# 2001 Derry City Council election

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

## Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 | 43.4 | 20,872 | 0.3 |
| Sinn Féin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 30.3 | 14,547 | 2.6 |
| DUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 6,874 | 1.7 |
| UUP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 3,069 | 2.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2,094 | 4.3 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 436 | 0.9 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 153 | 0.3 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Derry City Council election, 2001 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Cityside | 45.5 | 2 | 51.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Northland | 54.0 | 4 | 39.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rural | 40.9 | 3 | 16.5 | 1 | 24.3 | 1 | 16.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Shantallow | 56.1 | 3 | 38.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Waterside | 20.7 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 43.3 | 3 | 13.9 | 1 | 9.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 43.4 | 14 | 30.3 | 10 | 14.3 | 4 | 6.4 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 30 |

## District results
### Cityside

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey* | 18.26% | 1,210 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 17.75% | 1,176 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cathal Crumley* | 16.49% | 1,093 | 1,122 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson* | 14.92% | 989 | 1,015 | 1,022.02 | 1,025.8 | 1,474.8 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan | 10.32% | 684 | 698 | 701.33 | 703.61 | 847.71 | 1,181.34 |
| | SDLP | Liam Boyle | 9.49% | 629 | 684 | 765.63 | 817.35 | 831.51 | 867.15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Donncha MacNiallais | 9.33% | 618 | 642 | 647.67 | 650.97 | | |
| | Independent | Shauna Deery | 3.44% | 228 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,244 Valid: 6,627 (71.69%) Spoilt: 303 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 6,930 (74.97%) ||||||||||

### Northland

1997: 5 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Northland - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Kathleen McCloskey* | 13.88% | 1,528 | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 11.34% | 1,248 | 1,276.9 | 1,384.9 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis* | 8.90% | 980 | 988.6 | 1,034.6 | 1,698.6 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin | 11.27% | 1,240 | 1,247.1 | 1,291.1 | 1,430.1 | |
| | Sinn Féin | William Page | 10.27% | 1,130 | 1,132 | 1,148 | 1,200 | 1,506.74 |
| | SDLP | Helen Quigley | 9.88% | 1,087 | 1,125.5 | 1,267.5 | 1,278.5 | 1,283.89 |
| | SDLP | Sean Carr | 10.51% | 1,157 | 1,176.1 | 1,254.1 | 1,265.1 | 1,267.06 |
| | SDLP | James McClintock | 8.38% | 922 | 959.4 | 1,041.4 | 1,050.4 | 1,053.34 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 8.52% | 938 | 940 | 976 | | |
| | Independent | William Temple | 3.70% | 407 | 407.4 | | | |
| | Independent | Colm Bryce | 2.49% | 274 | 275.1 | | | |
| | Independent | Daniel Bradley | 0.74% | 82 | 83.3 | | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Harper | 0.13% | 14 | 14.4 | | | |
| Electorate: 16,402 Valid: 11,007 (67.11%) Spoilt: 323 Quota: 1,376 Turnout: 11,330 (69.08%) |||||||||

### Rural

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP 2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Rural - 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 |
| | DUP | William Hay* | 15.37% | 1,511 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Annie Courtney* | 14.69% | 1,444 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Conway | 12.96% | 1,274 | 1,304 | 1,304 | 1,550 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Davidson* | 10.93% | 1,074 | 1,131 | 1,138.07 | 1,141.07 | 1,143.11 | 1,552.11 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming | 9.59% | 943 | 955 | 955 | 985 | 994.52 | 995.52 | 1,574.6 | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim McKeever* | 8.10% | 796 | 822 | 822.07 | 981.07 | 1,100.75 | 1,106.75 | 1,156.43 | 1,266.33 | 1,234.33 | 1,268.68 |
| | DUP | Bill Irwin | 8.94% | 879 | 883 | 968.61 | 970.61 | 970.61 | 1,086.89 | 1,086.89 | 1,087.19 | 1,224.19 | 1,224.37 |
| | Sinn Féin | James Kelly | 6.89% | 677 | 682 | 682 | 698 | 710.24 | 711.24 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ernest Hamilton* | 5.64% | 554 | 560 | 569.66 | 572.66 | 572.66 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brenda Stevenson | 5.20% | 511 | 519 | 519 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Kelly | 1.69% | 166 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,567 Valid: 9,829 (67.47%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,405 Turnout: 10,051 (69.00%) ||||||||||||||

### Shantallow

1997: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 22.53% | 2,304 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 12.58% | 1,287 | 1,686.33 | 1,790.33 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* | 12.09% | 1,237 | 1,262.65 | 1,336 | 2,242 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 12.10% | 1,238 | 1,256.09 | 1,581.52 | 1,723.52 | |
| | SDLP | William O'Connell* | 11.10% | 1,135 | 1,225.45 | 1,324.58 | 1,342.63 | 1,402.63 |
| | SDLP | Ciaran O'Doherty | 9.94% | 1,017 | 1,048.86 | 1,249.29 | 1,264.83 | 1,285.83 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver Green | 10.60% | 1,084 | 1,096.42 | 1,131.23 | | |
| | Independent | Charles McDaid | 5.30% | 542 | 549.56 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jean McGinty | 3.75% | 384 | 390.48 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,381 Valid: 10,228 (66.50%) Spoilt: 316 Quota: 1,705 Turnout: 10,544 (68.55%) |||||||||

### Waterside

1997: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist 2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent Unionist
Waterside - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | DUP | Gregory Campbell* | 18.22% | 1,887 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerard Diver | 12.85% | 1,330 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Joe Miller* | 11.76% | 1,218 | 1,382.16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming* | 9.41% | 974 | 974 | 974 | 983 | 983 | 985.32 | 1,003.96 | 1,307.96 | | | |
| | UUP | Mary Hamilton | 9.48% | 982 | 1,028.08 | 1,034.96 | 1,036.96 | 1,089.68 | 1,124.96 | 1,165.2 | 1,165.2 | 1,515.72 | | |
| | DUP | Mildred Garfield* | 6.86% | 710 | 985.84 | 1,011.44 | 1,013.44 | 1,015.08 | 1,060.24 | 1,070.48 | 1,070.48 | 1,083.92 | 1,129.51 | 1,263.11 |
| | SDLP | Anne Marie McDaid | 7.89% | 817 | 817 | 817.16 | 828.16 | 828.48 | 830.48 | 915.64 | 945.64 | 948.64 | 970.95 | 1,108.71 |
| | DUP | Drew Thompson | 6.46% | 669 | 697.16 | 741 | 743.32 | 747.12 | 770.88 | 772.52 | 772.84 | 784.88 | 844.05 | 1,019.67 |
| | Independent | James Guy* | 4.67% | 484 | 514.4 | 516.96 | 522.96 | 527.28 | 541.16 | 631.48 | 634.48 | 685.88 | 778.03 | |
| | UUP | James McCorkell | 3.49% | 361 | 373.16 | 375.88 | 377.88 | 410.8 | 430.12 | 454.12 | 454.12 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Francis O'Deorain | 3.26% | 338 | 338.64 | 338.64 | 342.64 | 342.64 | 342.64 | 342.64 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Colm Cavanagh | 2.61% | 270 | 278 | 278.32 | 289.32 | 289.96 | 301.6 | | | | | |
| | PUP | Catherine Cooke | 1.48% | 153 | 170.6 | 171.08 | 176.08 | 177.08 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gordon Hill | 0.95% | 98 | 104.4 | 105.36 | 106.36 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Webster | 0.61% | 63 | 63.32 | 63.32 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,882 Valid: 10,354 (65.19%) Spoilt: 226 Quota: 1,295 Turnout: 10,580 (66.62%) |||||||||||||||