title: 2001 Fermanagh District Council election
text: # 2001 Fermanagh District Council election
  
  Elections to Fermanagh District 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.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Fermanagh District Council Election Result 2001 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 39.1 | 33.5 | 10,775 | 10.0 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 9,915 | 9.6 |
  | SDLP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 6,010 | 1.4 |
  | DUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 3,885 | 4.7 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1,420 | 4.3 |
  | UK Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 182 | New |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 2001 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Enniskillen | 25.2 | 2 | 33.4 | 2 | 17.8 | 1 | 12.6 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 7 |
  | Erne East | 42.3 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 14.9 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 |
  | Erne North | 17.7 | 1 | 38.5 | 2 | 21.6 | 1 | 22.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Erne West | 48.2 | 3 | 24.8 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 33.5 | 9 | 30.8 | 7 | 18.7 | 4 | 12.1 | 2 | 4.9 | 1 | 23 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Enniskillen
  
  1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist 2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Independent Socialist becomes Independent
  
  ### Erne East
  
  1997: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent Nationalist
  
  ### Erne North
  
  1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: No change
  
  ### Erne West
  
  1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
  
  