1997 Northern Ireland local elections

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom.

1997 Northern Ireland local elections

21 May 1997

All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Trimble John Hume Ian Paisley
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 185 120 91
Seat change Decrease 12 Decrease 7 Decrease 12
Popular vote 175,036 130,387 99,651
Percentage 28.1% 21.0% 16.0%
Swing Decrease1.2% Decrease0.7% Decrease1.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 74 41 23
Seat change Increase 23 Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 106,934 41,952 23,695
Percentage 17.2% 6.7% 3.8%
Swing Increase4.9% Decrease0.9% Decrease0.3%

Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Results

Map showing the party that received the most votes by ward.

Overall

Party[1] Councillors Votes
Total +/-  % share Total
Ulster Unionist 185 ―12 28 175,036
SDLP 120 ―7 21 130,387
Sinn Féin 74 +23 17 106,934
DUP 91 ―12 16 99,651
Alliance 41 ―3 7 41,952
Independent 23 +3 4 23,695
PUP 7 +6 2 12,051
Ind. Unionist 15 ―6 2 10,376
Ulster Democratic 4 +3 1 6,244
NI Women's Coalition 1 +1 1 3,380
UK Unionist 4 +4 0.5 2,945
Labour coalition 3 +2 0.4 2,774
NI Conservatives 3 ―3 0.4 2,634
Independent Nationalist 3 ―1 0.4 2,450
Workers' Party 0 ―1 0.4 2,348
Independent Community 2 +2 0.3 1,905
Newtownabbey Ratepayers 2 +2 0.2 1,424
Green (NI) 0 0 0.1 706
Democratic Left 1 0 0.1 560
Community Labour 0 0 0.1 464
Upper Bann Labour 0 0 0.1 353
Ulster Independence 0 0 0.0 71
Natural Law 0 0 0.0 67

By council

Council Council Seats by Party
Total
AP DUP PUP SDLP SF UUP UKUP UDP Others Ind. N Ind. U Ind.
Antrim 2 3 4 1 9 19
Ards 5 5 1 10 2 23
Armagh 2 7 3 10 22
Ballymena 1 8 3 10 1 24
Ballymoney 6 3 1 4 2 16
Banbridge 3 3 9 2 17
Belfast 6 7 3 7 13 13 1 1 51
Carrickfergus 5 3 4 2 3 17
Castlereagh 4 10 2 5 1 1 23
Coleraine 3 5 3 10 1 22
Cookstown 2 4 5 4 1 16
Craigavon 1 3 7 2 11 2 INC 26
Derry 4 14 8 3 1 30
Down 2 12 2 6 1 NIWC 1 23
Dungannon 3 4 5 8 1 DL 1 22
Fermanagh 2 4 5 9 1 PS 1 1 23
Larne 1 3 1 6 4 15
Limavady 1 7 1 6 15
Lisburn 3 2 1 2 4 13 2 1 Con 2 30
Magherafelt 3 5 5 3 16
Moyle 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 15
Newry and Mourne 1 12 8 5 4 30
Newtownabbey 3 2 1 1 10 1 4 (2 NR
2 Lab)
3 25
North Down 6 2 2 6 3 2 Con 1 3 25
Omagh 1 3 6 6 4 1 Lab 21
Strabane 3 5 4 3 1 16
Total 4191712074186441331524582
Change -3 -12 +6 -7 +23 -11 +4 +3 +3 -6 +2 Lab +2 NR +2 INC +1 NIWC +1 PS -3 Con -3 UPUP -1 WP -1 A93
Elected 1993 44 103 1 127 51 197 1 13 21 24 6 Con 3 UPUP 1 Lab 1 DL 1 WP 1 A93

Councils

Antrim

Antrim North West[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Bobby Loughran 1,115
Ulster Unionist James Graham 1,063
DUP Wilson Clyde 683
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 612
SDLP Donovan McClelland 430
Ulster Unionist Avril Swann 254
Alliance George Picken 133
Turnout 4,290
No change
Antrim South East[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Roy Thompson 996
SDLP Thomas Burns 963
Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace 763
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea 716
Alliance David Ford 613
DUP Samuel Dunlop 495
DUP William Harkness 385
PUP Ken Wilkinson 358
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann 180
SDLP Lucia Trowlen 177
Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson 150
Turnout 5,796
Roy Thompson joins UUP
Antrim Town[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks 1,066
DUP Robert McClay 642
SDLP Oran Keenan 514
SDLP Sean McKee 433
Ulster Unionist Adrian Watson 357
Ulster Unionist Andrew Ritchie 287
Alliance Brian McConnell 268
Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson 218
Alliance Mary Wallace 159
Independent Stanley Lynn 124
Independent S. J. Greer 111
Turnout 4,179
No change

Ards

Ards East[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson 882
Ulster Unionist Ronnie Ferguson 676
DUP Hamilton Gregory 621
Ulster Unionist John Shields 606
Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill 480
Alliance Linda Cleland 418
Alliance Larry Thompson 352
DUP St Clair McAlister 295
UK Unionist Tom Sheridan 269
DUP Hamilton Lawther 251
PUP Gina McCrory 220
Turnout 5,070
UUP gain from DUP
Ards Peninsula[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Paul Carson 1,114
Alliance Kieran McCarthy 1,047
DUP Jim Shannon 993
SDLP Daniel McCarthy 770
DUP Robin Drysdale 473
Alliance John Smyth 221
Alliance Billy Sheldon 154
SDLP Iain Bell 131
Green (NI) Owen Crawford 131
Turnout 4,936
DUP gain from Alliance
Ards West[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson 1,103
Ulster Unionist David McNarry 1,066
Alliance Kathleen Coulter 741
DUP David Gilmore 635
Ulster Unionist Margaret Craig 572
Alliance Tim McBriar 481
DUP Lorraine Gilmore 285
Turnout 4,883
No change
Newtownards[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Wilbert Magill 914
Alliance Alan McDowell 724
Ulster Unionist David Smyth 690
DUP George Ennis 653
Ulster Unionist Tom Hamilton 565
Ind. Unionist Nancy Orr 327
Ind. Unionist Bobby McBride 326
DUP John Purdy 225
PUP Alfred McCrory 221
Ulster Democratic Billy McKeown 55
Turnout 4,710
Wilbert Magill leaves DUP

