1997 Limavady Borough Council election

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All 15 seats toLimavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party SDLP UUP DUP Seats won 7 6 1 Seat change 0 0 0   Fourth party   Party Sinn Féin Seats won 1 Seat change 0
Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Elections toLimavady Borough 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 15councillors.

There was no change from the prior election.^[1]

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1997^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SDLP	7	0	0	0	46.7	40.3	5,279	0.0
	UUP	6	0	0	0	40.0	38.5	5,036	1.4
	DUP	1	0	0	0	6.7	11.1	1,447	0.3
	Sinn Féin	1	0	0	0	6.7	9.5	1,244	0.5
	NI Women's Coalition	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	88	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: No change

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

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