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1997 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Newtownabbey Borough Council election parliamentary no 1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election 1993 1997 05 21 y 2001 Newtownabbey Borough Council election 2001 All 25 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council 13 Ulster Unionist Party 10 0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 1 Independent Unionist 3 1 Democratic Unionist Party 2 3 Newtownabbey Ratepayers 2 2 Newtownabbey Labour 2 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 0 Ulster Democratic Party 1 1 Progressive Unionist Party 1 1 File:Newtownabbey 1997 election.svg Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Elections to Newtownabbey 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 25 councillors.
Election results
Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1997https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgnewtownabbey.htm Newtownabbey Council Elections 1993-2011 www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
10
1
1
0
40.0
31.4
7,237
1.1
Independent Unionist
3
1
2
1
12.0
13.0
2,991
4.0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
3
1
2
1
12.0
10.3
2,364
5.8
Democratic Unionist Party
2
0
3
3
8.0
10.7
2,454
10.6
Newtownabbey Labour Party Newtownabbey Labour
2
1
0
1
8.0
7.4
1,708
0.1
Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association Newtownabbey Ratepayers
2
0
0
2
8.0
6.2
1,424
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
1
0
0
0
1.0
6.5
1,500
1.0
Ulster Democratic Party
1
1
0
1
4.0
5.8
1,332
New
Progressive Unionist Party
1
1
0
1
0.0
5.1
1,176
5.1
UK Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.0
681
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
169
0.7
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newtownabbey 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Democratic Party" | UDP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Progressive Unionist Party" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Antrim Line
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|38.1
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
|12.1
|1
|9.4
|1
|21.8
|1
|5.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|13.0
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Ballyclare
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|42.6
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
|14.9
|1
|17.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|3.5
|0
|5.7
|0
|15.5
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Macedon
|15.8
|1
|2.3
|0
|9.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|8.5
|1
|7.2
|0
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|57.1
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|4
|6
|-
|align="left"|University
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|26.7
|bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
|12.5
|1
|9.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|5.6
|0
|8.7
|1
|37.0
|2
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|31.4
|10
|10.3
|3
|10.7
|2
|6.5
|1
|5.8
|1
|5.1
|1
|30.2
|7
|25
|-
|}
Districts results
Antrim Line
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
1993-1997 Change: UUP and Newtownabbey Ratepayers gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist
Antrim Line - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1997 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997 EONI 8 July 2021
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Tommy McTeague*
1,500
21.82%
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Crilly*
1,329
19.33%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Rooney*
493
7.17%
888.74
Ulster Unionist Party
Ivan Hunter
532
7.74%
533.41
856.11
1,009.11
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur Kell*
752
10.94%
755.76
831.01
865.01
Democratic Unionist Party
Elizabeth Snoddy
647
9.41%
648.41
662.06
745.51
823.51
823.51
1,033.51
Newtownabbey Ratepayers
John Blair*
462
6.72%
546.6
556.05
608.15
617.15
619.37
701.37
763.37
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tommy Frazer
336
4.89%
473.71
481.76
503.75
504.75
525.54
584.13
