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2005 Northern Ireland local elections
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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ian Paisley Gerry Adams David Trimble
Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won 182 126 115
Seat change Increase51 Increase18 Decrease39
First Preference vote 208,278 163,205 126,317
Percentage 29.6% 23.2% 18.0%
Swing Increase8.2% Increase2.5% Decrease4.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Mark Durkan David Ford N/A
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Seats won 101 30 20
Seat change Decrease16 Increase2 Decrease14
First Preference vote 121,991 35,149 27,677
Percentage 17.4% 5.0% 4.0%
Swing Decrease2.0% Decrease0.1% Decrease2.6%
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
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]
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

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