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1997 Belfast City Council election

January 01, 1970

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

1997 Belfast City Council election
← 1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →
All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won 13 13 7
Seat change 3 2 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Alliance PUP
Seats won 7 6 3
Seat change 2 1 2
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Ulster Democratic Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Lord Mayor before election

Ian Adamson
Ulster Unionist

Lord Mayor

Alban Maginness
SDLP

Unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with Alliance holding the balance of power between unionists and nationalists. Alban Maginness from the SDLP became the first nationalist Lord Mayor.

Election results edit

Belfast Local Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 13 3 0  3 25.5 27.6 29,379  4.9
  Ulster Unionist 13 0 2  2 25.5 20.1 21,404  1.9
  SDLP 7 1 3  2 13.7 15.6 16,653  0.3
  DUP 7 0 2  2 13.7 12.1 12,914  5.0
  Alliance 6 1 0  1 11.8 9.2 9,781  2.0
  PUP 3 2 0  2 5.9 9.2 9,758  7.7
  Ulster Democratic 1 1 0  1 2.0 2.4 2,532 New
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 1  1 2.0 0.9 955  1.5
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 1.0 1,090 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0  0 0.0 1.0 1,015  1.8
  Green (NI) 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.5 548  2.0
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.3 327  2.0
  Independent 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.1 79  0.2
  Labour coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.0 19  0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary edit

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP Alliance PUP UDP Others
Balmoral 0.0 0 31.5 2 26.1 2 13.9 1 17.0 1 3.5 0 4.6 0 3.4 0 6
Castle 11.4 1 27.0 2 20.9 1 24.6 1 11.9 1 0.0 0 1.8 0 2.4 0 6
Court 0.0 0 27.8 2 0.0 0 19.0 1 1.5 0 32.8 1 12.9 1 6.0 0 5
Laganbank 15.1 1 25.1 2 27.4 2 5.1 0 12.2 1 7.0 0 0.0 0 8.1 0 5
Lower Falls 79.7 4 0.0 0 16.2 1 0.0 0 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.7 0 5
Oldpark 44.8 3 16.3 1 16.3 1 4.7 0 1.2 0 11.2 1 3.0 0 2.5 0 6
Pottinger 8.6 0 29.3 2 2.7 0 26.5 2 7.7 1 20.9 1 1.5 0 2.8 0 6
Upper Falls 68.1 4 0.0 0 29.1 1 1.4 0 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.8 0 5
Victoria 0.0 0 31.7 2 0.0 0 31.0 2 31.2 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 5.9 0 7
Total 27.6 13 20.1 13 15.6 7 12.1 7 9.2 6 9.2 3 2.4 1 3.8 0 51

District results edit

Balmoral edit

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Mary Crooks* 20.49% 2,329                  
SDLP Carmel Hanna 16.85% 1,916                  
DUP Harry Smith* 8.13% 924 969.9 969.9 979.3 983.3 1,034.5 1,129.5 1,690.5    
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker 8.35% 949 1,070.5 1,070.5 1,083.9 1,088.2 1,169.2 1,448.9 1,550.8 1,936.8  
SDLP Catherine Molloy 9.21% 1,047 1,048.2 1,310.55 1,328.55 1,415.2 1,422.5 1,423.65 1,424.25 1,426.65 1,430.65
Alliance Tom Ekin 8.54% 971 986.3 994.4 1,017 1,086.05 1,099.35 1,119.95 1,127.15 1,227.55 1,305.55
Alliance Philip McGarry* 8.43% 958 974.2 984.55 1,004.15 1,052.35 1,074.25 1,080.85 1,087.35 1,166.25 1,203.25
Ulster Unionist Gordon Lucy 2.67% 304 688.6 688.6 719.3 723.2 763.2 848.5 908.9    
DUP Joan Parkes 5.75% 654 712.5 712.5 719 721 779.9 804.5      
Ulster Democratic Heather Calvert 4.57% 520 534.1 534.25 535.55 549.15 662.05        
PUP Gordon McCrea 3.49% 397 415 415 422 433          
NI Women's Coalition Nuala Bradley 2.08% 236 238.4 241.7 267.75            
Green (NI) Mary Ringland 0.81% 92 95.3 95.75              
NI Conservatives Hubert Mullan 0.62% 71 80 80.15              
Electorate: 22,826   Valid: 11,368 (49.80%)   Spoilt: 245   Quota: 1,625   Turnout: 11,613 (50.88%)  

