2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election

none September 2020 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election parliamentary no 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly 2007 MLAs elected 2016 All 108 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly 5 May 2011 55.7% (6.6%) Peter Robinson headshot, 2011.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party 31 May 2008 Belfast East 36 seats, 30.1% 35 38 2 198,436 30.0% 0.1% Martin McGuinness, May 2011 (5782607476) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Martin McGuinnessSinn Féin's president at the time was Gerry Adams; however he already held a seat in the Dáil Éireann. McGuinness was Sinn Féin's "party leader in the North". Sinn Féin 8 May 2007 Mid Ulster 28 seats, 26.2% 27 29 1 178,224 26.9% 0.7% Tom Elliott.png 150 120 160 0 20 Tom Elliott 22 September 2010 Ulster Unionist Party Fermanagh and South Tyrone 18 seats, 14.9% 16 16 2 87,531 13.2% 1.7% Margaret ritchie (3x4 cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Margaret Ritchie 7 February 2010 Social Democratic and Labour Party South Down 16 seats, 15.2% 16 14 2 94,286 14.2% 1.0% DavidFordAlliance.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Ford 6 October 2001 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland South Antrim 7 seats, 5.2% 7 8 1 50,875 7.7% 2.5% JimAllister (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jim Allister 7 December 2007 Traditional Unionist Voice North Antrim Not established 0 1 1 16,480 2.5% New party Steven Agnew MLA 2016.png 120 120 160 0 0 Steven Agnew 10 January 2011 Green Party Northern Ireland North Down 1 seat, 1.7% 1 1 6,031 0.9% 0.8% 350px Seats won by each party and combined first preference vote share of the largest party. 350px Break down of each party and community's seats in constituencies Election results. Voters elect 6 assembly members from the 18 constituencies. First Minister and deputy First Minister First Minister and deputy First Ministerafter election Peter Robinson (DUP) & Martin McGuinness (SF) Peter Robinson (DUP) & Martin McGuinness (SF) The 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election took place on Thursday, 5 May, following the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly at midnight on 24 March 2011. It was the fourth election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 local councils, the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections, a number of local elections in England and the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. As in the past, the 2011 election to the Assembly was conducted using the single transferable vote (STV) system of proportional representation. The 108 seats were contested in 18 constituencies by 218 candidates, including 15 independents and the nominees of 14 separate political parties. 1,210,009 individuals were registered to vote in the 2011 Assembly election (representing an increase of 9.2% compared to the 2007 Assembly election).http://www.eoni.org.uk/ni_assembly_election_-_eligible_electorate.pdf Electoral Office for Northern Ireland: Eligible Electorate Statistics 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721204915/http://www.eoni.org.uk/ni_assembly_election_-_eligible_electorate.pdf 21 July 2011 dead http://www.eoni.org.uk/votes_polled_summary-2.pdf Electoral Office for Northern Ireland: Registered Voter Statistics 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721204925/http://www.eoni.org.uk/votes_polled_summary-2.pdf 21 July 2011 dead Turnout in the 2011 Assembly election was 55.7%, a decline of almost seven percentage points from the previous Assembly election and down over 14 percentage points from the first election to the Assembly in 1998. As in the 2007 election, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin (SF) remained the two largest parties in the Assembly, with the DUP winning 38 and Sinn Féin winning 29 of the Assembly's 108 seats. The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) won 16 seats, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 14 and the Alliance 8, while one seat each was won by the Green Party, Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) and an independent candidate. Following the results of the election, Peter Robinson of the DUP and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin were nominated and subsequently re-elected as First Minister and deputy First Minister on 12 May 2011. The sole change to the Northern Ireland Executive was that the UUP lost a ministerial post to the Alliance. Overview The election was the first since the devolution of policing and justice powers to the assembly. In contrast to previous elections, it was relatively uncontroversial. The turnout was one of the lowest ever in a Northern Ireland election. Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party both continued to make gains, although the DUP vote share was slightly down. The election was a disaster for the Ulster Unionist Party, which came behind the Social Democratic and Labour Party in terms of first preference vote, although the UUP won more seats. The Ulster Unionist vote collapsed in Belfast, where it was eclipsed by the Alliance Party's, and in a number of other constituencies considered safe such as North Down.Henry McDonald https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/06/northern-ireland-assembly-ulster-unionists-fourth Ulster Unionists head for fourth place The Guardian 6 May 2011 3 June 2011 London 9 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109013145/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/06/northern-ireland-assembly-ulster-unionists-fourth live The election was also poor for the SDLP, which lost two seats. The Alliance Party performed well, gaining a second seat in East Belfast (which a former Progressive Unionist Party member lost and the PUP failed to regain), while increasing the Alliance vote share significantly. Traditional Unionist Voice secured a single seat in North Antrim; its vote share was down from the May 2010 elections to the UK Parliament. Despite their first preference vote halving, the Green Party held their sole seat in North Down while the People before Profit Alliance narrowly failed to take the final seat in the Foyle constituency. The only member elected as an independent in 2007 (in West Tyrone) retired, leaving a single independent in the new Assembly (after three independents first elected on other tickets had retired or lost re-election), compared to five at the end of the previous one. Results thumb|Result by constituencies As in the previous Assembly, the DUP's voting strength was reduced by one with the re-election on 12 May of Willie Hay (DUP, Foyle) to the non-partisan office of Speaker."Allister outraged as Speaker retakes post with help of Sinn Fein" https://web.archive.org/web/20110517001430/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/allister-outraged-as-speaker-retakes-post-with-help-of-sinn-fein-15155274.html 17 May 2011 , by Noel McAdam, The Belfast Telegraph, 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011"Sinn Fein's Francie Molloy likely to be Stormont Speaker in 2014" https://web.archive.org/web/20121020060725/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/sinn-feins-francie-molloy-likely-to-be-stormont-speaker-in-2014-15155275.html 20 October 2012 , by Noel McAdam, The Belfast Telegraph, 13 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011 Ten seats on the Northern Ireland Executive were filled by the new Assembly on 16 May according to party strength under the d'Hondt method of proportional representation. In addition, in separate votes on 12 and 16 May, the Assembly as a whole re-elected party leaders David Ford (Alliance), Peter Robinson (DUP) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) to their seats on the Executive as, respectively, Minister of Justice and First Minister and deputy First Minister. Thus the Executive's total membership, as in the past, is 13."New Executive ministers to be appointed on Monday https://web.archive.org/web/20181122085240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13406593 22 November 2018 ", BBC News, 16 May 2011"Stormont Assembly votes in new team of Ministers" https://web.archive.org/web/20121023213010/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0517/1224297120364.html 23 October 2012 , by Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 17 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011 Numbers as reported by Wednesday, 11 May 2011. Assembly +/– Executive +/– File:Northern Irish general election 2011.svgFile:2011 NIE.svg Democratic Unionist Party 198436 -0.1 38 +2 4 Sinn Féin 178222 +0.7 29 +1 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 94286 -1.0 14 -2 1 Ulster Unionist Party 87531 -1.7 16 -2 1 -1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 50875 +2.5 8 +1 1 +1 Traditional Unionist Voice 16480 New 1 +1 Green Party in Northern Ireland 6031 -0.8 1 People Before Profit Alliance 5438 +0.7 United Kingdom Independence Party 4152 +0.4 Progressive Unionist Party 1493 -0.4 -1 British National Party 1252 New Workers' Party 1155 +0.1 Socialist Party 819 +0.1 Pro Capitalism 29 New Independent 15535 -0.5 1 http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/e8f1c519-368b-4cdc-ad2d-a02f619131e6/ni_assembly_election_2011_-_first_preference_votes NI Assembly Elections 2011 - First Preference Votes Per Party 2011 Electoral Office for Northern Ireland 2017-05-19 1 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170401093751/http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/e8f1c519-368b-4cdc-ad2d-a02f619131e6/ni_assembly_election_2011_-_first_preference_votes live Constituency results Distribution of seats by constituency Party affiliation of the six Assembly members returned by each constituency.http://www.u.tv/election2011/results.aspx Latest 2011 Election results UTV 12 May 2011 dead https://archive.today/20130419043645/http://www.u.tv/election2011/results.aspx 19 April 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/northern_ireland.stm Election 2011 - Northern Ireland - Constituencies BBC 12 May 2011 12 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130412011646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/northern_ireland.stm liveNI Assembly Election 2011 Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110511190735/http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/elections/elections-2011/ni-assembly-election-2011-results.htm 11 May 2011 , The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, retrieved Monday 9 May 2011 The first column indicates the party of the Member of the House of Commons (MP) returned by the corresponding parliamentary constituency in the general election of 6 May 2010 (under the "first past the post" method).Westminster General Election (NI) Thursday 6 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514174452/http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/election/2010west/rw2010.htm 14 May 2011 , compiled by Martin Melaugh, CAIN Web Service. Retrieved 11 May 2011. (The constituencies are arranged here in rough geographical order around Lough Neagh from Antrim to Londonderry. To see them in alphabetical order, click the small square icon after "Constituency"; to restore this geographical order, click the icon after "No." at the left.) No. 2010 MPConstituencyCandi-datesTotalseats GreenSinnFéinSDLPAlli-anceUUPDUP TUVInd.Seatgainedby Seatlostby 1 Democratic Unionist PartyDUPNorth Antrim116-1--131-TUVSDLP 2 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP East Antrim136-1-113--SFUUP 3 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP South Antrim106-1-113--DUPSDLP 4 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP Belfast North116-21--3--DUPUUP 5 Sinn Féin SFBelfast West146-51------- 6 Social Democratic and Labour PartySDLPBelfast South146-12111---- 7 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAPNIBelfast East176---213--APNIPUP 8 Independent (politician)Ind. North Down1361--113--DUPUUP 9 Democratic Unionist PartyDUPStrangford116---123--UUPDUP 10 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP Lagan Valley116---114--DUPSF 11 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP Upper Bann126-11-22---- 12 Social Democratic and Labour PartySDLP South Down116-22-11---- 13 Sinn FéinSF Newry and Armagh116-31-11---- 14 Sinn FéinSF Fermanagh & South Tyrone116-3--12--SFSDLP 15 Sinn FéinSF West Tyrone116-31-11-- SDLP UUP Ind DUP 16 Sinn FéinSF Mid Ulster136-31-11---- 17 Social Democratic and Labour PartySDLP Foyle126-23--1---- 18 Democratic Unionist PartyDUP East Londonderry126-11--3-1IndUUP18ZZA Total218108129148163811  ZZB Change since dissolution---+2–2+1-+2+1–4  ZZC Assembly at dissolution-1081271671636-5-  ZZD Change during Assembly term---–1--–2--+4–1 Prog. U.  ZZE Elected on 7 March 20072561081281671836-11 Prog. U.  