2011 Armagh City and District Council election

Elections to Armagh City and District 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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
2011 Armagh City and District Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 6 6 3
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party DUP Independent
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1

Election results
Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 6 1 0 Increase1 27.3 27.6 6,972 Increase4.9
  Sinn Féin 6 1 0 Increase1 27.3 24.8 6,259 Increase1.7
  SDLP 5 0 1 Decrease1 22.7 21.3 5,379 Increase0.1
  DUP 4 0 2 Decrease2 18.2 21.1 5,326 Decrease8.5
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 4.5 4.5 1,136 Increase1.1
  TUV 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 144 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2011
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP Others
Armagh City 16.8 1 45.1 3 25.1 1 13.0 1 0.0 0 6
Crossmore 14.4 1 34.5 2 38.5 2 12.7 0 0.0 0 5
Cusher 42.5 2 7.6 0 10.6 1 24.5 2 14.8 1 6
The Orchard 31.1 2 19.6 1 15.1 1 31.9 1 2.3 0 5
Total 27.6 6 24.8 6 21.3 5 21.1 4 5.2 1 22

District results

Armagh City

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Armagh City - 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty* 18.62% 1,001        
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts* 16.78% 902        
Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan* 16.09% 865        
DUP Freda Donnelly* 12.98% 698 698.72 806.56    
Sinn Féin Roy McCartney 10.40% 559 743.08 744.36 816.74  
SDLP Mealla Campbell* 13.02% 700 724.96 732.64 743.2 757.94
SDLP Pat Brannigan* 12.13% 652 670.72 686.08 694.55 705.88
Electorate: 9,993   Valid: 5,377 (53.81%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 769   Turnout: 5,504 (55.08%)  

    Crossmore

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

    Crossmore - 5 seats[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon* 27.55% 1,620      
    Sinn Féin Mary Doyle 19.72% 1,160      
    SDLP Gerald Mallon* 10.97% 645 1,141.02    
    Sinn Féin Darren McNally 14.76% 868 998.2    
    Ulster Unionist Mavis Eagle 14.35% 844 849.88 907.88 935.6
    DUP Noel Donnelly* 12.65% 744 746.94 796.94 821.72
    Electorate: 9,268   Valid: 5,881 (63.45%)   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 981   Turnout: 6,010 (64.85%)  

      Cusher

      2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
      2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
      2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP

      Cusher - 6 seats[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Gordon Kennedy 23.05% 1,785          
      Independent Paul Berry* 14.67% 1,136          
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner* 12.19% 944 1,138.61        
      SDLP Sharon Haughey* 10.63% 823 834.7 835.3 842.69 1,271.69  
      DUP Terry McWilliams 10.37% 803 903.62 906.44 1,038.61 1,040 1,052
      DUP Gareth Wilson* 7.68% 595 625.03 627.97 986.33 988.33 992.33
      Ulster Unionist John Moore 7.31% 566 847.97 867.89 903.64 903.64 925.64
      Sinn Féin Liam Lappin 7.63% 591 591.39 591.39 591.39    
      DUP Philip Murdock 6.47% 501 550.53 552.33      
      Electorate: 12,337   Valid: 7,744 (62.77%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,107   Turnout: 7,890 (63.95%)  

        The Orchard

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

        The Orchard - 5 seats[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP William Irwin* 24.46% 1,520        
        Sinn Féin Gerard White 19.55% 1,215        
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers* 19.42% 1,207        
        SDLP John Campbell* 15.11% 939 944.12 946.76 1,115.56  
        Ulster Unionist Joy Rollston 11.65% 724 828.64 904.44 905.24 1,054.19
        DUP Philip Weir 7.48% 465 814.12 863.32 864.72 886.47
        TUV Paul Coleman 2.32% 144 154.56      
        Electorate: 9,928   Valid: 6,214 (62.59%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,036   Turnout: 6,293 (63.39%)  

          References
          1. "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Armagh City Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
          3. "Crossmore Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
          4. "Cusher Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
          5. "The Orchard Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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