1997 Fermanagh District Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
1997 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors .
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1997 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
UUP
Sinn Féin
SDLP
DUP
Others
Enniskillen
47.2
3
16.8
1
15.3
1
9.5
1
11.2
1
7
Erne East
36.3
2
32.8
2
15.3
1
4.5
0
11.1
1
6
Erne North
45.6
2
12.0
1
24.1
1
16.7
1
1.6
0
5
Erne West
32.9
2
30.2
1
15.8
1
0.0
0
21.1
1
5
Total
40.4
9
23.5
5
17.3
4
7.4
2
11.4
3
23
District results
Enniskillen
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Enniskillen - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
Samuel Foster *
26.31%
2,055
Sinn Féin
Gerry McHugh *
16.81%
1,313
UUP
Raymond Ferguson *
9.84%
769
1,325.4
UUP
Basil Johnston
8.77%
685
866.48
982.64
SDLP
Eamon Flanagan *
11.87%
927
928.56
930.16
1,030.48
Independent Socialist
Davy Kettyles *
7.44%
581
588.8
594.24
672.78
679.81
732.88
811.38
1,002.38
DUP
Joseph Dodds *
7.44%
581
664.72
700.24
700.24
700.24
702.24
829.64
833.53
UUP
Ethel Gregg
2.24%
175
379.88
546.92
546.92
547.11
596.71
643.79
660.02
SDLP
John Rooney
3.42%
267
267.52
267.84
381.69
420.64
438.34
514.05
NI Women's Coalition
Margaret McCaffrey
1.83%
143
144.04
144.36
180
183.99
215.99
DUP
Robert Irvine
2.05%
160
175.6
186.48
186.48
186.48
187.48
Alliance
John Haslett
2.00%
156
164.32
166.88
170.18
170.94
Electorate: 12,960 Valid: 7,812 (60.28%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 977 Turnout: 7,929 (61.18%)
Erne East
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Erne East - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Harold Andrews
14.04%
1,149
1,150
1,281
Sinn Féin
Brian McCaffrey
11.22%
918
944
946
1,385
Sinn Féin
Ruth Lynch
13.11%
1,073
1,078
1,078
1,246
SDLP
Fergus McQuillan *
10.96%
897
1,149
1,150
1,193
Ind. Nationalist
Tony McPhillips *
11.11%
909
961
963
1,000
1,137
1,137
1,194
UUP
Cecil Noble *
11.39%
932
932
1,071
1,071
1,071
1,104.3
1,104.3
UUP
Jean McVitty*
10.83%
886
888
962
963
964
1,042.3
1,043.3
Sinn Féin
Hugh O'Reilly
8.48%
694
699
699
DUP
Paul Robinson
4.51%
369
371
SDLP
Marie O'Neill
4.34%
355
Electorate: 10,446 Valid: 8,182 (78.33%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,169 Turnout: 8,323 (79.68%)
Erne North
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Erne North - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
UUP
Caldwell McClaughry *
16.46%
998
1,028
SDLP
Tommy Gallagher *
15.39%
933
958
1,400
DUP
Bert Johnston *
15.69%
951
1,001
1,001
1,002
Sinn Féin
Geraldine Cassidy
12.04%
730
731
783
966
UUP
Bertie Kerr *
15.12%
917
937
939
959
UUP
Tom Elliott
13.99%
848
863
866
868
SDLP
John Dolan
8.68%
526
537
Alliance
Neville McElderry
1.62%
98
DUP
Jean Jackson
1.02%
62
Electorate: 8,516 Valid: 6,063 (71.20%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 6,161 (72.35%)
Erne West
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Erne West - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
UUP
Wilson Elliott *
23.88%
1,616
Ind. Nationalist
Patrick McCaffrey *
18.47%
1,250
Sinn Féin
Robin Martin *
17.42%
1,179
SDLP
Gerry Gallagher *
15.83%
1,071
1,077.6
1,183.6
UUP
Derrick Nixon *
9.04%
612
1,078.8
1,088.2
1,100.6
1,113.6
Sinn Féin
Stephen Huggett
12.75%
863
863.9
892.2
996.8
1,025.8
NI Women's Coalition
Imelda Maguire
2.60%
176
180.2
Electorate: 8,872 Valid: 6,767 (76.27%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 1,128 Turnout: 6,916 (77.95%)
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