ZZG Elected on 23 November 2003 108-241862730-11 Prog. U. 1 UKUP  ZZI Elected on 25 June 1998 108-182462820-42 Prog. U. 5 UKUP, 2 NIWC Three of the four independents elected in 1998 ran as Independent Unionists NIWC = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition; Prog. U. = Progressive Unionist Party; TUV = Traditional Unionist Voice; UKUP = United Kingdom Unionist Party Share of first-preference votes Percentage of each constituency's first-preference votes.Compiled by looking up each constituency at this site: "Full Northern Ireland Results" https://web.archive.org/web/20130412011646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/northern_ireland.stm 12 April 2013 , BBC News, 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011 Four highest percentages in each constituency shaded; absolute majorities underlined. The constituencies are arranged in the geographic order described for the table above; click the icon next to "Constituency" to see them in alphabetical order. [The totals given here are the sum of all valid ballots cast in each constituency, and the percentages are based on such totals. The turnout percentages in the last column, however, are based upon all ballots cast, which also include anything from twenty to a thousand invalid ballots in each constituency. The total valid ballots' percentage of the eligible electorate can correspondingly differ by 0.1% to 2% from the turnout percentage.] No.2015 MPMP's % of 2015 vote ConstituencyGreenSinnFéinSDLPAlli-anceUUPDUP TUVInd.Others.TotalvotesEligibleelector-ateTurn-out % 1 DUP46.4%North Antrim15.39.14.611.747.611.640,31374,76054.8% 2 DUP45.9%East Antrim2.38.24.615.516.946.24.61.829,02361,61747.8% 3 DUP33.9%South Antrim 14.510.614.217.838.33.41.332,16465,23150.1% 4 DUP40.0%Belfast North31.912.06.38.237.11.03.533,47068,11950.3% 5 SF71.1% Belfast West66.113.21.14.27.57.60.434,64761,52057.9% 6 SDLP41.0%Belfast South2.812.523.919.813.624.33.232,30862,48452.4% 7 All. 37.2%Belfast East1.83.20.826.39.744.12.26.65.432,34761,26353.6% 8 Ind.63.3%North Down7.91.02.718.610.444.22.213.028,09862,17045.9% 9 DUP45.9%Strangford 3.08.514.420.448.82.82.029,66862,17848.5% 10 DUP49.8%Lagan Valley1.73.46.112.420.453.12.935,48767,53253.1% 11 DUP33.8%Upper Bann 27.211.46.524.627.12.40.642,36277,90555.3% 12 SDLP48.5%South Down2.730.935.82.110.612.55.641,72673,24058.1% 13 SF42.0%Newry & Armagh 40.823.51.618.713.11.80.20.246,51477,54461.3% 14 SF45.5%Fermanagh & S. Tyrone40.39.61.819.324.42.62.147,99970,98569.0% 15 SF48.4%West Tyrone50.28.62.210.323.15.739,30362,97064.0% 16 SF52.0%Mid Ulster49.214.70.910.316.74.90.62.742,73866,60265.3% 17 SDLP44.7%Foyle 34.035.30.9 18.48.03.438,84768,66356.6% 18 DUP34.6%East Londonderry 21.114.95.58.436.94.58.634,72265,22654.1% 18 ZZA Northern Ireland0.9 26.9 14.2 7.7 13.2 30.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 661,7361,210,00955.6%ZZB Change since 2007 –0.8 +0.8 –1.0 +2.5 –1.7–0.1+2.5 –1.6 –0.5 –28,577+102,105 –7.2% ZZC Election of March 2007 1.7 26.2 15.2 5.2 14.9 30.1 — 3.82.8690,313 1,107,904 62.9% ZZE Election of Nov. 2003 0.4 23.5 17.0 3.7 22.7 25.7 — 5.62.8692,026 1,097,526 63.1% ZZG Election of June 1998 0.1 17.6 22.0 6.5 21.3 18.1 — 10.93.5823,565 1,178,556 69.9% Independent Unionist vote in 1998 (2.8%) included in the Independent column (not "others"). TUV = Traditional Unionist Voice. Votes cast for minor parties and independents Out of the 22 candidates from the seven parties which won no seats in 2011, the four candidates who won more than 1,000 first-preference votes (and more than 4% of the total first preferences) in their respective constituencies were: Eamonn McCann of the People Before Profit Alliance in Foyle: 3,120 (8.0%), Henry Reilly of the UK Independence Party in South Down: 2,332 (5.6%), Gerry Carroll of People Before Profit in Belfast West: 1,661 (4.8%), and Brian Ervine of the Progressive Unionist Party in Belfast East: 1,493 (4.6%)Four weeks after the election, in which he was the Progressive Unionists' only candidate, Brian Ervine announced that he would resign as party leader. "PUP leader Brian Ervine to stand down" https://web.archive.org/web/20181122114420/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13632218 22 November 2018 , BBC News, 2 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011 Three-fifths, or 8,606 (60%), of the 14,338 first preferences cast for the seven minor parties went to these four candidates. Of the 15 independent candidates, running in 9 separate constituencies, the 8 who won more than 1,000 first-preference votes (and over 2.5% of the first-preference total) were: David McClarty, MLA, formerly Ulster Unionist, re-elected in East Londonderry: 3,003 (8.6%), Alan McFarland, MLA, formerly Ulster Unionist, defeated in North Down: 1,879 (6.7%), Alan Chambers, also