Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 5 May 2011, contesting 582 seats in all.
European Union and Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline for voters to register to vote in the elections was midnight on Thursday 14 April 2011. A total of 1,210,009 were eligible to vote, and 55.7% of the electorate turned out.
All voters were required to present one piece of photographic ID in order to cast a vote at the polling station – accepted forms of ID are an electoral identity card, a photographic NI or GB driving licence, a European Union member-state passport, a Translink 60+ SmartPass, a Translink Senior SmartPass, a Translink Blind Person's SmartPass or a Translink War Disabled SmartPass. Voters who didn't have an accepted type of photographic ID had until Friday 22 April 2011 to apply for an electoral identity card from the Electoral Office.
The elections were originally scheduled to take place in 2009. In 2008, Minister of the Environment Arlene Foster requested that they be postponed until 2011 to allow the implementation of a proposed reform of local government in Northern Ireland, which would have reduced the number of local councils from 26 to 11."Northern Ireland next Local Government Elections will be held in 2011 ", Northern Ireland Office In February 2009, an order was made, postponing the election, and councillors' terms of office were extended until the fourth day after the election day in 2011.
In June 2010, the proposed reforms were abandoned, and it was confirmed that the 2011 elections would be to the existing 26 councils.Local Elections in 2011 will be held to existing 26 Councils ", Northern Ireland Office There was also an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly and a referendum on voting reform on the same day. The reforms have since been adopted and the 2014 Northern Ireland local elections were for the 11 new districts.
Results Party Councillors VotesVote 2011: Northern Ireland Council Elections , BBC News, 11 May 2011 Change Total % share Total -317527.2179,436 +913824.8163,712 -169915.2100,643 -148715.099,325 +14447.448,859 +6275.132,023 +662.013,079 031.06,317 020.63,858 +110.42,550 000.32,133000.32,062 000.31,721 000.21,321Independent Republican Party000.1850Community Partnership000.1800 000.1760 000.1682 000.1491Procapitalism000.09
By council
Council Council Seats by Party TotalTUVDUPUUPAllianceSDLPSFGreenInd. Others Antrim – 5 5 2 3 4 – – – 19 Ards – 11 6 4 1 – – 1 – 23 Armagh – 4 6 – 5 6 – 1 – 22 Ballymena2 12 4 1 2 2 – 1 – 24 Ballymoney 1 8 2 – 1 3 – 1 – 16 Banbridge – 5 7 1 2 2 – – – 17 Belfast – 15 3 6 8 16 – 1 2 PUP 51 Carrickfergus – 8 4 3 – – – 2 – 17 Castlereagh – 11 3 6 2 – 1 – – 23 Coleraine – 9 5 2 3 1 – 2 – 22 Cookstown – 3 3 – 4 6 – – – 16 Craigavon – 9 6 1 2 8 – – – 26 Derry – 5 1 – 14 10 – – – 30 Down – 3 3 1 9 5 1 1 – 23 Dungannon – 6 4 – 3 8 – 1 – 22 Fermanagh – 4 6 – 3 9 – 1 – 23 Larne 1 4 3 3 1 1 – 2 – 15 Limavady 1 3 2 – 3 6 – – – 15 Lisburn – 14 5 3 3 5 – – – 30 Magherafelt – 3 2 – 2 9 – – – 16 Moyle 1 2 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 15 Newry and Mourne – 1 3 – 9 14 – 2 1 UKIP 30 Newtownabbey – 12 5 5 1 2 – – – 25 North Down – 11 3 7 – – 1 3 – 25 Omagh – 3 3 – 3 10 – 2 – 21 Strabane – 4 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 16 Total61759944871383273582 Change+6-7-16+14-14+12–+7-2-2 UU-1 NR+1 UKIPElected 2005–1821153010112632052 PUP 2 UU 1 NR
Councils Antrim
Antrim North WestAntrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Trevor Clarke1,172 Anthony Brady738 Henry Cushinan670 Robert Loughran634 Brian Duffin563 Roderick Swann506 Wilson Clyde329 Pauline Savage248Turnout4,942No change
Antrim South East Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Burns992 Annemarie Logue885 Samuel Dunlop873 Mervyn Rea853 Alan Lawther817 Roy Thompson771 Paul Michael679 John Smyth381 Mel Lucas363 Roisin Nugent247 Martin Nelson154 Gerard Fox49Turnout7,165No change
Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Adrian Cochrane-Watson884 Pam Lewis734 Noel Maguire638 Brian Graham511 Neil Kelly501 John Smyth439 Drew Ritchie400 Grainne Teggart370 Oran Keenan353 Donovan McClelland118 Kenneth Wilkinson109 Amanda Johnston69Turnout5,228Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Ards
Ards East Party Candidate 1st Pref Colville Elliott1,353 Linda Cleland1,094 Tom Smith962 Hamilton Gregory952 Ronnie Ferguson623 Eddie Thompson620 Katherine Ferguson525 Terry Williams304 Emer Hopkins191 Moira Ritchie123Turnout6,912Alliance gain from UUP
Ards PeninsulaArds District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Joe Boyle1,473 Robert Adair1,067 Kieran McCarthy942 Colin Kennedy726 Angus Carson719 John Prentice420 Kellie Armstrong288 Joe Hagan261 Robin Drysdale180Turnout6,313No change
Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Gibson1,519 Trevor Cummings1,061 Jim Fletcher881 Mervyn Oswald868 Deborah Girvan763 James McBriar542 Philip Smith471 Jack Allister343 Bill McKendry129Turnout6,692Robert Gibson leaves UUPNo change
Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref Naomi Armstrong979 Alan McDowell883 Stephen McIlveen787 Jimmy Menagh764 David Smyth563 Tom Hamilton555 Charlie Simmons418 Hammy Lawther183 Ken Richardson123 Gerard Lennon89Turnout5,467Independent gain from DUP
Armagh
Armagh CityArmagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Cathy Rafferty1,001 Sylvia McRoberts902 Noel Sheridan865 Mealla Campbell700 Freda Donnelly698 Pat Brannigan652 Roy McCartney559Turnout5,504Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas O'Hanlon1,620 Mary Doyle1,160 Darren McNally868 Mavis Eagle844 Noel Donnelly744 Gerald Mallon645Turnout6,010UUP gain from DUP
Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Gordon Kennedy1,785 Paul Berry1,136 Robert Turner944 Sharon Haughey823 Terry McWilliams803 Gareth Wilson595 Liam Lappin591 John Moore566 Philip Murdock501Turnout7,890Paul Berry leaves DUP
The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref William Irwin1,520 Gerard White1,215 Jim Speers1,207 John Campbell939 Joy Rollston724 Philip Weir465 Paul Coleman144Turnout6,293No change
Ballymena
Ballymena NorthBallymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref James Henry1,026 John Carson941 Maurice Mills746 Patrick McAvoy596 Audrey Wales451 James McClean436 Neil Armstrong416 Jayne Dunlop416 James Alexander389 Sean Davey356 David Lynn218Turnout6,109Alliance gain from UUP
Ballymena South Party Candidate 1st Pref Beth Adger746 Declan O'Loan616 Hubert Nicholl544 Martin Clarke511 Desmond Robinson494 James Currie419 Davy Tweed400 Robin Swann322 Jeremy Saulters296 Thomas O'Hara286 Gayle Nelson253 Deirdre Nelson93Turnout5,119Davy Tweed leaves DUP
Bannside Party Candidate 1st Pref Tommy Nicholl1,192 William McNeilly1,036 Roy Gillespie1,031 Billy Henry1,016 Philip Moffatt788 Monica Digney787 Timothy Gaston465 Eugene Reid439Turnout6,872Roy Gillespie leaves DUP
Braid Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Frew1,511 Beth Clyde922 Sam Hanna884 Robin Cherry692 Lexie Scott622 Paul Maguire574 Sam Gaston460 Cahal Kerr409 Catherine O'Hara246Turnout6,410Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Ballymoney
Ballymoney TownBallymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Mervyn Storey1,090 Iain McAfee347 Daniel Hendrie306 Thomas McKeown276 Cecil Cousley271 Ian Stevenson238 Billy Kerr228 James Simpson186 Brian Kelly148Turnout4,149Independent gain from UUP
Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref John Finlay905 Philip McGuigan876 Jason Atkinson591 Robert Halliday573 Cathal McLaughlin443 William Blair440 Malachy McCamphill373 Leanne Peacock345 Steven Phillips345Turnout5,104TUV gain from SDLP
Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Evelyne Robinson767 Frank Campbell599 Bill Kennedy532 Anita Cavlan504 Harry Connolly454 William Johnston224 Peter Deans202 Jimmy Gaston176Turnout3,508Bill Kennedy joins UUP
Banbridge
