2011 Armagh City and District Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011

2011 Armagh City and District Council election

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All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP Sinn Féin SDLP Seats won 6 6 5 Seat change 1 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party DUP Independent Seats won 4 1 Seat change 2 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Armagh City and District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2011 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	6	1	0	1	27.3	27.6	6,972	4.9
	Sinn Féin	6	1	0	1	27.3	24.8	6,259	1.7
	SDLP	5	0	1	1	22.7	21.3	5,379	0.1
	DUP	4	0	2	2	18.2	21.1	5,326	8.5
	Independent	1	1	0	1	4.5	4.5	1,136	1.1
	TUV	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	144	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2011
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		Sinn Féin		SDLP		DUP		Others
Armagh City	16.8	1	45.1	3	25.1	1	13.0	1	0.0	0	6
Crossmore	14.4	1	34.5	2	38.5	2	12.7	0	0.0	0	5
Cusher	42.5	2	7.6	0	10.6	1	24.5	2	14.8	1	6
The Orchard	31.1	2	19.6	1	15.1	1	31.9	1	2.3	0	5
Total	27.6	6	24.8	6	21.3	5	21.1	4	5.2	1	22

District results

Armagh City

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Armagh City - 6 seats ^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Cathy Rafferty*	18.62%	1,001
	UUP	Sylvia McRoberts*	16.78%	902
	Sinn Féin	Noel Sheridan*	16.09%	865
	DUP	Freda Donnelly*	12.98%	698	698.72	806.56
	Sinn Féin	Roy McCartney	10.40%	559	743.08	744.36	816.74
	SDLP	Mealla Campbell*	13.02%	700	724.96	732.64	743.2	757.94
	SDLP	Pat Brannigan*	12.13%	652	670.72	686.08	694.55	705.88
Electorate: 9,993  Valid: 5,377 (53.81%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 769  Turnout: 5,504 (55.08%)

Crossmore

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Crossmore - 5 seats ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Thomas O'Hanlon*	27.55%	1,620
	Sinn Féin	Mary Doyle	19.72%	1,160
	SDLP	Gerald Mallon*	10.97%	645	1,141.02
	Sinn Féin	Darren McNally	14.76%	868	998.2
	UUP	Mavis Eagle	14.35%	844	849.88	907.88	935.6
	DUP	Noel Donnelly*	12.65%	744	746.94	796.94	821.72
Electorate: 9,268  Valid: 5,881 (63.45%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 981  Turnout: 6,010 (64.85%)

Cusher

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Cusher - 6 seats ^[4]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Gordon Kennedy	23.05%	1,785
	Independent	Paul Berry *	14.67%	1,136
	UUP	Robert Turner*	12.19%	944	1,138.61
	SDLP	Sharon Haughey*	10.63%	823	834.7	835.3	842.69	1,271.69
	DUP	Terry McWilliams	10.37%	803	903.62	906.44	1,038.61	1,040	1,052
	DUP	Gareth Wilson *	7.68%	595	625.03	627.97	986.33	988.33	992.33
	UUP	John Moore	7.31%	566	847.97	867.89	903.64	903.64	925.64
	Sinn Féin	Liam Lappin	7.63%	591	591.39	591.39	591.39
	DUP	Philip Murdock	6.47%	501	550.53	552.33
Electorate: 12,337  Valid: 7,744 (62.77%)  Spoilt: 146  Quota: 1,107  Turnout: 7,890 (63.95%)

The Orchard

2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change

The Orchard - 5 seats ^[5]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	William Irwin *	24.46%	1,520
	Sinn Féin	Gerard White	19.55%	1,215
	UUP	Jim Speers *	19.42%	1,207
	SDLP	John Campbell*	15.11%	939	944.12	946.76	1,115.56
	UUP	Joy Rollston	11.65%	724	828.64	904.44	905.24	1,054.19
	DUP	Philip Weir	7.48%	465	814.12	863.32	864.72	886.47
	TUV	Paul Coleman	2.32%	144	154.56
Electorate: 9,928  Valid: 6,214 (62.59%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 6,293 (63.39%)

References

1. "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. "Armagh City Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
3. "Crossmore Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
4. "Cusher Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. "The Orchard Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.