# 2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.

## Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35.3 | 31.8 | 4,905 | 11.8 |
| Alliance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 23.5 | 3,629 | 3.9 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 3,728 | 2.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 2,734 | 11.0 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 425 | 2.4 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2001 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Carrick Castle | 31.4 | 2 | 21.6 | 1 | 12.1 | 1 | 34.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Kilroot | 30.0 | 2 | 24.1 | 2 | 17.7 | 1 | 28.2 | 1 | 6 |
| Knockagh Monument | 34.0 | 2 | 24.2 | 2 | 38.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 31.8 | 6 | 23.5 | 5 | 24.2 | 4 | 20.5 | 2 | 17 |

## Districts results
### Carrick Castle

1997: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent
Carrick Castle - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | David Hilditch* | 27.80% | 996 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sean Neeson* | 18.48% | 662 | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Hamilton* | 15.41% | 552 | 581.93 | 588.23 | 604.23 | | |
| | UUP | Darin Ferguson | 12.14% | 435 | 448.53 | 456.13 | 487.83 | 528.87 | 589.03 |
| | DUP | Patricia McKinney | 3.63% | 130 | 443.65 | 446.55 | 451.36 | 465.81 | 530.6 |
| | Independent | William Cameron | 8.46% | 303 | 315.3 | 316.6 | 322.6 | 337.95 | 388.4 |
| | PUP | David Beck | 7.23% | 259 | 271.3 | 273.1 | 277.9 | 298.05 | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Wady* | 3.74% | 134 | 146.3 | 153.8 | 192.4 | | |
| | Alliance | Margaret Hawkins | 3.13% | 112 | 113.64 | 148.04 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,542 Valid: 3,583 (54.77%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 598 Turnout: 3,675 (56.18%) ||||||||||

### Kilroot

1997: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 2001: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Kilroot - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Billy Ashe* | 23.04% | 1,425 | | | |
| | Independent | James Brown* | 20.62% | 1,275 | | | |
| | UUP | Eric Ferguson* | 17.67% | 1,093 | | | |
| | DUP | Terence Clements | 6.95% | 430 | 918.28 | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey* | 13.05% | 807 | 814.8 | 911.6 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Cavan* | 11.06% | 684 | 699.6 | 776.16 | 875.63 |
| | Independent | Samuel Crowe* | 7.60% | 470 | 489.89 | 706.81 | 811.5 |
| Electorate: 10,903 Valid: 6,184 (56.72%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 884 Turnout: 6,329 (58.05%) ||||||||

### Knockagh Monument

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist 2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 27.87% | 1,575 | | | | | |
| | DUP | May Beattie* | 25.13% | 1,420 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 20.62% | 1,165 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gwendoline Wilson | 11.06% | 625 | 1,203.88 | | | | |
| | DUP | James McClurg | 8.87% | 501 | 598.2 | 1,168.78 | | | |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath* | 3.52% | 199 | 257.86 | 270.55 | 493.57 | 560.78 | 894.41 |
| | PUP | Carolyn Howarth | 2.94% | 166 | 194.08 | 212.88 | 300.9 | 422.63 | 439.13 |
| Electorate: 9,812 Valid: 5,651 (57.59%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 808 Turnout: 5,790 (59.01%) ||||||||||