2001 Strabane District Council election

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2001 Strabane District Council election
  1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005  

All 16 seats to Strabane District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Seats won743
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party UUP Independent
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Strabane 2001 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Strabane 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

Strabane District Council Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 730Increase2.svg343.840.28,627Increase2.svg7.1
  SDLP 401Decrease2.svg125.019.44,161Decrease2.svg3.5
  DUP 300Steady2.svg018.818.94,065Increase2.svg4.2
  UUP 201Decrease2.svg112.516.73,575Decrease2.svg6.9
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.04.81,034Steady2.svg0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 2001
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP DUP UUP Others
Derg42.5211.3121.5124.710.005
Glenelly24.4117.9134.6223.110.005
Mourne50.3427.124.905.3012.406
Total40.2719.4418.9316.724.8016

District results

Derg

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

Derg - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh*19.57%1,331     
UUP Derek Hussey *16.32%1,1101,110.3 1,572.3   
Sinn Féin Eamonn McGarvey13.38%910962.5 962.5 962.5 1,513.5 
DUP Thomas Kerrigan*11.66%793793.3 839.45 1,075.45 1,084.05 1,084.05
SDLP Bernadette McNamee11.29%768785.85 797.85 814.85 903.4 984.4
DUP Kathleen Allison9.88%672672 709.15 866.15 866.15 866.15
Sinn Féin Gerard Foley9.57%651773.1 773.1 773.1   
UUP Edward Turner*8.31%565565.3     
Electorate: 8,455  Valid: 6,800 (80.43%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,134  Turnout: 6,932 (81.99%)  

    Glenelly

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

    Glenelly - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Allan Bresland *20.75%1,313     
    SDLP Tom McBride*17.90%1,133     
    DUP John Donnell*13.89%8791,088.57    
    UUP James Emery*13.84%876887.02 889.54 907.03 1,461.03 
    Sinn Féin Claire McGill 14.84%939939 979.59 979.59 980.96 1,002.96
    Sinn Féin Martin Conway*9.53%603603.76 633.82 633.91 635.42 663.42
    UUP Robert Craig9.24%585611.41 615.01 625.96   
    Electorate: 7,867  Valid: 6,328 (80.44%)  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 6,456 (82.06%)  

      Mourne

      1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist

      Mourne - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Eugene McMenamin *18.45%1,538       
      Sinn Féin Jarlath McNulty*15.91%1,326       
      Sinn Féin Ivan Barr*15.14%1,262       
      Sinn Féin Brian McMahon11.72%977993.79 1,023.49 1,049.74 1,049.74 1,069.3 1,193.3 
      SDLP Ann Bell*5.26%438565.19 568.79 573.64 575.87 839.76 904.91 1,216.43
      Sinn Féin Daniel Breslin7.54%628634.67 714.27 736.32 736.32 757.16 835.92 951.21
      UUP Sam Martin5.27%439443.14 443.24 443.29 793.75 802.9 806.13 854.89
      Independent James O'Kane*7.07%589637.07 642.87 646.27 671.27 715.04 796.39  
      Independent Paul Gallagher5.34%445456.96 463.36 465.76 465.76 490.02   
      SDLP Fred Henry3.41%284406.82 409.32 411.17 420.17    
      DUP Kathleen Craig4.90%408409.15 409.15 409.2     
      Electorate: 10,990  Valid: 8,334 (75.83%)  Spoilt: 197  Quota: 1,191  Turnout: 8,531 (77.63%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Strabane Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.