2001 Fermanagh District Council election

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2001 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won974
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won210
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Socialist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
2001 Fermanagh District Council Election.svg
Fermanagh 2001 Fermanagh District Council election results by district

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections and used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

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Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 940Increase2.svg439.133.510,775Increase2.svg10.0
  Ulster Unionist 702Decrease2.svg230.430.89,915Decrease2.svg9.6
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg017.418.76,010Increase2.svg1.4
  DUP 200Increase2.svg28.712.13,885Increase2.svg4.7
  Independent 110Increase2.svg10.04.31,420Increase2.svg4.3
  UK Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.00.6182New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen 25.2233.4217.8112.6111.017
Erne East42.3327.0214.919.306.506
Erne North17.7138.5221.6122.210.005
Erne West48.2324.8121.615.400.005
Total33.5930.8718.7412.124.9123

District results

Enniskillen

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

Enniskillen - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson *15.58%1,486       
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh *14.04%1,339       
Sinn Féin Paddy Gilgunn11.22%1,070       
DUP Joseph Dodds*11.49%1,0961,105.2 1,105.31 1,290.31    
SDLP Frank Britton9.79%934935.8 940.86 940.97 950.28 1,513.28  
Independent Davy Kettyles*9.03%861871.2 876.59 882.79 902.99 1,027.01 1,312.31 
Ulster Unionist Robert Irvine7.43%709958.4 858.73 902.33 1,104.53 1,113.53 1,133.23 1,174.73
Ulster Unionist Basil Johnston*6.17%589547.2 647.31 671.71 898.91 904.31 917.81 947.51
SDLP Eamon Flanagan*8.03%766769.6 775.98 777.18 780.98    
Ulster Unionist Barbara Stewart4.22%403458 458.44 478.44     
UK Unionist Alan Madill1.91%182184 184      
DUP Samuel Dunne1.10%105107.8 108.02      
Electorate: 13,226  Valid: 9,540 (72.13%)  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 1,193  Turnout: 9,724 (73.52%)  

    Erne East

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

    Erne East - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch*16.46%1,428    
    Ulster Unionist Harold Andrews*15.53%1,348    
    SDLP Fergus McQuillan*14.90%1,293    
    Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey*13.72%1,1911,334.39   
    Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly 12.10%1,0501,075.61 1,075.61 1,402.61 
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble*11.50%998998.13 1,091.89 1,105.67 1,141.67
    DUP Paul Robinson9.35%811811.13 822.01 827.51 837.51
    Independent Michael McPhillips6.44%559570.05 570.45   
    Electorate: 10,700  Valid: 8,678 (81.10%)  Spoilt: 165  Quota: 1,240  Turnout: 8,843 (82.64%)  

      Erne North

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

      Erne North - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Sinn Féin Joe Cassidy17.71%1,181   
      DUP Bert Johnston*16.69%1,113   
      Ulster Unionist Tom Elliott 15.44%1,0301,129  
      SDLP John O'Kane13.06%871873 1,322 
      Ulster Unionist Bertie Kerr*12.80%854926 934 990
      Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry*10.27%685771 777 803
      SDLP Julie Dervan8.52%568572   
      DUP Billy Gilmore4.15%277   
      DUP William Simpson1.36%91   
      Electorate: 8,880  Valid: 6,670 (75.11%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,112  Turnout: 6,804 (76.62%)  

        Erne West

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

        Erne West - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        SDLP Gerry Gallagher*21.62%1,578  
        Sinn Féin Pat Cox17.34%1,266  
        Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett15.22%1,1111,112 1,298.66
        Sinn Féin Robin Martin*15.60%1,1391,140 1,253.22
        Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott*13.44%9811,179 1,217.08
        Ulster Unionist Derrick Nixon*11.40%832979 1,000.42
        DUP David Black5.37%392  
        Electorate: 9,196  Valid: 7,299 (79.37%)  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 1,217  Turnout: 7,466 (81.19%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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