2005 Antrim Borough Council election

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2005 Antrim Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  DrIanPaisley.jpg Official portrait of Lord Trimble crop 2.jpg MarkDurkan.jpg
Leader Ian Paisley David Trimble Mark Durkan
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won653
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Percentage30.723.820.5
SwingIncrease2.svg8.2Decrease2.svg9.2Decrease2.svg0.5
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Gerry Adams - 26370225138.jpg DavidFordAlliance.jpg
Leader Gerry Adams David Ford
Party Sinn Féin Alliance
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Percentage14.86.9
SwingIncrease2.svg2.3Increase2.svg1.4
Antrim - 2005.png
2005 Antrim Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes.

Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 610Increase2.svg131.630.75,434Increase2.svg8.2
  Ulster Unionist 502Decrease2.svg226.323.84,203Decrease2.svg9.2
  SDLP 302Decrease2.svg215.820.53,633Decrease2.svg0.5
  Sinn Féin 310Increase2.svg115.814.82,620Increase2.svg2.3
  Alliance 220Increase2.svg210.56.91,214Increase2.svg1.4
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.02.6468Decrease2.svg0.5
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.00.6110Decrease2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Antrim North West24.9114.1127.4128.720.004.905
Antrim South East34.6227.4220.019.018.310.707
Antrim Town 31.2328.4214.619.0011.715.107
Total30.7623.8520.5314.836.923.3019

Districts results

Antrim North West

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

Antrim North West - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SDLP Robert Loughran*19.37%1,008   
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan16.81%875   
Ulster Unionist Stephen Nicholl*14.10%734821 876 
Sinn Féin Anthony Brady11.93%621621 800 925.25
DUP Trevor Clarke 13.37%696791 795 801.25
DUP Wilson Clyde*11.49%598639 645 653.25
SDLP Donovan McClelland*8.03%418430   
Independent Brian Johnston4.90%255   
Electorate: 8,345  Valid: 5,205 (62.37%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 868  Turnout: 5,315 (63.69%)  

    Antrim South East

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

    Antrim South East - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SDLP Thomas Burns *19.96%1,435       
    DUP Samuel Dunlop*14.83%1,066       
    Ulster Unionist Danny Kinahan 12.57%904       
    Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea*11.03%793833.4 833.4 841.2 842.2 1,048.2  
    DUP Mel Lucas8.39%603608.6 608.6 630.2 630.2 642.75 671.85 948.4
    Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue6.29%452656.8 674.4 674.85 893.45 893.45 894.42 895.97
    Alliance Alan Lawther8.32%598789.2 805.4 806.6 822.8 835.3 877.98 890.7
    DUP Roy Thompson*7.13%513516.2 517.2 529.5 529.5 549.8 584.72 741.04
    DUP William Harkness*4.30%309320.2 320.2 433.6 433.6 450.85 491.59  
    Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann3.77%271275.4 275.4 277.35 277.35    
    Sinn Féin Bernard McCrory2.74%197248.2 256.4 256.4     
    Independent Patricia Murray0.68%4962.2       
    Electorate: 12,005  Valid: 7,190 (59.89%)  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 899  Turnout: 7,294 (60.76%)  

      Antrim Town

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

      Antrim Town - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP John Smyth*13.33%705      
      Ulster Unionist Adrian Cochrane-Watson *12.65%669      
      SDLP Oran Keenan*8.08%427427.06 434.12 684.12   
      Alliance David Ford 11.65%616616.66 626.72 680.72   
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Ritchie8.00%423425.52 485.12 489.12 490.47 791.47 
      DUP Brian Graham*8.80%465484.86 537.28 538.28 538.58 579.36 658.41
      DUP Pam Lewis 9.06%479493.94 539.3 543.3 544.05 574.89 626.04
      Sinn Féin Gerard Magee8.98%475475 490 518 534.65 539.1 539.1
      Ulster Unionist Paul Michael*7.02%371372.8 439.1 441.1 444.1   
      SDLP Brian Duffin6.53%345345.06 356.06     
      Independent Darran Smyth2.57%136136.9      
      PUP Ken Wilkinson2.08%110110.66      
      Ulster Unionist James Sands0.72%3838.48      
      Independent Aine Gribbon0.53%2828      
      Electorate: 10,792  Valid: 5,287 (48.99%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 661  Turnout: 5,410 (50.13%)  

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        1. 1 2 "Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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