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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Down District Council election parliamentary no 1997 Down District Council election 1997 2001 06 7 y 2005 Down District Council election 2005 All 23 seats to Down District Council 12 Social Democratic and Labour Party 10 2 Ulster Unionist Party 6 0 Sinn Féin 4 2 Democratic Unionist Party 2 0 Independent (politician) 1 1 Northern Ireland Women's Coalition 0 1 File:Down 2001 election.svg Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Down District Council were held on 7 June 2001 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.
Election results
Down District Council Election Result 2001https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgdown.htm Down Council Elections, 1993-2011 www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
10
0
2
2
43.5
41.2
12,308
4.8
Ulster Unionist Party
6
0
0
0
26.1
21.8
6,507
2.3
Sinn Féin
4
2
0
2
17.4
17.2
5,156
9.6
Democratic Unionist Party
2
0
0
0
8.7
14.3
4,276
2.4
Independent (politician)
1
1
0
1
4.3
5.1
1,521
5.1
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
115
2.3
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Down District Council election, 2001by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Ballynahinch
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|39.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|24.0
|1
|13.6
|1
|23.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Downpatrick
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|52.7
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|9.3
|1
|21.1
|1
|2.4
|0
|14.5
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Newcastle
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|44.6
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|15.7
|1
|27.6
|2
|9.0
|0
|3.1
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Rowallane
|25.1
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|41.8
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|4.4
|0
|26.2
|1
|2.5
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|41.2
|10
|21.8
|6
|17.2
|4
|14.3
|2
|5.5
|1
|23
|-
|}
Districts results
Ballynahinch
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Ballynahinch - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 2001 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001 EONI 26 July 2021
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Toman*
1,150
16.74%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anne Marie McAleenan*
962
14.01%
965
1,456
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Wells
862
12.55%
951
956
961
1,358
Sinn Féin
Francis Branniff
937
13.64%
937
985
1,123
1,125
1,125.85
Ulster Unionist Party
Harvey Bicker*
790
11.50%
839
855
902
1,022
1,125.7
Ulster Unionist Party
John Cochrane
674
9.81%
778
789
817
911
1,018.95
Democratic Unionist Party
William Alexander*
593
8.63%
640
644
649
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Casement*
592
8.62%
598
Ulster Unionist Party
John Reid
182
2.65%
Democratic Unionist Party
Alan McIlroy
126
1.83%
6
9,997
6,868 (68.70%)
137
1,145
7,005 (70.07%)
Downpatrick
1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Downpatrick - 7 seats
9
Sinn Féin
Éamonn McConvey
1,147
13.61%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter Craig*
1,077
12.78%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot Curran*
1,024
12.15%
1,028.64
1,041.54
1,060.54
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Doris*
852
10.11%
854.96
858.04
865.14
882.14
915.32
915.32
1,178.32
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ann Trainor
849
10.07%
853.8
855.06
861.1
876.12
890.22
891.22
1,118.22
Independent (politician)
Raymond Blaney
835
9.91%
838.44
839.68
868.78
895.78
947.88
961.88
1,025.6
1,051.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack McIlheron*
782
9.28%
782.32
782.44
791.52
805.52
809.52
962.6
970.84
976.58
Sinn Féin
Liam Johnston
633
7.51%
697.88
698.54
701.54
707.54
742.02
744.04
787.36
800.07
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard Mahon*
404
4.79%
405.36
405.84
409.84
414.92
420.92
420.92
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Irvine
233
2.76%
234.92
235.42
236.44
241.52
252.76
252.76
Democratic Unionist Party
John Foster
203
2.41%
203.08
203.12
203.12
203.12
203.12
Independent (politician)
Patrick O'Connor
173
2.05%
174.28
174.34
186.36
192.44
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Desmond O'Hagan
115
1.36%
115.24
115.26
117.28
Independent (politician)
Helen Honeyman
101
1.20%
101.08
101.38
9
13,109
8,428 (64.29%)
238
1,054
8,666 (66.11%)
Newcastle
1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Women's Coalition
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Women's Coalition
Newcastle - 6 seats
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eamon O'Neill*
1,308
16.92%
Ulster Unionist Party
Gerald Douglas*
1,211
15.67%
Sinn Féin
Willie Clarke
1,163
15.05%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Carmel O'Boyle*
1,000
12.94%
1,087.84
1,143.84
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick*
700
9.06%
774.08
824.2
1,163.2
Sinn Féin
Hugh McDowell*
972
12.57%
985.6
1,036.92
1,084.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Stanley Priestley
695
8.99%
695.16
707.16
719.48
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Charles McGrath
438
5.67%
461.2
495.68
Independent (politician)
David Allister
243
3.14%
246.2
4
11,339
7,730 (68.17%)
160
1,105
7,890 (69.58%)
Rowallane
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Rowallane - 5 seats
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Margaret Ritchie*
1,440
21.00%
Democratic Unionist Party
William Dick*
1,198
17.47%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Burgess
1,113
16.23%
1,117.41
1,144.41
Ulster Unionist Party
Albert Colmer*
1,027
14.98%
1,035.4
1,051.24
1,058.71
1,262.71
Ulster Unionist Party
Edward Rea
728
10.62%
732.83
760.83
762.25
901.46
1,018.5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Kathleen Stockton
279
4.07%
525.12
565.59
823.93
845.35
847.66
Democratic Unionist Party
William Walker
599
8.74%
600.47
622.68
623.68
Sinn Féin
Anthony Lacken
304
4.43%
319.96
322.96
Independent (politician)
James Marks
169
2.46%
172.36
6
10,464
6,857 (65.53%)
142
1,143
6,999 (66.89%)
References
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