Castle edit

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP, Independent Unionist joins UUP

Castle - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Nigel Dodds* 17.41% 2,081              
SDLP Alban Maginness* 14.90% 1,781              
Alliance Tom Campbell 11.86% 1,417 1,420.06 1,423.46 1,518.18 1,527.68 1,917.68    
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery 11.40% 1,362 1,362.18 1,368.38 1,397.74 1,397.92 1,616.08 1,619.28 1,715.28
Ulster Unionist David Browne* 9.49% 1,134 1,169.1 1,169.18 1,192.54 1,300.26 1,301.62 1,633.3 1,638.3
Ulster Unionist Nelson McCausland* 8.91% 1,065 1,114.86 1,114.9 1,124.26 1,253.26 1,256.62 1,456.04 1,462.04
Ulster Unionist John Carson* 8.58% 1,025 1,060.28 1,060.52 1,073.52 1,169.38 1,192.62 1,390.04 1,430.04
PUP Jim Crothers 6.51% 778 797.8 797.8 821.2 911.18 920.46    
SDLP Jonathan Stevenson* 6.02% 720 720 777.92 832.48 832.48      
DUP Robert Ferris 0.71% 85 304.96 304.96 309.14        
Ulster Democratic Raymond Gilliland 1.81% 216 220.14 220.14 224.32        
NI Women's Coalition Eileen Calder 1.25% 149 150.08 151.12          
Green (NI) Alan Warren 0.61% 73 73 73.24          
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 0.44% 53 53.18 53.9          
Ulster Independence Norman McClelland 0.01% 8 8.18 8.18          
Natural Law Andrea Gribben 0.01% 5 5 5.04          
Electorate: 21,949   Valid: 11,952 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 288   Quota: 1,708   Turnout: 12,240 (55.77%)  

Court edit

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist

Court - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PUP Hugh Smyth* 32.83% 3,070              
DUP Eric Smyth* 16.82% 1,573              
Ulster Democratic Frank McCoubrey 12.83% 1,200 1,545.28 1,552.32 1,553.48 1,581.48      
Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain* 11.21% 1,048 1,240.92 1,248.52 1,249.78 1,297.29 1,326.32 1,369.48 1,699.48
Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey* 8.56% 800 1,039.2 1,053.28 1,054.7 1,088.81 1,121.22 1,184.77 1,362.25
Ind. Unionist Joseph Coggle* 4.35% 407 755.92 763.04 764.22 838.38 868.22 936.49 1,084.08
Ulster Unionist Glenn Bradley 5.49% 513 617 627.6 628.27 662.05 679.85 839.12  
Ulster Unionist Denis Robinson 2.53% 237 349.84 350.84 351.62 372.7 405.17    
NI Women's Coalition Linda Walker 1.60% 150 208.76 308.52 309.02 325.22      
DUP Margaret Ferris 2.22% 208 291.72 296.76 303.48        
Alliance John Roberts 1.54% 144 165.32            
Electorate: 17,089   Valid: 9,350 (54.71%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 9,593 (56.14%)  

Laganbank edit

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

Laganbank - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell* 17.59% 1,614            
Ulster Unionist Jim Clarke* 14.57% 1,337 1,339 1,343 1,343 1,554    
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey* 10.53% 966 966 974 974.1 1,141.1 1,158.2 1,594.2
Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 15.13% 1,388 1,388 1,402 1,408.25 1,408.25 1,456.4 1,461.45
Alliance Steve McBride* 12.18% 1,118 1,120 1,186 1,192.4 1,198.4 1,399.2 1,458.25
SDLP Peter O'Reilly* 9.83% 902 906 957 1,018.05 1,018.05 1,148.5 1,166.5
PUP Ernie Purvis 7.02% 644 645 659 659.35 716.35 744.35  
NI Women's Coalition Annie Campbell 4.42% 406 413 484 486.95 488.95    
DUP Jim Kirkpatrick* 5.15% 473 475 477 477.05      
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 1.74% 160 161          
Green (NI) Andrew Frew 1.50% 138 145          
Natural Law James Anderson 0.02% 18            
Independent Vincent McKenna 0.01% 12            
Electorate: 19,797   Valid: 9,176 (46.35%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 1,530   Turnout: 9,419 (47.58%)  

