2001 Northern Ireland local elections

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All council seats
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | David Trimble | Ian Paisley | John Hume
Party  | UUP | DUP | SDLP
Seats won  | 154  | 131  | 117
Seat change  |  31  |  40  |  3
Popular vote  | 181,336 | 169,477  | 153,424
Percentage  | 22.9% | 21.4%  | 19.4%
Swing  | 5.2%  | 5.4%  | 1.6%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Leader  | Gerry Adams | N/A  | Seán Neeson
Party  | Sinn Féin | Independent | Alliance
Seats won  | 108  | 34  | 28
Seat change  |  34  |  8  |  13
Popular vote  | 163,269  | 51,997  | 40,443
Percentage  | 20.7%  | 6.6%  | 5.1%
Swing  | 3.5%  | 2.8%  | 1.6%
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 7 June 2001, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2001 general election across the entire United Kingdom.

## Results

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Map showing the party that received the most votes by district electoral area.

### Overall

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Party[1] | Councillors  | Votes

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Change  | Total  | % share  | Total
| UUP | -31  | 154  | 22.94  | 181,336
| DUP | +40  | 131  | 21.44  | 169,477
| Sinn Féin | +34  | 108  | 20.66  | 163,269
| SDLP | -3  | 117  | 19.41  | 153,424
| Independent | +8  | 34  | 6.58  | 51,997
| Alliance | -13  | 28  | 5.12  | 40,443
| PUP | -3  | 4  | 1.55  | 12,261
| UK Unionist | -2  | 2  | 0.60  | 4,763
| NI Women's Coalition | 0  | 1  | 0.42  | 3,301
| United Unionist | +2  | 2  | 0.33  | 2,648
| NI Conservatives | -3  | 0  | 0.25  | 1,985
| NI Unionist | 0  | 0  | 0.23  | 1,818
| Workers' Party | 0  | 0  | 0.18  | 1,421
| Independent Community  | -2  | 0  | 0.16  | 1,247
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers | -1  | 1  | 0.13  | 1,039
| Ulster Third Way | 0  | 0  | 0.00  | 28

### By council

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Where a party is indicated with an asterisk (*) it means the councillor was listed as an independent on the ballot.

Council  | Council Seats by Party

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total
Alliance | DUP | PUP | SDLP | SF | UUP | Others  | Ind.
Antrim | –  | 5  | –  | 5  | 2  | 7  | –  | –  | 19
Ards | 4  | 9  | –  | 1  | –  | 8  | –  | 1  | 23
Armagh | –  | 4  | –  | 6  | 5  | 7  | –  | –  | 22
Ballymena | –  | 11  | –  | 4  | –  | 7  | –  | 2  | 24
Ballymoney | –  | 8  | –  | 2  | 1  | 5  | –  | –  | 16
Banbridge | 1  | 5  | –  | 3  | –  | 7  | –  | 1  | 17
Belfast | 3  | 10  | 3  | 9  | 14  | 11  | 1 UDP* | –  | 51
Carrickfergus | 5  | 6  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | –  | 2  | 17
Castlereagh | 4  | 10  | 1  | 2  | –  | 5  | –  | 1  | 23
Coleraine | –  | 7  | –  | 4  | –  | 10  | –  | 1  | 22
Cookstown | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | 6  | 3  | –  | 1  | 16
Craigavon | –  | 6  | –  | 7  | 4  | 8  | –  | 1  | 26
Derry | –  | 4  | –  | 14  | 10  | 2  | –  | –  | 30
Down | –  | 2  |  | 10  | 4  | 6  | –  | 1  | 23
Dungannon | –  | 3  | –  | 4  | 8  | 6  | –  | 1  | 22
Fermanagh | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | 9  | 7  | –  | 1  | 23
Larne | 2  | 5  | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | –  | 2  | 15
Limavady | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 1 UUAP | 1  | 15
Lisburn | 3  | 5  | –  | 3  | 4  | 13  | 1 UDP* | 1  | 30
Magherafelt | –  | 3  | –  | 3  | 7  | 2  | –  | 1  | 16
Moyle | –  | 3  | –  | 4  | 1  | 3  | –  | 4  | 15
Newry and Mourne | –  | 1  | –  | 10  | 13  | 4  | –  | 2  | 30
Newtownabbey | 1  | 8  | –  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 3
(1 UUAP
1 NR
1 Lab*) | 1  | 25
North Down | 5  | 5  |  | –  | –  | 8  | 3 (2 UKUP
1 NIWC) | 4  | 25
Omagh | –  | 2  | –  | 6  | 8  | 3  | –  | 2  | 21
Strabane | –  | 3  | –  | 4  | 7  | 2  | –  | –  | 16
Total | 28 | 131 | 4 | 117 | 108 | 154 | 9 | 31 | 582
Change | -13 | +40 | -3 | -3 | +34 | -32 | -10 | -13 |  +2 UUAP -3 Con
-2 UKU -2 UDP
-2 Lab -1 NR
-1 DL -1 PS
Elected 1997 | 41 | 91 | 7 | 120 | 74 | 186 | 19 | 44 | 4 UKUP 4 UDP
3 Lab 3 Con
2 NR 1 NIWC
1 DL 1 PS

## Councils

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### Antrim

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Antrim North West[2]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Bobby Loughran | 1,093
| DUP | Wilson Clyde | 1,053
| Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 1,007
| SDLP | Donovan McClelland | 678
| UUP | Avril Swann  | 629
| UUP | Stephen Nicholl | 430
| NI Unionist | Robert Johnston  | 413
| Sinn Féin | Joseph McCavana  | 384
| Alliance | Michael Donoghue  | 133
Turnout | 5,929
No change
Antrim South East[2]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Samuel Dunlop | 1,367
| SDLP | Thomas Burns | 1,072
| UUP | Roy Thompson | 1,062
| UUP | Mervyn Rea | 1,042
| UUP | Edgar Wallace | 937
| Sinn Féin | Martin McManus | 703
| Alliance | Alison McCartney  | 578
| DUP | William Harkness | 525
| Independent | Michael McGivern  | 393
| UUP | Roderick Swann  | 213
| SDLP | Sean Mallon  | 168
Turnout | 8,257
| DUP gain from UUP
| Sinn Fein gain from Alliance
Antrim Town[2]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Paddy Marks | 1,016
| DUP | John Smyth | 749
| UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 632
| SDLP | Sean McKee | 632
| SDLP | Oran Keenan | 611
| DUP | Brian Graham | 516
| Sinn Féin | Aine Gribbon  | 495
| UUP | Paul Michael | 470
| Alliance | Pete Whitcroft  | 406
| DUP | Jack McClay  | 366
| UUP | Drew Ritchie  | 268
| PUP | Kenneth Wilkinson  | 197
Turnout | 6,553
| DUP gain from UUP
| SDLP gain from Alliance

### Ards

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ards East[3][a]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Terence Williams | N/A
| UUP | Ronnie Ferguson | N/A
| DUP | Hamilton Gregory | N/A
| UUP | John Shields | N/A
| UUP | Jeffrey Magill | N/A
| Alliance | Linda Cleland | N/A
Turnout | N/A
| DUP gain from UUP

1. ^ Because only six candidates had been nominated for the six seats, there was no vote and all six candidates were declared elected.

Ards Peninsula[3]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jim Shannon | 1,824
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 1,286
| SDLP | Daniel McCarthy | 860
| UUP | Angus Carson | 710
| DUP | Robin Drysdale | 705
| Independent | Joseph Boyle  | 526
| UUP | Paul Carson  | 520
| Independent | Robbie Ambrose  | 255
| Independent | James McMullan  | 153
| Alliance | Stephen McSherry  | 35
Turnout | 7,085
No change
Ards West[3]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Robert Gibson | 2,454
| DUP | Margaret Craig | 1,230
| DUP | William Montgomery | 1,039
| Alliance | Jim McBriar | 756
| Alliance | Kathleen Coulter  | 732
| DUP | David Gilmore | 693
| UUP | Philip Smith | 625
| UUP | Arthur Spence  | 311
| NI Conservatives | Christopher Connolly  | 190
Turnout | 8,253
| Margaret Craig leaves UUP
| DUP gain from Alliance
Newtownards[3]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | George Ennis | 1,608
| UUP | Tom Hamilton | 1,288
| UUP | David Smyth | 1,060
| Independent | Wilbert Magill | 889
| Alliance | Alan McDowell | 859
| DUP | Bobby McBride  | 671
| DUP | Hamilton Lawther | 363
| Independent | Nancy Orr  | 312
Turnout | 7,268
| Wilbert Magill changes designation from Independent Unionist
| DUP gain from Independent Unionist

### Armagh

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Armagh City[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McNamee | 1,261
| SDLP | Pat Brannigan | 1,013
| Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty | 901
| UUP | Sylvia McRoberts | 868
| DUP | Freda Donnelly | 861
| Independent | John Nixon  | 646
| UUP | Gordon Frazer  | 528
| SDLP | Michael Carson  | 456
| SDLP | Anna Brolly | 370
| SDLP | Mealla Bratton  | 325
| NI Women's Coalition | Margaret Connolly  | 209
Turnout | 7,608
| DUP gain from UUP
Crossmore[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Brian Cunningham | 1,336
| SDLP | Tommy Kavanagh | 989
| DUP | Noel Berry  | 930
| UUP | Evelyn Corry | 927
| Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe | 867
| SDLP | James McKernan | 703
| SDLP | James Lennon  | 554
| SDLP | Joseph McGleenan  | 452
Turnout | 6,883
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Cusher[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Berry | 3,549
| UUP | Eric Speers | 1,202
| SDLP | Tom Canavan | 1,001
| UUP | Robert Turner | 725
| UUP | James Clayton | 679
| Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan  | 591
| UUP | Sharon McClelland  | 367
| Independent | Derrick Mathews  | 186
| DUP | Heather Black | 185
| DUP | Mervyn Spratt  | 103
Turnout | 8,728
| DUP gain from UUP
The Orchard[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Brian Hutchinson | 1,363
| UUP | Jim Speers | 1,324
| Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan | 1,221
| SDLP | John Campbell | 796
| DUP | William Irwin  | 686
| SDLP | Eamon Mcneill  | 651
| UUP | Charles Rollston | 645
| UUP | Olive Whitten  | 492
Turnout | 7,295
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP

### Ballymena

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballymena North[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | James Alexander | 1,110
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy | 1,071
| Independent | James Henry | 1,060
| DUP | Maurice Mills | 625
| UUP | Joe McKernan | 613
| Independent | William Wright | 553
| UUP | Neill Armstrong | 533
| UUP | Gillian Scott  | 532
| DUP | Simon Hamilton | 411
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Magee  | 382
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 317
| Independent | Audrey Wales  | 263
| UUP | William McElfatrick  | 242
| PUP | Trevor Parkhill  | 30
Turnout | 7,876
| William Wright leaves UUP
| DUP gain from Alliance
Ballymena South[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 1,212
| UUP | James Currie | 1,092
| DUP | Elizabeth Adger | 1,061
| DUP | Davy Tweed | 1,018
| DUP | Martin Clarke | 790
| DUP | Hubert Nicholl | 755
| UUP | Peter Brown | 459
| DUP | William Moore  | 285
| Independent | David Warwick  | 241
| PUP | William McCaughey  | 51
| PUP | Jean Rainey  | 43
Turnout | 7,146
| DUP gain from UUP
Bannside[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Roy Gillespie | 1,427
| UUP | William McNeilly | 1,060
| DUP | Tommy Nicholl | 962
| SDLP | Seamus Laverty | 938
| DUP | Samuel Gaston | 890
| DUP | David Wilkinson  | 842
| UUP | Samuel McClean  | 727
| SDLP | Joseph Montgomery  | 375
| NI Unionist | Norman Sloan  | 186
| PUP | Kenneth McCaughey  | 53
Turnout | 7,612
| SDLP gain from UUP
Braid[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Sam Hanna | 1,242
| SDLP | Margaret Gribben | 1,158
| UUP | David Clyde | 961
| UUP | Lexie Scott | 893
| DUP | Robin Stirling | 819
| UUP | Des Armstrong  | 815
| DUP | Robert Osborne  | 707
| PUP | Robert Hamilton  | 29
Turnout | 6,712
| DUP gain from UUP

### Ballymoney

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballymoney Town[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Cecil Cousley | 788
| SDLP | Justin McCamphill  | 459
| DUP | Ian Stevenson | 433
| DUP | Robert Storey | 429
| UUP | Thomas McKeown | 396
| Independent | Jim Wright  | 376
| UUP | James Simpson | 351
| UUP | William Johnston  | 257
| Independent | Jeffrey Balmer  | 125
| Independent | Anne Logan  | 119
Turnout | 3,803
| UUP gain from Independent
| DUP gain from Independent
Bann Valley[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Philip McGuigan | 1,123
| DUP | John Finlay | 859
| UUP | Joe Gaston | 711
| DUP | Robert Halliday | 675
| SDLP | Malachy McCamphill | 663
| DUP | Robert Wilson | 540
| SDLP | Pappy O'Kane  | 388
| UUP | John Watt  | 261
Turnout | 5,342
| DUP gain from UUP
Bushvale[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Bill Kennedy | 997
| DUP | Frank Campbell | 589
| SDLP | Harry Connolly | 548
| UUP | John Ramsay | 545
| UUP | William Logan | 457
| Sinn Féin | Sean McErlain  | 318
| SDLP | Frank McCluskey  | 151
Turnout | 3,681
| UUP gain from SDLP

