2005 Belfast City Council election

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2005 Belfast City Council election

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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 15 14 8
Seat change Increase 5 Steady 0 Decrease 1

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance PUP
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Decrease 1

  Seventh party
 
Party
Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

2005 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.

Lord Mayor before election

Tom Ekin

Alliance

Lord Mayor

Wallace Browne
DUP

Elections to

councillors
, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

The

Lord Mayor
.

Election results

Belfast Local Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 15 5 0 Increase5 29.4 25.8 25,722 Increase7.7
  Sinn Féin 14 1 1 Steady0 27.5 30.6 30,531 Increase2.2
  SDLP 8 0 1 Decrease1 15.7 17.1 17,058 Decrease0.3
  Ulster Unionist 7 5 1 Decrease4 13.7 13.8 13,756 Decrease4.5
  Alliance 4 1 0 Increase1 7.8 6.8 6,808 Steady0.0
  PUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 3.9 2.7 2,713 Decrease3.1
 
Independent
1 0 0 Steady0 2.0 1.0 1,007 Decrease2.0
 
Green (NI)
0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 801 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 698 Steady0.0
  Socialist Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.3 338 New
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 243 Steady0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2005
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin SDLP UUP Alliance PUP Others
Balmoral 22.2 2 10.3 0 33.1 2 19.7 1 12.9 1 0.0 0 1.8 0 6
Castle 38.6 2 18.6 1 27.1 2 10.5 1 2.5 0 0.0 0 2.7 0 6
Court 67.7 3 3.3 0 0.0 0 7.7 0 0.0 0 10.7 1 13.9 1 5
Laganbank 15.1 1 17.8 1 31.5 2 18.8 1 9.5 0 0.0 0 7.2 0 5
Lower Falls 0.0 0 85.2 5 11.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.5 0 5
Oldpark 22.3 1 47.5 3 15.9 1 7.9 1 0.0 0 3.8 0 3.2 0 6
Pottinger 41.7 3 8.9 0 6.3 0 22.0 1 7.5 1 11.0 1 2.5 1 6
Upper Falls 0.0 0 75.2 4 24.8 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Victoria 37.5 3 0.0 0 2.4 0 33.0 2 23.4 2 2.1 0 1.7 0 7
Total 25.8 15 30.6 14 17.1 8 13.8 7 6.8 4 2.7 2 3.2 1 51

District results

Balmoral

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Carmel Hanna* 17.34% 2,030                
SDLP Bernie Kelly 7.09% 906 908 1,137.84 1,949.84          
Alliance
Tom Ekin
*
12.88% 1,508 1,524 1,559.19 1,613.31 1,755.9        
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker* 10.08% 1,180 1,288 1,291.93 1,296.74 1,300.17 1,312.42 2,163.42    
DUP Jim Kirkpatrick 12.58% 1,473 1,484 1,485.19 1,485.19 1,487.15 1,488.13 1,642.79 1,934.39  
DUP Ruth Patterson* 9.65% 1,130 1,180 1,180.17 1,183.51 1,183.51 1,184 1,261.66 1,452.46 1,706.11
Sinn Féin Stiofán Long 10.26% 1,202 1,204 1,220.15 1,305.88 1,423.48 1,458.27 1,470.98 1,474.58 1,479.92
Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 9.61% 1,125 1,137 1,142.95 1,153.16 1,160.51 1,183.05      
SDLP Mary Kennedy 8.05% 943 943 991.96            
Independent
Thomas Wilson 1.82% 213                
Electorate: 18,382   Valid: 11,710 (63.70%)   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 1,673   Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%)  

Castle

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

Castle - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Nigel Dodds* 28.96% 3,161            
SDLP Pat Convery* 16.66% 1,818            
Ulster Unionist David Browne* 10.52% 1,148 1,454.51 1,563.59        
SDLP Cathal Mullaghan 10.41% 1,136 1,139.57 1,408.14 1,614.92      
DUP Ian Crozier* 4.01% 438 1,390.68 1,408.23 1,408.65 2,010.65    
Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham 9.43% 1,029 1,032.06 1,066.06 1,087.34 1,109.25 1,133.25 1,163.17
Sinn Féin David Kennedy 9.17% 1,001 1,003.04 1,032.55 1,046.41 1,068.4 1,090.4 1,111.4
DUP Lydia Patterson 5.66% 618 908.7 918.74 919.16      
Alliance Marjorie Hawkins 2.47% 270 279.69          
Green (NI)
Shane Ó Heorpa 1.68% 183 183.51          
Workers' Party John Lavery 1.03% 112 117.61          
Electorate: 18,413   Valid: 10,914 (59.27%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,560   Turnout: 11,167 (60.65%)  

Court

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Court - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Diane Dodds 55.73% 4,176        
DUP William Humphrey 9.06% 679 2,320.52      
DUP Elaine McMillen* 2.95% 221 730.07 1,577.39    
Independent
Frank McCoubrey* 10.60% 794 1,107.11 1,186.23 1,244.66 1,312.41
PUP Hugh Smyth* 10.66% 799 1,003.48 1,043.96 1,065.41 1,174.86
Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey* 7.67% 575 777.35 860.61 903.08 1,022.96
Sinn Féin Francis Hamilton 3.32% 249 266.04 267.42    
Electorate: 13,582   Valid: 7,493 (55.17%)   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,249   Turnout: 7,726 (56.88%)  

