1997 North Down 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 North Down Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1993 North Down Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1993
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1997|05|21|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2001 North Down Borough Council election
| next_year = 2001
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 25 seats to North Down Borough Council
| majority_seats = 13
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats1 = 6
| seat_change1 = {{nochange}} 0
| party2 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1
| party3 = UK Unionist Party
| seats3 = 3
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 3
| party4 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats4 = 2
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1
| party5 = Northern Ireland Conservatives
| seats5 = 2
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 2
| party6 = Progressive Unionist Party
| seats6 = 2
| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 2
| party7 = Independent (politician)
| seats7 = 2
| seat_change7 = {{nochange}} 0
| party8 = Independent Unionist
| seats8 = 2
| seat_change8 = {{decrease}} 1
| party9 = Ulster Popular Unionist Party
| seats9 = 0
| seat_change9 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image =
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| map_alt =
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| map_caption = Party with the most votes by district.
}}
Elections to North Down 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 25 councillors.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = North Down Borough Council Election Result 1997{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgnorthdown.htm|title=North Down Council Elections 1997-2011|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 6
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 24.0
|votes % = 22.4
|votes = 4,216
|plus/minus = {{increase}}3.7
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 6
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 24.0
|votes % = 22.1
|votes = 4,152
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}3
|seats % = 12.0
|votes % = 9.3
|votes = 1,798
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent Unionist
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 8.0
|votes % = 12.5
|votes = 2,349
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 2
|gain = 1
|loss = 1
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 8.0
|votes % = 12.1
|votes = 2,284
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 2
|gain = 1
|loss = 2
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 8.0
|votes % = 9.4
|votes = 1,762
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}6.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|net = {{decrease}}2
|seats % = 8.0
|votes % = 8.6
|votes = 1,372
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}3.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 8.0
|votes % = 4.2
|votes = 783
|plus/minus = {{increase}}4.2
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Democratic Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.6
|votes = 131
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 1997
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!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|UK Unionist Party}}" | UKUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Northern Ireland Conservatives}}" | Conservative
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Abbey
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|20.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|1
|16.5
|1
|16.5
|1
|12.0
|1
|15.2
|1
|8.7
|1
|10.5
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"| Ballyholme and Groomsport
|21.2
|2
|20.8
|1
|7.8
|1
|6.5
|0
|8.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|34.9
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2
|7
|-
|align="left"|Bangor West
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|25.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|21.0
|2
|9.5
|1
|9.3
|0
|2.1
|0
|8.2
|1
|24.8
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Holywood
|22.3
|1
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|31.0
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2
|4.1
|0
|10.8
|1
|4.3
|0
|0.0
|0
|27.5
|1
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|22.4
|6
|22.1
|6
|9.3
|3
|9.4
|2
|7.3
|2
|4.2
|2
|25.3
|4
|25
|-
|}
Districts results
=Abbey=
1993: 2 x UPUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Conservative
