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West Belfast general election June 7th 2001
Gerry Adams	Sinn Féin	27096
Alex Attwood	Social Democratic and Labour Party	7754
David Kerr	Ulster Third Way	116
John Lowry	Workers' Party	736
Chris McGimpsey	Ulster Unionist Party	2541
Eric Smyth	Democratic Unionist Party	2641
Rainbow George Weiss	Vote for Yourself Party	98

Court electoral area - local government election, June 7th 2001

Total valid poll 9752. Spoiled votes 333. Quota 1626. Five seats.

Eric Smyth and Frank McCoubrey both passed the quota on the first count and were deemed elected. Eric Smyth's surplus was redistributed for the second count. David Kerr and Mick Conlon were eliminated and their second preferences were redistributed for the third count. Chris McGimpsey passed the quota and was deemed elected. McCoubrey's surplus was redistributed, but as no candidate reached the quota, Cobain was eliminated from the count. This was quite a shock, as Fred Cobain was a sitting councillor and a prominent UUP Assemblyman. Cobain's second preferences were redistributed for the fifth count. McMillen and Smyth were deemed elected. William Smith was not elected, despite a good fight.

Fred COBAIN	Ulster Unionist Party	722	+42.51	+23.39
Mick CONLON	Sinn Féin	269	+0.39	excluded
David KERR	Ulster Third Way	28	+3.9	excluded
Frank McCOUBREY	Independent (ex-Ulster Democratic Party)	1732	elected	-------
Chris McGIMPSEY	Ulster Unionist Party	1527	+85.9	+49.17 elected
Elaine McMILLEN	Democratic Unionist Party	720	+681.33	+10.56
William SMITH	Progressive Unionist Party	813	+48.75	+14
Eric SMYTH	Democratic Unionist Party	2605	elected	-------
Hugh SMYTH	Progressive Unionist Party	1336	+114.66	+27.39

Cobain	Ulster Unionist Party	+24.88	excluded	-------
McMILLEN	Democratic Unionist Party	+26.96	⁺²⁰¹	elected
W. SMITH	Progressive Unionist Party	+17.92	+98	not elected
H. SMYTH	Progressive Unionist Party	+32	⁺²⁶⁴	elected

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