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All 16 seats toCookstown District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections toCookstown District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the otherNorthern Irish local governmentelections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16councillors.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31.3 | 28.0 | 4,926 | |||
| SDLP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 4,466 | |||
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 4,174 | |||
| DUP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 3,233 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 741 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 53 | |||
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP | DUP | Others | |||||||
| Ballinderry | 28.9 | 2 | 29.5 | 2 | 19.3 | 1 | 21.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Cookstown Central | 22.5 | 1 | 25.7 | 1 | 31.6 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Drum Manor | 32.1 | 2 | 19.8 | 1 | 21.7 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 13.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 28.0 | 5 | 25.4 | 4 | 23.7 | 4 | 18.4 | 2 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
1993: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SDLP | Patsy McGlone* | 22.32% | 1,555 | ||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | 21.79% | 1,518 | ||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Seamus Campbell | 7.13% | 497 | 580.98 | 1,061.58 | ||||||
| DUP | Anne McCrea* | 14.01% | 976 | 977.9 | 978.62 | 982.12 | 1,451.12 | ||||
| SDLP | Mary Baker | 7.13% | 497 | 912.72 | 935.76 | 983.68 | 985.06 | 986.06 | 1,048.08 | ||
| UUP | Thomas Greer* | 8.87% | 618 | 619.52 | 620.24 | 624.24 | 664.6 | 940.6 | 940.88 | 941.72 | |
| UUP | William Armstrong | 10.55% | 735 | 736.9 | 736.9 | 736.9 | 745.66 | 890.66 | 890.66 | 892.62 | |
| DUP | Samuel McCartney | 7.45% | 519 | 520.52 | 521.24 | 522.24 | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist | Francis Rocks* | 0.76% | 53 | 93.66 | 103.02 | ||||||
| Electorate: 8,536 Valid: 6,968 (81.63%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 996 Turnout: 7,093 (83.10%) | |||||||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| UUP | Trevor Wilson* | 27.37% | 1,427 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | Sean Begley* | 22.48% | 1,172 | ||||||
| DUP | William John Larmour* | 16.55% | 863 | 996.77 | |||||
| SDLP | Denis Haughey* | 16.40% | 855 | 859.68 | 1,090.48 | ||||
| UUP | William Joseph Larmour | 4.24% | 221 | 581.36 | 581.76 | 581.76 | 745.42 | 855.01 | |
| SDLP | Margaret Laverty* | 9.34% | 487 | 489.34 | 558.54 | 741.34 | 746.52 | 748.86 | |
| DUP | Raymond McGarvey | 3.62% | 189 | 237.36 | 238.96 | 241.76 | |||
| Electorate: 7,474 Valid: 5,214 (69.76%) Spoilt: 94 Quota: 870 Turnout: 5,308 (71.02%) | |||||||||
1993: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Finbar Conway | 26.72% | 1,446 | |||||
| UUP | Samuel Glasgow* | 21.68% | 1,173 | |||||
| SDLP | James McGarvey* | 12.86% | 696 | 717.28 | 1,025.28 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | Samuel Parke* | 13.69% | 741 | 741.38 | 745.38 | 910.29 | ||
| Sinn Féin | John McNamee | 5.41% | 293 | 774.08 | 820.84 | 820.84 | 941.84 | |
| DUP | William Cuddy* | 12.68% | 686 | 686 | 691.14 | 790.04 | 791.04 | |
| SDLP | Peter Cassidy | 6.95% | 376 | 405.64 | ||||
| Electorate: 6,595 Valid: 5,411 (82.05%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 902 Turnout: 5,499 (83.38%) | ||||||||