1997 Banbridge District Council election
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All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52.9 | 52.4 | 8,408 | 5.2 | |
SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 2,870 | 4.8 | |
DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 2,454 | 1.8 | |
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 1,501 | 4.9 | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 822 | 3.3 | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 289 | 1.8 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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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[edit]
Banbridge Town[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Joan Baird* | 28.00% | 1,438 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | James Walsh* | 15.75% | 809 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Bell | 11.72% | 602 | 773.99 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | 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 | |
Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William McCracken* | 28.77% | 1,358 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Gribben | 14.13% | 667 | 919.84 | |||
Ulster Unionist | 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. Unionist | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Ingram* | 18.22% | 1,129 | |||||
DUP | Wilfred McFadden* | 17.80% | 1,103 | |||||
SDLP | Seamus Doyle* | 15.26% | 946 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | John Hanna* | 12.89% | 799 | 862.14 | 900.14 | |||
Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]
- ^ a b "Banbridge District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.