2001 Coleraine Borough Council election

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2001 Coleraine Borough Council election
←  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  →
All 22 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1074
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Alliance
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3

Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1000Steady2.svg045.536.08,813Decrease2.svg7.4
  DUP 720Increase2.svg231.827.56,743Increase2.svg4.3
  SDLP 410Increase2.svg118.219.74,837Increase2.svg3.4
  Independent 100Steady2.svg04.59.72,377Increase2.svg3.6
  Alliance 003Decrease2.svg30.06.41,579Decrease2.svg2.8
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.6146Increase2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann34.0320.0130.521.6013.906
Coleraine Central44.7330.4217.617.300.006
Coleraine East26.7244.237.805.7015.605
The Skerries35.5219.3118.4112.7014.115
Total36.01027.5719.746.4010.4122

District results

Bann

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Bann - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP John Dallat *23.22%1,714     
DUP Adrian McQuillan 16.47%1,216     
SDLP Eamon Mullan*7.25%5351,079.07    
Ulster Unionist Olive Church*13.36%986989.28 997.86 1,014.27 1,066.73 
Ulster Unionist William King*11.12%821826.74 833.76 854.53 961.04 1,156.04
Ulster Unionist William Watt*9.54%704708.1 721.62 736.03 816.41 1,024.79
Independent Reginald McAuley6.93%512589.9 591.2 628.3 643.38 722.47
Independent Robert Bolton*6.96%514516.87 527.53 540.94 601.22  
DUP Hazel Sommers3.59%265265.41 377.08 377.21   
Alliance Yvonne Boyle1.57%116132.81 133.2    
Electorate: 10,232  Valid: 7,383 (72.16%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 7,543 (73.72%)  

    Coleraine Central

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

    Coleraine Central - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    DUP James McClure *20.39%1,426  
    Ulster Unionist David McClarty *19.95%1,395  
    SDLP Gerry McLaughlin*17.62%1,232  
    Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Johnston*14.53%1,016  
    DUP Timothy Deans10.00%6991,064.12 
    Ulster Unionist David Barbour*10.25%717761.8 1,103.56
    Alliance Eamon O'Hara*7.26%508515.36 564.32
    Electorate: 11,571  Valid: 6,993 (60.44%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 7,130 (61.62%)  

      Coleraine East

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

      Coleraine East - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Maurice Bradley *29.22%1,389        
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black*17.00%808        
      DUP William Creelman*12.54%5961,025.57       
      Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson*9.68%460481.93 486.97 514.98 564.25 593.13 647.14 827.14 
      DUP Phyllis Fielding2.48%118164.87 377.51 400.05 436.69 530.48 543.91 601.56 625.94
      SDLP John Montgomery7.74%368368 368.48 370.91 377.91 379.77 507.63 569.3 578.84
      Independent Thomas Houston6.71%319330.18 332.82 340.68 362.11 375.55 436.98   
      Alliance Patrick McGowan5.76%274277.87 278.11 290.11 298.02 304.45    
      Independent Alistair Crawford3.13%149188.13 191.25 221.07 238.32     
      PUP David Gilmour3.07%146161.91 166.71 188.34      
      Independent Robert Hunter2.65%126143.2 145.6       
      Electorate: 8,415  Valid: 4,753 (56.48%)  Spoilt: 109  Quota: 793  Turnout: 4,862 (57.78%)  

        The Skerries

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

        The Skerries - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP Billy Leonard 18.41%988    
        DUP Robert Stewart *12.58%675943   
        Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis *11.65%625642 643.76 961.76 
        Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage *13.59%729753 754.32 859.98 910.73
        Independent Christine Alexander*14.11%757763 782.69 842.13 851.13
        Alliance Barbara Dempsey*12.69%681686 751.89 776.66 782.66
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane10.29%552565 567.53   
        DUP Sandy Gilkinson6.69%359    
        Electorate: 8,800  Valid: 5,366 (60.98%)  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 895  Turnout: 5,451 (61.94%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Coleraine Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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