1997 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by district electoral area, shaded by First Preference Votes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections to Limavady Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
There was no change from the prior election.[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.
