1997 Armagh City and District Council election
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All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council 12 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 | 42.0 | 11,002 | 2.5 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 8,055 | 4.8 | |
Sinn Féin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 3,826 | 6.2 | |
Democratic Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 3,117 | 0.4 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 167 | 0.7 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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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]
- ^ a b "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.