Armagh

Armagh City[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Pat Brannigan 1,251
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts 898
Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan 845
Sinn Féin Sean McGirr 841
Ulster Unionist Gordon Frazer 749
SDLP Anna Brolly 547
SDLP Michael Carson 531
DUP Noel Donnelly 529
Alliance Ryan Williams 167
SDLP Ann McKenna 146
Turnout 6,504
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Crossmore[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Brian Cunningham 1,207
Ulster Unionist Evelyn Corry 1,135
SDLP Tommy Kavanagh 1,107
SDLP James McKernan 862
Ulster Unionist William Hamilton 747
SDLP Joseph McGleenan 534
SDLP James Lennon 509
Turnout 6,101
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Cusher[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Eric Speers 1,915
DUP Heather Black 1,577
SDLP Tom Canavan 1,057
Ulster Unionist Robert Turner 872
Ulster Unionist Sharon McClelland 810
Ulster Unionist James Clayton 797
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll 355
Turnout 7,383
No change
The Orchard[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Jim Speers 1,630
DUP Brian Hutchinson 1,011
SDLP Joe Campbell 882
Ulster Unionist Charles Rollston 836
SDLP Eamon Mcneill 629
Ulster Unionist Olive Whitten 613
Sinn Féin Liz Gartland 578
Turnout 6,179
No change

Ballymena

Ballymena North[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patrick McAvoy 975
Ulster Unionist William Wright 953
Ind. Unionist Sam Henry 728
Ulster Unionist Joe McKernan 630
DUP Maurice Mills 610
Ulster Unionist James Alexander 547
Alliance Jayne Dunlop 447
DUP John Stewart 417
DUP David Warwick 247
Ind. Unionist Herbie Parke 235
Turnout 5,789
Sam Henry changes designation from Independent
Ballymena South[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Declan O'Loan 967
Ulster Unionist James Currie 918
DUP Davy Tweed 832
DUP Martin Clarke 571
DUP Hubert Nicholl 534
Ulster Unionist Peter Brown 377
Ulster Unionist Malcolm Gilmour 365
Ulster Unionist John Scott 357
DUP John Carson 315
Ulster Party Agnes McLeister 184
Independent Cowan Balmer 86
Turnout 5,506
UUP gain from Independent Unionist
Bannside[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Roy Gillespie 1,110
DUP Tommy Nicholl 1,048
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter 1,014
SDLP Seamus Laverty 967
Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston 936
DUP Sandy Spence 845
Turnout 5,920
No change
Braid[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Margaret Gribben 1,042
Ulster Unionist David Clyde 961
Ulster Unionist Des Armstrong 816
Ulster Unionist Lexie Scott 765
DUP Sam Gaston 627
DUP Sam Hanna 623
DUP David McClintock 490
Turnout 5,324
SDLP gain from UUP

Ballymoney

Ballymoney Town[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Cecil Cousley 493
Independent Bob McComb 433
Ulster Unionist Thomas McKeown 333
DUP Samuel McConaghie 293
Independent Bill Williamson 261
SDLP Joan McCaffrey 255
Ulster Unionist James Simpson 242
Independent Colin McVicker 233
PUP Jeffrey Balmer 180
NI Women's Coalition Mary McCusker 31
Turnout 2,754
Independent gain from UUP
Bann Valley[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston 719
SDLP Malachy McCamphill 706
DUP Robert Halliday 608
Sinn Féin Martin O'Neill 508
DUP Robert Wilson 441
SDLP Mary McPoland 382
DUP John Finlay 351
Ulster Unionist John Watt 260
Turnout 3,975
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Bushvale[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Harry Connolly 725
DUP Frank Campbell 473
DUP Bill Kennedy 443
Ulster Unionist William Logan 350
Ulster Unionist John Ramsay 341
Ulster Unionist William Johnston 222
SDLP Frank McCluskey 181
NI Women's Coalition Joan Cosgrove 35
Turnout 2,770
SDLP gain from UUP

Banbridge

Banbridge Town[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird 1,438
Independent Jim Walsh 809
Ulster Unionist William Bell 602
DUP Cyril Vage 581
SDLP Mel Byrne 534
Alliance Frank McQuaid 423
Ulster Unionist Derick Bell 390
Ulster Unionist Ian Burns 359
Turnout 5,215
Jim Walsh leaves SDLP
DUP gain from UUP
SDLP gain from Alliance
Dromore[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William McCracken 1,358
DUP David Herron 770
SDLP Cassie McDermott 729
Ulster Unionist William Martin 709
Ulster Unionist Tom Gribben 667
Ind. Unionist Robert Hill 289
Alliance Julian Crozier 202
Turnout 4,787
No change
Knockiveagh[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist John Ingram 1,129
DUP Wilfred McFadden 1,103
SDLP Seamus Doyle 946
Ulster Unionist John Hanna 799
Independent Malachy McCartan 692
Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie 671
SDLP Oliver Moore 661
Turnout 6,273
No change

