1997 Moyle District Council election

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

All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP DUP UUP
Seats won333
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin Ind. Republican
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Ind. Nationalist Ind. Unionist
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Moyle District 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.

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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg020.022.51,365Decrease2.svg3.3
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.019.71,196Increase2.svg1.3
  UUP 310Increase2.svg120.014.0848Increase2.svg6.5
  Independent 200Steady2.svg013.313.1794Increase2.svg1.0
  Ind. Republican 100Steady2.svg06.711.7711Increase2.svg3.5
  Ind. Unionist 101Decrease2.svg113.38.0484Decrease2.svg5.7
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg06.77.5454Decrease2.svg0.8
  Ind. Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.73.7223Decrease2.svg1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 25.3119.4114.810.0040.525
Giant's Causeway0.0036.2233.720.0030.115
The Glens35.528.800.0018.2137.525
Total22.5319.7314.037.5136.3515

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Seamus Blaney*28.88%551  
SDLP Richard Kerr*25.31%483  
DUP Gardiner Kane *18.66%356  
Independent Christopher McCaughan*11.58%221418.88 
UUP Helen Harding*14.83%283311.05 439.05
DUP Elizabeth Brennan0.73%1416.04 25.04
Electorate: 3,770  Valid: 1,908 (50.61%)  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 319  Turnout: 1,944 (51.56%)  

    Giant's Causeway

    1993: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
    1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy*28.83%484     
    UUP William Graham15.66%263308.54    
    DUP David McAllister*16.56%278297.32    
    DUP George Hartin14.12%237244.82 245.82 303.82  
    UUP Robert McIlroy*10.48%176231.66 237.04 246.34 261.04 272.04
    UUP Raymond Rodgers7.50%126180.74 190.42 213.56 226.86 237.86
    DUP Allan Mulholland5.54%93101.74 105.66    
    Independent Thomas Palmer1.31%2231.2     
    Electorate: 3,189  Valid: 1,679 (52.65%)  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 280  Turnout: 1,737 (54.47%)  

      The Glens

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

      The Glens - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ind. Republican Oliver McMullan *28.58%711    
      Sinn Féin James McCarry*18.25%454    
      SDLP Malachy McSparran*16.24%404488.15   
      SDLP Archie McIntosh10.22%316392.05 419.05  
      Ind. Nationalist Randal McDonnell*8.96%223331 364.3 383.22 464.22
      DUP Thomas Brennan8.76%218219.35 220.7 220.81 222.81
      SDLP Anna Edwards6.51%162182.25 188.1 205.15  
      Electorate: 4,032  Valid: 2,488 (61.71%)  Spoilt: 32  Quota: 415  Turnout: 2,520 (62.50%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.