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2005 Ballymena Borough Council election
Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 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.
Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 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.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 58.3 | 55.2 | 14,611 | 10.3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 5,707 | 5.9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 2,744 | 6.1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 2,009 | 6.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 906 | 3.9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 404 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.4 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
2001: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Roy Gillespie* | 22.95% | 1,664 | ||||
| UUP | William McNeilly* | 18.93% | 1,373 | ||||
| DUP | Samuel Gaston* | 13.49% | 978 | 1,147.02 | 1,187.2 | 1,195.71 | |
| Sinn Féin | Monica Digney | 11.65% | 733 | 733.54 | 733.68 | 1,152.07 | |
| DUP | Tommy Nicholl* | 13.22% | 959 | 1,065.38 | 1,121.24 | 1,150.11 | |
| DUP | William Wilkinson | 12.67% | 919 | 1,079.38 | 1,105.98 | 1,108.8 | |
| SDLP | Seamus Laverty* | 8.63% | 626 | 628.7 | 660.2 | ||
| Electorate: 10,772 Valid: 7,252 (67.32%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,209 Turnout: 7,344 (68.18%) |
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Paul Frew | 23.61% | 1,524 | |||||
| DUP | Samuel Hanna* | 16.95% | 1,094 | |||||
| DUP | Robin Stirling* | 13.23% | 854 | 1,238.54 | ||||
| SDLP | Margaret Gribben* | 9.99% | 645 | 647.03 | 647.87 | 686.87 | 1,176.87 | |
| UUP | Robin Cherry | 11.59% | 748 | 761.63 | 808.39 | 1,045.73 | 1,047.01 | |
| UUP | Lexie Scott | 9.23% | 596 | 619.49 | 686.13 | 847.27 | 849.27 | |
| Sinn Féin | Laurence O'Neill | 9.13% | 589 | 589.29 | 589.29 | 589.57 | ||
| UUP | Robert Wilson | 6.26% | 404 | 418.5 | 466.38 | |||
| Electorate: 9,694 Valid: 6,454 (66.58%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,076 Turnout: 6,537 (67.43%) |
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