Belfast

Balmoral[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Margaret Crooks 2,329
SDLP Carmel Hanna 1,916
SDLP Catherine Molloy 1,047
Alliance Tom Ekin 971
Alliance Philip McGarry 958
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker 949
DUP Harry Smith 924
DUP Joan Parkes 654
Ulster Democratic Heather Calvert 520
PUP Gordon McCrea 397
Ulster Unionist Gordon Lucy 304
NI Women's Coalition Nuala Bradley 236
Green (NI) Mary Ringland 92
NI Conservatives Hubert Mullan 71
Turnout 11,368
SDLP gain from DUP
Castle[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Nigel Dodds 2,081
SDLP Alban Maginness 1,781
Alliance Tom Campbell 1,417
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery 1,362
Ulster Unionist David Browne 1,134
Ulster Unionist Nelson McCausland 1,065
Ulster Unionist John Carson 1,025
DUP Jim Crothers Jr 778
SDLP Jonathan Stephenson 720
Ulster Democratic Raymond Gilliland 216
NI Women's Coalition Eileen Calder 149
DUP Robert Ferris 85
Green (NI) Alan Warren 73
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 53
Ulster Independence Norman McClelland 8
Natural Law Andrea Gribben 5
Turnout 11,952
Alliance gain from UUP
Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Court[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
PUP Hugh Smyth 3,070
DUP Eric Smyth 1,573
Ulster Democratic Frank McCoubrey 1,200
Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain 1,048
Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey 800
Ulster Unionist Glenn Bradley 513
Ind. Unionist Joe Coggle 407
Ulster Unionist Dennis Robinson 237
DUP Margaret Serris 208
NI Women's Coalition Linda Walker 150
Alliance John Roberts 144
Turnout 9,350
UDP gain from Independent Unionist
Laganbank[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 1,614
Sinn Féin Seán Hayes 1,388
Ulster Unionist Jim Clarke 1,337
Alliance Steve McBride 1,118
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 966
SDLP Peter O'Reilly 902
PUP Ernie Purves 644
DUP Jim Kirkpatrick 473
NI Women's Coalition Anne Campbell 406
Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 160
Green (NI) Andrew Frew 138
Natural Law James Anderson 18
Independent Vincent McKenna 12
Turnout 9,176
Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Lower Falls[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 2,420
Sinn Féin Seán McKnight 2,286
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley 2,022
Sinn Féin Marie Moore 1,810
SDLP Margaret Walsh 1,764
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 1,274
Workers' Party John Lowry 468
SDLP Mary White 227
Alliance Keith Jacques 45
Turnout 12,316
No change
Oldpark[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 2,317
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery 2,230
SDLP Martin Morgan 1,941
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus 1,773
PUP Billy Hutchinson 1,582
Ulster Unionist Fred Proctor 1,316
Ulster Unionist Fred Rodgers 986
DUP David Smylie 659
Ulster Democratic Paddy Bird 427
SDLP Dympna O'Hara 365
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 245
Alliance Mark Long 177
Workers' Party Steven Doran 109
Turnout 14,127
PUP gain from UUP
Pottinger[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Sammy Wilson 2,265
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 2,309
PUP David Ervine 2,110
Sinn Féin Dominic Corr 978
Alliance Mervyn Jones 870
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 768
DUP Robert Clelland 605
SDLP Marga Foley 309
PUP Alexander Gordon 262
Ulster Unionist Andrew Muers 251
Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 169
NI Women's Coalition Pearl Sagar 149
DUP Frank Leslie 142
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 115
Ulster Independence Josephine Challis 21
Natural Law David Collins 19
Independent Labour Sean McGouran 19
Turnout 11,361
PUP gain from DUP
Upper Falls[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Alex Attwood 2,855
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 2,807
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 2,580
Sinn Féin Martin Livingstone 2,394
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley 1,738
SDLP Stephen McGowan 616
SDLP Patricia Lewsley 596
DUP David McNerlin 201
Workers' Party James McAllister 110
Alliance Dan McGuinness 85
Turnout 13,982
Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Victoria[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance David Alderdice 2,419
Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson 2,367
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers 1,508
DUP Wallace Browne 1,485
DUP Robin Newton 1,036
Alliance Danny Dow 1,024
DUP John McQuillan 915
Alliance Glyn Roberts 553
DUP Margaret McKenzie 523
Ind. Unionist Alan Crowe 519
NI Conservatives Lesley Donaldson 256
Ulster Unionist Peter Weir 192
Natural Law Thomas Mullins 25
Turnout 12,822
Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Carrickfergus

Carrick Castle[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Sean Neeson 741
DUP David Hilditch 626
Independent William Hamilton 494
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCamley 466
Independent Nicholas Wady 233
PUP Samuel Stewart 144
Alliance Arthur McQuitty 54
Turnout 2,758
Independent gain from Alliance
Kilroot[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist James Brown 908
Alliance Janet Crampsey 554
Independent Samuel Crowe 553
Alliance Robin Cavan 531
Ulster Unionist Eric Ferguson 371
Ulster Unionist Colin McAuley 362
DUP William Ashe 357
DUP Desmond Robinson 261
PUP Billy Donaldson 237
Independent Norman Dixon 127
Turnout 4,261
James Brown leaves UUP
Samuel Crowe leaves NI Conservatives
DUP gain from Independent
Knockagh Monument[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Stewart Dickson 867
Ulster Unionist Thomas Creighton 754
DUP May Beattie 580
Independent Charles Johnston 457
Ulster Unionist Joseph Reid 377
DUP William Haggan 336
Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 209
PUP Carolyn Howarth 121
Turnout 3,764
No change