losing in North Down: 1,765 (6.3%), Dawn Purvis, MLA, formerly Progressive Unionist, defeated in Belfast East (see above): 1,702 (5.3%), Paul McFadden in Foyle: 1,280 (3.3%), Raymond McCord in Belfast North: 1,176 (3.5%), Paddy McGowan in West Tyrone: 1,145 (2.9%), and Eugene McMenamin, also in West Tyrone: 1,096 (2.8%) A majority (8,395 or 54%) of the 15,535 first-preference votes cast for independents went to the first four of these candidates, three of whom had been elected by other parties in 2007. David McClarty was the only successful independent candidate. Seats changing hands The Alliance gained a seat in Belfast East (from Dawn Purvis, an independent elected as a Progressive Unionist). Net gain +1. The Democratic Unionist Party gained seats from the UUP in Belfast North and North Down, but lost one to the UUP in Strangford. The DUP also gained seats in the Lagan Valley (from SF) and South Antrim (from SDLP), but lost a seat in West Tyrone (to UUP or SDLP). Net gain +2. An independent elected in 2007 from West Tyrone did not run again in 2011 (seat won by SDLP or DUP). An Ulster Unionist elected in 2007 from East Londonderry, who was not re-nominated by his party, won election in 2011 as an independent. (After his re-election, he decided to remain an independent outside the UUP.)"McClarty: withdraw Sinn Fein ‘scum’ remark or it's no deal, Tom" https://web.archive.org/web/20110513025805/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/mcclarty-withdraw-sinn-fein-lsquoscumrsquo-remark-or-itrsquos-no-deal-tom-15154182.html 13 May 2011 , by Liam Clarke, The Belfast Telegraph, published and retrieved on Wednesday 11 May 2011."David McClarty says he will remain an independent MLA" https://web.archive.org/web/20181122083706/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13365324 22 November 2018 , BBC, 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011 Three other independents elected in 2007 by different parties were not returned in 2011: a former Ulster Unionist in North Down (to DUP), a former Progressive Unionist in Belfast East (to Alliance), and a former Sinn Féin member in Fermanagh & South Tyrone (regained by SF). No net change from 2007; net change from the outgoing Assembly: –4. The Progressive Unionist Party elected a single member in 2007 from East Belfast who resigned from the party in 2010 (and whose seat was gained by the Alliance in 2011). The PUP failed to elect its only candidate in 2011. Net change from 2007 –1; no net change from the outgoing Assembly. Sinn Féin gained seats in East Antrim (from UUP) and Fermanagh & South Tyrone (from SDLP), but lost one in the Lagan Valley (to DUP). It also regained a second seat in Fermanagh & South Tyrone that had been held by an independent originally elected as Sinn Féin. Net gain +2 from the outgoing Assembly and +1 from 2007. The Social Democratic & Labour Party gained a seat from West Tyrone (from Ind. or DUP) but lost seats in Fermanagh & South Tyrone (to SF), North Antrim (to Traditional Unionist Voice) and South Antrim (to DUP). Net loss –2. Traditional Unionist Voice won its first and only seat, in North Antrim (from the SDLP). Net gain +1. The Ulster Unionist Party gained seats in Strangford (from DUP) and West Tyrone (from DUP or Ind.), but lost seats in Belfast North (to DUP) and East Antrim (to SF). Another two members elected as Ulster Unionists in North Down and East Londonderry left the UUP before the 2011 election. Net loss from 2007: –2. (No net change from the outgoing Assembly.) Turnover in members since 2007 Thirty-one members of the previous Assembly during all of part of its term (2007–2011) did not offer themselves for re-election in May 2011. Another eight who did seek re-election were unsuccessful. Members who left during the previous Assembly's term Several of the 14 members who retired early from the Northern Ireland Assembly did so either after being elected or re-elected to the British House of Commons on 6 May 2010 (as MPs), or else in anticipation of being elected to the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Irish parliament) on 25 February 2011 (as a TD). [Three retired or retiring members are Privy Counsellors of the United Kingdom (PC).] NameTitle in 2011PartyAssemblyconstituencyLeft AssemblySuccessorSuccessorreturned? George Dawson George Dawson (Northern Ireland politician) [deceased] DUP East Antrim07.0507 7 May 2007Alastair Ian Ross Alastair Rossyes