1997 Limavady Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP UUP DUP
Seats won761
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

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

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

Contents

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

Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 700Steady2.svg046.740.35,279Steady2.svg0.0
  UUP 600Steady2.svg040.038.55,036Decrease2.svg1.4
  DUP 100Steady2.svg06.711.11,447Increase2.svg0.3
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg06.79.51,244Increase2.svg0.5
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.688New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena53.1336.6210.300.000.005
Benbradagh34.8235.420.0029.810.005
Limavady Town 33.1243.1221.910.001.905
Total40.3738.5611.119.510.6015

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
UUP Stanley Gault*19.14%839  
SDLP Michael Carten18.57%814  
SDLP Arthur Doherty *18.21%798  
UUP Robert Grant*17.45%765  
SDLP John McKinney*16.29%714714.7 793.1
DUP Robert Glass10.34%453556.18 556.48
Electorate: 6,868  Valid: 4,383 (63.82%)  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 731  Turnout: 4,425 (64.43%)  

    Benbradagh

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

    Benbradagh - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    UUP Boyd Douglas 25.65%1,072  
    SDLP Michael Coyle *24.23%1,013  
    Sinn Féin Malachy O'Kane20.96%876  
    UUP Max Gault*9.78%409777.55 
    SDLP Gerard Lynch*10.57%442443.05 739.06
    Sinn Féin Eddie-Jo Lynn8.80%368368 384.5
    Electorate: 6,447  Valid: 4,180 (64.84%)  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 697  Turnout: 4,256 (66.02%)  

      Limavady Town

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

      Limavady Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      DUP George Robinson *18.47%837 
      SDLP Desmond Lowry*16.75%759 
      UUP Ronald Cartwright*16.09%729800
      UUP John Dolan*16.29%738782
      SDLP Barry Doherty*16.31%739779
      UUP Norman Reynolds10.68%484549
      DUP Victor Wilson3.47%157 
      NI Women's Coalition Paula Taylor1.94%88 
      Electorate: 7,113  Valid: 4,531 (63.70%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 756  Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 3 "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.