2001 Belfast City Council election (original) (raw)

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Northern Ireland local election

2001 Belfast City Council election
← 1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005 →
All 51 seats to Belfast City Council26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party Party Sinn Féin UUP DUP Seats won 14 11 10 Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 3 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Party SDLP Alliance PUP Seats won 9 3 3 Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Steady 0 Seventh party Eighth party Party Independent Ind. Unionist Seats won 1 0 Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
2001 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election Sammy Wilson DUP Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers UUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, although Jim Rodgers from the UUP became Lord Mayor.

Belfast Local Election Result 2001[1]

Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
Sinn Féin 14 1 0 Increase1 27.5 28.4 34,727
UUP 11 1 3 Decrease2 21.6 18.3 22,318
DUP 10 3 0 Increase3 19.6 18.1 22,128
SDLP 9 2 0 Increase2 15.7 17.4 21,308
Alliance 3 0 3 Decrease3 5.9 6.8 8,330
PUP 3 0 0 Steady0 5.9 5.8 7,130
Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 2.0 3.0 3,660
NI Women's Coalition 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.1 1,321
Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 859
NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 305
UK Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 74
Third Way 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 28

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2001by district[1]

Ward % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs TotalCllrs
Sinn Féin UUP DUP SDLP Alliance PUP Others
Balmoral 9.9 0 34.7 2 10.1 1 29.8 2 12.4 1 3.1 0 0.0 0 6
Castle 14.1 1 11.0 1 33.3 2 27.8 2 6.9 0 2.5 0 4.4 0 6
Court 2.8 0 23.1 1 34.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 22.0 1 18.1 1 5
Laganbank 16.2 1 26.2 2 8.1 0 28.8 2 7.6 0 2.6 0 10.5 0 5
Lower Falls 80.2 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 15.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.9 0 5
Oldpark 46.8 3 7.0 0 15.0 1 19.1 1 1.0 0 9.4 1 1.7 0 6
Pottinger 9.7 1 28.2 2 36.2 2 3.5 0 5.3 0 13.3 1 3.8 0 6
Upper Falls 68.3 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 28.5 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 2.3 0 5
Victoria 0.0 0 36.6 2 28.0 2 1.8 0 22.8 2 4.2 0 6.6 0 7
Total 28.4 14 18.3 11 18.1 10 17.4 9 6.8 3 5.8 3 5.2 1 51

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

Balmoral - 6 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Carmel Hanna* 22.60% 3,077
UUP Mary Crooks* 16.72% 2,276
UUP Bob Stoker* 14.93% 2,032
SDLP Catherine Molloy* 7.25% 987 1,919.77 1,945.77
Alliance Tom Ekin* 12.37% 1,684 1,780.57 1,935.49
DUP Ruth Patterson 10.11% 1,377 1,377.74 1,779.11
Sinn Féin Stephen Long 9.91% 1,349 1,435.21 1,445.58
DUP Thomas Morrow 3.09% 421 425.07
UUP John Hiddleston 3.02% 411 415.44
Electorate: 20,958 Valid: 13,614 (64.96%) Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,945 Turnout: 13,873 (66.19%)

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

Castle - 6 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Nigel Dodds* 27.94% 3,949
SDLP Alban Maginness* 17.83% 2,520
DUP Ian Crozier 5.37% 759 2,142.12
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 14.09% 1,991 1,992.02 2,094.62
UUP David Browne* 10.97% 1,550 1,868.75 1,874.95 1,946.95 1,947.7 1,951.7 1,979.41
SDLP Pat Convery 9.93% 1,403 1,407.08 1,698.88 1,699.13 1,749.68 1,775.83 1,786.83
Alliance Tom Campbell* 6.96% 984 1,027.86 1,090.06 1,094.56 1,106.71 1,131.07 1,141.27
PUP Janet Carson 2.49% 352 456.04 457.84 478.44 478.74 484.45 490.41
NI Women's Coalition Elizabeth Byrne McCullough 1.79% 253 259.12 277.32 279.12 284.67 300.38 308.63
Independent David Mahood 1.26% 178 218.8 220.2 229.05 229.05 230.15 236.71
Independent Alexander Blair 0.77% 109 115.63 116.03 117.78 117.78 118.83
Workers' Party Marcella Delaney 0.59% 84 87.57 91.37 91.62 94.02
Electorate: 21,068 Valid: 14,132 (67.08%) Spoilt: 365 Quota: 2,019 Turnout: 14,497 (68.81%)

