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2001 Banbridge District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Banbridge District Council election parliamentary no 1997 Banbridge District Council election 1997 2001 06 7 y 2005 Banbridge District Council election 2005 All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council 9 Ulster Unionist Party 7 2 Democratic Unionist Party 5 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 1 Independent (politician) 1 1 Independent Nationalist 0 2 File:Banbridge 2001 election.svg Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Banbridge District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.
Election results
Banbridge District Council Election Result 2001https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgbanbridge.htm Banbridge District Council, 1993-2011 www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
7
0
2
2
41.2
37.4
7,702
15.0
Democratic Unionist Party
5
2
0
2
29.4
27.7
5,697
12.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
3
0
0
0
17.6
19.2
3,957
1.3
Independent (politician)
1
1
0
1
5.9
5.9
1,216
3.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
1
0
1
5.9
2.0
420
3.1
UK Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.8
776
New
Sinn Féin
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.7
755
3.7
Northern Ireland Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
45
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 2001by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Banbridge Town
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|41.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|20.8
|1
|19.9
|0
|6.0
|1
|11.9
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Dromore
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|40.4
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|39.3
|2
|19.6
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Knockiveagh
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|24.6
|2
|18.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|25.9
|1
|6
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|37.4
|7
|27.7
|5
|19.2
|3
|2.0
|1
|13.7
|1
|17
|-
|}
Districts results
Banbridge Town
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from Independent Nationalist
Banbridge Town - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 2001 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001 EONI 21 July 2021
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Joan Baird*
1,979
28.06%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McAleenan
1,404
19.90%
Ulster Unionist Party
Derick Bell*
458
6.49%
1,063.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Frank McQuaid
420
5.95%
461.5
702.68
724.68
1,054.68
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim McElroy
774
10.97%
808.5
810.67
938.17
952.41
953.49
Ulster Unionist Party
Ian Burns
485
6.88%
674
679.58
800.58
882
926
Democratic Unionist Party
Kyle Ferguson
697
9.88%
723
723.31
813.62
819.05
819.93
Independent (politician)
Frank Downey
448
6.35%
467.5
608.55
633.05
UK Unionist Party
David Hudson
389
5.51%
431.5
431.81
6
10,939
7,054 (64.48%)
118
1,008
7,172 (65.56%)
Dromore
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Dromore - 5 seats
3
Democratic Unionist Party
Paul Rankin
1,375
22.43%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cassie McDermott*
1,202
19.61%
Democratic Unionist Party
David Herron*
1,032
16.84%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Martin*
894
14.59%
905
1,033.7
Ulster Unionist Party
Norah Beare
896
14.62%
910
1,020.22
Ulster Unionist Party
Thompson Howe
685
11.18%
696
806.22
Northern Ireland Unionist Party
Joseph McIlwaine
45
0.73%
3
9,149
6,129 (66.99%)
103
1,022
6,232 (68.12%)
Knockiveagh
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist becomes Independent
Knockiveagh - 6 seats
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Doyle*
1,351
18.29%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Ingram*
1,202
16.28%
Democratic Unionist Party
Wilfred McFadden*
1,084
14.68%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Hanna*
617
8.35%
622
669.47
734.43
1,122.43
Democratic Unionist Party
Stephen Herron
735
9.95%
736
744.57
963.64
1,089.19
Independent (politician)
Malachy McCartan*
768
10.40%
921
922.16
936.75
951.48
1,014.62
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran
755
10.22%
874
874.37
875.6
879.67
882.75
Ulster Unionist Party
Violet Cromie*
486
6.58%
492
571.88
648.68
UK Unionist Party
Stephen Briggs
387
5.24%
388
392.83
6
9,937
7,385 (74.32%)
108
1,056
7,493 (75.41%)
References
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