2005 Ballymena Borough Council election

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2005 Ballymena Borough Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 24 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won1453
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymena 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 24 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1430Increase2.svg358.355.214,611Increase2.svg10.3
  Ulster Unionist 502Decrease2.svg220.821.65,707Decrease2.svg5.9
  SDLP 301Decrease2.svg112.510.42,744Decrease2.svg6.1
  Sinn Féin 110Increase2.svg14.27.62,009Increase2.svg6.3
  Independent 101Decrease2.svg14.23.4906Decrease2.svg3.9
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.01.5404Increase2.svg0.4
  PUP 000Steady2.svg0.00.494Decrease2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Ballymena North43.7321.2211.015.0019.117
Ballymena South61.3519.1112.215.901.507
Bannside62.3318.918.6010.110.005
Braid53.8327.1110.019.100.005
Total55.21421.6510.437.615.2124

Districts results

Ballymena North

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

Ballymena North - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP James Alexander*21.90%1,503       
DUP Maurice Mills*13.55%930       
Independent James Henry*13.20%906       
DUP John Carson8.25%5661,125      
Ulster Unionist Neil Armstrong*9.56%656693.41 839.56 875.83    
SDLP Patrick McAvoy*11.00%755756.29 762.95 764.51 1,025.51   
Ulster Unionist Joseph McKernan*6.28%431445.62 499.27 512.66 512.66 520.66 536.86 878.51
Alliance Jayne Dunlop5.89%404413.03 427.09 430.08 449.08 574.08 584.34 631.34
Ulster Unionist Peter Brown5.39%370388.92 432.58 449.22 453.22 456.22 475.9  
Sinn Féin Padraig McShane4.97%341341 341 341.26     
Electorate: 11,822  Valid: 6,862 (58.04%)  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 858  Turnout: 6,963 (58.90%)  

    Ballymena South

    2001: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Ballymena South - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Beth Adger*16.25%960        
    DUP David Tweed *13.41%792        
    DUP Martin Clarke*13.15%777        
    DUP Hubert Nicholl*12.61%745        
    Ulster Unionist James Currie*11.41%674699.2 714.68 719.09 721.99 823.99   
    SDLP Declan O'Loan *12.16%718719.2 721.2 721.34 721.34 723.39 726.21 1,034.21 
    DUP Deirdre Nelson5.86%346519.52 552.16 594.37 624.47 652.13 661.53 661.53 669.53
    Ulster Unionist Robin Swann 4.16%246250.8 256.8 257.71 258.26 336.93 409.31 410.31 477.31
    Sinn Féin Daniel O'Connell5.86%346346.24 346.24 346.24 346.29 347.29 347.29   
    Ulster Unionist Colette Gilmour3.54%209218.36 234.32 237.33 240.13     
    PUP William McCaughey1.59%9499.76        
    Electorate: 10,637  Valid: 5,907 (55.53%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 739  Turnout: 6,046 (56.84%)  

      Bannside

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

      Bannside - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      DUP Roy Gillespie*22.95%1,664   
      Ulster Unionist William McNeilly*18.93%1,373   
      DUP Samuel Gaston*13.49%9781,147.02 1,187.2 1,195.71
      Sinn Féin Monica Digney11.65%733733.54 733.68 1,152.07
      DUP Tommy Nicholl*13.22%9591,065.38 1,121.24 1,150.11
      DUP William Wilkinson12.67%9191,079.38 1,105.98 1,108.8
      SDLP Seamus Laverty*8.63%626628.7 660.2  
      Electorate: 10,772  Valid: 7,252 (67.32%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 1,209  Turnout: 7,344 (68.18%)  

        Braid

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

        Braid - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP Paul Frew 23.61%1,524    
        DUP Samuel Hanna*16.95%1,094    
        DUP Robin Stirling*13.23%8541,238.54   
        SDLP Margaret Gribben*9.99%645647.03 647.87 686.87 1,176.87
        Ulster Unionist Robin Cherry11.59%748761.63 808.39 1,045.73 1,047.01
        Ulster Unionist Lexie Scott9.23%596619.49 686.13 847.27 849.27
        Sinn Féin Laurence O'Neill9.13%589589.29 589.29 589.57  
        Ulster Unionist Robert Wilson6.26%404418.5 466.38   
        Electorate: 9,694  Valid: 6,454 (66.58%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 1,076  Turnout: 6,537 (67.43%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Ballymena Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.