2011 Lisburn City Council election

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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
2011 Lisburn City Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
All 30 seats to Lisburn City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 14 5 5
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance SDLP
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Steady Steady

Election results
Lisburn City Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 14 1 0 Increase1 46.7 41.0 16,767 Increase0.3
  Sinn Féin 5 0 0 Increase1 16.7 20.3 8,328 Increase3.7
  Ulster Unionist 5 0 2 Decrease2 16.7 16.6 6,803 Decrease6.1
  Alliance 3 0 0 Steady 10.0 10.4 4,243 Increase1.2
  SDLP 3 1 1 Steady 10.0 8.8 3,600 Increase0.3
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 372 Increase0.2
  TUV 0 0 0 New 0.0 0.7 289 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 288 Increase0.7
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 242 Decrease0.1

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
Downshire 53.2 3 1.4 0 24.0 1 14.3 1 3.4 0 3.7 0 5
Dunmurry Cross 10.8 1 65.7 5 3.3 1 4.4 0 15.8 1 0.0 0 7
Killultagh 47.7 3 9.0 0 16.8 1 10.4 0 10.5 1 5.6 0 5
Lisburn Town North 47.8 3 4.5 0 25.0 2 14.0 1 5.8 1 2.9 0 7
Lisburn Town South 60.9 4 3.6 0 17.0 1 9.7 1 5.2 0 3.6 0 6
Total 41.0 14 20.3 5 16.6 5 10.4 3 8.8 3 2.9 0 30

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
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DUP Allan Ewart* 20.09% 1,591            
DUP Paul Stewart 19.64% 1,555            
DUP Uel Mackin 12.51% 1,070 1,297.46 1,486.91        
Alliance Jennifer Coulter* 14.13% 1,136 1,142.12 1,147.82 1,156.82 1,173.82 1,194.59 1,393.59
Ulster Unionist James Baird 13.28% 1,052 1,065.94 1,081.99 1,143.64 1,143.64 1,248.96 1,266.03
Ulster Unionist Alasdair O'Hara 5.62% 445 449.59 453.64 465.49 466.49 520.82 532.12
Ulster Unionist Richard Price 5.11% 405 411.12 418.77 440.52 441.52 490.23 499.98
SDLP Christine Wilson 3.40% 269 269.68 271.78 273.58 348.75 352.2  
TUV Kaye Kilpatrick 3.65% 289 294.78 297.18 307.68 308.68    
Sinn Féin Fionnu McCaughley 1.35% 107 107.34 107.49 107.49      
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 Bell 17.19% 1,796            
    Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara 13.07% 1,365            
    Sinn Féin Arder Carson 12.81% 1,338            
    Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis 11.02% 1,151 1,553.57          
    Sinn Féin Angela Nelson* 11.58% 1,210 1,249.96 1,479.24        
    DUP Margaret Tolerton 10.84% 1,132 1,132.81 1,133.45 1,134.41 1,357.41    
    SDLP Brian Heading* 9.77% 1,020 1,041.6 1,043.68 1,052.32 1,059.32 1,079.9 1,272.03
    SDLP Matthew McDermott 6.02% 629 637.64 639.08 646.44 653.71 684.79 843.54
    Alliance Aaron McIntyre 4.38% 458 459.89 460.53 462.45 533.61 539.91  
    Ulster Unionist Mark Hill 3.31% 346 346.81 346.81 346.97      
    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% 898 902.37 902.93 923.23 1,526.23  
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon* 8.91% 762 788.03 794.91 917.97 919.97 1,425.97
      DUP John Palmer 8.94% 764 1,007.01 1,108.05 1,211.76 1,216.49 1,342.28
      Alliance Owen Gawith 10.42% 891 897.46 899.86 978.92 1,036.27 1,102.27
      Ulster Unionist Roy Hanna 7.91% 676 693.1 698.3 790.95 795.22  
      Sinn Féin Mary-Kate Quinn 9.03% 772 773.14 773.7 778.08    
      Independent Cecil Calvert* 2.68% 229 249.33 253.17      
      NI Conservatives Steve McIlwrath 2.83% 242 250.17 251.53      
      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 Doran 14.03% 1,285              
        DUP William Leathem* 9.71% 889 1,164            
        Ulster Unionist Ronnie Crawford* 10.52% 963 986.25 1,012.17 1,033.77 1,119.77 1,148.77    
        Ulster Unionist Brian Bloomfield 6.79% 622 630.75 642.27 661.47 681.68 705.96 708.96 1,150.96
        SDLP John Drake 5.78% 529 531 533.4 566.4 567.88 667.21 1,016.97 1,035.53
        DUP Ben Mallon 5.25% 481 518.25 784.89 794.13 799.98 814.5 825.98 914.14
        Ulster Unionist David Archer 5.91% 541 555.75 571.59 583.11 629.15 656.63 660.87  
        Sinn Féin Terry Quinn 4.50% 412 412.25 413.21 416.21 416.21 443.65    
        Green (NI) Connor Quinn 2.87% 263 265.25 267.41 302.69 306.93      
        Ulster Unionist Neil McNickle 1.79% 164 169.5 172.38 177.54        
        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% 647 1,018.42              
          DUP Roy Young 5.62% 273 457.73 702.6            
          Alliance Stephen Martin 9.73% 473 483.78 488.48 496.48 496.74 551.72 587.19 663.15 756.15
          Ulster Unionist Alan Carlisle 10.70% 520 553.81 588.12 612.57 615.41 628.41 633.88 639.88 646.88
          Ulster Unionist Tim Mitchell 6.32% 307 322.19 346.16 361 362.76 375.74 378.74 380.29 392.29
          Sinn Féin Patricia Magennis 3.64% 177 177.49 177.49 177.49 177.49 179.98 204.98 266.96  
          SDLP Aisling Twomey 2.65% 129 133.9 135.78 137.78 137.88 141.86 189.86    
          SDLP Marzena Czarnecka 2.59% 126 126.49 128.37 129.37 129.37 135.37      
          Green (NI) Luke Robinson 2.24% 109 113.9 117.66 121.13 121.25        
          Independent Colin Preen 1.21% 59 65.37 67.72            
          Electorate: 11,107   Valid: 4,861 (43.77%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 695   Turnout: 4,967 (44.72%)  

            References
            1. "Lisburn City Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. "Downshire Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            3. "Dunmurry Cross Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            4. "Killultagh Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            5. "Lisburn Town North Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            6. "Lisburn Town South Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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