### Banbridge

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Banbridge Town[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Joan Baird | 1,979
| SDLP | Patrick McAleenan | 1,404
| DUP | Jim McElroy | 774
| DUP | Kyle Ferguson  | 697
| UUP | Ian Burns | 485
| UUP | William Bell | 458
| Independent | Frank Downey  | 448
| Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 420
| UK Unionist | David Hudson  | 389
Turnout | 7,172
| Alliance gain from Independent
Dromore[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Rankin | 1,375
| SDLP | Cassie McDermott | 1,202
| DUP | David Herron | 1,032
| UUP | Norah Beare | 896
| UUP | William Martin | 894
| UUP | Thompson Howe  | 685
| NI Unionist | Joseph McIlwaine  | 45
Turnout | 6,232
| DUP gain from UUP
Knockiveagh[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Seamus Doyle | 1,351
| UUP | John Ingram | 1,202
| DUP | Wilfred McFadden | 1,084
| Independent | Malachy McCartan | 768
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran  | 755
| DUP | Stephen Herron | 735
| UUP | John Hanna | 617
| UUP | Violet Cromie  | 486
| UK Unionist | Stephen Briggs | 387
Turnout | 7,493
| DUP gain from UUP

### Belfast

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Balmoral[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Carmel Hanna | 3,077
| UUP | Margaret Crooks | 2,276
| UUP | Bob Stoker | 2,032
| Alliance | Tom Ekin | 1,684
| DUP | Ruth Patterson | 1,377
| Sinn Féin | Stiofán Long  | 1,349
| SDLP | Catherine Molloy | 987
| PUP | Tom Morrow  | 424
| UUP | John Hiddleston  | 411
Turnout | 13,873
No change
Castle[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Nigel Dodds | 3,949
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 2,520
| Sinn Féin | Danny Lavery | 1,991
| UUP | David Browne | 1,550
| SDLP | Pat Convery | 1,403
| Alliance | Tom Campbell  | 984
| DUP | Ian Crozier | 759
| PUP | Janet Carson  | 352
| NI Women's Coalition | Elizabeth McCullough  | 253
| Independent | David Mahood  | 178
| Independent | Sandy Blair  | 109
| Workers' Party | Marcella Delaney  | 84
Turnout | 14,497
| DUP gain from UUP
| SDLP gain from Alliance
Court[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Eric Smyth | 2,605
| Independent | Frank McCoubrey | 1,732
| UUP | Chris McGimpsey | 1,527
| PUP | Hugh Smyth | 1,336
| PUP | Plum Smith | 813
| UUP | Fred Cobain | 722
| DUP | Elaine McMillen | 720
| Sinn Féin | Mick Conlon  | 269
| Ulster Third Way | David Kerr | 28
Turnout | 10,085
| DUP gain from UUP
| Independent gain from UDP
Laganbank[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Michael McGimpsey | 2,019
| Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 1,748
| SDLP | Peter O'Reilly | 1,612
| SDLP | Patrick McCarthy | 1,511
| DUP | Richard Scott  | 882
| Alliance | Mark Long  | 825
| UUP | Jim Clarke | 819
| NI Women's Coalition | Anne Monaghan  | 703
| PUP | Dawn Purvis | 286
| Workers' Party | Patrick Lynn  | 158
| Independent | Andrew Frew  | 141
| Independent | Barbara Muldoon  | 128
Turnout | 11,082
| SDLP gain from Alliance
Lower Falls[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 2,399
| Sinn Féin | Tom Hartley | 2,351
| Sinn Féin | Máire Cush | 2,230
| SDLP | Margaret Walsh | 2,016
| Sinn Féin | Marie Moore | 1,917
| Sinn Féin | Seán McKnight  | 1,247
| Workers' Party | John Lowry | 488
Turnout | 13,229
No change
Oldpark[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Brophy | 2,755
| Sinn Féin | Margaret McCleneghan | 2,467
| DUP | Nelson McCausland | 2,392
| SDLP | Martin Morgan | 1,932
| PUP | Billy Hutchinson | 1,516
| Sinn Féin | Kathy Stanton | 1,298
| UUP | Fred Proctor  | 1,116
| SDLP | Joleen Connolly  | 1,114
| Sinn Féin | Eoin O'Broin | 957
| Independent | James Bates  | 209
| Alliance | Thomas McCullough  | 160
| Independent | Rene Greig  | 59
Turnout | 16,662
| DUP gain from UUP
Pottinger[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Sammy Wilson | 3,918
| UUP | Reg Empey | 3,097
| PUP | David Ervine | 1,582
| Sinn Féin | Joseph O'Donnell | 1,264
| Alliance | Mervyn Jones  | 693
| DUP | May Campbell  | 577
| UUP | Margaret Clarke | 559
| SDLP | Leo Van Es  | 459
| Independent | John Bushell  | 218
| DUP | Harry Toan | 205
| Workers' Party | Joseph Bell  | 129
| PUP | Robin Stewart  | 127
| UK Unionist | David Fairfield  | 74
| NI Conservatives | Jason Docherty  | 66
Turnout | 13,426
| Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Upper Falls[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Paul Maskey | 3,349
| SDLP | Alex Attwood | 3,260
| Sinn Féin | Gerard O'Neill | 2,866
| Sinn Féin | Michael Browne | 2,469
| Sinn Féin | Chrissie McAuley | 1,801
| SDLP | Brian Heading  | 1,112
| NI Women's Coalition | Mary Catney  | 365
| Alliance | Kathy Ayers  | 136
Turnout | 15,972
No change
Victoria[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Ian Adamson | 3,286
| Alliance | David Alderdice | 3,119
| DUP | Wallace Browne | 2,492
| UUP | Jim Rodgers | 2,322
| DUP | Robin Newton | 1,469
| DUP | Margaret McKenzie  | 783
| Independent | Danny Dow  | 746
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 729
| PUP | Robert Moorehead  | 697
| UUP | Alan Crowe | 582
| SDLP | Ciara Patricia Farren  | 305
| NI Conservatives | Peter Gray  | 239
| Independent | Sammy Walker  | 114
| Independent | Billy Hands  | 15
| Independent | Lawrence John  | 11
Turnout | 14,806
| UUP gain from Independent Unionist

### Carrickfergus

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Carrick Castle[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David Hilditch | 996
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 662
| Independent | William Hamilton | 552
| UUP | Darin Ferguson | 435
| Independent | William Cameron  | 303
| PUP | David Beck  | 259
| Independent | Nicholas Wady  | 134
| DUP | Patricia McKinney | 130
| Alliance | Margaret Hawkins  | 112
Turnout | 3,675
| DUP gain from Independent
Kilroot[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Ashe | 1,425
| Ind. Unionist | James Brown | 1,275
| UUP | Eric Ferguson | 1,093
| Alliance | Janet Crampsey | 807
| Alliance | Robin Cavan | 684
| Independent | Samuel Crowe  | 470
| DUP | Robert Clements | 430
Turnout | 6,329
| DUP gain from Independent
Knockagh Monument[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 1,575
| DUP | May Beattie | 1,420
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 1,165
| UUP | Gwendoline Wilson | 625
| DUP | James McClurg | 336
| Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath | 199
| PUP | Carolyn Howarth  | 166
Turnout | 5,790
| DUP gain from Independent

