# 1997 Limavady Borough Council election

Elections to Limavady 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.
There was no change from the prior election.

## Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1997 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 40.3 | 5,279 | 0.0 |
| UUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 5,036 | 1.4 |
| DUP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 1,447 | 0.3 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 1,244 | 0.5 |
| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 88 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1997 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Bellarena | 53.1 | 3 | 36.6 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Benbradagh | 34.8 | 2 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Limavady Town | 33.1 | 2 | 43.1 | 2 | 21.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 40.3 | 7 | 38.5 | 6 | 11.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 15 |

## District results
### Bellarena

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP 1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: No change
Bellarena - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Stanley Gault* | 19.14% | 839 | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Carten | 18.57% | 814 | | |
| | SDLP | Arthur Doherty* | 18.21% | 798 | | |
| | UUP | Robert Grant* | 17.45% | 765 | | |
| | SDLP | John McKinney* | 16.29% | 714 | 714.7 | 793.1 |
| | DUP | Robert Glass | 10.34% | 453 | 556.18 | 556.48 |
| Electorate: 6,868 Valid: 4,383 (63.82%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 731 Turnout: 4,425 (64.43%) |||||||

### Benbradagh

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1993-1997 Change: No change
Benbradagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | UUP | Boyd Douglas | 25.65% | 1,072 | | |
| | SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 24.23% | 1,013 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane | 20.96% | 876 | | |
| | UUP | Max Gault* | 9.78% | 409 | 777.55 | |
| | SDLP | Gerard Lynch* | 10.57% | 442 | 443.05 | 739.06 |
| | Sinn Féin | Eddie-Jo Lynn | 8.80% | 368 | 368 | 384.5 |
| Electorate: 6,447 Valid: 4,180 (64.84%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 697 Turnout: 4,256 (66.02%) |||||||

### Limavady Town

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1993-1997 Change: No change
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 18.47% | 837 | |
| | SDLP | Desmond Lowry* | 16.75% | 759 | |
| | UUP | Ronald Cartwright* | 16.09% | 729 | 800 |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 16.29% | 738 | 782 |
| | SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 16.31% | 739 | 779 |
| | UUP | Norman Reynolds | 10.68% | 484 | 549 |
| | DUP | Victor Wilson | 3.47% | 157 | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Paula Taylor | 1.94% | 88 | |
| Electorate: 7,113 Valid: 4,531 (63.70%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 756 Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%) ||||||