1997 Moyle District Council election

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1997 Moyle District Council election

21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
All 15 seats to Moyle District Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party SDLP DUP UUP Seats won 3 3 3 Seat change 0 0 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Sinn Féin Ind. Republican Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 0 0 0   Seventh party Eighth party   Party Ind. Nationalist Ind. Unionist Seats won 1 1 Seat change 0 1

Elections to Moyle District 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 15 councillors.

Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1997

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SDLP	3	0	0	0	20.0	22.5	1,365	3.3
	DUP	3	0	0	0	20.0	19.7	1,196	1.3
	UUP	3	1	0	1	20.0	14.0	848	6.5
	Independent	2	0	0	0	13.3	13.1	794	1.0
	Ind. Republican	1	0	0	0	6.7	11.7	711	3.5
	Ind. Unionist	1	0	1	1	13.3	8.0	484	5.7
	Sinn Féin	1	0	0	0	6.7	7.5	454	0.8
	Ind. Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	3.7	223	1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1997
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	SDLP		DUP		UUP		Sinn Féin		Others
Ballycastle	25.3	1	19.4	1	14.8	1	0.0	0	40.5	2	5
Giant's Causeway	0.0	0	36.2	2	33.7	2	0.0	0	30.1	1	5
The Glens	35.5	2	8.8	0	0.0	0	18.2	1	37.5	2	5
Total	22.5	3	19.7	3	14.0	3	7.5	1	36.3	5	15

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Independent	Seamus Blaney*	28.88%	551
	SDLP	Richard Kerr*	25.31%	483
	DUP	Gardiner Kane*	18.66%	356
	Independent	Christopher McCaughan*	11.58%	221	418.88
	UUP	Helen Harding*	14.83%	283	311.05	439.05
	DUP	Elizabeth Brennan	0.73%	14	16.04	25.04
Electorate: 3,770   Valid: 1,908 (50.61%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 319   Turnout: 1,944 (51.56%)

Giant's Causeway

1993: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Giant's Causeway - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ind. Unionist	Price McConaghy*	28.83%	484
	UUP	William Graham	15.66%	263	308.54
	DUP	David McAllister*	16.56%	278	297.32
	DUP	George Hartin	14.12%	237	244.82	245.82	303.82
	UUP	Robert McIlroy*	10.48%	176	231.66	237.04	246.34	261.04	272.04
	UUP	Raymond Rodgers	7.50%	126	180.74	190.42	213.56	226.86	237.86
	DUP	Allan Mulholland	5.54%	93	101.74	105.66
	Independent	Thomas Palmer	1.31%	22	31.2
Electorate: 3,189   Valid: 1,679 (52.65%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 280   Turnout: 1,737 (54.47%)

The Glens

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change

The Glens - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Ind. Republican	Oliver McMullan*	28.58%	711
	Sinn Féin	James McCarry*	18.25%	454
	SDLP	Malachy McSparran*	16.24%	404	488.15
	SDLP	Archie McIntosh	10.22%	316	392.05	419.05
	Ind. Nationalist	Randal McDonnell*	8.96%	223	331	364.3	383.22	464.22
	DUP	Thomas Brennan	8.76%	218	219.35	220.7	220.81	222.81
	SDLP	Anna Edwards	6.51%	162	182.25	188.1	205.15
Electorate: 4,032   Valid: 2,488 (61.71%)   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 415   Turnout: 2,520 (62.50%)