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x UDP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent

Court - 5 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Eric Smyth* 26.71% 2,605
Independent Frank McCoubrey* 17.76% 1,732
UUP Chris McGimpsey* 15.66% 1,527 1,612.8 1,661.97
PUP Hugh Smyth* 13.70% 1,336 1,450.66 1,478.05 1,510.05
DUP Elaine McMillen 7.38% 720 1,401.33 1,411.89 1,438.85
PUP William Smith 8.34% 813 861.75 875.75 893.67
UUP Fred Cobain* 7.40% 722 764.51 787.9 812.78
Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 2.76% 269 269.39
Third Way David Kerr 0.29% 28 31.9
Electorate: 15,674 Valid: 9,752 (62.22%) Spoilt: 333 Quota: 1,626 Turnout: 10,085 (64.34%)

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

Laganbank - 5 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Michael McGimpsey* 18.64% 2,019
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 16.14% 1,748 1,748.33 1,768.33 1,799.33 1,869.33
SDLP Peter O'Reilly 14.88% 1,612 1,614.86 1,624.97 1,663.41 1,865.41
SDLP Patrick McCarthy 13.95% 1,511 1,516.06 1,532.06 1,602.94 1,799.04 1,841.04
UUP Jim Clarke* 7.56% 819 952.7 954.76 1,083.14 1,118.56 1,118.56
Alliance Mark Long 7.62% 825 846.67 857.78 929.65 1,149.62 1,159.62
DUP Richard Scott 8.14% 882 900.48 901.48 993.97 999.08 999.08
NI Women's Coalition Anne Monaghan 6.49% 703 709.93 740.93 834.81
PUP Dawn Purvis 2.64% 286 302.5 309.61
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 1.46% 158 158.55 173.66
Independent Andrew Frew 1.30% 141 143.31 148.31
Independent Barbara Muldoon 1.18% 128 128.66
Electorate: 17,687 Valid: 10,832 (61.24%) Spoilt: 250 Quota: 1,806 Turnout: 11,082 (62.66%)

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Lower Falls - 5 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 18.97% 2,399
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 18.59% 2,351
Sinn Féin Máire Cush 17.63% 2,230
SDLP Margaret Walsh* 15.94% 2,016 2,262
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 15.16% 1,917 1,928 1,955.17 1,977.94
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight* 9.86% 1,247 1,272 1,521.99 1,735.83
Workers' Party John Lowry 3.86% 488
Electorate: 18,349 Valid: 12,648 (68.93%) Spoilt: 581 Quota: 2,109 Turnout: 13,229 (72.10%)

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Gerard Brophy 17.25% 2,755
Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan 15.44% 2,467
DUP Nelson McCausland* 14.97% 2,392
SDLP Martin Morgan* 12.09% 1,932 1,958.52 1,993.69 2,006.81 2,007.56 2,931.56
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 9.49% 1,516 1,516.85 1,608.02 1,608.5 1,648.65 1,670.24 1,704.24
Sinn Féin Eoin O'Broin 5.99% 957 1,298.36 1,315.53 1,455.69 1,455.79 1,534.41 1,837.41
Sinn Féin Kathy Stanton 8.13% 1,298 1,340.67 1,344.35 1,360.99 1,361.04 1,391.08 1,501.08
UUP Fred Proctor* 6.99% 1,116 1,116.34 1,246.51 1,246.51 1,311.01 1,327.35 1,355.35
SDLP Joleen Connelly 6.97% 1,114 1,151.06 1,202.06 1,210.86 1,211.01
Independent James Bates 1.31% 209 209.17
Alliance Thomas McCullough 1.00% 160 161.36
Independent Rene Graig 0.37% 59 59.17
Electorate: 23,866 Valid: 15,975 (66.94%) Spoilt: 687 Quota: 2,283 Turnout: 16,662 (69.81%)

