2011 Limavady Borough Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won 6 3 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist TUV United Unionist
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Limavady Borough 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 38.0 4,626 Increase6.7
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 26.2 3,191 Increase2.3
  SDLP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 14.5 1,770 Decrease8.7
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 9.6 1,169 Decrease1.9
  TUV 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 5.5 669 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 4.2 508 Increase4.2
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.0 240 Increase2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 2011
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP TUV Others
Bellarena 34.1 2 29.2 1 18.1 1 12.1 1 0.0 0 6.5 0 5
Benbradagh 56.4 3 12.8 0 13.0 1 0.0 0 15.4 1 2.4 1 5
Limavady Town 18.1 1 40.7 2 11.2 1 19.3 1 0.0 0 10.7 0 5
Total 38.0 6 26.2 3 14.5 3 9.6 2 5.5 1 6.2 0 15

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP George Robinson* 22.04% 1,016        
Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl 19.87% 944        
SDLP Orla Beattie 11.85% 563 565.2 584.56 816.56  
Sinn Féin Cathal McLaughlin 14.19% 674 674.44 786.44 814.44  
Ulster Unionist Edwin Stevenson* 12.12% 576 615.6 615.6 620.14 793.14
DUP Jonathan Holmes 7.81% 371 529.4 529.72 531.94 612.94
Independent Leslie Cubitt* 6.55% 311 326.84 326.84 333  
SDLP Oonagh McNickle 6.23% 296 296.44 308.92    
Electorate: 8,808   Valid: 4,751 (53.94%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 792   Turnout: 4,850 (55.06%)  

    Benbradagh

    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
    2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
    2005-2011 Change: United Unionist joins TUV

    Benbradagh - 5 seats[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Sean McGlinchey 19.80% 862        
    Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 17.83% 776        
    Sinn Féin Tony McCaul 9.65% 420 425 491.72 514.16 819.16
    SDLP Michael Coyle* 13.03% 567 624 633.92 641.42 696.36
    TUV Boyd Douglas* 15.37% 669 679 679.16 679.4 683.94
    DUP Edgar Scott 12.77% 556 568 568.48 568.66 568.66
    Sinn Féin Rory Donaghy 9.10% 396 401 453.16 467.68  
    Alliance Siobhan Carr 2.46% 107        
    Electorate: 7,418   Valid: 4,353 (58.68%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 726   Turnout: 4,442 (59.88%)  

      Limavady Town

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

      Limavady Town - 5 seats[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Alan Robinson* 29.42% 903          
      Sinn Féin Anne Brolly* 18.05% 554          
      DUP James McCorkell 6.16% 189 349.16 353.48 353.66 367.42 617.98
      Ulster Unionist John Rankin* 11.27% 346 414.2 429.64 429.73 486.7 503.86
      SDLP Gerry Mullan* 11.21% 344 347.08 386.52 420.99 498.38 503.82
      Ulster Unionist Aaron Callan 8.05% 247 269.44 286.44 286.62 322.59 331.35
      DUP Jim Quigg 5.08% 156 276.56 281.56 281.92 295.36  
      Independent Brian Brown 6.42% 197 203.6 240.04 245.35    
      Alliance Damien Corr 4.33% 133 136.08        
      Electorate: 6,058   Valid: 3,069 (50.66%)   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 512   Turnout: 3,116 (51.44%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. ↑ "Bellarena Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Benbradagh Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
        4. ↑ "Limavady Town Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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