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'''Elections to [[Ballymena Borough Council]]''' were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other [[Local government in Northern Ireland|Northern Irish local government]] [[2001 Northern Ireland local elections|elections]]. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 [[Councillors#UnitedKingdom|councillors]].
'''Elections to [[Ballymena Borough Council]]''' were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other [[Local government in Northern Ireland|Northern Irish local government]] [[2001 Northern Ireland local elections|elections]]. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 [[Councillors#UnitedKingdom|councillors]].

==Election results==
{{Election summary begin|title = Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 2001<ref name="Ballymena">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgballymena.htm|title=Ballymena Council Elections 1993-2011|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}</ref>}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 11
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}3</span>
|seats % = 45.8
|votes % = '''44.9'''
|votes = '''12,944'''
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}'''8.2'''</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 4
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}4</span>
|seats % = 29.2
|votes % = 27.5
|votes = 7,927
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}10.8</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 4
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}1</span>
|seats % = 16.7
|votes % = 16.5
|votes = 4,754
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1.0</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}2</span>
|seats % = 8.3
|votes % = 7.3
|votes = 2,117
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}6.9</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Sinn Féin
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.3
|votes = 382
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}1.3</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}1</span>
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.1
|votes = 317
|plus/minus = <span style="color:red">{{decrease}}0.9</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.8
|votes = 206
|plus/minus = <span style="color:green">{{increase}}0.8</span>
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Northern Ireland Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{steady}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.6
|votes = 186
|plus/minus = ''New''
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>'''Note:''' "Votes" are the first preference votes.</small>

==Districts summary==
{{election table|title=Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 2001<br />by district|sortable=yes}}<ref name="Ballymena"/>
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! % <br />
!Cllrs<br />
! % <br />
!Cllrs<br />
! %<br />
!Cllrs<br />
! %<br />
!Cllrs<br />
!rowspan=2|Total<br />Cllrs<br />
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | [[Democratic Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">DUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | [[Ulster Unionist Party|<span style="color:black;">UUP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|<span style="color:black;">SDLP</span>]]
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| <span style="black;">Others</span>
|-
|align="left"|Ballymena North
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|27.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|24.8
|2
|13.8
|1
|33.7
|2
|'''7'''
|-
|align="left"|Ballymena South
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|55.8
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|22.1
|2
|17.3
|1
|4.8
|0
|'''7'''
|-
|align="left"|Bannside
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|55.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|24.0
|1
|17.6
|1
|3.2
|0
|'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|Braid
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|41.8
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|40.3
|2
|17.5
|1
|0.4
|0
|'''5'''
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| '''Total'''
|44.9
|11
|27.5
|7
|16.5
|4
|11.1
|2
|'''24'''
|-
|}

==Districts results==

===Ballymena North===

'''1997:''' 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />
'''2001:''' 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''1997-2001 Change:''' DUP gain from Alliance, Independent leaves UUP and Independent Unionist becomes Independent

