Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 7 June 2001, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2001 general election across the entire United Kingdom.
Results
Overall PartyLocal Government Elections 2001, Northern Ireland Elections Councillors Votes Change Total % share Total -3115422.94181,336 +4013121.44169,477 +3410820.66163,269 -311719.41153,424 +8346.5851,997 -13285.1240,443 -341.5512,261 -220.604,763 010.423,301United Unionist+220.332,648 -300.251,985 000.231,818 000.181,421 Community-200.161,247Newtownabbey Ratepayers-110.131,039Ulster Third Way000.0028
By council
Where a party is indicated with an asterisk (*) it means the councillor was listed as an independent on the ballot.
Council Council Seats by Party TotalAllianceDUPPUPSDLPSFUUP Others Ind. Antrim – 5 – 5 2 7 – – 19 Ards 4 9 – 1 – 8 – 1 23 Armagh – 4 – 6 5 7 – – 22 Ballymena – 11 – 4 – 7 – 2 24 Ballymoney – 8 – 2 1 5 – – 16 Banbridge 1 5 – 3 – 7 – 1 17 Belfast 3 10 3 9 14 11 1 UDP* – 51 Carrickfergus 5 6 – – – 4 – 2 17 Castlereagh 4 10 1 2 – 5 – 1 23 Coleraine – 7 – 4 – 10 – 1 22 Cookstown – 2 – 4 6 3 – 1 16 Craigavon – 6 – 7 4 8 – 1 26 Derry – 4 – 14 10 2 – – 30 Down – 2 10 4 6 – 1 23 Dungannon – 3 – 4 8 6 – 1 22 Fermanagh – 2 – 4 9 7 – 1 23 Larne 2 5 – 2 – 4 – 2 15 Limavady – 2 – 4 4 3 1 UUAP 1 15 Lisburn 3 5 – 3 4 13 1 UDP* 1 30 Magherafelt – 3 – 3 7 2 – 1 16 Moyle – 3 – 4 1 3 – 4 15 Newry and Mourne – 1 – 10 13 4 – 2 30 Newtownabbey 1 8 – 2 1 9 3 (1 UUAP 1 NR 1 Lab*) 1 25 North Down 5 5 – – 8 3 (2 UKUP 1 NIWC) 4 25 Omagh – 2 – 6 8 3 – 2 21 Strabane – 3 – 4 7 2 – – 16 Total281314117108154931582 Change-13+40-3-3+34-32-10-13 -2 UKU -2 UDP -2 Lab -1 NR -1 DL -1 Elected 1997419171207418619444 UKUP 4 UDP 3 Lab 3 Con 2 NR 1 NIWC 1 DL 1
Councils
Antrim
Antrim North WestAntrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Bobby Loughran1,093 Wilson Clyde1,053 Martin Meehan1,007 Donovan McClelland678 Avril Swann629 Stephen Nicholl430 Robert Johnston413 Joseph McCavana384 Michael Donoghue133Turnout5,929No change
Antrim South East Party Candidate 1st Pref Samuel Dunlop1,367 Thomas Burns1,072 Roy Thompson1,062 Mervyn Rea1,042 Edgar Wallace937 Martin McManus703 Alison McCartney578 William Harkness525 Michael McGivern393 Roderick Swann213 Sean Mallon168Turnout8,257DUP gain from UUPSinn Féin gain from Alliance
Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Paddy Marks1,016 John Smyth749 Adrian Cochrane-Watson632 Sean McKee632 Oran Keenan611 Brian Graham516 Aine Gribbon495 Paul Michael470 Pete Whitcroft406 Jack McClay366 Drew Ritchie268 Kenneth Wilkinson197Turnout6,553DUP gain from UUPSDLP gain from Alliance
Ards
Ards East Party Candidate 1st Pref Terence WilliamsN/A Ronnie FergusonN/A Hamilton GregoryN/A John ShieldsN/A Jeffrey MagillN/A Linda ClelandN/ATurnoutN/ADUP gain from UUP
Ards PeninsulaArds District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Shannon1,824 Kieran McCarthy1,286 Daniel McCarthy860 Angus Carson710 Robin Drysdale705 Joseph Boyle526 Paul Carson520 Robbie Ambrose255 James McMullan153 Stephen McSherry35Turnout7,085No change
Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Gibson2,454 Margaret Craig1,230 William Montgomery1,039 Jim McBriar756 Kathleen Coulter732 David Gilmore693 Philip Smith625 Arthur Spence311 Christopher Connolly190Turnout8,253Margaret Craig leaves UUPDUP gain from Alliance
Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref George Ennis1,608 Tom Hamilton1,288 David Smyth1,060 Wilbert Magill889 Alan McDowell859 Bobby McBride671 Hamilton Lawther363 Nancy Orr312Turnout7,268Wilbert Magill changes designation from Independent UnionistDUP gain from Independent Unionist
Armagh
Armagh CityArmagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Patrick McNamee1,261 Pat Brannigan1,013 Cathy Rafferty901 Sylvia McRoberts868 Freda Donnelly861 John Nixon646 Gordon Frazer528 Michael Carson456 Anna Brolly370 Mealla Bratton325 Margaret Connolly209Turnout7,608DUP gain from UUP
Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Brian Cunningham1,336 Tommy Kavanagh989 Noel Berry930 Evelyn Corry927 Pat O'Rawe867 James McKernan703 James Lennon554 Joseph McGleenan452Turnout6,883Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Berry3,549 Eric Speers1,202 Tom Canavan1,001 Robert Turner725 James Clayton679 Noel Sheridan591 Sharon McClelland367 Derrick Mathews186 Heather Black185 Mervyn Spratt103Turnout8,728DUP gain from UUP
The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref Brian Hutchinson1,363 Jim Speers1,324 Paul Corrigan1,221 John Campbell796 William Irwin686 Eamon Mcneill651 Charles Rollston645 Olive Whitten492Turnout7,295Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Ballymena
Ballymena NorthBallymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref James Alexander1,110 Patrick McAvoy1,071 James Henry1,060 Maurice Mills625 Joe McKernan613 William Wright553 Neill Armstrong533 Gillian Scott532 Simon Hamilton411 Gerard Magee382 Jayne Dunlop317 Audrey Wales263 William McElfatrick242 Trevor Parkhill30Turnout7,876William Wright leaves UUPDUP gain from Alliance
Ballymena South Party Candidate 1st Pref Declan O'Loan1,212 James Currie1,092 Elizabeth Adger1,061 Davy Tweed1,018 Martin Clarke790 Hubert Nicholl755 Peter Brown459 William Moore285 David Warwick241 William McCaughey51 Jean Rainey43Turnout7,146DUP gain from UUP
Bannside Party Candidate 1st Pref Roy Gillespie1,427 William McNeilly1,060 Tommy Nicholl962 Seamus Laverty938 Samuel Gaston890 David Wilkinson842 Samuel McClean727 Joseph Montgomery375 Norman Sloan186 Kenneth McCaughey53Turnout7,612SDLP gain from UUP
Braid Party Candidate 1st Pref Sam Hanna1,242 Margaret Gribben1,158 David Clyde961 Lexie Scott893 Robin Stirling819 Des Armstrong815 Robert Osborne707 Robert Hamilton29Turnout6,712DUP gain from UUP
Ballymoney
Ballymoney TownBallymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Cecil Cousley788 Justin McCamphill459 Ian Stevenson433 Robert Storey429 Thomas McKeown396 Jim Wright376 James Simpson351 William Johnston257 Jeffrey Balmer125 Anne Logan119Turnout3,803UUP gain from IndependentDUP gain from Independent
Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Philip McGuigan1,123 John Finlay859 Joe Gaston711 Robert Halliday675 Malachy McCamphill663 Robert Wilson540 Pappy O'Kane388 John Watt261Turnout5,342DUP gain from UUP
Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Bill Kennedy997 Frank Campbell589 Harry Connolly548 John Ramsay545 William Logan457 Sean McErlain318 Frank McCluskey151Turnout3,681UUP gain from SDLP
Banbridge
Banbridge TownBanbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Joan Baird1,979 Patrick McAleenan1,404 Jim McElroy774 Kyle Ferguson697 Ian Burns485 William Bell458 Frank Downey448 Frank McQuaid420 David Hudson389Turnout7,172Alliance gain from Independent
Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Rankin1,375 Cassie McDermott1,202 David Herron1,032 Norah Beare896 William Martin894 Thompson Howe685 Joseph McIlwaine45Turnout6,232DUP gain from UUP
Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Seamus Doyle1,351 John Ingram1,202 Wilfred McFadden1,084 Malachy McCartan768 Brendan Curran755 Stephen Herron735 John Hanna617 Violet Cromie486 Stephen Briggs387Turnout7,493DUP gain from UUP
Belfast
Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Carmel Hanna3,077 Margaret Crooks2,276 Bob Stoker2,032 Tom Ekin1,684 Ruth Patterson1,377 Stiofán Long1,349 Catherine Molloy987 Tom Morrow424 John Hiddleston411Turnout13,873No change
Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Nigel Dodds3,949 Alban Maginness2,520 Danny Lavery1,991 David Browne1,550 Pat Convery1,403 Tom Campbell984 Ian Crozier759 Janet Carson352 Elizabeth McCullough253 David Mahood178 Sandy Blair109 Marcella Delaney84Turnout14,497DUP gain from UUPSDLP gain from Alliance
CourtBelfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Eric Smyth2,605 Frank McCoubrey1,732 Chris McGimpsey1,527 Hugh Smyth1,336 Plum Smith813 Fred Cobain722 Elaine McMillen720 Mick Conlon269Ulster Third WayDavid Kerr28Turnout10,085DUP gain from UUPIndependent gain from UDP
Laganbank Party Candidate 1st Pref Michael McGimpsey2,019 Alex Maskey1,748 Peter O'Reilly1,612 Patrick McCarthy1,511 Richard Scott882 Mark Long825 Jim Clarke819 Anne Monaghan703 Dawn Purvis286 Patrick Lynn158 Andrew Frew141 Barbara Muldoon128Turnout11,082SDLP gain from Alliance
Lower Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Fra McCann2,399 Tom Hartley2,351 Máire Cush2,230 Margaret Walsh2,016 Marie Moore1,917 Seán McKnight1,247 John Lowry488Turnout13,229No change
Oldpark Party Candidate 1st Pref Gerard Brophy2,755 Margaret McCleneghan2,467 Nelson McCausland2,392 Martin Morgan1,932 Billy Hutchinson1,516 Kathy Stanton1,298 Fred Proctor1,116 Joleen Connolly1,114 Eoin O'Broin957 James Bates209 Thomas McCullough160 Rene Greig59Turnout16,662DUP gain from UUP
Pottinger Party Candidate 1st Pref Sammy Wilson3,918 Reg Empey3,097 David Ervine1,582 Joseph O'Donnell1,264 Mervyn Jones693 May Campbell577 Margaret Clarke559 Leo Van Es459 John Bushell218 Harry Toan205 Joseph Bell129 Robin Stewart127 David Fairfield74 Jason Docherty66Turnout13,426Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Upper Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Maskey3,349 Alex Attwood3,260 Gerard O'Neill2,866 Michael Browne2,469 Chrissie McAuley1,801 Brian Heading1,112 Mary Catney365 Kathy Ayers136Turnout15,972No change
Victoria Party Candidate 1st Pref Ian Adamson3,286 David Alderdice3,119 Wallace Browne2,492 Jim Rodgers2,322 Robin Newton1,469 Margaret McKenzie783 Danny Dow746 Naomi Long729 Robert Moorehead697 Alan Crowe582 Ciara Patricia Farren305 Peter Gray239 Sammy Walker114 Billy Hands15 Lawrence John11Turnout14,806UUP gain from Independent Unionist
Carrickfergus
Carrick CastleCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref David Hilditch996 Sean Neeson662 William Hamilton552 Darin Ferguson435 William Cameron303 David Beck259 Nicholas Wady134 Patricia McKinney130 Margaret Hawkins112Turnout3,675DUP gain from Independent
Kilroot Party Candidate 1st Pref William Ashe1,425 James Brown1,275 Eric Ferguson1,093 Janet Crampsey807 Robin Cavan684 Samuel Crowe470 Robert Clements430Turnout6,329DUP gain from Independent
Knockagh Monument Party Candidate 1st Pref Roy Beggs Jr1,575 May Beattie1,420 Stewart Dickson1,165 Gwendoline Wilson625 James McClurg336 Noreen McIlwrath199 Carolyn Howarth166Turnout5,790DUP gain from Independent
Castlereagh
Castlereagh CentralCastlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Peter Robinson2,841 Michael Copeland1,032 Michael Long769 Tommy Sandford505 Sean Mullan427 Joanne Bunting302 Grant Dillon289 Alan Carson219 John Norris161 Terence Dick82 John Dunn74Turnout6,938PUP gain from UKUP
Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st Pref Iris Robinson4,093 David Drysdale1,879 Peter Osborne923 Francis Gallagher650 Richard Johnston466 Gillian Graham400 William Abraham245 Claire Ennis204 Kim Morton120 Sandy Geddis92 Jim White87Turnout9,408Independent gain from Independent
Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st Pref Michael Henderson1,725 John Beattie1,590 Geraldine Rice1,019 Christine Copeland949 Brian Hanvey940 Andrew Ramsey509 Barbara McBurney431 Sean Hayes396 Margaret Marshall381 Roger Lomas52Turnout8,151No change
Castlereagh West Party Candidate 1st Pref Mark Robinson1,858 Cecil Hall1,728 Rosaleen Hughes1,196 Sara Duncan1,130 Eileen Cairnduff306 Frederick Ferguson301 Sean Montgomery158 Charles Tosh92 Vivienne Stevenson61Turnout6,994No change
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