# 1997 Belfast City Council election

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with Alliance holding the balance of power between unionists and nationalists. Alban Maginness from the SDLP became the first nationalist Lord Mayor.

## Election results

Belfast Local Election Result 1997 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Sinn Féin | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.5 | 27.6 | 29,379 | 4.9 |
| UUP | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25.5 | 20.1 | 21,404 | 1.9 |
| SDLP | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 16,653 | 0.3 |
| DUP | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 12,914 | 5.0 |
| Alliance | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 9,781 | 2.0 |
| PUP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 9,758 | 7.7 |
| Ulster Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2,532 | New |
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 955 | 1.5 |
| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,090 | New |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,015 | 1.8 |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 548 | 2.0 |
| NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 327 | 2.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 79 | 0.2 |
| Labour coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.6 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1997 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | PUP | PUP | UDP | UDP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Balmoral | 0.0 | 0 | 31.5 | 2 | 26.1 | 2 | 13.9 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Castle | 11.4 | 1 | 27.0 | 2 | 20.9 | 1 | 24.6 | 1 | 11.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Court | 0.0 | 0 | 27.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 32.8 | 1 | 12.9 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Laganbank | 15.1 | 1 | 25.1 | 2 | 27.4 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 12.2 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lower Falls | 79.7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Oldpark | 44.8 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 11.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Pottinger | 8.6 | 0 | 29.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 26.5 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Upper Falls | 68.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Victoria | 0.0 | 0 | 31.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 31.0 | 2 | 31.2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 27.6 | 13 | 20.1 | 13 | 15.6 | 7 | 12.1 | 7 | 9.2 | 6 | 9.2 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 51 |

## District results
### Balmoral

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP 1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Mary Crooks* | 20.49% | 2,329 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Carmel Hanna | 16.85% | 1,916 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Harry Smith* | 8.13% | 924 | 969.9 | 969.9 | 979.3 | 983.3 | 1,034.5 | 1,129.5 | 1,690.5 | | |
| | UUP | Bob Stoker | 8.35% | 949 | 1,070.5 | 1,070.5 | 1,083.9 | 1,088.2 | 1,169.2 | 1,448.9 | 1,550.8 | 1,936.8 | |
| | SDLP | Catherine Molloy | 9.21% | 1,047 | 1,048.2 | 1,310.55 | 1,328.55 | 1,415.2 | 1,422.5 | 1,423.65 | 1,424.25 | 1,426.65 | 1,430.65 |
| | Alliance | Tom Ekin | 8.54% | 971 | 986.3 | 994.4 | 1,017 | 1,086.05 | 1,099.35 | 1,119.95 | 1,127.15 | 1,227.55 | 1,305.55 |
| | Alliance | Philip McGarry* | 8.43% | 958 | 974.2 | 984.55 | 1,004.15 | 1,052.35 | 1,074.25 | 1,080.85 | 1,087.35 | 1,166.25 | 1,203.25 |
| | UUP | Gordon Lucy | 2.67% | 304 | 688.6 | 688.6 | 719.3 | 723.2 | 763.2 | 848.5 | 908.9 | | |
| | DUP | Joan Parkes | 5.75% | 654 | 712.5 | 712.5 | 719 | 721 | 779.9 | 804.5 | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Heather Calvert | 4.57% | 520 | 534.1 | 534.25 | 535.55 | 549.15 | 662.05 | | | | |
| | PUP | Gordon McCrea | 3.49% | 397 | 415 | 415 | 422 | 433 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Nuala Bradley | 2.08% | 236 | 238.4 | 241.7 | 267.75 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mary Ringland | 0.81% | 92 | 95.3 | 95.75 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Hubert Mullan | 0.62% | 71 | 80 | 80.15 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,826 Valid: 11,368 (49.80%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,625 Turnout: 11,613 (50.88%) ||||||||||||||

