title: 2011 Banbridge District Council election
text: # 2011 Banbridge District Council election
  
  Elections to Banbridge District 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 17 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Banbridge District Council Election Result 2011 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ulster Unionist | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.2 | 33.8 | 6,167 | 1.4 |
  | DUP | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29.4 | 32.4 | 5,904 | 5.9 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 2,409 | 2.7 |
  | Sinn Féin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 2,071 | 5.1 |
  | Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.9 | 4.9 | 892 | 0.4 |
  | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 0.0 | 2.5 | 458 | New |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 335 | 0.8 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 2011 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Banbridge Town | 36.3 | 2 | 30.8 | 2 | 11.6 | 1 | 7.4 | 0 | 8.2 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 |
  | Dromore | 26.0 | 2 | 44.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 10.2 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
  | Knockiveagh | 38.6 | 3 | 23.0 | 1 | 19.1 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
  | Total | 33.8 | 7 | 32.4 | 5 | 13.2 | 2 | 11.4 | 2 | 4.9 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Banbridge Town
  
  2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2011: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2005-2011 Change: No change
  
  ### Dromore
  
  2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: UUP and Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP
  
  ### Knockiveagh
  
  2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2011: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: UUP gain from DUP
  
  