605.13
Independent Unionist
Arthur Templeton*
442
6.43%
445.76
458.01
486.86
505.86
506.1
Ulster Democratic Party
Billy Blair*
382
5.56%
382.94
403.24
8
16,864
6,875 (40.77%)
120
860
6,995 (41.48%)
Ballyclare
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Unionist
Ballyclare - 5 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
James Bingham*
847
19.68%
Democratic Unionist Party
Paul Girvan
705
16.38%
719.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Pat McCudden
586
13.62%
588.85
596.85
598.85
613.3
701.3
755.3
Ulster Unionist Party
Vera McWilliam
477
11.09%
532.8
549.95
565.7
610.05
670.05
729.05
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Turkington
362
8.41%
384.65
401.4
424.45
479.9
518.65
641.3
Ulster Unionist Party
Peter Walker
348
8.09%
358.65
367.25
378.85
396.45
425.45
482
Independent Unionist
Samuel Cameron*
262
6.09%
268.75
286.9
316.15
354.3
399.6
Newtownabbey Ratepayers
Etta Mann
259
6.02%
259.9
269.9
275.05
296.35
Progressive Unionist Party
Norman Lavery
225
5.23%
228.15
230.15
263.2
Ulster Democratic Party
Dave Burgess
137
3.18%
142.85
145
Independent Unionist
Leslie Porter
95
2.21%
96.95
7
11,796
4,303 (36.48%)
79
718
4,382 (37.15%)
Macedon
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Newtownabbey Labour, Newtownabbey Ratepayers and UDP gain from UUP, DUP and Alliance
Macedon - 6 seats
8
Newtownabbey Labour
Mark Langhammer*
1,103
21.16%
Ulster Unionist Party
David Hollis
539
10.34%
563.15
568.85
593.55
658.3
792.3
Independent Unionist
Andrew Beattie*
595
11.42%
617.05
627.1
655.5
710.25
752.25
Newtownabbey Labour
Robert Kidd
393
7.54%
534.05
563.95
581.65
603.75
630.75
718.55
731.75
Ulster Democratic Party
Tommy Kirkham
442
8.48%
460.2
462.2
468.2
486.55
508.6
682.3
695.5
Newtownabbey Ratepayers
Billy Webb
477
9.15%
534.4
585.95
624.1
646.45
664.25
690.05
694.45
Democratic Unionist Party
Billy Snoddy*
470
9.02%
485.05
487.05
506.05
545.45
580.5
644.6
660.55
Progressive Unionist Party
Bob Gourley
372
7.14%
396.15
398.85
406.55
426.9
452.05
Ulster Unionist Party
Ricky Walker
278
5.33%
296.9
299.25
313.3
339
UK Unionist Party
Norman Boyd
255
4.89%
265.5
266.85
283.85
Independent (politician)
George Reynolds
169
3.24%
177.75
189.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Julie Greaves
119
2.28%
136.5
8
12,642
5,212 (41.23%)
139
745
5,351 (42.33%)
University
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP
1993-1997 Change: PUP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP (two seats)
University - 7 seats
12
Independent Unionist
Fraser Agnew*
878
13.21%
Ulster Unionist Party
Ken Robinson
706
10.62%
708.2
748.35
760.45
764.5
770.5
800.75
801.8
832.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Lynn Frazer*
461
6.94%
462.3
464.3
471.35
472.35
529.35
565.4
568.4
573.4
874.4
Independent Unionist
George Herron*
633
9.52%
648.55
653.55
682.7
688.7
693.7
716.8
740
822.25
837.25
Ulster Unionist Party
Barbara Gilliland*
490
7.37%
496.65
507.7
512.85
516.85
519.85
537.9
550.05
572.05
606.15
751.6
772.48
Ulster Unionist Party
Bill Johnston
499
7.51%
501.1
507.1
513.5
517.5
520.5
531.75
545.9
567.95
584.05
715.55
729.95
Progressive Unionist Party
William Greer
448
6.74%
449
452.05
452.2
537.3
548.3
560.3
571.45
654.55
671.6
708.4
713.8
Democratic Unionist Party
Tony Lough*
333
5.01%
333.75
334.75
339.85
342.85
346.85
357.85
560.7
614.9
616.95
686.3
688.46
UK Unionist Party
Billy Boyd
426
6.41%
432.65
433.7
439.8
440.85
446.85
470.95
486.05
518.35
530.45
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William McKimmon
369
5.55%
369.55
371.55
376.55
378.55
442.55
506.55
506.55
510.55
Ulster Democratic Party
Harry Speers
371
5.58%
372
375
377
395
400
407
425.1
Democratic Unionist Party
Alan Hewitt*
299
4.50%
300.7
300.7
300.85
301.85
302.85
307.85
Newtownabbey Ratepayers
Samuel Neill
226
3.40%
226.75
228.8
230.8
231.85
264.85
Newtownabbey Labour
William McClinton
212
3.19%
212
213
214
216
Progressive Unionist Party
Alexander Knell
131
1.97%
131.2
131.2
134.3
Independent Unionist
Jack McDonald
86
1.29%
88.45
89.45
Ulster Unionist Party
Louie Robinson
78
1.17%
78.35
12
16,179
6,646 (41.08%)
99
831
6,745 (41.69%)
References
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