Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
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The most recent Northern Ireland local government elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.
European Union and Commonwealth citizens who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline for voters to register to vote in the 5 May elections was midnight on Thursday 14 April 2011.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
In June 2010, the proposed reforms were abandoned, and it was confirmed that the 2011 elections would be to the existing 26 councils.[4] There was also an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly and a referendum on voting reform on the same day.[5]
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Results [edit]
| Party | Councillors | Votes[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Total | % share | Total | ||
| Democratic Unionist | -3 | 175 | 27.2 | 179,436 | |
| Sinn Féin | +9 | 138 | 24.8 | 163,712 | |
| Ulster Unionist | -16 | 99 | 15.2 | 100,643 | |
| SDLP | -14 | 87 | 15.0 | 99,325 | |
| Alliance | +14 | 44 | 7.4 | 48,859 | |
| Independent | +6 | 27 | 5.1 | 32,023 | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | +6 | 6 | 2.0 | 13,079 | |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 6,317 | |
| Progressive Unionist | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 3,858 | |
| UKIP | +1 | 1 | 0.4 | 2,550 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2,133 | |
| Éirígí | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2,062 | |
| People Before Profit | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1,721 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1,321 | |
| Independent Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 850 | |
| Community Partnership | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 800 | |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 760 | |
| Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 682 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 491 | |
| Procapitalism | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | |
By council [edit]
| Council | Traditional Unionist Voice | Democratic Unionist | Ulster Unionist | Alliance | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Green (NI) | Independent | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Ards | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Armagh | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Ballymena | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Ballymoney | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Banbridge | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Belfast | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 PUP | 51 |
| Carrickfergus | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Castlereagh | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Coleraine | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Cookstown | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Craigavon | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Derry | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Down | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Dungannon | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Fermanagh | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Larne | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Limavady | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Lisburn | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Magherafelt | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Moyle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Newry and Mourne | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 UKIP | 30 |
| Newtownabbey | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| North Down | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Omagh | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Strabane | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Councils [edit]
Belfast [edit]
| Balmoral[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | Tom Ekin | 1,762 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Ruth Patterson | 1,553 | |
| Sinn Féin | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | 1,465 | |
| SDLP | Claire Hanna | 1,443 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Bob Stoker | 922 | |
| SDLP | Niall Kelly | 743 | |
| SDLP | Bernie Kelly | 706 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Kirkpatrick | 578 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Sharon Simpson | 396 | |
| Green (NI) | Mark Simpson | 282 | |
| People Before Profit | Andrew King | 107 | |
| Turnout | 9,957 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Democratic Unionist | |||
| Castle[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Lydia Patterson | 1,489 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tierna Cunningham | 1,377 | |
| SDLP | Pat Convery | 1,367 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Campbell | 1,293 | |
| Ulster Unionist | David Browne | 1,181 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Guy Spence | 946 | |
| SDLP | Cathal Mullaghan | 883 | |
| Alliance | David McKechnie | 689 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Lee Reynolds | 629 | |
| Workers' Party | John Lavery | 170 | |
| Turnout | 10,024 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour | |||
| Court[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | William Humphrey | 2,643 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Brian Kingston | 1,371 | |
| Independent | Frank McCoubrey | 754 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 640 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Bobby McConnell | 395 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Naomi Thompson | 237 | |
| Independent | Raymond McCord | 199 | |
| Sinn Féin | Karol McKee | 184 | |
| SDLP | Conor McNeill | 99 | |
| Alliance | Mark Long | 78 | |
| Turnout | 6,600 | ||
| No change | |||
| Laganbank[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | Catherine Curran | 1,518 | |
| Sinn Féin | Deirdre Hargey | 1,383 | |
| SDLP | Patrick McCarthy | 1,361 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Christopher Stalford | 1,126 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Michelle Bostock | 921 | |
| SDLP | Kate Mullan | 833 | |
| Green (NI) | Claire Bailey | 500 | |
| People Before Profit | Mark Hewitt | 144 | |
| Socialist Party | Paddy Meehan | 136 | |
| Workers' Party | Patrick Lynn | 88 | |
| Turnout | 8,010 | ||
| Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Lower Falls[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sinn Féin | Janice Austin | 1,920 | |
| Sinn Féin | Steven Corr | 1,572 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tom Hartley | 1,561 | |
| Sinn Féin | Jim McVeigh | 1,497 | |
| SDLP | Colin Keenan | 1,000 | |
| Sinn Féin | Breige Brownlee | 813 | |
| Éirígí | John McCusker | 647 | |
| Workers' Party | John Lowry | 398 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Jim Gorman | 209 | |
| Socialist Party | Pat Lawlor | 148 | |
| Turnout | 9,765 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Sinn Féin | |||
| Oldpark[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Ian Crozier | 1,770 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Maskey | 1,573 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerard McCabe | 1,492 | |
