1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  

All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won543
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Independent NI Conservatives
Seats won320
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Alliance 501Decrease2.svg329.427.43,520Decrease2.svg4.8
  UUP 401Decrease2.svg123.521.62,330Decrease2.svg2.4
  DUP 310Increase2.svg117.620.02,160Increase2.svg1.5
  Ind. Unionist 310Increase2.svg117.617.81,918Increase2.svg9.7
  Independent 210Increase2.svg111.87.9854Decrease2.svg0.6
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.05.2565Increase2.svg3.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP Others
Carrick Castle28.8116.9122.7131.625
Kilroot25.5217.2114.5142.826
Knockagh Monument28.6230.0224.3117.116
Total27.4521.6420.0331.0517

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 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Alliance Sean Neeson *26.87%741     
DUP David Hilditch *22.70%626     
Independent William Hamilton*17.91%494     
UUP Samuel McCamley*16.90%466     
Independent Nicholas Wady8.45%233266.18 305.13 320.13 320.79 398.87
Alliance Arthur McQuitty*1.96%54274.92 291.32 294.12 294.97 332.75
PUP Samuel Stewart5.22%144169.2 277.44 291.44 293.09  
Electorate: 6,744  Valid: 2,758 (40.90%)  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 460  Turnout: 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 [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ind. Unionist James Brown*21.31%908      
    Ind. Unionist Samuel Crowe*12.98%553633.28     
    Alliance Brenda Crampsey*13.00%554571.64 593.36 595.76 613.76  
    DUP Billy Ashe8.38%357392.28 402.64 404.08 462.96 679.96 
    Alliance Robert Cavan12.46%531553.68 570.76 572.8 590 605.8 608.92
    UUP Eric Ferguson8.71%371418.52 428.68 435.76 482.64 511.64 547
    UUP Colin McAuley8.50%362389 404.16 407.76 445 482.16 513.88
    DUP Desmond Robinson6.13%261286.92 298.36 301.72 351.24   
    PUP Billy Donaldson5.56%237258.96 284.12 287.12    
    Independent Norman Dixon2.98%127139.96      
    Electorate: 10,234  Valid: 4,261 (41.64%)  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 609  Turnout: 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 [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Alliance Stewart Dickson *23.03%867   
      UUP Thomas Creighton20.03%754   
      DUP May Beattie 15.41%580   
      UUP Joseph Reid*10.02%377392.99 544.95 
      Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston*12.14%457486.25 507.71 552.71
      Alliance Noreen McIlwrath*5.55%209479.66 488.36 514.45
      DUP William Haggan*8.93%336342.63 364.96 425.38
      PUP Carolyn Howarth4.89%184189.85 196.81  
      Electorate: 9,549  Valid: 3,764 (39.42%)  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 538  Turnout: 3,829 (40.10%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.