2005 Northern Ireland local elections

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All council seats
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | Ian Paisley | Gerry Adams | David Trimble
Party  | DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP
Seats won  | 182 | 126  | 115
Seat change  | 51  | 18  | 39
First Preference vote  | 208,278 | 163,205  | 126,317
Percentage  | 29.6% | 23.2%  | 18.0%
Swing  | 8.2%  | 2.5%  | 4.9%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Leader  | Mark Durkan | David Ford | N/A
Party  | SDLP | Alliance | Independent
Seats won  | 101  | 30  | 20
Seat change  | 16  | 2  | 14
First Preference vote  | 121,991  | 35,149  | 27,677
Percentage  | 17.4%  | 5.0%  | 4.0%
Swing  | 2.0%  | 0.1%  | 2.6%

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Colours denote the winning party with outright control over each council

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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

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Party[1] | Councillors  | Votes

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Change  | Total  | % share  | Total
| DUP | +51  | 182  | 29.6  | 208,278
| Sinn Féin | +18  | 126  | 23.2  | 163,205
| UUP | -39  | 115  | 18.0  | 126,317
| SDLP | -16  | 101  | 17.4  | 121,991
| Alliance | +2  | 30  | 5.0  | 35,149
| Independent | -14  | 20  | 4.0  | 27,677
| Green (NI) | +3  | 3  | 0.8  | 5,703
| PUP | -2  | 2  | 0.7  | 4,591
| United Unionist | 0  | 2  | 0.3  | 2,064
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers | 0  | 1  | 0.3  | 1,897
| Socialist Environmental | 0  | 0  | 0.2  | 1,321
| NI Conservatives | 0  | 0  | 0.2  | 1,164
| Workers' Party | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 1,052
| Socialist Party | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 828
| NI Women's Coalition | -1  | 0  | 0.1  | 738
| UK Unionist | -2  | 0  | 0.1  | 734

### By council

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Council  | Council Seats by Party[2][3]

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total
Alliance | DUP | Green | PUP | SDLP | SF | UUP | Others  | Ind.
Antrim | 2  | 6  | –  | –  | 3  | 3  | 5  | –  | –  | 19
Ards | 3  | 12  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | 7  | –  | –  | 23
Armagh | –  | 6  | –  | –  | 6  | 5  | 5  | –  | –  | 22
Ballymena | –  | 14  | –  | –  | 3  | 1  | 5  | –  | 1  | 24
Ballymoney | –  | 8  | –  | –  | 2  | 3  | 2  | –  | 1  | 16
Banbridge | 1  | 7  | –  | –  | 3  | 1  | 5  | –  | –  | 17
Belfast | 4  | 15  | –  | 2  | 8  | 14  | 7  | –  | 1  | 51
Carrickfergus | 3  | 8  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | –  | 2  | 17
Castlereagh | 4  | 13  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | –  | –  | 23
Coleraine | –  | 9  | –  | –  | 3  | 1  | 8  | –  | 1  | 22
Cookstown | –  | 3  | –  | –  | 5  | 5  | 3  | –  | –  | 16
Craigavon | –  | 9  | –  | –  | 4  | 6  | 6  | –  | 1  | 26
Derry | –  | 5  | –  | –  | 14  | 10  | 1  | –  | –  | 30
Down | –  | 3  | 1  |  | 10  | 5  | 4  | –  | –  | 23
Dungannon | –  | 5  | –  | –  | 4  | 9  | 4  | –  | –  | 22
Fermanagh | –  | 4  | –  | –  | 5  | 9  | 5  | –  | –  | 23
Larne | 2  | 5  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | 4  | –  | 2  | 15
Limavady | –  | 3  | –  | –  | 3  | 6  | 2  | 1 UUC | –  | 15
Lisburn | 3  | 13  | –  | –  | 3  | 4  | 7  | –  | –  | 30
Magherafelt | –  | 4  | –  | –  | 2  | 8  | 2  | –  | –  | 16
Moyle | –  | 2  | –  | –  | 3  | 4  | 3  | –  | 3  | 15
Newry and Mourne | –  | 2  | 1  | –  | 9  | 13  | 3  | –  | 2  | 30
Newtownabbey | 2  | 12  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 2
(1 UUC
1 NR) | 1  | 25
North Down | 6  | 8  | 1  |  | –  | –  | 8  | –  | 2  | 25
Omagh | –  | 3  | –  | –  | 3  | 10  | 3  | –  | 2  | 21
Strabane | –  | 3  | –  | –  | 2  | 8  | 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

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### Antrim

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Main article: 2005 Antrim Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Antrim North West[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Robert Loughran | 1,008
| Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan | 875
| UUP | Stephen Nicholl | 734
| DUP | Trevor Clarke | 696
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Brady | 621
| DUP | Wilson Clyde | 598
| SDLP | Donovan McClelland | 418
| Independent | Brian Johnston  | 225
Turnout | 5,315
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim South East[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Thomas Burns | 1,435
| DUP | Samuel Dunlop | 1,066
| UUP | Danny Kinahan | 904
| UUP | Mervyn Rea | 793
| DUP | Mel Lucas | 603
| Alliance | Alan Lawther | 598
| DUP | Roy Thompson | 513
| Sinn Féin | Annemarie Logue | 452
| DUP | William Harkness  | 309
| UUP | Kenneth Swann  | 271
| Sinn Féin | Bernard McCrory  | 197
| Independent | Patricia Murray  | 49
Turnout | 7,294
| Alliance gain from UUP
Antrim Town[4]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | John Smyth | 705
| UUP | Adrian Cochrane-Watson | 669
| Alliance | David Ford | 616
| DUP | Pam Lewis | 479
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Magee  | 475
| DUP | Brian Graham | 465
| SDLP | Oran Keenan | 427
| UUP | Drew Ritchie | 423
| UUP | Paul Michael  | 371
| SDLP | Brian Duffin  | 345
| Independent | Darran Smyth  | 136
| PUP | Kenneth Wilkinson  | 110
| UUP | James Sands  | 38
| Independent | Áine Gribbon  | 28
Turnout | 5,410
| DUP gain from UUP
| Alliance gain from SDLP

