1997 Northern Ireland local elections

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom.

1997 Northern Ireland local elections
21 May 1997
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Trimble John Hume Ian Paisley
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 185 120 91
Seat change 12 7 12
Popular vote 175,036 130,387 99,651
Percentage 28.1% 21.0% 16.0%
Swing 1.2% 0.7% 1.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 74 41 23
Seat change 23 3 3
Popular vote 106,934 41,952 23,695
Percentage 17.2% 6.7% 3.8%
Swing 4.9% 0.9% 0.3%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
Elections
Members
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1982
  • 1996
See also
  • Other countries
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