2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Alliance Ulster Unionist
Seats won654
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

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Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 630Increase2.svg335.331.84,905Increase2.svg11.8
  Alliance 500Steady2.svg029.423.53,629Decrease2.svg3.9
  Ulster Unionist 400Steady2.svg023.524.23,728Increase2.svg2.6
  Independent 211Steady2.svg011.817.72,734Decrease2.svg11.0
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.02.8425Decrease2.svg2.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP Alliance UUP Others
Carrick Castle31.4221.6112.1134.915
Kilroot30.0224.1217.7128.216
Knockagh Monument34.0224.2238.922.906
Total31.8623.5524.2420.5217

Districts results

Carrick Castle

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

Carrick Castle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP David Hilditch *27.80%996     
Alliance Sean Neeson *18.48%662     
Independent William Hamilton*15.41%552581.93 588.23 604.23  
Ulster Unionist Darin Ferguson12.14%435448.53 456.13 487.83 528.87 589.03
DUP Patricia McKinney3.63%130443.65 446.55 451.36 465.81 530.6
Independent William Cameron8.46%303315.3 316.6 322.6 337.95 388.4
PUP David Beck7.23%259271.3 273.1 277.9 298.05  
Independent Nicholas Wady*3.74%134146.3 153.8 192.4   
Alliance Margaret Hawkins3.13%112113.64 148.04    
Electorate: 6,542  Valid: 3,583 (54.77%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 598  Turnout: 3,675 (56.18%)  

    Kilroot

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

    Kilroot - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Billy Ashe*23.04%1,425   
    Independent James Brown*20.62%1,275   
    Ulster Unionist Eric Ferguson*17.67%1,093   
    DUP Terence Clements6.95%430918.28  
    Alliance Brenda Crampsey*13.05%807814.8 911.6 
    Alliance Robert Cavan*11.06%684699.6 776.16 875.63
    Independent Samuel Crowe*7.60%470489.89 706.81 811.5
    Electorate: 10,903  Valid: 6,184 (56.72%)  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 884  Turnout: 6,329 (58.05%)  

      Knockagh Monument

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

      Knockagh Monument - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jr 27.87%1,575     
      DUP May Beattie *25.13%1,420     
      Alliance Stewart Dickson *20.62%1,165     
      Ulster Unionist Gwendoline Wilson11.06%6251,203.88    
      DUP James McClurg8.87%501598.2 1,168.78   
      Alliance Noreen McIlwrath*3.52%199257.86 270.55 493.57 560.78 894.41
      PUP Carolyn Howarth2.94%166194.08 212.88 300.9 422.63 439.13
      Electorate: 9,812  Valid: 5,651 (57.59%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 808  Turnout: 5,790 (59.01%)  

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        References

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