### Castlereagh

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Castlereagh Central[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Peter Robinson | 2,841
| UUP | Michael Copeland | 1,032
| Alliance | Michael Long | 769
| PUP | Thomas Sandford | 505
| SDLP | Sean Mullan  | 427
| DUP | Joanne Bunting | 302
| UK Unionist | Grant Dillon  | 289
| Independent | Alan Carson  | 219
| DUP | John Norris | 161
| NI Conservatives | Terence Dick  | 82
| DUP | John Dunn  | 74
Turnout | 6,938
| PUP gain from UKUP
Castlereagh East[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Iris Robinson | 4,093
| UUP | David Drysdale | 1,879
| Alliance | Peter Osborne | 923
| Independent | Francis Gallagher | 650
| PUP | Richard Johnston  | 466
| Alliance | Gillian Graham  | 400
| Independent | William Abraham  | 245
| DUP | Claire Ennis | 204
| DUP | Kim Morton | 120
| DUP | Sandy Geddis  | 92
| DUP | Jim White | 87
Turnout | 9,408
| Independent gain from Independent
Castlereagh South[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Michael Henderson | 1,725
| DUP | John Beattie | 1,590
| Alliance | Geraldine Rice | 1,019
| SDLP | Christine Copeland  | 949
| SDLP | Brian Hanvey | 940
| DUP | Andrew Ramsey  | 509
| UUP | Barbara McBurney | 431
| Sinn Féin | Sean Hayes  | 396
| Alliance | Margaret Marshall  | 381
| NI Conservatives | Roger Lomas  | 52
Turnout | 8,151
No change
Castlereagh West[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Mark Robinson | 1,858
| UUP | Cecil Hall | 1,728
| SDLP | Rosaleen Hughes | 1,196
| Alliance | Sara Duncan | 1,130
| NI Women's Coalition | Eileen Cairnduff  | 306
| PUP | Frederick Ferguson  | 301
| Sinn Féin | Sean Montgomery  | 158
| DUP | Charles Tosh  | 92
| DUP | Vivienne Stevenson | 61
Turnout | 6,994
No change

### Coleraine

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bann[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | John Dallat | 1,714
| DUP | Adrian McQuillan | 1,216
| UUP | Olive Church | 986
| UUP | William King | 821
| UUP | Jim Watt | 704
| SDLP | Eamon Mullan | 535
| Independent | Robert Bolton | 514
| Independent | Reginald McAuley  | 512
| DUP | Hazel Sommers  | 265
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle  | 116
Turnout | 7,543
No change
Coleraine Central[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | James McClure | 1,426
| UUP | David McClarty | 1,395
| SDLP | Gerald McLaughlin | 1,232
| UUP | Elizabeth Johnston | 1,016
| UUP | David Barbour | 717
| DUP | Timothy Deans | 699
| Alliance | Eamon O'Hara  | 508
Turnout | 7,130
| DUP gain from Alliance
Coleraine East[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Maurice Bradley | 1,389
| UUP | Elizabeth Black | 808
| DUP | William Creelman | 596
| UUP | Robert McPherson | 460
| SDLP | John Montgomery  | 368
| Independent | Thomas Houston  | 319
| Alliance | Paddy McGowan  | 274
| Independent | Alistair Crawford  | 149
| PUP | David Gilmour  | 146
| Independent | Martin Hunter  | 126
| DUP | Ellen Fielding | 118
Turnout | 4,862
| DUP gain from Alliance
The Skerries[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Billy Leonard | 988
| Independent | Christine Alexander | 757
| UUP | Pauline Armitage | 729
| Alliance | Barbara Dempsey  | 681
| DUP | Robert Stewart | 675
| UUP | Norman Hillis | 625
| UUP | Samuel Kane  | 552
| DUP | Alexander Gilkinson  | 359
Turnout | 5,451
| SDLP gain from Alliance

### Cookstown

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballinderry[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Patsy McGlone | 1,771
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | 1,567
| DUP | Anne McCrea | 969
| UUP | Walter Greer | 946
| Sinn Féin | Michael McIvor | 656
| SDLP | Mary Baker | 641
| DUP | Samuel McCartney  | 537
| UUP | William McCollum  | 334
Turnout | 7,576
No change
Cookstown Central[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | John McNamee | 1,427
| UUP | Trevor Wilson | 1,323
| DUP | Ian McCrea | 1,064
| SDLP | Peter Cassidy | 792
| Sinn Féin | Seamus Campbell | 364
| SDLP | Eddie Espie  | 328
| UUP | Albert Crawford  | 238
| DUP | Hugh Davidson  | 120
Turnout | 5,774
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Drum Manor[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Desmond Grimes | 1,233
| UUP | Samuel Glasgow | 1,118
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Molloy | 969
| SDLP | James McGarvey | 884
| DUP | Alice Lees  | 756
| Independent | Samuel Parke | 689
Turnout | 5,736
| Samuel Parke changes designation from Independent Unionist

### Craigavon

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Craigavon Central[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Kenneth Twyble | 1,694
| Sinn Féin | Francis Murray | 1,198
| DUP | Woolsey Smith | 1,060
| SDLP | Pat Mallon | 996
| DUP | Robert Smith | 810
| UUP | Frederick Crowe | 802
| Independent | David Calvert | 761
| SDLP | Kieran Corr | 745
| DUP | Denis Watson | 712
| Sinn Féin | Peter Toland  | 602
| UUP | Samuel McCammick  | 396
| Alliance | Sean Hagan  | 379
| UUP | Audrey Lindsay  | 250
| Workers' Party | Tom French | 132
| Independent | Alan Evans  | 96
Turnout | 10,887
| SDLP gain from Alliance
| DUP gain from UUP
Loughside[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 2,022
| Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 1,971
| Sinn Féin | Maurice Magill | 1,131
| SDLP | Sean McKavanagh | 1,055
| Sinn Féin | Mairead O'Dowd  | 883
| SDLP | Mary McAlinden | 735
| UUP | William Lindsay  | 433
| SDLP | Kieran McGeown  | 360
| DUP | Alexander Dougan  | 261
Turnout | 9,106
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Lurgan[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jonathan Bell | 1,942
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 1,728
| DUP | Stephen Moutray | 1,555
| UUP | George Savage | 1,237
| UUP | Meta Crozier | 965
| SDLP | Mary McNally | 801
| UUP | Sydney Cairns | 749
| Sinn Féin | Matthew Rooney  | 719
| UK Unionist | David Vance  | 408
| UUP | William Tate  | 276
| Independent | William Grafton  | 130
Turnout | 10,746
| DUP gain from UUP
Portadown[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David Simpson | 2,352
| Sinn Féin | Brian McKeown | 1,348
| SDLP | Ignatius Fox | 1,233
| Independent | David Jones | 971
| UUP | Sidney Anderson | 883
| UUP | George Hatch | 872
| Sinn Féin | Noel Mercer  | 604
| UUP | Mark Neale  | 462
| UUP | David Thompson  | 380
| Alliance | William Ramsay  | 266
| DUP | Alan Carson | 213
| DUP | John Tate  | 67
Turnout | 9,894
| DUP gain from UUP
| Sinn Fein gain from Independent Nationalist
| Independent gain from Independent Nationalist

