Elections to Down District 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 23 councillors.

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 1997: 5 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP 1997: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Women's Coalition 2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Women's Coalition 1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: No change