2011 Down District Council election

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2011 Down District Council election
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All 23 seats to Down District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won953
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance Green (NI)
Seats won311
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1

Elections to Down 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Down District Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 901Decrease2.svg139.134.28,666Decrease2.svg3.3
  Sinn Féin 500Steady2.svg21.722.95,806Decrease2.svg0.2
  DUP 300Steady2.svg13.016.44,152Increase2.svg0.1
  Ulster Unionist 301Decrease2.svg113.013.23,346Decrease2.svg4.1
  Alliance 110Increase2.svg14.34.91,252Increase2.svg2.8
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.34.21,073Increase2.svg4.2
  Green (NI) 100Steady2.svg4.34.11,035Increase2.svg0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Down District Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Alliance Green Others
Ballynahinch 26.5220.4126.0114.313.603.006.205
Downpatrick 57.4427.422.404.800.008.010.007
Newcastle 33.3236.327.809.518.414.600.006
Rowallane15.814.9032.9226.318.100.0012.015
Total34.2922.9516.4313.234.914.114.3123

Districts results

Ballynahinch

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

Ballynahinch - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Garth Craig21.32%1,260     
Sinn Féin Michael Coogan*20.41%1,206     
Ulster Unionist Walter Lyons14.26%843898.88 899.57 908.02 971.91 1,145.91
SDLP Anne Marie McAleenan*12.52%740742.42 833.27 878.49 944.17 979.17
SDLP Patrick Toman*14.01%828830.42 883.09 913.38 943.13 967.67
Independent Mark Murnin6.24%369372.74 415.75 451.12 507.09 549.01
DUP Yvonne Moore4.65%275478.28 478.97 485.97 504.19  
Alliance Andy Corkhill3.60%213215.2 225.55 269.16   
Green (NI) Mark McCormick2.98%176176.88 195.74    
Electorate: 10,680  Valid: 5,910 (55.34%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 986  Turnout: 6,026 (56.42%)  

    Downpatrick

    2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
    2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
    2005-2011 Change: No change

    Downpatrick - 7 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SDLP Colin McGrath *16.64%1,144       
    SDLP Dermot Curran*14.53%999       
    SDLP Peter Craig*12.74%876       
    Sinn Féin Éamonn McConvey*12.10%832850.25 850.5 859.95 1,019.95   
    Sinn Féin Liam Johnston*9.81%674688.75 690.75 697.05 817.6 955.6  
    SDLP John Doris*8.82%606718.75 724 799.15 812.5 814.5 830.5 900.5
    Green (NI) Cadogan Enright7.99%549577.25 589.25 601.55 627.15 632.15 647.15 821.1
    SDLP Gareth Sharvin4.66%320407.25 418.5 440.4 484.65 492.65 506.65 552.05
    Ulster Unionist Annette Holden4.80%330331.25 463.25 465.35 465.35 465.35 465.35  
    Sinn Féin Martin Rice5.47%376379.75 380.75 390.65     
    DUP Andrew Steenson2.44%168175       
    Electorate: 13,640  Valid: 6,874 (50.40%)  Spoilt: 163  Quota: 860  Turnout: 7,037 (51.59%)  

      Newcastle

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

      Newcastle - 6 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Sinn Féin Willie Clarke *17.49%1,171       
      SDLP Eamon O'Neill *15.81%1,058       
      SDLP Carmel O'Boyle*11.47%768787.08 831.63 917.34 1,181.34   
      Sinn Féin Stephen Burns11.89%796892.84 898.42 931.95 958.95   
      Ulster Unionist Desmond Patterson9.50%636636.54 637.8 655.98 663.7 676.7 1,124.7 
      Alliance Patrick Clarke8.44%565570.58 575.26 665.8 702.72 746.72 773.35 936.55
      Sinn Féin Brian Morgan6.95%465531.06 532.95 542.03 615.75 668.75 670.02 672.9
      DUP Stanley Priestley7.80%522522.54 523.98 526.16 528.34 528.34   
      SDLP Peter Fitzpatrick*6.02%403412.72 442.69 470.59     
      Green (NI) John Hardy4.63%310315.76 318.55      
      Electorate: 12,216  Valid: 6,694 (54.80%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 957  Turnout: 6,826 (55.88%)  

        Rowallane

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

        Rowallane - 5 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        DUP William Dick*17.21%1,007   
        SDLP Maria McCarthy13.82%8091,092  
        Ulster Unionist Robert Burgess*14.30%837840 969 982.26
        DUP William Walker*15.72%920927 971 976.46
        Independent Terry Andrews12.03%704763 884 976.04
        Ulster Unionist Graham Furey11.96%700705 761 764.9
        Alliance Patrick Brown 8.10%474491   
        Sinn Féin Catriona Mackel4.89%286   
        SDLP Patricia McKay1.97%115   
        Electorate: 11,090  Valid: 5,852 (52.77%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 976  Turnout: 5,935 (53.52%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Down Council Elections, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. ↑ "Ballynahinch Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
          3. ↑ "Downpatrick Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
          4. ↑ "Newcastle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
          5. ↑ "Rowallane Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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