2005 Banbridge District Council election

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2005 Banbridge District Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 17 seats to Banbridge District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won753
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Banbridge District 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 17 councillors.

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Election results

Banbridge District Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 720Increase2.svg241.238.37,251Increase2.svg10.6
  Ulster Unionist 502Decrease2.svg229.432.46,122Decrease2.svg5.0
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg17.615.92,999Decrease2.svg3.3
  Sinn Féin 110Increase2.svg15.96.31,187Increase2.svg2.6
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg5.94.5856Increase2.svg2.5
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.02.6498Decrease2.svg3.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Alliance Others
Banbridge Town 32.8238.3219.910.009.010.006
Dromore 49.8331.3111.817.100.000.005
Knockiveagh33.2227.8215.7111.314.507.506
Total38.3732.4515.936.314.512.6017

Districts results

Banbridge Town

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

Banbridge Town - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird*24.17%1,501     
SDLP Patrick McAleenan*19.91%1,236     
DUP Jim McElroy*17.54%1,089     
DUP Junior McCrum15.25%947     
Alliance Frank McQuaid*8.95%556593.8 920.54   
Ulster Unionist Ian Burns*8.84%549724.14 729.72 839.44 862.93 876.13
Ulster Unionist Derick Bell*5.33%331727.06 740.7 824.68 857.08 873.8
Electorate: 10,610  Valid: 6,209 (58.52%)  Spoilt: 102  Quota: 888  Turnout: 6,311 (59.48%)  

    Dromore

    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

    Dromore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Tyrone Howe 21.64%1,304   
    DUP Norah Beare *21.44%1,292   
    SDLP Cassie McDermott*11.82%712725.11 1,054.11 
    DUP David Herron*13.91%838858.24 862.24 1,055.84
    DUP Paul Rankin *14.44%870897.14 897.6 976.8
    Ulster Unionist William Martin*9.63%580814.6 834.83 843.85
    Sinn Féin Francis Branniff7.12%429429.92   
    Electorate: 9,542  Valid: 6,025 (63.14%)  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 6,119 (64.13%)  

      Knockiveagh

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

      Knockiveagh - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      SDLP Seamus Doyle*15.74%1,051       
      DUP Stephen Herron*15.36%1,026       
      Ulster Unionist John Ingram*13.15%878882.68 927.58 932.74 1,176.74   
      Ulster Unionist John Hanna*8.88%593594.71 674.15 675.95 784.37 964.85  
      DUP Wilfred McFadden*11.08%740740.54 755.54 792.98 826.64 852.56 1,272.56 
      Sinn Féin Dessie Ward11.35%758787.25 798.31 798.31 801.67 802.63 804.65 804.65
      Independent Malachy McCartan*7.46%498534.99 610.73 610.85 620.54 625.34 636.96 723.96
      DUP Ian Wilson6.72%449449.27 460.27 475.63 493.26 501.9   
      Ulster Unionist John McCallister 5.78%386387.53 423.71 425.15     
      Alliance David Griffin4.49%300315.57       
      Electorate: 10,151  Valid: 6,679 (65.80%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 955  Turnout: 6,796 (66.95%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Banbridge District Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.