{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=[[Ballymena North (District Electoral Area)|Ballymena North]] - 7 seats<ref name="Results">{{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=7 July 2021}}</ref>
|numcounts= 11
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''James Alexander'''*
|count1 = '''1,110'''
|percentage = 14.34%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = '''Patrick McAvoy'''*
|count1 = '''1,071'''
|percentage = 13.83%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = '''James Henry'''
|count1 = '''1,060'''
|percentage = 13.69%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Joseph McKernan'''*
|count1 = 613
|percentage = 7.92%
|count2 = 614.32
|count3 = 616.32
|count4 = 625.12
|count5 = 642.58
|count6 = 806.06
|count7 = 855.29
|count8 = 942.07
|count9 = '''992.25'''
|count10= &nbsp;
|count11= &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Maurice Mills'''*
|count1 = 625
|percentage = 8.07%
|count2 = 663.28
|count3 = 673.4
|count4 = 674.1
|count5 = 680.76
|count6 = 684.04
|count7 = 705.49
|count8 = 711.56
|count9 = 713.86
|count10= '''1,092.86'''
|count11= &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = '''William Wright'''*
|count1 = 553
|percentage = 7.14%
|count2 = 557.32
|count3 = 561.32
|count4 = 561.72
|count5 = 578.28
|count6 = 584.37
|count7 = 651.57
|count8 = 691.17
|count9 = 709.97
|count10= 753.83
|count11= '''835.94'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Neil Armstrong'''
|count1 = 533
|percentage = 6.88%
|count2 = 538.28
|count3 = 540.4
|count4 = 541.5
|count5 = 551.58
|count6 = 585.49
|count7 = 613.77
|count8 = 682.18
|count9 = 701.58
|count10= 732.55
|count11= '''760.09'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Gillian Scott
|count1 = 532
|percentage = 6.87%
|count2 = 534.04
|count3 = 538.04
|count4 = 539.94
|count5 = 546.6
|count6 = 569.19
|count7 = 598.75
|count8 = 698.32
|count9 = 706.41
|count10= 719.98
|count11= 734.26
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Simon Hamilton]]
|count1 = 411
|percentage = 5.31%
|count2 = 489.24
|count3 = 494.6
|count4 = 494.8
|count5 = 499.21
|count6 = 504.63
|count7 = 516.99
|count8 = 525.11
|count9 = 526.41
|count10= &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Gerard Magee
|count1 = 382
|percentage = 4.93%
|count2 = 382
|count3 = 382
|count4 = 429
|count5 = 429.72
|count6 = 429.72
|count7 = 433.22
|count8 = 454.9
|count9 = &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Jayne Dunlop*
|count1 = 317
|percentage = 4.09%
|count2 = 318.08
|count3 = 319.08
|count4 = 348.28
|count5 = 357.28
|count6 = 358.47
|count7 = 427.39
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Audrey Wales
|count1 = 263
|percentage = 3.40%
|count2 = 263.6
|count3 = 265.6
|count4 = 275
|count5 = 288.68
|count6 = 302.13
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William McElfatrick
|count1 = 242
|percentage = 3.13%
|count2 = 242.72
|count3 = 242.72
|count4 = 244.12
|count5 = 250.87
|count6 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = William Parkhill
|count1 = 30
|percentage = 0.39%
|count2 = 30.6
|count3 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 11
|electorate = 12,285
|valid = 7,742 (63.02%)
|spoilt = 134
|quota = 968
|turnout = 7,876 (64.11%)
}}

===Ballymena South===

'''1997''' 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''2001''' 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''1997-2001 Change:''' DUP gain from UUP

{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=[[Ballymena South (District Electoral Area)|Ballymena South]] - 7 seats<ref name="Results"/>
|numcounts= 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = '''[[Declan O'Loan]]'''*
|count1 = '''1,212'''
|percentage = 17.29%
|count2 = &nbsp;
|count3 = &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''James Currie'''*
|count1 = '''1,092'''
|percentage = 15.58%
|count2 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Beth Adger'''
|count1 = '''1,061'''
|percentage = 15.14%
|count2 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''[[Davy Tweed|David Tweed]]'''*
|count1 = '''1,018'''
|percentage = 14.52%
|count2 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Martin Clarke'''*
|count1 = 793
|percentage = 11.31%
|count2 = 798.72
|count3 = 805.92
|count4 = 875.45
|count5 = '''960.85'''
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
|count8 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Hubert Nicholl'''*
|count1 = 755
|percentage = 10.77%
|count2 = 759.84
|count3 = 770.44
|count4 = 859.35
|count5 = '''894.91'''
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
|count8 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Peter Brown'''*
|count1 = 459
|percentage = 6.55%
|count2 = 543.48
|count3 = 624.48
|count4 = 635.19
|count5 = 640.65
|count6 = 649.61
|count7 = 668.38
|count8 = '''757.76'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Moore
|count1 = 285
|percentage = 4.07%
|count2 = 376.52
|count3 = 476.52
|count4 = 479.41
|count5 = 480.53
|count6 = 484.17
|count7 = 511.16
|count8 = 601.89
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Warwick
|count1 = 241
|percentage = 3.44%
|count2 = 364.2
|count3 = 372
|count4 = 375.23
|count5 = 380.97
|count6 = 387.27
|count7 = 409.61
|count8 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = William McCaughey
|count1 = 51
|percentage = 0.73%
|count2 = 59.36
|count3 = 60.56
|count4 = 61.58
|count5 = 62.98
|count6 = 65.08
|count7 = &nbsp;
|count8 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Jean Rainey
|count1 = 43
|percentage = 0.61%
|count2 = 59.28
|count3 = 61.28
|count4 = 61.79
|count5 = 62.91
|count6 = 64.31
|count7 = &nbsp;
|count8 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 11,772
|valid = 7,010 (59.55%)
|spoilt = 136
|quota = 877
|turnout = 7,146 (60.70%)
}}

===Bannside===

'''1997:''' 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP<br />
'''2001:''' 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''1997-2001 Change:''' SDLP gain from UUP

{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=[[Bannside (District Electoral Area)|Bannside]] - 5 seats<ref name="Results"/>
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Roy Gillespie'''*
|count1 = '''1,427'''
|percentage = 19.13%
|count2 = &nbsp;
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = '''Seamus Laverty'''
|count1 = 938
|percentage = 12.57%
|count2 = 938.65
|count3 = 941.65
|count4 = '''1,276.65'''
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''William McNeilly'''
|count1 = 1,060
|percentage = 14.21%
|count2 = 1,068.58
|count3 = 1,111.97
|count4 = 1,112.97
|count5 = '''1,806.97'''
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Tommy Nicholl'''*
|count1 = 962
|percentage = 12.90%
|count2 = 993.72
|count3 = 1,052.93
|count4 = 1,055.06
|count5 = 1,075.97
|count6 = '''1,247.97'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Samuel Gaston'''
|count1 = 890
|percentage = 11.93%
|count2 = 934.46
|count3 = 976.24
|count4 = 976.24
|count5 = 989.45
|count6 = '''1,121.45'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = William Wilkinson
|count1 = 842
|percentage = 11.29%
|count2 = 926.76
|count3 = 971.19
|count4 = 972.19
|count5 = 981.1
|count6 = 1,057.1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel McLean
|count1 = 727
|percentage = 9.75%
|count2 = 733.11
|count3 = 763.5
|count4 = 765.63
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Joseph Montgomery
|count1 = 375
|percentage = 5.03%
|count2 = 375.39
|count3 = 375.39
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Unionist Party
|candidate = Norman Sloan
|count1 = 186
|percentage = 2.49%
|count2 = 190.16
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth McCaughey
|count1 = 53
|percentage = 0.71%
|count2 = 54.3
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,493
|valid = 7,460 (71.10%)
|spoilt = 152
|quota = 1,244
|turnout = 7,612 (72.54%)
}}

===Braid===

'''1997:''' 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''2001:''' 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP<br />
'''1997-2001 Change:''' DUP gain from UUP

{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=[[Braid (District Electoral Area)|Braid]] - 5 seats<ref name="Results"/>
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Samuel Hanna'''
|count1 = '''1,242'''
|percentage = 18.75%
|count2 = &nbsp;
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = '''Margaret Gribben'''*
|count1 = '''1,158'''
|percentage = 17.48%
|count2 = &nbsp;
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Robin Stirling'''*
|count1 = 819
|percentage = 12.36%
|count2 = 831.54
|count3 = 833.54
|count4 = 834.35
|count5 = '''1,461.35'''
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''David Clyde'''*
|count1 = 961
|percentage = 14.51%
|count2 = 964.52
|count3 = 972.52
|count4 = 998.71
|count5 = 1,035.71
|count6 = '''1,120.71'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = '''Lexie Scott'''*
|count1 = 893
|percentage = 13.48%
|count2 = 899.93
|count3 = 903.15
|count4 = 912.42
|count5 = 964.99
|count6 = '''1,018.99'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Desmond Armstrong*
|count1 = 815
|percentage = 12.30%
|count2 = 815
|count3 = 817
|count4 = 829.42
|count5 = 856.82
|count6 = 905.82
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Robert Osborne
|count1 = 707
|percentage = 10.67%
|count2 = 817.22
|count3 = 826.33
|count4 = 827.23
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
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[[Category:Ballymena Borough Council elections]]
[[Category:2001 Northern Ireland local elections|Ballymena]]

Latest revision as of 14:45, 25 September 2024

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Ballymena Borough Council election
← 1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005 →
All 24 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP SDLP
Seats won 11 7 4
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Alliance
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 councillors.

Election results

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Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 2001[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 11 3 0 Increase3 45.8 44.9 12,944 Increase8.2
  UUP 7 0 4 Decrease4 29.2 27.5 7,927 Decrease10.8
  SDLP 4 1 0 Increase1 16.7 16.5 4,754 Decrease1.0
  Independent 2 2 0 Increase2 8.3 7.3 2,117 Increase6.9
  Sinn Féin 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.3 382 Increase1.3
  Alliance 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.1 317 Decrease0.9
  PUP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 206 Increase0.8
  NI Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 186 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 2001
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Others
Ballymena North 27.7 2 24.8 2 13.8 1 33.7 2 7
Ballymena South 55.8 4 22.1 2 17.3 1 4.8 0 7
Bannside 55.2 3 24.0 1 17.6 1 3.2 0 5
Braid 41.8 2 40.3 2 17.5 1 0.4 0 5
Total 44.9 11 27.5 7 16.5 4 11.1 2 24

Districts results

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Ballymena North

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1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance, Independent leaves UUP and Independent Unionist becomes Independent

