1997 Magherafelt District Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997.

Election Name:	1997 Magherafelt District Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1993 Magherafelt District Council election
Previous Year:	1993
Next Election:	2001 Magherafelt District Council election
Next Year:	2001
Seats For Election:	All 16 seats to Magherafelt District Council
Majority Seats:	9
Party1:	Sinn Féin
Seats1:	5
Seat Change1:	1
Party2:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats2:	5
Seat Change2:	0
Party3:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats3:	3
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats4:	3
Seat Change4:	1

Elections to Magherafelt District 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 16 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Magherafelt Town|24.9|1|23.2|2|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|39.0|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2|11.4|1|1.5|0|6|-|align="left"|Moyola|bgcolor="#008800"|34.1|bgcolor="#008800"|2|19.2|1|22.0|1|19.9|1|4.8|0|5|-|align="left"|Sperrin|bgcolor="#008800"|51.0|bgcolor="#008800"|2|25.3|2|9.9|0|12.1|1|1.7|0|5|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|36.5|5|22.6|5|20.6|3|14.3|3|6.0|0|16|-|}

District results

Magherafelt Town

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Moyola

1993: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Sperrin

1993: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change