1997 Coleraine Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997

Elections to Coleraine Borough 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.

1997 Coleraine Borough Council election

21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
All 22 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP DUP SDLP Seats won 10 5 3 Seat change 2 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Alliance Independent Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 1

Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1997

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	10	0	2	2	45.5	43.4	8,239	7.0
	DUP	5	0	0	0	22.7	23.2	4,401	1.4
	SDLP	3	0	0	0	13.6	16.3	3,091	3.6
	Alliance	3	1	0	1	13.6	9.2	1,738	2.6
	Independent	1	1	0	1	4.5	4.8	909	2.8
	Ind. Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.8	530	2.8
	NI Women's Coalition	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	58	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1997
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Others
Bann	47.2	3	19.4	1	30.9	2	2.5	0	0.0	0	6
Coleraine Central	49.9	3	24.2	1	14.5	1	10.2	1	1.2	0	6
Coleraine East	32.6	2	37.7	2	0.0	0	12.0	1	17.7	0	5
The Skerries	39.3	2	16.0	1	11.0	0	14.9	1	18.8	1	5
Total	43.4	10	23.2	5	16.3	3	9.2	3	7.9	1	22

District results

Bann

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Bann - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SDLP	John Dallat*	20.31%	1,234
	UUP	Olive Church*	16.84%	1,023
	UUP	William Watt*	16.29%	990
	SDLP	Eamon Mullan	10.57%	642	990.6
	UUP	William King*	14.07%	855	856.8	963.75
	DUP	Robert Bolton*	10.83%	658	659.2	685.75	708.25	716.05	785.07
	DUP	James McCloskey	8.59%	522	524.1	533.7	554	566	613.09
	Alliance	Ian McEwan	2.50%	152	157.4	161
Electorate: 9,982   Valid: 6,076 (60.87%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 869   Turnout: 6,188 (61.99%)

Coleraine Central

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: No change

Coleraine Central - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	David McClarty*	24.94%	1,255
	DUP	James McClure*	18.70%	941
	SDLP	Gerry McLaughlin*	14.49%	729
	UUP	David Barbour	10.51%	529	702.8	714.8	724.8
	UUP	Elizabeth Johnston*	8.70%	438	627.64	644.68	668.92	871.92
	Alliance	Eamon O'Hara	5.96%	300	327.72	328.2	542.36	591.44	631.44	640.48	644.32
	DUP	Marie McAllister*	5.50%	277	324.96	498.24	502.92	555.72	639.72	640	641.92
	UUP	Daniel Christie	5.78%	291	367.56	378.36	389.24
	Alliance	Yvonne Boyle	4.25%	214	226.76	227.48
	NI Women's Coalition	Avril Watson	1.15%	58	63.76	64.68
Electorate: 10,971   Valid: 5,032 (45.87%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 719   Turnout: 5,107 (46.55%)

Coleraine East

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Coleraine East - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Maurice Bradley	24.21%	833
	UUP	Elizabeth Black*	17.61%	606
	DUP	William Creelman*	13.48%	464	658.06
	UUP	Robert McPherson	10.32%	355	366.16	389.74	413.1	513.38	554.12	572.32
	Alliance	William Mathews*	12.00%	413	416.72	419.42	456.42	462.42	497.02	499.47
	Ind. Unionist	David Gilmour*	8.22%	283	303.77	329.87	360.59	391.64	474.71	480.81
	Ind. Unionist	Martin Hunter	5.84%	201	214.33	229.81	234.99	259.69
	UUP	Gary Wolfe	4.68%	161	168.44	179.06	191.37
	Independent	Trevor Cooke	3.63%	125	126.55	128.17
Electorate: 8,639   Valid: 3,441 (39.83%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 574   Turnout: 3,510 (40.63%)

The Skerries

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP

The Skerries - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Pauline Armitage*	19.04%	841
	Independent	Christine Alexander	17.75%	784
	UUP	Norman Hillis*	10.64%	470	477	534.6	543.12	570.26	586.4	876.4
	DUP	Robert Stewart*	10.12%	447	450	453.84	457.68	662.52	666.06	786.06
	Alliance	Barbara Dempsey	8.13%	359	362	368.84	379.04	383.34	603.66	625.92	672.92
	SDLP	Patricia Farren	11.00%	486	486	486.24	492.36	493.48	537.5	539.8	540.8
	UUP	Samuel Kane*	9.62%	425	444	462.6	468.36	489.08	501.44
	Alliance	Patrick McGowan*	6.79%	300	300	304.68	308.76	309.76
	DUP	James Milliken	5.86%	259	264	268.68	271.02
	Ind. Unionist	Thomas Mackay	1.04%	46
Electorate: 8,975   Valid: 4,417 (49.21%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 737   Turnout: 4,509 (50.24%)