# 1997 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.

## Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1997 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45.5 | 43.4 | 8,239 | 7.0 |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 4,401 | 1.4 |
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 16.3 | 3,091 | 3.6 |
| Alliance | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 1,738 | 2.6 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 909 | 2.8 |
| Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 530 | 2.8 |
| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 58 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1997 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Bann | 47.2 | 3 | 19.4 | 1 | 30.9 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Coleraine Central | 49.9 | 3 | 24.2 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 10.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Coleraine East | 32.6 | 2 | 37.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 17.7 | 0 | 5 |
| The Skerries | 39.3 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 14.9 | 1 | 18.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 43.4 | 10 | 23.2 | 5 | 16.3 | 3 | 9.2 | 3 | 7.9 | 1 | 22 |

## District results
### Bann

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1993-1997 Change: No change
Bann - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | John Dallat* | 20.31% | 1,234 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Olive Church* | 16.84% | 1,023 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Watt* | 16.29% | 990 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eamon Mullan | 10.57% | 642 | 990.6 | | | | |
| | UUP | William King* | 14.07% | 855 | 856.8 | 963.75 | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Bolton* | 10.83% | 658 | 659.2 | 685.75 | 708.25 | 716.05 | 785.07 |
| | DUP | James McCloskey | 8.59% | 522 | 524.1 | 533.7 | 554 | 566 | 613.09 |
| | Alliance | Ian McEwan | 2.50% | 152 | 157.4 | 161 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,982 Valid: 6,076 (60.87%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 869 Turnout: 6,188 (61.99%) ||||||||||

### Coleraine Central

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 1993-1997 Change: No change
Coleraine Central - 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 |
| | UUP | David McClarty* | 24.94% | 1,255 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McClure* | 18.70% | 941 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerry McLaughlin* | 14.49% | 729 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Barbour | 10.51% | 529 | 702.8 | 714.8 | 724.8 | | | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Johnston* | 8.70% | 438 | 627.64 | 644.68 | 668.92 | 871.92 | | | |
| | Alliance | Eamon O'Hara | 5.96% | 300 | 327.72 | 328.2 | 542.36 | 591.44 | 631.44 | 640.48 | 644.32 |
| | DUP | Marie McAllister* | 5.50% | 277 | 324.96 | 498.24 | 502.92 | 555.72 | 639.72 | 640 | 641.92 |
| | UUP | Daniel Christie | 5.78% | 291 | 367.56 | 378.36 | 389.24 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Yvonne Boyle | 4.25% | 214 | 226.76 | 227.48 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Avril Watson | 1.15% | 58 | 63.76 | 64.68 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,971 Valid: 5,032 (45.87%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 719 Turnout: 5,107 (46.55%) ||||||||||||

### Coleraine East

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Coleraine East - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Maurice Bradley | 24.21% | 833 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Black* | 17.61% | 606 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Creelman* | 13.48% | 464 | 658.06 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert McPherson | 10.32% | 355 | 366.16 | 389.74 | 413.1 | 513.38 | 554.12 | 572.32 |
| | Alliance | William Mathews* | 12.00% | 413 | 416.72 | 419.42 | 456.42 | 462.42 | 497.02 | 499.47 |
| | Ind. Unionist | David Gilmour* | 8.22% | 283 | 303.77 | 329.87 | 360.59 | 391.64 | 474.71 | 480.81 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Martin Hunter | 5.84% | 201 | 214.33 | 229.81 | 234.99 | 259.69 | | |
| | UUP | Gary Wolfe | 4.68% | 161 | 168.44 | 179.06 | 191.37 | | | |
| | Independent | Trevor Cooke | 3.63% | 125 | 126.55 | 128.17 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,639 Valid: 3,441 (39.83%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 574 Turnout: 3,510 (40.63%) |||||||||||

### The Skerries

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP
The Skerries - 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 |
| | UUP | Pauline Armitage* | 19.04% | 841 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Christine Alexander | 17.75% | 784 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Hillis* | 10.64% | 470 | 477 | 534.6 | 543.12 | 570.26 | 586.4 | 876.4 | |
| | DUP | Robert Stewart* | 10.12% | 447 | 450 | 453.84 | 457.68 | 662.52 | 666.06 | 786.06 | |
| | Alliance | Barbara Dempsey | 8.13% | 359 | 362 | 368.84 | 379.04 | 383.34 | 603.66 | 625.92 | 672.92 |
| | SDLP | Patricia Farren | 11.00% | 486 | 486 | 486.24 | 492.36 | 493.48 | 537.5 | 539.8 | 540.8 |
| | UUP | Samuel Kane* | 9.62% | 425 | 444 | 462.6 | 468.36 | 489.08 | 501.44 | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McGowan* | 6.79% | 300 | 300 | 304.68 | 308.76 | 309.76 | | | |
| | DUP | James Milliken | 5.86% | 259 | 264 | 268.68 | 271.02 | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Thomas Mackay | 1.04% | 46 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,975 Valid: 4,417 (49.21%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 737 Turnout: 4,509 (50.24%) ||||||||||||