### Ards

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Main article: 2005 Ards Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ards East[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jonathan Bell | 1,515
| DUP | Terence Williams | 994
| UUP | Ronnie Ferguson | 993
| DUP | Hamilton Gregory | 943
| Alliance | Linda Cleland  | 850
| DUP | Colville Elliott | 814
| UUP | Jeffrey Magill | 624
| UUP | Tom Smith  | 560
| Green (NI) | John McCullough  | 182
| Independent | Thomas Sheridan  | 132
Turnout | 7,788
| DUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Ards Peninsula[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jim Shannon | 1,944
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy | 990
| SDLP | Joe Boyle | 913
| UUP | Angus Carson | 703
| DUP | Robin Drysdale | 663
| DUP | Colin Kennedy  | 408
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Lacken  | 292
| Independent | Danny McCarthy  | 270
Turnout | 6,313
No change
Ards West[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Margaret Craig | 1,227
| Alliance | James McBriar | 1,070
| UUP | Robert Gibson | 984
| DUP | William Montgomery | 959
| DUP | Mervyn Oswald | 880
| UUP | James Fletcher | 796
| DUP | David Gilmore  | 645
| UUP | Philip Smith | 446
Turnout | 7,147
No change
Newtownards[5]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | George Ennis | 1,296
| Alliance | Alan McDowell | 823
| UUP | Tom Hamilton | 736
| UUP | David Smyth | 651
| DUP | Michelle Mcilveen | 623
| Independent | Wilbert Magill  | 604
| DUP | Hamilton Lawther  | 496
| DUP | Simon Hamilton | 490
Turnout | 5,849
| DUP gain from Independent

### Armagh

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Main article: 2005 Armagh City and District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Armagh City[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Freda Donnelly | 1,004
| SDLP | Pat Brannigan | 932
| UUP | Sylvia McRoberts | 931
| Sinn Féin | Cathy Rafferty | 898
| Sinn Féin | Noel Sheridan | 639
| Independent | John Nixon  | 591
| Sinn Féin | John Crowley  | 491
| SDLP | Mealla Bratton | 468
| SDLP | Michael Carson  | 334
Turnout | 6,407
No change
Crossmore[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Noel Donnelly | 922
| SDLP | Thomas O'Hanlon | 891
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Boylan | 864
| Sinn Féin | Pat O'Rawe | 850
| UUP | Billy Morton  | 810
| Sinn Féin | Willie Monaghan  | 643
| SDLP | Gerald Mallon | 605
| SDLP | James Lennon  | 545
Turnout | 6,245
| DUP gain from UUP
Cusher[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Berry | 3,263
| UUP | Eric Speers | 1,296
| SDLP | Sharon Haughey | 794
| UUP | Robert Turner | 698
| Sinn Féin | Siobhan Vallely  | 655
| UUP | James Clayton  | 450
| DUP | Gareth Wilson | 332
| Independent | Paul Bowbanks  | 324
| DUP | Margaret Black | 249
Turnout | 8,186
| DUP gain from UUP
The Orchard[6]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Irwin | 1,809
| UUP | Jim Speers | 1,219
| Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan | 1,194
| SDLP | John Campbell | 1,136
| UUP | Charles Rollston | 718
| DUP | Robert Steenson  | 381
Turnout | 6,552
No change

### Ballymena

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Main article: 2005 Ballymena Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballymena North[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | James Alexander | 1,503
| DUP | Maurice Mills | 930
| Independent | James Henry | 906
| SDLP | Patrick McAvoy | 755
| UUP | Neil Armstrong | 656
| DUP | John Carson | 566
| UUP | Joe McKernan | 431
| Alliance | Jayne Dunlop  | 404
| UUP | Peter Brown  | 370
| Sinn Féin | Padraig McShane  | 341
Turnout | 6,963
| DUP gain from Independent
Ballymena South[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Beth Adger | 960
| DUP | Davy Tweed | 792
| DUP | Martin Clarke | 777
| DUP | Hubert Nicholl | 745
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan | 718
| UUP | James Currie | 674
| Sinn Féin | Daniel O'Connell  | 346
| DUP | Deirdre Nelson | 346
| UUP | Robin Swann | 246
| UUP | Colette Gilmour  | 209
| PUP | William McCaughey  | 94
Turnout | 6,046
| DUP gain from UUP
Bannside[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Roy Gillespie | 1,664
| UUP | William McNeilly | 1,373
| DUP | Sam Gaston | 978
| DUP | Tommy Nicholl | 959
| DUP | William Wilkinson  | 919
| Sinn Féin | Monica Digney | 733
| SDLP | Seamus Laverty  | 626
Turnout | 7,344
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Braid[7]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Frew | 1,524
| DUP | Sam Hanna | 1,094
| DUP | Robin Stirling | 854
| UUP | Robin Cherry | 748
| SDLP | Margaret Gribben | 645
| UUP | Lexie Scott  | 596
| Sinn Féin | Laurence O'Neill  | 589
| UUP | Robert Wilson  | 404
Turnout | 6,537
| DUP gain from UUP

### Ballymoney

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Main article: 2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballymoney Town[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Robert Storey | 888
| DUP | Cecil Cousley | 824
| DUP | Ian Stevenson | 662
| SDLP | Justin McCamphill  | 456
| UUP | Thomas McKeown | 411
| UUP | James Simpson | 260
Turnout | 3,578
No change
Bann Valley[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Philip McGuigan | 1,062
| DUP | John Finlay | 795
| DUP | Roy Wilson | 740
| DUP | Audrey Patterson | 715
| Sinn Féin | Daithí McKay | 689
| UUP | Joe Gaston | 646
| SDLP | Malachy McCamphill | 392
| SDLP | Charley O'Kane  | 158
Turnout | 5,297
| Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Bushvale[8]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Anita Cavlan | 711
| DUP | Frank Campbell | 573
| DUP | Evelyne Robinson | 532
| SDLP | Harry Connolly | 506
| Independent | Bill Kennedy | 473
| DUP | Robert Holmes  | 298
| UUP | William Johnston  | 274
| UUP | William Logan  | 269
Turnout | 3,696
| Sinn Féin gain from UUP
| DUP gain from UUP
| Bill Kennedy leaves DUP

### Banbridge

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Main article: 2005 Banbridge District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Banbridge Town[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Joan Baird | 1,501
| SDLP | Patrick McAleenan | 1,236
| DUP | Jim McElroy | 1,089
| DUP | Junior McCrum | 947
| Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 556
| UUP | Ian Burns | 549
| UUP | Derick Bell  | 331
Turnout | 6,311
| DUP gain from UUP
Dromore[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Tyrone Howe | 1,304
| DUP | Norah Beare | 1,292
| DUP | Paul Rankin | 870
| DUP | David Herron | 838
| SDLP | Cassie McDermott | 712
| UUP | William Martin  | 580
| Sinn Féin | Francis Branniff  | 429
Turnout | 6,119
| Norah Beare leaves UUP
Knockiveagh[9]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Seamus Doyle | 1,051
| DUP | Stephen Herron | 1,026
| UUP | John Ingram | 878
| Sinn Féin | Dessie Ward | 758
| DUP | Wilfred McFadden | 740
| UUP | John Hanna | 593
| Independent | Malachy McCartan  | 498
| DUP | Ian Wilson  | 449
| UUP | John McCallister | 386
| Alliance | David Griffin  | 300
Turnout | 6,796
| Sinn Féin gain from Independent