1997: 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1993-1997 Change: UKUP and PUP gain from UPUP (two seats)
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Abbey - 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= 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Stephen Farry*
|count1 = 650
|percentage = 16.53%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = Valerie Kinghan*
|count1 = 650
|percentage = 16.53%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Ann Thompson*
|count1 = 597
|percentage = 15.18%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ivy Cooling*
|count1 = 471
|percentage = 11.98%
|count2 = 474.06
|count3 = 498.42
|count4 = 503.7
|count5 = 528.44
|count6 = 610.44
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Roberta Dunlop
|count1 = 482
|percentage = 12.26%
|count2 = 495.86
|count3 = 516.58
|count4 = 525.1
|count5 = 532.24
|count6 = 587.24
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Stewart Currie
|count1 = 344
|percentage = 8.75%
|count2 = 352.46
|count3 = 357.92
|count4 = 359.9
|count5 = 417.26
|count6 = 483.96
|count7 = 505.96
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Karl McLean
|count1 = 328
|percentage = 8.34%
|count2 = 339.34
|count3 = 354.74
|count4 = 363.44
|count5 = 386.52
|count6 = 446.3
|count7 = 465.3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Cecil Braniff*
|count1 = 165
|percentage = 4.20%
|count2 = 176.7
|count3 = 186.78
|count4 = 190.08
|count5 = 198.42
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William Gordon
|count1 = 115
|percentage = 2.92%
|count2 = 147.58
|count3 = 151.36
|count4 = 152.8
|count5 = 155.66
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Democratic Party
|candidate = Richard McCullough
|count1 = 131
|percentage = 3.33%
|count2 = 134.06
|count3 = 137.84
|count4 = 138.92
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 13,415
|valid = 3,933 (29.32%)
|spoilt = 93
|quota = 562
|turnout = 4,026 (30.01%)
}}
=Ballyholme and Groomsport=
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP
1993-1997 Change: UKUP gain from DUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats
|numcounts= 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Alan Chambers*
|count1 = 1,218
|percentage = 21.59%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Marsden Fitzsimons*
|count1 = 770
|percentage = 13.65%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Leslie Cree*
|count1 = 755
|percentage = 13.38%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Austen Lennon*
|count1 = 739
|percentage = 13.10%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = Elizabeth Roche
|count1 = 440
|percentage = 7.80%
|count2 = 516.93
|count3 = 517.89
|count4 = 519.39
|count5 = 523.74
|count6 = 534.44
|count7 = 556.02
|count8 = 714.7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian Henry*
|count1 = 178
|percentage = 3.16%
|count2 = 232.39
|count3 = 234.15
|count4 = 240.69
|count5 = 242.89
|count6 = 338.96
|count7 = 515.62
|count8 = 709.27
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Bruce Mulligan*
|count1 = 498
|percentage = 8.83%
|count2 = 568.56
|count3 = 572.96
|count4 = 575.96
|count5 = 580.11
|count6 = 601.74
|count7 = 618.19
|count8 = 652.24
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Gavin Walker
|count1 = 406
|percentage = 7.20%
|count2 = 479.99
|count3 = 529.75
|count4 = 530.83
|count5 = 532.13
|count6 = 546.44
|count7 = 557.33
|count8 = 564.49
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Marie Cree
|count1 = 375
|percentage = 6.65%
|count2 = 464.67
|count3 = 465.23
|count4 = 470.15
|count5 = 472.3
|count6 = 485.14
|count7 = 502.06
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ronald Dorrian
|count1 = 106
|percentage = 1.88%
|count2 = 193.71
|count3 = 194.99
|count4 = 218.39
|count5 = 220.89
|count6 = 272.64
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = James Kingan
|count1 = 156
|percentage = 2.77%
|count2 = 209.9
|count3 = 211.02
|count4 = 214.5
|count5 = 217.45
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 16,947
|valid = 5,641 (33.29%)
|spoilt = 99
|quota = 706
|turnout = 5,740 (33.87%)
}}
=Bangor West=
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1993-1997 Change: UKUP, PUP and Independent gain from DUP, Conservative and Independent Unionist
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Bangor West - 7 seats
|numcounts= 12
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brian Wilson*
|count1 = 1,090
|percentage = 20.32%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Roy Bradford*
|count1 = 699
