| Northern Ireland 1973-1998 |
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom.
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Results
| Party[1] | Councillors | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | +/- | % share | Total | ||
| Ulster Unionist | 185 | -12 | 28 | 175,036 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | 120 | -7 | 21 | 130,387 | |
| Sinn Féin | 74 | +23 | 17 | 106,934 | |
| Democratic Unionist | 91 | -12 | 16 | 99,651 | |
| Alliance | 41 | -3 | 7 | 41,952 | |
| Independent | 23 | +3 | 4 | 23,695 | |
| Progressive Unionist | 7 | +6 | 2 | 12,051 | |
| Independent Unionist | 15 | -6 | 2 | 10,376 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,380 | |
| UK Unionist | 4 | +4 | 0.5 | 2,945 | |
| Labour Coalition | 3 | +2 | 0.4 | 2,774 | |
| Conservative | 3 | -3 | 0.4 | 2,634 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | 3 | -1 | 0.4 | 2,450 | |
| Workers' Party | 0 | -1 | 0.4 | 2,348 | |
| Independent Community | 2 | +2 | 0.3 | 1,905 | |
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers | +2 | 2 | 0.2 | 1,424 | |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 706 | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 560 | |
| Community Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 464 | |
| Upper Bann Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 353 | |
| Ulster Independence | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | |
| Natural Law | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | |
Councils
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Belfast
| Court[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Progressive Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 3,070 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Eric Smyth | 1,573 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Frank McCoubrey | 1,200 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Cobain | 1,048 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Chris McGimpsey | 800 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Glenn Bradley | 513 | |
| Independent Unionist | Joe Coggle | 407 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Dennis Robinson | 237 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Margaret Serris | 208 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Linda Walker | 150 | |
| Alliance | John Roberts | 144 | |
| Turnout | 9,350 | ||
| Ulster Democratic gain from Independent Unionist | |||
| Pottinger[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Sammy Wilson | 2,265 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Reg Empey | 2,309 | |
| Progressive Unionist | David Ervine | 2,110 | |
| Sinn Féin | Dominic Corr | 978 | |
| Alliance | Mervyn Jones | 870 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Margaret Clarke | 768 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Robert Clelland | 605 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Marga Foley | 309 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Alexander Gordon | 262 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Andrew Muers | 251 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Robert Girvan | 169 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Pearl Sagar | 149 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Frank Leslie | 142 | |
| Workers' Party | Joseph Bell | 115 | |
| Ulster Independence | Josephine Challis | 21 | |
| Natural Law | David Collins | 19 | |
| Independent Labour | Sean McGouran | 19 | |
| Turnout | 11,361 | ||
| Progressive Unionist gain from Democratic Unionist | |||
| Victoria[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | David Alderdice | 2,419 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Ian Adamson | 2,367 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Rodgers | 1,508 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Wallace Browne | 1,485 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Robin Newton | 1,036 | |
| Alliance | Danny Dow | 1,024 | |
| Democratic Unionist | John McQuillan | 915 | |
| Alliance | Glyn Roberts | 553 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Margaret McKenzie | 523 | |
| Independent Unionist | Alan Crowe | 519 | |
| Conservative | Lesley Donaldson | 256 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Peter Weir | 192 | |
| Natural Law | Thomas Mullins | 25 | |
| Turnout | 12,822 | ||
| Independent Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Balmoral[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Ulster Unionist | Margaret Crooks | 2,329 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Carmel Hanna | 1,916 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Catherine Molloy | 1,047 | |
| Alliance | Tom Ekin | 971 | |
| Alliance | Philip McGarry | 958 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Bob Stoker | 949 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Harry Smith | 924 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Joan Parkes | 654 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Heather Calvert | 520 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Gordon McCrea | 397 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Gordon Lucy | 304 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Nuala Bradley | 236 | |
| Green (NI) | Mary Ringland | 92 | |
| Conservative | Hubert Mullan | 71 | |
| Turnout | 11,368 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Democratic Unionist | |||
| Castle[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Nigel Dodds | 2,081 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Alban Maginness | 1,781 | |
| Alliance | Tom Campbell | 1,417 | |
| Sinn Féin | Danny Lavery | 1,362 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David Browne | 1,134 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Nelson McCausland | 1,065 | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Carson | 1,025 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Crothers Jr | 778 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Jonathan Stephenson | 720 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Raymond Gilliland | 216 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Eileen Calder | 149 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Robert Ferris | 85 | |
| Green (NI) | Alan Warren | 73 | |
| Workers' Party | Paul Treanor | 53 | |
| Ulster Independence | Norman McClelland | 8 | |
| Natural Law | Andrea Gribben | 5 | |
| Turnout | 11,952 | ||
| Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour | |||
| Oldpark[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sinn Féin | Mick Conlon | 2,317 | |
| Sinn Féin | Bobby Lavery | 2,230 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Martin Morgan | 1,941 | |
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McManus | 1,773 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Billy Hutchinson | 1,582 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Proctor | 1,316 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Rodgers | 986 | |
| Democratic Unionist | David Smylie | 659 | |
| Ulster Democratic | Paddy Baird | 427 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Dympna O'Hara | 365 | |
| Green (NI) | Peter Emerson | 245 | |
| Alliance | Mark Long | 177 | |
| Workers' Party | Steven Doran | 109 | |
| Turnout | 14,127 | ||
| Progressive Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Lagan Bank[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Alasdair McDonnell | 1,614 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sean Hayes | 1,388 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Clarke | 1,337 | |
| Alliance | Steve McBride | 1,118 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Michael McGimpsey | 966 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Peter O'Reilly | 902 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Ernie Purves | 644 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Kirkpatrick | 473 | |
| NI Women's Coalition | Anne Campbell | 406 | |
| Workers' Party | Patrick Lynn | 160 | |
| Green (NI) | Andrew Frew | 138 | |
| Natural Law | James Anderson | 18 | |
| Independent | Vincent McKenna | 12 | |
| Turnout | 9,176 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour | |||
| Upper Falls[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Alex Attwood | 2,855 | |
| Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 2,807 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Browne | 2,580 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martin Livingstone | 2,394 | |
| Sinn Féin | Chrissie McAuley | 1,738 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Stephen McGowan | 616 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Patricia Lewsley | 596 | |
| Democratic Unionist | David McNerlin | 201 | |
| Workers' Party | James McAllister | 110 | |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 85 | |
| Turnout | 13,982 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour | |||
| Lower Falls[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 2,420 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sean McKnight | 2,286 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tom Hartley | 2,022 | |
| Sinn Féin | Marie Moore | 1,810 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Margaret Walsh | 1,764 | |
| Sinn Féin | Janice Austin | 1,274 | |
| Workers' Party | John Lowry | 468 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Mary White | 227 | |
| Alliance | Keith Jacques | 45 | |
| Turnout | 12,316 | ||
| No change | |||
References
- ^ Local Government Elections 1997, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections
| Preceded by Northern Ireland local elections, 1993 |
Northern Ireland local elections | Succeeded by Northern Ireland local elections, 2001 |
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