1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 1997}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1997 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1993 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1993
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1997|05|21|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2001 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| next_year = 2001
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 23 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
| majority_seats = 12
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats1 = 10
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| party2 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
| party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 1
| party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats4 = 2
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 2
| party5 = UK Unionist Party
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 1
| party6 = Independent Unionist
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}} 1
| party7 = Ulster Popular Unionist Party
| seats7 = 0
| seat_change7 = {{decrease}} 1
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Party with the most votes by district.
}}
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
{{Election summary begin|title = Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1997{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcastlereagh.htm|title=Castlereagh Council Election Results 1993-2011|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 10
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 43.5
|votes % = 44.2
|votes = 9,214
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 21.7
|votes % = 19.6
|votes = 4,088
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 4
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 17.4
|votes % = 18.7
|votes = 3,898
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}3.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 8.7
|votes % = 8.2
|votes = 1,707
|plus/minus = {{increase}}8.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent Unionist
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 4.3
|votes % = 4.2
|votes = 874
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 4.3
|votes % = 1.3
|votes = 267
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.8
|votes = 367
|plus/minus = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Democratic Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.5
|votes = 303
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 4.3
|votes % = 0.6
|votes = 115
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1997
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | UKUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh Central
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|58.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|17.0
|1
|14.6
|1
|4.4
|0
|5.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|53.0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|11.1
|1
|18.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|17.0
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh South
|27.4
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|23.9
|1
|17.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh West
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|35.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|21.2
|1
|17.4
|1
|12.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|13.1
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| 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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh Central - 6 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 1997|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/28aa14fd-8434-4a56-b274-e155002d47b6/local_government_election_results_1997|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Peter Robinson*
|count1 = 2,783
|percentage = 55.30%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Carson*
|count1 = 854
|percentage = 16.97%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Norris*
|count1 = 61
|percentage = 1.21%
|count2 = 950.2
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Patrick Mitchell*
|count1 = 600
|percentage = 11.92%
|count2 = 623.56
|count3 = 626.96
|count4 = 644.3
|count5 = 966.3
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Dunn
|count1 = 87
|percentage = 1.73%
|count2 = 593.92
|count3 = 662.12
|count4 = 684.05
|count5 = 689.12
|count6 = 698.12
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = Grant Dillon*
|count1 = 267
|percentage = 5.30%
|count2 = 516.28
|count3 = 528.28
|count4 = 591.69
|count5 = 609.59
|count6 = 684.59
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Alwyn McClernon
|count1 = 23
|percentage = 0.46%
|count2 = 372.6
|count3 = 512.4
|count4 = 527.53
|count5 = 541.35
|count6 = 548.35
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Dominic Marsella
|count1 = 224
|percentage = 4.45%
|count2 = 225.52
|count3 = 225.52
|count4 = 225.69
|count5 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Ann Smith
|count1 = 134
|percentage = 2.66%
|count2 = 161.36
|count3 = 162.76
|count4 = 171.94
|count5 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh East - 7 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Iris Robinson*
|count1 = 2,787
|percentage = 46.08%
|count2 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Tommy Jeffers*
|count1 = 172
|percentage = 2.84%
|count2 = 799.52
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Sarah Cummings
|count1 = 672
|percentage = 11.11%
|count2 = 768.2
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = William Abraham*
|count1 = 607
|percentage = 10.04%
|count2 = 721.7
|count3 = 757.4
|count4 =
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|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Sandy Geddis*
|count1 = 160
|percentage = 2.65%
|count2 = 643.96
|count3 = 663.92
|count4 = 733.56
|count5 = 810.56
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Peter Osborne*
|count1 = 677
|percentage = 11.19%
|count2 = 709.56
|count3 = 721.3
|count4 = 728.48
|count5 = 757.18
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Kim Morton
|count1 = 73
|percentage = 1.21%
|count2 = 400.82
|count3 = 411.56
|count4 = 555.72
|count5 = 624.32
|count6 = 663.32
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Michael Long
|count1 = 466
|percentage = 7.71%
|count2 = 486.72
|count3 = 504.2
|count4 = 505.68
|count5 = 539.12
|count6 = 545.12
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Democratic Party
|candidate = Stephen McNally
|count1 = 303
|percentage = 5.01%
|count2 = 365.16
|count3 = 387.12
|count4 = 401.44
|count5 =
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Sarah Seddon
|count1 = 16
|percentage = 0.26%
|count2 = 246.14
|count3 = 248.88
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Brown
|count1 = 115
|percentage = 1.90%
|count2 = 130.54
|count3 =
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|count5 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh South - 5 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Beattie*
|count1 = 1,219
|percentage = 24.66%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Myreve Chambers*
|count1 = 1,146
|percentage = 23.18%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Arthur Hegney
|count1 = 864
|percentage = 17.48%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Michael Henderson
|count1 = 325
|percentage = 6.57%
|count2 = 681.4
|count3 = 705.2
|count4 = 862.2
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Geraldine Rice*
|count1 = 628
|percentage = 12.70%
|count2 = 634.27
|count3 = 639.31
|count4 = 675.55
|count5 = 697.4
|count6 = 714.45
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Margaret Marshall*
|count1 = 556
|percentage = 11.25%
|count2 = 564.91
|count3 = 569.67
|count4 = 647.48
|count5 = 664.53
|count6 = 685.43
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Andrew Ramsey
|count1 = 205
|percentage = 4.95%
|count2 = 224.8
|count3 = 505.36
|count4 =
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|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh West - 5 seats
|numcounts= 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = William Clulow*
|count1 = 952
|percentage = 19.80%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Sara Duncan
|count1 = 697
|percentage = 14.49%
|count2 = 700.45
|count3 = 816.45
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Mark Robinson
|count1 = 607
|percentage = 12.62%
|count2 = 698.5
|count3 = 701.5
|count4 = 815.5
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Cecil Hall
|count1 = 744
|percentage = 15.47%
|count2 = 759.15
|count3 = 763.3
|count4 = 777.85
|count5 = 781.3
|count6 = 788.5
|count7 = 1,024.5
|count8 =
|count9 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Rosaleen Hughes*
|count1 = 619
|percentage = 12.87%
|count2 = 619.3
|count3 = 625.3
|count4 = 626.45
|count5 = 631.85
|count6 = 631.85
|count7 = 631.85
|count8 = 637.85
|count9 = 659.6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel Johnston
|count1 = 367
|percentage = 7.63%
|count2 = 371.8
|count3 = 373.8
|count4 = 378.15
|count5 = 380.4
|count6 = 382
|count7 = 404.9
|count8 = 448.9
|count9 = 651.25
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Ernest Harper*
|count1 = 267
|percentage = 5.55%
|count2 = 279.6
|count3 = 281.75
|count4 = 289.15
|count5 = 291.55
|count6 = 294.15
|count7 = 313.5
|count8 = 418.5
|count9 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Marie Luney
|count1 = 274
|percentage = 5.70%
|count2 = 276.25
|count3 = 277.25
|count4 = 284.3
|count5 = 285.2
|count6 = 287.2
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Scott
|count1 = 142
|percentage = 2.95%
|count2 = 153.4
|count3 = 153.4
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Malcolm Gilmore
|count1 = 140
|percentage = 2.91%
|count2 = 140.3
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 9
|electorate = 11,140
|valid = 4,809 (43.17%)
|spoilt = 87
|quota = 802
|turnout = 4,896 (43.95%)
}}
References
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{{County Down elections}}
{{1997 United Kingdom local elections}}