2001 Newtownabbey Borough Council election


Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

Districts results

Antrim Line

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers

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

1997-2001 Change: DUP, SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Alliance and Newtownabbey Ratepayers

Ballyclare

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

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Macedon

1997: 2 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent Unionist

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Newtownabbey Labour and Independent Unionist, Newtownabbey Labour and UDP become Independent

University

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from PUP and Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist joins United Unionist