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1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election parliamentary no 1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1993 1997 05 21 y 2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 2001 All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 9 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5 1 Ulster Unionist Party 4 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 1 Independent Unionist 3 1 Independent (politician) 2 1 Northern Ireland Conservatives 0 1 File:Carrickfergus 1997 election.svg Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.
Election results
Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1997https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcarrick.htm Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001 www.ark.ac.uk
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
5
0
1
3
29.4
27.4
3,520
4.8
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
1
1
23.5
21.6
2,330
2.4
Democratic Unionist Party
3
1
0
1
17.6
20.0
2,160
1.5
Independent Unionist
3
1
0
1
17.6
17.8
1,918
9.7
Independent (politician)
2
1
0
1
11.8
7.9
854
0.6
Progressive Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
5.2
565
3.5
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1997by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Carrick Castle
|28.8
|1
|16.9
|1
|22.7
|1
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|31.6
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Kilroot
|25.5
|2
|17.2
|1
|14.5
|1
|bgcolor=#0077FF|42.8
|bgcolor=#0077FF|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Knockagh Monument
|28.6
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|30.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|24.3
|1
|17.1
|1
|6
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|27.4
|5
|21.6
|4
|20.0
|3
|31.0
|5
|17
|-
|}
Districts results
Carrick Castle
1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from Alliance
Carrick Castle - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1997 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997 EONI 8 July 2021
6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Neeson*
741
26.87%
Democratic Unionist Party
David Hilditch*
626
22.70%
Independent (politician)
William Hamilton*
494
17.91%
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel McCamley*
466
16.90%
Independent (politician)
Nicholas Wady
233
8.45%
266.18
305.13
320.13
320.79
398.87
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Arthur McQuitty*
54
1.96%
274.92
291.32
294.12
294.97
332.75
Progressive Unionist Party
Samuel Stewart
144
5.22%
169.2
277.44
291.44
293.09
6
6,744
2,758 (40.90%)
56
460
2,814 (41.73%)
Kilroot
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionists leave UUP and Conservatives
Kilroot - 6 seats
7
Independent Unionist
James Brown*
908
21.31%
Independent Unionist
Samuel Crowe*
553
12.98%
633.28
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brenda Crampsey*
554
13.00%
571.64
593.36
595.76
613.76
Democratic Unionist Party
Billy Ashe
357
8.38%
392.28
402.64
404.08
462.96
679.96
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Cavan
531
12.46%
553.68
570.76
572.8
590
605.8
608.92
Ulster Unionist Party
Eric Ferguson
371
8.71%
418.52
428.68
435.76
482.64
511.64
547
Ulster Unionist Party
Colin McAuley
362
8.50%
389
404.16
407.76
445
482.16
513.88
Democratic Unionist Party
Desmond Robinson
261
6.13%
286.92
298.36
301.72
351.24
Progressive Unionist Party
Billy Donaldson
237
5.56%
258.96
284.12
287.12
Independent (politician)
Norman Dixon
127
2.98%
139.96
7
10,234
4,261 (41.64%)
56
609
4,317 (42.18%)
Knockagh Monument
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats
4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Stewart Dickson*
867
23.03%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Creighton
754
20.03%
Democratic Unionist Party
May Beattie
580
15.41%
Ulster Unionist Party
Joseph Reid*
377
10.02%
392.99
544.95
Independent Unionist
Charles Johnston*
457
12.14%
486.25
507.71
552.71
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Noreen McIlwrath*
209
5.55%
479.66
488.36
514.45
Democratic Unionist Party
William Haggan*
336
8.93%
342.63
364.96
425.38
Progressive Unionist Party
Carolyn Howarth
184
4.89%
189.85
196.81
4
9,549
3,764 (39.42%)
65
538
3,829 (40.10%)
References
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