2001 Moyle District Council election

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2001 Moyle District Council election
←  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  →
All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Independent DUP
Seats won443
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UUP Sinn Féin Ind. Nationalist
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2
 Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
Moyle 2001 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Moyle 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 431Increase2.svg226.732.52,360Increase2.svg19.4
  SDLP 410Increase2.svg126.723.21,681Increase2.svg0.7
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.021.01,520Increase2.svg1.3
  UUP 300Steady2.svg020.013.81,000Decrease2.svg0.2
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg06.79.5690Increase2.svg2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 32.3214.2115.5112.2025.815
Giant's Causeway3.7047.5230.020.0018.815
The Glens29.827.000.0014.4148.825
Total23.2421.0313.839.5132.5415

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SDLP Madeline Black17.63%429      
SDLP Michael Molloy14.67%357365 379.25 441.25   
UUP Helen Harding*15.57%379382 383.3 409.3   
Independent Seamus Blaney*12.61%197204 206.55 238.8 258.8 375.5 376.65
DUP Gardiner Kane *14.17%345345 345.05 355.05 357.05 363.05 365.12
Sinn Féin Charlie Neill12.16%296298 298.8 317.85 320.85 362.95 362.95
Independent Liam McBride8.30%202213 214.2 240.3 246.3   
Independent Christopher McCaughan*7.76%189195 195.95     
Independent Anna Edwards1.64%40      
Electorate: 4,112  Valid: 2,434 (59.19%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 406  Turnout: 2,522 (61.33%)  

    Giant's Causeway

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

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP David McAllister*23.95%495    
    UUP William Graham*19.25%398    
    Independent Price McConaghy*17.76%367    
    DUP George Hartin*12.48%258323.41 330.03 335.73 337.97
    UUP Robert McIlroy*10.79%223240.67 281.98 321.28 335.35
    DUP Ian Chestnutt11.03%228291.86 294.86 302.66 306.65
    SDLP Moira McGouran3.68%7676.31    
    Independent Thomas Palmer1.06%2224.48    
    Electorate: 3,123  Valid: 2,067 (66.19%)  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 345  Turnout: 2,114 (67.69%)  

      The Glens

      1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
      2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
      1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalists (two seats) become Independents

      The Glens - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Independent Oliver McMullan *24.40%671     
      SDLP Catherine McCambridge12.65%348359.55 365.55 387.21 458.16 468.16
      Independent Randal McDonnell*11.49%316371.77 381.77 395.08 452.32 464.32
      SDLP Christine Blaney10.22%281327.53 333.86 343.51 390.11 393.11
      Sinn Féin Monica Digney7.85%216241.41 241.41 360.61 374.91 374.91
      Independent James McCarry*10.15%279300.45 302.45 317.77 337.07 341.07
      DUP Evelyne Robinson7.05%194194 231 232 232  
      SDLP Archie McIntosh*6.91%190218.71 219.71 226.03   
      Sinn Féin Anne McAuley6.47%178199.78 200.78    
      Independent James McAuley2.80%7777.66     
      Electorate: 4,037  Valid: 2,750 (68.12%)  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 459  Turnout: 2,802 (69.41%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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