# 2001 Lisburn Borough Council election

Elections to Lisburn Borough 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

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43.3 | 35.2 | 16,449 | 1.4 |
| DUP | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 20.2 | 9,444 | 7.0 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 7,508 | 2.3 |
| Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5,169 | 2.0 |
| SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 3,987 | 2.7 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 3,502 | 4.4 |
| NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 636 | 1.5 |
| NI Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 64 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 2001 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Downshire | 43.7 | 3 | 31.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 14.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Dunmurry Cross | 13.4 | 1 | 7.9 | 0 | 53.9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Killultagh | 35.2 | 2 | 29.9 | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 14.9 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Lisburn Town North | 44.0 | 4 | 17.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 17.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 17.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Lisburn Town South | 47.3 | 3 | 19.9 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 21.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 35.2 | 13 | 20.2 | 5 | 16.0 | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 9.1 | 2 | 30 |

## Districts results
### Downshire

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative 2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1997-2001 Change: UUP gain from Conservative
Downshire - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots* | 23.65% | 2,006 | | | | |
| | UUP | James Baird | 17.76% | 1,507 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Campbell* | 14.16% | 1,201 | 1,208.2 | 1,350.1 | 1,483.1 | |
| | UUP | William Ward | 14.06% | 1,193 | 1,273.7 | 1,315.9 | 1,460.9 | |
| | UUP | William Falloon* | 11.87% | 1,007 | 1,055.6 | 1,100 | 1,308.5 | 1,382.48 |
| | DUP | Allan Ewart | 7.45% | 632 | 1,025.3 | 1,044 | 1,159.2 | 1,168.44 |
| | Independent | William Bleakes* | 7.18% | 609 | 650.1 | 691.7 | | |
| | UUP | Joanne Johnston | 2.56% | 217 | 255.4 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cara McCann | 1.31% | 111 | 111.3 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,983 Valid: 8,483 (65.34%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 1,414 Turnout: 8,602 (66.26%) |||||||||

### Dunmurry Cross

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler* | 17.78% | 2,061 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 17.50% | 2,029 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell* | 13.37% | 1,550 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson* | 13.36% | 1,549 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey* | 10.52% | 1,219 | 1,306.6 | 1,321.6 | 1,333.3 | 1,333.58 | 1,599.38 |
| | Sinn Féin | Veronica Willis* | 8.57% | 993 | 1,007.1 | 1,012.5 | 1,017.1 | 1,017.17 | 1,470.27 |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 5.52% | 640 | 682.9 | 1,191.4 | 1,334.4 | 1,346.02 | 1,459.12 |
| | DUP | Stephen Moore | 7.85% | 910 | 910.6 | 912.4 | 930.7 | 1,008.61 | 1,008.61 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Flynn | 3.64% | 422 | 866.6 | 885.8 | 896.6 | 897.02 | |
| | Independent | Malachy McAnespie | 1.88% | 218 | 225.5 | 254.3 | | | |
| Electorate: 18,673 Valid: 11,591 (62.07%) Spoilt: 440 Quota: 1,449 Turnout: 12,031 (64.43%) ||||||||||

### Killultagh

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
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 21.71% | 1,923 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan* | 14.88% | 1,318 | 1,323.06 | 1,333.52 | 1,351.52 | 1,751.32 | | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 15.60% | 1,382 | 1,414.43 | 1,417.43 | 1,471.12 | 1,473.12 | 1,475.12 | 1,516.12 | | |
| | DUP | James Tinsley | 14.26% | 1,263 | 1,277.03 | 1,278.03 | 1,352.72 | 1,353.72 | 1,354.72 | 1,389.41 | 1,415.41 | 1,445.87 |
| | UUP | Samuel Johnston* | 6.06% | 537 | 782.87 | 785.1 | 827.02 | 827.25 | 828.25 | 978.76 | 986.76 | 1,210.82 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Watson* | 7.43% | 658 | 749.77 | 753.23 | 811.38 | 811.84 | 818.84 | 905.49 | 906.49 | 1,053.48 |
| | Alliance | Alison Gawith | 4.96% | 439 | 449.12 | 552.58 | 576.81 | 584.81 | 777.81 | 889.81 | 890.91 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 4.73% | 419 | 442.46 | 446.69 | 472.69 | 472.69 | 483.69 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ita Gray | 5.16% | 457 | 457.69 | 458.69 | 462.69 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Ross | 3.75% | 332 | 335.91 | 336.91 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 1.48% | 131 | 133.3 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,118 Valid: 8,859 (62.75%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,477 Turnout: 9,019 (63.88%) |||||||||||||

### Lisburn Town North

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Protestant Unionist 2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UDP and Protestant Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 17.66% | 1,903 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Archer | 15.03% | 1,619 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Gardiner-Watson* | 11.05% | 1,190 | 1,276.76 | 1,377.06 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lewis* | 10.98% | 1,183 | 1,276.6 | 1,328.11 | 1,353.11 | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 9.62% | 1,036 | 1,039.96 | 1,062.74 | 1,070.44 | 1,203.84 | 1,205.84 | 1,341.73 |
| | UUP | Lorraine Martin* | 6.95% | 749 | 832.88 | 872.32 | 902 | 973.56 | 1,036.48 | 1,246.49 |
| | Independent | Ronnie Crawford* | 6.60% | 711 | 761.4 | 769.39 | 820.72 | 906.58 | 954.3 | 1,125.05 |
| | DUP | William Leathem | 7.50% | 808 | 817 | 843.35 | 847.52 | 923.39 | 926.75 | 991.34 |
| | Independent | David Adams* | 5.36% | 577 | 624.16 | 631.47 | 647.52 | 700.83 | 790.03 | |
| | Sinn Féin | James Armstrong | 4.19% | 451 | 557.92 | 557.92 | 563.24 | 564.6 | | |
| | Independent | William Beattie* | 3.93% | 423 | 443.16 | 455.74 | 470.79 | | | |
| | Independent | Adrian Creighton | 2.90% | 123 | 176.64 | 178.51 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,506 Valid: 10,773 (61.54%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,347 Turnout: 10,940 (62.49%) |||||||||||

### Lisburn Town South

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP 2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
Lisburn Town South - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Ivan Davis* | 21.57% | 1,521 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close* | 21.20% | 1,495 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Porter | 15.04% | 1,061 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Archer* | 10.22% | 721 | 865.67 | 934.14 | 949.71 | 1,006.05 | 1,007.3 | 1,016.3 | |
| | UUP | Joseph Lockhart* | 8.39% | 592 | 689.68 | 734.78 | 741.08 | 840.08 | 840.93 | 848.21 | 1,021.55 |
| | Independent | Gary McMichael* | 7.22% | 509 | 599.65 | 709.53 | 719.43 | 761.38 | 763.13 | 855.27 | 945.48 |
| | UUP | Margaret Little | 3.59% | 253 | 358.45 | 414.21 | 418.88 | 479.88 | 480.23 | 502.91 | 585.81 |
| | DUP | Allen Russell | 4.91% | 346 | 370.42 | 382.31 | 414.13 | 431.02 | 478.57 | 480.57 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Frances Kerr | 3.47% | 245 | 247.22 | 389.08 | 389.08 | 391.9 | 391.9 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Mateer | 3.49% | 246 | 284.48 | 319.74 | 326.34 | | | | |
| | NI Unionist | Gary Teeney | 0.91% | 64 | 72.51 | 82.35 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,339 Valid: 7,053 (57.16%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,008 Turnout: 7,252 (58.77%) ||||||||||||