2005 Larne Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2005

2005 Larne Borough Council election | <- 2001 | 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) | 2011 ->

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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | DUP | UUP | Alliance
Seats won  | 5  | 4  | 2
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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | SDLP | Independent
Seats won  | 2  | 2
Seat change  |  |

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Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

There was no change from the prior election.[1]

## Election results

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Larne Borough Council Election Result 2005[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| DUP | 5  | 0  | 0  |  | 33.3  | 35.0 | 4,104 | 6.2
| UUP | 4  | 0  | 0  |  | 26.7  | 26.5  | 3,102  | 2.3
| Alliance | 2  | 0  | 0  |  | 13.3  | 12.4  | 1,448  | 2.1
| Independent | 2  | 0  | 0  |  | 13.3  | 11.6  | 1,363  | 2.3
| SDLP | 2  | 0  | 0  |  | 13.3  | 9.2  | 1,075  | 0.4
| Sinn Féin | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 3.8  | 441  | 0.2
| PUP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.1  | 131  | 0.3
| Green (NI) | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.4  | 46  | 0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

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Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 2005
by district[1] Ward  | %
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Cllrs

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DUP | UUP | Alliance | SDLP | Others
Coast Road  | 34.2  | 2  | 20.7  | 1  | 11.2  | 1  | 15.4  | 1  | 18.5  | 1  | 5
Larne Lough  | 38.8  | 2  | 42.3  | 2  | 18.9  | 1  | 0.0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 5
Larne Town | 30.3  | 1  | 11.7  | 1  | 5.0  | 0  | 14.7  | 1  | 38.3  | 2  | 5
Total | 35.0  | 5  | 26.5  | 4  | 12.4  | 2  | 9.2  | 2  | 16.9  | 2  | 15

## Districts results

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### Coast Road

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2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: No change

Coast Road \- 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 21.01%  | 770 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Rachel Rea*  | 13.83%  | 507  | 644.76 |  |  |
| SDLP | Danny O'Connor*  | 15.39%  | 564  | 564.42  | 640.42 |  |
| UUP | Brian Dunn*  | 13.67%  | 501  | 511.08  | 519.29  | 748.29 |
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna*  | 12.03%  | 441  | 444.36  | 478.36  | 495.09  | 606.09
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown  | 11.21%  | 411  | 411  | 476  | 477  | 478
| UUP | Joan Drummond*  | 7.07%  | 259  | 265.93  | 271.93  |  |
| Independent | William Cunning  | 5.78%  | 212  | 212.21  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,653  Valid: 3,665 (55.09%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 611  Turnout: 3,747 (56.32%)

### Larne Lough

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2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: No change

Larne Lough \- 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| DUP | Bobby McKee*  | 34.79%  | 1,589 |  |
| UUP | Roy Beggs*  | 20.39%  | 931 |  |
| Alliance | John Mathews*  | 18.87%  | 862 |  |
| DUP | Gregg McKeen*  | 9.15%  | 418  | 1,195.51 |
| UUP | Andrew Wilson | 12.81%  | 585  | 619.45  | 916.25
| UUP | Jonathan Moore  | 3.99%  | 182  | 194.19  | 315.03
Electorate: 8,574  Valid: 4,567 (53.27%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 762  Turnout: 4,658 (54.33%)

### Larne Town

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2001: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Larne Town \- 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
| DUP | Jack McKee*  | 27.02%  | 939 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Martin Wilson*  | 14.71%  | 511  | 512.52  | 515.9  | 521.9  | 524.28  | 526.28  | 603.28 |  |  |  |
| Independent | Roy Craig*  | 12.52%  | 435  | 448.3  | 450.3  | 458.3  | 473.44  | 485.2  | 492.2  | 517.24  | 571.62  | 668.62 |
| Independent | Lindsay Mason*  | 7.02%  | 244  | 253.12  | 261.12  | 267.12  | 277.12  | 279.88  | 299.88  | 313.02  | 357.02  | 502.3  | 550.3
| UUP | Mark Dunn | 8.83%  | 307  | 327.52  | 329.52  | 334.52  | 343.9  | 423.42  | 431.42  | 463.18  | 494.94  | 525.32  | 549.32
| DUP | Sharon McKeen  | 3.28%  | 114  | 393.3  | 395.3  | 400.3  | 404.68  | 413.96  | 414.96  | 469.8  | 477.18  | 495.46  | 501.46
| Independent | John Anderson  | 7.08%  | 246  | 251.32  | 262.32  | 270.32  | 275.32  | 278.08  | 282.08  | 285.08  | 324.08  |  |
| Alliance | Elena Aceves-Cully  | 5.04%  | 175  | 176.52  | 185.52  | 187.52  | 191.52  | 193.52  | 197.52  | 199.52  |  |  |
| PUP | Bill Adamson  | 3.77%  | 131  | 142.78  | 143.78  | 146.78  | 147.78  | 150.54  | 152.54  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Robert Shaw  | 3.51%  | 122  | 122  | 126  | 126  | 128  | 129  |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | Maxi Burns  | 2.91%  | 101  | 107.46  | 107.46  | 109.6  | 116.36  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Thomas Robinson | 1.64%  | 57  | 61.18  | 62.18  | 64.18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | David Todd  | 1.35%  | 47  | 48.14  | 50.14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Green (NI) | Mary Ringland  | 1.32%  | 46  | 46.38  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,447  Valid: 3,475 (53.90%)  Spoilt: 60  Quota: 580  Turnout: 3,535 (54.83%)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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