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2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election parliamentary no 1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1997 2001 06 7 y 2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 2005 All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 9 Democratic Unionist Party 6 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5 0 Ulster Unionist Party 4 0 Independent (politician) 2 0 Independent Unionist 0 3 File:Carrickfergus 2001 election.svg Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough 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
Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2001https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcarrick.htm Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001 www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
6
3
0
3
35.3
31.8
4,905
11.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
5
0
0
0
29.4
23.5
3,629
3.9
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
0
0
23.5
24.2
3,728
2.6
Independent (politician)
2
1
1
0
11.8
17.7
2,734
11.0
Progressive Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.8
425
2.4
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2001by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Carrick Castle
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|31.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|21.6
|1
|12.1
|1
|34.9
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Kilroot
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|30.0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|24.1
|2
|17.7
|1
|28.2
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Knockagh Monument
|34.0
|2
|24.2
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|38.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|2.9
|0
|6
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|31.8
|6
|23.5
|5
|24.2
|4
|20.5
|2
|17
|-
|}
Districts results
Carrick Castle
1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent
Carrick Castle - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 2001 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001 EONI 8 July 2021
6
Democratic Unionist Party
David Hilditch*
996
27.80%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Neeson*
662
18.48%
Independent (politician)
William Hamilton*
552
15.41%
581.93
588.23
604.23
Ulster Unionist Party
Darin Ferguson
435
12.14%
448.53
456.13
487.83
528.87
589.03
Democratic Unionist Party
Patricia McKinney
130
3.63%
443.65
446.55
451.36
465.81
530.6
Independent (politician)
William Cameron
303
8.46%
315.3
316.6
322.6
337.95
388.4
Progressive Unionist Party
David Beck
259
7.23%
271.3
273.1
277.9
298.05
Independent (politician)
Nicholas Wady*
134
3.74%
146.3
153.8
192.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Margaret Hawkins
112
3.13%
113.64
148.04
6
6,542
3,583 (54.77%)
92
598
3,675 (56.18%)
Kilroot
1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Kilroot - 6 seats
4
Democratic Unionist Party
Billy Ashe*
1,425
23.04%
Independent (politician)
James Brown*
1,275
20.62%
Ulster Unionist Party
Eric Ferguson*
1,093
17.67%
Democratic Unionist Party
Terence Clements
430
6.95%
918.28
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brenda Crampsey*
807
13.05%
814.8
911.6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Cavan*
684
11.06%
699.6
776.16
875.63
Independent (politician)
Samuel Crowe*
470
7.60%
489.89
706.81
811.5
4
10,903
6,184 (56.72%)
145
884
6,329 (58.05%)
Knockagh Monument
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Roy Beggs Jr
1,575
27.87%
Democratic Unionist Party
May Beattie*
1,420
25.13%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Stewart Dickson*
1,165
20.62%
Ulster Unionist Party
Gwendoline Wilson
625
11.06%
1,203.88
Democratic Unionist Party
James McClurg
501
8.87%
598.2
1,168.78
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Noreen McIlwrath*
199
3.52%
257.86
270.55
493.57
560.78
894.41
Progressive Unionist Party
Carolyn Howarth
166
2.94%
194.08
212.88
300.9
422.63
439.13
6
9,812
5,651 (57.59%)
139
808
5,790 (59.01%)
References
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