2001 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

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

All 25 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won982
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 6Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Alliance Sinn Féin
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party United Unionist Newtownabbey Ratepayers Others
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 7

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

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Election results

Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 901Decrease2.svg136.029.210,216Decrease2.svg2.2
  DUP 806Increase2.svg632.026.89,406Increase2.svg16.1
  Independent 220Increase2.svg28.010.53,673Increase2.svg9.8
  SDLP 210Increase2.svg18.05.72,015Decrease2.svg0.8
  Alliance 102Decrease2.svg18.08.02,384Decrease2.svg2.3
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg04.05.01,747Increase2.svg5.0
  United Unionist Assembly Party 100Steady2.svg04.03.71,297New
  Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association 100Steady2.svg04.03.11,039Decrease2.svg3.1
  PUP 001Decrease2.svg10.04.11,458Decrease2.svg1.0
  NI Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.02.6922New
  NI Women's Coalition 000Steady2.svg00.00.8299New
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.5169New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Antrim Line27.2222.2219.225.2013.4112.807
Ballyclare 42.8338.320.0010.100.008.805
Macedon11.2127.320.002.405.0054.136
University33.6322.720.0013.110.0030.617
Total29.2926.885.728.015.0125.3425

Districts results

Antrim Line

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: DUP, SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Alliance and Newtownabbey Ratepayers

Antrim Line - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Ulster Unionist Janet Crilly16.28%1,704         
DUP Nigel Hamilton12.90%1,350         
Ulster Unionist Ivan Hunter*5.80%607869.43 923.58 925.89 978.8 986.73 1,167.63 1,311.63  
DUP Arthur Templeton6.11%640649.66 661.66 667.45 672.91 1,031.59 1,167.9 1,225.43 1,225.43 1,428.43
SDLP Tommy McTeague*10.78%1,1281,131.45 1,132.45 1,132.54 1,165.54 1,165.54 1,168 1,206.46 1,266.69 1,293.94
Sinn Féin Briege Meehan7.20%754754.46 754.46 754.49 756.49 757.49 757.49 760.49 1,264.49 1,265.49
SDLP Noreen McClelland8.47%887889.3 889.3 889.33 967.56 968.56 973.56 1,007.82 1,081.82 1,097.07
Alliance Pam Tilson5.23%547555.05 564.05 564.14 619.09 621.09 630.32 739.73 740.73 914.42
Ulster Unionist Arthur Kell*5.12%536593.27 612.96 613.38 631.87 636.62 689.23 735.15 736.15  
Sinn Féin Roisin McGurk6.14%643643 643 643 647 647 647 655.23   
Newtownabbey Ratepayers John Blair*3.72%389396.82 451.28 451.55 487.39 490.42 524.86    
NI Unionist Norman Boyd 3.99%418426.97 453.89 454.79 464.2 471.52     
DUP Elizabeth Snoddy*3.22%337347.81 362.27 392.09 402.81      
NI Women's Coalition Joan Cosgrove2.86%299309.35 323.04 323.19       
Independent James Beckett2.18%228232.37         
Electorate: 16,969  Valid: 10,467 (61.68%)  Spoilt: 261  Quota: 1,309  Turnout: 10,728 (63.22%)  

    Ballyclare

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

    Ballyclare - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Paul Girvan *34.22%2,583      
    DUP Pamela Hunter4.08%3081,449.4     
    Ulster Unionist Vera McWilliam*16.31%1,2311,265.32     
    Ulster Unionist James Bingham*15.79%1,1921,232.56 1,296.91    
    Ulster Unionist Edward Turkington*7.17%541560.76 604.57 673.67 701.03 783.91 1,108.91
    Alliance Pat McCudden*10.08%761774.52 783.1 813.61 814.51 880.12 927.12
    Ulster Unionist Peter Walker3.54%267272.72 284.94 307.49 311.27 339.53  
    PUP Norman Lavery3.30%249270.84 291.12 305.8 307.87 327.17  
    Independent Sharon Parkes3.27%247254.8 272.22 285.6 287.22   
    NI Conservatives Alan Greer2.24%169188.76 204.75     
    Electorate: 12,666  Valid: 7,548 (59.59%)  Spoilt: 186  Quota: 1,259  Turnout: 7,734 (61.06%)  

      Macedon

      1997: 2 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent Unionist
      2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
      1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Newtownabbey Labour and Independent Unionist, Newtownabbey Labour and UDP become Independent

      Macedon - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Billy DeCourcy19.29%1,355        
      Independent Mark Langhammer *18.88%1,326        
      DUP Andrew Hunter8.02%563883.84 912.7 939.22 946.26 1,015.26   
      Ulster Unionist Dineen Walker11.16%784787.12 830.54 857.18 894.74 943.12 950.64 1,060.64 
      Newtownabbey Ratepayers Billy Webb*9.25%650652.86 706.68 742.28 803.18 831.48 961.24 1,000.22 1,019.22
      Independent Tommy Kirkham *8.70%611618.02 649.74 667.78 674.56 699.2 710.24 804.48 820.48
      Independent Robert Kidd*8.70%378382.42 451.06 471.44 491.56 550.46 640.88 756.8 774.8
      PUP Dougie Jamison5.67%398402.16 429.98 440.98 454.28 499.18 501.18   
      Sinn Féin Kevin Vernon4.98%350350 365.34 368.9 376.16 377.68    
      Independent Andrew Beattie*3.93%276280.16 294.98 299.54 317.58     
      Alliance Michael Campbell2.46%173173.52 191.46 206.98      
      Independent Victor Robinson2.28%160161.04 175.86       
      Electorate: 12,115  Valid: 7,024 (57.98%)  Spoilt: 255  Quota: 1,004  Turnout: 7,279 (60.08%)  

        University

        1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP
        2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
        1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from PUP and Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist joins United Unionist

        University - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        DUP Roger Hutchinson 17.92%1,791       
        Ulster Unionist Ken Robinson *15.36%1,535       
        Ulster Unionist Barbara Gilliland*13.52%1,351       
        Alliance Lynn Frazer*13.14%1,313       
        United Unionist Fraser Agnew *8.28%828836.7 856.46 861.15 866.07 952.41 1,183.38 1,329.38
        DUP John Mann4.79%479976.4 989.89 993.81 994.89 1,051.57 1,100.67 1,253.67
        Ulster Unionist Vi Scott4.68%468473.1 671.65 741.16 760.18 882.12 966.52 1,080.02
        PUP William Greer*8.11%811817.6 827.48 830.42 833.72 873.9 922.98 974.03
        NI Unionist Billy Boyd5.04%504509.7 517.49 519.73 521.71 540.75 578.13  
        United Unionist John Scott4.69%469471.1 488.2 491.91 495.33 527.11   
        Independent Alister Bell4.47%447449.1 460.12 462.57 483.75    
        Electorate: 16,875  Valid: 9,996 (59.24%)  Spoilt: 236  Quota: 1,250  Turnout: 10,232 (60.63%)  

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          1. 1 2 "Newtownabbey Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.