1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP
Bellarena - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP
Leslie Cubitt
18.81%
1,027
SDLP
Michael Carten *
15.48%
845
846.44
1,200.44
SDLP
Gerry Mullan
13.21%
721
721
918
Sinn Féin
Martin McGuigan
15.26%
833
833
917
UUP
Edwin Stevenson
12.95%
707
759.44
760.44
765.44
UUP
William Smyth
11.74%
641
703.88
709
724
SDLP
John McKinney*
12.55%
685
685.24
Electorate: 7,656 Valid: 5,459 (71.30%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 910 Turnout: 5,527 (72.19%)
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP, United Unionist leaves UUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Limavady Town - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP
George Robinson *
30.30%
1,430
UUP
John Dolan *
8.11%
383
592.76
703.62
819.74
UUP
John Rankin
7.88%
372
502.64
681.8
816.88
Independent
Brian Brown
13.60%
642
704.1
713.86
768.18
793.18
SDLP
Desmond Lowry *
11.48%
542
544.76
544.76
545.22
784.68
SDLP
John Kerr
11.23%
530
532.76
532.76
533.76
627.76
Sinn Féin
Malachy O'Kane*
8.88%
419
419.92
419.92
419.92
United Unionist
Alister Smyth
3.41%
161
316.02
322.32
UUP
Raymond Kennedy
5.11%
241
309.08
Electorate: 6,877 Valid: 4,720 (68.63%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 787 Turnout: 4,779 (69.49%)