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1997 Derry City Council election

December 18, 2023

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

1997 Derry City Council election
← 1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →
All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won 14 8 4
Seat change 3 3 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 1 0

Election results edit

Derry City Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 14 0 3  3 46.7 43.7 18,012  3.2
  Sinn Féin 8 3 0  3 26.7 27.7 11,394  7.5
  DUP 4 0 1  1 13.3 12.6 5,186  0.7
  Ulster Unionist 3 1 0  1 10.0 8.7 3,595  0.5
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 0  0 3.3 2.8 1,203  0.1
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 2.5 1,036 New
  Labour Coalition 0 0 0  0 0.0 1.1 434 New
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.7 176  0.5
  Independent 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.1 48  1.9
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.1 22  0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary edit

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Cityside 40.6 2 55.5 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.9 0 5
Northland 57.2 5 33.4 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 9.4 0 7
Rural 44.5 3 9.0 0 23.6 1 20.0 1 2.9 0 6
Shantallow 56.4 3 36.7 2 1.7 0 0.0 0 5.2 0 5
Waterside 19.8 1 9.9 1 35.0 3 22.2 1 13.1 1 7
Total 43.7 14 27.7 8 12.6 4 8.7 3 7.3 1 30

District results edit

Cityside edit

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

Cityside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley 20.61% 1,333          
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin* 20.21% 1,307          
Sinn Féin Peter Anderson 14.72% 952 979 1,213.27      
SDLP Jim Clifford* 14.98% 969 1,042 1,047.7 1,115.64    
SDLP Pat Ramsey* 12.71% 822 883 884.33 972.81 976.8 989.55
SDLP Patrick Devine* 12.82% 829 881 884.42 955.52 961.41 986.16
NI Women's Coalition Margaret Logue 3.94% 255          
Electorate: 9,432   Valid: 6,467 (68.56%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,078   Turnout: 6,661 (70.62%)  

Northland edit

1993: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: No change

Northland - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Mark Durkan* 17.17% 1,679            
Sinn Féin Mary Nelis* 16.00% 1,564            
SDLP Martin Bradley* 11.41% 1,115 1,272.14          
Sinn Féin Marion Hutcheon 11.54% 1,128 1,134.75 1,318.67        
SDLP John Tierney* 11.21% 1,096 1,147.03 1,161.99 1,163.42 1,172.06 1,246.06  
SDLP John Kerr* 8.69% 850 1,012 1,018.82 1,019.59 1,045.75 1,132.75 1,252.1
SDLP Kathleen McCloskey* 8.74% 854 896.39 901.67 902.44 910.04 968.04 1,040.04
Sinn Féin Pius McNaught 5.85% 572 577.94 691.24 779.35 780.23 822.23 827.23
Ind. Unionist Alexander Simpson 5.44% 532 533.89 533.89 533.89 533.89 567.89  
NI Women's Coalition Patricia McAdams 2.97% 290 303.23 308.51 309.06 310.5    
Labour Coalition Anthony Martin 0.51% 50 52.97 54.51 54.62 54.94    
Labour Coalition Geraldine O'Neill 0.47% 46 48.7 50.24 50.46 50.7    
Electorate: 16,075   Valid: 9,776 (60.81%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,223   Turnout: 9,983 (62.10%)  

Rural edit

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

Rural - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Annie Courtney* 15.59% 1,220            
DUP William Hay* 14.12% 1,105 1,121          
SDLP John McNickle* 12.47% 976 991 1,421        
SDLP George Peoples* 9.44% 739 760 871 1,168.84      
Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson 10.64% 833 887 890 890 901.31 905.87 1,212.87
Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 9.33% 730 751 751 751 754.19 757.23 1,048.15
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 9.03% 707 719 748 749.46 833.56 874.6 874.6
DUP Maurice Devenney 9.47% 741 749 749 749 750.74 751.5  
SDLP Jim McKeever 7.01% 549 600          
NI Women's Coalition Catherine Cooke 2.30% 180            
Independent David Hawthorne 0.61% 48            
Electorate: 13,468   Valid: 7,828 (58.12%)   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 1,119   Turnout: 7,992 (59.34%)  

