2001 Ards Borough Council election

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2001 Ards Borough Council election
  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  

All 23 seats to Ards Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  DrIanPaisley.jpg David Trimble Washington D.C.jpg Noimage.png
Leader Ian Paisley David Trimble Seán Neeson
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won984
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Percentage37.031.716.7
SwingIncrease2.svg14.4Decrease2.svg7.9Decrease2.svg4.4

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292).jpg Noimage.png
Leader John Hume N/A
Party SDLP Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won110
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Percentage3.99.8
SwingDecrease2.svg0.7Increase2.svg8.2

Ards - 2001.png
2001 Ards Borough Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes.

Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 940Increase2.svg439.137.08,133Increase2.svg14.4
  Ulster Unionist 802Decrease2.svg234.831.76,968Decrease2.svg7.9
  Alliance 401Decrease2.svg117.416.73,668Decrease2.svg4.4
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.39.82,135Increase2.svg8.2
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg04.33.9860Decrease2.svg0.7
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.9190Increase2.svg0.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Ards EastN/A2N/A3N/A1N/A0N/A06
Ards West36.9342.2218.510.002.406
Newtownards 37.5233.3212.210.0017.006
Peninsula36.8217.9119.2112.5113.605
Total37.0931.7816.743.9110.7023

Districts results

Ards East

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

Ards East - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Alliance Linda Cleland*N/AN/A
Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson*N/AN/A
DUP Hamilton Gregory*N/AN/A
Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill*N/AN/A
Ulster Unionist John Shields*N/AN/A
DUP Terence WilliamsN/AN/A
Electorate: N/A  Valid: N/A  Spoilt: N/A  Quota: N/A  Turnout: N/A  

    Ards West

    1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
    2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

    Ards West - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson*30.56%2,454     
    DUP Margaret Craig*15.32%1,230     
    Ulster Unionist Philip Smith 7.78%6251,516.55    
    DUP William Montgomery12.94%1,0391,098.95 1,100.56 1,117.89 1,124.49 1,175.49
    Alliance Jim McBriar*9.41%756835.75 840.35 866.23 867.07 1,023.47
    DUP David Gilmore*8.63%693789.25 794.08 810.63 873.15 1,001.09
    Alliance Kathleen Coulter*9.12%732791.4 795.08 842.96 843.92 965.11
    Ulster Unionist Arthur Spence3.87%311412.75 762.35 829.73 830.93  
    NI Conservatives Christopher Connolly2.37%190205.4 207.01    
    Electorate: 13,602  Valid: 8,030 (59.04%)  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 1,148  Turnout: 8,253 (60.67%)  

      Newtownards

      1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

      Newtownards - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP George Ennis *22.81%1,608    
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Hamilton *18.27%1,288    
      Ulster Unionist David Smyth*15.04%1,060    
      Independent Wilbert Magill*12.61%889923.2 1,043.2  
      Alliance Alan McDowell*12.18%859863.94 915.32 1,075.9 
      DUP Hamilton Lawther5.15%363838 877.14 944.41 967.66
      DUP Bobby McBride*9.52%671734.46 779.5 830.96 852.04
      Independent Nancy Orr4.43%312322.66    
      Electorate: 12,965  Valid: 7,050 (54.38%)  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 1,008  Turnout: 7,268 (56.06%)  

        Peninsula

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

        Peninsula - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        DUP Jim Shannon *26.53%1,824       
        Alliance Kieran McCarthy *18.71%1,286       
        DUP Robert Drysdale*10.25%7051,222.92      
        SDLP Daniel McCarthy*12.51%860865.85 899.51 918.84 1,025.08 1,025.88 1,430.88 
        Ulster Unionist Angus Carson10.33%710748.22 755.81 766.28 864.5 894.8 944.8 1,008.8
        Ulster Unionist Paul Carson*7.56%520583.96 593.97 603.82 671.15 710.75 731.42 765.42
        Independent Joe Boyle7.65%526528.73 543.58 553.75 646.87 648.67   
        Independent Robert Ambrose3.71%255289.32 298.01 307.13     
        Independent James McMullan2.23%153155.73 162.99 166.58     
        Alliance Stephen McSherry0.51%3538.12 85.2      
        Electorate: 11,849  Valid: 6,874 (58.01%)  Spoilt: 211  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 7,085 (59.79%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Ards Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.