David BurnsideUUPSouth Antrim09.0601 1 June 2009Danny Kinahanyes Francie BrollySinn FéinEast Londonderry09.1211 11 December 2009Billy Leonarddid not run (SF hold) Iris RobinsonDUP Strangford10.0112 12 January 2010Jonathan Bell Jonathan Bell (politician)yes Carmel Hanna SDLP Belfast South10.0115 15 January 2010Conall McDevittyes Jeffrey DonaldsonMP, PC DUP Lagan Valley10.0610 10 June 2010Paul Givanyes Ian Paisley Jr Ian Paisley JrMP DUP North Antrim10.0621 21 June 2010Paul Frewyes David Simpson David Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)MP DUP Upper Bann10.0701 1 July 2010Sidney Andersonyes William McCrea William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and CookstownMPDUP South Antrim10.0701 1 July 2010Paul Girvanyes Naomi LongMPAlliance Belfast East10.0705 5 July 2010Chris Lyttleyes Jim ShannonMPDUP Strangford10.0801 1 August 2010Simpson Gibsondid not run (UUP gain) Nigel DoddsMP, PCDUP Belfast North10.0910 10 September 2010William Humphrey William Humphrey (UK politician)yes Mark DurkanMPSDLP Foyle10.1109 9 November 2010Pól Callaghannot elected (SDLP hold) Gerry AdamsTDSinn Féin Belfast West10.1207 7 December 2010Pat Sheehan Pat Sheehan (Irish republican)yes Changes in membership at the election These are the 25 changes in membership that occurred between the third Assembly's dissolution in March 2011 and the fourth Assembly's election in May. Seventeen sitting members did not present themselves for re-election and another eight were defeated at the polls. One re-elected member had been elected with a different affiliation in 2007. The numbers indicate the percentage of votes each member received in the first round of counting under the Single Transferable Vote in the 2011 election, and the round which decided his or her election or defeat. In some constituencies (Foyle, West Tyrone and Fermanagh & South Tyrone), it is not possible to couple a single outgoing member by party with a single successor. The pairs of outgoing and incoming members in those seats are presented in arbitrary order. Changes in membership without a change in party Most of these changes occurred due to a member's retirement, although one defeated member of the SDLP, in Foyle, was succeeded by another member of the SDLP. Outgoing member(s)Party1st pref.RoundConstituencyNew member(s)Party1st pref.Round Billy Armstrong politician (retiring)Ulster Unionist — — Mid UlsterSandra OverendUUP10.3%6 P. J. Bradley (retiring)SDLP — — South DownKaren McKevittSDLP 9.0% 9Pól Callaghan[replaced Mark Durkan, MP]Mary Bradley (retiring) SDLP6.8% —4 — FoyleMark H. DurkanColum EastwoodSDLP12.8%7.6%47 Wallace Browne Wallace Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont (retiring)Baron Browne of BelmontDemocratic Unionist — — Belfast EastSammy DouglasDUP8.3%11 Robert Coulter Northern Ireland politician (retiring)Ulster Unionist — — North AntrimRobin SwannUUP6.2% 9 Reg Empey (retiring) Lord EmpeyUlster Unionist — — Belfast EastMichael Copeland Michael Copeland (politician)UUP6.8% 11 Billy Leonard (retiring)[replaced Francie Brolly]Sinn Féin (suspended) — — East LondonderryCathal Ó hOisín O'Hoison CathalSinn Féin13.5%6 Claire McGill (retiring)Sinn Féin — — West TyroneMichaela BoyleSinn Féin12.9% 4 Seán Neeson (retiring)Alliance — — East AntrimStewart DicksonAlliance10.0% 9 Ian Paisley, PC (retiring)Lord BannsideDemocratic Unionist — — North AntrimDavid McIlveen DUP8.1%8 George Savage George Savage (politician) (retiring)Ulster Unionist — — Upper BannJo-Anne DobsonUUP 7.9%7 Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (Green Party politician) (retiring)Green Party in Northern Ireland — — North DownSteven AgnewGreen7.9%11 Seats changing hands between the parties Note that the party changes in Lagan Valley, Strangford and East Antrim cancelled each other out. Outgoing member(s) Party 1st pref Round Constituency New member(s) Party 1st pref Round Allan BreslandKieran Deeny (retiring)Democratic UnionistIndependent10.3 10.3%—0— West TyroneRoss HusseyJoe ByrneUUP SDLP10.4 10.4%8.5%5Thomas Burns Thomas Burns (politician)SDLP10.6 10.6%0 South AntrimPam LewisDUP8.9 8.9%4Fred CobainUlster Unionist8.2 8.2%7 Belfast NorthPaula BradleyDUP10.4 10.4%6Tommy Gallagher Tommy Gallagher (politician)Gerry McHugh (retiring)SDLPInd. (elected as SF)9.6 9.6%—6 6— Fermanagh & South TyroneSeán Lynch Sean Lynch (politician)Phil FlanaganSinn Féin10.7 10.7%10.6%6David McClarty Ind. (elected as UUP) 8.6 8.6% 7 East