Castlereagh

Castlereagh Central[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Peter Robinson 2,783
Ulster Unionist Alan Carson 854
Alliance Patrick Mitchell 600
UK Unionist Grant Dillon 267
SDLP Dominic Marsella 224
Alliance Ann Smith 134
DUP John Dunn 87
DUP John Norris 61
Ulster Unionist Alwyn McClernon 23
Turnout 5,033
Grant Dillon joins UKUP
Castlereagh East[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Iris Robinson 2,787
Alliance Peter Osborne 677
Ulster Unionist Sarah Cummings 672
Ind. Unionist William Abraham 607
Alliance Michael Long 466
Ulster Democratic Blakeley McNally 303
DUP Thomas Jeffers 172
DUP Sandy Geddis 160
Independent David Brown 115
DUP Kim Morton 73
DUP Sarah Seddon 16
Turnout 6,048
Thomas Jeffers leaves UPUP
Castlereagh South[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist John Beattie 1,219
DUP Myreve Chambers 1,146
SDLP Arthur Hegney 864
Alliance Geraldine Rice 628
Alliance Margaret Marshall 556
Ulster Unionist Michael Henderson 325
DUP Andrew Ramsey 205
Turnout 4,943
SDLP gain from Alliance
Castlereagh West[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP William Clulow 952
Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall 744
Alliance Sara Duncan 697
SDLP Rosaleen Hughes 619
DUP Simon Robinson 607
PUP Samuel Johnston 367
Ulster Unionist Marie Luney 274
Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper 267
DUP Thomas Scott 142
Alliance Malcolm Gilmore 140
Turnout 4,809
SDLP gain from UUP

Coleraine

Bann[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Dallat 1,234
Ulster Unionist Olive Church 1,023
Ulster Unionist Jim Watt 990
Ulster Unionist William King 855
DUP Robert Bolton 658
SDLP Eamon Mullan 642
DUP James McCloskey 522
Alliance Ian McEwan 152
Turnout 6,076
No change
Coleraine Central[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist David McClarty 1,255
DUP James McClure 941
SDLP Gerald McLaughlin 729
Ulster Unionist David Barbour 529
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Johnston 438
Alliance Eamon O'Hara 300
Ulster Unionist Daniel Christie 291
DUP Marie McAllister 277
Alliance Yvonne Boyle 214
NI Women's Coalition Averil Watson 58
Turnout 5,032
No change
Coleraine East[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Maurice Bradley 833
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black 606
DUP William Creelman 464
Alliance Bill Matthews 413
Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson 355
Independent David Gilmour 283
Independent Martin Hunter 201
Ulster Unionist Gary Wolfe 161
Independent Trevor Cooke 125
Turnout 3,441
Alliance gain from UUP
The Skerries[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage 841
Independent Christine Alexander 784
SDLP Patricia Farren 486
Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis 470
DUP Robert Stewart 447
Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane 425
Alliance Barbara Dempsey 359
Alliance Patrick McGowan 300
DUP James Milliken 259
Independent Thomas Mackay 46
Turnout 4,417
Independent gain from UUP

Cookstown

Ballinderry[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patsy McGlone 1,555
Sinn Féin Pearse McAleer 1,518
DUP Anne McCrea 976
Ulster Unionist William Armstrong 735
Ulster Unionist Walter Greer 618
DUP Samuel McCartney 519
SDLP Mary Baker 497
Sinn Féin Seamus Campbell 497
Independent Nationalist Francis Rocks 53
Turnout 6,968
Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Cookstown Central[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Trevor Wilson 1,427
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 1,172
DUP William John Larmour 863
SDLP Denis Haughey 855
SDLP Peggy Laverty 487
Ulster Unionist William Joseph Larmour 221
DUP Raymond McGarvey 189
Turnout 5,214
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Drum Manor[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 1,446
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow 1,173
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke 741
SDLP James McGarvey 696
DUP William Cuddy 686
SDLP Peter Cassidy 376
Sinn Féin John McNamee 293
Turnout 5,411
Sinn Fein gain from DUP

Craigavon

Craigavon Central[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble 1,576
DUP William Allen 1,079
Sinn Féin Francis Murray 1,048
SDLP Pat Mallon 1,008
Ulster Unionist James McCammick 737
Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe 722
Alliance Sean Hagan 541
Community Labour Alan Evans 389
Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin 377
SDLP Philip Mallon 182
NI Women's Coalition Chris Moffat 84
Workers' Party Peter Smyth 55
Community Labour William McAvoy 25
Turnout 7,823
No change
Loughside[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 2,320
SDLP Sean McKavanagh 1,499
SDLP Dolores Kelly 692
SDLP Mary McAlinden 562
Ulster Unionist John Crozier 471
SDLP Kieran McGeown 339
Workers' Party Tom French 226
Upper Bann Labour Hugh Casey 203
Upper Bann Labour Mark McKavanagh 101
DUP Anne Hanlon 89
Alliance Adrian McKinney 62
Community Labour Mary Sheen 14
Turnout 6,578
SDLP gain from Workers' Party
Lurgan[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Sam Gardiner 1,802
Ulster Unionist George Savage 1,371
DUP Ruth Allen 803
Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier 691
Ulster Unionist Jonathan Bell 655
DUP Frederick Baird 623
SDLP Mary McNally 614
Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns 434
Alliance Wilson Freeburn 390
Sinn Féin Bernadette O'Hagan 349
Ulster Unionist William McCullough 230
Upper Bann Labour Gillian Kirk 49
Community Labour James Devlin 17
Turnout 8,028
Sydney Cairns joins UUP
Portadown[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Mervyn Carrick 1,713
Independent Nationalist Breandan MacCionnaith 1,493
Ulster Unionist James Gillespie 1,203
Ulster Unionist Joe Trueman 919
SDLP Ignatius Fox 890
Ulster Unionist Mark Neale 515
Independent Nationalist Joe Duffy 412
Ulster Unionist David Thompson 404
Alliance William Ramsay 373
DUP John Tate 132
Community Labour Carol Lindsay 19
Turnout 8,073
Independent Nationalist gain from DUP and Alliance