Lower Falls edit

1993: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Lower Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 19.65% 2,420      
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 18.56% 2,286      
SDLP Margaret Walsh 14.32% 1,764 1,775.4 2,248.7  
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 16.42% 2,022 2,047.05 2,061.05  
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 14.70% 1,810 1,822.15 1,829.15 2,033.65
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 10.34% 1,274 1,581.35 1,606.25 1,625.75
Workers' Party John Lowry 3.80% 468 468.75    
SDLP Mary White 1.84% 227 227.9    
Alliance Keith Jacques 0.37% 45 45.3    
Electorate: 19,372   Valid: 12,316 (63.58%)   Spoilt: 390   Quota: 2,053   Turnout: 12,706 (65.59%)  

Oldpark edit

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

Oldpark - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 16.40% 2,317                  
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery* 15.79% 2,230                  
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus* 12.55% 1,773 2,034                
SDLP Martin Morgan* 13.74% 1,941 1,949.28 2,082.12              
PUP Billy Hutchinson 11.20% 1,582 1,582.12 1,583.2 1,583.36 1,592.36 1,613.36 1,658.9 1,879.9 1,924.84 2,070.84
Ulster Unionist Fred Proctor* 9.32% 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,340 1,361 1,431 1,447.8 1,675.8
Ulster Unionist Fred Rodgers* 8.13% 986 986 986 986 986 1,004 1,031 1,082 1,096.83 1,397.69
DUP David Smylie 4.66% 659 659 659 659 659 659 674 737 743.86  
SDLP Dympna O'Hara 2.58% 365 366.92 402.83 462.51 505.35 561.57 645.27 646.27    
Ulster Democratic Paddy Bird 3.02% 427 427 427.27 427.27 429.39 434.39 451.39      
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 1.73% 245 246.8 273.8 275.08 286.56 333.72        
Alliance Mark Long 1.25% 177 177.36 179.79 181.23 198.47          
Workers' Party Steven Doran 0.77% 109 110.92 119.83 120.31            
Electorate: 25,054   Valid: 14,127 (56.39%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 2,019   Turnout: 14,585 (58.21%)  

Pottinger edit

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from DUP

Pottinger - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 20.32% 2,309                      
DUP Sammy Wilson* 19.94% 2,265                      
PUP David Ervine 18.57% 2,110                      
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 6.76% 768 1,265.55 1,309.63 1,340.83 1,345 1,347.62 1,358.2 1,385.31 1,387.1 1,625.38    
DUP Robert Cleland* 5.33% 605 636.62 822.22 847.18 852.58 852.58 856.87 889.14 889.43 928.08 1,324.88 1,536.14
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 7.66% 870 886.74 892.83 906.51 913.8 937.04 1,004.94 1,013.63 1,218.16 1,237.87 1,241.33 1,306.26
Sinn Féin Dominic Corr 8.61% 978 978 978 978 978 992 996 996 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,102.25
PUP Alexander Gordon 2.31% 262 281.84 298.37 615.65 622.49 625.97 641.61 692.25 699.49 723.33 763.61  
DUP Frank Leslie 1.25% 142 160.91 487.45 504.49 506.78 506.78 510.91 545.02 546.02 567.76    
Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair* 2.21% 251 320.75 338.73 356.49 360.07 372.31 377.1 395.04 398.35      
SDLP Marga Foley 2.72% 309 310.55 311.42 312.14 315.14 349.14 384.38 384.38        
Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 1.49% 169 188.53 210.57 255.69 263.55 267.03 271.03          
NI Women's Coalition Pearl Sagar 1.31% 149 151.48 153.22 160.66 173.95 182.43            
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 1.01% 115 115.62 115.91 118.79 124.34              
Ulster Independence Josephine Challis 0.18% 21 23.48 24.93 26.13                
Labour Coalition Sean McGouran 0.17% 19 19 20.45 20.69                
Natural Law David Collins 0.17% 19 19.31 19.6 19.84                
Electorate: 21,854   Valid: 12,968 (59.34%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)  