### Derry

[edit]

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Cityside[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 1,210
| SDLP | James Clifford | 1,176
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Crumley | 1,093
| Sinn Féin | Jim Anderson | 989
| Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan | 684
| SDLP | Liam Boyle  | 629
| Sinn Féin | Donncha MacNiallais  | 618
| Independent | Shauna Deery  | 228
Turnout | 6,930
No change
Northland[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Kathleen McCloskey | 1,528
| SDLP | John Kerr | 1,248
| Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin | 1,240
| SDLP | Sean Carr | 1,157
| Sinn Féin | William Page | 1,130
| SDLP | Helen Quigley | 1,087
| Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis | 980
| Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 938
| SDLP | Joseph McClintock  | 922
| Independent | William Temple  | 407
| Independent | Colm Bryce  | 274
| Independent | Daniel Bradley  | 82
| Independent | Queenie Harper  | 14
Turnout | 11,330
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Rural[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Hay | 1,511
| SDLP | Annie Courtney | 1,444
| SDLP | Thomas Conway | 1,274
| UUP | Andrew Davidson | 1,074
| Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming | 943
| DUP | Bill Irwin | 879
| SDLP | Jim McKeever | 796
| Sinn Féin | James Kelly  | 677
| UUP | Ernest Hamilton  | 544
| SDLP | Brenda Stevenson  | 511
| Alliance | Brian Kelly  | 166
Turnout | 10,051
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Shantallow[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Mary Bradley | 2,304
| SDLP | Shaun Gallagher | 1,287
| Sinn Féin | Gearoid O'Heara | 1,238
| Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan | 1,237
| SDLP | William O'Connell | 1,135
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Green  | 1,084
| SDLP | Ciaran O'Doherty  | 1,017
| Independent | Charles McDaid  | 542
| Sinn Féin | Jean McGinty  | 384
Turnout | 10,544
No change
Waterside[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Gregory Campbell | 1,887
| SDLP | Gerard Diver | 1,330
| DUP | Joe Miller | 1,218
| UUP | Mary Hamilton | 982
| Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming | 974
| SDLP | Anne Marie McDaid | 817
| DUP | Mildred Garfield | 710
| DUP | Drew Thompson  | 669
| Independent | Jim Guy  | 484
| UUP | James McCorkill  | 361
| Sinn Féin | Francis O'Deorain  | 338
| Alliance | Colm Cavanagh  | 270
| PUP | Catherine Cooke  | 153
| UUP | Gordon Hill  | 98
| Independent | William Webster  | 63
Turnout | 10,580
| SDLP gain from Independent Unionist

### Down

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballynahinch[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Patrick Toman | 1,150
| SDLP | Anne McAleenan | 962
| Sinn Féin | Francis Branniff | 937
| DUP | Jim Wells | 862
| UUP | Harvey Bicker | 790
| UUP | John Cochrane  | 674
| DUP | William Alexander  | 593
| SDLP | Francis Casement  | 592
| UUP | John Reid  | 182
| DUP | Alan McIlroy  | 126
Turnout | 7,005
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Downpatrick[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Eamonn McConvey | 1,147
| SDLP | Peter Craig | 1,077
| SDLP | Dermot Curran | 1,024
| SDLP | John Doris | 852
| SDLP | Ann Trainor | 849
| Independent | Raymond Blaney | 835
| UUP | Jack McIlheron | 782
| Sinn Féin | Liam Johnston  | 633
| SDLP | Gerard Mahon  | 404
| SDLP | John Irvine  | 233
| DUP | John Foster  | 203
| Independent | Patrick O'Connor  | 173
| Workers' Party | Desmond O'Hagan | 115
| Independent | Helen Honeyman  | 101
Turnout | 8,666
| Independent gain from SDLP
Newcastle[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Eamon O'Neill | 1,308
| UUP | Gerald Douglas | 1,211
| Sinn Féin | William Clarke | 1,163
| SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle | 1,000
| Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 972
| SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick | 706
| DUP | Stanley Priestley  | 695
| SDLP | Charles McGrath  | 438
| Independent | David Allister  | 243
Turnout | 7,890
| Sinn Fein gain from Women's Coalition
Rowallane[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Margaret Ritchie | 1,440
| DUP | William Dick | 1,198
| UUP | Robert Burgess | 1,113
| UUP | Albert Colmer | 1,027
| UUP | Edward Rea | 728
| DUP | Billy Walker  | 599
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Lacken  | 304
| SDLP | Kathleen Stockton  | 279
| Independent | James Marks  | 169
Turnout | 6,999
No change

### Dungannon and South Tyrone

[edit]

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Blackwater[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew | 1,032
| DUP | Roger Burton | 991
| DUP | James Ewing  | 985
| SDLP | Patsy Daly | 948
| UUP | Derek Irwin | 801
| UUP | Jim Hamilton | 775
| UUP | David Brady  | 669
| Sinn Féin | Dominic Molloy  | 477
Turnout | 6,785
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Clogher Valley[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Seamus Flanagan | 1,159
| SDLP | Anthony McGonnell | 1,150
| UUP | Noel Mulligan | 951
| DUP | Johnston McIlwrath | 816
| Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan | 799
| UUP | Donald Beatty  | 681
| DUP | David Robinson  | 589
| SDLP | Thomas Murphy  | 342
Turnout | 6,614
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Dungannon Town[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | John McLarnon | 1,138
| SDLP | Vincent Currie | 1,110
| DUP | Maurice Morrow | 873
| UUP | Walter Cuddy | 853
| Sinn Féin | Barry Monteith | 813
| UUP | Ken Maginnis | 740
| Independent | Gerry Cullen  | 549
| DUP | Derek Greenaway  | 363
Turnout | 6,530
| Sinn Fein gain from Democratic Left
Torrent[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy | 1,393
| Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie | 1,336
| SDLP | Jim Cavanagh | 1,274
| Independent | Jim Canning | 1,244
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Doris  | 985
| Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly | 944
| UUP | Norman Badger | 910
| DUP | Robert McFarland  | 283
Turnout | 8,562
No change

