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1997 Craigavon Borough Council election

April 12, 2024

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997

Elections to Craigavon Borough 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 26 councillors.

1997 Craigavon Borough Council election
← 1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →
All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 11 7 3
Seat change 0 1 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Nationalist Alliance
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 0 2 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Workers' Party
Seats won 0
Seat change 1

Election results edit

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 11 0 0  0 42.3 39.7 12,107  1.4
  SDLP 7 1 0  1 26.9 19.0 5,787  5.9
  DUP 3 0 1  1 11.5 14.6 4,439  1.5
  Sinn Féin 2 0 0  0 7.7 12.2 3,717  3.0
  Independent Nationalist 2 2 0  2 7.7 6.2 1,905  6.2
  Alliance 1 0 1  1 3.8 4.5 1,366  1.7
  Labour Coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 2.7 817 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 1  1 0.0 0.9 281  0.9
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.3 84 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary edit

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Craigavon Central 43.6 3 15.2 1 13.8 1 13.4 1 6.9 1 7.1 0 7
Loughside 7.2 0 47.0 4 1.3 0 35.3 1 0.9 0 8.3 0 5
Lurgan 64.6 5 7.6 1 17.8 1 4.3 0 4.9 0 0.8 0 7
Portadown 37.7 3 11.0 1 22.9 1 0.0 0 4.6 0 23.8 2 7
Total 39.7 11 19.0 7 14.6 3 12.2 2 4.5 1 10.0 2 26

District results edit

Craigavon Central edit

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: No change

Craigavon Central - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble* 20.15% 1,576              
DUP William Allen* 13.79% 1,079              
Sinn Féin Francis Murray 13.40% 1,048              
SDLP Patricia Mallon* 12.89% 1,008              
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick* 9.42% 737 965 991          
Alliance Sean Hagan* 6.92% 541 563.42 564.52 565.87 566.96 568.19 708.84 914.04
Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe* 9.23% 722 831.82 883.32 883.32 883.32 883.32 890.24 910.03
Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin 4.82% 377 591.7 610.8 610.8 614.8 614.89 625.49 636.44
Labour Coalition Alan Evans 4.97% 389 395.08 395.68 417.82 425.73 426.63 541.63  
SDLP Philip Mallon 2.33% 182 182 182 217.01 224.37 250.86    
NI Women's Coalition Chris Moffat 1.07% 84 88.56 88.76 89.93 90.93 91.17    
Workers' Party Peter Smyth* 0.70% 55 56.14 56.44 60.04 61.67 62.27    
Labour Coalition William McAvoy 0.32% 25 25 25.1 28.07        
Electorate: 15,325   Valid: 7,823 (51.05%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 978   Turnout: 7,982 (52.08%)  

Loughside edit

1993: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Workers' Party

Loughside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd* 35.26% 2,320              
SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 22.80% 1,500              
SDLP Dolores Kelly* 10.52% 692 926.96 1,019.03 1,021.79 1,030.94 1,077.05 1,134.05  
SDLP Mary McAlinden 8.54% 562 830.4 922.2 929.14 942.59 979.61 1,022.58 1,125.58
SDLP Kieran McGeown 5.15% 339 755.24 923.18 931 938.03 974.87 1,015.23 1,065.23
Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier 7.16% 471 471 471.54 471.54 487.54 566.54 572.54 575.54
Workers' Party Tom French 3.44% 226 358.88 371.3 378.97 391.15 406.95 491.98  
Labour Coalition Hugh Casey* 3.09% 203 258.44 270.86 274.04 279.04 294.83    
Labour Coalition Mark McKavanagh 1.54% 101 161.72 173.33 179.12 186      
DUP Anne Hanlon 1.35% 89 90.76 90.76 90.76 90.76      
Alliance Adrian McKinney 0.94% 62 77.84 80.27 84.15        
Labour Coalition Mary Sheen 0.21% 14 47.44 50.14          
Electorate: 11,783   Valid: 6,579 (55.83%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 6,688 (56.76%)  

Lurgan edit

1993: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Samuel Gardiner 22.45% 1,802              
Ulster Unionist George Savage 17.08% 1,371              
Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier* 8.61% 691 1,034.2            
Ulster Unionist Jonathan Bell 8.16% 655 778.64 873.68 877.56 878.56 887.62 980.98 1,069.98
Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns* 5.41% 434 526.84 619.72 623.97 623.97 630.51 742.26 961.02
SDLP Mary McNally* 7.65% 614 615.76 616.3 634.3 877.3 877.33 953.87 959.29
DUP Ruth Allen* 10.00% 803 840.4 866.59 868.86 868.86 870.09 889.36 922.32
DUP Frederick Baird 7.76% 623 689.88 719.85 721.56 721.56 722.91 740.31 775.19
Ulster Unionist William McCullough 2.86% 230 335.6 438.74 442.55 444.99 449.46 485.06  
Alliance Wilson Freeburn 4.86% 390 399.68 405.62 435.04 442.04 442.13    
Sinn Féin Bernadette O'Hagan 4.35% 349 349.44 349.44 350.44        
Labour Coalition Gillian Kirk 0.61% 49 51.2 53.9          
Labour Coalition James Devlin 0.21% 17 18.32 18.59          
Electorate: 14,526   Valid: 8,028 (55.27%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,004   Turnout: 8,164 (56.20%)  