LondonderryDavid McClartyIndependent 8.6 8.6% 7Alan McFarland Ind. (elected as UUP)6.7 6.7% 9 North DownGordon Dunne DUP13.3 13.3%2Declan O'LoanSDLP9.1 9.1%9North AntrimJim Allister Trad. U. Voice10.1 10.1%9Dawn Purvis Ind. (elected as Prog. U.)5.5 5.3% 11 Belfast EastJudith Cochrane Alliance13.4 13.4%7 Paul Butler Paul Butler (politician) (retiring)Sinn Féin——Lagan ValleyBrenda Hale Brenda Hale (Northern Ireland politician)DUP8.2 8.2%7 Simpson Gibson (retiring)[replaced Jim Shannon]Democratic Unionist——StrangfordMike NesbittUUP 11.0 11.0% 6 Ken Robinson Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) (retiring)Ulster Unionist—— East AntrimOliver McMullanSinn Féin 8.2 8.2%10 Member returning with a different affiliation David McClarty, originally elected from East Londonderry as an Ulster Unionist, although not re-nominated by the UUP in 2011, stood successfully for re-election as an independent. This reduced the UUP's strength from 2007, while keeping independent strength in the Assembly at one (as Kieran Deeny, the retiring independent member, was not succeeded in West Tyrone by another independent). McClarty decided not to re-join the UUP after his re-election. Speaker The presiding officer of the Northern Ireland's Assembly (like those for Scotland and Wales, but unlike those for the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland) does not remain impartial during the election period. The sitting Speaker, in this instance William Hay (DUP, Foyle), must revert to his or her party colours and campaign for a seat on its manifesto. Once re-elected as an MLA (as Hay was), he or she becomes eligible for re-election as Speaker to resume unbiased authority over the Assembly.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12574875 Lord Alderdice calls for Stormont Speaker rules change BBC 25 January 2010 27 January 2011 28 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110228090727/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12574875 live The regional media reported that Sinn Féin's Francie Molloy, an outgoing Deputy Speaker, had hoped to win election as Speaker when the 2011 Assembly first met;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13382983 First day of new assembly term BBC 12 May 2011 17 May 2011 18 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110518211741/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13382983 live in the event, following inter-party negotiations, Hay was re-elected and Molloy was nominated by his party for, and elected to, a newly created position of Principal Deputy Speaker with a presumed right of succession. Party leaders in the Assembly File:Peter Robinson at Titanic Belfast (Cropped).jpg talking, clean-shaven man with longish salt-and-pepper hair wearing a dark suit and grey tie, speaking at a podium Peter Robinson, DUP,First Minister File:Martin McGuinness MLA.jpg smiling man with glasses, holding a pen Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin,deputy First Minister File:Margaret ritchie.jpg smiling woman with glasses and short reddish-blonde hair, wearing a black dress with white trim and a black coat checquered in bluish-mauve Margaret Ritchie, Social Democratic & Labour Party Electoral administration Eligibility and proof of identity European Union (EU) and Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline for voters to register to vote in 5 May elections was midnight on 14 April 2011. All voters had to present one piece of photographic identification in order to cast a vote at the polling station: accepted forms of ID were an Electoral Identity Card, a photographic Northern Ireland or Great Britain driving licence, a European Union member state passport, a Translink 60+ SmartPass, a Translink Senior SmartPass, a Translink Blind Person's SmartPass or a Translink War Disabled SmartPass.http://www.eoni.org.uk/information_leaflet_-_electoral_identity_card-13.pdf Electoral Office for Northern Ireland: Electoral Identity Card 5 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721204601/http://www.eoni.org.uk/information_leaflet_-_electoral_identity_card-13.pdf 21 July 2011 Voters who didn't have an accepted type of photographic ID had until 22 April 2011 to apply for an Electoral Identity Card from the Electoral Office. A judicial review brought by candidates in the simultaneous local government elections, challenging the non-acceptance of EU national identity cards as a proof of identity, failed on 4 May 2011.http://www.u.tv/News/Legal-challenge-over-voting-ID-fails/bc078757-99e8-48df-8c0e-e8b57ba78911 UTV news report 21 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120928230805/http://www.u.tv/News/Legal-challenge-over-voting-ID-fails/bc078757-99e8-48df-8c0e-e8b57ba78911 28 September 2012 Speed of counting of votes In the days following the 2011 Assembly election concerns were raised by politicians and others about the time it took for ballots to be verified and counted. The first result came in at 7:00 p.m. on Friday 6 May, nine hours after counting began and 21 hours after polls closed.