### Fermanagh

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Enniskillen[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Raymond Ferguson | 1,486
| Sinn Féin | Gerry McHugh | 1,339
| DUP | Joe Dodds | 1,096
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Gilgunn | 1,070
| SDLP | Frank Britton | 934
| Independent | David Kettyles | 861
| SDLP | Eamon Flanagan  | 766
| UUP | Robert Irvine | 709
| UUP | Basil Johnston  | 589
| UUP | Barbara Stuart  | 403
| UK Unionist | Alan Madill  | 182
| DUP | Samuel Dunne  | 105
Turnout | 9,724
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
| David Kettyles changes designation from Progressive Socialist
Erne East[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch | 1,428
| UUP | Harold Andrews | 1,348
| SDLP | Fergus McQuillan | 1,293
| Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey | 1,191
| Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Reilly | 1,050
| UUP | Cecil Noble | 998
| DUP | Paul Robinson  | 811
| Independent | Michael McPhillips  | 559
Turnout | 8,843
| Sinn Fein gain from Independent Nationalist
Erne North[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Joe Cassidy | 1,181
| DUP | Bert Johnston | 1,113
| UUP | Thomas Elliott | 1,030
| SDLP | John O'Kane | 871
| UUP | Bertie Kerr | 854
| UUP | Caldwell McClaughry  | 685
| SDLP | Julie Dervan  | 568
| DUP | Billy Gilmore  | 277
| DUP | William Simpson  | 91
Turnout | 6,804
No change
Erne West[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Gerard Gallagher | 1,578
| Sinn Féin | Pat Cox | 1,266
| Sinn Féin | Robin Martin | 1,139
| Sinn Féin | Stephen Huggett | 1,111
| UUP | Wilson Elliott | 981
| UUP | Derrick Nixon  | 832
| DUP | David Black  | 392
Turnout | 7,466
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP and Independent

### Larne

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Coast Road[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Winston Fulton | 753
| SDLP | Daniel O'Connor | 750
| UUP | Joan Drummond | 614
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna | 589
| DUP | Rachel Rea | 485
| UUP | Thomas Robinson | 430
| Independent | William Cunning  | 379
| Sinn Féin | Martin Graffin  | 305
Turnout | 4,404
| DUP gain from UUP
| Alliance gain from Independent
Larne Lough[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Bobby McKee | 1,314
| UUP | Roy Beggs | 1,248
| Alliance | John Mathews | 1,171
| DUP | Gregg McKeen | 492
| UUP | David Fleck | 374
| UUP | John Hall  | 329
| Independent | William Small  | 151
Turnout | 5,233
| DUP gain from UUP
Larne Town[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | James Dunn | 804
| DUP | Jack McKee | 776
| SDLP | Martin Wilson | 570
| Independent | Roy Craig | 390
| Independent | Lindsay Mason | 389
| Independent | William Adams  | 327
| Independent | John Anderson  | 292
| Alliance | Margaret Richmond  | 239
| Sinn Féin | Janette Graffin  | 191
| UUP | Andrew Wilson  | 185
| DUP | Alastair Holden  | 165
| PUP | William Adamson  | 107
Turnout | 4,524
| SDLP gain from Independent

### Limavady

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bellarena[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Joseph Cubitt | 1,027
| SDLP | Michael Carten | 845
| Sinn Féin | Martin McGuigan | 833
| SDLP | Gerry Mullan | 721
| UUP | Edwin Stevenson | 707
| SDLP | John McKinney  | 685
| UUP | William Smyth  | 641
Turnout | 5,527
| DUP gain from UUP
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Benbradagh[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Anne Brolly | 1,056
| Sinn Féin | Francis Brolly | 917
| UUAP | Boyd Douglas | 748
| SDLP | Michael Coyle | 559
| Sinn Féin | Marion Donaghy | 559
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch  | 497
| UUAP | Mark Gibson  | 442
| DUP | John Murray  | 259
Turnout | 5,149
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
| Boyd Douglas leaves UUP
Limavady Town[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | George Robinson | 1,430
| Independent | Brian Brown | 642
| SDLP | Desmond Lowry | 542
| SDLP | John Kerr  | 530
| Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane  | 419
| UUP | Jack Dolan | 383
| UUP | John Rankin | 372
| UUP | Raymond Kennedy  | 241
| UUAP | Alister Smyth  | 161
Turnout | 4,779
| Independent gain from SDLP

### Lisburn

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Downshire[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 2,006
| UUP | James Baird | 1,507
| Alliance | Elizabeth Campbell | 1,201
| UUP | William Ward | 1,193
| UUP | Edmund Falloon | 1,007
| DUP | Allan Ewart  | 632
| Independent | William Bleakes | 609
| NI Conservatives | Joanne Johnston  | 217
| Sinn Féin | Cara McCann  | 111
Turnout | 8,602
| UUP gain from NI Conservatives
Dunmurry Cross[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 2,061
| SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 2,029
| UUP | Billy Bell | 1,550
| Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 1,549
| Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 1,219
| Sinn Féin | Veronica Willis | 993
| DUP | Stephen Moore  | 910
| SDLP | William McDonnell | 640
| Sinn Féin | Paul Flynn  | 422
| Independent | Malachy McAnespie  | 218
Turnout | 12,031
| SDLP gain from Independent
Killultagh[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Jim Dillon | 1,923
| DUP | Cecil Calvert | 1,382
| SDLP | Peter O'Hagan | 1,318
| DUP | James Tinsley | 1,263
| UUP | Kenneth Watson  | 658
| UUP | Samuel Johnston | 537
| Sinn Féin | Ita Gray  | 457
| Alliance | Alison Gawith  | 439
| NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston  | 419
| Independent | Gordon Ross  | 332
| Alliance | Owen Gawith  | 131
Turnout | 9,019
| DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town North[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 1,903
| UUP | David Archer | 1,619
| UUP | William Watson | 1,190
| UUP | William Lewis | 1,183
| DUP | Jonathan Craig | 1,036
| DUP | Albert Leathem  | 808
| UUP | Lorraine Martin | 749
| Independent | Ronnie Crawford | 711
| Independent | David Adams | 577
| Sinn Féin | James Armstrong  | 451
| Independent | William Beattie | 423
| Independent | Adrian Creighton  | 123
Turnout | 10,940
| UUP gain from UDP
| DUP gain from Protestant Unionist
| Ronnie Crawford changes designation from Independent Unionist
Lisburn Town South[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Ivan Davis | 1,521
| Alliance | Seamus Close | 1,495
| DUP | Paul Porter | 1,061
| UUP | David Archer | 721
| UUP | Joseph Lockhart | 592
| Independent | Gary McMichael | 509
| DUP | Allen Russell  | 346
| UUP | Margaret Little  | 253
| UUP | Samuel Mateer  | 246
| Sinn Féin | Francis Kerr  | 245
| NI Unionist | Gary Teeney  | 64
Turnout | 7,252
| DUP gain from UUP
| Gary McMichael leaves UDP

### Magherafelt

[edit]

