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2005 Northern Ireland local elections

2005 Northern Ireland local elections

FieldValue
election_name2005 Northern Ireland local elections
flag_imageFlag placeholder.svg
typeparliamentary
vote_typeFirst Preference
ongoingno
previous_election2001 Northern Ireland local elections
previous_year2001
next_election2011 Northern Ireland local elections
next_year2011
seats_for_electionAll council seats
election_date5 May 2005
image1[[File:DrIanPaisley.jpg160x160px]]
leader1Ian Paisley
party1Democratic Unionist Party
seats1**182**
seat_change151
popular_vote1**208,278**
percentage1**29.6%**
swing18.2%
image2[[File:Gerry Adams - 26370225138.jpg160x160px]]
leader2Gerry Adams
party2Sinn Féin
seats2126
seat_change218
popular_vote2163,205
percentage223.2%
swing22.5%
image3[[File:Official portrait of Lord Trimble crop 2.jpg160x160px]]
leader3David Trimble
party3Ulster Unionist Party
seats3115
seat_change339
popular_vote3126,317
percentage318.0%
swing34.9%
image4[[File:MarkDurkan.jpg160x160px]]
leader4Mark Durkan
party4Social Democratic and Labour Party
seats4101
seat_change416
popular_vote4121,991
percentage417.4%
swing42.0%
image5[[File:DavidFordAlliance.jpg160x160px]]
leader5David Ford
party5Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
seats530
seat_change52
popular_vote535,149
percentage55.0%
swing50.1%
image6[[File:Noimage.png160x160px]]
leader6N/A
party6Independent (politician)
seats620
seat_change614
popular_vote627,677
percentage64.0%
swing62.6%
map_imageNorthern Ireland local elections, 2005 (Council Control).svg
map_captionColours denote the winning party with outright control over each council
map2_image2005 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png
map2_captionColours denote the party with a plurality of first preference votes in each District Electoral Area (in darker-coloured DEAs, the party has a majority of first preference votes)

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom and local elections in England.

Results

PartyCouncillorsVotesChangeTotal% shareTotal
+5118229.6208,278
+1812623.2163,205
-3911518.0126,317
-1610117.4121,991
+2305.035,149
-14204.027,677
+330.85,703
-220.74,591
United Unionist020.32,064
Newtownabbey Ratepayers010.31,897
000.21,321
000.21,164
000.11,052
000.1828
-100.1738
-200.1734

By council

CouncilCouncil Seats by PartyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland}};"Democratic Unionist Party}};"Green Party of Northern Ireland}};"Progressive Unionist Party}};"Social Democratic and Labour Party}};"Sinn Féin}};"Ulster Unionist Party}};"TotalAllianceDUPGreenPUPSDLPSFUUPOthersInd.
Antrimstyle:"background;"2style:"background;"6style:"background;"3style:"background;"3style:"background;"5**19**
Ardsstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"12style:"background;"1style:"background;"7**23**
Armaghstyle:"background;"6style:"background;"6style:"background;"5style:"background;"5**22**
Ballymenastyle:"background;"14style:"background;"3style:"background;"1style:"background;"51**24**
Ballymoneystyle:"background;"8style:"background;"2style:"background;"3style:"background;"21**16**
Banbridgestyle:"background;"1style:"background;"7style:"background;"3style:"background;"1style:"background;"5**17**
Belfaststyle:"background;"4style:"background;"15style:"background;"2style:"background;"8style:"background;"14style:"background;"71**51**
Carrickfergusstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"8style:"background;"42**17**
Castlereaghstyle:"background;"4style:"background;"13style:"background;"2style:"background;"4**23**
Colerainestyle:"background;"9style:"background;"3style:"background;"1style:"background;"81**22**
Cookstownstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"5style:"background;"5style:"background;"3**16**
Craigavonstyle:"background;"9style:"background;"4style:"background;"6style:"background;"61**26**
Derrystyle:"background;"5style:"background;"14style:"background;"10style:"background;"1**30**
Downstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"1style:"background;"10style:"background;"5style:"background;"4**23**
Dungannonstyle:"background;"5style:"background;"4style:"background;"9style:"background;"4**22**
Fermanaghstyle:"background;"4style:"background;"5style:"background;"9style:"background;"5**23**
Larnestyle:"background;"2style:"background;"5style:"background;"2style:"background;"42**15**
Limavadystyle:"background;"3style:"background;"3style:"background;"6style:"background;"21 UUC**15**
Lisburnstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"13style:"background;"3style:"background;"4style:"background;"7**30**
Magherafeltstyle:"background;"4style:"background;"2style:"background;"8style:"background;"2**16**
Moylestyle:"background;"2style:"background;"3style:"background;"4style:"background;"33**15**
Newry and Mournestyle:"background;"2style:"background;"1style:"background;"9style:"background;"13style:"background;"32**30**
Newtownabbeystyle:"background;"2style:"background;"12style:"background;"1style:"background;"1style:"background;"62
(1 UUC
1 NR)1**25**
North Downstyle:"background;"6style:"background;"8style:"background;"1style:"background;"82**25**
Omaghstyle:"background;"3style:"background;"3style:"background;"10style:"background;"32**21**
Strabanestyle:"background;"3style:"background;"2style:"background;"8style:"background;"2**16**
**Total****30****182****3****2****101****126****115****3****20****582**
*Change*+2+51+3-2-16+18-39-3-14-2 UKU
-1 NIWC
*Elected 2001*2813141171081546342 UKU
2 UU
1 NR
1 NIWC

Councils

Antrim

Main article: 2005 Antrim Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Antrim North WestPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Robert Loughran**1,008
**Henry Cushinan**875
**Stephen Nicholl**734
**Trevor Clarke**696
**Anthony Brady**621
Wilson Clyde598
Donovan McClelland418
Brian Johnston225
**Turnout**5,315
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim South EastPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Thomas Burns**1,435
**Samuel Dunlop**1,066
**Danny Kinahan**904
**Mervyn Rea**793
**Mel Lucas**603
**Alan Lawther**598
Roy Thompson513
**Annemarie Logue**452
William Harkness309
Kenneth Swann271
Bernard McCrory197
Patricia Murray49
**Turnout**7,294
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Alliance gain from UUP
Antrim TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**John Smyth**705
**Adrian Cochrane-Watson**669
**David Ford**616
**Pam Lewis**479
Gerard Magee475
**Brian Graham**465
**Oran Keenan**427
**Drew Ritchie**423
Paul Michael371
Brian Duffin345
Darran Smyth136
Kenneth Wilkinson110
James Sands38
Áine Gribbon28
**Turnout**5,410
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Alliance gain from SDLP

Ards

Main article: 2005 Ards Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Ards EastPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jonathan Bell**1,515
**Terence Williams**994
**Ronnie Ferguson**993
**Hamilton Gregory**943
Linda Cleland850
**Colville Elliott**814
**Jeffrey Magill**624
Tom Smith560
John McCullough182
Thomas Sheridan132
**Turnout**7,788
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Ards PeninsulaPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jim Shannon**1,944
**Kieran McCarthy**990
**Joe Boyle**913
**Angus Carson**703
**Robin Drysdale**663
Colin Kennedy408
Anthony Lacken292
Danny McCarthy270
**Turnout**6,313
No change
Ards WestPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Margaret Craig**1,227
**James McBriar**1,070
**Robert Gibson**984
**William Montgomery**959
**Mervyn Oswald**880
**James Fletcher**796
David Gilmore645
Philip Smith446
**Turnout**7,147
No change
NewtownardsPartyCandidate1st Pref
**George Ennis**1,296
**Alan McDowell**823
**Tom Hamilton**736
**David Smyth**651
**Michelle Mcilveen**623
Wilbert Magill604
Hamilton Lawther496
**Simon Hamilton**490
**Turnout**5,849
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent

Armagh

Main article: 2005 Armagh City and District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Armagh CityPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Freda Donnelly**1,004
**Pat Brannigan**932
**Sylvia McRoberts**931
**Cathy Rafferty**898
**Noel Sheridan**639
John Nixon591
John Crowley491
**Mealla Bratton**468
Michael Carson334
**Turnout**6,407
No change
CrossmorePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Noel Donnelly**922
**Thomas O'Hanlon**891
**Cathal Boylan**864
**Pat O'Rawe**850
Billy Morton810
Willie Monaghan643
**Gerald Mallon**605
James Lennon545
**Turnout**6,245
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
CusherPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Berry**3,263
**Eric Speers**1,296
**Sharon Haughey**794
**Robert Turner**698
Siobhan Vallely655
James Clayton450
**Gareth Wilson**332
Paul Bowbanks324
**Margaret Black**249
**Turnout**8,186
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
The OrchardPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William Irwin**1,809
**Jim Speers**1,219
**Paul Corrigan**1,194
**John Campbell**1,136
**Charles Rollston**718
Robert Steenson381
**Turnout**6,552
No change

