2001 Down District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
2001 Down District Council election
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 2001[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SDLP
10
0
2
2
43.5
41.2
12,308
4.8
UUP
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
DUP
2
0
0
0
8.7
14.3
4,276
2.4
Independent
1
1
0
1
4.3
5.1
1,521
5.1
Workers' Party
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, 2001 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
UUP
Sinn Féin
DUP
Others
Ballynahinch
39.4
2
24.0
1
13.6
1
23.0
1
0.0
0
5
Downpatrick
52.7
4
9.3
1
21.1
1
2.4
0
14.5
1
7
Newcastle
44.6
3
15.7
1
27.6
2
9.0
0
3.1
0
6
Rowallane
25.1
1
41.8
3
4.4
0
26.2
1
2.5
0
5
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 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Patrick Toman *
16.74%
1,150
SDLP
Anne Marie McAleenan *
14.01%
962
965
1,456
DUP
Jim Wells
12.55%
862
951
956
961
1,358
Sinn Féin
Francis Branniff
13.64%
937
937
985
1,123
1,125
1,125.85
UUP
Harvey Bicker *
11.50%
790
839
855
902
1,022
1,125.7
UUP
John Cochrane
9.81%
674
778
789
817
911
1,018.95
DUP
William Alexander*
8.63%
593
640
644
649
SDLP
Francis Casement*
8.62%
592
598
UUP
John Reid
2.65%
182
DUP
Alan McIlroy
1.83%
126
Electorate: 9,997 Valid: 6,868 (68.70%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,145 Turnout: 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[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sinn Féin
Éamonn McConvey
13.61%
1,147
SDLP
Peter Craig *
12.78%
1,077
SDLP
Dermot Curran *
12.15%
1,024
1,028.64
1,041.54
1,060.54
SDLP
John Doris *
10.11%
852
854.96
858.04
865.14
882.14
915.32
915.32
1,178.32
SDLP
Ann Trainor
10.07%
849
853.8
855.06
861.1
876.12
890.22
891.22
1,118.22
Independent
Raymond Blaney
9.91%
835
838.44
839.68
868.78
895.78
947.88
961.88
1,025.6
1,051.84
UUP
Jack McIlheron *
9.28%
782
782.32
782.44
791.52
805.52
809.52
962.6
970.84
976.58
Sinn Féin
Liam Johnston
7.51%
633
697.88
698.54
701.54
707.54
742.02
744.04
787.36
800.07
SDLP
Gerard Mahon*
4.79%
404
405.36
405.84
409.84
414.92
420.92
420.92
SDLP
John Irvine
2.76%
233
234.92
235.42
236.44
241.52
252.76
252.76
DUP
John Foster
2.41%
203
203.08
203.12
203.12
203.12
203.12
Independent
Patrick O'Connor
2.05%
173
174.28
174.34
186.36
192.44
Workers' Party
Desmond O'Hagan
1.36%
115
115.24
115.26
117.28
Independent
Helen Honeyman
1.20%
101
101.08
101.38
Electorate: 13,109 Valid: 8,428 (64.29%) Spoilt: 238 Quota: 1,054 Turnout: 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[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SDLP
Eamon O'Neill *
16.92%
1,308
UUP
Gerald Douglas *
15.67%
1,211
Sinn Féin
Willie Clarke
15.05%
1,163
SDLP
Carmel O'Boyle *
12.94%
1,000
1,087.84
1,143.84
SDLP
Peter Fitzpatrick *
9.06%
700
774.08
824.2
1,163.2
Sinn Féin
Hugh McDowell *
12.57%
972
985.6
1,036.92
1,084.44
DUP
Stanley Priestley
8.99%
695
695.16
707.16
719.48
SDLP
Charles McGrath
5.67%
438
461.2
495.68
Independent
David Allister
3.14%
243
246.2
Electorate: 11,339 Valid: 7,730 (68.17%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 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[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
Margaret Ritchie *
21.00%
1,440
DUP
William Dick *
17.47%
1,198
UUP
Robert Burgess
16.23%
1,113
1,117.41
1,144.41
UUP
Albert Colmer *
14.98%
1,027
1,035.4
1,051.24
1,058.71
1,262.71
UUP
Edward Rea
10.62%
728
732.83
760.83
762.25
901.46
1,018.5
SDLP
Kathleen Stockton
4.07%
279
525.12
565.59
823.93
845.35
847.66
DUP
William Walker
8.74%
599
600.47
622.68
623.68
Sinn Féin
Anthony Lacken
4.43%
304
319.96
322.96
Independent
James Marks
2.46%
169
172.36
Electorate: 10,464 Valid: 6,857 (65.53%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,143 Turnout: 6,999 (66.89%)
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