2001 Belfast City Council election
{{Short description|Northern Ireland local election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 2001}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2001 Belfast City Council election
| country = Northern Ireland
| flag_year =
| flag_image = Flag of Belfast.svg
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1997 Belfast City Council election
| previous_year = 1997
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2001|06|7|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = Belfast City Council election, 2005
| next_year = 2005
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
| majority_seats = 26
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Sinn Féin
| seats1 = 14
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| party2 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats2 = 11
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2
| party3 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats3 = 10
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 3
| party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats4 = 9
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 2
| party5 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 3
| party6 = Progressive Unionist Party
| seats6 = 3
| seat_change6 = {{nochange}} 0
| party7 = Independent (politician)
| seats7 = 1
| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 1
| party8 = Independent Unionist
| seats8 = 0
| seat_change8 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image = File:Belfast 2001 election.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = 2001 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
| title = Lord Mayor
| before_election = Sammy Wilson
| before_party = Democratic Unionist Party
| posttitle = Lord Mayor
| after_election = Jim Rodgers
| after_party = Ulster Unionist Party
}}
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.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Belfast Local Election Result 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgbelfast.htm|title=Belfast Council results|date=27 July 2011|accessdate=24 May 2021}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Sinn Féin
|seats = 14
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 27.5
|votes % = 28.4
|votes = 34,727
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 11
|gain = 1
|loss = 3
|net = {{decrease}}2
|seats % = 21.6
|votes % = 18.3
|votes = 22,318
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}1.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 10
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}3
|seats % = 19.6
|votes % = 18.1
|votes = 22,128
|plus/minus = {{increase}}6.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 9
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}2
|seats % = 15.7
|votes % = 17.4
|votes = 21,308
|plus/minus = {{increase}}1.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = {{decrease}}3
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 6.8
|votes = 8,330
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 5.8
|votes = 7,130
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}3.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 2.0
|votes % = 3.0
|votes = 3,660
|plus/minus = {{increase}}2.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.1
|votes = 1,321
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.7
|votes = 859
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 305
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 74
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Third Way (UK organisation)|Ulster Third Way
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 28
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2001
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"| SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Balmoral
|9.9
|0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|10.1
|1
|29.8
|2
|12.4
|1
|3.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Castle
|14.1
|1
|11.0
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|33.3
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|27.8
|2
|6.9
|0
|2.5
|0
|4.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Court
|2.8
|0
|23.1
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|34.0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|22.0
|1
|18.1
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Laganbank
|16.2
|1
|26.2
|2
|8.1
|0
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|28.8
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|7.6
|0
|2.6
|0
|10.5
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lower Falls
|bgcolor="#008800"|80.2
|bgcolor="#008800"|4
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|15.9
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|3.9
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Oldpark
|bgcolor="#008800"|46.8
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|7.0
|0
|15.0
|1
|19.1
|1
|1.0
|0
|9.4
|1
|1.7
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Pottinger
|9.7
|1
|28.2
|2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|36.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|3.5
|0
|5.3
|0
|13.3
|1
|3.8
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Upper Falls
|bgcolor="#008800"|68.3
|bgcolor="#008800"|4
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|28.5
|1
|0.9
|0
|0.0
|0
|2.3
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Victoria
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|28.0
|2
|1.8
|0
|22.8
|2
|4.2
|0
|6.6
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| 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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Balmoral - 6 seats{{cite web|title=Local Government Results 2001|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/46b84d90-302a-4615-8a4f-f16d5137e7fa/local_government_election_results_2001|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Carmel Hanna*
|count1 = 3,077
|percentage = 22.60%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Mary Crooks*
|count1 = 2,276
|percentage = 16.72%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Bob Stoker*
|count1 = 2,032
|percentage = 14.93%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Catherine Molloy*
|count1 = 987
|percentage = 7.25%
|count2 = 1,919.77
|count3 = 1,945.77
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Tom Ekin*
|count1 = 1,684
|percentage = 12.37%
|count2 = 1,780.57
|count3 = 1,935.49
|count4 = 2,047.4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ruth Patterson
|count1 = 1,377
|percentage = 10.11%
|count2 = 1,377.74
|count3 = 1,779.11
|count4 = 1,982.6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Stephen Long
|count1 = 1,349
|percentage = 9.91%
|count2 = 1,435.21
|count3 = 1,445.58
|count4 = 1,446.53
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Morrow
|count1 = 421
|percentage = 3.09%
|count2 = 425.07
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = John Hiddleston
|count1 = 411
|percentage = 3.02%
|count2 = 415.44
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castle - 6 seats
|numcounts= 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Nigel Dodds*
|count1 = 3,949
|percentage = 27.94%
|count2 =
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Alban Maginness*
|count1 = 2,520
|percentage = 17.83%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian Crozier
|count1 = 759
|percentage = 5.37%
|count2 = 2,142.12
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Danny Lavery*
|count1 = 1,991
|percentage = 14.09%
|count2 = 1,992.02
|count3 = 2,094.62
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = David Browne*
|count1 = 1,550
|percentage = 10.97%
|count2 = 1,868.75
|count3 = 1,874.95
|count4 = 1,946.95
|count5 = 1,947.7
|count6 = 1,951.7
|count7 = 1,979.41
|count8 = 2,337.41
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Pat Convery
|count1 = 1,403
|percentage = 9.93%
|count2 = 1,407.08
|count3 = 1,698.88
|count4 = 1,699.13
|count5 = 1,749.68
|count6 = 1,775.83
|count7 = 1,786.83
|count8 = 1,911.93
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Tom Campbell*
|count1 = 984
|percentage = 6.96%
|count2 = 1,027.86
|count3 = 1,090.06
|count4 = 1,094.56
|count5 = 1,106.71
|count6 = 1,131.07
|count7 = 1,141.27
|count8 = 1,325.27
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Janet Carson
|count1 = 352
|percentage = 2.49%
|count2 = 456.04
|count3 = 457.84
|count4 = 478.44
|count5 = 478.74
|count6 = 484.45
|count7 = 490.41
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|candidate = Elizabeth Byrne McCullough
|count1 = 253
|percentage = 1.79%
|count2 = 259.12
|count3 = 277.32
|count4 = 279.12
|count5 = 284.67
|count6 = 300.38
|count7 = 308.63
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Mahood
|count1 = 178
|percentage = 1.26%
|count2 = 218.8
|count3 = 220.2
|count4 = 229.05
|count5 = 229.05
|count6 = 230.15
|count7 = 236.71
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alexander Blair
|count1 = 109
|percentage = 0.77%
|count2 = 115.63
|count3 = 116.03
|count4 = 117.78
|count5 = 117.78
|count6 = 118.83
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Marcella Delaney
|count1 = 84
|percentage = 0.59%
|count2 = 87.57
|count3 = 91.37
|count4 = 91.62
|count5 = 94.02
|count6 =
|count7 =
|count8 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Court - 5 seats
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Eric Smyth*
|count1 = 2,605
|percentage = 26.71%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Frank McCoubrey*
|count1 = 1,732
|percentage = 17.76%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Chris McGimpsey*
|count1 = 1,527
|percentage = 15.66%
|count2 = 1,612.8
|count3 = 1,661.97
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Hugh Smyth*
|count1 = 1,336
|percentage = 13.70%
|count2 = 1,450.66
|count3 = 1,478.05
|count4 = 1,510.05
|count5 = 1,774.05
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Elaine McMillen
|count1 = 720
|percentage = 7.38%
|count2 = 1,401.33
|count3 = 1,411.89
|count4 = 1,438.85
|count5 = 1,639.85
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = William Smith
|count1 = 813
|percentage = 8.34%
|count2 = 861.75
|count3 = 875.75
|count4 = 893.67
|count5 = 991.67
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Fred Cobain*
|count1 = 722
|percentage = 7.40%
|count2 = 764.51
|count3 = 787.9
|count4 = 812.78
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Mick Conlon
|count1 = 269
|percentage = 2.76%
|count2 = 269.39
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Third Way (UK organisation)|Third Way
|candidate = David Kerr
|count1 = 28
|percentage = 0.29%
|count2 = 31.9
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Laganbank - 5 seats
|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Michael McGimpsey*
|count1 = 2,019
|percentage = 18.64%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Alex Maskey*
|count1 = 1,748
|percentage = 16.14%
|count2 = 1,748.33
|count3 = 1,768.33
|count4 = 1,799.33
|count5 = 1,869.33
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Peter O'Reilly
|count1 = 1,612
|percentage = 14.88%
|count2 = 1,614.86
|count3 = 1,624.97
|count4 = 1,663.41
|count5 = 1,865.41
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patrick McCarthy
|count1 = 1,511
|percentage = 13.95%
|count2 = 1,516.06
|count3 = 1,532.06
|count4 = 1,602.94
|count5 = 1,799.04
|count6 = 1,841.04
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Clarke*
|count1 = 819
|percentage = 7.56%
|count2 = 952.7
|count3 = 954.76
|count4 = 1,083.14
|count5 = 1,118.56
|count6 = 1,118.56
|count7 = 1,839.56
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Mark Long
|count1 = 825
|percentage = 7.62%
|count2 = 846.67
|count3 = 857.78
|count4 = 929.65
|count5 = 1,149.62
|count6 = 1,159.62
|count7 = 1,195.62
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Richard Scott
|count1 = 882
|percentage = 8.14%
|count2 = 900.48
|count3 = 901.48
|count4 = 993.97
|count5 = 999.08
|count6 = 999.08
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|candidate = Anne Monaghan
|count1 = 703
|percentage = 6.49%
|count2 = 709.93
|count3 = 740.93
|count4 = 834.81
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Dawn Purvis
|count1 = 286
|percentage = 2.64%
|count2 = 302.5
|count3 = 309.61
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Paddy Lynn
|count1 = 158
|percentage = 1.46%
|count2 = 158.55
|count3 = 173.66
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andrew Frew
|count1 = 141
|percentage = 1.30%
|count2 = 143.31
|count3 = 148.31
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Barbara Muldoon
|count1 = 128
|percentage = 1.18%
|count2 = 128.66
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
|count7 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Lower Falls - 5 seats
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Fra McCann*
|count1 = 2,399
|percentage = 18.97%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Tom Hartley*
|count1 = 2,351
|percentage = 18.59%
|count2 =
|count3 =
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Máire Cush
|count1 = 2,230
|percentage = 17.63%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Margaret Walsh*
|count1 = 2,016
|percentage = 15.94%
|count2 = 2,262
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Marie Moore*
|count1 = 1,917
|percentage = 15.16%
|count2 = 1,928
|count3 = 1,955.17
|count4 = 1,977.94
|count5 = 1,996.94
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Sean McKnight*
|count1 = 1,247
|percentage = 9.86%
|count2 = 1,272
|count3 = 1,521.99
|count4 = 1,735.83
|count5 = 1,761.83
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = John Lowry
|count1 = 488
|percentage = 3.86%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Oldpark - 6 seats
|numcounts= 8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Gerard Brophy
|count1 = 2,755
|percentage = 17.25%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Margaret McClenaghan
|count1 = 2,467
|percentage = 15.44%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Nelson McCausland*
|count1 = 2,392
|percentage = 14.97%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Martin Morgan*
|count1 = 1,932
|percentage = 12.09%
|count2 = 1,958.52
|count3 = 1,993.69
|count4 = 2,006.81
|count5 = 2,007.56
|count6 = 2,931.56
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Billy Hutchinson*
|count1 = 1,516
|percentage = 9.49%
|count2 = 1,516.85
|count3 = 1,608.02
|count4 = 1,608.5
|count5 = 1,648.65
|count6 = 1,670.24
|count7 = 1,704.24
|count8 = 2,471.24
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Eoin O'Broin
|count1 = 957
|percentage = 5.99%
|count2 = 1,298.36
|count3 = 1,315.53
|count4 = 1,455.69
|count5 = 1,455.79
|count6 = 1,534.41
|count7 = 1,837.41
|count8 = 1,857.46
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Kathy Stanton
|count1 = 1,298
|percentage = 8.13%
|count2 = 1,340.67
|count3 = 1,344.35
|count4 = 1,360.99
|count5 = 1,361.04
|count6 = 1,391.08
|count7 = 1,501.08
|count8 = 1,510.14
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Fred Proctor*
|count1 = 1,116
|percentage = 6.99%
|count2 = 1,116.34
|count3 = 1,246.51
|count4 = 1,246.51
|count5 = 1,311.01
|count6 = 1,327.35
|count7 = 1,355.35
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Joleen Connelly
|count1 = 1,114
|percentage = 6.97%
|count2 = 1,151.06
|count3 = 1,202.06
|count4 = 1,210.86
|count5 = 1,211.01
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Bates
|count1 = 209
|percentage = 1.31%
|count2 = 209.17
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Thomas McCullough
|count1 = 160
|percentage = 1.00%
|count2 = 161.36
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rene Graig
|count1 = 59
|percentage = 0.37%
|count2 = 59.17
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Pottinger - 6 seats
|numcounts= 10
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Sammy Wilson*
|count1 = 3,918
|percentage = 30.21%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Reg Empey*
|count1 = 3,097
|percentage = 23.88%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = David Ervine*
|count1 = 1,582
|percentage = 12.20%
|count2 = 1,748.42
|count3 = 2,005.46
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Margaret Clarke*
|count1 = 559
|percentage = 4.31%
|count2 = 621.01
|count3 = 1,279.99
|count4 = 1,338.86
|count5 = 1,366.14
|count6 = 1,398.3
|count7 = 1,406.09
|count8 = 1,508.73
|count9 = 1,524.67
|count10= 1,892.91
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Joseph O'Donnell
|count1 = 1,264
|percentage = 9.75%
|count2 = 1,264
|count3 = 1,265.68
|count4 = 1,266.26
|count5 = 1,267.26
|count6 = 1,268.26
|count7 = 1,285.26
|count8 = 1,287.26
|count9 = 1,451.29
|count10= 1,567.85
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Harry Toan
|count1 = 205
|percentage = 1.58%
|count2 = 1,377.89
|count3 = 1,430.39
|count4 = 1,440.54
|count5 = 1,445.54
|count6 = 1,475.47
|count7 = 1,477.47
|count8 = 1,529.03
|count9 = 1,532.03
|count10= 1,552.64
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Mary Campbell
|count1 = 577
|percentage = 4.45%
|count2 = 1,146.22
|count3 = 1,196.62
|count4 = 1,204.16
|count5 = 1,209.37
|count6 = 1,232.61
|count7 = 1,236.56
|count8 = 1,297.52
|count9 = 1,302.59
|count10= 1,328.67
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Mervyn Jones*
|count1 = 693
|percentage = 5.34%
|count2 = 702.01
|count3 = 801.13
|count4 = 825.2
|count5 = 842.04
|count6 = 845.14
|count7 = 881.27
|count8 = 929.43
|count9 = 1,189.34
|count10=
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Leo Van Es
|count1 = 459
|percentage = 3.54%
|count2 = 463.24
|count3 = 514.06
|count4 = 518.41
|count5 = 518.41
|count6 = 518.41
|count7 = 554.41
|count8 = 561.83
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Bushell
|count1 = 218
|percentage = 1.68%
|count2 = 236.55
|count3 = 254.19
|count4 = 259.7
|count5 = 262.12
|count6 = 268.5
|count7 = 283.98
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Robin Stewart
|count1 = 127
|percentage = 0.97%
|count2 = 132.3
|count3 = 141.12
|count4 = 163.16
|count5 = 168.29
|count6 = 175.43
|count7 = 177.43
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Joseph Bell
|count1 = 129
|percentage = 0.99%
|count2 = 131.65
|count3 = 134.59
|count4 = 136.04
|count5 = 138.33
|count6 = 140.33
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = UK Unionist Party
|candidate = David Fairfield
|count1 = 74
|percentage = 0.57%
|count2 = 94.14
|count3 = 118.5
|count4 = 127.49
|count5 = 135.57
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Jason Docherty
|count1 = 66
|percentage = 0.51%
|count2 = 70.24
|count3 = 89.56
|count4 = 93.91
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 21,854
|valid = 12,968 (59.34%)
|spoilt = 458
|quota = 1,853
|turnout = 13,426 (61.43%)
}}
=Upper Falls=
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Upper Falls - 5 seats
|numcounts= 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Maskey
|count1 = 3,349
|percentage = 21.81%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Alex Attwood*
|count1 = 3,260
|percentage = 21.23%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Gerard O'Neill
|count1 = 2,866
|percentage = 18.66%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Browne*
|count1 = 2,469
|percentage = 16.08%
|count2 = 2,548.68
|count3 = 2,628.26
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Chrissie McAuley*
|count1 = 1,801
|percentage = 11.73%
|count2 = 2,442.52
|count3 = 2,494.96
|count4 = 2,592.96
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brian Heading
|count1 = 1,112
|percentage = 7.24%
|count2 = 1,131.44
|count3 = 1,569.13
|count4 = 1,774.13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
|candidate = Mary Catney
|count1 = 365
|percentage = 2.38%
|count2 = 385.4
|count3 = 450.72
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Mary Ayers
|count1 = 136
|percentage = 0.89%
|count2 = 137.92
|count3 = 183.69
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 22,107
|valid = 15,358 (69.47%)
|spoilt = 614
|quota = 2,560
|turnout = 15,972 (72.25%)
}}
=Victoria=
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Victoria - 7 seats
|numcounts= 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian Adamson*
|count1 = 3,286
|percentage = 19.43%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = David Alderdice*
|count1 = 3,119
|percentage = 18.45%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Wallace Browne*
|count1 = 2,492
|percentage = 14.74%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Rodgers*
|count1 = 2,322
|percentage = 13.73%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Crowe*
|count1 = 582
|percentage = 3.44%
|count2 = 1,569.16
|count3 = 1,716.04
|count4 = 1,727.89
|count5 = 1,858.75
|count6 = 1,881.65
|count7 = 2,011.63
|count8 = 2,194.63
|count9 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Naomi Long
|count1 = 729
|percentage = 4.31%
|count2 = 776.36
|count3 = 1,399.58
|count4 = 1,401.23
|count5 = 1,407.62
|count6 = 1,416.83
|count7 = 1,702.74
|count8 = 1,792.2
|count9 = 2,017.89
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robin Newton*
|count1 = 1,469
|percentage = 8.69%
|count2 = 1,492.31
|count3 = 1,516.45
|count4 = 1,636
|count5 = 1,658.41
|count6 = 1,678.71
|count7 = 1,702.85
|count8 = 1,810.58
|count9 = 1,955.77
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Margaret McKenzie
|count1 = 783
|percentage = 4.63%
|count2 = 811.12
|count3 = 826.76
|count4 = 1,045.16
|count5 = 1,059.29
|count6 = 1,076.49
|count7 = 1,111.65
|count8 = 1,226.47
|count9 = 1,426.49
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Danny Dow*
|count1 = 746
|percentage = 4.41%
|count2 = 758.58
|count3 = 816.04
|count4 = 823.39
|count5 = 830.77
|count6 = 857.54
|count7 = 890.67
|count8 = 996.7
|count9 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Moorhead
|count1 = 697
|percentage = 4.12%
|count2 = 715.87
|count3 = 736.27
|count4 = 739.87
|count5 = 745.72
|count6 = 761.15
|count7 = 795.85
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Ciara Farren
|count1 = 305
|percentage = 1.80%
|count2 = 310.18
|count3 = 383.62
|count4 = 383.77
|count5 = 384.76
|count6 = 390.78
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Peter Gray
|count1 = 239
|percentage = 1.41%
|count2 = 261.57
|count3 = 284.35
|count4 = 286.45
|count5 = 291.76
|count6 = 301.92
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sammy Walker
|count1 = 114
|percentage = 0.67%
|count2 = 123.25
|count3 = 130.39
|count4 = 130.39
|count5 = 133.36
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Billy Hands
|count1 = 15
|percentage = 0.09%
|count2 = 16.48
|count3 = 17.84
|count4 = 17.84
|count5 = 18.02
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Lawrence John
|count1 = 11
|percentage = 0.06%
|count2 = 12.11
|count3 = 14.15
|count4 = 14.15
|count5 = 14.24
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 9
|electorate = 28,160
|valid = 17,468 (62.03%)
|spoilt = 559
|quota = 2,114
|turnout = 16,909 (60.05%)
}}
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