2011 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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2011 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won843
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won2
Seat changeSteady2.svg

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

Contents

There was no change from the prior election. [1]

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 800Steady2.svg47.143.25,356Decrease2.svg0.1
  Ulster Unionist 400Steady2.svg23.515.91,972Decrease2.svg2.1
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg17.625.13,110Increase2.svg1.9
  Independent 200Steady2.svg11.813.51,670Decrease2.svg2.0
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg0.02.4294Increase2.svg2.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Carrick Castle38.729.9131.5119.915
Kilroot39.1313.3122.3125.316
Knockagh Monument50.3322.1224.912.706
Total43.2815.9425.1315.8217

Districts results

Carrick Castle

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change

Carrick Castle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Alliance Sean Neeson *26.44%651      
DUP David Hilditch *20.59%507      
Independent William Hamilton*14.87%366391.08 400.01 448.01   
DUP Deborah Emerson10.56%260272.16 308.07 314.97 318.97 455.97 
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth McKnight9.87%243262 266.37 283.7 286.7 316.52 355.4
Alliance Noel Williams 5.04%124270.68 273.34 297.84 305.84 321.96 327.63
DUP Patricia McKinney*7.55%186198.92 237.68 250.34 260.34   
Independent Nicholas Wady5.08%125145.14 147.61     
Electorate: 5,761  Valid: 2,462 (42.74%)  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 411  Turnout: 2,513 (43.62%)  

    Kilroot

    2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    2005-2011 Change: No change

    Kilroot - 6 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent James Brown*22.17%1,179     
    DUP Billy Ashe*22.06%1,173     
    DUP Terence Clements*9.68%515631.4 909.32   
    Alliance Isobel Day*12.99%691753.8 762.08   
    DUP Lynn McClurg*7.35%391456.2 545.84 558.6 688.94 744.77
    Ulster Unionist Eric Ferguson*6.75%359428.6 443.36 455.64 464.57 726.59
    Alliance Robert Logan9.27%493521.8 525.04 626.04 628.13 672.21
    Ulster Unionist Cathy Vizard6.54%348402.4 413.92 425.56 426.51  
    Green (NI) Mark Bailey3.18%169186.2 191.96    
    Electorate: 11,430  Valid: 5,318 (46.53%)  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 760  Turnout: 5,396 (47.21%)  

      Knockagh Monument

      2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
      2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
      2005-2011 Change: No change

      Knockagh Monument - 6 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP May Beattie *23.47%1,085      
      Alliance Stewart Dickson *18.07%835      
      DUP Charie Johnston9.32%431677.8     
      DUP James McClurg*12.12%560605.2 611.6 621.68 837.68  
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson12.29%568581.2 586.2 594.81 615.26 651.26 654.71
      Ulster Unionist John Stewart 9.82%454468.8 479.8 490.51 520.76 579.76 591.01
      Alliance Shireen Bell6.84%316327.6 403.6 535.9 550.95 575.95 577.85
      DUP Louise Marsden*5.37%248332.4 335.4 340.02    
      Green (NI) Brian Luney2.70%125126.6      
      Electorate: 10,090  Valid: 4,622 (45.81%)  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 661  Turnout: 4,703 (46.61%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 3 "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. ↑ "Carrick Castle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Kilroot Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        4. ↑ "Knockagh Monument Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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