2001 Larne Borough Council election

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2001 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won542
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won220
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 520Increase2.svg233.328.83,985Increase2.svg4.3
  Ulster Unionist 402Decrease2.svg226.728.83,984Decrease2.svg7.6
  Alliance 210Increase2.svg113.314.51,999Increase2.svg2.3
  Independent 200Steady2.svg013.313.91,928Increase2.svg2.3
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg013.39.21,075Decrease2.svg0.4
  Sinn Féin 000Steady2.svg00.03.6496Increase2.svg3.6
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.8107Decrease2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Coast Road28.7224.2113.7117.4116.005
Larne Lough35.6238.4223.110.002.905
Larne Town 21.3122.315.4012.8138.225
Total28.8528.8414.529.6218.3215

Districts results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Winston Fulton17.49%753    
SDLP Danny O'Connor *17.42%750    
Ulster Unionist Joan Drummond*14.26%614616 618.68 895.68 
Alliance Gerardine Mulvenna13.68%589701 701.2 721.2 
DUP Rachel Rea*11.27%485485 509.72 616.8 767.8
Independent William Cunning*8.80%379488 488 494.04 516.04
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson*9.99%430431 432.44   
Sinn Féin Martin Graffin7.08%305    
Electorate: 7,121  Valid: 4,305 (60.45%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 718  Turnout: 4,404 (61.85%)  

    Larne Lough

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

    Larne Lough - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Bobby McKee *25.87%1,314    
    Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs *24.57%1,248    
    Alliance John Mathews*23.06%1,171    
    DUP Gregg McKeen9.69%492914.17   
    Ulster Unionist David Fleck*7.36%374395.83 704.35 821.2 849.2
    Ulster Unionist John Hall*6.48%329342.69 424.77 551.46 615.97
    Independent William Small2.97%151155.07 162.27 240.58  
    Electorate: 8,552  Valid: 5,079 (59.39%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 847  Turnout: 5,233 (61.19%)  

      Larne Town

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

      Larne Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Brian Dunn18.13%804         
      DUP Jack McKee *17.50%776         
      SDLP Martin Wilson12.85%570571.12 572.12 572.12 703.12 703.16 762.16   
      Independent Roy Craig*8.80%390397.2 411.36 412.56 416.64 438.08 487.96 495.16 567.61 698.73
      Independent Lindsay Mason *8.77%389393.96 405.12 406.12 434.28 465.56 513.88 520.18 570.68 690.64
      Independent William Adams7.37%327332.28 349.84 350.96 352.96 370.28 403.56 405.36 458.04 541.41
      Independent John Anderson6.58%292293.6 294.76 295.2 297.2 301.04 326.04 330.09 360.89  
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson4.17%185217.48 233.8 235.72 237.76 299.68 319.16 321.86   
      Alliance Margaret Richmond5.39%239241.4 242.48 242.56 257.64 258.92     
      DUP Alastair Holden3.72%165169.48 194.72 218.52 218.52      
      Sinn Féin Janette Graffin4.31%191191.32 191.32 191.36       
      PUP Bill Adamson2.41%107109         
      Electorate: 7,483  Valid: 4,435 (59.27%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 740  Turnout: 4,524 (60.46%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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