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1997 Armagh City and District Council election

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 UUP SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change Steady Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party
 
Party DUP
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

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Armagh City and District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 10 0 0 Steady 45.5 42.0 11,002 Decrease2.5
  SDLP 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
  DUP 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

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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

District results

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Armagh City

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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
SDLP Pat Brannigan* 19.23% 1,251        
SDLP Anna Brolly* 8.41% 547 792.7 938.32    
UUP Sylvia McRoberts* 13.81% 898 900.34 949.34    
UUP 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
SDLP Michael Carson 8.16% 531 572.08 639.98 642.98 699.98
DUP Noel Donnelly 8.13% 529 529.52 532.52    
Alliance Ryan Williams 2.57% 167 171.68      
SDLP 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

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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        
UUP Evelyn Corry 18.60% 1,135        
SDLP Thomas Kavanagh* 18.14% 1,107        
SDLP James McGleenan* 8.75% 534 608.36 608.66 654.66 1,070.66
SDLP James McKernan* 14.13% 862 902.48 903.58 908.78 1,029.36
UUP William Hamilton 12.24% 747 748.98 859.18 859.42 863.06
SDLP 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

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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
UUP Eric Speers* 25.94% 1,915    
DUP Margaret Black* 21.36% 1,577    
SDLP Thomas Canavan* 14.32% 1,057    
UUP Robert Turner* 11.81% 872 1,266.2  
UUP Sharon McClelland 10.97% 810 1,129.05  
UUP 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

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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
UUP Jim Speers* 26.38% 1,630      
DUP Brian Hutchinson* 16.36% 1,011 1,119.78    
UUP Charles Rollston* 13.53% 836 1,061.33    
UUP Olive Whitten* 9.92% 613 873.85 960.3  
SDLP John Campbell 14.27% 882 883.11 883.46 1,205.46
SDLP 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

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  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.