2001 Lisburn Borough Council election


Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 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.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

Districts results

Downshire

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1997-2001 Change: UUP gain from Conservative

Dunmurry Cross

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

Killultagh

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn Town North

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Protestant Unionist

2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UDP and Protestant Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

Lisburn Town South

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent