Field Value election_name 2005 Northern Ireland local elections flag_image Flag placeholder.svg type parliamentary vote_type First Preference ongoing no previous_election 2001 Northern Ireland local elections previous_year 2001 next_election 2011 Northern Ireland local elections next_year 2011 seats_for_election All council seats election_date 5 May 2005 image1 [[File:DrIanPaisley.jpg 160x160px]] leader1 Ian Paisley party1 Democratic Unionist Party seats1 182 seat_change1 51 popular_vote1 208,278 percentage1 29.6% swing1 8.2% image2 [[File:Gerry Adams - 26370225138.jpg 160x160px]] leader2 Gerry Adams party2 Sinn Féin seats2 126 seat_change2 18 popular_vote2 163,205 percentage2 23.2% swing2 2.5% image3 [[File:Official portrait of Lord Trimble crop 2.jpg 160x160px]] leader3 David Trimble party3 Ulster Unionist Party seats3 115 seat_change3 39 popular_vote3 126,317 percentage3 18.0% swing3 4.9% image4 [[File:MarkDurkan.jpg 160x160px]] leader4 Mark Durkan party4 Social Democratic and Labour Party seats4 101 seat_change4 16 popular_vote4 121,991 percentage4 17.4% swing4 2.0% image5 [[File:DavidFordAlliance.jpg 160x160px]] leader5 David Ford party5 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland seats5 30 seat_change5 2 popular_vote5 35,149 percentage5 5.0% swing5 0.1% image6 [[File:Noimage.png 160x160px]] leader6 N/A party6 Independent (politician) seats6 20 seat_change6 14 popular_vote6 27,677 percentage6 4.0% swing6 2.6% map_image Northern Ireland local elections, 2005 (Council Control).svg map_caption Colours denote the winning party with outright control over each council map2_image 2005 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png map2_caption Colours 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
Party Councillors Votes Change Total % share Total +51 182 29.6 208,278 +18 126 23.2 163,205 -39 115 18.0 126,317 -16 101 17.4 121,991 +2 30 5.0 35,149 -14 20 4.0 27,677 +3 3 0.8 5,703 -2 2 0.7 4,591 United Unionist 0 2 0.3 2,064 Newtownabbey Ratepayers 0 1 0.3 1,897 0 0 0.2 1,321 0 0 0.2 1,164 0 0 0.1 1,052 0 0 0.1 828 -1 0 0.1 738 -2 0 0.1 734
By council
Council Council Seats by Party Alliance 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}};" Total Alliance DUP Green PUP SDLP SF UUP Others Ind. Antrim style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 6 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 5 – – 19 Ards style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 12 – – style:"background;" 1 – style:"background;" 7 – – 23 Armagh – style:"background;" 6 – – style:"background;" 6 style:"background;" 5 style:"background;" 5 – – 22 Ballymena – style:"background;" 14 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 5 – 1 24 Ballymoney – style:"background;" 8 – – style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 2 – 1 16 Banbridge style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 7 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 5 – – 17 Belfast style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 15 – style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 8 style:"background;" 14 style:"background;" 7 – 1 51 Carrickfergus style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 8 – – – – style:"background;" 4 – 2 17 Castlereagh style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 13 – – style:"background;" 2 – style:"background;" 4 – – 23 Coleraine – style:"background;" 9 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 8 – 1 22 Cookstown – style:"background;" 3 – – style:"background;" 5 style:"background;" 5 style:"background;" 3 – – 16 Craigavon – style:"background;" 9 – – style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 6 style:"background;" 6 – 1 26 Derry – style:"background;" 5 – – style:"background;" 14 style:"background;" 10 style:"background;" 1 – – 30 Down – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 10 style:"background;" 5 style:"background;" 4 – – 23 Dungannon – style:"background;" 5 – – style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 9 style:"background;" 4 – – 22 Fermanagh – style:"background;" 4 – – style:"background;" 5 style:"background;" 9 style:"background;" 5 – – 23 Larne style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 5 – – style:"background;" 2 – style:"background;" 4 – 2 15 Limavady – style:"background;" 3 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 6 style:"background;" 2 1 UUC – 15 Lisburn style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 13 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 7 – – 30 Magherafelt – style:"background;" 4 – – style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 8 style:"background;" 2 – – 16 Moyle – style:"background;" 2 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 4 style:"background;" 3 – 3 15 Newry and Mourne – style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 1 – style:"background;" 9 style:"background;" 13 style:"background;" 3 – 2 30 Newtownabbey style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 12 – – style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 1 style:"background;" 6 2 (1 UUC 1 NR) 1 25 North Down style:"background;" 6 style:"background;" 8 style:"background;" 1 – – style:"background;" 8 – 2 25 Omagh – style:"background;" 3 – – style:"background;" 3 style:"background;" 10 style:"background;" 3 – 2 21 Strabane – style:"background;" 3 – – style:"background;" 2 style:"background;" 8 style:"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 28 131 – 4 117 108 154 6 34 2 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 West Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Loughran 1,008 Henry Cushinan 875 Stephen Nicholl 734 Trevor Clarke 696 Anthony Brady 621 Wilson Clyde 598 Donovan McClelland 418 Brian Johnston 225 Turnout 5,315 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim South East Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Burns 1,435 Samuel Dunlop 1,066 Danny Kinahan 904 Mervyn Rea 793 Mel Lucas 603 Alan Lawther 598 Roy Thompson 513 Annemarie Logue 452 William Harkness 309 Kenneth Swann 271 Bernard McCrory 197 Patricia Murray 49 Turnout 7,294 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} Alliance gain from UUP
Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref John Smyth 705 Adrian Cochrane-Watson 669 David Ford 616 Pam Lewis 479 Gerard Magee 475 Brian Graham 465 Oran Keenan 427 Drew Ritchie 423 Paul Michael 371 Brian Duffin 345 Darran Smyth 136 Kenneth Wilkinson 110 James Sands 38 Áine Gribbon 28 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 East Party Candidate 1st Pref Jonathan Bell 1,515 Terence Williams 994 Ronnie Ferguson 993 Hamilton Gregory 943 Linda Cleland 850 Colville Elliott 814 Jeffrey Magill 624 Tom Smith 560 John McCullough 182 Thomas Sheridan 132 Turnout 7,788 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Ards Peninsula Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Shannon 1,944 Kieran McCarthy 990 Joe Boyle 913 Angus Carson 703 Robin Drysdale 663 Colin Kennedy 408 Anthony Lacken 292 Danny McCarthy 270 Turnout 6,313 No change
Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Margaret Craig 1,227 James McBriar 1,070 Robert Gibson 984 William Montgomery 959 Mervyn Oswald 880 James Fletcher 796 David Gilmore 645 Philip Smith 446 Turnout 7,147 No change
Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref George Ennis 1,296 Alan McDowell 823 Tom Hamilton 736 David Smyth 651 Michelle Mcilveen 623 Wilbert Magill 604 Hamilton Lawther 496 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 City Party Candidate 1st Pref Freda Donnelly 1,004 Pat Brannigan 932 Sylvia McRoberts 931 Cathy Rafferty 898 Noel Sheridan 639 John Nixon 591 John Crowley 491 Mealla Bratton 468 Michael Carson 334 Turnout 6,407 No change
Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Noel Donnelly 922 Thomas O'Hanlon 891 Cathal Boylan 864 Pat O'Rawe 850 Billy Morton 810 Willie Monaghan 643 Gerald Mallon 605 James Lennon 545 Turnout 6,245 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Berry 3,263 Eric Speers 1,296 Sharon Haughey 794 Robert Turner 698 Siobhan Vallely 655 James Clayton 450 Gareth Wilson 332 Paul Bowbanks 324 Margaret Black 249 Turnout 8,186 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref William Irwin 1,809 Jim Speers 1,219 Paul Corrigan 1,194 John Campbell 1,136 Charles Rollston 718 Robert Steenson 381 Turnout 6,552 No change
Ballymena
Main article: 2005 Ballymena Borough Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballymena North Party Candidate 1st Pref James Alexander 1,503 Maurice Mills 930 James Henry 906 Patrick McAvoy 755 Neil Armstrong 656 John Carson 566 Joe McKernan 431 Jayne Dunlop 404 Peter Brown 370 Padraig McShane 341 Turnout 6,963 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from Independent
Ballymena South Party Candidate 1st Pref Beth Adger 960 Davy Tweed 792 Martin Clarke 777 Hubert Nicholl 745 Declan O'Loan 718 James Currie 674 Daniel O'Connell 346 Deirdre Nelson 346 Robin Swann 246 Colette Gilmour 209 William McCaughey 94 Turnout 6,046 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Bannside Party Candidate 1st Pref Roy Gillespie 1,664 William McNeilly 1,373 Sam Gaston 978 Tommy Nicholl 959 William Wilkinson 919 Monica Digney 733 Seamus Laverty 626 Turnout 7,344 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Braid Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Frew 1,524 Sam Hanna 1,094 Robin Stirling 854 Robin Cherry 748 Margaret Gribben 645 Lexie Scott 596 Laurence O'Neill 589 Robert Wilson 404 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 Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Storey 888 Cecil Cousley 824 Ian Stevenson 662 Justin McCamphill 456 Thomas McKeown 411 James Simpson 260 Turnout 3,578 No change
Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Philip McGuigan 1,062 John Finlay 795 Roy Wilson 740 Audrey Patterson 715 Daithí McKay 689 Joe Gaston 646 Malachy McCamphill 392 Charley O'Kane 158 Turnout 5,297 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Anita Cavlan 711 Frank Campbell 573 Evelyne Robinson 532 Harry Connolly 506 Bill Kennedy 473 Robert Holmes 298 William Johnston 274 William Logan 269 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 Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Joan Baird 1,501 Patrick McAleenan 1,236 Jim McElroy 1,089 Junior McCrum 947 Frank McQuaid 556 Ian Burns 549 Derick Bell 331 Turnout 6,311 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Tyrone Howe 1,304 Norah Beare 1,292 Paul Rankin 870 David Herron 838 Cassie McDermott 712 William Martin 580 Francis Branniff 429 Turnout 6,119 Democratic Unionist Party}} Norah Beare leaves UUP
Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Seamus Doyle 1,051 Stephen Herron 1,026 John Ingram 878 Dessie Ward 758 Wilfred McFadden 740 John Hanna 593 Malachy McCartan 498 Ian Wilson 449 John McCallister 386 David Griffin 300 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 Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Carmel Hanna 2,030 Tom Ekin 1,508 Jim Kirkpatrick 1,473 Stiofán Long 1,202 Bob Stoker 1,180 Ruth Patterson 1,130 Esmond Birnie 1,125 Mary Kennedy 943 Bernie Kelly 906 Thomas Wilson 213 Turnout 11,902 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Nigel Dodds 3,161 Pat Convery 1,818 David Browne 1,148 Cathal Mullaghan 1,136 Tierna Cunningham 1,029 David Kennedy 1,001 Sarah Patterson 618 Ian Crozier 438 Marjorie Hawkins 270 Shane Ó Heorpa 183 John Lavery 112 Turnout 11,167 No change
Court Party Candidate 1st Pref Diane Dodds 4,176 Hugh Smyth 799 Frank McCoubrey 794 William Humphrey 679 Chris McGimpsey 575 Francis Hamilton 249 Elaine McMillen 221 Turnout 7,726 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Laganbank Party Candidate 1st Pref Alex Maskey 1,600 Patrick McCarthy 1,459 Peter O'Reilly 1,376 Christopher Stalford 1,362 Michael McGimpsey 1,332 Alan Leonard 859 Andrew Frew 369 Paula Bradshaw 364 James Barbour 175 Patrick Lynn 107 Turnout 9,208 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Lower Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Janice Austin 2,071 Fra McCann 2,045 Tom Hartley 1,962 Máire Cush 1,764 Margaret Walsh 1,265 Marie Moore 1,245 John Lowry 314 Turnout 11,058 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Oldpark Party Candidate 1st 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 Harding 476 Mary Mackessy 467 Billy Hutchinson 455 Peter Emerson 249 Paul Treanor 60 Turnout 12,191 Ulster Unionist Party}} UUP gain from PUP
Pottinger Party Candidate 1st Pref Sammy Wilson 2,385 Reg Empey 1,968 May Campbell 1,302 David Ervine 1,156 Deborah Devenny 944 Máire Hendron 795 Margaret McKenzie 717 Mary Muldoon 670 Sonia Copeland 277 Thomas Black 163 Joseph Bell 105 Henry Wallace 72 Turnout 10,935 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
Upper Falls Party Candidate 1st 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 Mhín 571 Roisin Mulholland 413 Turnout 13,453 No change
Victoria Party Candidate 1st 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 Crowe 459 John Ó Doherty 340 John McQuillan 303 Peter Gray 243 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 Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref David Hilditch 1,052 Sean Neeson 792 William Hamilton 421 Albert Ferguson 275 Philip Mannis 203 Patricia McKinney 186 Nicholas Wady 80 Turnout 3,092 No change
Kilroot Party Candidate 1st Pref Billy Ashe 1,775 Charles Brown 1,162 Isobel Day 709 Robert Logan 636 Eric Ferguson 622 Terence Clements 375 Lynn McClurg 252 Carolyn Howarth 186 Turnout 5,838 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from Alliance
Knockagh Monument Party Candidate 1st Pref May Beattie 1,718 Roy Beggs Jr 1,007 Stewart Dickson 785 James McClurg 443 Shireen Bell 296 Robert Rice 293 Mark Cosgrove 253 Louise Marsden 214 Jackie Glover 165 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 Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Peter Robinson 1,431 Michael Long 905 Joanne Bunting 895 Michael Copeland 541 John Norris 421 Sean Mullan 363 Tommy Sandford* 356 Andrew Ramsey 272 Alan Carson 209 Alan Martin 152 Turnout 5,700 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from PUP
Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st Pref Iris Robinson 2,090 Judith Cochrane 957 Tommy Jeffers 857 Gareth Robinson 778 David Drysdale 618 Mervyn Bailie 580 Francis Gallagher 551 Charlie Tosh 426 Jim White 417 Hazel Legge 263 Colin Neill 181 Turnout 7,897 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from Independent
Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st Pref Jimmy Spratt 1,317 Jack Beattie 1,219 Geraldine Rice 1,180 Brian Hanvey 1,112 Michael Henderson 977 Leo Van Es 421 Dermot Kennedy 395 Barbara McBurney 288 Turnout 7,008 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Castlereagh West Party Candidate 1st Pref Ann-Marie Beattie 1,417 Sara Duncan 1,177 Cecil Hall 835 Rosaleen Hughes 794 Myreve Chambers 596 Gary Vaugh 441 Bill White 379 Cyril Kernaghan 266 Turnout 6,050 No change
Coleraine
Main article: 2005 Coleraine Borough Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bann Party Candidate 1st Pref Adrian McQuillan 986 Olive Church 918 John Dallat 901 Billy Leonard 895 William King 893 Albert Cole 817 Jonathan Fielding 573 Jim Watt 542 Eamon Mullan 470 Turnout 7,116 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Coleraine Central Party Candidate 1st Pref David McClarty 1,478 James McClure 1,064 Timothy Deans 916 Gerald McLaughlin 694 Elizabeth Johnston 471 David Barbour 449 Eamon O'Hara 386 Russell Watton 380 Kevin Darragh 366 Adrian Parke 366 Turnout 6,478 No change
Coleraine East Party Candidate 1st Pref Maurice Bradley 1,395 William Creelman 629 Elizabeth Black 417 Robert McPherson 416 David Harding 330 Ellen Fielding 267 John Montgomery 227 Yvonne Boyle 185 Maria O'Neill 121 Turnout 4,862 No change