Derry

Cityside[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley 1,333
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin 1,307
SDLP James Clifford 969
Sinn Féin Peter Anderson 952
SDLP Patrick Devine 829
SDLP Pat Ramsey 822
NI Women's Coalition Margaret Logue 255
Turnout 6,467
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Northland[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Mark Durkan 1,679
Sinn Féin Mary Nelis 1,564
Sinn Féin Marian Hutcheon 1,128
SDLP Martin Bradley 1,115
SDLP John Tierney 1,096
SDLP Kathleen McCloskey 854
SDLP John Kerr 850
Sinn Féin Pious McNaught 572
Independent Alister Simpson 532
NI Women's Coalition Patricia McAdams 290
Labour Tony Martin 50
Labour Geraldine O'Neill 46
Turnout 9,776
No change
Rural[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Annie Courtney 1,220
DUP William Hay 1,105
SDLP Seamus McNickle 976
Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson 833
DUP Maurice Devenney 741
SDLP George Peoples 739
DUP Ernie Hamilton 730
Sinn Féin Paul Fleming 707
SDLP Jim McKeever 549
NI Women's Coalition Catherine Cooke 180
Independent David Hawthorne 48
Turnout 7,828
UUP gain from DUP
Shantallow[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Mary Bradley 1,826
Sinn Féin Tony Hasson 1,290
Sinn Féin Gearoid O'Heara 1,134
SDLP William O'Connell 1,027
SDLP Shaun Gallagher 872
SDLP Margaret McCartney 779
Sinn Féin Bernadette McDaid 504
Labour Charles McDaid 195
NI Women's Coalition Diane Greer 165
DUP William Dougherty 134
Labour Robert Lindsay 41
Labour Patrick Muldowney 16
Turnout 7,983
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Waterside[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Richard Dallas 1,535
DUP Gregory Campbell 1,497
SDLP Philip Kelly 1,051
Sinn Féin Lynn Fleming 903
SDLP Wilfred White 759
DUP Joe Miller 749
Ind. Unionist James Guy 671
DUP Mildred Garfield 517
Ulster Unionist May Hamilton 497
DUP Bill Irwin 443
Ulster Democratic David Nicholl 276
NI Women's Coalition Helena Schlindwein 146
Independent Ken Adams 86
Independent Gerry Toland 22
Turnout 9,152
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP

Down

Ballynahinch[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Billy Alexander 1,362
SDLP Patrick Toman 1,197
Ulster Unionist Harvey Bicker 990
SDLP Anne McAleenan 951
SDLP Frances Casement 409
Ulster Unionist John Reid 325
Sinn Féin John Smyth 234
Turnout 5,468
SDLP gain from UUP
Downpatrick[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Doris 991
SDLP Peter Craig 918
Ulster Unionist Jack McIlheron 802
SDLP Dermot Curran 748
Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy 659
SDLP Owen Adams 477
Alliance Michael Healy 431
SDLP Gerard Mahon 417
Labour Patrick O'Connor 251
SDLP John Irvine 189
Green (NI) Keith Bradford 113
Workers' Party Desmond O'Hagan 57
Labour Edna Furey 41
Labour Michael Kearney 35
Turnout 6,129
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Newcastle[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Eamon O'Neill 913
Sinn Féin Frank McDowell 831
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas 773
SDLP Carmel O'Boyle 715
SDLP Peter Fitzpatrick 706
DUP Stanley Priestly 552
NI Women's Coalition Anne Carr 430
SDLP Frances Flynn 422
Ulster Unionist Ronald Richie 259
Alliance Adrienne Healy 167
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 75
Turnout 5,843
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Women's Coalition gain from DUP
Rowallane[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 1,044
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne 846
Ulster Unionist Albert Colmer 817
DUP William Dick 810
Ulster Unionist William Biggerstaff 695
Ind. Unionist Billy Walker 521
SDLP Laurence Moffat 384
Alliance Barry Corscadden 252
Turnout 5,369
No change

Dungannon

Blackwater[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patsy Daly 950
Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 920
Ulster Unionist Jim Hamilton 905
Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin 858
Ulster Unionist Jim Brady 799
DUP James Ewing 596
DUP Robert McFarland 453
DUP Anthony Fox 447
Turnout 5,928
No change
Clogher Valley[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Noel Mulligan 1,097
SDLP Anthony McGonnell 1,083
Sinn Féin Seamus Flanagan 1,028
DUP Johnston McIlwrath 989
Ulster Unionist Robert Mulligan 857
SDLP Margaret Monaghan 499
Sinn Féin Brian Kilpatrick 339
Turnout 5,892
No change
Dungannon Town[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Vincent Kelly 1,065
DUP Maurice Morrow 955
Ulster Unionist Joan Carson 940
Ulster Unionist John Reilly 777
SDLP Vincent Currie 651
Democratic Left Gerry Cullen 412
Sinn Féin Edward Devlin 291
Alliance Ephrem Bogues 269
SDLP Peggy Devlin 170
Turnout 5,530
No change
Torrent[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 1,407
Ulster Unionist Norman Badger 1,212
Independent Nationalist Jim Canning 1,183
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie 1,017
SDLP Jim Cavanagh 832
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris 822
Sinn Féin Jim O'Donnell 493
SDLP Joe Gervin 283
Turnout 7,249
No change