Ballymena

Main article: 2005 Ballymena Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Ballymena NorthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**James Alexander**1,503
**Maurice Mills**930
**James Henry**906
**Patrick McAvoy**755
**Neil Armstrong**656
**John Carson**566
**Joe McKernan**431
Jayne Dunlop404
Peter Brown370
Padraig McShane341
**Turnout**6,963
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent
Ballymena SouthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Beth Adger**960
**Davy Tweed**792
**Martin Clarke**777
**Hubert Nicholl**745
**Declan O'Loan**718
**James Currie**674
Daniel O'Connell346
**Deirdre Nelson**346
Robin Swann246
Colette Gilmour209
William McCaughey94
**Turnout**6,046
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
BannsidePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Roy Gillespie**1,664
**William McNeilly**1,373
**Sam Gaston**978
**Tommy Nicholl**959
William Wilkinson919
**Monica Digney**733
Seamus Laverty626
**Turnout**7,344
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
BraidPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Frew**1,524
**Sam Hanna**1,094
**Robin Stirling**854
**Robin Cherry**748
**Margaret Gribben**645
Lexie Scott596
Laurence O'Neill589
Robert Wilson404
**Turnout**6,537
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Ballymoney

Main article: 2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Ballymoney TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Robert Storey**888
**Cecil Cousley**824
**Ian Stevenson**662
Justin McCamphill456
**Thomas McKeown**411
**James Simpson**260
**Turnout**3,578
No change
Bann ValleyPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Philip McGuigan**1,062
**John Finlay**795
**Roy Wilson**740
**Audrey Patterson**715
**Daithí McKay**689
Joe Gaston646
**Malachy McCamphill**392
Charley O'Kane158
**Turnout**5,297
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from UUP
BushvalePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Anita Cavlan**711
**Frank Campbell**573
**Evelyne Robinson**532
**Harry Connolly**506
**Bill Kennedy**473
Robert Holmes298
William Johnston274
William Logan269
**Turnout**3,696
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Independent politician}}Bill Kennedy leaves DUP

Banbridge

Main article: 2005 Banbridge District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Banbridge TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Joan Baird**1,501
**Patrick McAleenan**1,236
**Jim McElroy**1,089
**Junior McCrum**947
**Frank McQuaid**556
**Ian Burns**549
Derick Bell331
**Turnout**6,311
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
DromorePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Tyrone Howe**1,304
**Norah Beare**1,292
**Paul Rankin**870
**David Herron**838
**Cassie McDermott**712
William Martin580
Francis Branniff429
**Turnout**6,119
Democratic Unionist Party}}Norah Beare leaves UUP
KnockiveaghPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Seamus Doyle**1,051
**Stephen Herron**1,026
**John Ingram**878
**Dessie Ward**758
**Wilfred McFadden**740
**John Hanna**593
Malachy McCartan498
Ian Wilson449
John McCallister386
David Griffin300
**Turnout**6,796
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Belfast

Main article: 2005 Belfast City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BalmoralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Carmel Hanna**2,030
**Tom Ekin**1,508
**Jim Kirkpatrick**1,473
Stiofán Long1,202
**Bob Stoker**1,180
**Ruth Patterson**1,130
Esmond Birnie1,125
Mary Kennedy943
**Bernie Kelly**906
Thomas Wilson213
**Turnout**11,902
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
CastlePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Nigel Dodds**3,161
**Pat Convery**1,818
**David Browne**1,148
**Cathal Mullaghan**1,136
**Tierna Cunningham**1,029
David Kennedy1,001
Sarah Patterson618
**Ian Crozier**438
Marjorie Hawkins270
Shane Ó Heorpa183
John Lavery112
**Turnout**11,167
No change
CourtPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Diane Dodds**4,176
**Hugh Smyth**799
**Frank McCoubrey**794
**William Humphrey**679
Chris McGimpsey575
Francis Hamilton249
**Elaine McMillen**221
**Turnout**7,726
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
LaganbankPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Alex Maskey**1,600
**Patrick McCarthy**1,459
**Peter O'Reilly**1,376
**Christopher Stalford**1,362
**Michael McGimpsey**1,332
Alan Leonard859
Andrew Frew369
Paula Bradshaw364
James Barbour175
Patrick Lynn107
**Turnout**9,208
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Lower FallsPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Janice Austin**2,071
**Fra McCann**2,045
**Tom Hartley**1,962
**Máire Cush**1,764
Margaret Walsh1,265
**Marie Moore**1,245
John Lowry314
**Turnout**11,058
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
OldparkPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Nelson McCausland**2,642
**Daniel Lavery**2,093
**Margaret McCleneghan**1,829
**Alban Maginness**1,411
**Carál Ní Chuilín**1,242
**Fred Cobain**938
Andrew Harding476
Mary Mackessy467
Billy Hutchinson455
Peter Emerson249
Paul Treanor60
**Turnout**12,191
Ulster Unionist Party}}UUP gain from PUP
PottingerPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Sammy Wilson**2,385
**Reg Empey**1,968
**May Campbell**1,302
**David Ervine**1,156
Deborah Devenny944
**Máire Hendron**795
**Margaret McKenzie**717
Mary Muldoon670
Sonia Copeland277
Thomas Black163
Joseph Bell105
Henry Wallace72
**Turnout**10,935
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
Upper FallsPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Maskey**3,084
**Tim Attwood**2,815
**Gerard O'Neill**2,448
**Michael Browne**2,257
**Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín**1,428
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín571
Roisin Mulholland413
**Turnout**13,453
No change
VictoriaPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Wallace Browne**2,689
**Naomi Long**2,565
**Jim Rodgers**2,441
**Robin Newton**2,004
**Ian Adamson**1,877
**Mervyn Jones**811
**David Rodway**725
Alan Crowe459
John Ó Doherty340
John McQuillan303
Peter Gray243
**Turnout**14,806
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Carrickfergus

Main article: 2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Carrick CastlePartyCandidate1st Pref
**David Hilditch**1,052
**Sean Neeson**792
**William Hamilton**421
**Albert Ferguson**275
Philip Mannis203
**Patricia McKinney**186
Nicholas Wady80
**Turnout**3,092
No change
KilrootPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Billy Ashe**1,775
**Charles Brown**1,162
**Isobel Day**709
Robert Logan636
**Eric Ferguson**622
**Terence Clements**375
**Lynn McClurg**252
Carolyn Howarth186
**Turnout**5,838
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Alliance
Knockagh MonumentPartyCandidate1st Pref
**May Beattie**1,718
**Roy Beggs Jr**1,007
**Stewart Dickson**785
**James McClurg**443
Shireen Bell296
Robert Rice293
**Mark Cosgrove**253
**Louise Marsden**214
Jackie Glover165
**Turnout**5,285
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Alliance

Castlereagh

Main article: 2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Castlereagh CentralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Peter Robinson**1,431
**Michael Long**905
**Joanne Bunting**895
**Michael Copeland**541
**John Norris**421
Sean Mullan363
Tommy Sandford*356
**Andrew Ramsey**272
Alan Carson209
Alan Martin152
**Turnout**5,700
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from PUP
Castlereagh EastPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Iris Robinson**2,090
**Judith Cochrane**957
**Tommy Jeffers**857
**Gareth Robinson**778
**David Drysdale**618
Mervyn Bailie580
Francis Gallagher551
**Charlie Tosh**426
**Jim White**417
Hazel Legge263
Colin Neill181
**Turnout**7,897
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent
Castlereagh SouthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jimmy Spratt**1,317
**Jack Beattie**1,219
**Geraldine Rice**1,180
**Brian Hanvey**1,112
**Michael Henderson**977
Leo Van Es421
Dermot Kennedy395
Barbara McBurney288
**Turnout**7,008
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Castlereagh WestPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Ann-Marie Beattie**1,417
**Sara Duncan**1,177
**Cecil Hall**835
**Rosaleen Hughes**794
**Myreve Chambers**596
Gary Vaugh441
Bill White379
Cyril Kernaghan266
**Turnout**6,050
No change

Coleraine

Main article: 2005 Coleraine Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BannPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Adrian McQuillan**986
**Olive Church**918
**John Dallat**901
**Billy Leonard**895
**William King**893
**Albert Cole**817
Jonathan Fielding573
Jim Watt542
Eamon Mullan470
**Turnout**7,116
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Coleraine CentralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**David McClarty**1,478
**James McClure**1,064
**Timothy Deans**916
**Gerald McLaughlin**694
**Elizabeth Johnston**471
**David Barbour**449
Eamon O'Hara386
Russell Watton380
Kevin Darragh366
Adrian Parke366
**Turnout**6,478
No change
Coleraine EastPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Maurice Bradley**1,395
**William Creelman**629
**Elizabeth Black**417
**Robert McPherson**416
David Harding330
**Ellen Fielding**267
John Montgomery227
Yvonne Boyle185
Maria O'Neill121
**Turnout**4,862
No change
The SkerriesPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Christine Alexander**846
**Robert Stewart**773
**Norman Hillis**697
**Sandy Gilkinson**549
Barney Fitzpatrick455
Samuel Barr450
**Maura Hickey**418
Valerie Leonard352
Barbara Dempsey162
**Turnout**4,767
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Cookstown

Main article: 2005 Cookstown District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BallinderryPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Patrick McAleer***N/A*
**Michael McIvor***N/A*
**Mary Baker***N/A*
**Patsy McGlone***N/A*
**Samuel McCartney***N/A*
**Thomas Greer***N/A*
**Turnout***N/A*
No change
Cookstown CentralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Ian McCrea**1,246
**Trevor Wilson**1,110
**John McNamee**977
**Peter Cassidy**514
**Tony Quinn**493
Ciarán McElhone358
Harry Hutchinson84
**Turnout**4,854
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Drum ManorPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Sean Clarke**1,055
**Alice Lees**997
**Oliver Molloy**952
**Samuel Glasgow**841
**James McGarvey**723
Samuel Parke641
**Turnout**5,268
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent

Craigavon

Main article: 2005 Craigavon Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Craigavon CentralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Robert Smith**1,587
**Kenneth Twyble**1,308
**John O'Dowd**1,229
**William Smith**928
**Kieran Corr**788
Francis Murray693
**Philip Weir**622
Alan Castle598
**Ronald Harkness**525
Patricia Mallon450
Fred Crowe421
Robert Oliver254
**Turnout**9,633
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from SDLP
LurganPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Sam Gardiner**2,109
**Stephen Moutray**2,059
**Fergie Dawson**1,101
**George Savage**803
**Maurice Magill**734
Francis McAlinden633
David Calvert626
Sydney Cairns582
**Meta Crozier**434
Anne Harrison373
**Mark Russell**314
**Turnout**9,939
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
LoughsidePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Mairead O'Dowd**2,183
**Dolores Kelly**1,625
**Michael Tallon**948
Bernard Elliott680
**Leah Small**649
**Mary McAlinden**636
Joy Savage306
Ivan Russell302
Tom French155
**Turnout**7,712
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
PortadownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**David Simpson**2,325
**Sidney Anderson**809
**Brian McKeown**781
**George Hatch**736
**Thomas Fox**703
Ciaran Tennyson515
**David Jones**419
Elaine Sterritt334
Mervyn Carrick310
John Hagan216
Mark Neale213
**Alan Carson**211
David Thompson191
Jim Dickson104
**Turnout**8,048
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Derry

Main article: 2005 Derry City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
CitysidePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Peter Anderson**997
**Pat Ramsey**980
**Patricia Logue**801
Barney O'Hagan763
**Jim Clifford**722
**Kevin Campbell**696
Gary Donnelly493
Liam Boyle488
Liam Friel182
**Turnout**6,344
No change
NorthlandPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Mark H. Durkan**2,369
**Gerry MacLochlainn**1,124
**Helen Quigley**1,079
**Billy Page**1,001
**Maeve McLaughlin**849
**Seana Hume**788
John Kerr653
**Sean Carr**637
Joanne McDaid630
Sharon Duddy486
Colm Bryce353
Oisín Kehoe221
**Turnout**10,470
No change
RuralPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William Hay**1,413
**Thomas Conway**1,368
**Maurice Devenney**1,275
**Paul Fleming**1,137
**Liam Boyle**1,015
**James McKeever**675
Thomas McGlinchey623
Ernest Hamilton533
Earl Storey450
Thomas Harty381
Eamonn McCann371
Annie Courtney369
**Turnout**9,817
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
ShantallowPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Mary Bradley**2,180
**Colum Eastwood**1,311
**Elisha McLaughlin**1,264
Gearóid Ó hEára1,119
**Shaun Gallagher**1,119
**Tony Hassan**925
Oliver Green798
Helena Kearney627
Tommy Mullan340
**Turnout**9,910
No change
WatersidePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Gregory Campbell**1,521
**Gerard Diver**1,508
**Joe Miller**1,187
**Lynn Fleming**1,084
**Mary Hamilton**1,017
**Drew Thompson**986
Mildred Garfield883
**Martin Reilly**567
Jim Logue447
David McAuley194
**Turnout**9,602
No change

Down

Main article: 2005 Down District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BallynahinchPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jim Wells**1,305
**Michael Coogan**1,248
**Patrick Toman**877
**Peter Bowles**807
**Anne McAleenan**746
Francis Casement462
Walter Lyons438
Samuel Hanna375
**Turnout**6,364
No change
DownpatrickPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Eamonn McConvey**1,259
**Peter Craig**1,060
**Dermot Curran**939
**John Doris**865
**Liam Johnston**722
William Murphy650
**Colin McGrath**624
**Bill Corry**565
Caitríona Mackel483
Daniel McEvoy400
Desmond O'Hagan97
**Turnout**7,833
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Green gain from Independent
NewcastlePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Eamon O'Neill**1,379
**William Clarke**1,301
**Carmel O'Boyle**936
**Gerald Douglas**808
Stanley Priestley744
**Peter Fitzpatrick**573
Aíne McEvoy541
**Hugh McDowell**469
Charles McGrath252
Peter McCarron148
**Turnout**7,323
No change
RowallanePartyCandidate1st Pref
**William Dick**1,326
**Margaret Ritchie**1,105
**Robert Burgess**928
**William Walker**721
**Edward Rea**580
Albert Colmer537
Lorna Dunn333
Mary Robb313
Patricia McKay310
Philip Orr187
**Turnout**6,429
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Dungannon and South Tyrone