### Belfast

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Main article: 2005 Belfast City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Balmoral[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Carmel Hanna | 2,030
| Alliance | Tom Ekin | 1,508
| DUP | Jim Kirkpatrick | 1,473
| Sinn Féin | Stiofán Long  | 1,202
| UUP | Bob Stoker | 1,180
| DUP | Ruth Patterson | 1,130
| UUP | Esmond Birnie | 1,125
| SDLP | Mary Kennedy  | 943
| SDLP | Bernie Kelly | 906
| Independent | Thomas Wilson  | 213
Turnout | 11,902
| DUP gain from UUP
Castle[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Nigel Dodds | 3,161
| SDLP | Pat Convery | 1,818
| UUP | David Browne | 1,148
| SDLP | Cathal Mullaghan | 1,136
| Sinn Féin | Tierna Cunningham | 1,029
| Sinn Féin | David Kennedy  | 1,001
| DUP | Sarah Patterson  | 618
| DUP | Ian Crozier | 438
| Alliance | Marjorie Hawkins  | 270
| Green (NI) | Shane Ó Heorpa  | 183
| Workers' Party | John Lavery  | 112
Turnout | 11,167
No change
Court[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Diane Dodds | 4,176
| PUP | Hugh Smyth | 799
| Independent | Frank McCoubrey | 794
| DUP | William Humphrey | 679
| UUP | Chris McGimpsey  | 575
| Sinn Féin | Francis Hamilton  | 249
| DUP | Elaine McMillen | 221
Turnout | 7,726
| DUP gain from UUP
Laganbank[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Alex Maskey | 1,600
| SDLP | Patrick McCarthy | 1,459
| SDLP | Peter O'Reilly | 1,376
| DUP | Christopher Stalford | 1,362
| UUP | Michael McGimpsey | 1,332
| Alliance | Alan Leonard  | 859
| Green (NI) | Andrew Frew  | 369
| UUP | Paula Bradshaw | 364
| Socialist Party | James Barbour  | 175
| Workers' Party | Patrick Lynn  | 107
Turnout | 9,208
| DUP gain from UUP
Lower Falls[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Janice Austin | 2,071
| Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | 2,045
| Sinn Féin | Tom Hartley | 1,962
| Sinn Féin | Máire Cush | 1,764
| SDLP | Margaret Walsh  | 1,265
| Sinn Féin | Marie Moore | 1,245
| Workers' Party | John Lowry | 314
Turnout | 11,058
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Oldpark[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Nelson McCausland | 2,642
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Lavery | 2,093
| Sinn Féin | Margaret McCleneghan | 1,829
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 1,411
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín | 1,242
| UUP | Fred Cobain | 938
| SDLP | Andrew Harding  | 476
| Sinn Féin | Mary Mackessy  | 467
| PUP | Billy Hutchinson | 455
| Green (NI) | Peter Emerson | 249
| Workers' Party | Paul Treanor  | 60
Turnout | 12,191
| UUP gain from PUP
Pottinger[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Sammy Wilson | 2,385
| UUP | Reg Empey | 1,968
| DUP | May Campbell | 1,302
| PUP | David Ervine | 1,156
| Sinn Féin | Deborah Devenny  | 944
| Alliance | Máire Hendron | 795
| DUP | Margaret McKenzie | 717
| SDLP | Mary Muldoon  | 670
| UUP | Sonia Copeland  | 277
| Socialist Party | Thomas Black  | 163
| Workers' Party | Joseph Bell  | 105
| UUP | Henry Wallace  | 72
Turnout | 10,935
| DUP gain from UUP
| Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
Upper Falls[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Paul Maskey | 3,084
| SDLP | Tim Attwood | 2,815
| Sinn Féin | Gerard O'Neill | 2,448
| Sinn Féin | Michael Browne | 2,257
| Sinn Féin | Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín | 1,428
| Sinn Féin | Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín  | 571
| SDLP | Roisin Mulholland  | 413
Turnout | 13,453
| No change
Victoria[10]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Wallace Browne | 2,689
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 2,565
| UUP | Jim Rodgers | 2,441
| DUP | Robin Newton | 2,004
| UUP | Ian Adamson | 1,877
| Alliance | Mervyn Jones | 811
| DUP | David Rodway | 725
| UUP | Alan Crowe  | 459
| SDLP | John Ó Doherty  | 340
| PUP | John McQuillan  | 303
| NI Conservatives | Peter Gray  | 243
Turnout | 14,806
| DUP gain from UUP

### Carrickfergus

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Main article: 2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Carrick Castle[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David Hilditch | 1,052
| Alliance | Sean Neeson | 792
| Independent | William Hamilton | 421
| UUP | Albert Ferguson | 275
| Independent | Philip Mannis  | 203
| DUP | Patricia McKinney | 186
| Independent | Nicholas Wady  | 80
Turnout | 3,092
No change
Kilroot[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Billy Ashe | 1,775
| Independent | Charles Brown | 1,162
| Alliance | Isobel Day | 709
| Alliance | Robert Logan  | 636
| UUP | Eric Ferguson | 622
| DUP | Terence Clements | 375
| DUP | Lynn McClurg | 252
| UUP | Carolyn Howarth  | 186
Turnout | 5,838
| DUP gain from Alliance
Knockagh Monument[11]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | May Beattie | 1,718
| UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 1,007
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 785
| DUP | James McClurg | 443
| Alliance | Shireen Bell  | 296
| Independent | Robert Rice  | 293
| UUP | Mark Cosgrove | 253
| DUP | Louise Marsden | 214
| UUP | Jackie Glover  | 165
Turnout | 5,285
| DUP gain from Alliance

