1997 Larne Borough Council election
21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist 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 Independent Nationalist
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1997[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 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
  Independent 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

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1997
by district
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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson* 17.09% 527        
Ulster Unionist Joan Drummond* 15.34% 473 522      
Independent 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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs* 31.32% 1,043        
    Ulster Unionist David Fleck 7.96% 265 480.73 527.83 655.83  
    Alliance John Mathews 15.80% 526 536.81 554.22 566.22  
    Ulster Unionist 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
    Ulster Unionist 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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent John Nixon 21.22% 698        
      DUP Jack McKee* 20.16% 663        
      Ulster Unionist 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
      Ulster Unionist 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. 1 2 "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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