1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! %
 * - class="unsortable" align="centre"

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!rowspan=2|Total Cllrs

!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
 * - class="unsortable" align="center"
 * align="left"|Carrick Castle
 * 28.8
 * 1
 * 16.9
 * 1
 * 22.7
 * 1
 * bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|31.6
 * bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2
 * 5
 * align="left"|Kilroot
 * 25.5
 * 2
 * 17.2
 * 1
 * 14.5
 * 1
 * bgcolor=#0077FF|42.8
 * bgcolor=#0077FF|2
 * 6
 * align="left"|Knockagh Monument
 * 28.6
 * 2
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|30.0
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
 * 24.3
 * 1
 * 17.1
 * 1
 * 6
 * - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
 * align="left"| Total
 * 27.4
 * 5
 * 21.6
 * 4
 * 20.0
 * 3
 * 31.0
 * 5
 * 17
 * }
 * 31.0
 * 5
 * 17
 * }
 * }

Carrick Castle
1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from Alliance

Kilroot
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionists leave UUP and Conservatives

Knockagh Monument
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993-1997 Change: No change