2011 Antrim Borough Council election
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 2011}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2011 Antrim Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2005 Antrim Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2005
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2011|05|5|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2014 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election
| next_year = 2014
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
| majority_seats = 10
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1
| party2 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{nochange}} 0
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
| party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{nochange}} 0
| party5 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats5 = 2
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}} 0
| map_image = File:Antrim 2011 election.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = 2011 Antrim Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes.
| image1 = 160x160px
| leader1 = Peter Robinson
| swing1 = {{decrease}}0.1%
| percentage1 = 30.6%
| leader2 = Tom Elliott
| image2 = 160x160px
| swing2 = {{decrease}}3.9%
| percentage2 = 19.9%
| image3 = File:Martin McGuinness portrait.jpg
| leader3 = Martin McGuinness
| image4 = 160x160px
| percentage3 = 17.2%
| swing3 = {{increase}}2.4%
| leader4 = Margaret Ritchie
| percentage4 = 16.5%
| swing4 = {{decrease}}4.0%
| image5 = 160x160px
| leader5 = David Ford
| swing5 = {{increase}}4.4%
| percentage5 = 11.3%
}}
Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Antrim Borough Council Election Result 2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgantrim.htm|title=Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 26.3
|votes % = 30.6
|votes = 5,210
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 26.3
|votes % = 19.9
|votes = 3,391
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}3.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Sinn Féin
|seats = 4
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 21.1
|votes % = 17.2
|votes = 2,931
|plus/minus = {{increase}}2.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 15.8
|votes % = 16.5
|votes = 2,806
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}4.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 10.5
|votes % = 11.3
|votes = 1,919
|plus/minus = {{increase}}4.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 2.1
|votes = 363
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.9
|votes = 321
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.6
|votes = 109
|plus/minus = {{nochange}}0.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 2011
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | Sinn Féin
!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="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Antrim North West
|30.9
|1
|10.4
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|29.0
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|24.6
|1
|5.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Antrim South East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|28.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|21.7
|2
|12.5
|1
|11.6
|1
|17.5
|1
|8.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Antrim Town
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|32.9
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|26.4
|2
|12.4
|1
|16.7
|1
|7.2
|1
|4.4
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.6
|5
|19.9
|5
|17.2
|4
|16.5
|3
|11.3
|2
|4.5
|0
|19
|-
|}
Districts results
=Antrim North West=
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Antrim North West - 5 seats{{cite web|title=Antrim North West Result Sheet|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/03/03b71248-b3fb-4b02-9c4e-d358248eb50f.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Trevor Clarke*
|count1 = 1,172
|percentage = 24.12%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Robert Loughran*
|count1 = 634
|percentage = 13.05%
|count2 = 648.57
|count3 = 715.19
|count4 = 1,150.19
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Anthony Brady*
|count1 = 738
|percentage = 15.19%
|count2 = 738.93
|count3 = 748.93
|count4 = 788.24
|count5 = 909.24
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Henry Cushinan*
|count1 = 670
|percentage = 13.79%
|count2 = 671.24
|count3 = 675.24
|count4 = 751.55
|count5 = 895.55
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Roderick Swann
|count1 = 506
|percentage = 10.41%
|count2 = 545.68
|count3 = 628.61
|count4 = 643.23
|count5 = 654.23
|count6 = 668.23
|count7 = 681.23
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Wilson Clyde
|count1 = 329
|percentage = 6.77%
|count2 = 618.54
|count3 = 646.09
|count4 = 647.4
|count5 = 649.4
|count6 = 659.4
|count7 = 668.4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brian Duffin