Main article: 2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BlackwaterPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Roger Burton**1,309
**Phelim Gildernew**1,095
**Samuel Brush**995
**Jim Hamilton**864
**Patrick Daly**765
Sammy Stewart470
Josefa Watters411
Denver Thompson260
**Turnout**6,266
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Clogher ValleyPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Anthony McGonnell**1,134
William McIlwrath837
**Frances Burton**836
**Sean McGuigan**806
**Robert Mulligan**773
**Colla McMahon**756
Ken Maginnis479
Bronwyn McGahan368
**Turnout**6,063
No change
Dungannon TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Maurice Morrow**1,029
**Vincent Currie**871
**Walter Cuddy**835
**John McLarnon**817
**Barry Monteith**713
**Gilbert Greenaway**497
Tony Slevin377
Victor McNickle283
**Turnout**5,502
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
TorrentPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Michael Gillespie**1,392
**O'Neill Michelle**1,270
**Francie Molloy**1,173
**Jim Cavanagh**956
Jim Canning923
**Desmond Donnelly**815
**Norman Badger**732
Robert McFarland369
**Turnout**7,720
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from Independent

Fermanagh

Main article: 2005 Fermanagh District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
EnniskillenPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Arlene Foster**2,054
**Pat Cox**964
**Frank Britton**916
**Gerry McHugh**838
Paddy Gilgunn684
Raymond Ferguson682
**Patricia Rodgers**668
**Robert Irvine**576
Basil Johnston527
Samuel Dunne406
**Joe Dodds**400
**Turnout**8,878
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}SDLP gain from Independent
Erne EastPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Robinson**1,277
**Ruth Lynch**1,197
**Thomas O'Reilly**1,179
**Fergus McQuillan**1,157
**Brian McCaffrey**1,132
Sean Lynch1,110
**Harold Andrews**1,022
Jean McVitty719
**Turnout**8,933
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Erne NorthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Thomas Elliott**1,686
**Breege McSorley**1,166
**Bert Johnston**1,036
**John O'Kane**749
Mandy Mahon720
Julie Dervan517
Gary Wilson210
**Bertie Kerr**204
**Turnout**6,399
No change
Erne WestPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Gerard Gallagher**1,559
**Poilin Ui Cathain**1,134
**Stephen Huggett**1,121
**Bernice Swift**1,086
Cyril Brownlee912
**Alex Baird**689
Derrick Nixon515
Kevin Nolan115
Laurence Speight79
**Turnout**7,345
No change

Larne

Main article: 2005 Larne Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Coast RoadPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Winston Fulton**770
**Daniel O'Connor**564
**Rachel Rea**507
**Brian Dunn**501
James McKeown441
**Gerardine Mulvenna**411
Joan Drummond259
William Cunning212
**Turnout**3,665
No change
Larne LoughPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Bobby McKee**1,589
**Roy Beggs**931
**John Mathews**862
**Andrew Wilson**585
Jonathan Moore418
**Gregg McKeen**182
**Turnout**4,567
No change
Larne TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jack McKee**939
**Gerard Wilson**511
**Roy Craig**435
**Martin Dunn**307
John Anderson246
**Lindsay Mason**244
Elena Aceves-Cully175
Billy Adamson131
Robert Shaw122
Sharon McKeen114
Maxi Burns101
Thomas Robinson57
David Todd47
Mary Ringland46
**Turnout**3,475
No change

Limavady

Main article: 2005 Limavady Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BellarenaPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Joseph Cubitt**1,189
**Edwin Stevenson**759
**Gerard Butcher**667
**Michael Carten**630
**John McElhinney**603
John McKinney501
Deborah Crewe359
Arnold Shannon320
**Turnout**5,105
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
BenbradaghPartyCandidate1st Pref
UUC**Boyd Douglas**922
**Cathal Hassan**666
**Michael Coyle**635
**Brenda Chivers**611
**Marion Donaghy**484
Martin McGuigan442
UUCSamuel Oliver406
Evelyn Donaghy256
**Turnout**4,519
No change
Limavady TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**George Robinson**876
**Alan Robinson**768
**Anne Brolly**657
**John Rankin**472
**Gerry Mullan**414
John Dolan281
Gareth Peoples259
**Turnout**3,785
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

