See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997.
Election Name: | 1997 Banbridge District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1993 Banbridge District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2001 Banbridge District Council election |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Seats For Election: | All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council |
Majority Seats: | 9 |
Party1: | Ulster Unionist Party |
Seats1: | 9 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Party2: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Party3: | Democratic Unionist Party |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Party4: | Independent Nationalist |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Party5: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Elections to Banbridge District 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.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change