2011 Moyle District Council election
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All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 4 3 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP DUP TUV
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Increase 1

Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 4 2 1 Increase1 26.7 31.0 1,998 Increase16.7
  Sinn Féin 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 21.4 1,381 Decrease9.0
  Ulster Unionist 3 0 0 Steady 20.0 14.1 909 Increase1.7
  SDLP 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 16.1 1,036 Decrease4.9
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady 13.3 14.8 955 Decrease7.1
  TUV 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 2.5 164 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 2011
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP TUV Others
Ballycastle 21.0 0 11.6 1 17.0 1 5.5 0 0.0 0 44.9 2 5
Giant's Causeway 0.0 0 39.6 2 0.0 0 39.7 2 10.2 1 10.5 0 5
The Glens 35.7 2 0.0 0 25.6 1 7.4 0 0.0 0 31.3 2 5
Total 21.4 3 14.1 3 16.1 2 14.8 2 2.5 1 31.1 4 15

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Padraig McShane 23.01% 535        
Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 17.42% 405        
SDLP Donal Cunningham 16.99% 395        
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird 11.61% 270 272.04 290.38 290.62 388.62
Independent Seamus Blaney* 8.90% 207 271.26 293.32 296.72 347.84
Independent Kevin McAuley 9.89% 230 259.24 279.26 281.38 317.56
DUP Christina McFaul 5.55% 129 130.02 140.02 140.1  
Sinn Féin Paul Hamilton 3.57% 83 124.14 125.48 134  
Independent Helen Harding* 3.05% 71 79.84      
Electorate: 4,282   Valid: 2,325 (54.30%)   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 388   Turnout: 2,363 (55.18%)  

Giant's Causeway

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x TUV
2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from Independent

Giant's Causeway - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist Sandra Hunter 16.91% 273        
Ulster Unionist William Graham* 14.44% 233 315      
DUP Robert McIlroy* 15.06% 243 258 272    
DUP David McAllister* 15.30% 247 251 255 371  
TUV Sharon McKillop 10.16% 164 174 185 214 236
Independent Derwyn Brewster 10.53% 170 176 180 182 193
DUP George Hartin* 9.36% 151 157 165    
Ulster Unionist Jacqui McVicker 8.24% 133        
Electorate: 3,060   Valid: 1,614 (52.75%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 270   Turnout: 1,655 (54.08%)  

The Glens

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

The Glens - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Colum Thompson 18.61% 466        
Sinn Féin Margaret Anne McKillop 13.18% 330 331 349.7 510.7  
Sinn Féin Noreen McAllister 11.86% 297 304 308.4 338.2 413.8
SDLP Catherine McCambridge* 12.78% 320 353 354.9 390.1 400.9
Independent Randal McDonnell* 12.74% 319 338 346.3 369.6 371.4
SDLP Justin McCamphill 12.82% 321 324 331.7 341.4 345
Sinn Féin Kieran Mulholland 10.62% 266 267 269.8    
DUP Walter Greer 7.39% 185        
Electorate: 4,332   Valid: 2,504 (57.80%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 418   Turnout: 2,546 (58.77%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Ballycastle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Giant's Causeway Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Glens Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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