Lisburn

Main article: 2005 Lisburn City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
DownshirePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Edwin Poots**1,929
**Basil McCrea**1,601
**Allan Ewart**1,502
**Elizabeth Campbell**1,087
**William Ward**636
Joseph Lockhart577
James Baird559
William Scott237
David Hall104
**Turnout**8,346
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Dunmurry CrossPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Butler**1,823
**Michael Ferguson**1,464
**Stephen Moore**1,393
**Patricia Lewsley**1,369
Máireád Uí Adhmaill1,464
**Angela Nelson**1,010
**Veronica Willis**940
**Brian Heading**834
Kenneth Bishop691
**Turnout**10,958
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
KillultaghPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Robert Beckett**1,751
**James Tinsley**1,279
**Cecil Calvert**1,049
**Jim Dillon**1,046
**Peter O'Hagan**977
Chris Donnelly652
Owen Gawith578
Samuel Johnston460
Neil Johnston333
David Green306
**Turnout**8,553
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town NorthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jonathan Craig**1,794
**Paul Givan**1,506
**Trevor Lunn**1,080
**William Leathem**1,064
**Ronnie Crawford**759
**William Gardiner-Watson**678
Kenneth Armstrong647
**David Archer**644
John Drake568
Ellen Hillen379
Michael Rogan284
Jacqui Currie222
Frazer McCammond160
**Turnout**9,984
Ulster Unionist Party}}Ronnie Crawford joins UUP
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town SouthPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jeffrey Donaldson**2,109
**Seamus Close**1,002
**Ivan Davis**587
**Paul Porter**550
**Jennifer Palmer**420
**Andrew Ewing**315
Thomas Archer229
Denis Troughton166
Martin Parker152
Yvonne Byrne146
**Turnout**5,820
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP and Independent

Magherafelt

Main article: 2005 Magherafelt District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Magherafelt TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William McCrea**2,286
**Peter Bateson**1,270
**Jim Campbell**937
**Sean McPeake**846
**George Shiels**691
Brendan Scott524
Seamus O'Brien409
**Paul McLean**250
**Turnout**7,213
No change
MoyolaPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Thomas Catherwood**1,557
**James O'Neill**1,202
**Oliver Hughes**1,139
**Ian Milne**831
Elizabeth Foster760
**John Crawford**617
John Junkin426
**Turnout**6,532
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
SperrinPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Patrick Groogan**1,396
**Kathleen McEldowney**1,135
**John Kerr**1,117
**Kathleen Lagan**999
**Elizabeth Forde**790
Hugh Kelly675
Robert Montgomery609
Hugh Mullan491
Francis Donnelly102
**Turnout**7,314
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent

Moyle

Main article: 2005 Moyle District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
BallycastlePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Cara McShane**545
**Madeline Black**371
**Helen Harding**323
**Seamus Blaney**302
**Cathal Newcombe**293
Michael Molloy265
Ian Chestnutt171
Christine McFaul125
**Turnout**2,439
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP
Giant's CausewayPartyCandidate1st Pref
**David McAllister**481
**George Hartin**470
**William Graham**326
**Price McConaghy**222
**Robert McIlroy**172
Thomas Palmer22
**Turnout**1,743
No change
The GlensPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Oliver McMullan**682
**Orla Black**437
**Randal McDonnell**403
**Catherine McCambridge**321
**Marie McKeegan**315
Maria O'Hara221
Walter Greer201
**Turnout**2,623
Sinn Féin}}Oliver McMullan joins Sinn Féin

Newry and Mourne

Main article: 2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
CrotlievePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Karen McKevitt**1,150
**Michael Ruane**1,071
**Michael Carr**1,041
**Josephine O'Hare**966
Peter Kearney921
**Ciaran Mussen**863
**Mick Murphy**852
Thomas McCann745
**Anthony Williamson**707
Brendan Murney529
Kenneth Donaldson510
Paul McKibben498
Geraldine McAteer477
Wilma McCulllough300
**Turnout**10,828
Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Green gain from SDLP
Newry TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Jackie Patterson**1,186
**Charlie Casey**1,128
**John McCardle**899
**Marian Mathers**831
**Brendan Curran**723
Ewan Morgan712
**Frank Feely**655
Catherine McMahon581
**Gary Stokes**558
David Taylor550
Terry Ruddy494
Gerry Markey190
Vincent Markey47
**Turnout**8,756
No change
Slieve GullionPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Colman Burns**1,399
**Terry Hearty**1,295
**Anthony Flynn**1,243
Mary Campbell1,223
**Geraldine Donnelly**1,151
**Packie McDonald**1,105
Peter McEvoy822
**Turnout**8,405
No change
The FewsPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Pat McGinn**1,246
**Jimmy McCreesh**1,190
**Danny Kennedy**1,169
**Aodh Lewis**1,135
**John Feehan**957
Susan Mackin718
**Glenn Oliver**681
Andy Moffett596
Noelle McGarvey534
**Turnout**8,394
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
The MournesPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William Burns**1,793
**Henry Reilly**1,238
**Michael Cole**950
**Martin Connolly**867
Marian Fitzpatrick693
Martin Cunningham559
**Isaac Hanna**549
Arthur Coulter362
Linda Burns75
**Turnout**7,225
No change

