See main article: 2001 United Kingdom general election.
| Election Name: | 2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Previous Mps: | List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Election: | 2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Next Mps: | List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election |
| Seats For Election: | All 18 Northern Irish seats to the House of Commons |
| Elected Mps: | List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2001 |
| Turnout: | 68.6% |
| Leader1: | David Trimble |
| Leader Since1: | 28 August 1995 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Upper Bann |
| Party1: | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Seats Before1: | 10 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Uk Seats1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 216,839 |
| Percentage1: | 26.8% |
| Swing1: | 5.9% |
| Leader2: | Ian Paisley |
| Leader Since2: | 30 September 1971 |
| Leaders Seat2: | North Antrim |
| Party2: | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 181,999 |
| Percentage2: | 22.5% |
| Swing2: | 8.9% |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Uk Seats2: | 5 |
| Leader4: | Gerry Adams |
| Leader Since4: | 13 November 1983 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Belfast West |
| Party4: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Uk Seats4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 175,933 |
| Percentage4: | 21.7% |
| Swing4: | 5.6% |
| Leader5: | John Hume |
| Leader Since5: | 1979 |
| Leaders Seat5: | Foyle |
| Party5: | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Uk Seats5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 169,865 |
| Percentage5: | 21.0% |
| Swing5: | 3.1% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
These are the results of the 2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland. The election was held on 7 June 2001 and all 18 seats in Northern Ireland were contested. 1,191,009 people were eligible to vote, up 13,040 from the 1997 general election. 68.63% of eligible voters turned out, up 1.2 percentage points from the last general election.[1]
The election resulted in a reduction in the share of vote and the number of seats won by the Ulster Unionist Party, though the UUP did remain the largest political party in Northern Ireland, and even managed to regain the seats of South Antrim after it was lost in a by-election in 2000 to the Democratic Unionist Party and North Down from the UK Unionist Party. The Social Democratic and Labour Party also suffered from a reduction in their share of the vote – ending in fourth place from second place at the last general election – though the SDLP did not lose any seats. Both the DUP and Sinn Féin increased their share of the vote as well as their number of seats.
See also: List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2001–2005). Below is a table summarising the results of the UK general election in Northern Ireland.[2]
| Party | MPs | +/- | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | 6 | align="right" | -4 | 216,839 | 26.8 | |
| DUP | 5 | +3 | 181,999 | 22.5 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 4 | +2 | 175,933 | 21.7 | ||
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 169,865 | 21.0 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 28,999 | 3.6 | ||
| UKUP | 0 | align="right" | -1 | 13,509 | 1.7 | |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 4,781 | 0.6 | ||
| NI Women's Coalition | 0 | 0 | 2,968 | 0.4 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2,422 | 0.3 | ||
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 2,352 | 0.3 | ||
| NI Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1,794 | 0.2 | ||
| Vote For Yourself | 0 | 0 | 418 | 0.1 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 8,495 | 0.8 | ||