2011 Lisburn City Council election

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2011 Lisburn City Council election
  2005 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2014  

All 30 seats to Lisburn City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won1455
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Alliance SDLP
Seats won33
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Elections to Lisburn City Council were held on 5 May 2011 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.

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Election results

Lisburn City Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1410Increase2.svg146.741.016,767Increase2.svg0.3
  Sinn Féin 500Increase2.svg116.720.38,328Increase2.svg3.7
  Ulster Unionist 502Decrease2.svg216.716.66,803Decrease2.svg6.1
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg10.010.44,243Increase2.svg1.2
  SDLP 311Steady2.svg10.08.83,600Increase2.svg0.3
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg0.00.9372Increase2.svg0.2
  TUV 000Steady2.svg0.00.7289New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.7288Increase2.svg0.7
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg0.00.6242Decrease2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn City Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Downshire53.231.4024.0114.313.403.705
Dunmurry Cross10.8165.753.314.4015.810.007
Killultagh47.739.0016.8110.4010.515.605
Lisburn Town North47.834.5025.0214.015.812.907
Lisburn Town South60.943.6017.019.715.203.606
Total41.01420.3516.6510.438.832.9030

Districts results

Downshire

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

Downshire - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Allan Ewart*20.09%1,591      
DUP Paul Stewart19.64%1,555      
DUP Uel Mackin12.51%1,0701,297.46 1,486.91    
Alliance Jennifer Coulter*14.13%1,1361,142.12 1,147.82 1,156.82 1,173.82 1,194.59 1,393.59
Ulster Unionist James Baird13.28%1,0521,065.94 1,081.99 1,143.64 1,143.64 1,248.96 1,266.03
Ulster Unionist Alasdair O'Hara5.62%445449.59 453.64 465.49 466.49 520.82 532.12
Ulster Unionist Richard Price5.11%405411.12 418.77 440.52 441.52 490.23 499.98
SDLP Christine Wilson3.40%269269.68 271.78 273.58 348.75 352.2  
TUV Kaye Kilpatrick3.65%289294.78 297.18 307.68 308.68   
Sinn Féin Fionnu McCaughley1.35%107107.34 107.49 107.49    
Electorate: 13,764  Valid: 7,919 (57.53%)  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,320  Turnout: 8,033 (58.36%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

    2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
    2011: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
    2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Sinn Féin David Bell17.19%1,796      
    Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara13.07%1,365      
    Sinn Féin Arder Carson12.81%1,338      
    Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis11.02%1,1511,553.57     
    Sinn Féin Angela Nelson*11.58%1,2101,249.96 1,479.24    
    DUP Margaret Tolerton10.84%1,1321,132.81 1,133.45 1,134.41 1,357.41  
    SDLP Brian Heading*9.77%1,0201,041.6 1,043.68 1,052.32 1,059.32 1,079.9 1,272.03
    SDLP Matthew McDermott6.02%629637.64 639.08 646.44 653.71 684.79 843.54
    Alliance Aaron McIntyre4.38%458459.89 460.53 462.45 533.61 539.91  
    Ulster Unionist Mark Hill3.31%346346.81 346.81 346.97    
    Electorate: 19,745  Valid: 10,445 (52.90%)  Spoilt: 251  Quota: 1,306  Turnout: 10,696 (54.17%)  

      Killultagh

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

      Killultagh - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Thomas Beckett*20.54%1,756     
      DUP James Tinsley*18.24%1,559     
      SDLP Pat Catney 10.50%898902.37 902.93 923.23 1,526.23 
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*8.91%762788.03 794.91 917.97 919.97 1,425.97
      DUP John Palmer8.94%7641,007.01 1,108.05 1,211.76 1,216.49 1,342.28
      Alliance Owen Gawith10.42%891897.46 899.86 978.92 1,036.27 1,102.27
      Ulster Unionist Roy Hanna7.91%676693.1 698.3 790.95 795.22  
      Sinn Féin Mary-Kate Quinn9.03%772773.14 773.7 778.08   
      Independent Cecil Calvert*2.68%229249.33 253.17    
      NI Conservatives Steve McIlwrath2.83%242250.17 251.53    
      Electorate: 16,299  Valid: 8,549 (52.45%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,425  Turnout: 8,689 (53.31%)  

        Lisburn Town North

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

        Lisburn Town North - 7 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        DUP Paul Givan *16.68%1,528       
        DUP Jonathan Craig *16.17%1,481       
        Alliance Brian Doran14.03%1,285       
        DUP William Leathem*9.71%8891,164      
        Ulster Unionist Ronnie Crawford*10.52%963986.25 1,012.17 1,033.77 1,119.77 1,148.77  
        Ulster Unionist Brian Bloomfield6.79%622630.75 642.27 661.47 681.68 705.96 708.96 1,150.96
        SDLP John Drake5.78%529531 533.4 566.4 567.88 667.21 1,016.97 1,035.53
        DUP Ben Mallon5.25%481518.25 784.89 794.13 799.98 814.5 825.98 914.14
        Ulster Unionist David Archer5.91%541555.75 571.59 583.11 629.15 656.63 660.87  
        Sinn Féin Terry Quinn4.50%412412.25 413.21 416.21 416.21 443.65   
        Green (NI) Connor Quinn2.87%263265.25 267.41 302.69 306.93    
        Ulster Unionist Neil McNickle1.79%164169.5 172.38 177.54     
        Electorate: 17,438  Valid: 9,158 (52.52%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 9,285 (53.24%)  

          Lisburn Town South

          2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
          2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
          2005-2011 Change: No change

          Lisburn Town South - 6 seats [6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          DUP Paul Porter*27.57%1,340        
          DUP Andrew Ewing*14.42%701        
          DUP Jenny Palmer *13.31%6471,018.42       
          DUP Roy Young5.62%273457.73 702.6      
          Alliance Stephen Martin9.73%473483.78 488.48 496.48 496.74 551.72 587.19 663.15 756.15
          Ulster Unionist Alan Carlisle10.70%520553.81 588.12 612.57 615.41 628.41 633.88 639.88 646.88
          Ulster Unionist Tim Mitchell6.32%307322.19 346.16 361 362.76 375.74 378.74 380.29 392.29
          Sinn Féin Patricia Magennis3.64%177177.49 177.49 177.49 177.49 179.98 204.98 266.96  
          SDLP Aisling Twomey2.65%129133.9 135.78 137.78 137.88 141.86 189.86   
          SDLP Marzena Czarnecka2.59%126126.49 128.37 129.37 129.37 135.37    
          Green (NI) Luke Robinson2.24%109113.9 117.66 121.13 121.25     
          Independent Colin Preen1.21%5965.37 67.72       
          Electorate: 11,107  Valid: 4,861 (43.77%)  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 695  Turnout: 4,967 (44.72%)  

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            3. "Dunmurry Cross Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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            6. "Lisburn Town South Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.