2001 Ards Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
2001 Ards Borough Council election
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All 23 seats to Ards Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ian Paisley David Trimble Seán Neeson
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 9 8 4
Seat change Increase4 Decrease2 Decrease1
Percentage 37.0% 31.7% 16.7%
Swing Increase14.4% Decrease7.9% Decrease4.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader John Hume N/A
Party SDLP Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady0 Increase1 Decrease2
Percentage 3.9% 9.8%
Swing Decrease0.7% Increase8.2%
2001 Ards Borough Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes.

Elections to Ards 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 23 councillors.