2005 Armagh City and District Council election

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2005 Armagh City and District Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won665
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist
Seats won5
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2

Elections to Armagh City and District 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 622Increase2.svg227.329.67,960Increase2.svg4.0
  SDLP 600Steady2.svg027.321.25,705Decrease2.svg3.2
  Sinn Féin 500Steady2.svg022.723.16,234Increase2.svg2.5
  Ulster Unionist 502Decrease2.svg222.722.76,122Decrease2.svg3.2
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.03.4915Increase2.svg0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP SDLP Sinn Féin UUP Others
Armagh City 16.0127.6232.3214.819.306
Crossmore15.0133.3238.5213.200.005
Cusher47.739.818.1030.324.106
The Orchard33.9117.6118.5130.020.005
Total29.6621.2623.1522.753.4022

District results

Armagh City

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

Armagh City - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Freda Donnelly*15.97%1,004      
SDLP Pat Brannigan*14.82%932      
Ulster Unionist Sylvia McRoberts*14.81%931      
Sinn Féin Cathy Rafferty*14.28%898898.22 932.22    
Sinn Féin Noel Sheridan10.16%639639.22 680.66 1,103.66   
SDLP Mealla Bratton7.44%468511.78 734.72 754.72 814.72 828.72 854.31
Independent John Nixon9.40%591618.08 647.5 688.5 782.5 793.5 794.43
Sinn Féin John Crowley7.81%491491.22 498.22     
SDLP Michael Carson5.31%334366.78      
Electorate: 9,743  Valid: 6,288 (64.54%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 899  Turnout: 6,407 (65.76%)  

    Crossmore

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

    Crossmore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Cathal Boylan 14.09%864898 1,374  
    SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon14.54%891982 1,025  
    Sinn Féin Pat O'Rawe*13.87%850876 991 1,332.11 
    SDLP Gerald Mallon9.87%605964 974 981.7 1,031.75
    DUP Noel Donnelly15.04%922923 924 924 925.54
    Ulster Unionist Billy Morton13.21%810818 819 819 821.31
    Sinn Féin Willie Monaghan10.49%643661    
    SDLP James Lennon8.89%545    
    Electorate: 8,579  Valid: 6,130 (71.45%)  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,022  Turnout: 6,245 (72.79%)  

      Cusher

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

      Cusher - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Paul Berry *40.48%3,263     
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers*16.08%1,296     
      DUP Margaret Black*3.09%2491,591.25    
      SDLP Sharon Haughey9.85%794801.8 802.85 853.5 855.7 1,300.7
      DUP Gareth Wilson4.12%332749.95 1,060.96 1,131.39 1,138.87 1,138.87
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner*11.14%898829.3 867.1 953.32 1,045.17 1,048.17
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton*5.58%450570.25 625.27 764.32 801.17 807.03
      Sinn Féin Siobhán Vallely8.13%655655 655.21 660.86 660.97  
      Independent Paul Bowbanks4.02%324393.55 408.88    
      Electorate: 11,376  Valid: 8,061 (70.86%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 1,152  Turnout: 8,186 (71.96%)  

        The Orchard

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

        The Orchard - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP William Irwin 28.02%1,809    
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers *18.88%1,219    
        Sinn Féin Paul Corrigan*18.49%1,194    
        SDLP John Campbell*17.59%1,136    
        Ulster Unionist Charles Rollston*11.12%718845.1 973.14 1,072.34 1,123
        DUP Robert Steenson5.90%381982.47 995.79 1,013.39 1,018.66
        Electorate: 9,140  Valid: 6,457 (70.65%)  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,077  Turnout: 6,552 (71.68%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Armagh District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.