2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
2011 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election
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All 22 seats to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP UUP
Seats won 8 6 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough 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 22 councillors.

Election results

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 8 0 1 Decrease1 36.4 34.5 8,300 Decrease5.1
  DUP 6 1 0 Increase1 27.3 21.8 5,259 Decrease2.5
  UUP 4 0 0 Steady0 18.2 18.8 4,523 Increase1.2
  SDLP 3 0 1 Decrease1 13.6 13.9 3,356 Decrease0.9
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 0.0 8.5 2,039 Increase4.8
  TUV 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 408 New
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.9 206 Increase0.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, 2011
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Blackwater 27.0 1 32.9 2 25.6 1 10.4 1 4.1 0 5
Clogher Valley 31.2 1 28.8 2 21.7 1 18.3 1 0.0 0 5
Dungannon Town 22.1 2 23.8 2 16.9 1 10.4 0 26.8 1 6
Torrent 53.0 4 4.9 0 11.7 1 16.1 1 14.3 0 6
Total 34.5 8 21.8 6 18.8 4 13.9 3 11.0 1 22

District results

Blackwater

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

Blackwater - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew* 20.29% 1,246        
DUP Roger Burton* 16.54% 1,016 1,016.54 1,089.54    
DUP Samuel Brush* 16.37% 1,005 1,005.54 1,051.54    
SDLP Patrick Daly* 10.42% 640 671.86 675.86 675.86 1,010.7
UUP Jim Hamilton* 12.88% 791 791.72 858.72 882.72 885.7
UUP Jim Brady 12.72% 781 783.16 822.16 855.16 857.24
Sinn Féin Brian Murtagh 6.74% 414 592.56 592.56 592.56  
TUV John Hobson 4.04% 248 248      
Electorate: 8,983   Valid: 6,141 (68.36%)   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,024   Turnout: 6,258 (69.66%)  

Clogher Valley

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

Clogher Valley - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Anthony McGonnell* 18.31% 1,046        
UUP Robert Mulligan* 14.91% 852 1,167      
DUP Frances Burton* 16.57% 947 990      
Sinn Féin Sean McGuigan* 15.91% 909 911 911.93 979.47  
DUP Wills Robinson 12.18% 696 716 927.11 929.97 965.85
Sinn Féin Colla McMahon* 15.30% 874 874 874.93 890.77 891.69
UUP Winston Duff 6.83% 390        
Electorate: 8,355   Valid: 5,714 (68.39%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 953   Turnout: 5,821 (69.67%)  

Dungannon Town

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

Dungannon Town - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Barry Monteith* 19.86% 1,046                
DUP Maurice Morrow* 16.40% 864                
Sinn Féin John McLarnon* 13.16% 693 885.28              
UUP Walter Cuddy* 13.69% 721 722.9 725.14 740.09 796.09        
DUP Kim Ashton 7.35% 387 387 387.32 471.04 524.73 533.1 554.27 717.78 721.78
Sinn Féin Bronwyn McGahan 8.96% 472 519.5 626.7 627.09 628.09 628.09 632.51 633.51 674.5
SDLP Vincent Currie* 5.90% 311 329.62 343.06 343.06 345.06 346.92 394.62 423.18 647.44
SDLP Malachy Quinn 4.50% 237 254.48 260.24 260.63 260.63 260.63 309.29 321.42  
UUP Sammy Stewart 3.23% 170 170 170.32 176.82 210.34 236.38 305.3    
Alliance Hannah Su 3.91% 206 214.74 216.98 219.06 227.51 234.02      
TUV Denis Boyd 3.04% 160 160 160.32 162.92          
Electorate: 8,814   Valid: 5,267 (59.76%)   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 753   Turnout: 5,369 (60.91%)  

Torrent

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change

Torrent - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie* 16.53% 1,152            
SDLP Jim Cavanagh* 16.10% 1,122            
Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill* 15.07% 1,050            
UUP Kenneth Reid 11.74% 818 818.42 820.76 1,131.76      
Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly* 11.69% 815 838.38 871.14 872.4 874.4 908.95 1,032.95
Sinn Féin Pádraig Quinn 9.69% 675 800.44 812.92 813.92 813.92 825.97 971.93
Independent Patricia Campbell 7.32% 510 514.34 535.4 540.53 577.53 578.93 722.97
Independent James Walshe 6.93% 483 484.68 532.13 539.26 575.26 578.11  
DUP Johnny Chartres 4.94% 344 344 345.04        
Electorate: 11,130   Valid: 6,969 (62.61%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 996   Turnout: 7,073 (63.55%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Dungannon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Blackwater Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Clogher Valley Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Dungannon Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Torrent Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 6 August 2021.