Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997: 2 x Independent, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP 1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP 1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 1993: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP