|
|
Northern
Ireland district council elections 2001
|
unionist
controlled |
nationalist
controlled |
no
overall control |
|
Antrim Ards Ballymena Ballymoney Banbridge Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Craigavon Larne Lisburn Newtownabbey North Down |
Cookstown Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Limavady Magherafelt Newry & Mourne Omagh Strabane |
Armagh Belfast Moyle |
PARTY
|
1ST
PREFERENCE VOTES |
%
OF 1ST PREFERENCE VOTES |
SEATS |
%
OF SEATS |
|
Ulster
Unionist Party |
181,336 |
23.0 |
154 |
26.5 |
|
Democratic
Unionist Party |
169,477 |
21.5 |
131 |
22.5 |
|
Sinn
Féin |
163,269 |
20.7 |
108 |
18.6 |
|
Social
Democratic & Labour Party |
153,424 |
19.4 |
117 |
20.1 |
|
Alliance
Party |
40,443 |
5.1 |
28 |
4.3 |
|
Progressive
Unionist Party |
12,261 |
1.6 |
4 |
0.7 |
|
Others |
69,888 |
8.8 |
40 |
6.9 |
|
PARTY |
1997
ELECTION |
2001
ELECTION |
CHANGE IN SEATS
HELD
|
|||
|
Ulster
Unionist Party |
185 |
31.8% |
154 |
26.5% |
- 31 |
- 5.3% |
|
Democratic
Unionist Party |
91 |
15.6% |
131 |
22.5% |
+ 40 |
+ 6.9% |
|
Sinn
Féin |
74 |
12.7% |
108 |
18.6% |
+ 34 |
+ 5.9% |
|
Social
Democratic & Labour Party |
120 |
20.6% |
117 |
20.1% |
- 3 |
- 0.5% |
|
Alliance
Party |
41 |
7.0% |
28 |
4.3% |
- 13 |
- 2.7% |
|
Others |
71 |
12.2% |
44 |
7.6% |
- 27 |
- 4.6% |
|
Progressive Unionist Party |
7 |
|
4 |
|
- 3 |
|
|
Ulster Democratic Party |
4 |
|
0 |
|
- 4 |
|
|
United Kingdom Unionist Party |
4 |
|
2 |
|
- 2 |
|
|
Women’s Coalition |
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
|
Labour |
3 |
|
0 |
|
- 3 |
|
|
Conservative |
3 |
|
0 |
|
- 3 |
|
|
United Unionist Assembly Party |
0 |
|
2 |
|
+ 2 |
|
|
Newtownabbey Ratepayers
Association |
2 |
|
1 |
|
- 1 |
|
|
Independent Nationalists |
3 |
|
0 |
|
- 3 |
|
|
Independent Nationalist
Community Candidates |
2 |
|
0 |
|
- 2 |
|
|
Democratic Left |
1 |
|
0 |
|
- 1 |
|
|
Other Unionists |
15 |
2.6% |
0 |
0% |
- 15 |
- 2.6% |
|
Independents |
26 |
4.5% |
34 |
5.8% |
+ 8 |
+ 1.3% |
· A very similar picture emerged in the District Council elections, with the DUP and SF doing well at the expense of the UUP and the smaller parties.
· The SDLP has slumped from having the greatest share of the vote in the 1998 Assembly elections to fourth place in both the general election and the District Council elections.
· The Alliance Party, alone of all the parties, did slightly better in their share of first preference votes (5.1%) than in their share of general election votes (3.6%), which was depressed by their decision not to stand in two seats in order not to detract from the UUP’s votes. However, they lost 13 seats. They continue to hold the balance of power on Belfast City Council.
· Most SF gains were made west of the River Bann. As with the general election results, the political map shows a unionist/nationalist east/west divide.
THE PARTIES’ Share of THE Vote 1992 - 2001
|
party
|
1992 general election % |
1996 forum % |
1997 generalelection% |
1997 COUNCIL
ELECTION
% |
1998 Assemblyelection % |
2001 general Election % |
2001 COUNCIL
ELECTION*
% |
|
Ulster
Unionist Party (UUP) |
34.5 |
24.2 |
32.6 |
27.8 |
21.3 |
26.8 |
23.0 |
|
Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP) |
13.0 |
18.8 |
13.5 |
15.6 |
18.0 |
22.5 |
21.5 |
|
Social
Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) |
23.5 |
21.4 |
24.1 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
19.4 |
|
Sinn
Féin (SF) |
10.0 |
15.5 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
17.6 |
21.7 |
20.7 |
|
Alliance
Party |
8.7 |
6.5 |
8.1 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
|
United
Kingdom Unionist Party (UKUP) |
|
3.7 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
|
|
Progressive
Unionist Party (PUP) |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
|
Ulster
Democratic Party (UDP) |
|
2.2 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
Northern
Ireland Women’s Coalition |
|
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
|
|
Labour |
|
0.9 |
0.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
Green
Party |
|
0.5 |
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
(C) |
5.7 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
Workers’
Party (WP) |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
|
0.3 |
Elections 2001