1997 Fermanagh District Council election

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

All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won954
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Ind. Nationalist Independent Socialist
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

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

Elections to Fermanagh 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 901Decrease2.svg139.140.411,642Increase2.svg0.9
  Sinn Féin 520Increase2.svg221.723.56,770Increase2.svg6.4
  SDLP 401Decrease2.svg121.717.34,976Decrease2.svg2.0
  Ind. Nationalist 200Steady2.svg00.07.52,159Decrease2.svg1.9
  DUP 200Steady2.svg08.77.42,123Decrease2.svg2.1
  Independent Socialist 100Steady2.svg00.02.0581Decrease2.svg1.3
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.01.1319New
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.00.9254Increase2.svg0.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen 47.2316.8115.319.5111.217
Erne East36.3232.8215.314.5011.116
Erne North45.6212.0124.1116.711.605
Erne West32.9230.2115.810.0021.115
Total40.4923.5517.347.4211.4323

District results

Enniskillen

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

Enniskillen - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
UUP Samuel Foster *26.31%2,055       
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh *16.81%1,313       
UUP Raymond Ferguson *9.84%7691,325.4      
UUP Basil Johnston8.77%685866.48 982.64     
SDLP Eamon Flanagan*11.87%927928.56 930.16 1,030.48    
Independent Socialist Davy Kettyles*7.44%581588.8 594.24 672.78 679.81 732.88 811.38 1,002.38
DUP Joseph Dodds*7.44%581664.72 700.24 700.24 700.24 702.24 829.64 833.53
UUP Ethel Gregg2.24%175379.88 546.92 546.92 547.11 596.71 643.79 660.02
SDLP John Rooney3.42%267267.52 267.84 381.69 420.64 438.34 514.05  
NI Women's Coalition Margaret McCaffrey1.83%143144.04 144.36 180 183.99 215.99   
DUP Robert Irvine2.05%160175.6 186.48 186.48 186.48 187.48   
Alliance John Haslett2.00%156164.32 166.88 170.18 170.94    
Electorate: 12,960  Valid: 7,812 (60.28%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 977  Turnout: 7,929 (61.18%)  

    Erne East

    1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

    Erne East - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    UUP Harold Andrews14.04%1,1491,150 1,281    
    Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey11.22%918944 946 1,385   
    Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch13.11%1,0731,078 1,078 1,246   
    SDLP Fergus McQuillan*10.96%8971,149 1,150 1,193   
    Ind. Nationalist Tony McPhillips*11.11%909961 963 1,000 1,137 1,137 1,194
    UUP Cecil Noble*11.39%932932 1,071 1,071 1,071 1,104.3 1,104.3
    UUP Jean McVitty*10.83%886888 962 963 964 1,042.3 1,043.3
    Sinn Féin Hugh O'Reilly8.48%694699 699     
    DUP Paul Robinson4.51%369371      
    SDLP Marie O'Neill4.34%355      
    Electorate: 10,446  Valid: 8,182 (78.33%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,169  Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%)  

      Erne North

      1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
      1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      Erne North - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      UUP Caldwell McClaughry*16.46%9981,028  
      SDLP Tommy Gallagher *15.39%933958 1,400 
      DUP Bert Johnston*15.69%9511,001 1,001 1,002
      Sinn Féin Geraldine Cassidy12.04%730731 783 966
      UUP Bertie Kerr*15.12%917937 939 959
      UUP Tom Elliott 13.99%848863 866 868
      SDLP John Dolan8.68%526537   
      Alliance Neville McElderry1.62%98   
      DUP Jean Jackson1.02%62   
      Electorate: 8,516  Valid: 6,063 (71.20%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 1,011  Turnout: 6,161 (72.35%)  

        Erne West

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

        Erne West - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        UUP Wilson Elliott*23.88%1,616    
        Ind. Nationalist Patrick McCaffrey*18.47%1,250    
        Sinn Féin Robin Martin*17.42%1,179    
        SDLP Gerry Gallagher*15.83%1,0711,077.6 1,183.6  
        UUP Derrick Nixon*9.04%6121,078.8 1,088.2 1,100.6 1,113.6
        Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett12.75%863863.9 892.2 996.8 1,025.8
        NI Women's Coalition Imelda Maguire2.60%176180.2    
        Electorate: 8,872  Valid: 6,767 (76.27%)  Spoilt: 149  Quota: 1,128  Turnout: 6,916 (77.95%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.