Upper Falls edit

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Upper Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Alex Attwood* 20.42% 2,855      
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 20.08% 2,807      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 18.45% 2,580      
Sinn Féin Martin Livingstone 17.12% 2,394      
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley 12.43% 1,738 1,754.02 2,181.23 2,401.37
SDLP Patricia Lewsley* 4.26% 596 982.82 998.63 1,003.22
SDLP Stephen McGowan 4.41% 616 707.98 719.54 721.7
DUP David McNerlin 1.44% 201 201 201.17 201.26
Workers' Party James McAllister 0.79% 110 113.96 117.7 119.23
Alliance Dan McGuinness 0.61% 85 91.3 93.34 93.61
Electorate: 22,561   Valid: 13,982 (61.97%)   Spoilt: 345   Quota: 2,331   Turnout: 14,327 (63.50%)  

Victoria edit

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Victoria - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance David Alderdice 18.87% 2,419                
Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson* 18.46% 2,367                
Alliance Danny Dow* 7.99% 1,024 1,609.14              
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers* 11.76% 1,508 1,532.14 1,921.58            
DUP Wallace Browne* 11.58% 1,485 1,498.94 1,564.54 1,569.22 1,590.52 1,747.52      
DUP Robin Newton* 8.08% 1,036 1,044.5 1,052.82 1,055.94 1,070.52 1,336.04 1,477.94 1,522.22 1,658.22
Ind. Unionist Alan Crowe 4.05% 519 544.16 710.24 736.5 803.68 831.18 1,023.4 1,237.5 1,242.5
PUP John McQuillan 7.14% 915 924.86 937.98 940.32 956.96 1,001.88 1,040.16 1,149.92 1,151.92
Alliance Glyn Roberts 4.31% 553 675.74 698.78 702.94 761.48 771.26 842.62    
Ulster Unionist Peter Weir 1.50% 192 196.76 245.72 509.88 569.64 582.76      
DUP Margaret McKenzie 4.08% 523 524.36 533 535.08 558.74        
NI Conservatives Lesley Donaldson 2.00% 256 270.96 293.04 295.9          
Natural Law Thomas Mullins 0.19% 25 27.38 27.7 27.96          
Electorate: 28,936   Valid: 12,822 (44.31%)   Spoilt: 351   Quota: 1,603   Turnout: 13,173 (45.52%)  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Belfast Council results". 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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Main article Northern Ireland local elections 1997 Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors most representing the more heavily populated north and west 1997 Belfast City Council election 1993 21 May 1997 1997 05 21 2001 All 51 seats to Belfast City Council26 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Sinn Fein Ulster Unionist SDLP Seats won 13 13 7 Seat change 3 2 2 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Party DUP Alliance PUP Seats won 7 6 3 Seat change 2 1 2 Seventh party Eighth party Party Ulster Democratic Ind Unionist Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1Lord Mayor before election Ian Adamson Ulster Unionist Lord Mayor Alban Maginness SDLP Unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history with Alliance holding the balance of power between unionists and nationalists Alban Maginness from the SDLP became the first nationalist Lord Mayor