Portadown edit

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Independent Nationalist (two seats) gain from DUP and Alliance

Portadown - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Mervyn Carrick* 21.22% 1,713                
Independent Nationalist Breandán Mac Cionnaith 18.49% 1,493                
Ulster Unionist James Gillespie* 14.90% 1,203                
Ulster Unionist Joseph Trueman* 11.38% 919 994.85 994.85 996.26 1,053.54        
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 11.02% 890 891.64 928.76 934.17 934.65 1,025.65      
Ulster Unionist Mark Neale 6.38% 515 636.77 636.77 637.18 747.58 830.97 845.61 849.32 1,049.84
Independent Nationalist Joe Duffy 5.10% 412 413.23 840.43 840.43 840.43 861.27 861.27 870.28 870.28
Ulster Unionist David Thompson 5.00% 404 447.46 447.46 448.46 465.42 566.36 591.68 593.8 820.12
DUP John Tate* 1.64% 132 564.96 564.96 566.37 570.05 584.42 586.22 586.75  
Alliance William Ramsay* 4.62% 373 382.43 387.87 395.19 397.11        
Labour Coalition Carol Lindsay 0.24% 19 20.64 20.96            
Electorate: 13,916   Valid: 8,073 (58.01%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 8,242 (59.23%)  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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Main article Northern Ireland local elections 1997 Elections to Craigavon Borough 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 26 councillors 1997 Craigavon Borough Council election 1993 21 May 1997 1997 05 21 2001 All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council14 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUPSeats won 11 7 3Seat change 0 1 1 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Party Sinn Fein Independent Nationalist AllianceSeats won 2 2 1Seat change 0 2 1 Seventh party Party Workers PartySeats won 0Seat change 1 Contents 1 Election results 2 Districts summary 3 District results 3 1 Craigavon Central 3 2 Loughside 3 3 Lurgan 3 4 Portadown 4 ReferencesElection results editCraigavon Borough Council Election Result 1997 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Ulster Unionist 11 0 0 nbsp 0 42 3 39 7 12 107 nbsp 1 4 SDLP 7 1 0 nbsp 1 26 9 19 0 5 787 nbsp 5 9 DUP 3 0 1 nbsp 1 11 5 14 6 4 439 nbsp 1 5 Sinn Fein 2 0 0 nbsp 0 7 7 12 2 3 717 nbsp 3 0 Independent Nationalist 2 2 0 nbsp 2 7 7 6 2 1 905 nbsp 6 2 Alliance 1 0 1 nbsp 1 3 8 4 5 1 366 nbsp 1 7 Labour Coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 2 7 817 New Workers Party 0 0 1 nbsp 1 0 0 0 9 281 nbsp 0 9 NI Women s Coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 3 84 NewNote Votes are the first preference votes Districts summary editResults of the Craigavon Borough Council election 1997by district 1 Ward Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs TotalCllrsUUP SDLP DUP Sinn Fein Alliance OthersCraigavon Central 43 6 3 15 2 1 13 8 1 13 4 1 6 9 1 7 1 0 7Loughside 7 2 0 47 0 4 1 3 0 35 3 1 0 9 0 8 3 0 5Lurgan 64 6 5 7 6 1 17 8 1 4 3 0 4 9 0 0 8 0 7Portadown 37 7 3 11 0 1 22 9 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 23 8 2 7Total 39 7 11 19 0 7 14 6 3 12 2 2 4 5 1 10 0 2 26District results editCraigavon Central edit 1993 3 x UUP 1 x SDLP 1 x DUP 1 x Sinn Fein 1 x Alliance1997 3 x UUP 1 x SDLP 1 x DUP 1 x Sinn Fein 1 x Alliance1993 1997 Change No change Craigavon Central 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble 20 15 1 576 DUP William Allen 13 79 1 079 Sinn Fein Francis Murray 13 40 1 048 SDLP Patricia Mallon 12 89 1 008 Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick 9 42 737 965 991 Alliance Sean Hagan 6 92 541 563 42 564 52 565 87 566 96 568 19 708 84 914 04Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe 9 23 722 831 82 883 32 883 32 883 32 883 32 890 24 910 03Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin 4 82 377 591 7 610 8 610 8 614 8 614 89 625 49 636 44Labour Coalition Alan Evans 4 97 389 395 08 