2001 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election

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2001 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election
←  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  →
All 22 seats to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won864
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Democratic Left
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Dungannon and South Tyrone 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

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 830Increase2.svg336.436.010,076Increase2.svg6.0
  Ulster Unionist 602Decrease2.svg227.322.86,380Decrease2.svg7.5
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg018.217.24,824Decrease2.svg1.0
  DUP 300Steady2.svg013.617.64,921Increase2.svg3.6
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.56.41,793Increase2.svg6.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP Others
Blackwater22.6133.6214.2129.610.005
Clogher Valley30.2225.1123.0121.710.005
Dungannon Town 30.3224.7217.3119.218.506
Torrent55.5310.9115.213.6014.816
Total36.0822.8617.2417.636.4122

District results

Blackwater

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

Blackwater - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew15.45%1,0321,441    
SDLP Patrick Daly*14.20%948989 1,229   
Ulster Unionist Jim Hamilton*11.61%775775 775 779 1,195 
Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin*11.99%801802 804 818 981 1,055.48
DUP Roger Burton14.84%991991 991 993 1,051 1,052.71
DUP James Ewing*14.75%985985 986 987 1,016 1,017.71
Ulster Unionist Jim Brady*10.02%669670 671 675   
Sinn Féin Dominic Molloy7.14%477     
Electorate: 8,102  Valid: 6,678 (82.42%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,114  Turnout: 6,785 (83.74%)  

    Clogher Valley

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

    Clogher Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Seamus Flanagan*17.87%1,159     
    SDLP Anthony McGonnell*17.73%1,150     
    DUP William McIlwrath*12.58%816817 817.07 1,321.07  
    Ulster Unionist Robert Mulligan*14.66%951992 992 1,028 1,143.5 
    Sinn Féin Sean McGuigan12.32%799903 975.03 975.03 975.69 1,031.4
    Ulster Unionist Donald Beatty10.50%681690 690.14 733.14 853.26 858.93
    DUP David Robinson9.08%589592 592    
    SDLP Thomas Murphy5.27%342     
    Electorate: 7,827  Valid: 6,487 (82.88%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,082  Turnout: 6,614 (84.50%)  

      Dungannon Town

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

      Dungannon Town - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin John McLarnon17.67%1,138      
      SDLP Vincent Currie*17.24%1,110      
      Sinn Féin Barry Monteith12.63%8131,010.8     
      DUP Maurice Morrow *13.56%873873.2 874.35 1,123.35   
      Ulster Unionist Walter Cuddy13.25%853854.2 862.25 919.25 1,033.33  
      Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis 11.49%740741.2 760.06 785.06 826.46 895.46 899.06
      Independent Gerry Cullen*8.53%549565 719.79 743.02 789.02 820.3 888.1
      DUP Derek Greenaway5.64%363363.2 363.89     
      Electorate: 8,742  Valid: 6,439 (73.66%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 920  Turnout: 6,530 (74.70%)  

        Torrent

        1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
        2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
        1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalist becomes Independent

        Torrent - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Sinn Féin Francie Molloy *16.60%1,393      
        Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie*15.92%1,336      
        SDLP Jim Cavanagh*15.18%1,274      
        Independent Jim Canning*14.83%1,244      
        Ulster Unionist Norman Badger*10.85%9101,198 1,198.6 1,198.7 1,207.94  
        Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly11.25%944944 1,076.6 1,098.9 1,155.99 1,176.44 1,177.76
        Sinn Féin Brendan Doris*11.74%985985 1,043.8 1,146.6 1,152.65 1,170.05 1,170.6
        DUP Robert McFarland3.62%304      
        Electorate: 10,314  Valid: 8,390 (81.35%)  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 1,199  Turnout: 8,562 (83.01%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Dungannon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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