2011 Moyle District Council election

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2011 Moyle District Council election
  2005 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2014  

All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won433
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party SDLP DUP TUV
Seats won221
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1

Moyle 2011 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 421Increase2.svg126.731.01,998Increase2.svg16.7
  Sinn Féin 301Decrease2.svg120.021.41,381Decrease2.svg9.0
  UUP 300Steady2.svg20.014.1909Increase2.svg1.7
  SDLP 201Decrease2.svg113.316.11,036Decrease2.svg4.9
  DUP 200Steady2.svg13.314.8955Decrease2.svg7.1
  TUV 110Increase2.svg16.72.5164New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP TUV Others
Ballycastle 21.0011.6117.015.500.0044.925
Giant's Causeway0.0039.620.0039.7210.2110.505
The Glens35.720.0025.617.400.0031.325
Total21.4314.1316.1214.822.5131.1415

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Independent Padraig McShane23.01%535    
Sinn Féin Cara McShane*17.42%405    
SDLP Donal Cunningham16.99%395    
UUP Joan Baird11.61%270272.04 290.38 290.62 388.62
Independent Seamus Blaney*8.90%207271.26 293.32 296.72 347.84
Independent Kevin McAuley9.89%230259.24 279.26 281.38 317.56
DUP Christina McFaul5.55%129130.02 140.02 140.1  
Sinn Féin Paul Hamilton3.57%83124.14 125.48 134  
Independent Helen Harding*3.05%7179.84    
Electorate: 4,282  Valid: 2,325 (54.30%)  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 388  Turnout: 2,363 (55.18%)  

    Giant's Causeway

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

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    UUP Sandra Hunter16.91%273    
    UUP William Graham*14.44%233315   
    DUP Robert McIlroy*15.06%243258 272  
    DUP David McAllister*15.30%247251 255 371 
    TUV Sharon McKillop10.16%164174 185 214 236
    Independent Derwyn Brewster10.53%170176 180 182 193
    DUP George Hartin*9.36%151157 165   
    UUP Jacqui McVicker8.24%133    
    Electorate: 3,060  Valid: 1,614 (52.75%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 270  Turnout: 1,655 (54.08%)  

      The Glens

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

      The Glens - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Colum Thompson18.61%466    
      Sinn Féin Margaret Anne McKillop13.18%330331 349.7 510.7 
      Sinn Féin Noreen McAllister11.86%297304 308.4 338.2 413.8
      SDLP Catherine McCambridge*12.78%320353 354.9 390.1 400.9
      Independent Randal McDonnell*12.74%319338 346.3 369.6 371.4
      SDLP Justin McCamphill12.82%321324 331.7 341.4 345
      Sinn Féin Kieran Mulholland10.62%266267 269.8   
      DUP Walter Greer7.39%185    
      Electorate: 4,332  Valid: 2,504 (57.80%)  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 418  Turnout: 2,546 (58.77%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Ballycastle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
        3. "Giant's Causeway Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
        4. "The Glens Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.