2001 Limavady Borough Council election

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2001 Limavady Borough Council election
 1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-7) 2005 

All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won 4 4 3
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3 Decrease 3

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP United Unionist Independent
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 1

Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2001[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 4 0 3 Decrease3 26.7 28.8 4,379 Decrease11.5
  Sinn Féin 4 3 0 Increase3 26.7 24.9 3,784 Increase15.4
  UUP 3 0 3 Decrease3 20.0 15.4 2,344 Decrease23.1
  DUP 2 1 0 Increase1 13.3 17.8 2,716 Increase6.7
  United Unionist Assembly Party 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 8.9 1,351 New
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 4.2 642 Increase4.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

References

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