Fermanagh

Enniskillen[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster 2,055
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 1,313
SDLP Eamon Flanagan 927
Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson 769
Ulster Unionist Basil Johnston 685
Progressive Socialist David Kettyles 581
DUP Joe Dodds 581
SDLP John Rooney 267
Ulster Unionist Ethel Gregg 175
DUP Robert Irvine 160
Alliance John Haslett 156
NI Women's Coalition Margaret McCaffrey 143
Turnout 7,812
No change
Erne East[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Harold Andrews 1,149
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch 1,073
Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble 932
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey 918
Independent Nationalist Tony McPhillips 909
SDLP Fergus McQuillan 897
Ulster Unionist Jean McVitty 886
Sinn Féin Thomas O'Reilly 694
DUP Paul Robinson 369
SDLP Marie O'Neill 355
Turnout 8,182
Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Erne North[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry 998
DUP Bert Johnston 951
SDLP Tommy Gallagher 933
Ulster Unionist Bertie Kerr 917
Ulster Unionist Thomas Elliott 848
Sinn Féin Geraldine Cassidy 730
SDLP John Dolan 526
Alliance Neville McElderry 98
DUP Jean Jackson 62
Turnout 6,063
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Erne West[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott 1,616
Independent Patrick McCaffrey 1,250
Sinn Féin Robin Martin 1,179
SDLP Gerard Gallagher 1,071
Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett 863
Ulster Unionist Derrick Nixon 612
NI Women's Coalition Amelda Maguire 176
Turnout 6,767
No change

Larne

Coast Road[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson 527
Independent Nationalist William Cunning 502
Ulster Unionist Joan Drummond 473
SDLP Daniel O'Connor 409
Alliance Amelia Kelly 317
DUP Winston Fulton 314
DUP Rachel Rea 313
DUP Trevor Robinson 155
Independent Norman McCann 73
Turnout 3,083
SDLP gain from Alliance
Larne Lough[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs 1,043
Alliance John Mathews 526
DUP Bobby McKee 369
DUP Samuel McAllister 300
Ulster Unionist John Hall 297
Ulster Unionist David Fleck 265
Ulster Unionist Alexander Hunter 240
DUP Sharon Gardiner 174
PUP George Ferguson 116
Turnout 3,330
Alliance gain from DUP
Larne Town[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Desmond Nixon 698
DUP Jack McKee 663
Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong 485
Independent Lindsay Mason 462
Independent Roy Craig 352
Alliance Patricia Kay 336
Ulster Unionist Mary Steele 202
DUP Gregg McKeen 91
Turnout 3,289
Independent gain from UUP and Alliance

Limavady

Bellarena[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault 839
SDLP Michael Carten 814
SDLP Arthur Doherty 798
Ulster Unionist Ian Grant 765
SDLP John McKinney 714
DUP Robert Glass 453
Turnout 4,383
No change
Benbradagh[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Boyd Douglas 1,072
SDLP Michael Coyle 1,013
Sinn Féin Malachy O'Kane 876
SDLP John Lynch 442
Ulster Unionist Max Gault 409
Sinn Féin Eddie Lynn 368
Turnout 4,180
No change
Limavady Town[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP George Robinson 837
SDLP Desmond Lowry 759
SDLP Barry Doherty 739
Ulster Unionist Jack Dolan 738
Ulster Unionist Ronald Cartwright 729
Ulster Unionist Norman Reynolds 484
DUP Victor Wilson 157
NI Women's Coalition Paula Taylor 88
Turnout 4,531
No change

Lisburn

Downshire[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Edmund Falloon 1,328
DUP Charles Poots 1,041
Alliance Betty Campbell 902
NI Conservatives William Bleakes 846
DUP David Craig 441
Ulster Unionist William Moore 389
Ulster Unionist Ken Hull 352
Turnout 5,299
Alliance gain from UUP
Dunmurry Cross[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson 1,365
Sinn Féin Paul Butler 1,260
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey 1,025
Ulster Unionist Billy Bell 963
SDLP William McDonnell 928
Sinn Féin Maria Gray 777
Independent Nationalist Hugh Lewsley 502
SDLP Geraldine Rodgers 501
Ulster Unionist Frederick Parkinson 474
Ulster Unionist Andrew Park 330
Alliance Owen Gawith 284
DUP Yvonne Craig 236
Workers' Party Frances McCarthy 192
Turnout 8,837
Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Hugh Lewsley leaves SDLP
Killultagh[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon 1,432
SDLP Peter O'Hagan 931
DUP Cecil Calvert 904
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Watson 591
Ulster Unionist David Greene 551
Alliance Trevor Lunn 489
DUP James Tinsley 412
NI Women's Coalition Sybil Moses 150
Turnout 5,460
No change
Lisburn Town North[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William Lewis 1,237
Alliance Fraser McCammond 951
Ind. Unionist Ronnie Crawford 810
Ulster Democratic David Adams 748
Protestant Unionist William Beattie 671
Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson 652
Alliance William Whitley 495
Ulster Unionist Lorraine Martin 408
DUP Eleanor Calvert 401
DUP James Tinsley 294
Ind. Unionist Anne Blake 258
Ulster Unionist Noel Malcolm 99
NI Conservatives Leonard Jarvis 89
Turnout 7,113
UDP gain from UUP
William Beattie leaves DUP
Lisburn Town South[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis 1,469
Alliance Seamus Close 1,067
Ulster Democratic Gary McMichael 750
Ulster Unionist David Archer 578
DUP Stuart Deignan 510
Ulster Unionist Joseph Lockhart 454
Ulster Unionist George Morrison 387
Ulster Democratic Philip Dean 117
Ulster Unionist Margaret Little 105
NI Women's Coalition Bronya Bonar 59
Turnout 5,496
No change

