2001 Craigavon Borough Council election

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

All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won876
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 3

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2

 Seventh party
 
Party Alliance
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 803Decrease2.svg330.828.111,127Decrease2.svg11.6
  SDLP 711Steady2.svg026.920.07,947Increase2.svg1.0
  DUP 630Increase2.svg323.122.68,972Increase2.svg8.0
  Sinn Féin 420Increase2.svg215.421.38,456Increase2.svg9.1
  Independent 110Increase2.svg13.84.91,958Increase2.svg4.9
  Alliance 001Decrease2.svg10.01.6645Decrease2.svg2.9
  UK Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.01.0408New
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.3132Steady2.svg0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Craigavon Central 29.5216.4224.3216.913.609.307
Loughside4.9047.132.9045.120.000.005
Lurgan 47.147.7133.326.800.005.107
Portadown 26.9212.8127.2220.212.8010.117
Total28.1820.0722.6621.341.606.4126

District results

Craigavon Central

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

Craigavon Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Twyble*15.93%1,694          
Sinn Féin Francis Murray*11.27%1,1981,198 1,220 1,220 1,224 1,728     
SDLP Patricia Mallon*9.37%996997.89 1,057.89 1,062.31 1,162.36 1,211.78 1,390.78    
Ulster Unionist Frederick Crowe*7.54%802887.26 904.26 1,030.97 1,132.48 1,133.48 1,133.48 1,133.97 1,438.97  
DUP William Smith9.97%1,0601,075.12 1,078.12 1,082.17 1,087.8 1,087.8 1,087.8 1,087.8 1,130.14 1,149.04 1,332.04
DUP Robert Smith7.62%810813.36 816.57 820.2 822.83 822.83 822.83 822.83 860 883.8 1,289.72
SDLP Kieran Corr7.01%745745.63 782.63 784.63 843.47 871.68 942.68 1,000.99 1,042.38 1,054.28 1,062.24
DUP Denis Watson 6.70%712738.25 741.25 752.51 758.93 758.93 758.93 759.42 839.82 876.22 1,045.41
Independent David Calvert 7.16%761766.46 770.46 774.51 783.93 783.93 784.93 784.93 819.48 836.98  
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick*3.72%396527.25 532.46 665.88 753.18 753.18 753.18 754.16    
Sinn Féin Peter Toland5.66%602602.21 618.42 618.42 622.63       
Alliance Sean Hagan*3.56%379394.12 429.96 446.32        
Ulster Unionist Audrey Lindsay2.35%250313.84 315.84         
Workers' Party Tom French 1.24%132132.84          
Independent Alan Evans0.90%9697.05          
Electorate: 15,747  Valid: 10,633 (67.52%)  Spoilt: 254  Quota: 1,330  Turnout: 10,887 (69.14%)  

    Loughside

    1997: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
    1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP Dolores Kelly *22.84%2,022     
    Sinn Féin John O'Dowd *22.27%1,971     
    SDLP Sean McCavanagh*11.92%1,0551,214.04 1,232.54 1,235.82 1,392.52 1,449.92
    Sinn Féin Maurice Magill12.78%1,1311,175.24 1,376.49 1,378.49 1,394.23 1,404.51
    SDLP Mary McAlinden*8.30%735996.8 1,010.55 1,013.55 1,212.21 1,401.45
    Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd9.98%883904.56 1,144.56 1,145.56 1,167.71 1,168.71
    Ulster Unionist William Lindsay4.89%433437.48 437.48 641.48 642.48  
    SDLP Kieran McGeown*4.07%360411.24 417.99 417.99   
    DUP Alexander Dougan2.95%261261.28 261.28    
    Electorate: 12,545  Valid: 8,851 (70.55%)  Spoilt: 255  Quota: 1,476  Turnout: 9,106 (72.59%)  

      Lurgan

      1997: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

      Lurgan - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Jonathan Bell *18.48%1,942     
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Gardiner *16.44%1,728     
      DUP Stephen Moutray 14.80%1,555     
      Ulster Unionist George Savage *11.77%1,2371,315.07    
      Ulster Unionist Meta Crozier*9.18%9651,089.32 1,332.44   
      Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns*7.13%749854.08 952.24 1,032.04 1,332.64 
      SDLP Mary McNally*7.62%801806.92 813.64 816.11 842.63 1,342.63
      UK Unionist David Vance3.88%408683.65 697.81 811.05 886.49 887.86
      Sinn Féin Matthew Rooney6.84%719719.37 719.61 719.8 719.8  
      Ulster Unionist William Tate2.63%276290.8 325.6 356   
      Independent William Grafton1.24%130147.76 150.4 160.66   
      Electorate: 14,911  Valid: 10,510 (70.48%)  Spoilt: 236  Quota: 1,314  Turnout: 10,746 (72.07%)  

        Portadown

        1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
        2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        1997-2001 Change: DUP, Sinn Féin and Independent gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist (two seats)

        Portadown - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        DUP David Simpson 24.37%2,352       
        Sinn Féin Brian McKeown*13.97%1,348       
        SDLP Ignatius Fox*12.78%1,233       
        Ulster Unionist Arnold Hatch9.04%872900.42 900.42 943.38 1,033.85 1,049.14 1,049.71 1,353.71
        Ulster Unionist Sydney Anderson 9.15%883954.54 954.64 984.72 1,041.13 1,066.71 1,067.52 1,326.52
        Independent David Jones10.06%9711,112.12 1,112.12 1,130.59 1,145.57 1,182.5 1,182.92 1,211.92
        DUP Alan Carson2.21%213638.32 638.52 639.01 647.93 1,032.01 1,032.1 1,095.09
        Sinn Féin Noel Mercer6.26%604604 732.9 759.3 760.3 760.79 783.98 789.04
        Ulster Unionist Mark Neale*4.79%462486.5 486.6 520.6 758.46 782.22 783.03  
        DUP John Tate0.69%67478.6 478.6 484.07 498.97    
        Ulster Unionist David Thompson3.94%380403.52 403.62 440.62     
        Alliance William Ramsay2.75%266272.86 274.56      
        Electorate: 13,514  Valid: 9,651 (71.41%)  Spoilt: 243  Quota: 1,207  Turnout: 9,894 (73.21%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.