# 1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

## Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1997 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Alliance | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29.4 | 27.4 | 3,520 | 4.8 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.5 | 21.6 | 2,330 | 2.4 |
| DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 2,160 | 1.5 |
| Ind. Unionist | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 1,918 | 9.7 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 854 | 0.6 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 565 | 3.5 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1997 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Carrick Castle | 28.8 | 1 | 16.9 | 1 | 22.7 | 1 | 31.6 | 2 | 5 |
| Kilroot | 25.5 | 2 | 17.2 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 42.8 | 2 | 6 |
| Knockagh Monument | 28.6 | 2 | 30.0 | 2 | 24.3 | 1 | 17.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 27.4 | 5 | 21.6 | 4 | 20.0 | 3 | 31.0 | 5 | 17 |

## Districts results
### Carrick Castle

1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from Alliance
Carrick Castle - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Sean Neeson* | 26.87% | 741 | | | | | |
| | DUP | David Hilditch* | 22.70% | 626 | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Hamilton* | 17.91% | 494 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel McCamley* | 16.90% | 466 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Wady | 8.45% | 233 | 266.18 | 305.13 | 320.13 | 320.79 | 398.87 |
| | Alliance | Arthur McQuitty* | 1.96% | 54 | 274.92 | 291.32 | 294.12 | 294.97 | 332.75 |
| | PUP | Samuel Stewart | 5.22% | 144 | 169.2 | 277.44 | 291.44 | 293.09 | |
| Electorate: 6,744 Valid: 2,758 (40.90%) Spoilt: 56 Quota: 460 Turnout: 2,814 (41.73%) ||||||||||

### Kilroot

1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist 1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1993-1997 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionists leave UUP and Conservatives
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Ind. Unionist | James Brown* | 21.31% | 908 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Samuel Crowe* | 12.98% | 553 | 633.28 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 13.00% | 554 | 571.64 | 593.36 | 595.76 | 613.76 | | |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe | 8.38% | 357 | 392.28 | 402.64 | 404.08 | 462.96 | 679.96 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Cavan | 12.46% | 531 | 553.68 | 570.76 | 572.8 | 590 | 605.8 | 608.92 |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson | 8.71% | 371 | 418.52 | 428.68 | 435.76 | 482.64 | 511.64 | 547 |
| | UUP | Colin McAuley | 8.50% | 362 | 389 | 404.16 | 407.76 | 445 | 482.16 | 513.88 |
| | DUP | Desmond Robinson | 6.13% | 261 | 286.92 | 298.36 | 301.72 | 351.24 | | |
| | PUP | Billy Donaldson | 5.56% | 237 | 258.96 | 284.12 | 287.12 | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Dixon | 2.98% | 127 | 139.96 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,234 Valid: 4,261 (41.64%) Spoilt: 56 Quota: 609 Turnout: 4,317 (42.18%) |||||||||||

### Knockagh Monument

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 1993-1997 Change: No change
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 23.03% | 867 | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Creighton | 20.03% | 754 | | | |
| | DUP | May Beattie | 15.41% | 580 | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph Reid* | 10.02% | 377 | 392.99 | 544.95 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 12.14% | 457 | 486.25 | 507.71 | 552.71 |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath* | 5.55% | 209 | 479.66 | 488.36 | 514.45 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 8.93% | 336 | 342.63 | 364.96 | 425.38 |
| | PUP | Carolyn Howarth | 4.89% | 184 | 189.85 | 196.81 | |
| Electorate: 9,549 Valid: 3,764 (39.42%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 538 Turnout: 3,829 (40.10%) ||||||||