1997 Antrim Borough Council election


Elections to Antrim 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 19 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

District results

Antrim North West

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Antrim South East

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Antrim Town

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: No change