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Magherafelt Town[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William McCrea | 2,255
| Sinn Féin | John Kelly | 1,700
| UUP | George Shiels | 1,103
| Sinn Féin | Seamus O'Brien | 1,085
| SDLP | Joseph McBride | 990
| SDLP | Frances Symington  | 696
| DUP | Paul McLean | 197
Turnout | 8,153
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
Moyola[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Hughes | 1,578
| Sinn Féin | James O'Neill | 1,375
| UUP | John Junkin | 1,237
| DUP | Thomas Catherwood | 1,023
| SDLP | Patrick McErlean | 713
| DUP | Elizabeth Forde  | 430
| SDLP | Elizabeth Foster  | 383
| Independent | Naaman Hutchinson  | 210
Turnout | 7,104
No change
Sperrin[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan | 1,651
| Sinn Féin | Hugh Mullan | 1,331
| Sinn Féin | John Kerr | 1,206
| SDLP | Kathleen Lagan | 1,136
| Independent | Bertie Montgomery | 776
| DUP | Rodney Mitchell  | 723
| SDLP | Francis McKendry  | 551
| Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly  | 104
Turnout | 7,625
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
| Bertie Montgomery leaves UUP

### Moyle

[edit]

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballycastle[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Madeline Black | 429
| UUP | Helen Harding | 379
| SDLP | Michael Molloy | 357
| DUP | Gardiner Kane | 345
| Independent | Seamus Blaney | 551
| Sinn Féin | Charlie Neill  | 296
| Independent | Liam McBride  | 202
| Independent | Seamus Blaney | 197
| Independent | Christopher McCaughan  | 189
| Independent | Anna Edwards  | 40
Turnout | 2,522
| SDLP gain from Independent
Giant's Causeway[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David McAllister | 495
| UUP | William Graham | 398
| Independent | Price McConaghy | 367
| DUP | George Hartin | 258
| DUP | Robert Chestnutt  | 228
| UUP | Robert McIlroy | 223
| SDLP | Moira McGouran  | 76
| Independent | Thomas Palmer  | 23
Turnout | 2,114
| Price McConaghy changes designation from Independent Unionist
The Glens[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Independent | Oliver McMullan | 671
| SDLP | Catherine McCambridge | 348
| Independent | Randal McDonnell | 316
| SDLP | Christine Blaney | 281
| Independent | James McCarry  | 454
| Sinn Féin | Monica Digney | 216
| DUP | Evelyne Robinson  | 194
| SDLP | Archie McIntosh  | 190
| Sinn Féin | Anne McAuley  | 178
| Independent | James McAuley  | 77
Turnout | 2,488
No change

### Newry and Mourne

[edit]

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Crotlieve[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | P. J. Bradley | 2,103
| Sinn Féin | Mick Murphy | 1,743
| SDLP | Hugh Carr | 1,189
| SDLP | Josephine O'Hare | 1,175
| Independent | Ciaran Mussen  | 834
| Sinn Féin | Michael Ruane | 807
| Independent | Anthony Williamson | 751
| SDLP | Michael Carr | 714
| UUP | John McConnell  | 697
| SDLP | Brendan Murney  | 576
| Sinn Féin | Eamonn O'Connor  | 428
| DUP | Ruth McConnell  | 274
Turnout | 11,615
| Sinn Fein gain from Independent
Newry Town[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Davy Hyland | 1,213
| Independent | Jackie Patterson | 1,150
| Sinn Féin | Charlie Casey | 1,119
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran | 1,025
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy | 984
| SDLP | Patrick McElroy | 950
| SDLP | Frank Feely | 940
| SDLP | John McArdle | 811
| UUP | William McCaigue  | 727
| SDLP | Peter McEvoy  | 503
| Independent | Declan O'Callaghan  | 109
Turnout | 9,796
| Sinn Fein gain from Independent
| SDLP gain from UUP
Slieve Gullion[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Elena Martin | 1,436
| Sinn Féin | Colman Burns | 1,431
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McDonald | 1,415
| Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty | 1,283
| SDLP | John Fee | 1,195
| SDLP | Pat Toner  | 840
| SDLP | Mary McKeown  | 568
Turnout | 8,441
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
The Fews[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh | 1,279
| Sinn Féin | Pat McGinn | 1,243
| UUP | Danny Kennedy | 1,231
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Lewis | 1,172
| SDLP | John Feehan | 1,071
| SDLP | Charles Smyth  | 879
| UUP | Andy Moffett | 727
| DUP | Craig Baxter  | 693
| SDLP | Angela Savage  | 595
Turnout | 9,121
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP
The Mournes[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Burns | 1,845
| Sinn Féin | Martin Cunningham | 1,291
| SDLP | Micky Cole | 1,205
| UUP | Henry Reilly | 1,185
| UUP | Isaac Hanna | 1,178
| SDLP | Marian Fitzpatrick  | 872
| DUP | Linda Burns  | 110
Turnout | 7,856
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP

### Newtownabbey

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Antrim Line[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Edward Crilly | 1,704
| DUP | Nigel Hamilton | 1,350
| SDLP | Tommy McTeague | 1,128
| SDLP | Noreen McClelland | 887
| Sinn Féin | Briege Meehan | 754
| Sinn Féin | Roisin McGurk  | 643
| DUP | Arthur Templeton | 640
| UUP | Ivan Hunter | 607
| Alliance | Pam Tilson  | 547
| UUP | Arthur Kell  | 536
| NI Unionist | Norman Boyd | 418
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association | John Blair | 389
| DUP | Liz Snoddy  | 337
| NI Women's Coalition | Joan Cosgrove  | 299
| Independent | James Beckett  | 228
Turnout | 10,728
| DUP gain from UUP
| SDLP gain from Alliance
| Sinn Fein gain from NRA
Ballyclare[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Girvan | 2,583
| UUP | Vera McWilliams | 1,231
| UUP | Jim Bingham | 1,192
| Alliance | Pat McCudden  | 761
| UUP | Ed Turkington | 541
| DUP | Pamela Hunter | 308
| UUP | Peter Walker  | 267
| PUP | Norman Lavery  | 249
| Independent | Sharon Parkes  | 247
| NI Conservatives | Alan Greer  | 169
Turnout | 7,734
| DUP gain from Alliance
Macedon[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William DeCourcy | 1,355
| Independent | Mark Langhammer | 1,103
| UUP | Dineen Walker | 784
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association | Billy Webb | 650
| Independent | Tommy Kirkham | 611
| DUP | Kenneth Hunter | 563
| PUP | Dougie Jamison  | 398
| Independent | Robert Kidd  | 378
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Vernon  | 350
| Independent | Andrew Beattie  | 276
| Alliance | Michael Campbell  | 173
| Independent | Victor Robinson  | 225
Turnout | 7,279
| Mark Langhammer leaves Newtownabbey Labour Party
| Tommy Kirkham leaves UDP
| DUP gain from Independent
University[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Roger Hutchinson | 1,791
| UUP | Ken Robinson | 1,535
| UUP | Barbara Gilliland | 1,351
| Alliance | Lynn Frazer | 1,313
| UUAP | Fraser Agnew | 828
| PUP | William Greer  | 811
| NI Unionist | Billy Boyd  | 504
| DUP | John Mann | 479
| UUAP | John Scott  | 469
| UUP | Vi Scott | 468
| Independent | Alister Bell  | 447
Turnout | 10,232
| Fraser Agnew joins UUAP
| DUP gain from PUP