395 68 417 82 425 73 426 63 541 63 SDLP Philip Mallon 2 33 182 182 182 217 01 224 37 250 86 NI Women s Coalition Chris Moffat 1 07 84 88 56 88 76 89 93 90 93 91 17 Workers Party Peter Smyth 0 70 55 56 14 56 44 60 04 61 67 62 27 Labour Coalition William McAvoy 0 32 25 25 25 1 28 07 Electorate 15 325 Valid 7 823 51 05 Spoilt 159 Quota 978 Turnout 7 982 52 08 Loughside edit 1993 3 x SDLP 1 x Sinn Fein 1 x Workers Party1997 4 x SDLP 1 x Sinn Fein1993 1997 Change SDLP gain from Workers Party Loughside 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Sinn Fein John O Dowd 35 26 2 320 SDLP Sean McCavanagh 22 80 1 500 SDLP Dolores Kelly 10 52 692 926 96 1 019 03 1 021 79 1 030 94 1 077 05 1 134 05 SDLP Mary McAlinden 8 54 562 830 4 922 2 929 14 942 59 979 61 1 022 58 1 125 58SDLP Kieran McGeown 5 15 339 755 24 923 18 931 938 03 974 87 1 015 23 1 065 23Ulster Unionist Thomas Crozier 7 16 471 471 471 54 471 54 487 54 566 54 572 54 575 54Workers Party Tom French 3 44 226 358 88 371 3 378 97 391 15 406 95 491 98 Labour Coalition Hugh Casey 3 09 203 258 44 270 86 274 04 279 04 294 83 Labour Coalition Mark McKavanagh 1 54 101 161 72 173 33 179 12 186 DUP Anne Hanlon 1 35 89 90 76 90 76 90 76 90 76 Alliance Adrian McKinney 0 94 62 77 84 80 27 84 15 Labour Coalition Mary Sheen 0 21 14 47 44 50 14 Electorate 11 783 Valid 6 579 55 83 Spoilt 109 Quota 1 097 Turnout 6 688 56 76 Lurgan edit 1993 5 x UUP 1 x DUP 1 x SDLP1997 5 x UUP 1 x DUP 1 x SDLP1993 1997 Change No change Lurgan 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Ulster Unionist Samuel Gardiner 22 45 1 802 Ulster Unionist George Savage 17 08 1 371 Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier 8 61 691 1 034 2 Ulster Unionist Jonathan Bell 8 16 655 778 64 873 68 877 56 878 56 887 62 980 98 1 069 98Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns 5 41 434 526 84 619 72 623 97 623 97 630 51 742 26 961 02SDLP Mary McNally 7 65 614 615 76 616 3 634 3 877 3 877 33 953 87 959 29DUP Ruth Allen 10 00 803 840 4 866 59 868 86 868 86 870 09 889 36 922 32DUP Frederick Baird 7 76 623 689 88 719 85 721 56 721 56 722 91 740 31 775 19Ulster Unionist William McCullough 2 86 230 335 6 438 74 442 55 444 99 449 46 485 06 Alliance Wilson Freeburn 4 86 390 399 68 405 62 435 04 442 04 442 13 Sinn Fein Bernadette O Hagan 4 35 349 349 44 349 44 350 44 Labour Coalition Gillian Kirk 0 61 49 51 2 53 9 Labour Coalition James Devlin 0 21 17 18 32 18 59 Electorate 14 526 Valid 8 028 55 27 Spoilt 136 Quota 1 004 Turnout 8 164 56 20 Portadown edit 1993 3 x UUP 2 x DUP 1 x SDLP 1 x Alliance1997 3 x UUP 2 x Independent Nationalist 1 x DUP 1 x SDLP1993 1997 Change Independent Nationalist two seats gain from DUP and Alliance Portadown 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9DUP Mervyn Carrick 21 22 1 713 Independent Nationalist Breandan Mac Cionnaith 18 49 1 493 Ulster Unionist James Gillespie 14 90 1 203 Ulster Unionist Joseph Trueman 11 38 919 994 85 994 85 996 26 1 053 54 SDLP Ignatius Fox 11 02 890 891 64 928 76 934 17 934 65 1 025 65 Ulster Unionist Mark Neale 6 38 515 636 77 636 77 637 18 747 58 830 97 845 61 849 32 1 049 84Independent Nationalist Joe Duffy 5 10 412 413 23 840 43 840 43 840 43 861 27 861 27 870 28 870 28Ulster Unionist David Thompson 5 00 404 447 46 447 46 448 46 465 42 566 36 591 68 593 8 820 12DUP John Tate 1 64 132 564 96 564 96 566 37 570 05 584 42 586 22 586 75 Alliance William Ramsay 4 62 373 382 43 387 87 395 19 397 11 Labour Coalition Carol Lindsay 0 24 19 20 64 20 96 Electorate 13 916 Valid 8 073 58 01 Spoilt 169 Quota 1 010 Turnout 8 242 59 23 References edit a b Craigavon Borough Council 1993 2011 www ark ac uk a b c d Local Government Results 1997 EONI Retrieved 19 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Craigavon Borough Council election amp oldid 1165636051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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