Ballymena North - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP James Alexander* 14.34% 1,110                    
SDLP Patrick McAvoy* 13.83% 1,071                    
Independent James Henry 13.69% 1,060                    
UUP Joseph McKernan* 7.92% 613 614.32 616.32 625.12 642.58 806.06 855.29 942.07 992.25    
DUP Maurice Mills* 8.07% 625 663.28 673.4 674.1 680.76 684.04 705.49 711.56 713.86 1,092.86  
Independent William Wright* 7.14% 553 557.32 561.32 561.72 578.28 584.37 651.57 691.17 709.97 753.83 835.94
UUP Neil Armstrong 6.88% 533 538.28 540.4 541.5 551.58 585.49 613.77 682.18 701.58 732.55 760.09
UUP Gillian Scott 6.87% 532 534.04 538.04 539.94 546.6 569.19 598.75 698.32 706.41 719.98 734.26
DUP Simon Hamilton 5.31% 411 489.24 494.6 494.8 499.21 504.63 516.99 525.11 526.41    
Sinn Féin Gerard Magee 4.93% 382 382 382 429 429.72 429.72 433.22 454.9      
Alliance Jayne Dunlop* 4.09% 317 318.08 319.08 348.28 357.28 358.47 427.39        
Independent Audrey Wales 3.40% 263 263.6 265.6 275 288.68 302.13          
UUP William McElfatrick 3.13% 242 242.72 242.72 244.12 250.87            
PUP William Parkhill 0.39% 30 30.6                  
Electorate: 12,285   Valid: 7,742 (63.02%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 968   Turnout: 7,876 (64.11%)  

Ballymena South

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1997 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballymena South - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Declan O'Loan* 17.29% 1,212              
UUP James Currie* 15.58% 1,092              
DUP Beth Adger 15.14% 1,061              
DUP David Tweed* 14.52% 1,018              
DUP Martin Clarke* 11.31% 793 798.72 805.92 875.45 960.85      
DUP Hubert Nicholl* 10.77% 755 759.84 770.44 859.35 894.91      
UUP Peter Brown* 6.55% 459 543.48 624.48 635.19 640.65 649.61 668.38 757.76
UUP William Moore 4.07% 285 376.52 476.52 479.41 480.53 484.17 511.16 601.89
Independent David Warwick 3.44% 241 364.2 372 375.23 380.97 387.27 409.61  
PUP William McCaughey 0.73% 51 59.36 60.56 61.58 62.98 65.08    
PUP Jean Rainey 0.61% 43 59.28 61.28 61.79 62.91 64.31    
Electorate: 11,772   Valid: 7,010 (59.55%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 877   Turnout: 7,146 (60.70%)  

Bannside

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1997: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Bannside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Roy Gillespie* 19.13% 1,427          
SDLP Seamus Laverty 12.57% 938 938.65 941.65 1,276.65    
UUP William McNeilly 14.21% 1,060 1,068.58 1,111.97 1,112.97 1,806.97  
DUP Tommy Nicholl* 12.90% 962 993.72 1,052.93 1,055.06 1,075.97 1,247.97
DUP Samuel Gaston 11.93% 890 934.46 976.24 976.24 989.45 1,121.45
DUP William Wilkinson 11.29% 842 926.76 971.19 972.19 981.1 1,057.1
UUP Samuel McLean 9.75% 727 733.11 763.5 765.63    
SDLP Joseph Montgomery 5.03% 375 375.39 375.39      
NI Unionist Norman Sloan 2.49% 186 190.16        
PUP Kenneth McCaughey 0.71% 53 54.3        
Electorate: 10,493   Valid: 7,460 (71.10%)   Spoilt: 152   Quota: 1,244   Turnout: 7,612 (72.54%)  

Braid

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1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Braid - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Samuel Hanna 18.75% 1,242          
SDLP Margaret Gribben* 17.48% 1,158          
DUP Robin Stirling* 12.36% 819 831.54 833.54 834.35 1,461.35  
UUP David Clyde* 14.51% 961 964.52 972.52 998.71 1,035.71 1,120.71
UUP Lexie Scott* 13.48% 893 899.93 903.15 912.42 964.99 1,018.99
UUP Desmond Armstrong* 12.30% 815 815 817 829.42 856.82 905.82
DUP Robert Osborne 10.67% 707 817.22 826.33 827.23    
PUP Robert Hamilton 0.44% 29 29.33        
Electorate: 9,397   Valid: 6,624 (70.49%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 6,712 (71.43%)  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ballymena Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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