Shantallow edit

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

Shantallow - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Mary Bradley* 22.87% 1,826            
Sinn Féin Tony Hassan 16.16% 1,290 1,304.84 1,306.84 1,307.84 1,325.68 1,658.68  
Sinn Féin Gearóid Ó hEára* 14.21% 1,134 1,154.44 1,157.44 1,157.44 1,199.66 1,333.56  
SDLP Shaun Gallagher* 10.92% 872 1,190.92 1,202.2 1,221.88 1,298.64 1,311.2 1,325.2
SDLP William O'Connell* 12.86% 1,027 1,088.32 1,091.32 1,104.32 1,171.56 1,181.96 1,187.96
SDLP Margaret McCartney* 9.76% 779 833.6 841.88 869.16 989.96 1,000.8 1,011.8
Sinn Féin Bernadette McDaid 6.31% 504 508.2 509.32 509.32 522.88    
Labour Coalition Charles McDaid 2.44% 195 197.8 222.8 232.8      
NI Women's Coalition Diane Greer 2.07% 165 177.04 179.32 204.32      
DUP William Dougherty 1.68% 134 136.24 137.24        
Labour Coalition Robert Lindsay 0.51% 41 43.24          
Labour Coalition Patrick Muldowney 0.20% 16 16.56          
Electorate: 13,598   Valid: 7,983 (58.71%)   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 1,331   Turnout: 8,171 (60.09%)  

