1997_Moyle_District_Council_election

1997 Moyle District Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

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.

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Districts results

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	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
Ulster Unionist	3	1	0	1	20.0	14.0	848	6.5
Independent	2	0	0	0	13.3	13.1	794	1.0
Independent 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
Independent Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	3.7	223	1.5

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	SDLP		DUP		UUP		Sinn Féin		Others		Total Cllrs
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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ind. Unionist	Price McConaghy*	28.83%	484
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Robert McIlroy*	10.48%	176	231.66	237.04	246.34	261.04	272.04
	Ulster Unionist	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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Independent 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
	Independent 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%)