Local govt election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Down District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Election results
Down District Council Election Result 2011[1]
| Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
|
SDLP
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
 1
|
39.1
|
34.2
|
8,666
|
3.3
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
21.7
|
22.9
|
5,806
|
0.2
|
|
|
DUP
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
13.0
|
16.4
|
4,152
|
 0.1
|
|
|
UUP
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
13.0
|
13.2
|
3,346
|
4.1
|
|
|
Alliance
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4.3
|
4.9
|
1,252
|
2.8
|
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
1,073
|
4.2
|
|
|
Green (NI)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
1,035
|
0.8
|
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Down District Council election, 2011
by district[1]
| Ward
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
Total
Cllrs
|
| SDLP
|
Sinn Féin
|
DUP
|
UUP
|
Alliance
|
Green
|
Others
|
| Ballynahinch
|
26.5
|
2
|
20.4
|
1
|
26.0
|
1
|
14.3
|
1
|
3.6
|
0
|
3.0
|
0
|
6.2
|
0
|
5
|
| Downpatrick
|
57.4
|
4
|
27.4
|
2
|
2.4
|
0
|
4.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
8.0
|
1
|
0.0
|
0
|
7
|
| Newcastle
|
33.3
|
2
|
36.3
|
2
|
7.8
|
0
|
9.5
|
1
|
8.4
|
1
|
4.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
6
|
| Rowallane
|
15.8
|
1
|
4.9
|
0
|
32.9
|
2
|
26.3
|
1
|
8.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
12.0
|
1
|
5
|
| Total
|
34.2
|
9
|
22.9
|
5
|
16.4
|
3
|
13.2
|
3
|
4.9
|
1
|
4.1
|
1
|
4.3
|
1
|
23
|
Districts results
Ballynahinch
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Ballynahinch - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
|
DUP
|
Garth Craig
|
21.32%
|
1,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Michael Coogan*
|
20.41%
|
1,206
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
Walter Lyons
|
14.26%
|
843
|
898.88
|
899.57
|
908.02
|
971.91
|
1,145.91
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Anne Marie McAleenan*
|
12.52%
|
740
|
742.42
|
833.27
|
878.49
|
944.17
|
979.17
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Patrick Toman*
|
14.01%
|
828
|
830.42
|
883.09
|
913.38
|
943.13
|
967.67
|
|
|
Independent
|
Mark Murnin
|
6.24%
|
369
|
372.74
|
415.75
|
451.12
|
507.09
|
549.01
|
|
|
DUP
|
Yvonne Moore
|
4.65%
|
275
|
478.28
|
478.97
|
485.97
|
504.19
|
|
|
|
Alliance
|
Andy Corkhill
|
3.60%
|
213
|
215.2
|
225.55
|
269.16
|
|
|
|
|
Green (NI)
|
Mark McCormick
|
2.98%
|
176
|
176.88
|
195.74
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 10,680 Valid: 5,910 (55.34%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 986 Turnout: 6,026 (56.42%)
|
Downpatrick
2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2005-2011 Change: No change
Downpatrick - 7 seats[3]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Colin McGrath*
|
16.64%
|
1,144
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Dermot Curran*
|
14.53%
|
999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Peter Craig*
|
12.74%
|
876
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Éamonn McConvey*
|
12.10%
|
832
|
850.25
|
850.5
|
859.95
|
1,019.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Liam Johnston*
|
9.81%
|
674
|
688.75
|
690.75
|
697.05
|
817.6
|
955.6
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
John Doris*
|
8.82%
|
606
|
718.75
|
724
|
799.15
|
812.5
|
814.5
|
830.5
|
900.5
|
|
|
Green (NI)
|
Cadogan Enright
|
7.99%
|
549
|
577.25
|
589.25
|
601.55
|
627.15
|
632.15
|
647.15
|
821.1
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Gareth Sharvin
|
4.66%
|
320
|
407.25
|
418.5
|
440.4
|
484.65
|
492.65
|
506.65
|
552.05
|
|
|
UUP
|
Annette Holden
|
4.80%
|
330
|
331.25
|
463.25
|
465.35
|
465.35
|
465.35
|
465.35
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Martin Rice
|
5.47%
|
376
|
379.75
|
380.75
|
390.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUP
|
Andrew Steenson
|
2.44%
|
168
|
175
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 13,640 Valid: 6,874 (50.40%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 860 Turnout: 7,037 (51.59%)
|
Newcastle
2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from SDLP
Newcastle - 6 seats[4]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Willie Clarke*
|
17.49%
|
1,171
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Eamon O'Neill*
|
15.81%
|
1,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Carmel O'Boyle*
|
11.47%
|
768
|
787.08
|
831.63
|
917.34
|
1,181.34
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Stephen Burns
|
11.89%
|
796
|
892.84
|
898.42
|
931.95
|
958.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
Desmond Patterson
|
9.50%
|
636
|
636.54
|
637.8
|
655.98
|
663.7
|
676.7
|
1,124.7
|
|
|
|
Alliance
|
Patrick Clarke
|
8.44%
|
565
|
570.58
|
575.26
|
665.8
|
702.72
|
746.72
|
773.35
|
936.55
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Brian Morgan
|
6.95%
|
465
|
531.06
|
532.95
|
542.03
|
615.75
|
668.75
|
670.02
|
672.9
|
|
|
DUP
|
Stanley Priestley
|
7.80%
|
522
|
522.54
|
523.98
|
526.16
|
528.34
|
528.34
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Peter Fitzpatrick*
|
6.02%
|
403
|
412.72
|
442.69
|
470.59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green (NI)
|
John Hardy
|
4.63%
|
310
|
315.76
|
318.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 12,216 Valid: 6,694 (54.80%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 957 Turnout: 6,826 (55.88%)
|
Rowallane
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from UUP
Rowallane - 5 seats[5]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
|
|
DUP
|
William Dick*
|
17.21%
|
1,007
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Maria McCarthy
|
13.82%
|
809
|
1,092
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
Robert Burgess*
|
14.30%
|
837
|
840
|
969
|
982.26
|
|
|
DUP
|
William Walker*
|
15.72%
|
920
|
927
|
971
|
976.46
|
|
|
Independent
|
Terry Andrews
|
12.03%
|
704
|
763
|
884
|
976.04
|
|
|
UUP
|
Graham Furey
|
11.96%
|
700
|
705
|
761
|
764.9
|
|
|
Alliance
|
Patrick Brown
|
8.10%
|
474
|
491
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Catriona Mackel
|
4.89%
|
286
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Patricia McKay
|
1.97%
|
115
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 11,090 Valid: 5,852 (52.77%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 976 Turnout: 5,935 (53.52%)
|
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