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East Belfast

Details of each count in 2003 election

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Maps by Conal Kelly and Nicholas Whyte

See also results of all East Belfast elections 1993-2010 and full counts from 1998 and 2007. Spreadsheet for 2003 here.
 



Surplus Robinson 
Surplus Empey 
Exclude Weiss, McBlain, Bell, Black and Dick 
Exclude Van Es and O'Donnell 
Peter Robinson  DUP 
9254 
-4830 
4424 
0 
4424 
0 
4424 
0 
4424 
Sir Reg Empey  UUP 
6459 
0 
6459 
-2035 
4424 
0 
4424 
0 
4424 
Robin Newton DUP
1475 
2943.2 
4418.2 
26.04 
4444.24 
0 
4444.24 
0 
4444.24 
David Ervine  PUP 
2990 
221.52 
3211.52 
165.85 
3377.37 
132.11 
3509.48 
151.31 
3660.79 
Naomi Long  Alliance 
2774 
20.28 
2794.28 
83.08 
2877.36 
133.31 
3010.67 
1001.34 
4012.01 
Michael Copeland  UUP 
2291 
63.96 
2354.96 
777.79 
3132.75 
87.76 
3220.51 
77.41 
3297.92 
Jim Rodgers  UUP 
1502 
288.6 
1790.6 
891.25 
2681.85 
100.8 
2782.65 
56.72 
2839.37 
Harry Toan  DUP 
1403 
1230.32 
2633.32 
9.92 
2643.24 
73.42 
2716.66 
11.12 
2727.78 
Joseph O'Donnell  SF 
1180 
4.16 
1184.16 
1.55 
1185.71 
20 
1205.71 
-1205.71 
- 
Leo Van Es  SDLP 
967 
2.6 
969.6 
16.43 
986.03 
49.62 
1035.65 
-1035.65 
- 
Terry Dick  Cons 
232 
2.08 
234.08 
16.43 
250.51 
-250.51 
- 
- 
Thomas Black  Soc 
176 
5.2 
181.2 
2.48 
183.68 
-183.68 
- 
- 
Joseph Bell  WP 
125 
3.12 
128.12 
0.93 
129.05 
-129.05 
- 
-
John McBlain  Ind 
72 
6.76 
78.76 
2.48 
81.24 
-81.24 
- 
- 
George Weiss  VFYS 
65 
1.56 
66.56 
0.62 
67.18 
-67.18 
- 
- 



36.64 
36.64 
40.15 
76.79 
114.64 
191.43 
943.46 
1134.89 

Stage 2: Of Robinson's 9254 votes, 5660 transferred to Newton and 2366 to Toan, thus 8026 (86.7%) to the other DUP candidates; 555 to Rodgers and 123 to Copeland, thus 678 (7.3%) to the UUP candidates; 426 (4.6%) to Ervine (PUP); 39 (0.4%) to Long (Alliance); 13 (0.1%) to McBlain; 10 (0.1%) to Black (Socialist); 8 (0.1%) to O'Donnell (SF); 6 (0.1%) to Bell (WP); 5 (0.1%) to Van Es (SDLP); 4 (0.04%) to Dick (Con); and 3 (0.03%) to Weiss (VFYS) with 36 (0.4%) non-transferable.

Stage 3: Of Empey's 6459 votes, 2875 went to Rodgers and 2509 to Copeland, thus 5384 (83.4%) to the other UUP candidates; 535 (8.3%) to Ervine (PUP); 268 (4.1%) to Long (Alliance); 84 to Newton and 32 to Toan, thus 116 (1.8%) to the DUP; 53 (0.8%) to Van Es (SDLP); also 53 (0.8%) to Dick (Con); 8 (0.1%) to Black (Socialist); also 8 (0.1%) to McBlain; 5 (0.1%) to O'Donnell (SF); 3 (0.05%) to Bell (WP); and 2 (0.03%) to Weiss (VFYS) with 24 (0.4%) non-transferable.
 



Exclude Toan 
Peter Robinson  DUP 
4424 
0 
4424 
Sir Reg Empey  UUP 
4424 
0 
4424 
Robin Newton  DUP 
4444.24 
0 
4444.24 
David Ervine  PUP
3660.79 
602.6 
4263.39 
Naomi Long  Alliance
4012.01 
44.53 
4056.54 
Michael Copeland  UUP
3297.92 
352.57 
3650.49 
Jim Rodgers  UUP 
2839.37 
457.11 
3296.48 
Harry Toan  DUP 
2727.78 
-2727.78 
- 


1134.89 
1270.97 
2405.86 

See also: Jim Riley's analysis of votes and seats in the 1998 Assembly election | The constituencies | Single Transferable Vote | The political parties | Useful books and links

Full 2003 results for each seat: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | West Tyrone | Upper Bann

Other sites based at ARK: ORB (Online Research Bank) | CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

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Nicholas Whyte, 24 December 2003.

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