### Castlereagh

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Main article: 2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Castlereagh Central[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Peter Robinson | 1,431
| Alliance | Michael Long | 905
| DUP | Joanne Bunting | 895
| UUP | Michael Copeland | 541
| DUP | John Norris | 421
| SDLP | Sean Mullan  | 363
| PUP | Tommy Sandford*  | 356
| DUP | Andrew Ramsey | 272
| Independent | Alan Carson  | 209
| UUP | Alan Martin  | 152
Turnout | 5,700
| DUP gain from PUP
Castlereagh East[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Iris Robinson | 2,090
| Alliance | Judith Cochrane | 957
| DUP | Tommy Jeffers | 857
| DUP | Gareth Robinson | 778
| UUP | David Drysdale | 618
| UUP | Mervyn Bailie  | 580
| Independent | Francis Gallagher  | 551
| DUP | Charlie Tosh | 426
| DUP | Jim White | 417
| UUP | Hazel Legge  | 263
| PUP | Colin Neill  | 181
Turnout | 7,897
| DUP gain from Independent
Castlereagh South[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jimmy Spratt | 1,317
| DUP | Jack Beattie | 1,219
| Alliance | Geraldine Rice | 1,180
| SDLP | Brian Hanvey | 1,112
| UUP | Michael Henderson | 977
| SDLP | Leo Van Es  | 421
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy  | 395
| UUP | Barbara McBurney  | 288
Turnout | 7,008
| DUP gain from UUP
Castlereagh West[12]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Ann-Marie Beattie | 1,417
| Alliance | Sara Duncan | 1,177
| UUP | Cecil Hall | 835
| SDLP | Rosaleen Hughes | 794
| DUP | Myreve Chambers | 596
| SDLP | Gary Vaugh  | 441
| UUP | Bill White  | 379
| Independent | Cyril Kernaghan  | 266
Turnout | 6,050
No change

### Coleraine

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Main article: 2005 Coleraine Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bann[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Adrian McQuillan | 986
| UUP | Olive Church | 918
| SDLP | John Dallat | 901
| Sinn Féin | Billy Leonard | 895
| UUP | William King | 893
| DUP | Albert Cole | 817
| DUP | Jonathan Fielding  | 573
| UUP | Jim Watt  | 542
| SDLP | Eamon Mullan  | 470
Turnout | 7,116
| DUP gain from UUP
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Coleraine Central[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | David McClarty | 1,478
| DUP | James McClure | 1,064
| DUP | Timothy Deans | 916
| SDLP | Gerald McLaughlin | 694
| UUP | Elizabeth Johnston | 471
| UUP | David Barbour | 449
| Alliance | Eamon O'Hara  | 386
| Independent | Russell Watton | 380
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Darragh  | 366
| DUP | Adrian Parke  | 366
Turnout | 6,478
No change
Coleraine East[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Maurice Bradley | 1,395
| DUP | William Creelman | 629
| UUP | Elizabeth Black | 417
| UUP | Robert McPherson | 416
| UUP | David Harding  | 330
| DUP | Ellen Fielding | 267
| SDLP | John Montgomery  | 227
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle  | 185
| Sinn Féin | Maria O'Neill  | 121
Turnout | 4,862
No change
The Skerries[13]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Independent | Christine Alexander | 846
| DUP | Robert Stewart | 773
| UUP | Norman Hillis | 697
| DUP | Sandy Gilkinson | 549
| Alliance | Barney Fitzpatrick  | 455
| UUP | Samuel Barr  | 450
| SDLP | Maura Hickey | 418
| Sinn Féin | Valerie Leonard  | 352
| Independent | Barbara Dempsey  | 162
Turnout | 4,767
| DUP gain from UUP

### Cookstown

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Main article: 2005 Cookstown District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballinderry[14][a]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | N/A
| Sinn Féin | Michael McIvor | N/A
| SDLP | Mary Baker | N/A
| SDLP | Patsy McGlone | N/A
| DUP | Samuel McCartney | N/A
| UUP | Thomas Greer | N/A
Turnout | N/A
No change

1. ^ Because only six candidates had been nominated for the six seats, there was no vote and all six candidates were declared elected.

Cookstown Central[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Ian McCrea | 1,246
| UUP | Trevor Wilson | 1,110
| Sinn Féin | John McNamee | 977
| SDLP | Peter Cassidy | 514
| SDLP | Tony Quinn | 493
| Sinn Féin | Ciarán McElhone  | 358
| Socialist Party | Harry Hutchinson  | 84
Turnout | 4,854
| SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Drum Manor[14]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Sean Clarke | 1,055
| DUP | Alice Lees | 997
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Molloy | 952
| UUP | Samuel Glasgow | 841
| SDLP | James McGarvey | 723
| Independent | Samuel Parke  | 641
Turnout | 5,268
| DUP gain from Independent

### Craigavon

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Main article: 2005 Craigavon Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Craigavon Central[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Robert Smith | 1,587
| UUP | Kenneth Twyble | 1,308
| Sinn Féin | John O'Dowd | 1,229
| DUP | William Smith | 928
| SDLP | Kieran Corr | 788
| Sinn Féin | Francis Murray  | 693
| DUP | Philip Weir | 622
| Alliance | Alan Castle  | 598
| UUP | Ronald Harkness | 525
| SDLP | Patricia Mallon  | 450
| UUP | Fred Crowe  | 421
| UUP | Robert Oliver  | 254
Turnout | 9,633
| DUP gain from SDLP
Lurgan[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Sam Gardiner | 2,109
| DUP | Stephen Moutray | 2,059
| DUP | Fergie Dawson | 1,101
| UUP | George Savage | 803
| Sinn Féin | Maurice Magill | 734
| SDLP | Francis McAlinden  | 633
| Independent | David Calvert | 626
| UUP | Sydney Cairns  | 582
| UUP | Meta Crozier | 434
| DUP | Anne Harrison  | 373
| DUP | Mark Russell | 314
Turnout | 9,939
| DUP gain from UUP
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Loughside[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Mairead O'Dowd | 2,183
| SDLP | Dolores Kelly | 1,625
| Sinn Féin | Michael Tallon | 948
| SDLP | Bernard Elliott  | 680
| Sinn Féin | Leah Small | 649
| SDLP | Mary McAlinden | 636
| UUP | Joy Savage  | 306
| DUP | Ivan Russell  | 302
| Workers' Party | Tom French | 155
Turnout | 7,712
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Portadown[15]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David Simpson | 2,325
| DUP | Sidney Anderson | 809
| Sinn Féin | Brian McKeown | 781
| UUP | George Hatch | 736
| SDLP | Thomas Fox | 703
| Sinn Féin | Ciaran Tennyson  | 515
| Independent | David Jones | 419
| SDLP | Elaine Sterritt  | 334
| Independent | Mervyn Carrick | 310
| Alliance | John Hagan  | 216
| UUP | Mark Neale  | 213
| DUP | Alan Carson | 211
| UUP | David Thompson  | 191
| Independent | Jim Dickson  | 104
Turnout | 8,048
| DUP gain from UUP

