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1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election parliamentary no 1993 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1993 1997 05 21 y 2001 Castlereagh Borough Council election 2001 All 23 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 12 Democratic Unionist Party 10 1 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 2 UK Unionist Party 1 1 Independent Unionist 1 1 Ulster Popular Unionist Party 0 1 File:Castlereagh 1997 election.svg Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Elections to Castlereagh Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1997https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcastlereagh.htm Castlereagh Council Election Results 1993-2011 www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
10
1
0
1
43.5
44.2
9,214
0.1
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
1
1
21.7
19.6
4,088
2.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
4
0
1
1
17.4
18.7
3,898
3.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2
0
0
2
8.7
8.2
1,707
8.2
Independent Unionist
1
0
1
1
4.3
4.2
874
0.4
UK Unionist Party
1
1
0
1
4.3
1.3
267
New
Progressive Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.8
367
1.9
Ulster Democratic Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.5
303
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
4.3
0.6
115
0.6
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh Borough 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="UK Unionist Party" | UKUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh Central
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|58.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|17.0
|1
|14.6
|1
|4.4
|0
|5.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|53.0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|11.1
|1
|18.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|17.0
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh South
|27.4
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|23.9
|1
|17.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh West
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|35.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|21.2
|1
|17.4
|1
|12.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|13.1
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|44.2
|10
|19.6
|5
|18.7
|4
|8.2
|2
|1.3
|1
|8.0
|1
|23
|-
|}
Districts results
Castlereagh Central
1993: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKUP
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UKUP
Castlereagh Central - 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
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Robinson*
2,783
55.30%
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Carson*
854
16.97%
Democratic Unionist Party
John Norris*
61
1.21%
950.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Mitchell*
600
11.92%
623.56
626.96
644.3
966.3
Democratic Unionist Party
John Dunn
87
1.73%
593.92
662.12
684.05
689.12
698.12
UK Unionist Party
Grant Dillon*
267
5.30%
516.28
528.28
591.69
609.59
684.59
Democratic Unionist Party
Alwyn McClernon
23
0.46%
372.6
512.4
527.53
541.35
548.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dominic Marsella
224
4.45%
225.52
225.52
225.69
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ann Smith
134
2.66%
161.36
162.76
171.94
6
11,033
5,033 (45.62%)
148
720
5,181 (46.96%)
Castlereagh East
1993: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: UPUP joins DUP
Castlereagh East - 7 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Iris Robinson*
2,787
46.08%
Democratic Unionist Party
Tommy Jeffers*
172
2.84%
799.52
Ulster Unionist Party
Sarah Cummings
672
11.11%
768.2
Independent Unionist
William Abraham*
607
10.04%
721.7
757.4
Democratic Unionist Party
Sandy Geddis*
160
2.65%
643.96
663.92
733.56
810.56
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Osborne*
677
11.19%
709.56
721.3
728.48
757.18
Democratic Unionist Party
Kim Morton
73
1.21%
400.82
411.56
555.72
624.32
663.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael Long
466
7.71%
486.72
504.2
505.68
539.12
545.12
Ulster Democratic Party
Stephen McNally
303
5.01%
365.16
387.12
401.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Sarah Seddon
16
0.26%
246.14
248.88
Independent (politician)
David Brown
115
1.90%
130.54
6
15,542
6,048 (38.91%)
130
757
6,178 (39.75%)
Castlereagh South
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Castlereagh South - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
John Beattie*
1,219
24.66%
Democratic Unionist Party
Myreve Chambers*
1,146
23.18%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Hegney
864
17.48%
Ulster Unionist Party
Michael Henderson
325
6.57%
681.4
705.2
862.2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Geraldine Rice*
628
12.70%
634.27
639.31
675.55
697.4
714.45
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Margaret Marshall*
556
11.25%
564.91
569.67
647.48
664.53
685.43
Democratic Unionist Party
Andrew Ramsey
205
4.95%
224.8
505.36
6
11,873
4,943 (41.63%)
67
824
5,010 (42.20%)
Castlereagh West
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Castlereagh West - 5 seats
9
Democratic Unionist Party
William Clulow*
952
19.80%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sara Duncan
697
14.49%
700.45
816.45
Democratic Unionist Party
Mark Robinson
607
12.62%
698.5
701.5
815.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Hall
744
15.47%
759.15
763.3
777.85
781.3
788.5
1,024.5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Rosaleen Hughes*
619
12.87%
619.3
625.3
626.45
631.85
631.85
631.85
637.85
659.6
Progressive Unionist Party
Samuel Johnston
367
7.63%
371.8
373.8
378.15
380.4
382
404.9
448.9
651.25
Independent Unionist
Ernest Harper*
267
5.55%
279.6
281.75
289.15
291.55
294.15
313.5
418.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Marie Luney
274
5.70%
276.25
277.25
284.3
285.2
287.2
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Scott
142
2.95%
153.4
153.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Malcolm Gilmore
140
2.91%
140.3
9
11,140
4,809 (43.17%)
87
802
4,896 (43.95%)
References
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