1997_North_Down_Borough_Council_election

1997 North Down Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Elections to North Down 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 25 councillors.

Quick Facts All 25 seats to North Down Borough Council 13 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Districts results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	6	0	0	0	24.0	22.4	4,216	3.7
Alliance	6	1	0	1	24.0	22.1	4,152	0.6
UK Unionist	3	3	0	3	12.0	9.3	1,798	New
Ind. Unionist	2	0	1	1	8.0	12.5	2,349	0.1
Independent	2	1	1	0	8.0	12.1	2,284	0.9
DUP	2	1	2	1	8.0	9.4	1,762	6.8
NI Conservatives	2	0	2	2	8.0	8.6	1,372	3.8
PUP	2	2	0	2	8.0	4.2	783	4.2
Ulster Democratic	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	131	New

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		Alliance		UKUP		DUP		Conservative		PUP		Others		Total Cllrs
Abbey	20.6	1	16.5	1	16.5	1	12.0	1	15.2	1	8.7	1	10.5	0	6
Ballyholme and Groomsport	21.2	2	20.8	1	7.8	1	6.5	0	8.8	1	0.0	0	34.9	2	7
Bangor West	25.1	2	21.0	2	9.5	1	9.3	0	2.1	0	8.2	1	24.8	1	7
Holywood	22.3	1	31.0	2	4.1	0	10.8	1	4.3	0	0.0	0	27.5	1	5
Total	22.4	6	22.1	6	9.3	3	9.4	2	7.3	2	4.2	2	25.3	4	25

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Alliance	Stephen Farry*	16.53%	650
	UK Unionist	Valerie Kinghan*	16.53%	650
	NI Conservatives	Ann Thompson*	15.18%	597
	DUP	Ivy Cooling*	11.98%	471	474.06	498.42	503.7	528.44	610.44
	Ulster Unionist	Roberta Dunlop	12.26%	482	495.86	516.58	525.1	532.24	587.24
	PUP	Stewart Currie	8.75%	344	352.46	357.92	359.9	417.26	483.96	505.96
	Ulster Unionist	Karl McLean	8.34%	328	339.34	354.74	363.44	386.52	446.3	465.3
	Ind. Unionist	Cecil Braniff*	4.20%	165	176.7	186.78	190.08	198.42
	Independent	William Gordon	2.92%	115	147.58	151.36	152.8	155.66
	Ulster Democratic	Richard McCullough	3.33%	131	134.06	137.84	138.92
Electorate: 13,415 Valid: 3,933 (29.32%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 562 Turnout: 4,026 (30.01%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ind. Unionist	Alan Chambers*	21.59%	1,218
	Alliance	Marsden Fitzsimons*	13.65%	770
	Ulster Unionist	Leslie Cree*	13.38%	755
	Ind. Unionist	Austen Lennon*	13.10%	739
	UK Unionist	Elizabeth Roche	7.80%	440	516.93	517.89	519.39	523.74	534.44	556.02	714.7
	Ulster Unionist	Ian Henry*	3.16%	178	232.39	234.15	240.69	242.89	338.96	515.62	709.27
	NI Conservatives	Bruce Mulligan*	8.83%	498	568.56	572.96	575.96	580.11	601.74	618.19	652.24
	Alliance	Gavin Walker	7.20%	406	479.99	529.75	530.83	532.13	546.44	557.33	564.49
	DUP	Marie Cree	6.65%	375	464.67	465.23	470.15	472.3	485.14	502.06
	Ulster Unionist	Ronald Dorrian	1.88%	106	193.71	194.99	218.39	220.89	272.64
	Ulster Unionist	James Kingan	2.77%	156	209.9	211.02	214.5	217.45
Electorate: 16,947 Valid: 5,641 (33.29%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 706 Turnout: 5,740 (33.87%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Independent	Brian Wilson*	20.32%	1,090
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Bradford*	13.03%	699
	Alliance	Eileen Bell*	12.34%	662	700.61
	Alliance	Anne Wilson	7.21%	387	661.56	668.73	679.23
	Ulster Unionist	Marion Smith	8.56%	459	480.45	481.45	481.45	485.97	490.95	510.32	517.18	657.86	788.86
	UK Unionist	William Keery	9.49%	509	528.11	528.11	529.01	530.89	536.61	550.73	564.2	585.85	640.36	662.36	663.86
	PUP	Ernest Steele	8.18%	439	444.46	444.46	444.76	445.4	451.08	458.42	468.42	480.74	502.9	527.9	530.3
	DUP	Robert Gordon	5.74%	308	310.73	311.73	311.73	312.89	312.89	317.28	466.96	490.35	508.76	523.76	523.76
	Ind. Unionist	Ian Sinclair*	4.23%	227	246.11	246.5	247.1	247.62	268.22	300.12	304.2	324.05
	Ulster Unionist	Royston Davies	3.54%	190	201.7	202.7	203	220.32	229.5	246.48	249.48
	DUP	Alan Graham	3.56%	191	195.68	196.07	196.07	196.47	196.77	197.77
	NI Conservatives	Julian Robertson	2.09%	112	116.68	118.07	118.37	119.05	125.03
	Alliance	Derek Bell	1.42%	76	85.75	87.75	103.65	103.93
	Independent	Robert Mooney	0.28%	15	18.12
Electorate: 15,442 Valid: 5,364 (34.74%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 671 Turnout: 5,480 (35.49%)

Holywood - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Ellie McKay*	22.31%	863
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	19.82%	767
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn*	14.09%	545	594.66	608.26	630.3	677.5
	DUP	Gordon Dunne	10.78%	417	474.72	477.12	570.44	644.08	694.08
	Alliance	Richard Good	11.22%	434	449.08	544.92	560.42	607.8	643.48
	Independent	James White*	7.21%	279	297.2	300.4	309.18	317.72	442.62
	Independent	Bobby Irvine	6.20%	240	248.58	251.3	259.3	274.38
	NI Conservatives	Jennifer Cumming	4.26%	165	199.58	201.5	233.88
	UK Unionist	Jeffrey Dudgeon	4.11%	159	187.6	188.24
Electorate: 10,434 Valid: 3,869 (37.08%) Spoilt: 52 Quota: 645 Turnout: 3,921 (37.58%)