1997 Limavady Borough Council election

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1997 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP UUP DUP
Seats won 7 6 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady

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.

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

Election results[]

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 7 0 0 Steady 46.7 40.3 5,279 Steady
  UUP 6 0 0 Steady 40.0 38.5 5,036 Decrease1.4
  DUP 1 0 0 Steady 6.7 11.1 1,447 Increase0.3
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Steady 6.7 9.5 1,244 Increase0.5
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0 New 0.0 0.6 88 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena 53.1 3 36.6 2 10.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 34.8 2 35.4 2 0.0 0 29.8 1 0.0 0 5
Limavady Town 33.1 2 43.1 2 21.9 1 0.0 0 1.9 0 5
Total 40.3 7 38.5 6 11.1 1 9.5 1 0.6 0 15

Districts 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Stanley Gault* 19.14% 839    
SDLP Michael Carten 18.57% 814    
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 18.21% 798    
UUP Robert Grant* 17.45% 765    
SDLP John McKinney* 16.29% 714 714.7 793.1
DUP Robert Glass 10.34% 453 556.18 556.48
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Boyd Douglas 25.65% 1,072    
SDLP Michael Coyle* 24.23% 1,013    
Sinn Féin Malachy O'Kane 20.96% 876'    
UUP Max Gault* 9.78% 409 777.55  
SDLP Gerard Lynch* 10.57% 442 443.05 739.06
Sinn Féin Eddie-Jo Lynn 8.80% 368 368 384.5
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
DUP George Robinson* 18.47% 837  
SDLP Desmond Lowry* 16.75% 759  
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 16.09% 729 800
UUP John Dolan* 16.29% 738 782
SDLP Barry Doherty* 16.31% 739 779
UUP Norman Reynolds 10.68% 484 549
DUP Victor Wilson 3.47% 157  
NI Women's Coalition Paula Taylor 1.94% 88  
Electorate: 7,113   Valid: 4,531 (63.70%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 756   Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%)

References[]

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