2001 Magherafelt District Council election

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2001 Magherafelt District Council election
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All 16 seats to Magherafelt District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won733
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Independent
Seats won21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Magherafelt District 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 720Increase2.svg243.844.29,926Increase2.svg7.7
  DUP 300Steady2.svg018.820.64,628Decrease2.svg3.4
  SDLP 302Decrease2.svg218.819.94,469Decrease2.svg2.7
  Ulster Unionist 201Decrease2.svg112.510.42,340Decrease2.svg3.9
  Independent 110Increase2.svg10.04.4986Increase2.svg4.4
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.5104Decrease2.svg0.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP Others
Magherafelt Town 34.7230.6221.0113.710.006
Moyola42.5220.9115.8117.813.005
Sperrin56.039.6022.610.0011.815
Total44.2720.6319.9310.424.9116

District results

Magherafelt Town

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

Magherafelt Town - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP William McCrea *28.10%2,255   
Sinn Féin John Kelly *21.18%1,700   
Ulster Unionist George Shiels*13.74%1,1031,213.5  
DUP Paul McLean*2.45%1971,190.5  
Sinn Féin Seamus O'Brien*13.52%1,0851,085.5 1,538.59 
SDLP Joseph McBride*12.33%990992 1,061.96 1,258.64
SDLP Frances Symington8.67%696697.5 716.97 815.64
Electorate: 10,509  Valid: 8,026 (76.37%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,147  Turnout: 8,153 (77.58%)  

    Moyola

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

    Moyola - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Oliver Hughes22.71%1,578   
    Sinn Féin James O'Neill19.79%1,375   
    Ulster Unionist John Junkin *17.80%1,237   
    SDLP Patrick McErlean*10.26%7131,013.84 1,184.65 
    DUP Thomas Catherwood*14.72%1,0231,023.46 1,023.46 1,159.46
    SDLP Elizabeth Foster5.51%383488.34 529.57 549.95
    DUP Anne Forde6.19%430430.46 430.46 459.46
    Independent Naaman Hutchinson3.02%210215.06 216.92  
    Electorate: 8,583  Valid: 6,949 (80.96%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,159  Turnout: 7,104 (82.77%)  

      Sperrin

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

      Sperrin - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Sinn Féin Patrick Groogan *22.08%1,651    
      Sinn Féin Hugh Mullan17.80%1,331    
      Sinn Féin John Kerr16.13%1,2061,554   
      SDLP Kathleen Lagan*15.19%1,1361,165 1,234 1,294.5 
      Independent Robert Montgomery*10.38%776776.75 778.75 783 900
      DUP Rodney Mitchell9.67%723723 723 725 740.25
      SDLP Francis McKendry*7.37%551557.5 577.75 588.25  
      Workers' Party Francis Donnelly1.39%104110.5 120   
      Electorate: 8,941  Valid: 7,478 (83.64%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 1,247  Turnout: 7,625 (85.28%)  

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        References

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