn Féin
Sean McKnight
2,286
18.56%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Margaret Walsh
1,764
14.32%
1,775.4
2,248.7
Sinn Féin
Tom Hartley*
2,022
16.42%
2,047.05
2,061.05
Sinn Féin
Marie Moore*
1,810
14.70%
1,822.15
1,829.15
2,033.65
Sinn Féin
Janice Austin
1,274
10.34%
1,581.35
1,606.25
1,625.75
Workers' Party (Ireland)
John Lowry
468
3.80%
468.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary White
227
1.84%
227.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Keith Jacques
45
0.37%
45.3
4
19,372
12,316 (63.58%)
390
2,053
12,706 (65.59%)
Oldpark
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP
Oldpark - 6 seats
10
Sinn Féin
Mick Conlon
2,317
16.40%
Sinn Féin
Bobby Lavery*
2,230
15.79%
Sinn Féin
Paddy McManus*
1,773
12.55%
2,034
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Martin Morgan*
1,941
13.74%
1,949.28
2,082.12
Progressive Unionist Party
Billy Hutchinson
1,582
11.20%
1,582.12
1,583.2
1,583.36
1,592.36
1,613.36
1,658.9
1,879.9
1,924.84
2,070.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Proctor*
1,316
9.32%
1,316
1,316
1,316
1,316
1,340
1,361
1,431
1,447.8
1,675.8
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Rodgers*
986
8.13%
986
986
986
986
1,004
1,031
1,082
1,096.83
1,397.69
Democratic Unionist Party
David Smylie
659
4.66%
659
659
659
659
659
674
737
743.86
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dympna O'Hara
365
2.58%
366.92
402.83
462.51
505.35
561.57
645.27
646.27
Ulster Democratic Party
Paddy Bird
427
3.02%
427
427.27
427.27
429.39
434.39
451.39
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Emerson
245
1.73%
246.8
273.8
275.08
286.56
333.72
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mark Long
177
1.25%
177.36
179.79
181.23
198.47
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Steven Doran
109
0.77%
110.92
119.83
120.31
10
25,054
14,127 (56.39%)
458
2,019
14,585 (58.21%)
Pottinger
1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from DUP
Pottinger - 6 seats
12
Ulster Unionist Party
Reg Empey*
2,309
20.32%
Democratic Unionist Party
Sammy Wilson*
2,265
19.94%
Progressive Unionist Party
David Ervine
2,110
18.57%
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Clarke
768
6.76%
1,265.55
1,309.63
1,340.83
1,345
1,347.62
1,358.2
1,385.31
1,387.1
1,625.38
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Cleland*
605
5.33%
636.62
822.22
847.18
852.58
852.58
856.87
889.14
889.43
928.08
1,324.88
1,536.14
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mervyn Jones*
870
7.66%
886.74
892.83
906.51
913.8
937.04
1,004.94
1,013.63
1,218.16
1,237.87
1,241.33
1,306.26
Sinn Féin
Dominic Corr
978
8.61%
978
978
978
978
992
996
996
1,100.29
1,100.29
1,100.29
1,102.25
Progressive Unionist Party
Alexander Gordon
262
2.31%
281.84
298.37
615.65
622.49
625.97
641.61
692.25
699.49
723.33
763.61
Democratic Unionist Party
Frank Leslie
142
1.25%
160.91
487.45
504.49
506.78
506.78
510.91
545.02
546.02
567.76
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander Blair*
251
2.21%
320.75
338.73
356.49
360.07
372.31
377.1
395.04
398.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Marga Foley
309
2.72%
310.55
311.42
312.14
315.14
349.14
384.38
384.38
Ulster Democratic Party
Robert Girvan
169
1.49%
188.53
210.57
255.69
263.55
267.03
271.03
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Pearl Sagar
149
1.31%
151.48
153.22
160.66
173.95
182.43
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Joseph Bell
115
1.01%
115.62
115.91
118.79
124.34
Ulster Independence Movement
Josephine Challis
21
0.18%
23.48
24.93
26.13
Labour Coalition
Sean McGouran
19
0.17%
19
20.45
20.69
Natural Law Party
David Collins
19
0.17%
19.31
19.6
19.84
12
21,854
12,968 (59.34%)
458
1,853
13,426 (61.43%)
Upper Falls
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Upper Falls - 5 seats
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alex Attwood*
2,855
20.42%
Sinn Féin
Alex Maskey*
2,807
20.08%
Sinn Féin
Michael Browne
2,580
18.45%
Sinn Féin
Martin Livingstone
2,394
17.12%
Sinn Féin
Chrissie McAuley
1,738
12.43%
1,754.02
2,181.23
2,401.37
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patricia Lewsley*
596
4.26%
982.82
998.63
1,003.22
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McGowan
616
4.41%
707.98
719.54
721.7
Democratic Unionist Party
David McNerlin
201
1.44%
201
201.17
201.26
Workers' Party (Ireland)
James McAllister
110
0.79%
113.96
117.7
119.23
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dan McGuinness
85
0.61%
91.3
93.34
93.61
4
22,561
13,982 (61.97%)
345
2,331
14,327 (63.50%)
Victoria
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP
Victoria - 7 seats
9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Alderdice
2,419
18.87%
Ulster Unionist Party
Ian Adamson*
2,367
18.46%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Danny Dow*
1,024
7.99%
1,609.14
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Rodgers*
1,508
11.76%
1,532.14
1,921.58
Democratic Unionist Party
Wallace Browne*
1,485
11.58%
1,498.94
1,564.54
1,569.22
1,590.52
1,747.52
Democratic Unionist Party
Robin Newton*
1,036
8.08%
1,044.5
1,052.82
1,055.94
1,070.52
1,336.04
1,477.94
1,522.22
1,658.22
Independent Unionist
Alan Crowe
519
4.05%
544.16
710.24
736.5
803.68
831.18
1,023.4
1,237.5
1,242.5
Progressive Unionist Party
John McQuillan
915
7.14%
924.86
937.98
940.32
956.96
1,001.88
1,040.16
1,149.92
1,151.92
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Glyn Roberts
553
4.31%
675.74
698.78
702.94
761.48
771.26
842.62
Ulster Unionist Party
Peter Weir
192
1.50%
196.76
245.72
509.88
569.64
582.76
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret McKenzie
523
4.08%
524.36
533
535.08
558.74
Northern Ireland Conservatives
Lesley Donaldson
256
2.00%
270.96
293.04
295.9
Natural Law Party
Thomas Mullins
25
0.19%
27.38
27.7
27.96
9
28,936
12,822 (44.31%)
351
1,603
13,173 (45.52%)
References
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