1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough 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.

1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
← 1993 21 May 1997 (1997-05-21) 2001 →

All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance UUP DUP
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Independent NI Conservatives
Seats won 3 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 1

Election results

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Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 5 0 1  3 29.4 27.4 3,520  4.8
  UUP 4 0 1  1 23.5 21.6 2,330  2.4
  DUP 3 1 0  1 17.6 20.0 2,160  1.5
  Ind. Unionist 3 1 0  1 17.6 17.8 1,918  9.7
  Independent 2 1 0  1 11.8 7.9 854  0.6
  PUP 0 0 0  0 0.0 5.2 565  3.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Alliance UUP DUP Others
Carrick Castle 28.8 1 16.9 1 22.7 1 31.6 2 5
Kilroot 25.5 2 17.2 1 14.5 1 42.8 2 6
Knockagh Monument 28.6 2 30.0 2 24.3 1 17.1 1 6
Total 27.4 5 21.6 4 20.0 3 31.0 5 17

Districts results

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Carrick Castle

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

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Sean Neeson* 26.87% 741          
DUP David Hilditch* 22.70% 626          
Independent William Hamilton* 17.91% 494          
UUP Samuel McCamley* 16.90% 466          
Independent Nicholas Wady 8.45% 233 266.18 305.13 320.13 320.79 398.87
Alliance Arthur McQuitty* 1.96% 54 274.92 291.32 294.12 294.97 332.75
PUP Samuel Stewart 5.22% 144 169.2 277.44 291.44 293.09  
Electorate: 6,744   Valid: 2,758 (40.90%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 460   Turnout: 2,814 (41.73%)  

Kilroot

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1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionists leave UUP and Conservatives

Kilroot - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ind. Unionist James Brown* 21.31% 908            
Ind. Unionist Samuel Crowe* 12.98% 553 633.28          
Alliance Brenda Crampsey* 13.00% 554 571.64 593.36 595.76 613.76    
DUP Billy Ashe 8.38% 357 392.28 402.64 404.08 462.96 679.96  
Alliance Robert Cavan 12.46% 531 553.68 570.76 572.8 590 605.8 608.92
UUP Eric Ferguson 8.71% 371 418.52 428.68 435.76 482.64 511.64 547
UUP Colin McAuley 8.50% 362 389 404.16 407.76 445 482.16 513.88
DUP Desmond Robinson 6.13% 261 286.92 298.36 301.72 351.24    
PUP Billy Donaldson 5.56% 237 258.96 284.12 287.12      
Independent Norman Dixon 2.98% 127 139.96          
Electorate: 10,234   Valid: 4,261 (41.64%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 609   Turnout: 4,317 (42.18%)  

Knockagh Monument

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1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: No change

Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Alliance Stewart Dickson* 23.03% 867      
UUP Thomas Creighton 20.03% 754      
DUP May Beattie 15.41% 580      
UUP Joseph Reid* 10.02% 377 392.99 544.95  
Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 12.14% 457 486.25 507.71 552.71
Alliance Noreen McIlwrath* 5.55% 209 479.66 488.36 514.45
DUP William Haggan* 8.93% 336 342.63 364.96 425.38
PUP Carolyn Howarth 4.89% 184 189.85 196.81  
Electorate: 9,549   Valid: 3,764 (39.42%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 538   Turnout: 3,829 (40.10%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.