# 2001 Armagh City and District Council election

Elections to Armagh City and District 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 22 councillors.

## Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31.8 | 25.9 | 7,757 | 16.1 |
| SDLP | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.3 | 24.4 | 7,310 | 6.4 |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 6,177 | 6.0 |
| DUP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.2 | 25.6 | 7,677 | 13.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 832 | 2.8 |
| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 209 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2001 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Armagh City | 18.8 | 1 | 29.1 | 2 | 29.1 | 2 | 11.6 | 1 | 11.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Crossmore | 13.7 | 1 | 39.9 | 2 | 32.6 | 0 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cusher | 34.5 | 3 | 11.7 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 44.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| The Orchard | 34.3 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 28.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 25.9 | 7 | 24.4 | 6 | 20.6 | 5 | 25.6 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 22 |

## District results
### Armagh City

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP 2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Armagh City - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McNamee | 16.95% | 1,261 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty | 12.11% | 901 | 1,059.24 | 1,078.24 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 13.62% | 1,013 | 1,018.6 | 1,043.76 | 1,142.76 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Sylvia McRoberts* | 11.67% | 868 | 868.48 | 883.12 | 890.12 | 891.84 | 891.84 | 1,333.84 | | | |
| | DUP | Freda Donnelly | 11.58% | 861 | 861 | 867 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 943 | 1,159.48 | | |
| | SDLP | Anna Brolly* | 4.97% | 370 | 373.2 | 395.36 | 503.12 | 553.86 | 559.86 | 562.86 | 588.28 | 644.04 | 1,030.66 |
| | Independent | John Nixon | 8.69% | 646 | 663.12 | 708.6 | 741.4 | 745.7 | 749.7 | 753.7 | 763.54 | 779.94 | 902.92 |
| | SDLP | Michael Carson | 6.13% | 456 | 461.76 | 482.24 | 574.52 | 596.88 | 600.88 | 601.88 | 619.92 | 639.6 | |
| | UUP | Gordon Frazer* | 7.10% | 528 | 528 | 546 | 547 | 547 | 547 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Mealla Bratton | 4.37% | 325 | 329.8 | 353.96 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Margaret Connolly | 2.81% | 209 | 211.56 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,014 Valid: 7,438 (74.28%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,063 Turnout: 7,608 (75.97%) ||||||||||||||

### Crossmore

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Crossmore - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Cunningham* | 19.77% | 1,336 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Kavanagh* | 14.63% | 989 | 1,032.84 | 1,366.84 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James McKernan* | 10.40% | 703 | 704.92 | 751.88 | 862.64 | 1,366.64 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe | 12.83% | 867 | 1,010.36 | 1,030.8 | 1,045.62 | 1,114.78 | 1,212.78 | |
| | UUP | Evelyn Corry* | 13.72% | 927 | 927.32 | 927.32 | 927.32 | 934 | 950 | 974 |
| | DUP | Noel Berry | 13.76% | 930 | 930.16 | 930.16 | 930.16 | 933.16 | 933.16 | 935.16 |
| | SDLP | James Lennon | 8.20% | 554 | 558.8 | 609.68 | 722 | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe McGleenan | 6.69% | 452 | 464.32 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,488 Valid: 6,758 (79.61%) Spoilt: 125 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 6,883 (81.09%) |||||||||||

### Cusher

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Cusher - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Paul Berry | 41.33% | 3,549 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Black* | 2.15% | 185 | 1,579.58 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Eric Speers* | 14.00% | 1,202 | 1,399.34 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Canavan* | 11.66% | 1,001 | 1,003.64 | 1,006.02 | 1,039.68 | 1,040.3 | 1,048.96 | 1,493.96 |
| | UUP | Robert Turner* | 8.44% | 725 | 797.6 | 811.2 | 856.5 | 918.5 | 1,163.93 | 1,168.59 |
| | UUP | James Clayton* | 7.91% | 679 | 837.4 | 884.83 | 939.77 | 973.25 | 1,146.23 | 1,148.23 |
| | DUP | Mervyn Spratt | 1.20% | 103 | 479.86 | 746.08 | 768.21 | 807.89 | 850.07 | 850.07 |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan* | 6.88% | 591 | 591.66 | 592 | 594 | 594 | 594.17 | |
| | UUP | Sharon McClelland* | 4.27% | 367 | 429.7 | 441.94 | 480.11 | 514.21 | | |
| | Independent | Derrick Mathews | 2.17% | 186 | 212.4 | 218.52 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,175 Valid: 8,588 (76.85%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,227 Turnout: 8,728 (78.10%) |||||||||||

### The Orchard

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
The Orchard - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Brian Hutchinson* | 18.99% | 1,363 | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Speers* | 18.45% | 1,324 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan | 17.01% | 1,221 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Campbell* | 11.09% | 796 | 796.48 | 797.48 | 798.08 | 1,407.08 |
| | UUP | Charles Rollston* | 8.99% | 645 | 653.88 | 1,056.16 | 1,164.66 | 1,174.28 |
| | DUP | William Irwin | 9.56% | 686 | 831.92 | 898.12 | 914.42 | 919.52 |
| | SDLP | Eamon McNeill | 9.07% | 651 | 651.24 | 656.24 | 657.14 | |
| | UUP | Olive Whitten* | 6.85% | 492 | 497.16 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,234 Valid: 7,178 (77.73%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,197 Turnout: 7,295 (79.00%) |||||||||