1997 Limavady Borough Council election
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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[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Social Democratic and Labour | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 40.3 | 5,279 | 0.0 | |
Ulster Unionist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 5,036 | 1.4 | |
Democratic Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 1,447 | 0.3 | |
Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 1,244 | 0.5 | |
NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 88 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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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 |
District results[edit]
Bellarena[edit]
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Stanley Gault* | 19.14% | 839 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Michael Carten | 18.57% | 814 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Arthur Doherty* | 18.21% | 798 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Grant* | 17.45% | 765 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | John McKinney* | 16.29% | 714 | 714.7 | 793.1 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Boyd Douglas | 25.65% | 1,072 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | Michael Coyle* | 24.23% | 1,013 | |||
Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane | 20.96% | 876 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 9.78% | 409 | 777.55 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | George Robinson* | 18.47% | 837 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Desmond Lowry* | 16.75% | 759 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Ronald Cartwright* | 16.09% | 729 | 800 | |
Ulster Unionist | John Dolan* | 16.29% | 738 | 782 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Barry Doherty* | 16.31% | 739 | 779 | |
Ulster Unionist | Norman Reynolds | 10.68% | 484 | 549 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.