1997 Dungannon District Council election

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1997 Dungannon District Council election
  1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001  

All 22 seats to Dungannon District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won854
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Democratic Left Ind. Nationalist
Seats won311
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Dungannon 1997 election.svg
Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Elections to Dungannon District 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.

Contents

There was no change from the prior election. [1]

Election results

Dungannon District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 800Steady2.svg036.430.37,445Decrease2.svg1.5
  Sinn Féin 500Steady2.svg022.730.07,382Increase2.svg5.9
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg018.218.24,468Decrease2.svg2.2
  DUP 300Steady2.svg013.614.03,440Decrease2.svg0.8
  Ind. Nationalist 100Steady2.svg04.54.81,183Decrease2.svg1.5
  Democratic Left 100Steady2.svg04.51.7412Decrease2.svg0.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.01.1269Increase2.svg1.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP DL Others
Blackwater43.2315.6016.0125.210.000.005
Clogher Valley33.2223.2126.8116.810.000.005
Dungannon Town 31.0224.5114.8117.317.514.906
Torrent16.7151.6315.410.000.0016.316
Total30.3830.0518.2414.031.715.8122

District results

Blackwater

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

Blackwater - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP James Ewing*10.05%596910 1,284   
UUP Jim Hamilton*15.27%905955 980 1,066  
UUP Jim Brady*13.48%799847 877 1,001  
UUP Derek Irwin*14.47%858864 908 964 1,039.51 
SDLP Patrick Daly*16.03%950953 953 953 953.91 978.48
Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 15.52%920920 920 920 920 920
DUP Robert McFarland7.64%453478     
DUP Roger Burton7.54%447     
Electorate: 7,802  Valid: 5,928 (75.98%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 989  Turnout: 6,008 (77.01%)  

    Clogher Valley

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

    Clogher Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    UUP Noel Mulligan*18.62%1,097  
    SDLP Anthony McGonnell*18.38%1,083  
    Sinn Féin Seamus Flanagan17.45%1,028  
    DUP William McIlwrath*16.79%989  
    UUP Robert Mulligan*14.54%857963.9 963.9
    SDLP Margaret Monaghan8.47%499500.7 562.7
    Sinn Féin Brian Kilpatrick5.75%339  
    Electorate: 7,503  Valid: 5,892 (78.53%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 983  Turnout: 5,983 (79.74%)  

      Dungannon Town

      1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
      1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Democratic Left
      1993-1997 Change: No change

      Dungannon Town - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin Vincent Kelly*19.26%1,065      
      UUP Joan Carson 17.00%940      
      DUP Maurice Morrow *17.27%955      
      UUP John Reilly14.05%777777 909.94    
      SDLP Vincent Currie*11.77%651661.92 663.11 678.06 802.06  
      Democratic Left Gerry Cullen*7.45%412420.32 437.83 500.85 518.23 696.77 753.89
      Sinn Féin Edward Devlin5.26%291524.74 524.74 524.97 540.35 582.74 583.25
      Alliance Ephrem Bogues4.86%269276.02 279.93 343.87 359.44   
      SDLP Peggy Devlin3.07%170180.14 180.14 186.81    
      Electorate: 8,715  Valid: 5,530 (63.45%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 791  Turnout: 5,609 (64.36%)  

        Torrent

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

        Torrent - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Sinn Féin Francie Molloy *19.41%1,407   
        UUP Norman Badger*16.72%1,212   
        Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning*16.32%1,183   
        Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie14.03%1,0171,045.6  
        SDLP Jim Cavanagh*11.48%832844.48 1,078.48 
        Sinn Féin Brendan Doris*11.34%822955.64 970.98 990.98
        Sinn Féin Jim O'Donnell6.80%493670.58 687.88 695.88
        SDLP Joseph Gervin3.90%283288.46   
        Electorate: 9,730  Valid: 7,249 (74.50%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 7,408 (76.14%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 3 "Dungannon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.