1997 Omagh District Council election

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

All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP UUP
Seats won664
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance Labour Coalition
Seats won311
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Independent Labour Ind. Nationalist
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

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

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 1997 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 600Steady2.svg028.631.47,024Increase2.svg7.1
  SDLP 610Increase2.svg128.623.25,183Decrease2.svg1.3
  UUP 400Steady2.svg019.018.94,223Decrease2.svg1.1
  DUP 300Steady2.svg014.314.63,259Decrease2.svg0.8
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg04.83.3744Decrease2.svg1.7
  Labour Coalition 110Increase2.svg14.83.2711New
  Ind. Nationalist 001Decrease2.svg10.02.5554Decrease2.svg0.7
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.02.0457Increase2.svg0.1
  Democratic Left 000Steady2.svg00.00.7148Decrease2.svg0.8
  Ulster Independence 000Steady2.svg00.00.242New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP DUP Alliance Labour Others
Mid Tyrone47.1318.9214.6110.110.700.008.607
Omagh Town 20.0126.9216.2120.317.218.810.607
West Tyrone24.3224.7225.8214.612.801.806.007
Total31.4623.2618.9414.633.313.215.4021

District results

Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon*16.77%1,375       
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke*13.77%1,129       
UUP Desmond Anderson*12.51%1,026       
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie11.95%9801,148.48      
SDLP Joe Byrne *9.84%807811.68 813.77 817.01 835.01 857.46 868.46 1,092.46
SDLP Seamus Shields*9.04%741761.02 764.63 765.89 772.89 838.67 843.67 994.57
DUP Drew Baxter*6.62%543543 543 543 545 548 960 962.09
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer*4.66%382525.52 629.07 713.76 714.03 724.53 726.05 874.16
Ind. Nationalist Brian McGrath*6.76%554561.54 568.19 575.21 578.3 599.82 605.82  
DUP Jim Patterson3.46%284284.26 284.26 284.26 284.26 285.26   
UUP John Anderson2.12%174174.52 174.52 174.52 191.52 197.52   
Democratic Left Patrick McClean1.80%148150.86 151.81 152.08 158.08    
Alliance Paul Gallagher0.70%5757.26 57.26 57.62     
Electorate: 10,661  Valid: 8,200 (76.92%)  Spoilt: 187  Quota: 1,026  Turnout: 8,387 (78.67%)  

    Omagh Town

    1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition
    1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
    1993-1997 Change: Independent Labour joins Labour Coalition

    Omagh Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey*16.85%1,096         
    SDLP Patrick McGowan *16.60%1,080         
    DUP Oliver Gibson *11.48%747747 747 889      
    SDLP Vincent Campbell5.56%362365.64 450.64 450.64 450.64 729.92 846.38   
    Labour Coalition Johnny McLaughlin*8.76%570583 606 611.25 611.25 676.3 805.92 825.6  
    UUP Reuben McKelvey8.72%567567 567.75 577.75 584.35 584.35 585.87 585.87 806.22 806.46
    Alliance Ann Gormley*7.24%471474.64 498.14 499.14 500.24 545.24 584.11 595.87 606.12 616.44
    UUP William Oldcroft7.47%486486 486 498 506.25 507.25 508.25 508.97 609.82 610.3
    DUP Harry Cairns5.76%375375 375.25 434.25 492.55 492.8 493.8 493.8   
    Sinn Féin Patrick O'Hagan3.14%204456.46 464.71 464.96 464.96 492.06     
    SDLP Stephen McKenna4.75%309315.24 436.74 437.74 437.74      
    DUP Keith Mosgrove3.01%196196 196        
    Ulster Independence Sandra Jones0.65%4242 42.5        
    Electorate: 11,051  Valid: 6,505 (58.86%)  Spoilt: 180  Quota: 814  Turnout: 6,685 (60.49%)  

      West Tyrone

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

      West Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      UUP Arthur McFarland*16.27%1,243        
      Sinn Féin Kevin McGrade14.46%1,105        
      UUP Allan Rainey*9.52%727963.67       
      DUP Thomas Buchanan *10.73%820843 843 843 849 891.84 1,144.84  
      SDLP Liam McQuaid*10.51%803804.15 811.56 825.56 849.47 888.7 892.62 904.62 989.62
      Sinn Féin Cathal Quinn9.86%753753.46 875.27 883.27 899.66 913.66 913.66 914.66 978.66
      SDLP Patrick McDonnell8.57%655656.15 660.31 671.44 684.7 701.16 702.85 703.85 828.11
      SDLP James Connolly5.58%426426 428.08 429.08 460.08 510.83 513.42 519.42 555.01
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens5.07%387387.23 389.18 417.18 433.31 448.54 452 459  
      DUP Walter McFarland3.85%294309.87 310 310 314.23 324.46    
      Alliance George Kerr2.83%216219.68 220.07 221.2 231.43     
      Labour Coalition Amanda McLaughlin1.85%141141.46 143.41 148.41      
      Workers' Party Tony Winters0.92%7070 70.26       
      Electorate: 10,521  Valid: 7,640 (72.62%)  Spoilt: 208  Quota: 956  Turnout: 7,848 (74.59%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.