Waterside edit

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

Waterside - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Richard Dallas* 16.77% 1,535              
DUP Gregory Campbell* 16.36% 1,497              
SDLP Philip Kelly 11.48% 1,051 1,051.25 1,051.73 1,124.73 1,127.73 1,128.21 1,815.21  
Sinn Féin Lynn Fleming 9.87% 903 903.25 904.21 925.21 925.21 926.45 967.45 1,120.45
DUP Joe Miller* 8.18% 749 789.75 851.91 862.13 946.17 1,098.86 1,100.86 1,106.86
Ind. Unionist James Guy* 7.33% 671 717.25 762.37 815.35 850.26 877.66 905.66 1,082.66
DUP Mildred Garfield 5.65% 517 544.5 680.1 691.54 736.97 1,056.75 1,060.75 1,061.75
Ulster Unionist Mary Hamilton 5.43% 497 722 757.04 770.03 821.72 850.56 850.56 850.56
SDLP Wilfred White* 8.29% 759 759 759 795 798 799    
DUP Bill Irwin* 4.84% 443 464.5 517.06 519.06 560.99      
Ulster Democratic David Nicholl 3.02% 276 290 304.88 318.87        
NI Women's Coalition Helena Schlindwein 1.60% 146 146.5 147.22          
Labour Coalition Kenneth Adams 0.94% 86 89.75 93.11          
Independent Nationalist Gerald Toland* 0.24% 22 22 22          
Electorate: 15,408   Valid: 9,152 (59.40%)   Spoilt: 186   Quota: 1,145   Turnout: 9,338 (60.60%)  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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Main article Northern Ireland local elections 1997 Elections to Derry City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors 1997 Derry City Council election 1993 21 May 1997 1997 05 21 2001 All 30 seats to Derry City Council16 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party SDLP Sinn Fein DUPSeats won 14 8 4Seat change 3 3 1 Fourth party Fifth party Party Ulster Unionist Ind UnionistSeats won 3 1Seat change 1 0 Contents 1 Election results 2 Districts summary 3 District results 3 1 Cityside 3 2 Northland 3 3 Rural 3 4 Shantallow 3 5 Waterside 4 ReferencesElection results editDerry City Council Election Result 1997 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes SDLP 14 0 3 nbsp 3 46 7 43 7 18 012 nbsp 3 2 Sinn Fein 8 3 0 nbsp 3 26 7 27 7 11 394 nbsp 7 5 DUP 4 0 1 nbsp 1 13 3 12 6 5 186 nbsp 0 7 Ulster Unionist 3 1 0 nbsp 1 10 0 8 7 3 595 nbsp 0 5 Ind Unionist 1 0 0 nbsp 0 3 3 2 8 1 203 nbsp 0 1 NI Women s Coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 2 5 1 036 New Labour Coalition 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 1 1 434 New Ulster Democratic 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 7 176 nbsp 0 5 Independent 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 1 48 nbsp 1 9 Independent Nationalist 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 0 1 22 nbsp 0 1Note Votes are the first preference votes Districts summary editResults of the Derry City Council election 1997by district 1 Ward Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs Cllrs TotalCllrsSDLP Sinn Fein DUP UUP OthersCityside 40 6 2 55 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 5Northland 57 2 5 33 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 7Rural 44 5 3 9 0 0 23 6 1 20 0 1 2 9 0 6Shantallow 56 4 3 36 7 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 5Waterside 19 8 1 9 9 1 35 0 3 22 2 1 13 1 1 7Total 43 7 14 27 7 8 12 6 4 8 7 3 7 3 1 30District results editCityside edit 1993 3 x SDLP 2 x Sinn Fein1997 3 x Sinn Fein 2 x SDLP1993 1997 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Cityside 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Sinn Fein Cathal Crumley 20 61 1 333 Sinn Fein Mitchel McLaughlin 20 21 1 307 Sinn Fein Peter Anderson 14 72 952 979 1 213 27 SDLP Jim Clifford 14 98 969 1 042 1 047 7 1 115 64 SDLP Pat Ramsey 12 71 822 883 884 33 972 81 976 8 989 55SDLP Patrick Devine 12 82 829 881 884 42 955 52 961 41 986 16NI Women s Coalition Margaret Logue 3 94 255 Electorate 9 432 Valid 6 467 68 56 Spoilt 194 Quota 1 078 Turnout 6 661 70 62 Northland edit 1993 5 x SDLP 2 x Sinn Fein1997 5 x SDLP 2 x Sinn Fein1993 1997 Change No change Northland 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7SDLP Mark Durkan 17 17 1 679 Sinn Fein Mary Nelis 16 00 1 564 SDLP Martin Bradley 11 41 1 115 1 272 14 