1997 Larne Borough Council election

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1997 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP
Independent
Seats won 6 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance SDLP Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 6 0 1 Decrease1 40.0 36.4 3,532 Decrease9.2
  DUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 24.5 2,379 Decrease3.0
  Alliance 1 1 2 Decrease1 6.7 12.2 1,179 Increase3.2
 
Independent
 2 2 0 Increase2 13.3 11.6 1,123 Increase2.3
  SDLP 1 0 0 Increase1 6.7 4.2 409 Increase4.2
  Ind. Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 5.2 502 Decrease1.1
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 4.8 462 Increase1.3
  PUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 116 Increase1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP Others
Coast Road 32.4 2 25.4 1 10.3 0 13.3 1 18.6 1 5
Larne Lough 55.4 3 25.3 1 15.8 1 0.0 0 3.5 0 5
Larne Town 20.9 1 22.9 1 10.2 0 0.0 0 46.0 3 5
Total 36.4 6 24.5 3 12.2 1 4.2 2 22.7 4 15

Districts results

Coast Road

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Thomas Robinson* 17.09% 527        
UUP Joan Drummond* 15.34% 473 522      
Ind. Nationalist William Cunning* 16.28% 502 506 506.21 573.21  
SDLP Danny O'Connor 13.27% 409 414 414.3 530.3  
DUP Rachel Rea 10.15% 313 388 398.2 423.98 428.98
DUP Winston Fulton* 10.18% 314 365 370.58 394.87 401.87
Alliance Amelia Kelly* 10.28% 317 347 351.38    
DUP George Robinson 5.03% 155        
Independent
 Norman McCann 2.37% 73        
Electorate: 7,255   Valid: 3,083 (42.49%)   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 514   Turnout: 3,165 (43.63%)  

Larne Lough

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1997: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Roy Beggs* 31.32% 1,043        
UUP David Fleck 7.96% 265 480.73 527.83 655.83  
Alliance John Mathews 15.80% 526 536.81 554.22 566.22  
UUP John Hall 8.92% 297 344 362.76 488.79 576.09
DUP Bobby McKee* 11.08% 369 405.19 497.77 521.76 523.56
DUP Samuel McAllister* 9.01% 300 330.55 440.19 480 489.9
UUP Alexander Hunter* 7.21% 240 339.17 358.34    
DUP Sharon Gardiner 5.23% 174 197.03      
PUP George Ferguson 3.48% 116 133.39      
Electorate: 7,838   Valid: 3,330 (42.49%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 556   Turnout: 3,425 (43.70%)  

Larne Town

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Independent (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent
 John Nixon 21.22% 698        
DUP Jack McKee* 20.16% 663        
UUP Rosalie Armstrong* 14.75% 485 500.18 531.72 670.72  
Independent
 Roy Craig 10.70% 352 413.38 426.04 468.42 525.42
Ind. Unionist Lindsay Mason* 14.05% 462 488.4 496.62 508.94 517.94
Alliance Patricia Kay* 10.22% 336 364.38 364.82 375.8 394.8
UUP May Steele 6.14% 202 213.88 236.54    
DUP Gregg McKeen 2.77% 91 95.62      
Electorate: 7,785   Valid: 3,289 (42.25%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 549   Turnout: 3,348 (43.01%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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