### North Down

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Abbey[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Ruby Cooling | 1,263
| UUP | Irene Cree | 1,246
| Alliance | Stephen Farry | 1,195
| UK Unionist | Valerie Kinghan | 912
| UUP | Roberta Dunlop | 843
| PUP | Stewart Currie  | 417
| DUP | William Montgomery | 299
| Independent | Karl McLean  | 297
| NI Conservatives | Lisa Fleming  | 191
| Independent | Christopher Carter  | 175
| Independent | Raymond Gordon  | 89
| NI Unionist | Colin Dean  | 48
Turnout | 7,225
| UUP gain from NI Conservatives
| DUP gain from PUP
Ballyholme and Groomsport[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Independent | Alan Chambers | 2,099
| UUP | Leslie Cree | 1,631
| Independent | Austen Lennon | 1,363
| DUP | Alex Easton | 1,164
| Alliance | Marsden Fitzsimons | 939
| NI Women's Coalition | Patricia Wallace | 657
| UUP | Ian Henry | 601
| UK Unionist | Henry Gordon  | 571
| Alliance | Gavin Walker  | 336
| UK Unionist | Joseph Teggart  | 276
| Independent | Ernest Steele  | 218
| UUP | Arthur Gadd  | 202
| NI Unionist | Elizabeth Roche  | 140
| PUP | Brian Lacey  | 90
Turnout | 10,481
| DUP gain from UKUP
| Women's Coalition gain from NI Conservatives
Bangor West[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Independent | Brian Wilson | 1,871
| UUP | Marion Smith | 1,311
| Alliance | Anne Wilson | 1,112
| DUP | Alan Graham | 989
| UUP | Royston Davies | 796
| UK Unionist | William Keery | 676
| Alliance | Tony Hill | 630
| UK Unionist | Alan Field  | 599
| PUP | James Rea  | 538
| UUP | Evan Ward  | 416
| NI Conservatives | Julian Robertson  | 172
Turnout | 9,324
| DUP gain from PUP
Holywood[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Ellie McKay | 1,346
| Alliance | Susan O'Brien | 1,070
| DUP | Gordon Dunne | 916
| Independent | Dennis Ogborn | 815
| NI Women's Coalition | Norma Heaton  | 509
| UUP | Diana Peacocke | 491
| Alliance | Larry Thompson  | 436
| Independent | Bobby Irvine  | 232
| NI Conservatives | Lindsay Cumming  | 188
| PUP | David Rose | 122
Turnout | 6,249
| UUP gain from Alliance

### Omagh

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Mid Tyrone[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | John Clarke | 1,446
| Sinn Féin | Damien Curran | 1,244
| UUP | Robert Wilson | 1,191
| Sinn Féin | Michael McAnespie | 995
| SDLP | Gerry O'Doherty | 994
| SDLP | Seamus Shields | 989
| DUP | Samuel McFarland  | 984
| Sinn Féin | Barney McAleer | 917
| Sinn Féin | Cathal McCrory  | 791
Turnout | 9,749
| Sinn Fein gain from DUP
Omagh Town[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Sean Begley | 1,123
| DUP | Oliver Gibson | 1,087
| Independent | Paddy McGowan | 1,074
| SDLP | Joe Byrne | 1,007
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Gallagher  | 763
| Independent | Johnny McLaughlin | 759
| SDLP | Josephine Deehan | 629
| UUP | Reuben McKelvey | 614
| UUP | John Anderson  | 552
| SDLP | Vincent Campbell  | 178
| DUP | Thomas McCordick  | 171
| SDLP | Kevin Taylor  | 19
Turnout | 8,198
| Paddy McGowan leaves SDLP
| SDLP gain from Alliance
West Tyrone[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Pat McDonnell | 1,372
| Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff | 1,276
| UUP | Allan Rainey | 1,135
| DUP | Thomas Buchanan | 1,093
| Sinn Féin | Peter Kelly | 839
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Watters | 763
| SDLP | Liam McQuaid | 679
| UUP | David Sterritt  | 666
| Sinn Féin | Damien McCrossan  | 614
| DUP | Stephen Harpur  | 257
| Workers' Party | Tommy Owens  | 211
| Independent | Gerry McMenamin  | 202
Turnout | 9,286
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP

### Strabane

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Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Derg[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Charles McHugh | 1,331
| UUP | Derek Hussey | 1,110
| Sinn Féin | Eamonn McGarvey | 910
| DUP | Thomas Kerrigan | 793
| SDLP | Bernadette McNamee | 768
| DUP | Kathleen Allison  | 838
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Foley  | 651
| UUP | Edward Turner  | 565
Turnout | 6,932
| Sinn Fein gain from UUP
Glenelly[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Allan Bresland | 1,313
| SDLP | Thomas McBride | 1,133
| Sinn Féin | Claire McGill | 939
| DUP | John Donnell | 879
| UUP | James Emery | 876
| Sinn Féin | Martin Conway  | 603
| UUP | Robert Craig  | 585
Turnout | 6,456
No change
Mourne[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Eugene McMenamin | 1,538
| Sinn Féin | Jarlath McNulty | 1,326
| Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr | 1,262
| Sinn Féin | Brian McMahon | 977
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Breslin | 628
| Independent | James O'Kane  | 589
| Independent | Gags Gallagher  | 445
| UUP | Sam Martin  | 439
| SDLP | Ann Bell | 438
| DUP | Kathleen Craig  | 408
| SDLP | Fred Henry  | 284
Turnout | 8,531
| Sinn Fein gain from SDLP and Independent

## References

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1. ^ Local Government Elections 2001, Northern Ireland Elections
2. ^ a b c Antrim District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
3. ^ a b c d Ards District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
4. ^ a b c d Armagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
5. ^ a b c d Ballymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
6. ^ a b c Ballymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
7. ^ a b c Banbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Belfast City Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections
9. ^ a b c Carrickfergus District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
10. ^ a b c d Castlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
11. ^ a b c d Coleraine District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
12. ^ a b c Cookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
13. ^ a b c d Craigavon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
14. ^ a b c d e Derry District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
15. ^ a b c d Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
16. ^ a b c d Dungannon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
17. ^ a b c d Fermanagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
18. ^ a b c Larne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
19. ^ a b c Limavady District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
20. ^ a b c d e Lisburn District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
21. ^ a b c Magherafelt District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
22. ^ a b c Moyle District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
23. ^ a b c d e Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
24. ^ a b c d Newtownabbey District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
25. ^ a b c d North Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
26. ^ a b c Omagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
27. ^ a b c Strabane District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections

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