1997_Lisburn_Borough_Council_election

1997 Lisburn Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Districts results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	13	0	3	3	43.3	36.6	11,799	2.5
Sinn Féin	4	1	0	1	13.3	13.7	4,427	4.4
Alliance	3	0	0	1	10.0	13.0	4,188	0.7
DUP	2	0	1	1	6.7	13.2	4,239	2.6
SDLP	2	0	1	1	6.7	5.8	1,859	2.1
Ulster Democratic	2	1	0	1	6.7	5.0	1,615	0.2
Ind. Unionist	1	0	0	0	3.3	3.3	1,068	0.8
NI Conservatives	1	0	0	0	3.3	2.9	935	1.2
Protestant Unionist	1	1	0	1	3.3	2.1	671	2.1
Independent Nationalist	1	1	0	1	3.3	1.6	502	1.6
NI Women's Coalition	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	209	New
Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	192	1.2

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		Sinn Féin		Alliance		DUP		SDLP		UDP		Conservative		Others		Total Cllrs
Downshire	39.0	2	0.0	0	17.0	1	28.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	16.0	1	0.0	0	5
Dunmurry Cross	20.0	1	50.1	4	3.2	0	2.6	0	16.2	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	7.9	1	7
Killultagh	47.1	3	0.0	0	9.1	0	24.1	1	17.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.7	0	5
Lisburn Town North	33.8	3	0.0	0	20.3	1	9.8	0	0.0	0	10.5	1	0.0	0	25.6	2	7
Lisburn Town South	54.4	4	0.0	0	19.4	1	9.3	0	0.0	0	15.8	1	0.0	0	1.1	0	6
Total	36.6	13	13.7	4	13.0	3	13.2	2	5.8	2	5.0	2	2.9	1	9.8	3	30

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Ulster Unionist	William Falloon*	25.06%	1,328
	DUP	Edwin Poots	19.65%	1,041
	Alliance	Elizabeth Campbell	17.02%	902
	NI Conservatives	William Bleakes*	15.97%	846	784.9
	Ulster Unionist	Kenneth Hull	6.64%	352	637.6	647.05	945.05
	DUP	Jonathan Craig	8.32%	441	457.66	567.16	608.16
	Ulster Unionist	William Moore	7.34%	389	500.18	519.38
Electorate: 12,872 Valid: 5,299 (41.17%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 884 Turnout: 5,380 (41.80%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Sinn Féin	Michael Ferguson*	15.45%	1,365
	Sinn Féin	Paul Butler	14.26%	1,260
	Sinn Féin	Sue Ramsey	11.60%	1,025	1,061.86	1,146.94
	Ulster Unionist	Billy Bell*	10.90%	963	963.57	963.69	966.89	1,095.69	1,173.69
	SDLP	William McDonnell*	10.50%	928	933.89	937.73	1,006.16	1,006.16	1,064.35	1,066.35	1,071.35	1,480.35
	Sinn Féin	Ita Gray	8.79%	777	982.01	1,038.41	1,044.41	1,045.6	1,045.91	1,046.91	1,046.91	1,060.39	1,098.39	1,139.73
	Independent Nationalist	Hugh Lewsley*	5.68%	502	504.85	507.01	542.01	543.01	600.01	607.01	610.01	690.94	959.94	960.24	966.3
	Ulster Unionist	Frederick Parkinson	5.36%	474	474	474	475	523	545	888	945	948	949	949	949.12
	SDLP	Mary Rodgers	5.67%	501	502.52	504.08	517.46	517.46	541.46	542.46	542.46
	Ulster Unionist	Andrew Park	3.73%	330	330	330.12	330.12	381.12	406.12
	Alliance	Owen Gawith	3.21%	284	284.76	284.88	298.88	301
	DUP	Yvonne Craig	2.67%	236	236.19	236.31	236.31
	Workers' Party	Frances McCarthy	1.88%	192	192.76	193
Electorate: 18,255 Valid: 8,837 (48.41%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 9,031 (49.47%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Dillon*	26.23%	1,432
	SDLP	Peter O'Hagan*	17.05%	931
	DUP	Cecil Calvert*	16.56%	904	949.72
	Ulster Unionist	David Greene*	10.09%	551	919.64
	Ulster Unionist	Kenneth Watson*	10.82%	591	668.4	686.12	973.12
	Alliance	Trevor Lunn	8.96%	489	496.92	605.64	621.64
	DUP	James Tinsley	7.55%	412	422.44	426.44
	NI Women's Coalition	Sybil Moses	2.75%	150	151.44
Electorate: 12,966 Valid: 5,460 (42.11%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 911 Turnout: 5,544 (42.76%)

Lisburn Town North - 7 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Ulster Unionist	William Lewis*	17.39%	1,237
	Alliance	Frazer McCammond*	13.37%	951
	Ind. Unionist	Ronnie Crawford*	11.39%	810	838	844.56	850.52	852.08	1,027.08
	Ulster Unionist	William Gardiner-Watson*	9.17%	652	751.12	764.52	798.12	799.14	809.5	857.34	870.8	932.8
	Ulster Democratic	David Adams	10.52%	748	758.92	760.92	765.2	765.56	774.46	798.38	827.34	892.34
	Protestant Unionist	William Beattie*	9.43%	671	692.28	697.56	702.12	702.3	724.04	735.08	760.92	788.74
	Ulster Unionist	Lorraine Martin*	5.74%	408	476.32	483.32	596.52	597	613.74	637.66	663.98	760.34
	DUP	Eleanor Calvert	5.64%	401	408.56	412.84	415.52	415.7	433.7	440.14	645.82	656.72
	Alliance	William Whitley	6.96%	495	503.4	531.68	535.52	587.06	602.46	622.79	627.66
	DUP	James Tinsley	4.13%	294	304.64	307.64	313.48	313.66	318.78	321.54
	Ind. Unionist	Anne Blake	3.63%	258	267.24	275.52	279.08	279.44
	Ulster Unionist	Noel Malcolm	1.39%	99	172.36	181.2
	NI Conservatives	Leonard Jarvis	1.25%	89	92.92
Electorate: 17,508 Valid: 7,113 (40.63%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 890 Turnout: 7,224 (41.26%)

Lisburn Town South - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Ulster Unionist	Ivan Davis*	26.73%	1,469
	Alliance	Seamus Close*	19.41%	1,067
	Ulster Democratic	Gary McMichael*	13.65%	750	844.56
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Archer	10.52%	578	749.84	781.8	791.37
	Ulster Unionist	George Morrison*	7.04%	387	565.56	612.14	634.25	757.3
	Ulster Unionist	Joseph Lockhart*	8.26%	454	588.88	621.18	626.79	744.02
	DUP	Stuart Deignan	9.28%	510	549.36	552.42	554.73	599.8
	NI Women's Coalition	Bronya Bonar	1.07%	59	63.32	204.08	206.06
	Ulster Democratic	Philip Dean	2.13%	117	139.56	151.12	164.32
	Ulster Unionist	Margaret Little	1.91%	105	141	152.22	155.52
Electorate: 13,176 Valid: 5,496 (41.71%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 786 Turnout: 5,601 (42.51%)