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1997 Larne Borough Council election

Elections to Larne 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.

Elections to Larne 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.

Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
6	0	1	1	40.0	36.4	3,532	9.2
3	0	1	1	20.0	24.5	2,379	3.0
1	1	2	1	6.7	12.2	1,179	3.2
2	2	0	2	13.3	11.6	1,123	2.3
1	0	0	1	6.7	4.2	409	4.2
1	0	0	0	6.7	5.2	502	1.1
1	0	0	0	6.7	4.8	462	1.3
0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	116	1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
	UUP	Thomas Robinson*	17.09%	527
	UUP	Joan Drummond*	15.34%	473	522
	Ind. Nationalist	William Cunning*	16.28%	502	506	506.21	573.21
	SDLP	Danny O'Connor	13.27%	409	414	414.3	530.3
	DUP	Rachel Rea	10.15%	313	388	398.2	423.98	428.98
	DUP	Winston Fulton*	10.18%	314	365	370.58	394.87	401.87
	Alliance	Amelia Kelly*	10.28%	317	347	351.38
	DUP	George Robinson	5.03%	155
	Independent	Norman McCann	2.37%	73
Electorate: 7,255 Valid: 3,083 (42.49%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 514 Turnout: 3,165 (43.63%)

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

1997: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
	UUP	Roy Beggs*	31.32%	1,043
	UUP	David Fleck	7.96%	265	480.73	527.83	655.83
	Alliance	John Mathews	15.80%	526	536.81	554.22	566.22
	UUP	John Hall	8.92%	297	344	362.76	488.79	576.09
	DUP	Bobby McKee*	11.08%	369	405.19	497.77	521.76	523.56
	DUP	Samuel McAllister*	9.01%	300	330.55	440.19	480	489.9
	UUP	Alexander Hunter*	7.21%	240	339.17	358.34
	DUP	Sharon Gardiner	5.23%	174	197.03
	PUP	George Ferguson	3.48%	116	133.39
Electorate: 7,838 Valid: 3,330 (42.49%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 556 Turnout: 3,425 (43.70%)

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993-1997 Change: Independent (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Party	Candidate	FPv%	Count
	Independent	John Nixon	21.22%	698
	DUP	Jack McKee*	20.16%	663
	UUP	Rosalie Armstrong*	14.75%	485	500.18	531.72	670.72
	Independent	Roy Craig	10.70%	352	413.38	426.04	468.42	525.42
	Ind. Unionist	Lindsay Mason*	14.05%	462	488.4	496.62	508.94	517.94
	Alliance	Patricia Kay*	10.22%	336	364.38	364.82	375.8	394.8
	UUP	May Steele	6.14%	202	213.88	236.54
	DUP	Gregg McKeen	2.77%	91	95.62
Electorate: 7,785 Valid: 3,289 (42.25%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 549 Turnout: 3,348 (43.01%)

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