1997 Armagh City and District Council election

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All 22 seats toArmagh City and District Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Seats won 10 7 3 Seat change 2 2   Fourth party   Party DUP Seats won 2 Seat change
Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Elections toArmagh City and District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the otherNorthern Irish local governmentelections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22councillors.

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 1997^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	10	0	0		45.5	42.0	11,002	2.5
	SDLP	7	0	2	2	31.8	30.8	8,055	4.8
	Sinn Féin	3	2	0	2	13.6	14.6	3,826	6.2
	DUP	2	0	0		9.1	11.9	3,117	0.4
	Alliance	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	167	0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993: 4 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change

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

• 1997 Northern Ireland local elections
• 1990s in County Armagh
• Armagh City and District Council elections
• May 1997 in the United Kingdom

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