The Skerries Party Candidate 1st Pref Christine Alexander 846 Robert Stewart 773 Norman Hillis 697 Sandy Gilkinson 549 Barney Fitzpatrick 455 Samuel Barr 450 Maura Hickey 418 Valerie Leonard 352 Barbara Dempsey 162 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 Ballinderry Party Candidate 1st 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 Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Ian McCrea 1,246 Trevor Wilson 1,110 John McNamee 977 Peter Cassidy 514 Tony Quinn 493 Ciarán McElhone 358 Harry Hutchinson 84 Turnout 4,854 Social Democratic and Labour Party}} SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Drum Manor Party Candidate 1st Pref Sean Clarke 1,055 Alice Lees 997 Oliver Molloy 952 Samuel Glasgow 841 James McGarvey 723 Samuel Parke 641 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 Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Smith 1,587 Kenneth Twyble 1,308 John O'Dowd 1,229 William Smith 928 Kieran Corr 788 Francis Murray 693 Philip Weir 622 Alan Castle 598 Ronald Harkness 525 Patricia Mallon 450 Fred Crowe 421 Robert Oliver 254 Turnout 9,633 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from SDLP
Lurgan Party Candidate 1st Pref Sam Gardiner 2,109 Stephen Moutray 2,059 Fergie Dawson 1,101 George Savage 803 Maurice Magill 734 Francis McAlinden 633 David Calvert 626 Sydney Cairns 582 Meta Crozier 434 Anne Harrison 373 Mark Russell 314 Turnout 9,939 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Loughside Party Candidate 1st Pref Mairead O'Dowd 2,183 Dolores Kelly 1,625 Michael Tallon 948 Bernard Elliott 680 Leah Small 649 Mary McAlinden 636 Joy Savage 306 Ivan Russell 302 Tom French 155 Turnout 7,712 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Portadown Party Candidate 1st Pref David Simpson 2,325 Sidney Anderson 809 Brian McKeown 781 George Hatch 736 Thomas Fox 703 Ciaran Tennyson 515 David Jones 419 Elaine Sterritt 334 Mervyn Carrick 310 John Hagan 216 Mark Neale 213 Alan Carson 211 David Thompson 191 Jim Dickson 104 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 Cityside Party Candidate 1st Pref Peter Anderson 997 Pat Ramsey 980 Patricia Logue 801 Barney O'Hagan 763 Jim Clifford 722 Kevin Campbell 696 Gary Donnelly 493 Liam Boyle 488 Liam Friel 182 Turnout 6,344 No change
Northland Party Candidate 1st 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 Kerr 653 Sean Carr 637 Joanne McDaid 630 Sharon Duddy 486 Colm Bryce 353 Oisín Kehoe 221 Turnout 10,470 No change
Rural Party Candidate 1st 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 McGlinchey 623 Ernest Hamilton 533 Earl Storey 450 Thomas Harty 381 Eamonn McCann 371 Annie Courtney 369 Turnout 9,817 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Shantallow Party Candidate 1st Pref Mary Bradley 2,180 Colum Eastwood 1,311 Elisha McLaughlin 1,264 Gearóid Ó hEára 1,119 Shaun Gallagher 1,119 Tony Hassan 925 Oliver Green 798 Helena Kearney 627 Tommy Mullan 340 Turnout 9,910 No change
Waterside Party Candidate 1st 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 Garfield 883 Martin Reilly 567 Jim Logue 447 David McAuley 194 Turnout 9,602 No change
Down
Main article: 2005 Down District Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballynahinch Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Wells 1,305 Michael Coogan 1,248 Patrick Toman 877 Peter Bowles 807 Anne McAleenan 746 Francis Casement 462 Walter Lyons 438 Samuel Hanna 375 Turnout 6,364 No change
Downpatrick Party Candidate 1st Pref Eamonn McConvey 1,259 Peter Craig 1,060 Dermot Curran 939 John Doris 865 Liam Johnston 722 William Murphy 650 Colin McGrath 624 Bill Corry 565 Caitríona Mackel 483 Daniel McEvoy 400 Desmond O'Hagan 97 Turnout 7,833 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from UUP Green Party in Northern Ireland}} Green gain from Independent
Newcastle Party Candidate 1st Pref Eamon O'Neill 1,379 William Clarke 1,301 Carmel O'Boyle 936 Gerald Douglas 808 Stanley Priestley 744 Peter Fitzpatrick 573 Aíne McEvoy 541 Hugh McDowell 469 Charles McGrath 252 Peter McCarron 148 Turnout 7,323 No change
