See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997.
Election Name: | 1997 Omagh District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1993 Omagh District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2001 Omagh District Council election |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Seats For Election: | All 21 seats to Omagh District Council |
Majority Seats: | 11 |
Party1: | Sinn Féin |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seat Change1: | 0 |
Party2: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Party3: | Ulster Unionist Party |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Party4: | Democratic Unionist Party |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Party5: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Party6: | Labour Coalition |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Party7: | Independent Labour |
Seats7: | 0 |
Seat Change7: | 1 |
Party8: | Independent Nationalist |
Seats8: | 0 |
Seat Change8: | 1 |
Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Labour!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour Coalition
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Labour
1993-1997 Change: Independent Labour joins Labour Coalition
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change