1997 Banbridge District Council election

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1997 Banbridge District Council election
←  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  →
All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won933
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Alliance
Seats won20
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Banbridge District 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.

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Election results

Banbridge District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 901Decrease2.svg152.952.48,408Decrease2.svg5.2
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg017.617.92,870Decrease2.svg4.8
  DUP 310Increase2.svg117.615.32,454Increase2.svg1.8
  Independent Nationalist 210Increase2.svg111.89.31,501Increase2.svg4.9
  Alliance 001Decrease2.svg10.05.1822Increase2.svg3.3
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.01.8289Increase2.svg1.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Others
Banbridge Town 54.3310.4111.318.2015.816
Dromore 57.8315.4116.414.306.105
Knockiveagh43.3326.8118.410.0011.516
Total52.4917.9315.335.109.3217

Districts results

Banbridge Town

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance

Banbridge Town - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird*28.00%1,438     
Independent Nationalist James Walsh*15.75%809     
Ulster Unionist William Bell11.72%602773.99    
Ulster Unionist Derick Bell7.59%390729.08 730.88 752.44  
SDLP Mel Byrne10.40%534536.94 577.34 577.45 577.45 771.45
DUP Cyril Vage11.31%581639.31 641.41 644.6 646.3 675.26
Ulster Unionist Ian Burns*6.99%359460.92 462.02 472.47 487.47 571.21
Alliance Frank McQuaid*8.24%423444.56 469.96 472.05 473.15  
Electorate: 10,351  Valid: 5,136 (49.62%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 734  Turnout: 5,215 (50.38%)  

    Dromore

    1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1993-1997 Change: No change

    Dromore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist William McCracken*28.77%1,358   
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Gribben14.13%667919.84  
    Ulster Unionist William Martin*15.02%709876.16  
    DUP David Herron*16.31%770836.36  
    SDLP Cassie McDermott*15.44%729732.78 735.98 816.98
    Ind. Unionist Robert Hill6.06%286349 467.8 539.36
    Alliance Julian Crozier4.28%202209.98 218.78  
    Electorate: 8,457  Valid: 4,721 (55.82%)  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 787  Turnout: 4,787 (56.60%)  

      Knockiveagh

      1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1993-1997 Change: No change

      Knockiveagh - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ulster Unionist John Ingram*18.22%1,129    
      DUP Wilfred McFadden*17.80%1,103    
      SDLP Seamus Doyle*15.26%946    
      Ulster Unionist John Hanna*12.89%799862.14 900.14  
      Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie*10.83%671844.14 880.78 1,082.03 
      Independent Nationalist Malachy McCartan11.16%692694.42 769.64 781.64 799.64
      SDLP Oliver Moore10.66%661661.22 692.22 694.22 697.72
      Alliance Mary Cook3.18%197200.52    
      Electorate: 9,460  Valid: 6,198 (65.52%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 886  Turnout: 6,273 (66.31%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Banbridge District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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