2001 Armagh City and District Council election

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2001 Armagh City and District Council election
←  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  →
All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won765
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth party
 
Party DUP
Seats won4
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2

Elections to Armagh City and District 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 703Decrease2.svg331.825.97,757Decrease2.svg16.1
  SDLP 601Decrease2.svg127.324.47,310Decrease2.svg6.4
  Sinn Féin 520Increase2.svg222.720.66,177Increase2.svg6.0
  DUP 420Increase2.svg218.225.67,677Increase2.svg13.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.02.8832Increase2.svg2.8
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.7209New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Armagh City 18.8129.1229.1211.6111.406
Crossmore13.7139.9232.6013.800.005
Cusher34.5311.716.9044.722.206
The Orchard34.3220.2117.0128.510.005
Total25.9724.4620.6525.643.5022

District results

Armagh City

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

Armagh City - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Patrick McNamee16.95%1,261         
Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty12.11%9011,059.24 1,078.24       
SDLP Pat Brannigan*13.62%1,0131,018.6 1,043.76 1,142.76      
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts*11.67%868868.48 883.12 890.12 891.84 891.84 1,333.84   
DUP Freda Donnelly11.58%861861 867 868 868 868 943 1,159.48  
SDLP Anna Brolly*4.97%370373.2 395.36 503.12 553.86 559.86 562.86 588.28 644.04 1,030.66
Independent John Nixon8.69%646663.12 708.6 741.4 745.7 749.7 753.7 763.54 779.94 902.92
SDLP Michael Carson6.13%456461.76 482.24 574.52 596.88 600.88 601.88 619.92 639.6  
Ulster Unionist Gordon Frazer*7.10%528528 546 547 547 547     
SDLP Mealla Bratton4.37%325329.8 353.96        
NI Women's Coalition Margaret Connolly2.81%209211.56         
Electorate: 10,014  Valid: 7,438 (74.28%)  Spoilt: 170  Quota: 1,063  Turnout: 7,608 (75.97%)  

    Crossmore

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

    Crossmore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Sinn Féin Brian Cunningham*19.77%1,336      
    SDLP Thomas Kavanagh*14.63%9891,032.84 1,366.84    
    SDLP James McKernan*10.40%703704.92 751.88 862.64 1,366.64  
    Sinn Féin Pat O'Rawe12.83%8671,010.36 1,030.8 1,045.62 1,114.78 1,212.78 
    Ulster Unionist Evelyn Corry*13.72%927927.32 927.32 927.32 934 950 974
    DUP Noel Berry13.76%930930.16 930.16 930.16 933.16 933.16 935.16
    SDLP James Lennon8.20%554558.8 609.68 722    
    SDLP Joe McGleenan6.69%452464.32      
    Electorate: 8,488  Valid: 6,758 (79.61%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 1,127  Turnout: 6,883 (81.09%)  

      Cusher

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

      Cusher - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Paul Berry 41.33%3,549      
      DUP Margaret Black*2.15%1851,579.58     
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers*14.00%1,2021,399.34     
      SDLP Thomas Canavan*11.66%1,0011,003.64 1,006.02 1,039.68 1,040.3 1,048.96 1,493.96
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner*8.44%725797.6 811.2 856.5 918.5 1,163.93 1,168.59
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton*7.91%679837.4 884.83 939.77 973.25 1,146.23 1,148.23
      DUP Mervyn Spratt1.20%103479.86 746.08 768.21 807.89 850.07 850.07
      Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan*6.88%591591.66 592 594 594 594.17  
      Ulster Unionist Sharon McClelland*4.27%367429.7 441.94 480.11 514.21   
      Independent Derrick Mathews2.17%186212.4 218.52     
      Electorate: 11,175  Valid: 8,588 (76.85%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,227  Turnout: 8,728 (78.10%)  

        The Orchard

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

        The Orchard - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP Brian Hutchinson*18.99%1,363    
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers *18.45%1,324    
        Sinn Féin Paul Corrigan17.01%1,221    
        SDLP John Campbell*11.09%796796.48 797.48 798.08 1,407.08
        Ulster Unionist Charles Rollston*8.99%645653.88 1,056.16 1,164.66 1,174.28
        DUP William Irwin 9.56%686831.92 898.12 914.42 919.52
        SDLP Eamon McNeill9.07%651651.24 656.24 657.14  
        Ulster Unionist Olive Whitten*6.85%492497.16    
        Electorate: 9,234  Valid: 7,178 (77.73%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 1,197  Turnout: 7,295 (79.00%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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