1997 Fermanagh District Council election

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1997 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 9 5 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Nationalist
Independent Socialist
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 9 0 1 Decrease1 39.1 40.4 11,642 Increase0.9
  Sinn Féin 5 2 0 Increase2 21.7 23.5 6,770 Increase6.4
  SDLP 5 0 1 Decrease1 21.7 17.3 4,976 Decrease2.0
  Independent Nationalist 2 0 0 Steady0 0.0 7.5 2,159 Decrease1.9
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 8.7 7.4 2,123 Decrease2.1
 
Independent Socialist
 1 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 581 Decrease1.3
  NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.1 319 New
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.9 254 Increase0.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen 47.2 3 16.8 1 15.3 1 9.5 1 11.2 1 7
Erne East 36.3 2 32.8 2 15.3 1 4.5 0 11.1 1 6
Erne North 45.6 2 12.0 1 24.1 1 16.7 1 1.6 0 5
Erne West 32.9 2 30.2 1 15.8 1 0.0 0 21.1 1 5
Total 40.4 9 23.5 5 17.3 4 7.4 2 11.4 3 23

District results

Enniskillen

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1993-1997 Change: No change

Enniskillen - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster* 26.31% 2,055              
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh* 16.81% 1,313              
Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson* 9.84% 769 1,325.4            
Ulster Unionist Basil Johnston 8.77% 685 866.48 982.64          
SDLP Eamon Flanagan* 11.87% 927 928.56 930.16 1,030.48        
Independent Socialist
 Davy Kettyles* 7.44% 581 588.8 594.24 672.78 679.81 732.88 811.38 1,002.38
DUP Joseph Dodds* 7.44% 581 664.72 700.24 700.24 700.24 702.24 829.64 833.53
Ulster Unionist Ethel Gregg 2.24% 175 379.88 546.92 546.92 547.11 596.71 643.79 660.02
SDLP John Rooney 3.42% 267 267.52 267.84 381.69 420.64 438.34 514.05  
NI Women's Coalition Margaret McCaffrey 1.83% 143 144.04 144.36 180 183.99 215.99    
DUP Robert Irvine 2.05% 160 175.6 186.48 186.48 186.48 187.48    
Alliance John Haslett 2.00% 156 164.32 166.88 170.18 170.94      
Electorate: 12,960   Valid: 7,812 (60.28%)   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 977   Turnout: 7,929 (61.18%)  

Erne East

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Erne East - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist Harold Andrews 14.04% 1,149 1,150 1,281        
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey 11.22% 918 944 946 1,385      
Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch 13.11% 1,073 1,078 1,078 1,246      
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 10.96% 897 1,149 1,150 1,193      
Independent Nationalist Tony McPhillips* 11.11% 909 961 963 1,000 1,137 1,137 1,194
Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble* 11.39% 932 932 1,071 1,071 1,071 1,104.3 1,104.3
Ulster Unionist Jean McVitty* 10.83% 886 888 962 963 964 1,042.3 1,043.3
Sinn Féin Hugh O'Reilly 8.48% 694 699 699        
DUP Paul Robinson 4.51% 369 371          
SDLP Marie O'Neill 4.34% 355            
Electorate: 10,446   Valid: 8,182 (78.33%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,169   Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%)  

Erne North

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Erne North - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry* 16.46% 998 1,028    
SDLP Tommy Gallagher* 15.39% 933 958 1,400  
DUP Bert Johnston* 15.69% 951 1,001 1,001 1,002
Sinn Féin Geraldine Cassidy 12.04% 730 731 783 966
Ulster Unionist Bertie Kerr* 15.12% 917 937 939 959
Ulster Unionist Tom Elliott 13.99% 848 863 866 868
SDLP John Dolan 8.68% 526 537    
Alliance Neville McElderry 1.62% 98      
DUP Jean Jackson 1.02% 62      
Electorate: 8,516   Valid: 6,063 (71.20%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 6,161 (72.35%)  

Erne West

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

Erne West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott* 23.88% 1,616        
Independent Nationalist Patrick McCaffrey* 18.47% 1,250        
Sinn Féin Robin Martin* 17.42% 1,179        
SDLP Gerry Gallagher* 15.83% 1,071 1,077.6 1,183.6    
Ulster Unionist Derrick Nixon* 9.04% 612 1,078.8 1,088.2 1,100.6 1,113.6
Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett 12.75% 863 863.9 892.2 996.8 1,025.8
NI Women's Coalition Imelda Maguire 2.60% 176 180.2      
Electorate: 8,872   Valid: 6,767 (76.27%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 1,128   Turnout: 6,916 (77.95%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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