Rowallane Party Candidate 1st Pref William Dick 1,326 Margaret Ritchie 1,105 Robert Burgess 928 William Walker 721 Edward Rea 580 Albert Colmer 537 Lorna Dunn 333 Mary Robb 313 Patricia McKay 310 Philip Orr 187 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 Blackwater Party Candidate 1st Pref Roger Burton 1,309 Phelim Gildernew 1,095 Samuel Brush 995 Jim Hamilton 864 Patrick Daly 765 Sammy Stewart 470 Josefa Watters 411 Denver Thompson 260 Turnout 6,266 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Clogher Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Anthony McGonnell 1,134 William McIlwrath 837 Frances Burton 836 Sean McGuigan 806 Robert Mulligan 773 Colla McMahon 756 Ken Maginnis 479 Bronwyn McGahan 368 Turnout 6,063 No change
Dungannon Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Maurice Morrow 1,029 Vincent Currie 871 Walter Cuddy 835 John McLarnon 817 Barry Monteith 713 Gilbert Greenaway 497 Tony Slevin 377 Victor McNickle 283 Turnout 5,502 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Torrent Party Candidate 1st Pref Michael Gillespie 1,392 O'Neill Michelle 1,270 Francie Molloy 1,173 Jim Cavanagh 956 Jim Canning 923 Desmond Donnelly 815 Norman Badger 732 Robert McFarland 369 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 Enniskillen Party Candidate 1st Pref Arlene Foster 2,054 Pat Cox 964 Frank Britton 916 Gerry McHugh 838 Paddy Gilgunn 684 Raymond Ferguson 682 Patricia Rodgers 668 Robert Irvine 576 Basil Johnston 527 Samuel Dunne 406 Joe Dodds 400 Turnout 8,878 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP Social Democratic and Labour Party}} SDLP gain from Independent
Erne East Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Robinson 1,277 Ruth Lynch 1,197 Thomas O'Reilly 1,179 Fergus McQuillan 1,157 Brian McCaffrey 1,132 Sean Lynch 1,110 Harold Andrews 1,022 Jean McVitty 719 Turnout 8,933 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Erne North Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Elliott 1,686 Breege McSorley 1,166 Bert Johnston 1,036 John O'Kane 749 Mandy Mahon 720 Julie Dervan 517 Gary Wilson 210 Bertie Kerr 204 Turnout 6,399 No change
Erne West Party Candidate 1st Pref Gerard Gallagher 1,559 Poilin Ui Cathain 1,134 Stephen Huggett 1,121 Bernice Swift 1,086 Cyril Brownlee 912 Alex Baird 689 Derrick Nixon 515 Kevin Nolan 115 Laurence Speight 79 Turnout 7,345 No change
Larne
Main article: 2005 Larne Borough Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Coast Road Party Candidate 1st Pref Winston Fulton 770 Daniel O'Connor 564 Rachel Rea 507 Brian Dunn 501 James McKeown 441 Gerardine Mulvenna 411 Joan Drummond 259 William Cunning 212 Turnout 3,665 No change
Larne Lough Party Candidate 1st Pref Bobby McKee 1,589 Roy Beggs 931 John Mathews 862 Andrew Wilson 585 Jonathan Moore 418 Gregg McKeen 182 Turnout 4,567 No change
Larne Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Jack McKee 939 Gerard Wilson 511 Roy Craig 435 Martin Dunn 307 John Anderson 246 Lindsay Mason 244 Elena Aceves-Cully 175 Billy Adamson 131 Robert Shaw 122 Sharon McKeen 114 Maxi Burns 101 Thomas Robinson 57 David Todd 47 Mary Ringland 46 Turnout 3,475 No change
Limavady
Main article: 2005 Limavady Borough Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bellarena Party Candidate 1st Pref Joseph Cubitt 1,189 Edwin Stevenson 759 Gerard Butcher 667 Michael Carten 630 John McElhinney 603 John McKinney 501 Deborah Crewe 359 Arnold Shannon 320 Turnout 5,105 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Benbradagh Party Candidate 1st Pref UUC Boyd Douglas 922 Cathal Hassan 666 Michael Coyle 635 Brenda Chivers 611 Marion Donaghy 484 Martin McGuigan 442 UUC Samuel Oliver 406 Evelyn Donaghy 256 Turnout 4,519 No change
