2001 Belfast City Council election

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7 June 2001 (2001-06-07)

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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Sinn Féin	UUP	DUP
Seats won	14	11	10
Seat change	1	2	3

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	SDLP	Alliance	PUP
Seats won	9	3	3
Seat change	2	3	0

	Seventh party	Eighth party

Party	Independent	Ind. Unionist
Seats won	1	0
Seat change	1	2

2001 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Lord Mayor before election

Sammy Wilson
DUP

Lord Mayor

Jim Rodgers
UUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, although Jim Rodgers from the UUP became Lord Mayor.

Belfast local election result 2001^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Sinn Féin	14	1	0	1	27.5	28.4	34,727	0.8
UUP	11	1	3	2	21.6	18.3	22,318	1.8
DUP	10	3	0	3	19.6	18.1	22,128	6.0
SDLP	9	2	0	2	15.7	17.4	21,308	1.8
Alliance	3	0	3	3	5.9	6.8	8,330	2.4
PUP	3	0	0	0	5.9	5.8	7,130	3.4
Independent	1	1	0	1	2.0	3.0	3,660	2.9
NI Women's Coalition	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	1,321	0.1
Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	859	0.3
NI Conservatives	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	305	0.1
UK Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	74	New
Third Way	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	28	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2001
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Sinn Féin	UUP	DUP	SDLP	Alliance	PUP	Others
Balmoral	9.9	0	34.7	2	10.1	1	29.8	2	12.4	1	3.1	0	0.0	0	6
Castle	14.1	1	11.0	1	33.3	2	27.8	2	6.9	0	2.5	0	4.4	0	6
Court	2.8	0	23.1	1	34.0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	22.0	1	18.1	1	5
Laganbank	16.2	1	26.2	2	8.1	0	28.8	2	7.6	0	2.6	0	10.5	0	5
Lower Falls	80.2	4	0.0	0	0.0	0	15.9	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	3.9	0	5
Oldpark	46.8	3	7.0	0	15.0	1	19.1	1	1.0	0	9.4	1	1.7	0	6
Pottinger	9.7	1	28.2	2	36.2	2	3.5	0	5.3	0	13.3	1	3.8	0	6
Upper Falls	68.3	4	0.0	0	0.0	0	28.5	1	0.9	0	0.0	0	2.3	0	5
Victoria	0.0	0	36.6	2	28.0	2	1.8	0	22.8	2	4.2	0	6.6	0	7
Total	28.4	14	18.3	11	18.1	10	17.4	9	6.8	3	5.8	3	5.2	1	51

District results

Balmoral

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Balmoral - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Carmel Hanna*	22.60%	3,077
	UUP	Mary Crooks*	16.72%	2,276
	UUP	Bob Stoker*	14.93%	2,032
	SDLP	Catherine Molloy*	7.25%	987	1,919.77	1,945.77
	Alliance	Tom Ekin*	12.37%	1,684	1,780.57	1,935.49	2,047.4
	DUP	Ruth Patterson	10.11%	1,377	1,377.74	1,779.11	1,982.6
	Sinn Féin	Stephen Long	9.91%	1,349	1,435.21	1,445.58	1,446.53
	DUP	Thomas Morrow	3.09%	421	425.07
	UUP	John Hiddleston	3.02%	411	415.44
Electorate: 20,958 Valid: 13,614 (64.96%) Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,945 Turnout: 13,873 (66.19%)

Castle

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin,
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance

Castle - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Nigel Dodds*	27.94%	3,949
	SDLP	Alban Maginness*	17.83%	2,520
	DUP	Ian Crozier	5.37%	759	2,142.12
	Sinn Féin	Danny Lavery*	14.09%	1,991	1,992.02	2,094.62
	UUP	David Browne*	10.97%	1,550	1,868.75	1,874.95	1,946.95	1,947.7	1,951.7	1,979.41	2,337.41
	SDLP	Pat Convery	9.93%	1,403	1,407.08	1,698.88	1,699.13	1,749.68	1,775.83	1,786.83	1,911.93
	Alliance	Tom Campbell*	6.96%	984	1,027.86	1,090.06	1,094.56	1,106.71	1,131.07	1,141.27	1,325.27
	PUP	Janet Carson	2.49%	352	456.04	457.84	478.44	478.74	484.45	490.41
	NI Women's Coalition	Elizabeth Byrne McCullough	1.79%	253	259.12	277.32	279.12	284.67	300.38	308.63
	Independent	David Mahood	1.26%	178	218.8	220.2	229.05	229.05	230.15	236.71
	Independent	Alexander Blair	0.77%	109	115.63	116.03	117.78	117.78	118.83
	Workers' Party	Marcella Delaney	0.59%	84	87.57	91.37	91.62	94.02
Electorate: 21,068 Valid: 14,132 (67.08%) Spoilt: 365 Quota: 2,019 Turnout: 14,497 (68.81%)

Court

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x UDP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent

Court - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Eric Smyth*	26.71%	2,605
	Independent	Frank McCoubrey*	17.76%	1,732
	UUP	Chris McGimpsey*	15.66%	1,527	1,612.8	1,661.97
	PUP	Hugh Smyth*	13.70%	1,336	1,450.66	1,478.05	1,510.05	1,774.05
	DUP	Elaine McMillen	7.38%	720	1,401.33	1,411.89	1,438.85	1,639.85
	PUP	William Smith	8.34%	813	861.75	875.75	893.67	991.67
	UUP	Fred Cobain*	7.40%	722	764.51	787.9	812.78
	Sinn Féin	Mick Conlon	2.76%	269	269.39
	Third Way	David Kerr	0.29%	28	31.9
Electorate: 15,674 Valid: 9,752 (62.22%) Spoilt: 333 Quota: 1,626 Turnout: 10,085 (64.34%)

Laganbank

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Laganbank - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Michael McGimpsey*	18.64%	2,019
	Sinn Féin	Alex Maskey*	16.14%	1,748	1,748.33	1,768.33	1,799.33	1,869.33
	SDLP	Peter O'Reilly	14.88%	1,612	1,614.86	1,624.97	1,663.41	1,865.41
	SDLP	Patrick McCarthy	13.95%	1,511	1,516.06	1,532.06	1,602.94	1,799.04	1,841.04
	UUP	Jim Clarke*	7.56%	819	952.7	954.76	1,083.14	1,118.56	1,118.56	1,839.56
	Alliance	Mark Long	7.62%	825	846.67	857.78	929.65	1,149.62	1,159.62	1,195.62
	DUP	Richard Scott	8.14%	882	900.48	901.48	993.97	999.08	999.08
	NI Women's Coalition	Anne Monaghan	6.49%	703	709.93	740.93	834.81
	PUP	Dawn Purvis	2.64%	286	302.5	309.61
	Workers' Party	Paddy Lynn	1.46%	158	158.55	173.66
	Independent	Andrew Frew	1.30%	141	143.31	148.31
	Independent	Barbara Muldoon	1.18%	128	128.66
Electorate: 17,687 Valid: 10,832 (61.24%) Spoilt: 250 Quota: 1,806 Turnout: 11,082 (62.66%)

Lower Falls

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Lower Falls - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Fra McCann*	18.97%	2,399
	Sinn Féin	Tom Hartley*	18.59%	2,351
	Sinn Féin	Máire Cush	17.63%	2,230
	SDLP	Margaret Walsh*	15.94%	2,016	2,262
	Sinn Féin	Marie Moore*	15.16%	1,917	1,928	1,955.17	1,977.94	1,996.94
	Sinn Féin	Sean McKnight*	9.86%	1,247	1,272	1,521.99	1,735.83	1,761.83
	Workers' Party	John Lowry	3.86%	488
Electorate: 18,349 Valid: 12,648 (68.93%) Spoilt: 581 Quota: 2,109 Turnout: 13,229 (72.10%)

Oldpark

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Oldpark - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Sinn Féin	Gerard Brophy	17.25%	2,755
	Sinn Féin	Margaret McClenaghan	15.44%	2,467
	DUP	Nelson McCausland*	14.97%	2,392
	SDLP	Martin Morgan*	12.09%	1,932	1,958.52	1,993.69	2,006.81	2,007.56	2,931.56
	PUP	Billy Hutchinson*	9.49%	1,516	1,516.85	1,608.02	1,608.5	1,648.65	1,670.24	1,704.24	2,471.24
	Sinn Féin	Eoin O'Broin	5.99%	957	1,298.36	1,315.53	1,455.69	1,455.79	1,534.41	1,837.41	1,857.46
	Sinn Féin	Kathy Stanton	8.13%	1,298	1,340.67	1,344.35	1,360.99	1,361.04	1,391.08	1,501.08	1,510.14
	UUP	Fred Proctor*	6.99%	1,116	1,116.34	1,246.51	1,246.51	1,311.01	1,327.35	1,355.35
	SDLP	Joleen Connelly	6.97%	1,114	1,151.06	1,202.06	1,210.86	1,211.01
	Independent	James Bates	1.31%	209	209.17
	Alliance	Thomas McCullough	1.00%	160	161.36
	Independent	Rene Graig	0.37%	59	59.17
Electorate: 23,866 Valid: 15,975 (66.94%) Spoilt: 687 Quota: 2,283 Turnout: 16,662 (69.81%)

Pottinger

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

Pottinger - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Sammy Wilson*	30.21%	3,918
	UUP	Reg Empey*	23.88%	3,097
	PUP	David Ervine*	12.20%	1,582	1,748.42	2,005.46
	UUP	Margaret Clarke*	4.31%	559	621.01	1,279.99	1,338.86	1,366.14	1,398.3	1,406.09	1,508.73	1,524.67	1,892.91
	Sinn Féin	Joseph O'Donnell	9.75%	1,264	1,264	1,265.68	1,266.26	1,267.26	1,268.26	1,285.26	1,287.26	1,451.29	1,567.85
	DUP	Harry Toan	1.58%	205	1,377.89	1,430.39	1,440.54	1,445.54	1,475.47	1,477.47	1,529.03	1,532.03	1,552.64
	DUP	Mary Campbell	4.45%	577	1,146.22	1,196.62	1,204.16	1,209.37	1,232.61	1,236.56	1,297.52	1,302.59	1,328.67
	Alliance	Mervyn Jones*	5.34%	693	702.01	801.13	825.2	842.04	845.14	881.27	929.43	1,189.34
	SDLP	Leo Van Es	3.54%	459	463.24	514.06	518.41	518.41	518.41	554.41	561.83
	Independent	John Bushell	1.68%	218	236.55	254.19	259.7	262.12	268.5	283.98
	PUP	Robin Stewart	0.97%	127	132.3	141.12	163.16	168.29	175.43	177.43
	Workers' Party	Joseph Bell	0.99%	129	131.65	134.59	136.04	138.33	140.33
	UK Unionist	David Fairfield	0.57%	74	94.14	118.5	127.49	135.57
	NI Conservatives	Jason Docherty	0.51%	66	70.24	89.56	93.91
Electorate: 21,854 Valid: 12,968 (59.34%) Spoilt: 458 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)

Upper Falls