2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

7 June 2001 (2001-06-07)
All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP Alliance Ulster Unionist Seats won 6 5 4 Seat change 3 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Ind. Unionist Seats won 2 0 Seat change 0 3

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2001

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	6	3	0	3	35.3	31.8	4,905	11.8
	Alliance	5	0	0	0	29.4	23.5	3,629	3.9
	Ulster Unionist	4	0	0	0	23.5	24.2	3,728	2.6
	Independent	2	1	1	0	11.8	17.7	2,734	11.0
	PUP	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.8	425	2.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2001
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	DUP		Alliance		UUP		Others
Carrick Castle	31.4	2	21.6	1	12.1	1	34.9	1	5
Kilroot	30.0	2	24.1	2	17.7	1	28.2	1	6
Knockagh Monument	34.0	2	24.2	2	38.9	2	2.9	0	6
Total	31.8	6	23.5	5	24.2	4	20.5	2	17

Districts results

Carrick Castle

1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent

Carrick Castle - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	David Hilditch*	27.80%	996
	Alliance	Sean Neeson*	18.48%	662
	Independent	William Hamilton*	15.41%	552	581.93	588.23	604.23
	Ulster Unionist	Darin Ferguson	12.14%	435	448.53	456.13	487.83	528.87	589.03
	DUP	Patricia McKinney	3.63%	130	443.65	446.55	451.36	465.81	530.6
	Independent	William Cameron	8.46%	303	315.3	316.6	322.6	337.95	388.4
	PUP	David Beck	7.23%	259	271.3	273.1	277.9	298.05
	Independent	Nicholas Wady*	3.74%	134	146.3	153.8	192.4
	Alliance	Margaret Hawkins	3.13%	112	113.64	148.04
Electorate: 6,542   Valid: 3,583 (54.77%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 598   Turnout: 3,675 (56.18%)

Kilroot

1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

Kilroot - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	DUP	Billy Ashe*	23.04%	1,425
	Independent	James Brown*	20.62%	1,275
	Ulster Unionist	Eric Ferguson*	17.67%	1,093
	DUP	Terence Clements	6.95%	430	918.28
	Alliance	Brenda Crampsey*	13.05%	807	814.8	911.6
	Alliance	Robert Cavan*	11.06%	684	699.6	776.16	875.63
	Independent	Samuel Crowe*	7.60%	470	489.89	706.81	811.5
Electorate: 10,903   Valid: 6,184 (56.72%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 884   Turnout: 6,329 (58.05%)

Knockagh Monument

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

Knockagh Monument - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Roy Beggs Jr	27.87%	1,575
	DUP	May Beattie*	25.13%	1,420
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson*	20.62%	1,165
	Ulster Unionist	Gwendoline Wilson	11.06%	625	1,203.88
	DUP	James McClurg	8.87%	501	598.2	1,168.78
	Alliance	Noreen McIlwrath*	3.52%	199	257.86	270.55	493.57	560.78	894.41
	PUP	Carolyn Howarth	2.94%	166	194.08	212.88	300.9	422.63	439.13
Electorate: 9,812   Valid: 5,651 (57.59%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 808   Turnout: 5,790 (59.01%)