1997 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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1997 Ballymoney Borough Council election
←  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won643
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 600Steady2.svg037.532.73,102Increase2.svg1.8
  Ulster Unionist 602Decrease2.svg237.526.02,467Decrease2.svg7.5
  SDLP 311Steady2.svg018.823.72,249Increase2.svg4.8
  Independent 210Increase2.svg112.59.8927Increase2.svg1.9
  Sinn Féin 100Increase2.svg16.35.3508Increase2.svg2.1
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.01.9180New
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.666New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Ballymoney Town 28.5220.929.200.0041.425
Bann Valley35.2224.6227.4112.810.006
Bushvale33.1233.0132.720.001.205
Total32.7626.0623.735.3112.3216

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997: 2 x Independent, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Cecil Cousley *17.90%493    
Independent Robert McComb*15.72%433435 469  
Ulster Unionist Tom McKeown*12.09%333334 370 422 438
Independent Bill Williamson9.48%261265 274 340 413
DUP Samuel McConaghie*10.64%293293 326 344 346
Ulster Unionist James Simpson*8.79%242242 263 326 336
SDLP Joan McCaffrey9.26%255269 272 294  
Independent Colin McVicker8.46%233239 260   
PUP Jeffrey Balmer6.54%180181    
NI Women's Coalition Mary McCusker1.13%31    
Electorate: 5,905  Valid: 2,754 (46.64%)  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 460  Turnout: 2,807 (47.54%)  

    Bann Valley

    1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
    1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Bann Valley - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston *18.09%719      
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill*17.76%706      
    DUP Robert Halliday*15.30%608      
    DUP Robert Wilson*11.09%441454.44 454.63 482.35 743.35  
    Ulster Unionist John Watt*6.54%260382.85 382.85 385.07 463.49 578.49 
    Sinn Féin Martin O'Neill12.78%508508.21 519.42 519.42 519.42 519.42 519.42
    SDLP Mary McPoland9.61%382382 502.27 502.27 503.27 503.27 504.27
    DUP John Finlay8.83%351361.29 361.29 367.11    
    Electorate: 6,991  Valid: 3,975 (56.86%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 568  Turnout: 4,055 (58.00%)  

      Bushvale

      1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
      1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
      1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

      Bushvale - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SDLP Harry Connolly*26.17%725      
      DUP Frank Campbell*17.08%473      
      DUP Bill Kennedy*15.99%443443.38 450.5 455.52 491.52  
      Ulster Unionist William Logan*12.64%350351.52 351.98 356.76 456.68 473.68 
      SDLP Francis McCluskey6.53%181429.14 429.16 445.96 445.98 445.98 445.98
      Ulster Unionist John Ramsay*12.31%341341 341.56 346.56 425.28 433.28 444.92
      Ulster Unionist William Johnston8.01%222222.76 223.88 225.88    
      NI Women's Coalition Joan Cosgrove1.26%3542.6 42.64     
      Electorate: 5,387  Valid: 2,770 (51.42%)  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 462  Turnout: 2,819 (52.33%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Ballymoney Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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