Limavady Town Party Candidate 1st Pref George Robinson 876 Alan Robinson 768 Anne Brolly 657 John Rankin 472 Gerry Mullan 414 John Dolan 281 Gareth Peoples 259 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 Downshire Party Candidate 1st Pref Edwin Poots 1,929 Basil McCrea 1,601 Allan Ewart 1,502 Elizabeth Campbell 1,087 William Ward 636 Joseph Lockhart 577 James Baird 559 William Scott 237 David Hall 104 Turnout 8,346 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Dunmurry Cross Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Butler 1,823 Michael Ferguson 1,464 Stephen Moore 1,393 Patricia Lewsley 1,369 Máireád Uí Adhmaill 1,464 Angela Nelson 1,010 Veronica Willis 940 Brian Heading 834 Kenneth Bishop 691 Turnout 10,958 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Killultagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Robert Beckett 1,751 James Tinsley 1,279 Cecil Calvert 1,049 Jim Dillon 1,046 Peter O'Hagan 977 Chris Donnelly 652 Owen Gawith 578 Samuel Johnston 460 Neil Johnston 333 David Green 306 Turnout 8,553 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town North Party Candidate 1st 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 Armstrong 647 David Archer 644 John Drake 568 Ellen Hillen 379 Michael Rogan 284 Jacqui Currie 222 Frazer McCammond 160 Turnout 9,984 Ulster Unionist Party}} Ronnie Crawford joins UUP Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town South Party Candidate 1st Pref Jeffrey Donaldson 2,109 Seamus Close 1,002 Ivan Davis 587 Paul Porter 550 Jennifer Palmer 420 Andrew Ewing 315 Thomas Archer 229 Denis Troughton 166 Martin Parker 152 Yvonne Byrne 146 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 Town Party Candidate 1st Pref William McCrea 2,286 Peter Bateson 1,270 Jim Campbell 937 Sean McPeake 846 George Shiels 691 Brendan Scott 524 Seamus O'Brien 409 Paul McLean 250 Turnout 7,213 No change
Moyola Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Catherwood 1,557 James O'Neill 1,202 Oliver Hughes 1,139 Ian Milne 831 Elizabeth Foster 760 John Crawford 617 John Junkin 426 Turnout 6,532 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Sperrin Party Candidate 1st Pref Patrick Groogan 1,396 Kathleen McEldowney 1,135 John Kerr 1,117 Kathleen Lagan 999 Elizabeth Forde 790 Hugh Kelly 675 Robert Montgomery 609 Hugh Mullan 491 Francis Donnelly 102 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 Ballycastle Party Candidate 1st Pref Cara McShane 545 Madeline Black 371 Helen Harding 323 Seamus Blaney 302 Cathal Newcombe 293 Michael Molloy 265 Ian Chestnutt 171 Christine McFaul 125 Turnout 2,439 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP
Giant's Causeway Party Candidate 1st Pref David McAllister 481 George Hartin 470 William Graham 326 Price McConaghy 222 Robert McIlroy 172 Thomas Palmer 22 Turnout 1,743 No change
The Glens Party Candidate 1st Pref Oliver McMullan 682 Orla Black 437 Randal McDonnell 403 Catherine McCambridge 321 Marie McKeegan 315 Maria O'Hara 221 Walter Greer 201 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 Crotlieve Party Candidate 1st Pref Karen McKevitt 1,150 Michael Ruane 1,071 Michael Carr 1,041 Josephine O'Hare 966 Peter Kearney 921 Ciaran Mussen 863 Mick Murphy 852 Thomas McCann 745 Anthony Williamson 707 Brendan Murney 529 Kenneth Donaldson 510 Paul McKibben 498 Geraldine McAteer 477 Wilma McCulllough 300 Turnout 10,828 Green Party in Northern Ireland}} Green gain from SDLP
Newry Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Jackie Patterson 1,186 Charlie Casey 1,128 John McCardle 899 Marian Mathers 831 Brendan Curran 723 Ewan Morgan 712 Frank Feely 655 Catherine McMahon 581 Gary Stokes 558 David Taylor 550 Terry Ruddy 494 Gerry Markey 190 Vincent Markey 47 Turnout 8,756 No change
Slieve Gullion Party Candidate 1st Pref Colman Burns 1,399 Terry Hearty 1,295 Anthony Flynn 1,243 Mary Campbell 1,223 Geraldine Donnelly 1,151 Packie McDonald 1,105 Peter McEvoy 822 Turnout 8,405 No change
The Fews Party Candidate 1st Pref Pat McGinn 1,246 Jimmy McCreesh 1,190 Danny Kennedy 1,169 Aodh Lewis 1,135 John Feehan 957 Susan Mackin 718 Glenn Oliver 681 Andy Moffett 596 Noelle McGarvey 534 Turnout 8,394 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
