2001 Derry City Council election

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2001 Derry City Council election
  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  

All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won14104
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1411Steady2.svg046.743.420,872Decrease2.svg0.3
  Sinn Féin 1020Increase2.svg233.330.314,547Increase2.svg2.6
  DUP 400Steady2.svg013.314.36,874Increase2.svg1.7
  Ulster Unionist 201Decrease2.svg16.76.43,069Decrease2.svg2.3
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.04.42,094Increase2.svg4.3
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.00.9436Increase2.svg0.9
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.3153Increase2.svg0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Derry City Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Cityside45.5251.130.000.003.405
Northland54.0439.030.000.007.007
Rural40.9316.5124.3116.611.706
Shantallow56.1338.620.000.005.305
Waterside20.7212.7143.3313.919.407
Total43.41430.31014.346.425.6030

District results

Cityside

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Cityside - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP Pat Ramsey *18.26%1,210     
SDLP Jim Clifford*17.75%1,176     
Sinn Féin Cathal Crumley*16.49%1,0931,122    
Sinn Féin Peter Anderson*14.92%9891,015 1,022.02 1,025.8 1,474.8 
Sinn Féin Barney O'Hagan10.32%684698 701.33 703.61 847.71 1,181.34
SDLP Liam Boyle9.49%629684 765.63 817.35 831.51 867.15
Sinn Féin Donncha MacNiallais9.33%618642 647.67 650.97   
Independent Shauna Deery3.44%228     
Electorate: 9,244  Valid: 6,627 (71.69%)  Spoilt: 303  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 6,930 (74.97%)  

    Northland

    1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
    2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
    1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Northland - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Kathleen McCloskey*13.88%1,528    
    SDLP John Kerr*11.34%1,2481,276.9 1,384.9  
    Sinn Féin Mary Nelis *8.90%980988.6 1,034.6 1,698.6 
    Sinn Féin Maeve McLaughlin 11.27%1,2401,247.1 1,291.1 1,430.1 
    Sinn Féin William Page10.27%1,1301,132 1,148 1,200 1,506.74
    SDLP Helen Quigley 9.88%1,0871,125.5 1,267.5 1,278.5 1,283.89
    SDLP Sean Carr10.51%1,1571,176.1 1,254.1 1,265.1 1,267.06
    SDLP James McClintock8.38%922959.4 1,041.4 1,050.4 1,053.34
    Sinn Féin Gerry MacLochlainn8.52%938940 976   
    Independent William Temple3.70%407407.4    
    Independent Colm Bryce2.49%274275.1    
    Independent Daniel Bradley0.74%8283.3    
    Independent Catherine Harper0.13%1414.4    
    Electorate: 16,402  Valid: 11,007 (67.11%)  Spoilt: 323  Quota: 1,376  Turnout: 11,330 (69.08%)  

      Rural

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

      Rural - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Hay *15.37%1,511         
      SDLP Annie Courtney *14.69%1,444         
      SDLP Thomas Conway12.96%1,2741,304 1,304 1,550      
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Davidson*10.93%1,0741,131 1,138.07 1,141.07 1,143.11 1,552.11    
      Sinn Féin Paul Fleming9.59%943955 955 985 994.52 995.52 1,574.6   
      SDLP Jim McKeever*8.10%796822 822.07 981.07 1,100.75 1,106.75 1,156.43 1,266.33 1,234.33 1,268.68
      DUP Bill Irwin8.94%879883 968.61 970.61 970.61 1,086.89 1,086.89 1,087.19 1,224.19 1,224.37
      Sinn Féin James Kelly6.89%677682 682 698 710.24 711.24     
      Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton*5.64%554560 569.66 572.66 572.66      
      SDLP Brenda Stevenson5.20%511519 519        
      Alliance Brian Kelly1.69%166         
      Electorate: 14,567  Valid: 9,829 (67.47%)  Spoilt: 222  Quota: 1,405  Turnout: 10,051 (69.00%)  

        Shantallow

        1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
        2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
        1997-2001 Change: No change

        Shantallow - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP Mary Bradley *22.53%2,304    
        SDLP Shaun Gallagher*12.58%1,2871,686.33 1,790.33  
        Sinn Féin Tony Hassan*12.09%1,2371,262.65 1,336 2,242 
        Sinn Féin Gearóid Ó hEára*12.10%1,2381,256.09 1,581.52 1,723.52 
        SDLP William O'Connell*11.10%1,1351,225.45 1,324.58 1,342.63 1,402.63
        SDLP Ciaran O'Doherty9.94%1,0171,048.86 1,249.29 1,264.83 1,285.83
        Sinn Féin Oliver Green10.60%1,0841,096.42 1,131.23   
        Independent Charles McDaid5.30%542549.56    
        Sinn Féin Jean McGinty3.75%384390.48    
        Electorate: 15,381  Valid: 10,228 (66.50%)  Spoilt: 316  Quota: 1,705  Turnout: 10,544 (68.55%)  

          Waterside

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

          Waterside - 7 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          DUP Gregory Campbell *18.22%1,887          
          SDLP Gerard Diver 12.85%1,330          
          DUP Joe Miller*11.76%1,2181,382.16         
          Sinn Féin Lynn Fleming*9.41%974974 974 983 983 985.32 1,003.96 1,307.96   
          Ulster Unionist Mary Hamilton9.48%9821,028.08 1,034.96 1,036.96 1,089.68 1,124.96 1,165.2 1,165.2 1,515.72  
          DUP Mildred Garfield*6.86%710985.84 1,011.44 1,013.44 1,015.08 1,060.24 1,070.48 1,070.48 1,083.92 1,129.51 1,263.11
          SDLP Anne Marie McDaid7.89%817817 817.16 828.16 828.48 830.48 915.64 945.64 948.64 970.95 1,108.71
          DUP Drew Thompson6.46%669697.16 741 743.32 747.12 770.88 772.52 772.84 784.88 844.05 1,019.67
          Independent James Guy*4.67%484514.4 516.96 522.96 527.28 541.16 631.48 634.48 685.88 778.03  
          Ulster Unionist James McCorkell3.49%361373.16 375.88 377.88 410.8 430.12 454.12 454.12    
          Sinn Féin Francis O'Deorain3.26%338338.64 338.64 342.64 342.64 342.64 342.64     
          Alliance Colm Cavanagh2.61%270278 278.32 289.32 289.96 301.6      
          PUP Catherine Cooke1.48%153170.6 171.08 176.08 177.08       
          Ulster Unionist Gordon Hill0.95%98104.4 105.36 106.36        
          Independent William Webster0.61%6363.32 63.32         
          Electorate: 15,882  Valid: 10,354 (65.19%)  Spoilt: 226  Quota: 1,295  Turnout: 10,580 (66.62%)  

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            1. 1 2 "Derry City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.