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1997 Armagh City and District Council election

December 18, 2023

Main article: 1997 Northern Ireland local elections

Elections to Armagh City and District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

1997 Armagh City and District Council election
← 1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →
All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change 2 2
  Fourth party
 
Party DUP
Seats won 2
Seat change

Election results edit

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 10 0 0   45.5 42.0 11,002  2.5
  SDLP 7 0 2  2 31.8 30.8 8,055  4.8
  Sinn Féin 3 2 0  2 13.6 14.6 3,826  6.2
  DUP 2 0 0   9.1 11.9 3,117  0.4
  Alliance 0 0 0   0.0 0.7 167  0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary edit

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Armagh City 25.3 2 38.1 2 25.9 2 8.1 0 2.6 0 6
Crossmore 30.8 1 49.4 3 19.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Cusher 59.5 4 14.3 1 4.8 0 21.4 1 0.0 0 6
The Orchard 49.7 3 24.5 1 9.4 0 16.4 1 0.0 0 5
Total 42.0 10 30.8 7 14.6 3 11.9 2 0.7 0 22

Districts results edit

Armagh City edit

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Armagh City - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Pat Brannigan* 19.23% 1,251        
SDLP Anna Brolly* 8.41% 547 792.7 938.32    
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts* 13.81% 898 900.34 949.34    
Ulster Unionist Gordon Frazer* 11.52% 749 750.04 774.04 1,279.04  
Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan* 12.99% 845 851.5 858.8 858.8 859.8
Sinn Féin Seán McGirr 12.93% 841 847.24 857.02 858.02 858.02
SDLP Michael Carson 8.16% 531 572.08 639.98 642.98 699.98
DUP Noel Donnelly 8.13% 529 529.52 532.52    
Alliance Ryan Williams 2.57% 167 171.68      
SDLP Ann McKenna 2.24% 146 157.44      
Electorate: 10,035   Valid: 6,504 (64.81%)   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 930   Turnout: 6,633 (66.10%)  

Crossmore edit

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Crossmore - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Brian Cunningham 19.78% 1,207        
Ulster Unionist Evelyn Corry 18.60% 1,135        
SDLP Thomas Kavanagh* 18.14% 1,107        
SDLP James McGleenan* 8.75% 534 608.36 608.66 654.66 1,070.66
SDLP James McKernan* 14.13% 862 902.48 903.58 908.78 1,029.36
Ulster Unionist William Hamilton 12.24% 747 748.98 859.18 859.42 863.06
SDLP James Lennon* 8.34% 509 577.64 577.84 610.64  
Electorate: 8,121   Valid: 6,101 (75.13%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 6,194 (76.27%)  

Cusher edit

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Cusher - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Ulster Unionist Eric Speers* 25.94% 1,915    
DUP Margaret Black* 21.36% 1,577    
SDLP Thomas Canavan* 14.32% 1,057    
Ulster Unionist Robert Turner* 11.81% 872 1,266.2  
Ulster Unionist Sharon McClelland 10.97% 810 1,129.05  
Ulster Unionist James Clayton* 10.80% 797 929.3 1,438.9
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll 4.80% 355 355.45 357.05
Electorate: 10,774   Valid: 7,383 (68.53%)   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,055   Turnout: 7,467 (69.31%)  

The Orchard 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

The Orchard - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist Jim Speers* 26.38% 1,630      
DUP Brian Hutchinson* 16.36% 1,011 1,119.78    
Ulster Unionist Charles Rollston* 13.53% 836 1,061.33    
Ulster Unionist Olive Whitten* 9.92% 613 873.85 960.3  
SDLP John Campbell 14.27% 882 883.11 883.46 1,205.46
SDLP Eamon McNeill 10.18% 629 631.22 632.62 717.62
Sinn Féin Elizabeth Gartland 9.35% 578 578 578  
Electorate: 8,976   Valid: 6,179 (68.84%)   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,030   Turnout: 6,259 (69.73%)  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

December 18, 2023
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