1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 23 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 10 5 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP UK Unionist Ind. Unionist
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party UPUP
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 23 councillors.

Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 10 1 0 Increase1 43.5 44.2 9,214 Increase0.1
  UUP 5 0 1 Decrease1 21.7 19.6 4,088 Decrease2.3
  Alliance 4 0 1 Decrease1 17.4 18.7 3,898 Decrease3.2
  SDLP 2 0 0 Increase2 8.7 8.2 1,707 Increase8.2
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 1 Decrease1 4.3 4.2 874 Increase0.4
  UK Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 4.3 1.3 267 New
  PUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.8 367 Increase1.9
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.5 303 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 4.3 0.6 115 Increase0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1997
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP UKUP Others
Castlereagh Central 58.7 3 17.0 1 14.6 1 4.4 0 5.3 1 0.0 0 6
Castlereagh East 53.0 4 11.1 1 18.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 17.0 1 7
Castlereagh South 27.4 1 31.2 2 23.9 1 17.5 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Castlereagh West 35.4 2 21.2 1 17.4 1 12.9 1 0.0 0 13.1 0 5
Total 44.2 10 19.6 5 18.7 4 8.2 2 1.3 1 8.0 1 23

Districts results

Castlereagh Central

1993: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKUP
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UKUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Peter Robinson* 55.30% 2,783          
UUP Alan Carson* 16.97% 854          
DUP John Norris* 1.21% 61 950.2        
Alliance Patrick Mitchell* 11.92% 600 623.56 626.96 644.3 966.3  
DUP John Dunn 1.73% 87 593.92 662.12 684.05 689.12 698.12
UK Unionist Grant Dillon* 5.30% 267 516.28 528.28 591.69 609.59 684.59
DUP Alwyn McClernon 0.46% 23 372.6 512.4 527.53 541.35 548.35
SDLP Dominic Marsella 4.45% 224 225.52 225.52 225.69    
Alliance Ann Smith 2.66% 134 161.36 162.76 171.94    
Electorate: 11,033   Valid: 5,033 (45.62%)   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 720   Turnout: 5,181 (46.96%)  

Castlereagh East

1993: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: UPUP joins DUP

Castlereagh East - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Iris Robinson* 46.08% 2,787          
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 2.84% 172 799.52        
UUP Sarah Cummings 11.11% 672 768.2        
Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 10.04% 607 721.7 757.4      
DUP Sandy Geddis* 2.65% 160 643.96 663.92 733.56 810.56  
Alliance Peter Osborne* 11.19% 677 709.56 721.3 728.48 757.18  
DUP Kim Morton 1.21% 73 400.82 411.56 555.72 624.32 663.32
Alliance Michael Long 7.71% 466 486.72 504.2 505.68 539.12 545.12
Ulster Democratic Stephen McNally 5.01% 303 365.16 387.12 401.44    
DUP Sarah Seddon 0.26% 16 246.14 248.88      
Independent David Brown 1.90% 115 130.54        
Electorate: 15,542   Valid: 6,048 (38.91%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 757   Turnout: 6,178 (39.75%)  

Castlereagh South

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

Castlereagh South - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP John Beattie* 24.66% 1,219          
DUP Myreve Chambers* 23.18% 1,146          
SDLP Arthur Hegney 17.48% 864          
UUP Michael Henderson 6.57% 325 681.4 705.2 862.2    
Alliance Geraldine Rice* 12.70% 628 634.27 639.31 675.55 697.4 714.45
Alliance Margaret Marshall* 11.25% 556 564.91 569.67 647.48 664.53 685.43
DUP Andrew Ramsey 4.95% 205 224.8 505.36      
Electorate: 11,873   Valid: 4,943 (41.63%)   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 824   Turnout: 5,010 (42.20%)  

Castlereagh West

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

Castlereagh West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP William Clulow* 19.80% 952                
Alliance Sara Duncan 14.49% 697 700.45 816.45            
DUP Mark Robinson 12.62% 607 698.5 701.5 815.5          
UUP Cecil Hall 15.47% 744 759.15 763.3 777.85 781.3 788.5 1,024.5    
SDLP Rosaleen Hughes* 12.87% 619 619.3 625.3 626.45 631.85 631.85 631.85 637.85 659.6
PUP Samuel Johnston 7.63% 367 371.8 373.8 378.15 380.4 382 404.9 448.9 651.25
Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper* 5.55% 267 279.6 281.75 289.15 291.55 294.15 313.5 418.5  
UUP Marie Luney 5.70% 274 276.25 277.25 284.3 285.2 287.2      
DUP Thomas Scott 2.95% 142 153.4 153.4            
Alliance Malcolm Gilmore 2.91% 140 140.3              
Electorate: 11,140   Valid: 4,809 (43.17%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 802   Turnout: 4,896 (43.95%)  

References

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