1997 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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 16 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Ballymoney Borough Council election
21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won 6 4 3
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1

Election results
Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 37.5 32.7 3,102 Increase1.8
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 2 Decrease2 37.5 26.0 2,467 Decrease7.5
  SDLP 3 1 1 Steady0 18.8 23.7 2,249 Increase4.8
  Independent 2 1 0 Increase1 12.5 9.8 927 Increase1.9
  Sinn Féin 1 0 0 Increase1 6.3 5.3 508 Increase2.1
  PUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 180 New
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 66 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1997
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Ballymoney Town 28.5 2 20.9 2 9.2 0 0.0 0 41.4 2 5
Bann Valley 35.2 2 24.6 2 27.4 1 12.8 1 0.0 0 6
Bushvale 33.1 2 33.0 1 32.7 2 0.0 0 1.2 0 5
Total 32.7 6 26.0 6 23.7 3 5.3 1 12.3 2 16

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

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

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Cecil Cousley* 17.90% 493        
Independent Robert McComb* 15.72% 433 435 469    
Ulster Unionist Tom McKeown* 12.09% 333 334 370 422 438
Independent Bill Williamson 9.48% 261 265 274 340 413
DUP Samuel McConaghie* 10.64% 293 293 326 344 346
Ulster Unionist James Simpson* 8.79% 242 242 263 326 336
SDLP Joan McCaffrey 9.26% 255 269 272 294  
Independent Colin McVicker 8.46% 233 239 260    
PUP Jeffrey Balmer 6.54% 180 181      
NI Women's Coalition Mary McCusker 1.13% 31        
Electorate: 5,905   Valid: 2,754 (46.64%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 460   Turnout: 2,807 (47.54%)  

    Bann Valley

    1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
    1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Bann Valley - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston* 18.09% 719            
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill* 17.76% 706            
    DUP Robert Halliday* 15.30% 608            
    DUP Robert Wilson* 11.09% 441 454.44 454.63 482.35 743.35    
    Ulster Unionist John Watt* 6.54% 260 382.85 382.85 385.07 463.49 578.49  
    Sinn Féin Martin O'Neill 12.78% 508 508.21 519.42 519.42 519.42 519.42 519.42
    SDLP Mary McPoland 9.61% 382 382 502.27 502.27 503.27 503.27 504.27
    DUP John Finlay 8.83% 351 361.29 361.29 367.11      
    Electorate: 6,991   Valid: 3,975 (56.86%)   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 568   Turnout: 4,055 (58.00%)  

      Bushvale

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

      Bushvale - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SDLP Harry Connolly* 26.17% 725            
      DUP Frank Campbell* 17.08% 473            
      DUP Bill Kennedy* 15.99% 443 443.38 450.5 455.52 491.52    
      Ulster Unionist William Logan* 12.64% 350 351.52 351.98 356.76 456.68 473.68  
      SDLP Francis McCluskey 6.53% 181 429.14 429.16 445.96 445.98 445.98 445.98
      Ulster Unionist John Ramsay* 12.31% 341 341 341.56 346.56 425.28 433.28 444.92
      Ulster Unionist William Johnston 8.01% 222 222.76 223.88 225.88      
      NI Women's Coalition Joan Cosgrove 1.26% 35 42.6 42.64        
      Electorate: 5,387   Valid: 2,770 (51.42%)   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 462   Turnout: 2,819 (52.33%)  

        References
        1. "Ballymoney Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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