Contents 1 Election results 2 Districts summary 3 District results 3 1 Balmoral 3 2 Castle 3 3 Court 3 4 Laganbank 3 5 Lower Falls 3 6 Oldpark 3 7 Pottinger 3 8 Upper Falls 3 9 Victoria 4 ReferencesElection results editBelfast Local Election Result 1997 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Sinn Fein 13 3 0 nbsp 3 25 5 27 6 29 379 nbsp 4 9 Ulster Unionist 13 0 2 nbsp 2 25 5 20 1 21 404 nbsp 1 9 SDLP 7 1 3 nbsp 2 13 7 15 6 16 653 nbsp 0 3 DUP 7 0 2 nbsp 2 13 7 12 1 12 914 nbsp 5 0 Alliance 6 1 0 nbsp 1 11 8 9 2 9 781 nbsp 2 0 PUP 3 2 0 nbsp 2 5 9 9 2 9 758 nbsp 7 7 Ulster Democratic 1 1 0 nbsp 1 2 0 2 4 2 532 New Ind Unionist 1 0 1 nbsp 1 2 0 0 9 955 nbsp 1 5 NI Women s Coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 1 0 1 090 New Workers Party 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 1 0 1 015 nbsp 1 8 Green NI 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 5 548 nbsp 2 0 NI Conservatives 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 3 327 nbsp 2 0 Independent 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 1 79 nbsp 0 2 Labour coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 0 19 nbsp 0 6 Note Votes are the first preference votes Districts summary editResults of the Belfast City Council election 1997by district 1 Ward Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs TotalCllrs Sinn Fein UUP SDLP DUP Alliance PUP UDP Others Balmoral 0 0 0 31 5 2 26 1 2 13 9 1 17 0 1 3 5 0 4 6 0 3 4 0 6 Castle 11 4 1 27 0 2 20 9 1 24 6 1 11 9 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 4 0 6 Court 0 0 0 27 8 2 0 0 0 19 0 1 1 5 0 32 8 1 12 9 1 6 0 0 5 Laganbank 15 1 1 25 1 2 27 4 2 5 1 0 12 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 5 Lower Falls 79 7 4 0 0 0 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 5 Oldpark 44 8 3 16 3 1 16 3 1 4 7 0 1 2 0 11 2 1 3 0 0 2 5 0 6 Pottinger 8 6 0 29 3 2 2 7 0 26 5 2 7 7 1 20 9 1 1 5 0 2 8 0 6 Upper Falls 68 1 4 0 0 0 29 1 1 1 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 Victoria 0 0 0 31 7 2 0 0 0 31 0 2 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 7 Total 27 6 13 20 1 13 15 6 7 12 1 7 9 2 6 9 2 3 2 4 1 3 8 0 51District results editBalmoral edit 1993 2 x UUP 2 x DUP 1 x SDLP 1 x Alliance 1997 2 x UUP 2 x SDLP 1 x Alliance 1 x DUP 1993 1997 Change SDLP gain from DUP Balmoral 6 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ulster Unionist Mary Crooks 20 49 2 329 SDLP Carmel Hanna 16 85 1 916 DUP Harry Smith 8 13 924 969 9 969 9 979 3 983 3 1 034 5 1 129 5 1 690 5 Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker 8 35 949 1 070 5 1 070 5 1 083 9 1 088 2 1 169 2 1 448 9 1 550 8 1 936 8 SDLP Catherine Molloy 9 21 1 047 1 048 2 1 310 55 1 328 55 1 415 2 1 422 5 1 423 65 1 424 25 1 426 65 1 430 65 Alliance Tom Ekin 8 54 971 986 3 994 4 1 017 1 086 05 1 099 35 1 119 95 1 127 15 1 227 55 1 305 55 Alliance Philip McGarry 8 43 958 974 2 984 55 1 004 15 1 052 35 1 074 25 1 080 85 1 087 35 1 166 25 1 203 25 Ulster Unionist Gordon Lucy 2 67 304 688 6 688 6 719 3 723 2 763 2 848 5 908 9 DUP Joan Parkes 5 75 654 712 5 712 5 719 721 779 9 804 5 Ulster Democratic Heather Calvert 4 57 520 