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Lavery | 1,370 | |
| SDLP | Nichola Mallon | 1,184 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Clarke | 1,180 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gareth McKee | 917 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Rodgers | 540 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Paul Little | 379 | |
| Alliance | James McClure | 303 | |
| Independent | Martin McAuley | 146 | |
| Turnout | 10,584 | ||
| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Pottinger[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Alliance | Máire Hendron | 1,895 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gavin Robinson | 1,523 | |
| Sinn Féin | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 1,077 | |
| Democratic Unionist | May Campbell | 1,051 | |
| Progressive Unionist | John Kyle | 1,022 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Adam Newton | 936 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Philip Robinson | 786 | |
| SDLP | Séamas de Faoite | 456 | |
| Green (NI) | David Newman | 223 | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | John Hiddleston | 191 | |
| Socialist Party | Thomas Black | 150 | |
| Workers' Party | Kevin McNally | 104 | |
| People Before Profit | Donna McCusker | 70 | |
| Independent | Karl Hedley | 33 | |
| Procapitalism | Samuel Smyth | 9 | |
| Turnout | 9,526 | ||
| Sinn Féin gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
| Upper Falls[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sinn Féin | Matt Garrett | 2,250 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerard O'Neill | 2,184 | |
| Sinn Féin | Emma Groves | 2,133 | |
| SDLP | Tim Attwood | 2,015 | |
| Sinn Féin | Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín | 1,910 | |
| Éirígí | Pádraic Mac Coitir | 1,415 | |
| SDLP | Helen Walsh | 250 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Eileen Kingston | 179 | |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 162 | |
| Turnout | 12,498 | ||
| No change | |||
| Victoria[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Robin Newton | 2,338 | |
| Alliance | Mervyn Jones | 2,319 | |
| Alliance | Laura McNamee | 1,677 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Tom Haire | 1,437 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Rodgers | 1,355 | |
| Alliance | Andrew Webb | 1,137 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Ian Adamson | 942 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Robert McCartney | 908 | |
| Democratic Unionist | John Hussey | 812 | |
| Green (NI) | Ross Campbell | 315 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Stephen Warke | 216 | |
| SDLP | Magdalena Wolska | 207 | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | Sammy Morrison | 158 | |
| Independent | Roy Hobson | 142 | |
| Conservative | Garry Crosbie | 103 | |
| Turnout | 14,066 | ||
| Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
Derry [edit]
| Cityside | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Jim Clifford | 1,243 | |
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Campbell | 1,199 | |
| Sinn Féin | Patricia Logue | 937 | |
| Sinn Féin | Colin Kelly | 631 | |
| Independent (32 County Sovereignty) | Gary Donnelly | 612 | |
| Sinn Féin | Liam Friel | 391 | |
| SDLP | Ann Donnelly | 311 | |
| People Before Profit | Conor Kelly | 265 | |
| SDLP | Dermott Henderson | 214 | |
| Turnout | 5,798 | ||
| No change | |||
| Northland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | John Tierney | 1,736 | |
| Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin | 1,260 | |
| SDLP | John Boyle | 1,099 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 936 | |
| SDLP | John Carr | 824 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Cooper | 783 | |
| SDLP | Eamon McAuley | 429 | |
| SDLP | Fiona Hamilton | 366 | |
| Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 217 | |
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McGinley | 704 | |
| People Before Profit | Colm Bryce | 564 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Lucy Callaghan | 340 | |
| Turnout | |||
| No change | |||
| Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming | 1,693 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Conway | 1,616 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Maurice Devenney | 1,433 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gary Middleton | 1,219 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Ronald McKeegan | 698 | |
| SDLP | Hugh Hastings | 624 | |
| SDLP | Brenda Stevenson | 615 | |
| People Before Profit | Diane Greer | 256 | |
| Sinn Féin | Catherine Nelis | 631 | |
| SDLP | Ashleen Schenning | 423 | |
| Turnout | |||
| No change | |||
| Shantallow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 2,109 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan | 1,405 | |
| SDLP | Shaun Gallagher | 1,151 | |
| Sinn Féin | Elisha McLaughlin | 1,117 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sandra Duffy | 833 | |
| SDLP | James Carr | 766 | |
| SDLP | Angela Dobbins | 603 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Martin McGonagle | 539 | |
| Independent | Pauline Mellon | 477 | |
| Turnout | |||
| No change | |||
| Waterside[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Joe Miller | 1,564 | |
| SDLP | Gerard Diver | 1,198 | |
| Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming | 1,137 | |
| Democratic Unionist | April Garfield-Kidd | 1,006 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Mary Hamilton | 944 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Robert Thompson | 859 | |
| SDLP | Martin Reilly | 478 | |
| Sinn Féin | Geraldine O'Donnell | 354 | |
| People Before Profit | David McAuley | 222 | |
| Progressive Unionist | Nigel Gardiner | 204 | |
| Alliance | Karen Scrivens | 142 | |
| Turnout | 8,108 | ||
| No change | |||
References [edit]
- ^ "Electoral Office for Northern Ireland: Electoral Identity Card" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Northern Ireland next Local Government Elections will be held in 2011", Northern Ireland Office
- ^ "The Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2009". Opsi.gov.uk. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ Local Elections in 2011 will be held to existing 26 Councils", Northern Ireland Office
- ^ "Referendum on same day as NI Assembly election". BBC News. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ Vote 2011: Northern Ireland Council Elections, BBC News, 11 May 2011
- ^ Elections 2011: Balmoral, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Castle, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Court, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Laganbank, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Lower Falls, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Oldpark, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Pottinger, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Upper Falls, Belfast City Council
- ^ Elections 2011: Victoria, Belfast City Council
- ^ "No change in Waterside as count continues in Derry's Guildhall ", Derry Journal, 10 May 2011
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