Elections to
Banbridge District Council
Banbridge District Council was the local authority of Banbridge (district), Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It was created in 1973 when the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 came into force. In May 2015, it merged with Arma ...
were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17
councillors
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.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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, align="left", Dromore
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, 52.4
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Districts results
Banbridge Town
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: DUP and Independent Nationalist gain from UUP and Alliance
Dromore
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
Knockiveagh
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: No change
References
{{1997 United Kingdom local elections
Banbridge District Council elections
Banbridge
Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road (Northern Ireland), A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, c ...