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/9478423.stm NI Stormont Assembly election results: day two as it happened BBC News 7 May 2011 12 May 2011 10 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110510035058/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/9478423.stm live The announcement of the final results for some constituencies came two days after the polls closed. In contrast, the first result for elections held in Scotland on the same day as the Assembly election came in at 12:54 a.m., just under three hours after counting began, and the final result came in at 5:21 p.m. on the same day (Friday 6 May). In response to the criticisms about the speed of counting, Northern Ireland's Chief Electoral Officer, Graham Shields, defended the process, saying that it was "about accuracy, not about speed", adding that "This is a complicated process and people have to accept that. We will take as long as it takes to get it right."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13319182 Electoral chief defends staff over results delays BBC 6 May 2011 12 May 2011 10 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110510063521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13319182 live See also Candidates nominated to run for the 2011 election of the Northern Ireland Assembly 4th Northern Ireland Assembly 2011 Irish general election 2011 Northern Ireland local elections 2011 National Assembly for Wales election 2011 Scottish Parliament general election 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum Footnotes References 30em External links Official sites Electoral Office for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly News reports Summary and comparison of the principal parties' views on the main issues at the BBC and Ulster TV "A view from around the 18 Assembly constituencies", The Belfast Telegraph, Saturday, 7 May 2011 (retrieved 11 May 2011) Party web sites, manifestoes and election broadcasts The party election broadcasts (PEBs) in this table are at the BBC News site. Almost every individual party web site below also shows a copy of or a link to at least one of the party's own election broadcasts. Campaign or party web siteManifesto1st broadcast2nd broadcast3rd broadcastBBC News List of all election addresses in the order they were broadcast Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlliance Party Manifesto Wednesday 13 April Tuesday 26 April British National PartyBritish National Party ManifestoMonday 11 April Democratic Unionist Party Democratic Unionist Party Manifesto Monday 4 April Tuesday 19 April Tuesday 3 May Green Party in Northern IrelandGreen Party Manifesto Wednesday 20 April People Before Profit AlliancePeople Before Profit AllianceTuesday 19 April Progressive Unionist PartyProgressive Unionist Party Manifesto Sinn FéinSinn Féin Manifesto Tuesday 5 April Monday 18 April Monday 2 May Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Dem. & Labour Party Manifesto Wednesday 6 April Friday 15 April Thursday 28 April Socialist Party (Ireland)Socialist Party [Belfast:] E S WMonday 18 April Traditional Unionist Voice Traditional Unionist Voice Manifesto Wednesday 20 April Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist Party Manifesto Thursday 7 April Thursday 14 April Wednesday 27 April United Kingdom Independence PartyUK Independence Party Manifesto Friday 8 April Workers' Party (Ireland)Workers' Party Man. SummaryWednesday 20 April Party leaders' debates Televised debate between the leaders of the Alliance, DUP, Sinn Féin, SDLP and UUP on BBC Northern Ireland for 90 minutes on Tuesday 3 May (this link includes a written synopsis) 2011 Category:2011 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2011 elections in Northern Ireland Category:May 2011 in the United Kingdom