1997 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1997 Coleraine Borough Council election
←  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  →
All 22 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1053
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1002Decrease2.svg245.543.48,239Decrease2.svg7.0
  DUP 500Steady2.svg022.723.24,401Increase2.svg1.4
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg013.616.33,091Increase2.svg3.6
  Alliance 310Increase2.svg113.69.21,738Decrease2.svg2.6
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.54.8909Increase2.svg2.8
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.02.8530Increase2.svg2.8
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.358New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann47.2319.4130.922.500.006
Coleraine Central49.9324.2114.5110.211.206
Coleraine East32.6237.720.0012.0117.705
The Skerries39.3216.0111.0014.9118.815
Total43.41023.2516.339.237.9122

District results

Bann

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Bann - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP John Dallat *20.31%1,234     
Ulster Unionist Olive Church*16.84%1,023     
Ulster Unionist William Watt*16.29%990     
SDLP Eamon Mullan10.57%642990.6    
Ulster Unionist William King*14.07%855856.8 963.75   
DUP Robert Bolton *10.83%658659.2 685.75 708.25 716.05 785.07
DUP James McCloskey8.59%522524.1 533.7 554 566 613.09
Alliance Ian McEwan2.50%152157.4 161    
Electorate: 9,982  Valid: 6,076 (60.87%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 869  Turnout: 6,188 (61.99%)  

    Coleraine Central

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

    Coleraine Central - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist David McClarty *24.94%1,255       
    DUP James McClure *18.70%941       
    SDLP Gerry McLaughlin*14.49%729       
    Ulster Unionist David Barbour10.51%529702.8 714.8 724.8    
    Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Johnston*8.70%438627.64 644.68 668.92 871.92   
    Alliance Eamon O'Hara5.96%300327.72 328.2 542.36 591.44 631.44 640.48 644.32
    DUP Marie McAllister*5.50%277324.96 498.24 502.92 555.72 639.72 640 641.92
    Ulster Unionist Daniel Christie5.78%291367.56 378.36 389.24     
    Alliance Yvonne Boyle4.25%214226.76 227.48      
    NI Women's Coalition Avril Watson1.15%5863.76 64.68      
    Electorate: 10,971  Valid: 5,032 (45.87%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 719  Turnout: 5,107 (46.55%)  

      Coleraine East

      1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
      1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

      Coleraine East - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Maurice Bradley 24.21%833      
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black*17.61%606      
      DUP William Creelman*13.48%464658.06     
      Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson10.32%355366.16 389.74 413.1 513.38 554.12 572.32
      Alliance William Mathews*12.00%413416.72 419.42 456.42 462.42 497.02 499.47
      Ind. Unionist David Gilmour*8.22%283303.77 329.87 360.59 391.64 474.71 480.81
      Ind. Unionist Martin Hunter5.84%201214.33 229.81 234.99 259.69   
      Ulster Unionist Gary Wolfe4.68%161168.44 179.06 191.37    
      Independent Trevor Cooke3.63%125126.55 128.17     
      Electorate: 8,639  Valid: 3,441 (39.83%)  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 574  Turnout: 3,510 (40.63%)  

        The Skerries

        1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
        1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP

        The Skerries - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage *19.04%841       
        Independent Christine Alexander17.75%784       
        Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis *10.64%470477 534.6 543.12 570.26 586.4 876.4 
        DUP Robert Stewart *10.12%447450 453.84 457.68 662.52 666.06 786.06 
        Alliance Barbara Dempsey8.13%359362 368.84 379.04 383.34 603.66 625.92 672.92
        SDLP Patricia Farren11.00%486486 486.24 492.36 493.48 537.5 539.8 540.8
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane*9.62%425444 462.6 468.36 489.08 501.44   
        Alliance Patrick McGowan*6.79%300300 304.68 308.76 309.76    
        DUP James Milliken5.86%259264 268.68 271.02     
        Ind. Unionist Thomas Mackay1.04%46       
        Electorate: 8,975  Valid: 4,417 (49.21%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 737  Turnout: 4,509 (50.24%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Coleraine Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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