Newtownabbey

Main article: 2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Antrim LinePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Nigel Hamilton**1,901
**Noreen McClelland**1,106
**Janet Crilly**1,101
**Tom Campbell**859
**Paula Bradley**810
**Briege Meehan**780
Martin Meehan670
Ivan Hunter516
Tommy McTeague515
**Mandy Girvan**425
Jennifer Irvine298
Arthur Templeton64
**Turnout**9,235
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Alliance gain from SDLP
BallyclarePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Paul Girvan**3,402
**Jim Bingham**925
**Vera McWilliams**735
Ted Turkington603
Patrick Sweeney451
Alan Greer235
**Pamela Hunter**180
**Etta Mann**174
**Turnout**6,860
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP
MacedonPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William DeCourcy**1,670
**Billy Webb**821
**Victor Robinson**748
**Tommy Kirkham**582
**John Scott**551
Sean Oliver321
**Dineen Walker**292
Catherine Robinson291
Michael McBrien200
**Turnout**5,629
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Independent
UniversityPartyCandidate1st Pref
**William Ball**2,025
**Ken Robinson**1,431
**Lynn Frazer**1,074
**John Mann**865
John Blair778
**Barbara Gilliland**751
UUC**Fraser Agnew**736
**Robert Hill**631
Vi Scott468
**Turnout**8,845
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UUP

North Down

Main article: 2005 North Down Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
AbbeyPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Ruby Cooling**1,044
**Wesley Irvine**842
**Harry Dunlop**756
**Stephen Farry**713
**William Montgomery**622
Kelly Andrews378
**Roberta Dunlop**347
Mark Gordon334
Irene Cree308
Valerie Kinghan292
Dean Russell174
Christopher Carter141
**Turnout**6,154
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UKUP
Ballyholme and GroomsportPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Peter Weir**1,571
**Alan Chambers**1,557
**Alex Easton**1,460
**Marsden Fitzsimons**1,039
Patricia Wallace738
**Ian Henry**724
**Leslie Cree**701
Mark Brooks669
**Austen Lennon**620
Henry Gordon176
Joseph Teggart68
**Turnout**9,479
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from Women's Coalition
Bangor WestPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Brian Wilson**1,593
**Robert Graham**1,483
**Marion Smith**1,024
**Anne Wilson**757
**Alan Leslie**597
William Logan526
**Tony Hill**441
**James McKerrow**432
William Keery374
James Rea317
Alan Field312
Julian Robertson179
**Turnout**8,203
Green Party in Northern Ireland}}Brian Wilson joins Green
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from UKUP
HolywoodPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Gordon Dunne**1,282
**David Alderdice**1,240
**Ellie McKay**999
**Diana Peacocke**603
John Barry577
**Ian Parsley**343
**Turnout**5,127
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}Alliance gain from Independent

Omagh

Main article: 2005 Omagh District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
Mid TyronePartyCandidate1st Pref
**John Clarke**1,480
**Michael McAnespie**1,203
**Bert Wilson**1,084
**Seamus Shields**1,008
**Charles Chittick**1,000
**Sharon O'Brien**900
**Declan McAleer**855
Cathal McCrory741
Gerry O'Doherty692
**Turnout**9,150
Democratic Unionist Party}}DUP gain from SDLP
Omagh TownPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Clive McFarland**1,264
**Sean Begley**1,153
**Paddy McGowan**885
**Josephine Deehan**862
**Ross Hussey**831
**Johnny McLaughlin**641
**Martin McColgan**568
Joe Byrne551
**Turnout**6,923
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
West TyronePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Thomas Buchanan**1,810
**Barry McElduff**1,471
**Patrick McDonnell**1,060
**Ann Quinn**983
**Frankie Donnelly**790
**Allan Rainey**735
**Peter Kelly**718
Liam McQuaid534
William Bleakley518
**Turnout**8,792
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Strabane

Main article: 2005 Strabane District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes
DergPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Thomas Kerrigan**1,125
**Derek Hussey**1,106
**Charles McHugh**1,079
**Kieran McGuire**821
**Gerard Foley**729
Kathleen Craig588
Bernadette McNamee526
Roy Reid64
**Turnout**6,151
Sinn Féin}}Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
GlenellyPartyCandidate1st Pref
**Allan Bresland**1,539
**Claire McGill**1,186
**John Donnell**920
**James Emery**885
**Thomas McBride**825
Thomas O'Neill438
**Turnout**5,876
No change
MournePartyCandidate1st Pref
**Eugene McMenamin**1,236
**Brian McMahon**1,067
**Jarlath McNulty**1,047
**Ivan Barr**908
**James O'Kane**737
Alistair Patterson655
**Daniel Breslin**566
Paul Gallagher325
Ann Bell237
Arthur McGarrigle167
**Turnout**7,077
Independent politician}}Independent gain from SDLP

References

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