2001 Antrim Borough Council election

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2001 Antrim Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  David Trimble Washington D.C.jpg DrIanPaisley.jpg Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292).jpg
Leader David Trimble Ian Paisley John Hume
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Seats won755
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Percentage33.0%22.5%21.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.0%Increase2.svg6.5%Decrease2.svg5.0%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Gerry Adams, 1997.jpg Noimage.png
Leader Gerry Adams Seán Neeson
Party Sinn Féin Alliance
Seats won20
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Percentage12.5%5.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.2%Decrease2.svg2.7%
Antrim 2001 election.svg
2001 Antrim Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 702Decrease2.svg236.833.06,699Decrease2.svg10.0
  DUP 520Increase2.svg226.322.54,576Increase2.svg6.5
  SDLP 510Increase2.svg126.321.04,254Decrease2.svg5.0
  Sinn Féin 210Increase2.svg110.512.52,589Increase2.svg8.2
  Alliance 002Decrease2.svg20.05.51,117Decrease2.svg2.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.03.1628Increase2.svg3.1
  NI Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.02.0413New
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.8197Decrease2.svg1.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Antrim North West18.2118.0130.4224.012.307.105
Antrim South East40.4323.4215.418.717.204.907
Antrim Town 37.5325.7219.527.806.403.107
Total33.0722.5521.0512.525.505.5019

Districts results

Antrim North West

1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Antrim North West - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SDLP Robert Loughran*18.78%1,093       
DUP Wilson Clyde *18.09%1,053       
Sinn Féin Martin Meehan 17.30%1,007       
SDLP Donovan McClelland *11.65%678725 822.35 822.75 1,027.75   
UUP Stephen Nicholl7.39%430465 466.32 489.6 493.26 515.26 793.52 822.92
UUP Avril Swann10.81%629659 660.65 677.05 677.16 680.16 786.49 792.44
NI Unionist Brian Johnston7.10%413420 420.99 456.99 459.98 472.98   
Sinn Féin Joseph McCavana6.60%384384 396.32 396.48     
Alliance Michael Donoghue2.29%133       
Electorate: 8,544  Valid: 5,820 (68.12%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 971  Turnout: 5,929 (69.39%)  

    Antrim South East

    1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
    2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1997-2001 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and Alliance

    Antrim South East - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Samuel Dunlop*16.96%1,367        
    SDLP Thomas Burns *13.30%1,072        
    UUP Roy Thompson *13.18%1,062        
    UUP Mervyn Rea*12.92%1,042        
    UUP Edgar Wallace*11.63%937951.31 951.73 980.38 986.41 989.07 1,142.07  
    DUP William Harkness6.51%525853.86 854.76 861.46 862.93 864.11 893.21 931.07 980.07
    Sinn Féin Martin McManus8.72%703703 707.68 707.68 707.71 777.27 778.3 907.52 907.52
    Alliance Alison McCartney7.17%578580.97 582.65 583.9 584.77 668.69 697.18 831.19 877.19
    Independent Michael McGivern4.88%393393.54 398.88 399.58 399.97 434.72 439.95   
    UUP Roderick Swann*2.64%213223.53 223.95 237.65 259.04 263.85    
    SDLP Sean Mallon2.08%168168.81 218.85 219 219.18     
    Electorate: 12,770  Valid: 8,060 (63.12%)  Spoilt: 197  Quota: 1,008  Turnout: 8,257 (64.66%)  

      Antrim Town

      1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
      2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP
      1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance

      Antrim Town - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      UUP Paddy Marks*15.98%1,016        
      DUP John Smyth11.78%749759.56 799.56      
      UUP Adrian Cochrane-Watson *9.94%632695.14 721.36 812.36     
      DUP Brian Graham8.12%516521.28 532.28 542.7 543.58 847.58   
      UUP Paul Michael7.39%470529.18 566.4 751.86 766.6 808.6   
      SDLP Sean McKee9.94%632635.96 642.96 646.62 646.84 648.84 651.36 651.36 778.36
      SDLP Oran Keenan*9.61%611614.52 617.74 620.84 621.06 623.06 625.58 625.58 726.58
      Sinn Féin Aine Gribbon7.79%495495.44 500.44 500.44 500.66 501.66 501.66 501.66 517.66
      Alliance Pete Whitcroft6.39%406411.06 420.06 429.36 429.8 439.44 486.48 491.48  
      DUP Robert McClay*5.76%366373.26 391.7 408.12 408.56     
      UUP Andrew Ritchie*4.22%268325.42 344.08       
      PUP Ken Wilkinson3.10%197199.42        
      Electorate: 11,616  Valid: 6,358 (54.73%)  Spoilt: 195  Quota: 795  Turnout: 6,553 (56.41%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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