|percentage = 13.03%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Eileen Bell*
|count1 = 662
|percentage = 12.34%
|count2 = 700.61
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Anne Wilson
|count1 = 387
|percentage = 7.21%
|count2 = 661.56
|count3 = 668.73
|count4 = 679.23
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Marion Smith
|count1 = 459
|percentage = 8.56%
|count2 = 480.45
|count3 = 481.45
|count4 = 481.45
|count5 = 485.97
|count6 = 490.95
|count7 = 510.32
|count8 = 517.18
|count9 = 657.86
|count10= 788.86
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = William Keery
|count1 = 509
|percentage = 9.49%
|count2 = 528.11
|count3 = 528.11
|count4 = 529.01
|count5 = 530.89
|count6 = 536.61
|count7 = 550.73
|count8 = 564.2
|count9 = 585.85
|count10= 640.36
|count11= 662.36
|count12= 663.86
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Ernest Steele
|count1 = 439
|percentage = 8.18%
|count2 = 444.46
|count3 = 444.46
|count4 = 444.76
|count5 = 445.4
|count6 = 451.08
|count7 = 458.42
|count8 = 468.42
|count9 = 480.74
|count10= 502.9
|count11= 527.9
|count12= 530.3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Gordon
|count1 = 308
|percentage = 5.74%
|count2 = 310.73
|count3 = 311.73
|count4 = 311.73
|count5 = 312.89
|count6 = 312.89
|count7 = 317.28
|count8 = 466.96
|count9 = 490.35
|count10= 508.76
|count11= 523.76
|count12= 523.76
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Unionist
|candidate = Ian Sinclair*
|count1 = 227
|percentage = 4.23%
|count2 = 246.11
|count3 = 246.5
|count4 = 247.1
|count5 = 247.62
|count6 = 268.22
|count7 = 300.12
|count8 = 304.2
|count9 = 324.05
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Royston Davies
|count1 = 190
|percentage = 3.54%
|count2 = 201.7
|count3 = 202.7
|count4 = 203
|count5 = 220.32
|count6 = 229.5
|count7 = 246.48
|count8 = 249.48
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Graham
|count1 = 191
|percentage = 3.56%
|count2 = 195.68
|count3 = 196.07
|count4 = 196.07
|count5 = 196.47
|count6 = 196.77
|count7 = 197.77
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Julian Robertson
|count1 = 112
|percentage = 2.09%
|count2 = 116.68
|count3 = 118.07
|count4 = 118.37
|count5 = 119.05
|count6 = 125.03
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Derek Bell
|count1 = 76
|percentage = 1.42%
|count2 = 85.75
|count3 = 87.75
|count4 = 103.65
|count5 = 103.93
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert Mooney
|count1 = 15
|percentage = 0.28%
|count2 = 18.12
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 12
|electorate = 15,442
|valid = 5,364 (34.74%)
|spoilt = 116
|quota = 671
|turnout = 5,480 (35.49%)
}}
=Holywood=
1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Conservative
1997: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1993-1997 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from Conservative and Independent
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Holywood - 5 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ellie McKay*
|count1 = 863
|percentage = 22.31%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Susan O'Brien*
|count1 = 767
|percentage = 19.82%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dennis Ogborn*
|count1 = 545
|percentage = 14.09%
|count2 = 594.66
|count3 = 608.26
|count4 = 630.3
|count5 = 677.5
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Gordon Dunne
|count1 = 417
|percentage = 10.78%
|count2 = 474.72
|count3 = 477.12
|count4 = 570.44
|count5 = 644.08
|count6 = 694.08
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Richard Good
|count1 = 434
|percentage = 11.22%
|count2 = 449.08
|count3 = 544.92
|count4 = 560.42
|count5 = 607.8
|count6 = 643.48
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James White*
|count1 = 279
|percentage = 7.21%
|count2 = 297.2
|count3 = 300.4
|count4 = 309.18
|count5 = 317.72
|count6 = 442.62
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bobby Irvine
|count1 = 240
|percentage = 6.20%
|count2 = 248.58
|count3 = 251.3
|count4 = 259.3
|count5 = 274.38
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Jennifer Cumming
|count1 = 165
|percentage = 4.26%
|count2 = 199.58
|count3 = 201.5
|count4 = 233.88
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = Jeffrey Dudgeon
|count1 = 159
|percentage = 4.11%
|count2 = 187.6
|count3 = 188.24
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,434
|valid = 3,869 (37.08%)
|spoilt = 52
|quota = 645
|turnout = 3,921 (37.58%)
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{County Down elections}}
{{1997 United Kingdom local elections}}