2011 Antrim Borough Council election

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2011 Antrim Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Peter Robinson 2013 (cropped).jpg Tom Elliott.png Martin McGuinness portrait.jpg
Leader Peter Robinson Tom Elliott Martin McGuinness
Party DUP UUP Sinn Féin
Seats won554
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1
Percentage30.6%19.9%17.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.1%Decrease2.svg3.9%Increase2.svg2.4%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Margaret ritchie.jpg DavidFordAlliance.jpg
Leader Margaret Ritchie David Ford
Party SDLP Alliance
Seats won32
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Percentage16.5%11.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.0%Increase2.svg4.4%
Antrim 2011 election.svg
2011 Antrim Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes.

Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 501Decrease2.svg126.330.65,210Decrease2.svg0.1
  UUP 500Steady2.svg026.319.93,391Decrease2.svg3.9
  Sinn Féin 410Increase2.svg121.117.22,931Increase2.svg2.4
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg015.816.52,806Decrease2.svg4.0
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg010.511.31,919Increase2.svg4.4
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.02.1363New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.01.9321Decrease2.svg0.8
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.6109Steady2.svg0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Sinn Féin SDLP Alliance Others
Antrim North West30.9110.4129.0224.615.100.005
Antrim South East28.7221.7212.5111.6117.518.007
Antrim Town 32.9226.4212.4116.717.214.407
Total30.6519.9517.2416.5311.324.5019

Districts results

Antrim North West

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change

Antrim North West - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Trevor Clarke *24.12%1,172      
SDLP Robert Loughran*13.05%634648.57 715.19 1,150.19   
Sinn Féin Anthony Brady*15.19%738738.93 748.93 788.24 909.24  
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan*13.79%670671.24 675.24 751.55 895.55  
UUP Roderick Swann10.41%506545.68 628.61 643.23 654.23 668.23 681.23
DUP Wilson Clyde 6.77%329618.54 646.09 647.4 649.4 659.4 668.4
SDLP Brian Duffin11.58%563566.41 596.72     
Alliance Pauline Savage5.10%248252.65      
Electorate: 9,054  Valid: 4,860 (53.68%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 811  Turnout: 4,942 (54.58%)  

    Antrim South East

    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
    2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
    2005-2011 Change: No change

    Antrim South East - 7 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP Thomas Burns *14.04%992     
    DUP Samuel Dunlop*12.36%873     
    Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue*12.53%885     
    UUP Mervyn Rea*12.08%853856.08 875.73 964.73  
    Alliance Alan Lawther*11.57%817829.32 869.07 882.18 884.18 
    DUP Roy Thompson 10.91%771772.1 784.21 847.21 876.21 883.98
    UUP Paul Michael9.61%679680.1 684.32 788.54 823.54 847.05
    DUP John Smyth5.39%381381.22 389.33 447.44 459.44 475.3
    SDLP Róisín Nugent3.50%247312.34 379.72 384.83 385.83  
    TUV Mel Lucas*5.14%363363.66 365.88    
    Independent Martin Nelson2.18%154166.1     
    Independent John Fox0.69%4953.62     
    Electorate: 13,628  Valid: 7,064 (51.83%)  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 884  Turnout: 7,165 (52.58%)  

      Antrim Town

      2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
      2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
      2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

      Antrim Town - 7 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      UUP Adrian Cochrane-Watson *17.25%884       
      DUP Pam Lewis *14.32%734       
      Sinn Féin Noel Maguire12.45%638638.56 638.56 639.56 655.56   
      UUP Andrew Ritchie*7.80%400490.72 496.44 521.51 654.87   
      Alliance Neil Kelly9.77%501509.4 512.65 517.65 546.18 847.18  
      DUP Brian Graham*9.97%511536.48 585.1 602.2 618.62 622.9 651.9 
      SDLP Gráinne Teggart7.22%370371.4 372.44 372.44 418.85 455.53 580.53 591.53
      DUP John Smyth*8.56%439459.16 486.59 523.38 530.54 536.62 561.62 562.62
      Alliance Oran Keenan*6.89%353356.92 357.57 360.57 381.53    
      UUP Amanda Johnston1.35%69151.6 154.2 167.33     
      Independent Donovan McClelland 2.30%118119.4 120.18 121.18     
      PUP Ken Wilkinson2.13%109113.48 115.04      
      Electorate: 11,925  Valid: 5,126 (42.99%)  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 641  Turnout: 5,228 (43.84%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. ↑ "Antrim North West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Antrim South East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        4. ↑ "Antrim Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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