2005 Ards Borough Council election

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2005 Ards Borough Council election
←  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  →
All 23 seats to Ards Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won1273
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1230Increase2.svg352.252.413,897Increase2.svg15.4
  Ulster Unionist 701Decrease2.svg130.424.56,493Decrease2.svg7.2
  Alliance 301Decrease2.svg113.014.13,733Decrease2.svg2.6
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg4.33.4913Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.03.81,006Decrease2.svg6.0
  Sinn Féin 000Steady2.svg0.01.1292Increase2.svg1.1
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg0.00.7182Increase2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Ards East56.1428.6211.200.004.106
Ards West53.0331.8215.310.000.006
Newtownards 50.8224.3214.410.0010.506
Peninsula48.8211.4116.0114.819.005
Total52.41224.5714.133.415.6023

Districts results

Ards East

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain (two seats) from UUP and Alliance

Ards East - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Jonathan Bell 19.92%1,515     
DUP Terence Williams*13.07%9941,097.6    
DUP John Elliott*10.70%8141,060.68 1,081.52 1,099.52  
Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson*13.05%9931,006.72 1,056.56 1,247.56  
DUP Hamilton Gregory*12.40%943977.16 1,000.44 1,038.52 1,054.36 1,063.96
Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill*8.20%624628.2 650.2 942.88 1,062.67 1,063.63
Alliance Linda Cleland*11.17%850858.68 959.96 1,012.08 1,036.83 1,038.75
Ulster Unionist Tom Smith7.36%560566.72 633.28    
Green (NI) John McCullough2.39%182183.4     
Independent Thomas Sheridan1.74%132134.8     
Electorate: 15,367  Valid: 7,607 (49.50%)  Spoilt: 181  Quota: 1,087  Turnout: 7,788 (50.68%)  

    Ards West

    2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Ards West - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Margaret Craig*17.51%1,227   
    Alliance Jim McBriar*15.27%1,070   
    Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson*14.04%9841,003.26  
    Ulster Unionist James Fletcher11.36%796804.1 1,154.1 
    DUP William Montgomery*13.69%959994.28 1,021.28 
    DUP Mervyn Oswald12.56%880893.14 915.04 981.04
    DUP David Gilmore*9.21%645784.14 798.04 851.04
    Ulster Unionist Philip Smith*6.37%446449.78   
    Electorate: 12,766  Valid: 7,007 (54.89%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,002  Turnout: 7,147 (55.98%)  

      Newtownards

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

      Newtownards - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      DUP George Ennis *22.66%1,296   
      Alliance Alan McDowell*14.39%823   
      DUP Simon Hamilton 8.57%490840.76  
      DUP Michelle McIlveen 10.89%623652.23 1,005.23 
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Hamilton *12.87%736766.34 820.7 
      Ulster Unionist David Smyth*11.38%651660.62 688.91 774.91
      Independent Wilbert Magill*10.56%604617.69 668.09 716.09
      DUP Hamilton Lawther*8.67%496536.33   
      Electorate: 11,945  Valid: 5,719 (47.88%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 818  Turnout: 5,849 (48.97%)  

        Peninsula

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

        Peninsula - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        DUP Jim Shannon *31.44%1,944   
        Alliance Kieran McCarthy *16.01%9901,074.13  
        SDLP Joe Boyle14.77%913918.17 1,303.17 
        DUP Robert Drysdale*10.72%6631,024.43 1,034.43 
        Ulster Unionist Angus Carson*11.37%703801.7 854.93 937.93
        DUP Colin Kennedy6.60%408745.93 761.69 774.69
        Sinn Féin Anthony Lacken4.72%292293.88   
        Independent Daniel McCarthy*4.37%270281.28   
        Electorate: 11,725  Valid: 6,183 (52.73%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,031  Turnout: 6,313 (53.84%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Ards Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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