1997 Fermanagh District Council election
21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
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 Fermanagh District 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

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

[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1997
by district
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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        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. 1 2 "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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