See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1997.
| Election Name: | 1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Party1: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Party4: | Independent Unionist |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Party6: | Northern Ireland Conservatives |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
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.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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|- class="unsortable" align="center"!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"|
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
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
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