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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 | +/− | |
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| SDLP | 7 | 0 | 0 |  0
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46.7 | 40.3 | 5,279 | 0.0
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| Ulster Unionist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
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40.0 | 38.5 | 5,036 |  1.4
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| DUP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
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6.7 | 11.1 | 1,447 |  0.3
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| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
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6.7 | 9.5 | 1,244 | 0.5
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| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 0.6 | 88 | New | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
| Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDLP | UUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Others | |||||||
| Bellarena | 53.1 | 3 | 36.6 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Benbradagh | 34.8 | 2 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Limavady Town | 33.1 | 2 | 43.1 | 2 | 21.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 40.3 | 7 | 38.5 | 6 | 11.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 15 |
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Stanley Gault* | 19.14% | 839 | |||
| SDLP | Michael Carten | 18.57% | 814 | |||
| SDLP | Arthur Doherty* | 18.21% | 798 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Grant* | 17.45% | 765 | |||
| SDLP | John McKinney* | 16.29% | 714 | 714.7 | 793.1 | |
| DUP | Robert Glass | 10.34% | 453 | 556.18 | 556.48 | |
| Electorate: 6,868 Valid: 4,383 (63.82%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 731 Turnout: 4,425 (64.43%) | ||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Boyd Douglas | 25.65% | 1,072 | |||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 24.23% | 1,013 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane | 20.96% | 876 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 9.78% | 409 | 777.55 | ||
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch* | 10.57% | 442 | 443.05 | 739.06 | |
| Sinn Féin | Eddie-Jo Lynn | 8.80% | 368 | 368 | 384.5 | |
| Electorate: 6,447 Valid: 4,180 (64.84%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 697 Turnout: 4,256 (66.02%) | ||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| DUP | George Robinson* | 18.47% | 837 | ||
| SDLP | Desmond Lowry* | 16.75% | 759 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Ronald Cartwright* | 16.09% | 729 | 800 | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Dolan* | 16.29% | 738 | 782 | |
| SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 16.31% | 739 | 779 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Norman Reynolds | 10.68% | 484 | 549 | |
| DUP | Victor Wilson | 3.47% | 157 | ||
| NI Women's Coalition | Paula Taylor | 1.94% | 88 | ||
| Electorate: 7,113 Valid: 4,531 (63.70%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 756 Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%) | |||||