Laganbank

2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin,
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Laganbank - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 17.77% 1,600        
SDLP Patrick McCarthy* 16.21% 1,459 1,503.8      
SDLP Peter O'Reilly* 15.28% 1,376 1,402.6 1,489.47 1,609.47  
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey* 14.80% 1,332 1,333.68 1,350.82 1,647.82  
DUP Christopher Stalford 15.13% 1,362 1,362.07 1,367.07 1,417.28 1,512.44
Alliance Allan Leonard 9.54% 859 861.94 901.78 1,172.51 1,222.53
Green (NI)
Andrew Frew 4.10% 369 375.16 467.66    
Ulster Unionist Paula Bradshaw 4.04% 364 364.28 366.35    
Socialist Party James Barbour 1.94% 175 181.86      
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 1.19% 107 110.01      
Electorate: 15,223   Valid: 9,003 (59.14%)   Spoilt: 205   Quota: 1,501   Turnout: 9,208 (60.49%)  

Lower Falls

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 5 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Lower Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 19.42% 2,071      
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 19.17% 2,045      
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 18.39% 1,962      
Sinn Féin Máire Cush* 15.33% 1,764 1,797    
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 11.67% 1,245 1,253 1,528.1 1,764.42
SDLP Margaret Walsh* 11.86% 1,265 1,439 1,449.95 1,476.27
Workers' Party John Lowry 2.94% 314      
Electorate: 16,334   Valid: 10,666 (65.30%)   Spoilt: 392   Quota: 1,778   Turnout: 11,058 (67.70%)  

Oldpark

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Nelson McCausland* 22.27% 2,642            
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 17.64% 2,093            
Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan* 15.42% 1,829            
SDLP Alban Maginness* 11.90% 1,411 1,418.03 1,450.33 1,538.39 1,549.17 1,966.17  
Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain 7.91% 938 1,594.01 1,594.01 1,652.29 1,652.43 1,663.1 1,685.1
Sinn Féin
Caral Ni Chuilin
10.47% 1,242 1,243.48 1,468.63 1,495.01 1,585.31 1,600.85 1,657.85
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 3.84% 455 690.69 691.45 732.59 732.66 735.22 757.22
Sinn Féin Marie Mackessy 3.94% 467 468.85 586.08 600.22 622.2 651.74 715.74
SDLP Andrew Harding 4.01% 476 479.33 487.69 539.44 540.07    
Green (NI)
Peter Emerson 2.10% 249 278.6 280.5        
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 0.51% 60 60.37 62.08        
Electorate: 22,444   Valid: 11,862 (52.85%)   Spoilt: 329   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 12,191 (59.63%)  

Pottinger

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin

Pottinger - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Sammy Wilson* 22.60% 2,385          
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 18.65% 1,968          
DUP May Campbell 12.34% 1,302 1,530.29        
PUP David Ervine* 10.95% 1,156 1,248.87 1,324.71 1,394.99 1,556.39  
DUP Margaret McKenzie 6.79% 717 1,216.13 1,239.89 1,281.08 1,451.42 1,461.25
Alliance Máire Hendron 7.53% 795 800.92 830.92 895.09 1,008.55 1,428.28
Sinn Féin Deborah Devenny 8.94% 944 944 947.84 967.84 969.84 1,126.08
SDLP Mary Muldoon 6.35% 670 672.22 677.26 743.18 766.22  
Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland 2.62% 277 303.64 524.92 644.92    
Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 163 165.96 168.36      
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 105 105.74 106.74      
Ulster Unionist Henry Wallace 0.68% 72 85.69 180.25      
Electorate: 19,621   Valid: 10,554 (53.79%)   Spoilt: 381   Quota: 1,508   Turnout: 10,935 (55.73%)  

Upper Falls

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey* 23.69% 3,084      
SDLP Tim Attwood 21.63% 2,815      
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill* 18.81% 2,448      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne* 17.34% 2,257      
Sinn Féin Christine Mac Giolla Mhín 10.97% 1,428 2,070.32 2,089.57 2,325.41
SDLP Roisin Mulholland 3.17% 413 467.56 1,025.56 1,031.83
Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín 4.39% 571 779.54 843.44 863.79
Electorate: 19,767   Valid: 13,016 (65.85%)   Spoilt: 437   Quota: 2,170   Turnout: 13,453 (68.06%)  

Victoria

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Victoria - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP
Wallace Browne
*
18.60% 2,689            
Alliance Naomi Long* 17.74% 2,565            
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers* 16.88% 2,441            
DUP Robin Newton* 13.86% 2,004            
Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson* 12.98% 1,877            
DUP David Rodway 5.01% 725 1,527.4 1,549.72 1,635.12 1,810.52    
Alliance Mervyn Jones 5.61% 811 815.42 1,421.47 1,456.75 1,458.85 1,461.82 1,838.82
Ulster Unionist Alan Crowe* 3.17% 459 508.98 582.76 1,041.76 1,050.86 1,099.16 1,366.16
SDLP John Ó Doherty 2.35% 340 343.4 374.09 379.69 379.99 380.14  
PUP John McQuillan 2.10% 303 310.82 321.36 337.88 340.38 340.89  
NI Conservatives Peter Gray 1.68% 243 252.52 265.23 287.35 288.45 289.53  
Electorate: 25,058   Valid: 14,457 (57.69%)   Spoilt: 349   Quota: 1,808   Turnout: 14,806 (59.09%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Belfast Council results". 11 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.