### Derry

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Main article: 2005 Derry City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Cityside[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson | 997
| SDLP | Pat Ramsey | 980
| Sinn Féin | Patricia Logue | 801
| Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan  | 763
| SDLP | Jim Clifford | 722
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Campbell | 696
| Independent | Gary Donnelly | 493
| SDLP | Liam Boyle  | 488
| Socialist Environmental | Liam Friel  | 182
Turnout | 6,344
No change
Northland[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Mark H. Durkan | 2,369
| Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 1,124
| SDLP | Helen Quigley | 1,079
| Sinn Féin | Billy Page | 1,001
| Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin | 849
| SDLP | Seana Hume | 788
| SDLP | John Kerr  | 653
| SDLP | Sean Carr | 637
| Sinn Féin | Joanne McDaid  | 630
| Sinn Féin | Sharon Duddy  | 486
| Socialist Environmental | Colm Bryce  | 353
| Socialist Environmental | Oisín Kehoe  | 221
Turnout | 10,470
No change
Rural[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Hay | 1,413
| SDLP | Thomas Conway | 1,368
| DUP | Maurice Devenney | 1,275
| Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming | 1,137
| SDLP | Liam Boyle | 1,015
| SDLP | James McKeever | 675
| Sinn Féin | Thomas McGlinchey  | 623
| UUP | Ernest Hamilton  | 533
| UUP | Earl Storey  | 450
| SDLP | Thomas Harty  | 381
| Socialist Environmental | Eamonn McCann | 371
| Independent | Annie Courtney  | 369
Turnout | 9,817
| DUP gain from UUP
Shantallow[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Mary Bradley | 2,180
| SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 1,311
| Sinn Féin | Elisha McLaughlin | 1,264
| Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára  | 1,119
| SDLP | Shaun Gallagher | 1,119
| Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan | 925
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Green  | 798
| SDLP | Helena Kearney  | 627
| Independent | Tommy Mullan  | 340
Turnout | 9,910
No change
Waterside[16]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Gregory Campbell | 1,521
| SDLP | Gerard Diver | 1,508
| DUP | Joe Miller | 1,187
| Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming | 1,084
| UUP | Mary Hamilton | 1,017
| DUP | Drew Thompson | 986
| DUP | Mildred Garfield  | 883
| SDLP | Martin Reilly | 567
| Sinn Féin | Jim Logue  | 447
| Socialist Environmental | David McAuley  | 194
Turnout | 9,602
No change

### Down

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Main article: 2005 Down District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballynahinch[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jim Wells | 1,305
| Sinn Féin | Michael Coogan | 1,248
| SDLP | Patrick Toman | 877
| UUP | Peter Bowles | 807
| SDLP | Anne McAleenan | 746
| SDLP | Francis Casement  | 462
| UUP | Walter Lyons  | 438
| DUP | Samuel Hanna  | 375
Turnout | 6,364
No change
Downpatrick[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Eamonn McConvey | 1,259
| SDLP | Peter Craig | 1,060
| SDLP | Dermot Curran | 939
| SDLP | John Doris | 865
| Sinn Féin | Liam Johnston | 722
| UUP | William Murphy  | 650
| SDLP | Colin McGrath | 624
| Green (NI) | Bill Corry | 565
| Sinn Féin | Caitríona Mackel  | 483
| SDLP | Daniel McEvoy  | 400
| Workers' Party | Desmond O'Hagan | 97
Turnout | 7,833
| Sinn Féin gain from UUP
| Green gain from Independent
Newcastle[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Eamon O'Neill | 1,379
| Sinn Féin | William Clarke | 1,301
| SDLP | Carmel O'Boyle | 936
| UUP | Gerald Douglas | 808
| DUP | Stanley Priestley  | 744
| SDLP | Peter Fitzpatrick | 573
| Sinn Féin | Aíne McEvoy  | 541
| Sinn Féin | Hugh McDowell | 469
| Alliance | Charles McGrath  | 252
| Green (NI) | Peter McCarron  | 148
Turnout | 7,323
No change
Rowallane[17]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Dick | 1,326
| SDLP | Margaret Ritchie | 1,105
| UUP | Robert Burgess | 928
| DUP | William Walker | 721
| UUP | Edward Rea | 580
| UUP | Albert Colmer  | 537
| Alliance | Lorna Dunn  | 333
| Sinn Féin | Mary Robb  | 313
| SDLP | Patricia McKay  | 310
| Green (NI) | Philip Orr  | 187
Turnout | 6,429
| DUP gain from UUP

### Dungannon and South Tyrone

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Main article: 2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Blackwater[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Roger Burton | 1,309
| Sinn Féin | Phelim Gildernew | 1,095
| DUP | Samuel Brush | 995
| UUP | Jim Hamilton | 864
| SDLP | Patrick Daly | 765
| UUP | Sammy Stewart  | 470
| Sinn Féin | Josefa Watters  | 411
| DUP | Denver Thompson  | 260
Turnout | 6,266
| DUP gain from UUP
Clogher Valley[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Anthony McGonnell | 1,134
| DUP | William McIlwrath  | 837
| DUP | Frances Burton | 836
| Sinn Féin | Sean McGuigan | 806
| UUP | Robert Mulligan | 773
| Sinn Féin | Colla McMahon | 756
| UUP | Ken Maginnis | 479
| Sinn Féin | Bronwyn McGahan | 368
Turnout | 6,063
No change
Dungannon Town[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Maurice Morrow | 1,029
| SDLP | Vincent Currie | 871
| UUP | Walter Cuddy | 835
| Sinn Féin | John McLarnon | 817
| Sinn Féin | Barry Monteith | 713
| DUP | Gilbert Greenaway | 497
| Sinn Féin | Tony Slevin  | 377
| UUP | Victor McNickle  | 283
Turnout | 5,502
| DUP gain from UUP
Torrent[18]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Michael Gillespie | 1,392
| Sinn Féin | O'Neill Michelle | 1,270
| Sinn Féin | Francie Molloy | 1,173
| SDLP | Jim Cavanagh | 956
| Independent | Jim Canning  | 923
| Sinn Féin | Desmond Donnelly | 815
| UUP | Norman Badger | 732
| DUP | Robert McFarland  | 369
Turnout | 7,720
| Sinn Féin gain from Independent