534 1 534 25 535 55 549 15 662 05 PUP Gordon McCrea 3 49 397 415 415 422 433 NI Women s Coalition Nuala Bradley 2 08 236 238 4 241 7 267 75 Green NI Mary Ringland 0 81 92 95 3 95 75 NI Conservatives Hubert Mullan 0 62 71 80 80 15 Electorate 22 826 Valid 11 368 49 80 Spoilt 245 Quota 1 625 Turnout 11 613 50 88 Castle edit 1993 2 x UUP 2 SDLP 1 x DUP 1 x Independent Unionist 1997 2 x UUP 1 x DUP 1 x SDLP 1 x Alliance 1 x Sinn Fein 1993 1997 Change Alliance and Sinn Fein gain from UUP and SDLP Independent Unionist joins UUP Castle 6 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DUP Nigel Dodds 17 41 2 081 SDLP Alban Maginness 14 90 1 781 Alliance Tom Campbell 11 86 1 417 1 420 06 1 423 46 1 518 18 1 527 68 1 917 68 Sinn Fein Danny Lavery 11 40 1 362 1 362 18 1 368 38 1 397 74 1 397 92 1 616 08 1 619 28 1 715 28 Ulster Unionist David Browne 9 49 1 134 1 169 1 1 169 18 1 192 54 1 300 26 1 301 62 1 633 3 1 638 3 Ulster Unionist Nelson McCausland 8 91 1 065 1 114 86 1 114 9 1 124 26 1 253 26 1 256 62 1 456 04 1 462 04 Ulster Unionist John Carson 8 58 1 025 1 060 28 1 060 52 1 073 52 1 169 38 1 192 62 1 390 04 1 430 04 PUP Jim Crothers 6 51 778 797 8 797 8 821 2 911 18 920 46 SDLP Jonathan Stevenson 6 02 720 720 777 92 832 48 832 48 DUP Robert Ferris 0 71 85 304 96 304 96 309 14 Ulster Democratic Raymond Gilliland 1 81 216 220 14 220 14 224 32 NI Women s Coalition Eileen Calder 1 25 149 150 08 151 12 Green NI Alan Warren 0 61 73 73 73 24 Workers Party Paul Treanor 0 44 53 53 18 53 9 Ulster Independence Norman McClelland 0 01 8 8 18 8 18 Natural Law Andrea Gribben 0 01 5 5 5 04 Electorate 21 949 Valid 11 952 54 45 Spoilt 288 Quota 1 708 Turnout 12 240 55 77 Court edit 1993 2 x UUP 1 x DUP 1 x PUP 1 x Independent Unionist 1997 2 x UUP 1 x PUP 1 x DUP 1 x UDP 1993 1997 Change UDP gain from Independent Unionist Court 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PUP Hugh Smyth 32 83 3 070 DUP Eric Smyth 16 82 1 573 Ulster Democratic Frank McCoubrey 12 83 1 200 1 545 28 1 552 32 1 553 48 1 581 48 Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain 11 21 1 048 1 240 92 1 248 52 1 249 78 1 297 29 1 326 32 1 369 48 1 699 48 Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey 8 56 800 1 039 2 1 053 28 1 054 7 1 088 81 1 121 22 1 184 77 1 362 25 Ind Unionist Joseph Coggle 4 35 407 755 92 763 04 764 22 838 38 868 22 936 49 1 084 08 Ulster Unionist Glenn Bradley 5 49 513 617 627 6 628 27 662 05 679 85 839 12 Ulster Unionist Denis Robinson 2 53 237 349 84 350 84 351 62 372 7 405 17 NI Women s Coalition Linda Walker 1 60 150 208 76 308 52 309 02 325 22 DUP Margaret Ferris 2 22 208 291 72 296 76 303 48 Alliance John Roberts 1 54 144 165 32 Electorate 17 089 Valid 9 350 54 71 Spoilt 243 Quota 1 559 Turnout 9 593 56 14 Laganbank edit 1993 2 x UUP 2 x SDLP 1 x Alliance 1997 2 x UUP 1 x SDLP 1 x Sinn Fein 1 x Alliance 1993 1997 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Laganbank 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 17 59 1 614 Ulster Unionist Jim Clarke 14 57 1 337 1 339 1 343 1 343 1 554 Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 10 53 966 966 974 974 1 1 141 1 1 158 2 1 594 2 Sinn Fein