1997 Banbridge District Council election

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1997 Banbridge District Council election
← 1993 May 21, 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →
All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 9 3 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Alliance
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Banbridge 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 17 councillors.

Election results[]

Banbridge District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 9 0 1 Decrease1 52.9 52.4 8,408 Decrease5.2
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady 17.6 17.9 2,870 Decrease4.8
  DUP 3 1 0 Increase1 17.6 15.3 2,454 Increase1.8
  Independent Nationalist 2 1 0 Increase1 11.8 9.3 1,501 Increase4.9
  Alliance 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 5.1 822 Increase3.3
  Ind U 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.8 289 Increase1.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Others
Banbridge Town 54.3 3 10.4 1 11.3 1 8.2 0 15.8 1 6
Dromore 57.8 3 15.4 1 16.4 1 4.3 0 6.1 0 5
Knockiveagh 43.3 3 26.8 1 18.4 1 0.0 0 11.5 1 6
Total 52.4 9 17.9 3 15.3 3 5.1 0 9.3 2 17

Districts results[]

Banbridge Town[]

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance

Banbridge Town - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Joan Baird* 28.00% 1,438          
Independent Nationalist James Walsh* 15.75% 809          
UUP William Bell 11.72% 602 773.99        
UUP Derick Bell 7.59% 390 729.08 730.88 752.44    
SDLP Mel Byrne 10.40% 534 536.94 577.34 577.45 577.45 771.45
DUP Cyril Vage 11.31% 581 639.31 641.41 644.6 646.3 675.26
UUP Ian Burns* 6.99% 359 460.92 462.02 472.47 487.47 571.21
Alliance Frank McQuaid* 8.24% 423 444.56 469.96 472.05 473.15  
Electorate: 10,351   Valid: 5,136 (49.62%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 734   Turnout: 5,215 (50.38%)

Dromore[]

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

Dromore - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP William McCracken* 28.77% 1,358      
UUP Thomas Gribben 14.13% 667 919.84    
UUP William Martin* 15.02% 709 876.16    
DUP David Herron* 16.31% 770 836.36    
SDLP Cassie McDermott* 15.44% 729 732.78 735.98 816.98
Ind U Robert Hill 6.06% 286 349 467.8 539.36
Alliance Julian Crozier 4.28% 202 209.98 218.78  
Electorate: 8,457   Valid: 4,721 (55.82%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 787   Turnout: 4,787 (56.60%)

Knockiveagh[]

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

Knockiveagh - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP John Ingram* 18.22% 1,129        
DUP Wilfred McFadden* 17.80% 1,103        
SDLP Seamus Doyle* 15.26% 946        
UUP John Hanna* 12.89% 799 862.14 900.14    
UUP Violet Cromie* 10.83% 671 844.14 880.78 1,082.03  
Independent Nationalist Malachy McCartan 11.16% 692 694.42 769.64 781.64 799.64
SDLP Oliver Moore 10.66% 661 661.22 692.22 694.22 697.72
Alliance Mary Cook 3.18% 197 200.52      
Electorate: 9,460   Valid: 6,198 (65.52%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 886   Turnout: 6,273 (66.31%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Banbridge District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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