1997 Limavady Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997.

Election Name:	1997 Limavady Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1993 Limavady Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1993
Next Election:	2001 Limavady Borough Council election
Next Year:	2001
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats1:	7
Seat Change1:	0
Party2:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats2:	6
Seat Change2:	0
Party3:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats3:	1
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Sinn Féin
Seats4:	1
Seat Change4:	0

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.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Bellarena|bgcolor="#99FF66"|53.1|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3|36.6|2|10.3|0|0.0|0|0.0|0|5|-|align="left"|Benbradagh|34.8|2|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.4|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|0.0|0|29.8|1|0.0|0|5|-|align="left"|Limavady Town|33.1|2|bgcolor="40BFF5"|43.1|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|21.9|1|0.0|0|1.9|0|5|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|40.3|7|38.5|6|11.1|1|9.5|1|0.6|0|15|-|}

District results

Bellarena

1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Benbradagh

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

Limavady Town

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