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

Pottinger - 6 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Sammy Wilson* 30.21% 3,918
UUP Reg Empey* 23.88% 3,097
PUP David Ervine* 12.20% 1,582 1,748.42 2,005.46
UUP Margaret Clarke* 4.31% 559 621.01 1,279.99 1,338.86 1,366.14 1,398.3 1,406.09 1,508.73 1,524.67
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 9.75% 1,264 1,264 1,265.68 1,266.26 1,267.26 1,268.26 1,285.26 1,287.26 1,451.29
DUP Harry Toan 1.58% 205 1,377.89 1,430.39 1,440.54 1,445.54 1,475.47 1,477.47 1,529.03 1,532.03
DUP Mary Campbell 4.45% 577 1,146.22 1,196.62 1,204.16 1,209.37 1,232.61 1,236.56 1,297.52 1,302.59
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 5.34% 693 702.01 801.13 825.2 842.04 845.14 881.27 929.43 1,189.34
SDLP Leo Van Es 3.54% 459 463.24 514.06 518.41 518.41 518.41 554.41 561.83
Independent John Bushell 1.68% 218 236.55 254.19 259.7 262.12 268.5 283.98
PUP Robin Stewart 0.97% 127 132.3 141.12 163.16 168.29 175.43 177.43
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 129 131.65 134.59 136.04 138.33 140.33
UK Unionist David Fairfield 0.57% 74 94.14 118.5 127.49 135.57
NI Conservatives Jason Docherty 0.51% 66 70.24 89.56 93.91
Electorate: 21,854 Valid: 12,968 (59.34%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 21.81% 3,349
SDLP Alex Attwood* 21.23% 3,260
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill 18.66% 2,866
Sinn Féin Michael Browne* 16.08% 2,469 2,548.68 2,628.26
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley* 11.73% 1,801 2,442.52 2,494.96
SDLP Brian Heading 7.24% 1,112 1,131.44 1,569.13
NI Women's Coalition Mary Catney 2.38% 365 385.4 450.72
Alliance Mary Ayers 0.89% 136 137.92 183.69
Electorate: 22,107 Valid: 15,358 (69.47%) Spoilt: 614 Quota: 2,560 Turnout: 15,972 (72.25%)

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP

Victoria - 7 seats[2]

Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Ian Adamson* 19.43% 3,286
Alliance David Alderdice* 18.45% 3,119
DUP Wallace Browne* 14.74% 2,492
UUP Jim Rodgers* 13.73% 2,322
UUP Alan Crowe* 3.44% 582 1,569.16 1,716.04 1,727.89 1,858.75 1,881.65 2,011.63 2,194.63
Alliance Naomi Long 4.31% 729 776.36 1,399.58 1,401.23 1,407.62 1,416.83 1,702.74 1,792.2
DUP Robin Newton* 8.69% 1,469 1,492.31 1,516.45 1,636 1,658.41 1,678.71 1,702.85 1,810.58
DUP Margaret McKenzie 4.63% 783 811.12 826.76 1,045.16 1,059.29 1,076.49 1,111.65 1,226.47
Independent Danny Dow* 4.41% 746 758.58 816.04 823.39 830.77 857.54 890.67 996.7
PUP Robert Moorhead 4.12% 697 715.87 736.27 739.87 745.72 761.15 795.85
SDLP Ciara Farren 1.80% 305 310.18 383.62 383.77 384.76 390.78
NI Conservatives Peter Gray 1.41% 239 261.57 284.35 286.45 291.76 301.92
Independent Sammy Walker 0.67% 114 123.25 130.39 130.39 133.36
Independent Billy Hands 0.09% 15 16.48 17.84 17.84 18.02
Independent Lawrence John 0.06% 11 12.11 14.15 14.15 14.24
Electorate: 28,160 Valid: 17,468 (62.03%) Spoilt: 559 Quota: 2,114 Turnout: 16,909 (60.05%)
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