1997 Craigavon Borough Council election

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

All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1173
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Nationalist Alliance
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

 Seventh party
 
Party Workers' Party
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1100Steady2.svg042.339.712,107Decrease2.svg1.4
  SDLP 710Increase2.svg126.919.05,787Decrease2.svg5.9
  DUP 301Decrease2.svg111.514.64,439Decrease2.svg1.5
  Sinn Féin 200Steady2.svg07.712.23,717Increase2.svg3.0
  Independent Nationalist 220Increase2.svg27.76.21,905Increase2.svg6.2
  Alliance 101Decrease2.svg13.84.51,366Decrease2.svg1.7
  Labour Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.02.7817New
  Workers' Party 001Decrease2.svg10.00.9281Decrease2.svg0.9
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.384New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Craigavon Central 43.6315.2113.8113.416.917.107
Loughside7.2047.041.3035.310.908.305
Lurgan 64.657.6117.814.304.900.807
Portadown 37.7311.0122.910.004.6023.827
Total39.71119.0714.6312.224.5110.0226

District results

Craigavon Central

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

Craigavon Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble*20.15%1,576       
DUP William Allen*13.79%1,079       
Sinn Féin Francis Murray13.40%1,048       
SDLP Patricia Mallon*12.89%1,008       
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick*9.42%737965 991     
Alliance Sean Hagan*6.92%541563.42 564.52 565.87 566.96 568.19 708.84 914.04
Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe*9.23%722831.82 883.32 883.32 883.32 883.32 890.24 910.03
Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin4.82%377591.7 610.8 610.8 614.8 614.89 625.49 636.44
Labour Coalition Alan Evans4.97%389395.08 395.68 417.82 425.73 426.63 541.63  
SDLP Philip Mallon2.33%182182 182 217.01 224.37 250.86   
NI Women's Coalition Chris Moffat1.07%8488.56 88.76 89.93 90.93 91.17   
Workers' Party Peter Smyth*0.70%5556.14 56.44 60.04 61.67 62.27   
Labour Coalition William McAvoy0.32%2525 25.1 28.07     
Electorate: 15,325  Valid: 7,823 (51.05%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 978  Turnout: 7,982 (52.08%)  

    Loughside

    1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
    1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin John O'Dowd *35.26%2,320       
    SDLP Sean McCavanagh*22.80%1,500       
    SDLP Dolores Kelly *10.52%692926.96 1,019.03 1,021.79 1,030.94 1,077.05 1,134.05 
    SDLP Mary McAlinden8.54%562830.4 922.2 929.14 942.59 979.61 1,022.58 1,125.58
    SDLP Kieran McGeown5.15%339755.24 923.18 931 938.03 974.87 1,015.23 1,065.23
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier7.16%471471 471.54 471.54 487.54 566.54 572.54 575.54
    Workers' Party Tom French 3.44%226358.88 371.3 378.97 391.15 406.95 491.98  
    Labour Coalition Hugh Casey*3.09%203258.44 270.86 274.04 279.04 294.83   
    Labour Coalition Mark McKavanagh1.54%101161.72 173.33 179.12 186    
    DUP Anne Hanlon1.35%8990.76 90.76 90.76 90.76    
    Alliance Adrian McKinney0.94%6277.84 80.27 84.15     
    Labour Coalition Mary Sheen0.21%1447.44 50.14      
    Electorate: 11,783  Valid: 6,579 (55.83%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 1,097  Turnout: 6,688 (56.76%)  

      Lurgan

      1993: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1993-1997 Change: No change

      Lurgan - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Gardiner 22.45%1,802       
      Ulster Unionist George Savage 17.08%1,371       
      Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier*8.61%6911,034.2      
      Ulster Unionist Jonathan Bell 8.16%655778.64 873.68 877.56 878.56 887.62 980.98 1,069.98
      Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns*5.41%434526.84 619.72 623.97 623.97 630.51 742.26 961.02
      SDLP Mary McNally*7.65%614615.76 616.3 634.3 877.3 877.33 953.87 959.29
      DUP Ruth Allen*10.00%803840.4 866.59 868.86 868.86 870.09 889.36 922.32
      DUP Frederick Baird7.76%623689.88 719.85 721.56 721.56 722.91 740.31 775.19
      Ulster Unionist William McCullough2.86%230335.6 438.74 442.55 444.99 449.46 485.06  
      Alliance Wilson Freeburn4.86%390399.68 405.62 435.04 442.04 442.13   
      Sinn Féin Bernadette O'Hagan4.35%349349.44 349.44 350.44     
      Labour Coalition Gillian Kirk0.61%4951.2 53.9      
      Labour Coalition James Devlin0.21%1718.32 18.59      
      Electorate: 14,526  Valid: 8,028 (55.27%)  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 1,004  Turnout: 8,164 (56.20%)  

        Portadown

        1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
        1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
        1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist (two seats) gain from DUP and Alliance

        Portadown - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        DUP Mervyn Carrick *21.22%1,713        
        Independent Nationalist Breandán Mac Cionnaith 18.49%1,493        
        Ulster Unionist James Gillespie*14.90%1,203        
        Ulster Unionist Joseph Trueman*11.38%919994.85 994.85 996.26 1,053.54    
        SDLP Ignatius Fox*11.02%890891.64 928.76 934.17 934.65 1,025.65   
        Ulster Unionist Mark Neale6.38%515636.77 636.77 637.18 747.58 830.97 845.61 849.32 1,049.84
        Independent Nationalist Joe Duffy5.10%412413.23 840.43 840.43 840.43 861.27 861.27 870.28 870.28
        Ulster Unionist David Thompson5.00%404447.46 447.46 448.46 465.42 566.36 591.68 593.8 820.12
        DUP John Tate*1.64%132564.96 564.96 566.37 570.05 584.42 586.22 586.75  
        Alliance William Ramsay*4.62%373382.43 387.87 395.19 397.11     
        Labour Coalition Carol Lindsay0.24%1920.64 20.96       
        Electorate: 13,916  Valid: 8,073 (58.01%)  Spoilt: 169  Quota: 1,010  Turnout: 8,242 (59.23%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.