2011 Armagh City and District Council election

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2011 Armagh City and District Council election
  2005 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2014  

All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party UUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won665
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party DUP Independent
Seats won41
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1

Armagh 2011 election.svg
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.

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Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UUP 610Increase2.svg127.327.66,972Increase2.svg4.9
  Sinn Féin 610Increase2.svg127.324.86,259Increase2.svg1.7
  SDLP 501Decrease2.svg122.721.35,379Increase2.svg0.1
  DUP 402Decrease2.svg218.221.15,326Decrease2.svg8.5
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.54.51,136Increase2.svg1.1
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.00.6144New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

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 16.8145.1325.1113.010.006
Crossmore14.4134.5238.5212.700.005
Cusher42.527.6010.6124.5214.816
The Orchard31.1219.6115.1131.912.305
Total27.6624.8621.3521.145.2122

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
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%698698.72 806.56  
Sinn Féin Roy McCartney10.40%559743.08 744.36 816.74 
SDLP Mealla Campbell*13.02%700724.96 732.64 743.2 757.94
SDLP Pat Brannigan*12.13%652670.72 686.08 694.55 705.88
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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon*27.55%1,620   
    Sinn Féin Mary Doyle19.72%1,160   
    SDLP Gerald Mallon*10.97%6451,141.02  
    Sinn Féin Darren McNally14.76%868998.2  
    UUP Mavis Eagle14.35%844849.88 907.88 935.6
    DUP Noel Donnelly*12.65%744746.94 796.94 821.72
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      UUP Gordon Kennedy23.05%1,785     
      Independent Paul Berry *14.67%1,136     
      UUP Robert Turner*12.19%9441,138.61    
      SDLP Sharon Haughey*10.63%823834.7 835.3 842.69 1,271.69 
      DUP Terry McWilliams10.37%803903.62 906.44 1,038.61 1,040 1,052
      DUP Gareth Wilson*7.68%595625.03 627.97 986.33 988.33 992.33
      UUP John Moore7.31%566847.97 867.89 903.64 903.64 925.64
      Sinn Féin Liam Lappin7.63%591591.39 591.39 591.39   
      DUP Philip Murdock6.47%501550.53 552.33    
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP William Irwin *24.46%1,520    
        Sinn Féin Gerard White19.55%1,215    
        UUP Jim Speers *19.42%1,207    
        SDLP John Campbell*15.11%939944.12 946.76 1,115.56 
        UUP Joy Rollston11.65%724828.64 904.44 905.24 1,054.19
        DUP Philip Weir7.48%465814.12 863.32 864.72 886.47
        TUV Paul Coleman2.32%144154.56    
        Electorate: 9,928  Valid: 6,214 (62.59%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 6,293 (63.39%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "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.