1997 Armagh City and District Council election

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Main article: 1997 Northern Ireland local elections
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 Social Democratic and Labour Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change Steady Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party
 
Party Democratic Unionist
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady

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.

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 Steady 45.5 42.0 11,002 Decrease2.5
  Social Democratic and Labour 7 0 2 Decrease2 31.8 30.8 8,055 Decrease4.8
  Sinn Féin 3 2 0 Increase2 13.6 14.6 3,826 Increase6.2
  Democratic Unionist 2 0 0 Steady 9.1 11.9 3,117 Increase0.4
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 167 Increase0.7

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
Social Democratic and Labour Pat Brannigan* 19.23% 1,251        
Social Democratic and Labour 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
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Carson 8.16% 531 572.08 639.98 642.98 699.98
Democratic Unionist Noel Donnelly 8.13% 529 529.52 532.52    
Alliance Ryan Williams 2.57% 167 171.68      
Social Democratic and Labour 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        
Social Democratic and Labour Thomas Kavanagh* 18.14% 1,107        
Social Democratic and Labour James McGleenan* 8.75% 534 608.36 608.66 654.66 1,070.66
Social Democratic and Labour 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
Social Democratic and Labour 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    
Democratic Unionist Margaret Black* 21.36% 1,577    
Social Democratic and Labour 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      
Democratic Unionist 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  
Social Democratic and Labour John Campbell 14.27% 882 883.11 883.46 1,205.46
Social Democratic and Labour 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.
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