The Mournes Party Candidate 1st Pref William Burns 1,793 Henry Reilly 1,238 Michael Cole 950 Martin Connolly 867 Marian Fitzpatrick 693 Martin Cunningham 559 Isaac Hanna 549 Arthur Coulter 362 Linda Burns 75 Turnout 7,225 No change
Newtownabbey
Main article: 2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Antrim Line Party Candidate 1st Pref Nigel Hamilton 1,901 Noreen McClelland 1,106 Janet Crilly 1,101 Tom Campbell 859 Paula Bradley 810 Briege Meehan 780 Martin Meehan 670 Ivan Hunter 516 Tommy McTeague 515 Mandy Girvan 425 Jennifer Irvine 298 Arthur Templeton 64 Turnout 9,235 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} Alliance gain from SDLP
Ballyclare Party Candidate 1st Pref Paul Girvan 3,402 Jim Bingham 925 Vera McWilliams 735 Ted Turkington 603 Patrick Sweeney 451 Alan Greer 235 Pamela Hunter 180 Etta Mann 174 Turnout 6,860 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UUP
Macedon Party Candidate 1st Pref William DeCourcy 1,670 Billy Webb 821 Victor Robinson 748 Tommy Kirkham 582 John Scott 551 Sean Oliver 321 Dineen Walker 292 Catherine Robinson 291 Michael McBrien 200 Turnout 5,629 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from Independent
University Party Candidate 1st Pref William Ball 2,025 Ken Robinson 1,431 Lynn Frazer 1,074 John Mann 865 John Blair 778 Barbara Gilliland 751 UUC Fraser Agnew 736 Robert Hill 631 Vi Scott 468 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 Abbey Party Candidate 1st Pref Ruby Cooling 1,044 Wesley Irvine 842 Harry Dunlop 756 Stephen Farry 713 William Montgomery 622 Kelly Andrews 378 Roberta Dunlop 347 Mark Gordon 334 Irene Cree 308 Valerie Kinghan 292 Dean Russell 174 Christopher Carter 141 Turnout 6,154 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UKUP
Ballyholme and Groomsport Party Candidate 1st Pref Peter Weir 1,571 Alan Chambers 1,557 Alex Easton 1,460 Marsden Fitzsimons 1,039 Patricia Wallace 738 Ian Henry 724 Leslie Cree 701 Mark Brooks 669 Austen Lennon 620 Henry Gordon 176 Joseph Teggart 68 Turnout 9,479 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from Women's Coalition
Bangor West Party Candidate 1st Pref Brian Wilson 1,593 Robert Graham 1,483 Marion Smith 1,024 Anne Wilson 757 Alan Leslie 597 William Logan 526 Tony Hill 441 James McKerrow 432 William Keery 374 James Rea 317 Alan Field 312 Julian Robertson 179 Turnout 8,203 Green Party in Northern Ireland}} Brian Wilson joins Green Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from UKUP
Holywood Party Candidate 1st Pref Gordon Dunne 1,282 David Alderdice 1,240 Ellie McKay 999 Diana Peacocke 603 John Barry 577 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 Tyrone Party Candidate 1st 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 McCrory 741 Gerry O'Doherty 692 Turnout 9,150 Democratic Unionist Party}} DUP gain from SDLP
Omagh Town Party Candidate 1st 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 Byrne 551 Turnout 6,923 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
West Tyrone Party Candidate 1st 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 McQuaid 534 William Bleakley 518 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 Derg Party Candidate 1st Pref Thomas Kerrigan 1,125 Derek Hussey 1,106 Charles McHugh 1,079 Kieran McGuire 821 Gerard Foley 729 Kathleen Craig 588 Bernadette McNamee 526 Roy Reid 64 Turnout 6,151 Sinn Féin}} Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Glenelly Party Candidate 1st Pref Allan Bresland 1,539 Claire McGill 1,186 John Donnell 920 James Emery 885 Thomas McBride 825 Thomas O'Neill 438 Turnout 5,876 No change
Mourne Party Candidate 1st Pref Eugene McMenamin 1,236 Brian McMahon 1,067 Jarlath McNulty 1,047 Ivan Barr 908 James O'Kane 737 Alistair Patterson 655 Daniel Breslin 566 Paul Gallagher 325 Ann Bell 237 Arthur McGarrigle 167 Turnout 7,077 Independent politician}} Independent gain from SDLP
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