Banbridge TownBanbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Joan Baird1,466 Junior McCrum1,038 Ian Burns676 Sheila McQuaid483 Jim McElroy473 Vincent McAleenan435 Marie Hamilton367 Dessie Ward335 Cassie McDermott316 John McKinstry308Turnout6,021No change
Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Rankin967 Hazel Gamble943 Carol Black820 Olive Mercer707 Norah Beare685 Paul Gribben597 Louis Boyle488 Francis Branniff409 Lyle Rea249Turnout5,924 UUP gain from DUPSinn Féin gain from SDLP
Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Seamus Doyle1,238 Elizabeth Ingram1,135 Brendan Curran1,039 David Herron869 John Hanna691 Glenn Barr672 Ian Wilson621 Stephen Herron209Turnout6,579UUP gain from DUP
Belfast
BalmoralElections 2011: Balmoral , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Tom Ekin1,762 Ruth Patterson1,553 Máirtín Ó Muilleoir1,465 Claire Hanna1,443 Bob Stoker922 Niall Kelly743 Bernie Kelly706 Jim Kirkpatrick578 Sharon Simpson396 Mark Simpson282 Andrew King107Turnout 9,957Sinn Féin gain from DUP
CastleElections 2011: Castle , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Lydia Patterson1,489 Tierna Cunningham1,377 Pat Convery1,367 Mary Campbell1,293 David Browne1,181 Guy Spence946 Cathal Mullaghan883 David McKechnie689 Lee Reynolds629 John Lavery170Turnout 10,024Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
CourtElections 2011: Court , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref William Humphrey2,643 Brian Kingston1,371 Frank McCoubrey754 Hugh Smyth640 Bobby McConnell395 Naomi Thompson237 Raymond McCord199 Karol McKee184 Conor McNeill99 Mark Long78Turnout6,600 No change
LaganbankElections 2011: Laganbank , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Catherine Curran1,518 Deirdre Hargey1,383 Patrick McCarthy1,361 Christopher Stalford1,126 Michelle Bostock921 Kate Mullan833 Claire Bailey500 Mark Hewitt144 Paddy Meehan136 Patrick Lynn88Turnout 8,010Alliance gain from UUP
Lower FallsElections 2011: Lower Falls , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Janice Austin1,920 Steven Corr1,572 Tom Hartley1,561 Jim McVeigh1,497 Colin Keenan1,000 Breige Brownlee813 John McCusker647 John Lowry398 Jim Gorman209 Pat Lawlor148Turnout 9,765SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
OldparkElections 2011: Oldpark , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Ian Crozier1,770 Conor Maskey1,573 Gerard McCabe1,492 Daniel Lavery1,370 Nichola Mallon1,184 Mary Clarke1,180 Gareth McKee917 Fred Rodgers540 Paul Little379 James McClure303 Martin McAuley146Turnout10,584DUP gain from UUP
PottingerElections 2011: Pottinger, Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Máire Hendron1,895 Gavin Robinson1,523 Niall Ó Donnghaile1,077 May Campbell1,051 John Kyle1,022 Adam Newton936 Philip Robinson786 Séamas de Faoite456 David Newman223 John Hiddleston191 Thomas Black150 Kevin McNally104 Donna McCusker70 Karl Hedley33ProcapitalismSamuel Smyth9Turnout 9,526Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Upper FallsElections 2011: Upper Falls , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Matt Garrett2,250 Gerard O'Neill2,184 Emma Groves2,133 Tim Attwood2,015 Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín1,910 Pádraic Mac Coitir1,415 Helen Walsh250 Eileen Kingston179 Dan McGuinness162Turnout12,498 No change
VictoriaElections 2011: Victoria , Belfast City Council Party Candidate 1st Pref Robin Newton2,338 Mervyn Jones2,319 Laura McNamee1,677 Tom Haire1,437 Jim Rodgers1,355 Andrew Webb1,137 Ian Adamson942 Robert McCartney908 John Hussey812 Ross Campbell315 Stephen Warke216 Magdalena Wolska207 Sammy Morrison158 Roy Hobson142 Garry Crosbie103Turnout14,066Alliance gain from UUP
Carrickfergus
Carrick CastleCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sean Neeson651 David Hilditch507 William Hamilton366 Deborah Emerson260 Elizabeth McKnight243 Patricia McKinney186 Nicholas Wady125 Noel Williams124Turnout2,513No change