1997 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 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="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
 * - class="unsortable" align="center"
 * align="left"|Bann
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|47.2
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
 * 19.4
 * 1
 * 30.9
 * 2
 * 2.5
 * 0
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 6
 * align="left"|Coleraine Central
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|49.9
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
 * 24.2
 * 1
 * 14.5
 * 1
 * 10.2
 * 1
 * 1.2
 * 0
 * 6
 * align="left"|Coleraine East
 * 32.6
 * 2
 * bgcolor="#D46A4C"|37.7
 * bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 12.0
 * 1
 * 17.7
 * 0
 * 5
 * align="left"|The Skerries
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|39.3
 * bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
 * 16.0
 * 1
 * 11.0
 * 0
 * 14.9
 * 1
 * 18.8
 * 1
 * 5
 * - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
 * align="left"| Total
 * 43.4
 * 10
 * 23.2
 * 5
 * 16.3
 * 3
 * 9.2
 * 3
 * 7.9
 * 1
 * 22
 * }
 * 3
 * 7.9
 * 1
 * 22
 * }
 * }

Bann
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Coleraine Central
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: No change

Coleraine East
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

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

1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

The Skerries
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

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

1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP