Elections to Ballymena Borough 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 24 councillors.

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance, Independent leaves UUP and Independent Unionist becomes Independent 1997 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2001 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP 1997: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP 2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from UUP 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP