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1997 Northern Ireland local elections information


1997 Northern Ireland local elections

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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Trimble John Hume Ian Paisley
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Democratic Unionist
Seats won 185 120 91
Seat change Decrease 12 Decrease 7 Decrease 12
Popular vote 175,036 130,387 99,651
Percentage 28.1% 21.0% 16.0%
Swing Decrease1.2% Decrease0.7% Decrease1.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 74 41 23
Seat change Increase 23 Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 106,934 41,952 23,695
Percentage 17.2% 6.7% 3.8%
Swing Increase4.9% Decrease0.9% Decrease0.3%

Colours denote the winning party with outright control[when defined as?]

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom.

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