2001 Belfast City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin UUP DUP
Seats won 14 11 10
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Alliance PUP
Seats won 9 3 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Steady 0
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
2001 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election

Sammy Wilson
DUP

Lord Mayor

Jim Rodgers
UUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, although Jim Rodgers from the UUP became Lord Mayor.