2011 Limavady Borough Council election

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2011 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won633
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist TUV United Unionist
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 600Steady2.svg040.038.04,626Increase2.svg6.7
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.026.23,191Increase2.svg2.3
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg020.014.51,770Decrease2.svg8.7
  Ulster Unionist 200Steady2.svg013.39.61,169Decrease2.svg1.9
  TUV 110Increase2.svg16.75.5669New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.04.2508Increase2.svg4.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.0240Increase2.svg2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP TUV Others
Bellarena34.1229.2118.1112.110.006.505
Benbradagh56.4312.8013.010.0015.412.415
Limavady Town 18.1140.7211.2119.310.0010.705
Total38.0626.2314.539.625.516.2015

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP George Robinson *22.04%1,016    
Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl19.87%944    
SDLP Orla Beattie11.85%563565.2 584.56 816.56 
Sinn Féin Cathal McLaughlin14.19%674674.44 786.44 814.44 
Ulster Unionist Edwin Stevenson*12.12%576615.6 615.6 620.14 793.14
DUP Jonathan Holmes7.81%371529.4 529.72 531.94 612.94
Independent Leslie Cubitt*6.55%311326.84 326.84 333  
SDLP Oonagh McNickle6.23%296296.44 308.92   
Electorate: 8,808  Valid: 4,751 (53.94%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 792  Turnout: 4,850 (55.06%)  

    Benbradagh

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
    2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
    2005-2011 Change: United Unionist joins TUV

    Benbradagh - 5 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Sean McGlinchey19.80%862    
    Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers*17.83%776    
    Sinn Féin Tony McCaul9.65%420425 491.72 514.16 819.16
    SDLP Michael Coyle *13.03%567624 633.92 641.42 696.36
    TUV Boyd Douglas *15.37%669679 679.16 679.4 683.94
    DUP Edgar Scott12.77%556568 568.48 568.66 568.66
    Sinn Féin Rory Donaghy9.10%396401 453.16 467.68  
    Alliance Siobhan Carr2.46%107    
    Electorate: 7,418  Valid: 4,353 (58.68%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 726  Turnout: 4,442 (59.88%)  

      Limavady Town

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

      Limavady Town - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Alan Robinson *29.42%903     
      Sinn Féin Anne Brolly *18.05%554     
      DUP James McCorkell6.16%189349.16 353.48 353.66 367.42 617.98
      Ulster Unionist John Rankin*11.27%346414.2 429.64 429.73 486.7 503.86
      SDLP Gerry Mullan *11.21%344347.08 386.52 420.99 498.38 503.82
      Ulster Unionist Aaron Callan8.05%247269.44 286.44 286.62 322.59 331.35
      DUP Jim Quigg5.08%156276.56 281.56 281.92 295.36  
      Independent Brian Brown6.42%197203.6 240.04 245.35   
      Alliance Damien Corr4.33%133136.08     
      Electorate: 6,058  Valid: 3,069 (50.66%)  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 512  Turnout: 3,116 (51.44%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. ↑ "Bellarena Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Benbradagh Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
        4. ↑ "Limavady Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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