1997 Moyle District Council election

Elections to Moyle District 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 15 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Moyle District Council election
21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP DUP Ulster Unionist
Seats won 3 3 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin Independent Republican
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

Election results
Moyle District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 22.5 1,365 Decrease3.3
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 19.7 1,196 Increase1.3
  Ulster Unionist 3 1 0 Increase1 20.0 14.0 848 Increase6.5
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 13.1 794 Increase1.0
  Independent Republican 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 11.7 711 Increase3.5
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 8.0 484 Decrease5.7
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 7.5 454 Decrease0.8
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 3.7 223 Decrease1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1997
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 25.3 1 19.4 1 14.8 1 0.0 0 40.5 2 5
Giant's Causeway 0.0 0 36.2 2 33.7 2 0.0 0 30.1 1 5
The Glens 35.5 2 8.8 0 0.0 0 18.2 1 37.5 2 5
Total 22.5 3 19.7 3 14.0 3 7.5 1 36.3 5 15

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Seamus Blaney* 28.88% 551    
SDLP Richard Kerr* 25.31% 483    
DUP Gardiner Kane* 18.66% 356    
Independent Christopher McCaughan* 11.58% 221 418.88  
Ulster Unionist Helen Harding* 14.83% 283 311.05 439.05
DUP Elizabeth Brennan 0.73% 14 16.04 25.04
Electorate: 3,770   Valid: 1,908 (50.61%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 319   Turnout: 1,944 (51.56%)  

    Giant's Causeway

    1993: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
    1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy* 28.83% 484          
    Ulster Unionist William Graham 15.66% 263 308.54        
    DUP David McAllister* 16.56% 278 297.32        
    DUP George Hartin 14.12% 237 244.82 245.82 303.82    
    Ulster Unionist Robert McIlroy* 10.48% 176 231.66 237.04 246.34 261.04 272.04
    Ulster Unionist Raymond Rodgers 7.50% 126 180.74 190.42 213.56 226.86 237.86
    DUP Allan Mulholland 5.54% 93 101.74 105.66      
    Independent Thomas Palmer 1.31% 22 31.2        
    Electorate: 3,189   Valid: 1,679 (52.65%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 280   Turnout: 1,737 (54.47%)  

      The Glens

      1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1993-1997 Change: No change

      The Glens - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Republican Oliver McMullan* 28.58% 711        
      Sinn Féin James McCarry* 18.25% 454        
      SDLP Malachy McSparran* 16.24% 404 488.15      
      SDLP Archie McIntosh 10.22% 316 392.05 419.05    
      Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 8.96% 223 331 364.3 383.22 464.22
      DUP Thomas Brennan 8.76% 218 219.35 220.7 220.81 222.81
      SDLP Anna Edwards 6.51% 162 182.25 188.1 205.15  
      Electorate: 4,032   Valid: 2,488 (61.71%)   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 415   Turnout: 2,520 (62.50%)  

        References
        1. "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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