1997_Castlereagh_Borough_Council_election

1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Elections to Castlereagh 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 23 councillors.

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Districts results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
DUP	10	1	0	1	43.5	44.2	9,214	0.1
Ulster Unionist	5	0	1	1	21.7	19.6	4,088	2.3
Alliance	4	0	1	1	17.4	18.7	3,898	3.2
SDLP	2	0	0	2	8.7	8.2	1,707	8.2
Ind. Unionist	1	0	1	1	4.3	4.2	874	0.4
UK Unionist	1	1	0	1	4.3	1.3	267	New
PUP	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.8	367	1.9
Ulster Democratic	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.5	303	New
Independent	0	0	0	0	4.3	0.6	115	0.6

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	DUP		UUP		Alliance		SDLP		UKUP		Others		Total Cllrs
Castlereagh Central	58.7	3	17.0	1	14.6	1	4.4	0	5.3	1	0.0	0	6
Castlereagh East	53.0	4	11.1	1	18.9	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	17.0	1	7
Castlereagh South	27.4	1	31.2	2	23.9	1	17.5	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Castlereagh West	35.4	2	21.2	1	17.4	1	12.9	1	0.0	0	13.1	0	5
Total	44.2	10	19.6	5	18.7	4	8.2	2	1.3	1	8.0	1	23

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Peter Robinson*	55.30%	2,783
	Ulster Unionist	Alan Carson*	16.97%	854
	DUP	John Norris*	1.21%	61	950.2
	Alliance	Patrick Mitchell*	11.92%	600	623.56	626.96	644.3	966.3
	DUP	John Dunn	1.73%	87	593.92	662.12	684.05	689.12	698.12
	UK Unionist	Grant Dillon*	5.30%	267	516.28	528.28	591.69	609.59	684.59
	DUP	Alwyn McClernon	0.46%	23	372.6	512.4	527.53	541.35	548.35
	SDLP	Dominic Marsella	4.45%	224	225.52	225.52	225.69
	Alliance	Ann Smith	2.66%	134	161.36	162.76	171.94
Electorate: 11,033 Valid: 5,033 (45.62%) Spoilt: 148 Quota: 720 Turnout: 5,181 (46.96%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Iris Robinson*	46.08%	2,787
	DUP	Tommy Jeffers*	2.84%	172	799.52
	Ulster Unionist	Sarah Cummings	11.11%	672	768.2
	Ind. Unionist	William Abraham*	10.04%	607	721.7	757.4
	DUP	Sandy Geddis*	2.65%	160	643.96	663.92	733.56	810.56
	Alliance	Peter Osborne*	11.19%	677	709.56	721.3	728.48	757.18
	DUP	Kim Morton	1.21%	73	400.82	411.56	555.72	624.32	663.32
	Alliance	Michael Long	7.71%	466	486.72	504.2	505.68	539.12	545.12
	Ulster Democratic	Stephen McNally	5.01%	303	365.16	387.12	401.44
	DUP	Sarah Seddon	0.26%	16	246.14	248.88
	Independent	David Brown	1.90%	115	130.54
Electorate: 15,542 Valid: 6,048 (38.91%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 757 Turnout: 6,178 (39.75%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	John Beattie*	24.66%	1,219
	DUP	Myreve Chambers*	23.18%	1,146
	SDLP	Arthur Hegney	17.48%	864
	Ulster Unionist	Michael Henderson	6.57%	325	681.4	705.2	862.2
	Alliance	Geraldine Rice*	12.70%	628	634.27	639.31	675.55	697.4	714.45
	Alliance	Margaret Marshall*	11.25%	556	564.91	569.67	647.48	664.53	685.43
	DUP	Andrew Ramsey	4.95%	205	224.8	505.36
Electorate: 11,873 Valid: 4,943 (41.63%) Spoilt: 67 Quota: 824 Turnout: 5,010 (42.20%)

Castlereagh West - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	William Clulow*	19.80%	952
	Alliance	Sara Duncan	14.49%	697	700.45	816.45
	DUP	Mark Robinson	12.62%	607	698.5	701.5	815.5
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Hall	15.47%	744	759.15	763.3	777.85	781.3	788.5	1,024.5
	SDLP	Rosaleen Hughes*	12.87%	619	619.3	625.3	626.45	631.85	631.85	631.85	637.85	659.6
	PUP	Samuel Johnston	7.63%	367	371.8	373.8	378.15	380.4	382	404.9	448.9	651.25
	Ind. Unionist	Ernest Harper*	5.55%	267	279.6	281.75	289.15	291.55	294.15	313.5	418.5
	Ulster Unionist	Marie Luney	5.70%	274	276.25	277.25	284.3	285.2	287.2
	DUP	Thomas Scott	2.95%	142	153.4	153.4
	Alliance	Malcolm Gilmore	2.91%	140	140.3
Electorate: 11,140 Valid: 4,809 (43.17%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 802 Turnout: 4,896 (43.95%)