Sean Hayes 15 13 1 388 1 388 1 402 1 408 25 1 408 25 1 456 4 1 461 45 Alliance Steve McBride 12 18 1 118 1 120 1 186 1 192 4 1 198 4 1 399 2 1 458 25 SDLP Peter O Reilly 9 83 902 906 957 1 018 05 1 018 05 1 148 5 1 166 5 PUP Ernie Purvis 7 02 644 645 659 659 35 716 35 744 35 NI Women s Coalition Annie Campbell 4 42 406 413 484 486 95 488 95 DUP Jim Kirkpatrick 5 15 473 475 477 477 05 Workers Party Paddy Lynn 1 74 160 161 Green NI Andrew Frew 1 50 138 145 Natural Law James Anderson 0 02 18 Independent Vincent McKenna 0 01 12 Electorate 19 797 Valid 9 176 46 35 Spoilt 243 Quota 1 530 Turnout 9 419 47 58 Lower Falls edit 1993 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1997 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1993 1997 Change No change Lower Falls 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 Sinn Fein Fra McCann 19 65 2 420 Sinn Fein Sean McKnight 18 56 2 286 SDLP Margaret Walsh 14 32 1 764 1 775 4 2 248 7 Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 16 42 2 022 2 047 05 2 061 05 Sinn Fein Marie Moore 14 70 1 810 1 822 15 1 829 15 2 033 65 Sinn Fein Janice Austin 10 34 1 274 1 581 35 1 606 25 1 625 75 Workers Party John Lowry 3 80 468 468 75 SDLP Mary White 1 84 227 227 9 Alliance Keith Jacques 0 37 45 45 3 Electorate 19 372 Valid 12 316 63 58 Spoilt 390 Quota 2 053 Turnout 12 706 65 59 Oldpark edit 1993 3 x Sinn Fein 2 x UUP 1 x SDLP 1997 3 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1 x UUP 1 x PUP 1993 1997 Change PUP gain from UUP Oldpark 6 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sinn Fein Mick Conlon 16 40 2 317 Sinn Fein Bobby Lavery 15 79 2 230 Sinn Fein Paddy McManus 12 55 1 773 2 034 SDLP Martin Morgan 13 74 1 941 1 949 28 2 082 12 PUP Billy Hutchinson 11 20 1 582 1 582 12 1 583 2 1 583 36 1 592 36 1 613 36 1 658 9 1 879 9 1 924 84 2 070 84 Ulster Unionist Fred Proctor 9 32 1 316 1 316 1 316 1 316 1 316 1 340 1 361 1 431 1 447 8 1 675 8 Ulster Unionist Fred Rodgers 8 13 986 986 986 986 986 1 004 1 031 1 082 1 096 83 1 397 69 DUP David Smylie 4 66 659 659 659 659 659 659 674 737 743 86 SDLP Dympna O Hara 2 58 365 366 92 402 83 462 51 505 35 561 57 645 27 646 27 Ulster Democratic Paddy Bird 3 02 427 427 427 27 427 27 429 39 434 39 451 39 Green NI Peter Emerson 1 73 245 246 8 273 8 275 08 286 56 333 72 Alliance Mark Long 1 25 177 177 36 179 79 181 23 198 47 Workers Party Steven Doran 0 77 109 110 92 119 83 120 31 Electorate 25 054 Valid 14 127 56 39 Spoilt 458 Quota 2 019 Turnout 14 585 58 21 Pottinger edit 1993 3 x DUP 2 x UUP 1 x Alliance 1997 2 x DUP 2 x UUP 1 x PUP 1 x Alliance 1993 1997 Change PUP gain from DUP Pottinger 6 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 20 32 2 309 DUP Sammy Wilson 19 94 2 265 PUP David Ervine 18 57 2 110 Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 6 76 768 1 265 55 1 309 63 1 340 83 1 345 1 347 62 1 358 2 1 385 31 1 387 1 1 625 38 DUP Robert Cleland 5 33 605 636 62 822 22 847 18 852 58 852 58 856 87 889 14 889 43 928 08 1 324 88 1 536 14 Alliance Mervyn Jones 7 66 870 886 74 892 83 906 51 913 8 937 04 1 004 94 1 013 63 1 218 16 1 237 87 1 241 33 1 306 26 Sinn Fein Dominic Corr 8 61 978 978 978 978 