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2001 Northern Ireland local elections
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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Seats won 154 131 117
Seat change Decrease 31 Increase 40 Decrease 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Alliance
Seats won 108 34 28
Seat change Increase 34 Increase 8 Decrease 13
Colours denote the winning party with outright control[when defined as?]
This article is part of a series within the
Politics of the United Kingdom on the
Politics of Northern Ireland
Executive

 a Lowercase "d" per here.

Assembly
Law
Northern Ireland in the UK
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Local government

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

Map showing the party that received the most votes by district electoral area.

Overall

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #660066;" data-sort-value="UK Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: aqua;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Women's Coalition" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Conservatives" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: darkorange;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
Party[1] Councillors Votes
Change Total % share Total
UUP -31 154 22.94 181,336
DUP +40 131 21.44 169,477
Sinn Féin +34 108 20.66 163,269
SDLP -3 117 19.41 153,424
Independent +8 34 6.58 51,997
Alliance -13 28 5.12 40,443
PUP -3 4 1.55 12,261
UK Unionist -2 2 0.60 4,763
NI Women's Coalition 0 1 0.42 3,301
United Unionist +2 2 0.33 2,648
NI Conservatives -3 0 0.25 1,985
NI Unionist 0 0 0.23 1,818
Workers' Party of Ireland 0 0 0.18 1,421
Independent Community -2 0 0.16 1,247
Newtownabbey Ratepayers -1 1 0.13 1,039
Ulster Third Way 0 0 0.00 28

By council

Antrim

Ards

Armagh

Ballymena

Banbridge

Belfast

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Court[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Eric Smyth 2,605
Independent Frank McCoubrey 1,732
UUP Chris McGimpsey 1,527
PUP Hugh Smyth 1,336
PUP Plum Smith 813
UUP Fred Cobain 722
DUP Elaine McMillen 720
Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 269
Ulster Third Way David Kerr 28
Turnout 10,085
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| Independent gain from Ulster Democratic
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #660066;" data-sort-value="UK Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Conservatives" |
Pottinger[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Sammy Wilson 3,918
UUP Reg Empey 3,097
PUP David Ervine 1,582
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 1,264
Alliance Mervyn Jones 693
DUP May Campbell 577
UUP Margaret Clarke 559
SDLP Leo Van Es 459
Independent John Bushell 218
DUP Harry Toan 205
Workers' Party of Ireland Joseph Bell 129
PUP Robin Stewart 127
UK Unionist David Fairfield 74
NI Conservatives Jason Docherty 66
Turnout 13,426
bgcolor=Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color| Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Conservatives" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
Victoria[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Ian Adamson 3,286
Alliance David Alderdice 3,119
DUP Wallace Browne 2,492
UUP Jim Rodgers 2,322
DUP Robin Newton 1,469
DUP Margaret McKenzie 783
Independent Danny Dow 746
Alliance Naomi Long 729
PUP Robert Moorehead 697
UUP Alan Crowe 582
SDLP Ciara Patricia Farren 305
NI Conservatives Peter Gray 239
Independent Sammy Walker 114
Independent Billy Hands 15
Independent Lawrence John 11
Turnout 14,806
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color| Ulster Unionist gain from Independent Unionist
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" |
Balmoral[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Carmel Hanna 3,077
UUP Margaret Crooks 2,276
UUP Bob Stoker 2,032
Alliance Tom Ekin 1,684
DUP Ruth Patterson 1,377
Sinn Féin Stiofán Long 1,349
SDLP Catherine Molloy 987
PUP Tom Morrow 424
UUP John Hiddleston 411
Turnout 13,873
No change
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: aqua;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Women's Coalition" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" |
Castle[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Nigel Dodds 3,949
SDLP Alban Maginness 2,520
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery 1,991
UUP David Browne 1,550
SDLP Pat Convery 1,403
Alliance Tom Campbell 984
DUP Ian Crozier 759
PUP Janet Carson 352
NI Women's Coalition Elizabeth McCullough 253
Independent David Mahood 178
Independent Sandy Blair 109
Workers' Party of Ireland Marcella Delaney 84
Turnout 14,497
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Alliance
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
Oldpark[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Gerard Brophy 2,755
Sinn Féin Margaret McCleneghan 2,467
DUP Nelson McCausland 2,392
SDLP Martin Morgan 1,932
PUP Billy Hutchinson 1,516
Sinn Féin Kathy Stanton 1,298
UUP Fred Proctor 1,116
SDLP Joleen Connolly 1,114
Sinn Féin Eoin O'Broin 957
Independent James Bates 209
Alliance Thomas McCullough 160
Independent Rene Greig 59
Turnout 16,662
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: aqua;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Women's Coalition" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
Laganbank[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Michael McGimpsey 2,019
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 1,748
SDLP Peter O'Reilly 1,612
SDLP Patrick McCarthy 1,511
DUP Richard Scott 882
Alliance Mark Long 825
UUP Jim Clarke 819
NI Women's Coalition Anne Monaghan 703
PUP Dawn Purvis 286
Workers' Party of Ireland Patrick Lynn 158
Independent Andrew Frew 141
Independent Barbara Muldoon 128
Turnout 11,082
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color| Social Democratic and Labour gain from Alliance
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: aqua;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Women's Coalition" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" |
Upper Falls[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 3,349
SDLP Alex Attwood 3,260
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill 2,866
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 2,469
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley 1,801
SDLP Brian Heading 1,112
NI Women's Coalition Mary Catney 365
Alliance Kathy Ayers 136
Turnout 15,972
No change
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" |
Lower Falls[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 2,399
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley 2,351
Sinn Féin Máire Cush 2,230
SDLP Margaret Walsh 2,016
Sinn Féin Marie Moore 1,917
Sinn Féin Seán McKnight 1,247
Workers' Party of Ireland John Lowry 488
Turnout 13,229
No change

Carrickfergus

Castlereagh

Coleraine

Cookstown

Craigavon

Derry

Down

Dungannon

Fermanagh

Larne

Limavady

Lisburn

Magherafelt

Moyle

Newry and Mourne

Newtownabbey

North Down

Omagh

Strabane

References

  1. ^ Local Government Elections 2001, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Belfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections

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