Magherafelt

Magherafelt Town[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP William McCrea 2,675
Sinn Féin Seamus O'Brien 1,777
SDLP Patrick Kilpatrick 1,149
Ulster Unionist George Shiels 816
SDLP Joseph McBride 499
DUP Paul McLean 107
Labour Harry Hutchinson 73
Workers' Party Marian Donnelly 37
Turnout 7,133
No change
Moyola[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna 1,180
Sinn Féin Paul Henry 949
Ulster Unionist John Junkin 882
DUP Thomas Catherwood 829
SDLP Patrick McErlean 727
DUP James Wilson 541
SDLP Francis Kearney 468
Ulster Unionist Norman Montgomery 362
Ind. Unionist James Mulholland 250
Workers' Party Patrick Scullion 53
Turnout 6,241
Sinn Fein gain from DUP
Sperrin[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Patrick Groogan 1,801
Sinn Féin John Kelly 1,602
SDLP Kathleen Lagan 1,170
Ulster Unionist Robert Montgomery 810
DUP Rodney Mitchell 658
SDLP Francis McKendry 515
Workers' Party Francis Donnelly 103
Green (NI) Jude Stephens 12
Turnout 6,671
No change

Moyle

Ballycastle[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Seamus Blaney 551
SDLP Richard Kerr 483
DUP Gardiner Kane 356
Ulster Unionist Helen Harding 283
Independent Christopher McCaughan 221
DUP Elizabeth Brennan 14
Turnout 1,908
No change
Giant's Causeway[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy 484
DUP David McAllister 278
Ulster Unionist William Graham 263
DUP George Hartin 237
Ulster Unionist Robert McIlroy 176
Ulster Unionist Raymond Rodgers 126
DUP Alan Mulholland 93
Christian Thomas Palmer 22
Turnout 1,679
Robert McIlroy joins Ulster Unionist
The Glens[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Republican Oliver McMullan 711
Sinn Féin James McCarry 454
SDLP Malachy McSparran 404
SDLP Archie McIntosh 316
Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell 223
DUP Thomas Brennan 218
SDLP Anna Edwards 162
Turnout 2,488
No change

Newry and Mourne

Crotlieve[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Peadar Bradley 1,503
Sinn Féin Mick Murphy 1,423
SDLP Hugh Carr 975
Ulster Unionist Gordon Heslip 893
Independent Anthony Williamson 861
SDLP Josephine O'Hare 762
Independent Ciaran Mussen 752
SDLP Jim McCart 716
SDLP Marietta Farrell 356
Alliance Lindsay Whitcroft 219
Turnout 8,460
Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Newry Town[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Davy Hyland 1,095
Independent Jackie Patterson 1,030
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 1,000
Independent Eugene Markey 929
SDLP Patrick McElroy 807
SDLP Frank Feely 774
Ulster Unionist William McCaigue 727
Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Willis 529
SDLP Arthur Ruddy 528
SDLP Mary McKeown 491
Alliance Peter Whitcroft 181
Turnout 8,091
Independent gain from SDLP
Slieve Gullion[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Fee 1,412
Sinn Féin Patrick Brennan 1,148
Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald 1,114
Sinn Féin Pat McNamee 1,108
SDLP Pat Toner 845
SDLP Dessie McDonnell 647
Turnout 6,274
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
The Fews[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy 1,610
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 1,103
SDLP Stephen McGinn 1,018
SDLP Charles Smyth 975
Ulster Unionist William Moffett 952
Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh 883
SDLP James Savage 690
Turnout 7,231
Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
The Mournes[23]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Isaac Hanna 1,595
Ulster Unionist Henry Reilly 1,303
SDLP Emmett Haughian 1,196
DUP William Burns 907
SDLP Michael Cunningham 895
Sinn Féin Paul Lawless 471
Alliance Anne Cunningham 353
Independent Ewan Atkinson 102
Workers' Party Henry Cunningham 78
Turnout 6,900
No change

Newtownabbey

Antrim Line[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Tommy McTeague 1,500
Ulster Unionist Edward Crilly 1,329
Ulster Unionist Arthur Kell 752
DUP Liz Snoddy 647
Ulster Unionist Ivan Hunter 536
Alliance James Rooney 493
Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association John Blair 462
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton 442
Ulster Democratic Billy Blair 382
Alliance Tommy Frazer 336
Turnout 6,875
UUP gain from Independent Unionist
NRA gain from Alliance
Ballyclare[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Jim Bingham 847
DUP Paul Girvan 705
Alliance Pat McCudden 586
Ulster Unionist Vera McWilliams 477
Ulster Unionist Ed Turkington 362
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron 262
Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association Etta Mann 259
PUP Norman Lavery 225
Ulster Democratic Dave Burgess 137
Ind. Unionist Thomas Porter 95
Turnout 3,955
Alliance gain from Independent Unionist
Macedon[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Newtownabbey Labour Party Mark Langhammer 1,103
Ind. Unionist Andrew Beattie 595
Ulster Unionist David Hollis 539
Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association Billy Webb 477
DUP Billy Snoddy 470
Ulster Democratic Tommy Kirkham 442
Newtownabbey Labour Party Robert Kidd 393
PUP Bob Gourley 372
Ulster Unionist Richard Walker 278
UK Unionist Norman Boyd 225
Independent George Reynolds 169
Alliance Julie Greaves 119
Turnout 5,182
Andrew Beattie leaves UUP
Newtownabbey Labour Party gain from Alliance
NRA gain from DUP
University[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Fraser Agnew 878
Ulster Unionist Ken Robinson 706
Ind. Unionist George Herron 633
Ulster Unionist Bill Johnston 499
Ulster Unionist Barbara Gilliland 490
Alliance Lynn Frazer 461
PUP William Greer 448
UK Unionist William Boyd 426
Ulster Democratic Harry Speers 371
Alliance William McKimmon 369
DUP Tony Lough 333
DUP Alan Hewitt 299
Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association Samuel Neill 226
Newtownabbey Labour Party William McClinton 212
PUP Alexander Knell 131
Ind. Unionist Jack McDonald 86
Ulster Unionist Louie Robinson 78
Turnout 6,646
George Herron leaves UUP
PUP gain from DUP