978 992 996 996 1 100 29 1 100 29 1 100 29 1 102 25 PUP Alexander Gordon 2 31 262 281 84 298 37 615 65 622 49 625 97 641 61 692 25 699 49 723 33 763 61 DUP Frank Leslie 1 25 142 160 91 487 45 504 49 506 78 506 78 510 91 545 02 546 02 567 76 Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair 2 21 251 320 75 338 73 356 49 360 07 372 31 377 1 395 04 398 35 SDLP Marga Foley 2 72 309 310 55 311 42 312 14 315 14 349 14 384 38 384 38 Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 1 49 169 188 53 210 57 255 69 263 55 267 03 271 03 NI Women s Coalition Pearl Sagar 1 31 149 151 48 153 22 160 66 173 95 182 43 Workers Party Joseph Bell 1 01 115 115 62 115 91 118 79 124 34 Ulster Independence Josephine Challis 0 18 21 23 48 24 93 26 13 Labour Coalition Sean McGouran 0 17 19 19 20 45 20 69 Natural Law David Collins 0 17 19 19 31 19 6 19 84 Electorate 21 854 Valid 12 968 59 34 Spoilt 458 Quota 1 853 Turnout 13 426 61 43 Upper Falls edit 1993 3 x Sinn Fein 2 x SDLP 1997 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1993 1997 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Upper Falls 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 SDLP Alex Attwood 20 42 2 855 Sinn Fein Alex Maskey 20 08 2 807 Sinn Fein Michael Browne 18 45 2 580 Sinn Fein Martin Livingstone 17 12 2 394 Sinn Fein Chrissie McAuley 12 43 1 738 1 754 02 2 181 23 2 401 37 SDLP Patricia Lewsley 4 26 596 982 82 998 63 1 003 22 SDLP Stephen McGowan 4 41 616 707 98 719 54 721 7 DUP David McNerlin 1 44 201 201 201 17 201 26 Workers Party James McAllister 0 79 110 113 96 117 7 119 23 Alliance Dan McGuinness 0 61 85 91 3 93 34 93 61 Electorate 22 561 Valid 13 982 61 97 Spoilt 345 Quota 2 331 Turnout 14 327 63 50 Victoria edit 1993 3 x UUP 2 x Alliance 2 x DUP 1997 2 x UUP 2 x Alliance 2 x DUP 1 x Independent Unionist 1993 1997 Change Independent Unionist gain from UUP Victoria 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Alliance David Alderdice 18 87 2 419 Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson 18 46 2 367 Alliance Danny Dow 7 99 1 024 1 609 14 Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers 11 76 1 508 1 532 14 1 921 58 DUP Wallace Browne 11 58 1 485 1 498 94 1 564 54 1 569 22 1 590 52 1 747 52 DUP Robin Newton 8 08 1 036 1 044 5 1 052 82 1 055 94 1 070 52 1 336 04 1 477 94 1 522 22 1 658 22 Ind Unionist Alan Crowe 4 05 519 544 16 710 24 736 5 803 68 831 18 1 023 4 1 237 5 1 242 5 PUP John McQuillan 7 14 915 924 86 937 98 940 32 956 96 1 001 88 1 040 16 1 149 92 1 151 92 Alliance Glyn Roberts 4 31 553 675 74 698 78 702 94 761 48 771 26 842 62 Ulster Unionist Peter Weir 1 50 192 196 76 245 72 509 88 569 64 582 76 DUP Margaret McKenzie 4 08 523 524 36 533 535 08 558 74 NI Conservatives Lesley Donaldson 2 00 256 270 96 293 04 295 9 Natural Law Thomas Mullins 0 19 25 27 38 27 7 27 96 Electorate 28 936 Valid 12 822 44 31 Spoilt 351 Quota 1 603 Turnout 13 173 45 52 References edit a b Belfast Council results 27 July 2011 Retrieved 25 May 2021 a b c d e f g h i Local Government Results 1997 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Retrieved from https en 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