### Castle

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP, Independent Unionist joins UUP
Castle - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | Nigel Dodds* | 17.41% | 2,081 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Alban Maginness* | 14.90% | 1,781 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Campbell | 11.86% | 1,417 | 1,420.06 | 1,423.46 | 1,518.18 | 1,527.68 | 1,917.68 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Danny Lavery | 11.40% | 1,362 | 1,362.18 | 1,368.38 | 1,397.74 | 1,397.92 | 1,616.08 | 1,619.28 | 1,715.28 |
| | UUP | David Browne* | 9.49% | 1,134 | 1,169.1 | 1,169.18 | 1,192.54 | 1,300.26 | 1,301.62 | 1,633.3 | 1,638.3 |
| | UUP | Nelson McCausland* | 8.91% | 1,065 | 1,114.86 | 1,114.9 | 1,124.26 | 1,253.26 | 1,256.62 | 1,456.04 | 1,462.04 |
| | UUP | John Carson* | 8.58% | 1,025 | 1,060.28 | 1,060.52 | 1,073.52 | 1,169.38 | 1,192.62 | 1,390.04 | 1,430.04 |
| | PUP | Jim Crothers | 6.51% | 778 | 797.8 | 797.8 | 821.2 | 911.18 | 920.46 | | |
| | SDLP | Jonathan Stevenson* | 6.02% | 720 | 720 | 777.92 | 832.48 | 832.48 | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Ferris | 0.71% | 85 | 304.96 | 304.96 | 309.14 | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Raymond Gilliland | 1.81% | 216 | 220.14 | 220.14 | 224.32 | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Eileen Calder | 1.25% | 149 | 150.08 | 151.12 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Alan Warren | 0.61% | 73 | 73 | 73.24 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Paul Treanor | 0.44% | 53 | 53.18 | 53.9 | | | | | |
| | Ulster Independence | Norman McClelland | 0.01% | 8 | 8.18 | 8.18 | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Andrea Gribben | 0.01% | 5 | 5 | 5.04 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,949 Valid: 11,952 (54.45%) Spoilt: 288 Quota: 1,708 Turnout: 12,240 (55.77%) ||||||||||||

### Court

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP 1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 32.83% | 3,070 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Eric Smyth* | 16.82% | 1,573 | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Frank McCoubrey | 12.83% | 1,200 | 1,545.28 | 1,552.32 | 1,553.48 | 1,581.48 | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain* | 11.21% | 1,048 | 1,240.92 | 1,248.52 | 1,249.78 | 1,297.29 | 1,326.32 | 1,369.48 | 1,699.48 |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 8.56% | 800 | 1,039.2 | 1,053.28 | 1,054.7 | 1,088.81 | 1,121.22 | 1,184.77 | 1,362.25 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joseph Coggle* | 4.35% | 407 | 755.92 | 763.04 | 764.22 | 838.38 | 868.22 | 936.49 | 1,084.08 |
| | UUP | Glenn Bradley | 5.49% | 513 | 617 | 627.6 | 628.27 | 662.05 | 679.85 | 839.12 | |
| | UUP | Denis Robinson | 2.53% | 237 | 349.84 | 350.84 | 351.62 | 372.7 | 405.17 | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Linda Walker | 1.60% | 150 | 208.76 | 308.52 | 309.02 | 325.22 | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Ferris | 2.22% | 208 | 291.72 | 296.76 | 303.48 | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Roberts | 1.54% | 144 | 165.32 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,089 Valid: 9,350 (54.71%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 1,559 Turnout: 9,593 (56.14%) ||||||||||||

### Laganbank

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Laganbank - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Alasdair McDonnell* | 17.59% | 1,614 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Clarke* | 14.57% | 1,337 | 1,339 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,554 | | |
| | UUP | Michael McGimpsey* | 10.53% | 966 | 966 | 974 | 974.1 | 1,141.1 | 1,158.2 | 1,594.2 |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean Hayes | 15.13% | 1,388 | 1,388 | 1,402 | 1,408.25 | 1,408.25 | 1,456.4 | 1,461.45 |
| | Alliance | Steve McBride* | 12.18% | 1,118 | 1,120 | 1,186 | 1,192.4 | 1,198.4 | 1,399.2 | 1,458.25 |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Reilly* | 9.83% | 902 | 906 | 957 | 1,018.05 | 1,018.05 | 1,148.5 | 1,166.5 |
| | PUP | Ernie Purvis | 7.02% | 644 | 645 | 659 | 659.35 | 716.35 | 744.35 | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Annie Campbell | 4.42% | 406 | 413 | 484 | 486.95 | 488.95 | | |
| | DUP | Jim Kirkpatrick* | 5.15% | 473 | 475 | 477 | 477.05 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Paddy Lynn | 1.74% | 160 | 161 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Andrew Frew | 1.50% | 138 | 145 | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | James Anderson | 0.02% | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Vincent McKenna | 0.01% | 12 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,797 Valid: 9,176 (46.35%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 1,530 Turnout: 9,419 (47.58%) |||||||||||

