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.

Quick Facts All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

1997 Limavady Borough Council election

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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party SDLP UUP DUP Seats won 7 6 1 Seat change 0 0 0   Fourth party   Party Sinn Féin Seats won 1 Seat change 0

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There was no change from the prior election.^[1]

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Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1997^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SDLP	7	0	0	0	46.7	40.3	5,279	0.0
	UUP	6	0	0	0	40.0	38.5	5,036	1.4
	DUP	1	0	0	0	6.7	11.1	1,447	0.3
	Sinn Féin	1	0	0	0	6.7	9.5	1,244	0.5
	NI Women's Coalition	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	88	New

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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

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