### Fermanagh

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Main article: 2005 Fermanagh District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Enniskillen[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Arlene Foster | 2,054
| Sinn Féin | Pat Cox | 964
| SDLP | Frank Britton | 916
| Sinn Féin | Gerry McHugh | 838
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Gilgunn  | 684
| UUP | Raymond Ferguson | 682
| SDLP | Patricia Rodgers | 668
| UUP | Robert Irvine | 576
| UUP | Basil Johnston  | 527
| Socialist Party | Samuel Dunne  | 406
| DUP | Joe Dodds | 400
Turnout | 8,878
| DUP gain from UUP
| SDLP gain from Independent
Erne East[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Robinson | 1,277
| Sinn Féin | Ruth Lynch | 1,197
| Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Reilly | 1,179
| SDLP | Fergus McQuillan | 1,157
| Sinn Féin | Brian McCaffrey | 1,132
| Sinn Féin | Sean Lynch | 1,110
| UUP | Harold Andrews | 1,022
| UUP | Jean McVitty  | 719
Turnout | 8,933
| DUP gain from UUP
Erne North[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUP | Thomas Elliott | 1,686
| Sinn Féin | Breege McSorley | 1,166
| DUP | Bert Johnston | 1,036
| SDLP | John O'Kane | 749
| DUP | Mandy Mahon  | 720
| SDLP | Julie Dervan  | 517
| UUP | Gary Wilson  | 210
| UUP | Bertie Kerr | 204
Turnout | 6,399
No change
Erne West[19]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Gerard Gallagher | 1,559
| Sinn Féin | Poilin Ui Cathain | 1,134
| Sinn Féin | Stephen Huggett | 1,121
| Sinn Féin | Bernice Swift | 1,086
| DUP | Cyril Brownlee  | 912
| UUP | Alex Baird | 689
| UUP | Derrick Nixon  | 515
| Independent | Kevin Nolan  | 115
| Green (NI) | Laurence Speight  | 79
Turnout | 7,345
No change

### Larne

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Main article: 2005 Larne Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Coast Road[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Winston Fulton | 770
| SDLP | Daniel O'Connor | 564
| DUP | Rachel Rea | 507
| UUP | Brian Dunn | 501
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown  | 441
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna | 411
| UUP | Joan Drummond  | 259
| Independent | William Cunning  | 212
Turnout | 3,665
No change
Larne Lough[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Bobby McKee | 1,589
| UUP | Roy Beggs | 931
| Alliance | John Mathews | 862
| UUP | Andrew Wilson | 585
| UUP | Jonathan Moore  | 418
| DUP | Gregg McKeen | 182
Turnout | 4,567
No change
Larne Town[20]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jack McKee | 939
| SDLP | Gerard Wilson | 511
| Independent | Roy Craig | 435
| UUP | Martin Dunn | 307
| Independent | John Anderson  | 246
| Independent | Lindsay Mason | 244
| Alliance | Elena Aceves-Cully  | 175
| PUP | Billy Adamson  | 131
| Independent | Robert Shaw  | 122
| DUP | Sharon McKeen  | 114
| UUP | Maxi Burns  | 101
| Independent | Thomas Robinson | 57
| Independent | David Todd  | 47
| Green (NI) | Mary Ringland  | 46
Turnout | 3,475
No change

### Limavady

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Main article: 2005 Limavady Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Bellarena[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Joseph Cubitt | 1,189
| UUP | Edwin Stevenson | 759
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Butcher | 667
| SDLP | Michael Carten | 630
| Sinn Féin | John McElhinney | 603
| SDLP | John McKinney  | 501
| SDLP | Deborah Crewe  | 359
| DUP | Arnold Shannon  | 320
Turnout | 5,105
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Benbradagh[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| UUC | Boyd Douglas | 922
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Hassan | 666
| SDLP | Michael Coyle | 635
| Sinn Féin | Brenda Chivers | 611
| Sinn Féin | Marion Donaghy | 484
| Sinn Féin | Martin McGuigan  | 442
| UUC | Samuel Oliver  | 406
| SDLP | Evelyn Donaghy  | 256
Turnout | 4,519
No change
Limavady Town[21]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | George Robinson | 876
| DUP | Alan Robinson | 768
| Sinn Féin | Anne Brolly | 657
| UUP | John Rankin | 472
| SDLP | Gerry Mullan | 414
| UUP | John Dolan  | 281
| SDLP | Gareth Peoples  | 259
Turnout | 3,785
| Sinn Féin gain from Independent
| DUP gain from UUP

### Lisburn

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Main article: 2005 Lisburn City Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Downshire[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Edwin Poots | 1,929
| UUP | Basil McCrea | 1,601
| DUP | Allan Ewart | 1,502
| Alliance | Elizabeth Campbell | 1,087
| UUP | William Ward | 636
| DUP | Joseph Lockhart  | 577
| UUP | James Baird  | 559
| UUP | William Scott  | 237
| Sinn Féin | David Hall  | 104
Turnout | 8,346
| DUP gain from UUP
Dunmurry Cross[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 1,823
| Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 1,464
| DUP | Stephen Moore | 1,393
| SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 1,369
| Sinn Féin | Máireád Uí Adhmaill  | 1,464
| Sinn Féin | Angela Nelson | 1,010
| Sinn Féin | Veronica Willis | 940
| SDLP | Brian Heading | 834
| UUP | Kenneth Bishop  | 691
Turnout | 10,958
| DUP gain from UUP
Killultagh[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Robert Beckett | 1,751
| DUP | James Tinsley | 1,279
| DUP | Cecil Calvert | 1,049
| UUP | Jim Dillon | 1,046
| SDLP | Peter O'Hagan | 977
| Sinn Féin | Chris Donnelly  | 652
| Alliance | Owen Gawith  | 578
| UUP | Samuel Johnston  | 460
| NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston  | 333
| UUP | David Green  | 306
Turnout | 8,553
| DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town North[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jonathan Craig | 1,794
| DUP | Paul Givan | 1,506
| Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 1,080
| DUP | William Leathem | 1,064
| UUP | Ronnie Crawford | 759
| UUP | William Gardiner-Watson | 678
| UUP | Kenneth Armstrong  | 647
| UUP | David Archer | 644
| SDLP | John Drake  | 568
| UUP | Ellen Hillen  | 379
| Green (NI) | Michael Rogan  | 284
| Sinn Féin | Jacqui Currie  | 222
| Alliance | Frazer McCammond  | 160
Turnout | 9,984
| Ronnie Crawford joins UUP
| DUP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town South[22]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 2,109
| Alliance | Seamus Close | 1,002
| UUP | Ivan Davis | 587
| DUP | Paul Porter | 550
| DUP | Jennifer Palmer | 420
| DUP | Andrew Ewing | 315
| UUP | Thomas Archer  | 229
| UUP | Denis Troughton  | 166
| Sinn Féin | Martin Parker  | 152
| SDLP | Yvonne Byrne  | 146
Turnout | 5,820
| DUP gain from UUP and Independent