### Lower Falls

1993: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1993-1997 Change: No change
Lower Falls - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann* | 19.65% | 2,420 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sean McKnight | 18.56% | 2,286 | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Walsh | 14.32% | 1,764 | 1,775.4 | 2,248.7 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom Hartley* | 16.42% | 2,022 | 2,047.05 | 2,061.05 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Marie Moore* | 14.70% | 1,810 | 1,822.15 | 1,829.15 | 2,033.65 |
| | Sinn Féin | Janice Austin | 10.34% | 1,274 | 1,581.35 | 1,606.25 | 1,625.75 |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 3.80% | 468 | 468.75 | | |
| | SDLP | Mary White | 1.84% | 227 | 227.9 | | |
| | Alliance | Keith Jacques | 0.37% | 45 | 45.3 | | |
| Electorate: 19,372 Valid: 12,316 (63.58%) Spoilt: 390 Quota: 2,053 Turnout: 12,706 (65.59%) ||||||||

### Oldpark

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP 1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP
Oldpark - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Conlon | 16.40% | 2,317 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Bobby Lavery* | 15.79% | 2,230 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paddy McManus* | 12.55% | 1,773 | 2,034 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Morgan* | 13.74% | 1,941 | 1,949.28 | 2,082.12 | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Billy Hutchinson | 11.20% | 1,582 | 1,582.12 | 1,583.2 | 1,583.36 | 1,592.36 | 1,613.36 | 1,658.9 | 1,879.9 | 1,924.84 | 2,070.84 |
| | UUP | Fred Proctor* | 9.32% | 1,316 | 1,316 | 1,316 | 1,316 | 1,316 | 1,340 | 1,361 | 1,431 | 1,447.8 | 1,675.8 |
| | UUP | Fred Rodgers* | 8.13% | 986 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 1,004 | 1,031 | 1,082 | 1,096.83 | 1,397.69 |
| | DUP | David Smylie | 4.66% | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 674 | 737 | 743.86 | |
| | SDLP | Dympna O'Hara | 2.58% | 365 | 366.92 | 402.83 | 462.51 | 505.35 | 561.57 | 645.27 | 646.27 | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Paddy Bird | 3.02% | 427 | 427 | 427.27 | 427.27 | 429.39 | 434.39 | 451.39 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Peter Emerson | 1.73% | 245 | 246.8 | 273.8 | 275.08 | 286.56 | 333.72 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Mark Long | 1.25% | 177 | 177.36 | 179.79 | 181.23 | 198.47 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Steven Doran | 0.77% | 109 | 110.92 | 119.83 | 120.31 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,054 Valid: 14,127 (56.39%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 2,019 Turnout: 14,585 (58.21%) ||||||||||||||