Sinn Fein Marion Hutcheon 11 54 1 128 1 134 75 1 318 67 SDLP John Tierney 11 21 1 096 1 147 03 1 161 99 1 163 42 1 172 06 1 246 06 SDLP John Kerr 8 69 850 1 012 1 018 82 1 019 59 1 045 75 1 132 75 1 252 1SDLP Kathleen McCloskey 8 74 854 896 39 901 67 902 44 910 04 968 04 1 040 04Sinn Fein Pius McNaught 5 85 572 577 94 691 24 779 35 780 23 822 23 827 23Ind Unionist Alexander Simpson 5 44 532 533 89 533 89 533 89 533 89 567 89 NI Women s Coalition Patricia McAdams 2 97 290 303 23 308 51 309 06 310 5 Labour Coalition Anthony Martin 0 51 50 52 97 54 51 54 62 54 94 Labour Coalition Geraldine O Neill 0 47 46 48 7 50 24 50 46 50 7 Electorate 16 075 Valid 9 776 60 81 Spoilt 207 Quota 1 223 Turnout 9 983 62 10 Rural edit 1993 3 x SDLP 2 x DUP 1 x UUP1997 3 x SDLP 2 x UUP 1 x DUP1993 1997 Change UUP gain from DUP Rural 6 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7SDLP Annie Courtney 15 59 1 220 DUP William Hay 14 12 1 105 1 121 SDLP John McNickle 12 47 976 991 1 421 SDLP George Peoples 9 44 739 760 871 1 168 84 Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson 10 64 833 887 890 890 901 31 905 87 1 212 87Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 9 33 730 751 751 751 754 19 757 23 1 048 15Sinn Fein Paul Fleming 9 03 707 719 748 749 46 833 56 874 6 874 6DUP Maurice Devenney 9 47 741 749 749 749 750 74 751 5 SDLP Jim McKeever 7 01 549 600 NI Women s Coalition Catherine Cooke 2 30 180 Independent David Hawthorne 0 61 48 Electorate 13 468 Valid 7 828 58 12 Spoilt 164 Quota 1 119 Turnout 7 992 59 34 Shantallow edit 1993 4 x SDLP 1 x Sinn Fein1997 3 x SDLP 2 x Sinn Fein1993 1997 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Shantallow 5 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7SDLP Mary Bradley 22 87 1 826 Sinn Fein Tony Hassan 16 16 1 290 1 304 84 1 306 84 1 307 84 1 325 68 1 658 68 Sinn Fein Gearoid o hEara 14 21 1 134 1 154 44 1 157 44 1 157 44 1 199 66 1 333 56 SDLP Shaun Gallagher 10 92 872 1 190 92 1 202 2 1 221 88 1 298 64 1 311 2 1 325 2SDLP William O Connell 12 86 1 027 1 088 32 1 091 32 1 104 32 1 171 56 1 181 96 1 187 96SDLP Margaret McCartney 9 76 779 833 6 841 88 869 16 989 96 1 000 8 1 011 8Sinn Fein Bernadette McDaid 6 31 504 508 2 509 32 509 32 522 88 Labour Coalition Charles McDaid 2 44 195 197 8 222 8 232 8 NI Women s Coalition Diane Greer 2 07 165 177 04 179 32 204 32 DUP William Dougherty 1 68 134 136 24 137 24 Labour Coalition Robert Lindsay 0 51 41 43 24 Labour Coalition Patrick Muldowney 0 20 16 16 56 Electorate 13 598 Valid 7 983 58 71 Spoilt 188 Quota 1 331 Turnout 8 171 60 09 Waterside edit 1993 3 x DUP 2 x SDLP 1 x UUP 1 x Independent Unionist1997 3 x DUP 1 x SDLP 1 x UUP 1 x Sinn Fein 1 x Independent Unionist1993 1997 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Waterside 7 seats 2 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Ulster Unionist Richard Dallas 16 77 1 535 DUP Gregory Campbell 16 36 1 497 SDLP Philip Kelly 11 48 1 051 1 051 25 1 051 73 1 124 73 1 127 73 1 128 21 1 815 21 Sinn Fein Lynn Fleming 9 87 903 903 25 904 21 925 21 925 21 926 45 967 45 1 120 45DUP Joe Miller 8 18 749 789 75 851 91 862 13 946 17 1 098 86 1 100 86 1 106 86Ind Unionist James Guy 7 33 671 717 25 762 37 815 35 850 26 877 66 905 66 1 082 66DUP Mildred Garfield 5 65 517 544 5 680 1 691 54 736 97 1 056 75 1 060 75 1 061 75Ulster Unionist Mary Hamilton 5 43 497 722 757 04 770 03 821 72 850 56 850 56 850 56SDLP Wilfred White 8 29 759 759 759 795 798 799 DUP Bill Irwin 4 84 443 464 5 517 06 519 06 560 99 Ulster Democratic David Nicholl 3 02 276 290 304 88 318 87 NI Women s Coalition Helena Schlindwein 1 60 146 146 5 147 22 Labour Coalition Kenneth Adams 0 94 86 89 75 93 11 Independent Nationalist Gerald Toland 0 24 22 22 22 Electorate 15 408 Valid 9 152 59 40 Spoilt 186 Quota 1 145 Turnout 9 338 60 60 References edit a b Derry City Council 1993 2011 www ark ac uk a b c d e Local Government Results 1997 EONI Retrieved 10 August 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Derry City Council election amp oldid 1166791712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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