### Magherafelt

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Main article: 2005 Magherafelt District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Magherafelt Town[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William McCrea | 2,286
| Sinn Féin | Peter Bateson | 1,270
| SDLP | Jim Campbell | 937
| Sinn Féin | Sean McPeake | 846
| UUP | George Shiels | 691
| SDLP | Brendan Scott  | 524
| Sinn Féin | Seamus O'Brien  | 409
| DUP | Paul McLean | 250
Turnout | 7,213
No change
Moyola[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Thomas Catherwood | 1,557
| Sinn Féin | James O'Neill | 1,202
| Sinn Féin | Oliver Hughes | 1,139
| Sinn Féin | Ian Milne | 831
| SDLP | Elizabeth Foster  | 760
| UUP | John Crawford | 617
| Independent | John Junkin | 426
Turnout | 6,532
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Sperrin[23]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Groogan | 1,396
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen McEldowney | 1,135
| Sinn Féin | John Kerr | 1,117
| SDLP | Kathleen Lagan | 999
| DUP | Elizabeth Forde | 790
| SDLP | Hugh Kelly  | 675
| Independent | Robert Montgomery  | 609
| Sinn Féin | Hugh Mullan  | 491
| Workers' Party | Francis Donnelly  | 102
Turnout | 7,314
| DUP gain from Independent

### Moyle

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Main article: 2005 Moyle District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Ballycastle[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Cara McShane | 545
| SDLP | Madeline Black | 371
| UUP | Helen Harding | 323
| Independent | Seamus Blaney | 302
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Newcombe | 293
| SDLP | Michael Molloy  | 265
| DUP | Ian Chestnutt  | 171
| DUP | Christine McFaul  | 125
Turnout | 2,439
| Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP
Giant's Causeway[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | David McAllister | 481
| DUP | George Hartin | 470
| UUP | William Graham | 326
| Independent | Price McConaghy | 222
| UUP | Robert McIlroy | 172
| Independent | Thomas Palmer  | 22
Turnout | 1,743
No change
The Glens[24]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 682
| SDLP | Orla Black | 437
| Independent | Randal McDonnell | 403
| SDLP | Catherine McCambridge | 321
| Sinn Féin | Marie McKeegan | 315
| Sinn Féin | Maria O'Hara  | 221
| DUP | Walter Greer  | 201
Turnout | 2,623
| Oliver McMullan joins Sinn Féin

### Newry and Mourne

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Main article: 2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Crotlieve[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Karen McKevitt | 1,150
| Sinn Féin | Michael Ruane | 1,071
| SDLP | Michael Carr | 1,041
| SDLP | Josephine O'Hare | 966
| Sinn Féin | Peter Kearney  | 921
| Green (NI) | Ciaran Mussen | 863
| Sinn Féin | Mick Murphy | 852
| Independent | Thomas McCann  | 745
| Independent | Anthony Williamson | 707
| SDLP | Brendan Murney  | 529
| UUP | Kenneth Donaldson  | 510
| SDLP | Paul McKibben  | 498
| Sinn Féin | Geraldine McAteer  | 477
| DUP | Wilma McCulllough  | 300
Turnout | 10,828
| Green gain from SDLP
Newry Town[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Independent | Jackie Patterson | 1,186
| Sinn Féin | Charlie Casey | 1,128
| SDLP | John McCardle | 899
| Sinn Féin | Marian Mathers | 831
| Sinn Féin | Brendan Curran | 723
| Sinn Féin | Ewan Morgan  | 712
| SDLP | Frank Feely | 655
| Sinn Féin | Catherine McMahon  | 581
| SDLP | Gary Stokes | 558
| UUP | David Taylor  | 550
| SDLP | Terry Ruddy  | 494
| Independent | Gerry Markey  | 190
| Independent | Vincent Markey  | 47
Turnout | 8,756
No change
Slieve Gullion[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Colman Burns | 1,399
| Sinn Féin | Terry Hearty | 1,295
| Sinn Féin | Anthony Flynn | 1,243
| Sinn Féin | Mary Campbell  | 1,223
| SDLP | Geraldine Donnelly | 1,151
| Sinn Féin | Packie McDonald | 1,105
| SDLP | Peter McEvoy  | 822
Turnout | 8,405
No change
The Fews[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | Pat McGinn | 1,246
| Sinn Féin | Jimmy McCreesh | 1,190
| UUP | Danny Kennedy | 1,169
| Sinn Féin | Aodh Lewis | 1,135
| SDLP | John Feehan | 957
| SDLP | Susan Mackin  | 718
| DUP | Glenn Oliver | 681
| UUP | Andy Moffett  | 596
| SDLP | Noelle McGarvey  | 534
Turnout | 8,394
| DUP gain from UUP
The Mournes[25]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Burns | 1,793
| UUP | Henry Reilly | 1,238
| SDLP | Michael Cole | 950
| Sinn Féin | Martin Connolly | 867
| SDLP | Marian Fitzpatrick  | 693
| Independent | Martin Cunningham  | 559
| UUP | Isaac Hanna | 549
| Independent | Arthur Coulter  | 362
| DUP | Linda Burns  | 75
Turnout | 7,225
No change

### Newtownabbey

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Main article: 2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Antrim Line[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Nigel Hamilton | 1,901
| SDLP | Noreen McClelland | 1,106
| UUP | Janet Crilly | 1,101
| Alliance | Tom Campbell | 859
| DUP | Paula Bradley | 810
| Sinn Féin | Briege Meehan | 780
| Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 670
| UUP | Ivan Hunter  | 516
| SDLP | Tommy McTeague  | 515
| DUP | Mandy Girvan | 425
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association | Jennifer Irvine  | 298
| Independent | Arthur Templeton  | 64
Turnout | 9,235
| DUP gain from UUP
| Alliance gain from SDLP
Ballyclare[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Paul Girvan | 3,402
| UUP | Jim Bingham | 925
| UUP | Vera McWilliams | 735
| UUP | Ted Turkington  | 603
| Alliance | Patrick Sweeney  | 451
| NI Conservatives | Alan Greer  | 235
| DUP | Pamela Hunter | 180
| DUP | Etta Mann | 174
Turnout | 6,860
| DUP gain from UUP
Macedon[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William DeCourcy | 1,670
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association | Billy Webb | 821
| DUP | Victor Robinson | 748
| Independent | Tommy Kirkham | 582
| UUP | John Scott | 551
| Sinn Féin | Sean Oliver  | 321
| DUP | Dineen Walker | 292
| PUP | Catherine Robinson  | 291
| SDLP | Michael McBrien  | 200
Turnout | 5,629
| DUP gain from Independent
University[26]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | William Ball | 2,025
| UUP | Ken Robinson | 1,431
| Alliance | Lynn Frazer | 1,074
| DUP | John Mann | 865
| Newtownabbey Ratepayers' Association | John Blair | 778
| UUP | Barbara Gilliland | 751
| UUC | Fraser Agnew | 736
| DUP | Robert Hill | 631
| UUP | Vi Scott  | 468
Turnout | 8,845
| DUP gain from UUP