### Pottinger

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance 1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from DUP
Pottinger - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | UUP | Reg Empey* | 20.32% | 2,309 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Sammy Wilson* | 19.94% | 2,265 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | David Ervine | 18.57% | 2,110 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Margaret Clarke | 6.76% | 768 | 1,265.55 | 1,309.63 | 1,340.83 | 1,345 | 1,347.62 | 1,358.2 | 1,385.31 | 1,387.1 | 1,625.38 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Cleland* | 5.33% | 605 | 636.62 | 822.22 | 847.18 | 852.58 | 852.58 | 856.87 | 889.14 | 889.43 | 928.08 | 1,324.88 | 1,536.14 |
| | Alliance | Mervyn Jones* | 7.66% | 870 | 886.74 | 892.83 | 906.51 | 913.8 | 937.04 | 1,004.94 | 1,013.63 | 1,218.16 | 1,237.87 | 1,241.33 | 1,306.26 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dominic Corr | 8.61% | 978 | 978 | 978 | 978 | 978 | 992 | 996 | 996 | 1,100.29 | 1,100.29 | 1,100.29 | 1,102.25 |
| | PUP | Alexander Gordon | 2.31% | 262 | 281.84 | 298.37 | 615.65 | 622.49 | 625.97 | 641.61 | 692.25 | 699.49 | 723.33 | 763.61 | |
| | DUP | Frank Leslie | 1.25% | 142 | 160.91 | 487.45 | 504.49 | 506.78 | 506.78 | 510.91 | 545.02 | 546.02 | 567.76 | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Blair* | 2.21% | 251 | 320.75 | 338.73 | 356.49 | 360.07 | 372.31 | 377.1 | 395.04 | 398.35 | | | |
| | SDLP | Marga Foley | 2.72% | 309 | 310.55 | 311.42 | 312.14 | 315.14 | 349.14 | 384.38 | 384.38 | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Robert Girvan | 1.49% | 169 | 188.53 | 210.57 | 255.69 | 263.55 | 267.03 | 271.03 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Pearl Sagar | 1.31% | 149 | 151.48 | 153.22 | 160.66 | 173.95 | 182.43 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joseph Bell | 1.01% | 115 | 115.62 | 115.91 | 118.79 | 124.34 | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Independence | Josephine Challis | 0.18% | 21 | 23.48 | 24.93 | 26.13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Coalition | Sean McGouran | 0.17% | 19 | 19 | 20.45 | 20.69 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | David Collins | 0.17% | 19 | 19.31 | 19.6 | 19.84 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,854 Valid: 12,968 (59.34%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%) ||||||||||||||||

### Upper Falls

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Upper Falls - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Alex Attwood* | 20.42% | 2,855 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey* | 20.08% | 2,807 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Browne | 18.45% | 2,580 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Livingstone | 17.12% | 2,394 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Chrissie McAuley | 12.43% | 1,738 | 1,754.02 | 2,181.23 | 2,401.37 |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley* | 4.26% | 596 | 982.82 | 998.63 | 1,003.22 |
| | SDLP | Stephen McGowan | 4.41% | 616 | 707.98 | 719.54 | 721.7 |
| | DUP | David McNerlin | 1.44% | 201 | 201 | 201.17 | 201.26 |
| | Workers' Party | James McAllister | 0.79% | 110 | 113.96 | 117.7 | 119.23 |
| | Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 0.61% | 85 | 91.3 | 93.34 | 93.61 |
| Electorate: 22,561 Valid: 13,982 (61.97%) Spoilt: 345 Quota: 2,331 Turnout: 14,327 (63.50%) ||||||||

### Victoria

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP
Victoria - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Alliance | David Alderdice | 18.87% | 2,419 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Adamson* | 18.46% | 2,367 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Danny Dow* | 7.99% | 1,024 | 1,609.14 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Rodgers* | 11.76% | 1,508 | 1,532.14 | 1,921.58 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wallace Browne* | 11.58% | 1,485 | 1,498.94 | 1,564.54 | 1,569.22 | 1,590.52 | 1,747.52 | | | |
| | DUP | Robin Newton* | 8.08% | 1,036 | 1,044.5 | 1,052.82 | 1,055.94 | 1,070.52 | 1,336.04 | 1,477.94 | 1,522.22 | 1,658.22 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alan Crowe | 4.05% | 519 | 544.16 | 710.24 | 736.5 | 803.68 | 831.18 | 1,023.4 | 1,237.5 | 1,242.5 |
| | PUP | John McQuillan | 7.14% | 915 | 924.86 | 937.98 | 940.32 | 956.96 | 1,001.88 | 1,040.16 | 1,149.92 | 1,151.92 |
| | Alliance | Glyn Roberts | 4.31% | 553 | 675.74 | 698.78 | 702.94 | 761.48 | 771.26 | 842.62 | | |
| | UUP | Peter Weir | 1.50% | 192 | 196.76 | 245.72 | 509.88 | 569.64 | 582.76 | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret McKenzie | 4.08% | 523 | 524.36 | 533 | 535.08 | 558.74 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Lesley Donaldson | 2.00% | 256 | 270.96 | 293.04 | 295.9 | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Thomas Mullins | 0.19% | 25 | 27.38 | 27.7 | 27.96 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,936 Valid: 12,822 (44.31%) Spoilt: 351 Quota: 1,603 Turnout: 13,173 (45.52%) |||||||||||||