2001 Lisburn Borough Council election

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

All 30 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Sinn Féin
Seats won1354
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance SDLP Independent
Seats won332
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party Ulster Democratic Ind. Unionist NI Conservatives
Seats won000
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough 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

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1322Steady2.svg043.335.216,449Decrease2.svg1.4
  DUP 530Increase2.svg316.720.29,444Increase2.svg7.0
  Sinn Féin 400Steady2.svg013.316.07,508Increase2.svg2.3
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg010.011.05,169Decrease2.svg2.0
  SDLP 310Increase2.svg210.08.53,987Increase2.svg2.7
  Independent 221Increase2.svg16.77.53,502Increase2.svg4.4
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.01.4636Decrease2.svg1.5
  NI Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.00.264New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Sinn Féin Alliance SDLP Others
Downshire43.7331.111.3014.210.009.705
Dunmurry Cross13.417.9053.940.0023.021.807
Killultagh35.2229.925.206.4014.918.405
Lisburn Town North44.0417.114.2017.710.0017.017
Lisburn Town South47.3319.913.5021.210.008.106
Total35.21320.2516.0411.038.539.1230

Districts results

Downshire

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

Downshire - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Edwin Poots *23.65%2,006    
Ulster Unionist James Baird17.76%1,507    
Alliance Elizabeth Campbell*14.16%1,2011,208.2 1,350.1 1,483.1 
Ulster Unionist William Ward14.06%1,1931,273.7 1,315.9 1,460.9 
Ulster Unionist William Falloon*11.87%1,0071,055.6 1,100 1,308.5 1,382.48
DUP Allan Ewart7.45%6321,025.3 1,044 1,159.2 1,168.44
Independent William Bleakes*7.18%609650.1 691.7   
Ulster Unionist Joanne Johnston2.56%217255.4    
Sinn Féin Cara McCann1.31%111111.3    
Electorate: 12,983  Valid: 8,483 (65.34%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,414  Turnout: 8,602 (66.26%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

    1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
    1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Paul Butler *17.78%2,061     
    SDLP Patricia Lewsley 17.50%2,029     
    Ulster Unionist Billy Bell *13.37%1,550     
    Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson *13.36%1,549     
    Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey *10.52%1,2191,306.6 1,321.6 1,333.3 1,333.58 1,599.38
    Sinn Féin Veronica Willis*8.57%9931,007.1 1,012.5 1,017.1 1,017.17 1,470.27
    SDLP William McDonnell*5.52%640682.9 1,191.4 1,334.4 1,346.02 1,459.12
    DUP Stephen Moore7.85%910910.6 912.4 930.7 1,008.61 1,008.61
    Sinn Féin Paul Flynn3.64%422866.6 885.8 896.6 897.02  
    Independent Malachy McAnespie1.88%218225.5 254.3    
    Electorate: 18,673  Valid: 11,591 (62.07%)  Spoilt: 440  Quota: 1,449  Turnout: 12,031 (64.43%)  

      Killultagh

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

      Killultagh - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*21.71%1,923        
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan*14.88%1,3181,323.06 1,333.52 1,351.52 1,751.32    
      DUP Cecil Calvert *15.60%1,3821,414.43 1,417.43 1,471.12 1,473.12 1,475.12 1,516.12  
      DUP James Tinsley14.26%1,2631,277.03 1,278.03 1,352.72 1,353.72 1,354.72 1,389.41 1,415.41 1,445.87
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Johnston*6.06%537782.87 785.1 827.02 827.25 828.25 978.76 986.76 1,210.82
      Ulster Unionist Kenneth Watson*7.43%658749.77 753.23 811.38 811.84 818.84 905.49 906.49 1,053.48
      Alliance Alison Gawith4.96%439449.12 552.58 576.81 584.81 777.81 889.81 890.91  
      NI Conservatives Neil Johnston4.73%419442.46 446.69 472.69 472.69 483.69    
      Sinn Féin Ita Gray5.16%457457.69 458.69 462.69      
      Independent Gordon Ross3.75%332335.91 336.91       
      Alliance Owen Gawith1.48%131133.3        
      Electorate: 14,118  Valid: 8,859 (62.75%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 1,477  Turnout: 9,019 (63.88%)  

        Lisburn Town North

        1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Protestant Unionist
        2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
        1997-2001 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UDP and Protestant Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

        Lisburn Town North - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Alliance Trevor Lunn 17.66%1,903      
        Ulster Unionist David Archer15.03%1,619      
        Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson*11.05%1,1901,276.76 1,377.06    
        Ulster Unionist William Lewis*10.98%1,1831,276.6 1,328.11 1,353.11   
        DUP Jonathan Craig 9.62%1,0361,039.96 1,062.74 1,070.44 1,203.84 1,205.84 1,341.73
        Ulster Unionist Lorraine Martin*6.95%749832.88 872.32 902 973.56 1,036.48 1,246.49
        Independent Ronnie Crawford*6.60%711761.4 769.39 820.72 906.58 954.3 1,125.05
        DUP William Leathem7.50%808817 843.35 847.52 923.39 926.75 991.34
        Independent David Adams*5.36%577624.16 631.47 647.52 700.83 790.03  
        Sinn Féin James Armstrong4.19%451557.92 557.92 563.24 564.6   
        Independent William Beattie*3.93%423443.16 455.74 470.79    
        Independent Adrian Creighton2.90%123176.64 178.51     
        Electorate: 17,506  Valid: 10,773 (61.54%)  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 1,347  Turnout: 10,940 (62.49%)  

          Lisburn Town South

          1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
          2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
          1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent

          Lisburn Town South - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis *21.57%1,521       
          Alliance Seamus Close *21.20%1,495       
          DUP Paul Porter15.04%1,061       
          Ulster Unionist Thomas Archer*10.22%721865.67 934.14 949.71 1,006.05 1,007.3 1,016.3 
          Ulster Unionist Joseph Lockhart*8.39%592689.68 734.78 741.08 840.08 840.93 848.21 1,021.55
          Independent Gary McMichael *7.22%509599.65 709.53 719.43 761.38 763.13 855.27 945.48
          Ulster Unionist Margaret Little3.59%253358.45 414.21 418.88 479.88 480.23 502.91 585.81
          DUP Allen Russell4.91%346370.42 382.31 414.13 431.02 478.57 480.57  
          Sinn Féin Frances Kerr3.47%245247.22 389.08 389.08 391.9 391.9   
          Ulster Unionist Samuel Mateer3.49%246284.48 319.74 326.34     
          NI Unionist Gary Teeney0.91%6472.51 82.35      
          Electorate: 12,339  Valid: 7,053 (57.16%)  Spoilt: 199  Quota: 1,008  Turnout: 7,252 (58.77%)  

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