### North Down

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Main article: 2005 North Down Borough Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Abbey[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Ruby Cooling | 1,044
| DUP | Wesley Irvine | 842
| UUP | Harry Dunlop | 756
| Alliance | Stephen Farry | 713
| DUP | William Montgomery | 622
| Green (NI) | Kelly Andrews | 378
| UUP | Roberta Dunlop | 347
| PUP | Mark Gordon  | 334
| Independent | Irene Cree  | 308
| UK Unionist | Valerie Kinghan  | 292
| NI Conservatives | Dean Russell  | 174
| Independent | Christopher Carter  | 141
Turnout | 6,154
| DUP gain from UKUP
Ballyholme and Groomsport[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Peter Weir | 1,571
| Independent | Alan Chambers | 1,557
| DUP | Alex Easton | 1,460
| Alliance | Marsden Fitzsimons | 1,039
| NI Women's Coalition | Patricia Wallace  | 738
| UUP | Ian Henry | 724
| UUP | Leslie Cree | 701
| UUP | Mark Brooks  | 669
| Independent | Austen Lennon | 620
| Independent | Henry Gordon  | 176
| UK Unionist | Joseph Teggart  | 68
Turnout | 9,479
| DUP gain from Women's Coalition
Bangor West[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Green (NI) | Brian Wilson | 1,593
| DUP | Robert Graham | 1,483
| UUP | Marion Smith | 1,024
| Alliance | Anne Wilson | 757
| DUP | Alan Leslie | 597
| SDLP | William Logan  | 526
| Alliance | Tony Hill | 441
| UUP | James McKerrow | 432
| UK Unionist | William Keery  | 374
| PUP | James Rea  | 317
| Independent | Alan Field  | 312
| NI Conservatives | Julian Robertson  | 179
Turnout | 8,203
| Brian Wilson joins Green
| DUP gain from UKUP
Holywood[27]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Gordon Dunne | 1,282
| Alliance | David Alderdice | 1,240
| UUP | Ellie McKay | 999
| UUP | Diana Peacocke | 603
| Green (NI) | John Barry | 577
| Alliance | Ian Parsley | 343
Turnout | 5,127
| Alliance gain from Independent

### Omagh

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Main article: 2005 Omagh District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Mid Tyrone[28]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| Sinn Féin | John Clarke | 1,480
| Sinn Féin | Michael McAnespie | 1,203
| UUP | Bert Wilson | 1,084
| SDLP | Seamus Shields | 1,008
| DUP | Charles Chittick | 1,000
| Sinn Féin | Sharon O'Brien | 900
| Sinn Féin | Declan McAleer | 855
| Sinn Féin | Cathal McCrory  | 741
| SDLP | Gerry O'Doherty  | 692
Turnout | 9,150
| DUP gain from SDLP
Omagh Town[28]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Clive McFarland | 1,264
| Sinn Féin | Sean Begley | 1,153
| Independent | Paddy McGowan | 885
| SDLP | Josephine Deehan | 862
| UUP | Ross Hussey | 831
| Independent | Johnny McLaughlin | 641
| Sinn Féin | Martin McColgan | 568
| SDLP | Joe Byrne | 551
Turnout | 6,923
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
West Tyrone[28]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Thomas Buchanan | 1,810
| Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff | 1,471
| SDLP | Patrick McDonnell | 1,060
| Sinn Féin | Ann Quinn | 983
| Sinn Féin | Frankie Donnelly | 790
| UUP | Allan Rainey | 735
| Sinn Féin | Peter Kelly | 718
| SDLP | Liam McQuaid  | 534
| UUP | William Bleakley  | 518
Turnout | 8,792
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

### Strabane

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Main article: 2005 Strabane District Council election

Election results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes Derg[29]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Thomas Kerrigan | 1,125
| UUP | Derek Hussey | 1,106
| Sinn Féin | Charles McHugh | 1,079
| Sinn Féin | Kieran McGuire | 821
| Sinn Féin | Gerard Foley | 729
| DUP | Kathleen Craig  | 588
| SDLP | Bernadette McNamee  | 526
| PUP | Roy Reid  | 64
Turnout | 6,151
| Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Glenelly[29]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| DUP | Allan Bresland | 1,539
| Sinn Féin | Claire McGill | 1,186
| DUP | John Donnell | 920
| UUP | James Emery | 885
| SDLP | Thomas McBride | 825
| Sinn Féin | Thomas O'Neill  | 438
Turnout | 5,876
No change
Mourne[29]

Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref
| SDLP | Eugene McMenamin | 1,236
| Sinn Féin | Brian McMahon | 1,067
| Sinn Féin | Jarlath McNulty | 1,047
| Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr | 908
| Independent | James O'Kane | 737
| UUP | Alistair Patterson  | 655
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Breslin | 566
| Independent | Paul Gallagher  | 325
| SDLP | Ann Bell  | 237
| SDLP | Arthur McGarrigle  | 167
Turnout | 7,077
| Independent gain from SDLP

## References

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6. ^ a b c d Armagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
7. ^ a b c d Ballymena District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
8. ^ a b c Ballymoney District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
9. ^ a b c Banbridge District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
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12. ^ a b c d Castlereagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
13. ^ a b c d Coleraine District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
14. ^ a b c Cookstown District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
15. ^ a b c d Craigavon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
16. ^ a b c d e Derry City Council 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections
17. ^ a b c d Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
18. ^ a b c d Dungannon District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
19. ^ a b c d Fermanagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
20. ^ a b c Larne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
21. ^ a b c Limavady District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
22. ^ a b c d e Lisburn District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
23. ^ a b c Magherafelt District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
24. ^ a b c Moyle District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
25. ^ a b c d e Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
26. ^ a b c d Newtownabbey District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
27. ^ a b c d North Down District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
28. ^ a b c Omagh District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections
29. ^ a b c Strabane District Council Elections 1993-2011, Northern Ireland Elections

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