North Down

Abbey[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Stephen Farry 650
UK Unionist Valerie Kinghan 650
NI Conservatives Ann Thompson 597
Ulster Unionist Roberta Dunlop 482
DUP Ruby Cooling 471
PUP Stewart Currie 344
Ulster Unionist Karl McLean 328
Ind. Unionist Cecil Braniff 165
Ulster Democratic Norman McCullough 131
Independent Raymond Gordon 115
Turnout 3,933
Valerie Kinghan leaves UPUP
PUP gain from Independent Unionist
Ballyholme and Groomsport[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Alan Chambers 1,218
Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons 770
Ulster Unionist Leslie Cree 755
Independent Austen Lennon 739
NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan 498
UK Unionist Elizabeth Roche 440
Alliance Gavin Walker 406
DUP Marie Cree 375
Ulster Unionist Ian Henry 178
Ulster Unionist James Kingan 156
Ulster Unionist Ronald Dorian 106
Turnout 5,641
UKUP gain from DUP
Bangor West[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Brian Wilson 1,090
Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford 699
Alliance Eileen Bell 662
UK Unionist William Keery 509
Ulster Unionist Marion Smith 459
PUP Ernest Steele 439
Alliance Anne Wilson 387
DUP John Gordon 308
Ind. Unionist Ian Sinclair 227
DUP Alan Graham 191
Ulster Unionist Roy Davies 190
NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 112
Alliance Derek Bell 76
Independent Bob Mooney 15
Turnout 5,364
Brian Wilson leaves Alliance
PUP gain from DUP
UKUP gain from NI Conservatives
Alliance gain from Independent Unionist
Holywood[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Ellie McKay 863
Alliance Susan O'Brien 767
Independent Dennis Ogborn 545
Alliance Richard Good 434
DUP Gordon Dunne 417
Independent Jimmy White 279
Independent Bobby Irvine 240
NI Conservatives Jennifer Cumming 165
UK Unionist Jeffrey Dudgeon 159
Turnout 3,869
DUP gain from NI Conservatives
Alliance gain from Independent

Omagh

Mid Tyrone[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon 1,375
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 1,129
Ulster Unionist Desmond Anderson 1,026
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie 980
SDLP Joe Byrne 807
SDLP Seamus Shields 741
Independent Nationalist Brian McGrath 554
DUP Drew Baxter 543
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer 382
DUP Jim Patterson 284
Ulster Unionist John Anderson 174
Democratic Left Patrick McClean 148
Alliance Paul Gallagher 57
Turnout 8,200
SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist
Omagh Town[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey 1,096
SDLP Paddy McGowan 1,080
DUP Oliver Gibson 747
Independent Johnny McLaughlin 570
Ulster Unionist Reuben McKelvey 567
Ulster Unionist Ronald Oldcroft 486
Alliance Ann Gormley 471
DUP Harry Cairns 375
SDLP Vincent Campbell 362
SDLP Stephen McKenna 309
Sinn Féin Patrick O'Hagan 204
DUP Keith Mosgrove 196
Ulster Independence Sandra Jones 42
Turnout 6,505
No change
West Tyrone[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Crawford McFarland 1,243
Sinn Féin Kevin McGrade 1,105
DUP Thomas Buchanan 820
SDLP Liam McQuaid 803
Sinn Féin Cathal Quinn 753
Ulster Unionist Alan Rainey 727
SDLP Pat McDonnell 655
SDLP James Connolly 426
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 387
DUP Walter McFarland 294
Alliance George Kerr 216
Labour Amanda McLaughlin 141
Workers' Party Tony Winters 70
Turnout 7,640
No change

Strabane

Derg[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh 1,440
Ulster Unionist Derek Hussey 1,247
Ulster Unionist Edward Turner 838
DUP Thomas Kerrigan 596
SDLP Thomas Murtagh 550
Sinn Féin Sean Elliott 545
SDLP Bernadette McNamee 513
DUP Sarah Anderson 447
Turnout 6,176
Derek Hussey joins UUP
Glenelly[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Thomas McBride 1,155
Sinn Féin Martin Conway 1,144
DUP Allan Bresland 1,101
Ulster Unionist James Emery 1,021
DUP John Donnell 677
Ulster Unionist Wilfred Sinclair 616
Independent John Gallagher 114
Alliance Elizabeth McCaffrey 87
Turnout 5,915
Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Mourne[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Ivan Barr 1,959
Sinn Féin Jarlath McNulty 1,276
SDLP Eugene Mullen 1,124
Ulster Unionist John Cummings 825
Independent James O'Kane 801
SDLP Eugene McMenamin 756
SDLP Ann Bell 308
Alliance Marie Wallace 95
Turnout 7,144
Sinn Fein gain from UUP

References

  1. Local Government Elections 1997, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. Antrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  3. Ards District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  4. Armagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  5. Ballymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  6. Ballymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  7. Banbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  8. Belfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections
  9. Carrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  10. Castlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  11. Coleraine District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  12. Cookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  13. Craigavon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  14. Derry District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  15. Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  16. Dungannon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  17. Fermanagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  18. Larne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  19. Limavady District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  20. Lisburn District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  21. Magherafelt District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  22. Moyle District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  23. Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  24. Newtownabbey District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  25. North Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  26. Omagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
  27. Strabane District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
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