|count1 = 563
|percentage = 11.58%
|count2 = 566.41
|count3 = 596.72
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Pauline Savage
|count1 = 248
|percentage = 5.10%
|count2 = 252.65
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 9,054
|valid = 4,860 (53.68%)
|spoilt = 82
|quota = 811
|turnout = 4,942 (54.58%)
}}
=Antrim South East=
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Antrim South East - 7 seats{{cite web|title=Antrim South East Result Sheet|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/e7/e7f9903e-1193-4e3a-b02c-491f2ce40d01.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Thomas Burns*
|count1 = 992
|percentage = 14.04%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel Dunlop*
|count1 = 873
|percentage = 12.36%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Anne-Marie Logue*
|count1 = 885
|percentage = 12.53%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Mervyn Rea*
|count1 = 853
|percentage = 12.08%
|count2 = 856.08
|count3 = 875.73
|count4 = 964.73
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Alan Lawther*
|count1 = 817
|percentage = 11.57%
|count2 = 829.32
|count3 = 869.07
|count4 = 882.18
|count5 = 884.18
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Roy Thompson
|count1 = 771
|percentage = 10.91%
|count2 = 772.1
|count3 = 784.21
|count4 = 847.21
|count5 = 876.21
|count6 = 883.98
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Paul Michael
|count1 = 679
|percentage = 9.61%
|count2 = 680.1
|count3 = 684.32
|count4 = 788.54
|count5 = 823.54
|count6 = 847.05
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Smyth
|count1 = 381
|percentage = 5.39%
|count2 = 381.22
|count3 = 389.33
|count4 = 447.44
|count5 = 459.44
|count6 = 475.3
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Róisín Nugent
|count1 = 247
|percentage = 3.50%
|count2 = 312.34
|count3 = 379.72
|count4 = 384.83
|count5 = 385.83
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Traditional Unionist Voice
|candidate = Mel Lucas*
|count1 = 363
|percentage = 5.14%
|count2 = 363.66
|count3 = 365.88
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Martin Nelson
|count1 = 154
|percentage = 2.18%
|count2 = 166.1
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Fox
|count1 = 49
|percentage = 0.69%
|count2 = 53.62
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 13,628
|valid = 7,064 (51.83%)
|spoilt = 101
|quota = 884
|turnout = 7,165 (52.58%)
}}
=Antrim Town=
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Antrim Town - 7 seats{{cite web|title=Antrim Town Result Sheet|url=https://www.eoni.org.uk/EONI/files/04/04f25520-cb96-421e-abda-6918a732988f.pdf|website=EONI|access-date=8 July 2021}}
|numcounts= 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Adrian Cochrane-Watson*
|count1 = 884
|percentage = 17.25%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Pam Lewis*
|count1 = 734
|percentage = 14.32%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Noel Maguire
|count1 = 638
|percentage = 12.45%
|count2 = 638.56
|count3 = 638.56
|count4 = 639.56
|count5 = 655.56
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Andrew Ritchie*
|count1 = 400
|percentage = 7.80%
|count2 = 490.72
|count3 = 496.44
|count4 = 521.51
|count5 = 654.87
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Neil Kelly
|count1 = 501
|percentage = 9.77%
|count2 = 509.4
|count3 = 512.65
|count4 = 517.65
|count5 = 546.18
|count6 = 847.18
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Graham*
|count1 = 511
|percentage = 9.97%
|count2 = 536.48
|count3 = 585.1
|count4 = 602.2
|count5 = 618.62
|count6 = 622.9
|count7 = 651.9
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gráinne Teggart
|count1 = 370
|percentage = 7.22%
|count2 = 371.4
|count3 = 372.44
|count4 = 372.44
|count5 = 418.85
|count6 = 455.53
|count7 = 580.53
|count8 = 591.53
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Smyth*
|count1 = 439
|percentage = 8.56%
|count2 = 459.16
|count3 = 486.59
|count4 = 523.38
|count5 = 530.54
|count6 = 536.62
|count7 = 561.62
|count8 = 562.62
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Oran Keenan*
|count1 = 353
|percentage = 6.89%
|count2 = 356.92
|count3 = 357.57
|count4 = 360.57
|count5 = 381.53
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Amanda Johnston
|count1 = 69
|percentage = 1.35%
|count2 = 151.6
|count3 = 154.2
|count4 = 167.33
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donovan McClelland
|count1 = 118
|percentage = 2.30%
|count2 = 119.4
|count3 = 120.18
|count4 = 121.18
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Ken Wilkinson
|count1 = 109
|percentage = 2.13%
|count2 = 113.48
|count3 = 115.04
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 11,925
|valid = 5,126 (42.99%)
|spoilt = 102
|quota = 641
|turnout = 5,228 (43.84%)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{County Antrim elections}}
{{2011 United Kingdom local elections}}