2001 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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2001 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 23 seats to Castlereagh 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 won1054
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Percentage39.4%22.1%15.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.8%Increase2.svg2.5%Decrease2.svg3.5%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292).jpg Noimage.png Noimage.png
Leader John Hume Hugh Smyth N/A
Party SDLP PUP Independent
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Percentage11.4%4.2%3.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.2%Decrease2.svg2.4%Increase2.svg3.0%
Castlereagh - 2001.png
2001 Castlereagh City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Elections to Castlereagh 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

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1000Steady2.svg043.539.412,084Decrease2.svg4.8
  Ulster Unionist 500Steady2.svg021.722.16,795Increase2.svg2.5
  Alliance 400Steady2.svg017.415.24,622Decrease2.svg3.5
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg08.711.43,512Increase2.svg3.2
  PUP 110Increase2.svg14.34.21,272Decrease2.svg2.4
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.33.61,114Increase2.svg3.0
  Sinn Féin 000Steady2.svg00.01.8554Increase2.svg1.8
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.01.0306New
  UK Unionist 001Decrease2.svg10.00.9289Decrease2.svg0.4
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.4134Increase2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP PUP Others
Castlereagh Central50.4315.4111.516.407.518.806
Castlereagh East50.2420.5114.410.005.109.817
Castlereagh South26.3127.0217.6123.610.005.505
Castlereagh West29.4225.3116.6117.514.406.805
Total39.41022.1515.2411.424.217.7123

Districts results

Castlereagh Central

1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKUP
2001: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1997-2001 Change: PUP gain from UKUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Peter Robinson *42.40%2,841       
Ulster Unionist Michael Copeland 15.40%1,032       
DUP John Norris*2.40%161949.8 976.8     
Alliance Michael Long 11.48%769798.82 879.68 904.16 1,274.16   
DUP Joanne Bunting 4.51%302737.2 772.52 778.36 779.8 780.8 1,151.16 
PUP Tommy Sandford7.54%505564.16 590.56 599.84 612.24 674.24 695.24 719.72
UK Unionist Grant Dillon*4.31%289393.04 488.96 512.96 515.04 547.04 572.44 661.52
DUP John Dunn*1.10%74437.12 467.8 473.08 476.44 480.44   
SDLP Sean Mullan6.37%427431.08 436.44 438.6     
Independent Alan Carson*3.27%219277.48       
NI Conservatives Terence Dick1.22%8295.8       
Electorate: 10,528  Valid: 6,701 (63.65%)  Spoilt: 237  Quota: 958  Turnout: 6,938 (65.90%)  

    Castlereagh East

    1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
    2001: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
    1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from Independent Unionist

    Castlereagh East - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Iris Robinson *44.69%4,093      
    Ulster Unionist David Drysdale20.52%1,879      
    Alliance Peter Osborne*10.08%9231,018.25 1,165.21    
    DUP Jim White0.95%871,044.75 1,098.87 1,140.08 1,169.08  
    DUP Kim Morton*1.31%120690.75 727.71 768.85 1,078.22 1,091.66 1,197.58
    DUP Claire Ennis2.23%204751.5 803.42 847.76 1,035.54 1,043.22 1,113.07
    Independent Francis Gallagher7.10%650755 806.04 871.94 885.01 885.97 1,082.17
    Alliance Gillian Graham4.37%400439.75 626.75 695.33 711.28 712.24 840.05
    PUP Richard Johnston5.09%466538 626.88 669.32 690.22 691.18  
    DUP Sandy Geddis*1.00%92569 601.12 632.7    
    Independent William Abraham*2.67%245310.25 388.57     
    Electorate: 15,245  Valid: 9,159 (60.08%)  Spoilt: 249  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 9,408 (61.71%)  

      Castlereagh South

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

      Castlereagh South - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Michael Henderson*21.58%1,725        
      DUP John Beattie*19.89%1,590        
      Alliance Geraldine Rice*12.75%1,0191,038.32 1,046.01 1,049.05 1,068.05 1,371.05   
      Ulster Unionist Barbara McBurney5.39%431766.57 796.56 815.28 815.28 857.27 1,366  
      SDLP Brian Hanvey11.76%940942.3 942.3 942.78 1,145.01 1,156.47 1,160.11 1,171.51 1,178.17
      SDLP Christine Copeland11.87%949950.38 951.38 951.54 1,090.54 1,108.48 1,114.85 1,139.72 1,163.72
      DUP Andrew Ramsey6.37%509522.34 527.03 753.27 753.27 763.6    
      Alliance Margaret Marshall4.77%381384.11 399.8 401.4 406.4     
      Sinn Féin Sean Hayes4.95%396396.23 396.23 396.23      
      NI Conservatives Roger Lomas0.65%5257.52        
      Electorate: 12,212  Valid: 7,992 (65.44%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 1,333  Turnout: 8,151 (66.75%)  

        Castlereagh West

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

        Castlereagh West - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP Mark Robinson 27.20%1,858     
        Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall*25.30%1,728     
        SDLP Rosaleen Hughes*17.51%1,196     
        Alliance Sara Duncan*16.54%1,1301,141.31    
        DUP Vivienne Stevenson0.89%61603.88 840.76 841.6 1,075.37 1,276.18
        NI Women's Coalition Eileen Cairnduff4.48%306311.85 463.47 570.89 577.96 672.08
        PUP Frederick Ferguson4.41%301324.01 452.53 459.53 469  
        DUP Charles Tosh1.35%92223.82 280.52 280.94   
        Sinn Féin Sean Montgomery2.31%158158 162.62    
        Electorate: 10,958  Valid: 6,830 (62.33%)  Spoilt: 164  Quota: 1,139  Turnout: 6,994 (63.83%)  

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          References

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