2005 Belfast City Council election

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2005 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won15148
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UUP Alliance PUP
Seats won742
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0
Belfast 2005 election.svg
2005 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election

Tom Ekin
Alliance

Lord Mayor

Wallace Browne
DUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Contents

The DUP emerged as the largest party, and Wallace Browne became Lord Mayor.

Election results

Belfast Local Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1550Increase2.svg529.425.825,722Increase2.svg7.7
  Sinn Féin 1411Steady2.svg027.530.630,531Increase2.svg2.2
  SDLP 801Decrease2.svg115.717.117,058Decrease2.svg0.3
  UUP 751Decrease2.svg413.713.813,756Decrease2.svg4.5
  Alliance 410Increase2.svg17.86.86,808Steady2.svg0.0
  PUP 201Decrease2.svg13.92.72,713Decrease2.svg3.1
  Independent 100Steady2.svg02.01.01,007Decrease2.svg2.0
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.8801New
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.7698Steady2.svg0.0
  Socialist Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.3338New
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.2243Steady2.svg0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin SDLP UUP Alliance PUP Others
Balmoral22.2210.3033.1219.7112.910.001.806
Castle38.6218.6127.1210.512.500.002.706
Court67.733.300.007.700.0010.7113.915
Laganbank15.1117.8131.5218.819.500.007.205
Lower Falls0.0085.2511.900.000.000.003.505
Oldpark22.3147.5315.917.910.003.803.206
Pottinger41.738.906.3022.017.5111.012.516
Upper Falls0.0075.2424.810.000.000.000.005
Victoria37.530.002.4033.0223.422.101.707
Total25.81530.61417.1813.876.842.723.2151

District results

Balmoral

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

Balmoral - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SDLP Carmel Hanna *17.34%2,030        
SDLP Bernie Kelly7.09%906908 1,137.84 1,949.84     
Alliance Tom Ekin *12.88%1,5081,524 1,559.19 1,613.31 1,755.9    
UUP Bob Stoker *10.08%1,1801,288 1,291.93 1,296.74 1,300.17 1,312.42 2,163.42  
DUP Jim Kirkpatrick 12.58%1,4731,484 1,485.19 1,485.19 1,487.15 1,488.13 1,642.79 1,934.39 
DUP Ruth Patterson *9.65%1,1301,180 1,180.17 1,183.51 1,183.51 1,184 1,261.66 1,452.46 1,706.11
Sinn Féin Stiofán Long10.26%1,2021,204 1,220.15 1,305.88 1,423.48 1,458.27 1,470.98 1,474.58 1,479.92
UUP Esmond Birnie 9.61%1,1251,137 1,142.95 1,153.16 1,160.51 1,183.05    
SDLP Mary Kennedy8.05%943943 991.96       
Independent Thomas Wilson1.82%213        
Electorate: 18,382  Valid: 11,710 (63.70%)  Spoilt: 192  Quota: 1,673  Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%)  

    Castle

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

    Castle - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Nigel Dodds *28.96%3,161      
    SDLP Pat Convery*16.66%1,818      
    UUP David Browne *10.52%1,1481,454.51 1,563.59    
    SDLP Cathal Mullaghan10.41%1,1361,139.57 1,408.14 1,614.92   
    DUP Ian Crozier*4.01%4381,390.68 1,408.23 1,408.65 2,010.65  
    Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham9.43%1,0291,032.06 1,066.06 1,087.34 1,109.25 1,133.25 1,163.17
    Sinn Féin David Kennedy9.17%1,0011,003.04 1,032.55 1,046.41 1,068.4 1,090.4 1,111.4
    DUP Lydia Patterson 5.66%618908.7 918.74 919.16    
    Alliance Marjorie Hawkins2.47%270279.69      
    Green (NI) Shane Ó Heorpa1.68%183183.51      
    Workers' Party John Lavery1.03%112117.61      
    Electorate: 18,413  Valid: 10,914 (59.27%)  Spoilt: 253  Quota: 1,560  Turnout: 11,167 (60.65%)  

      Court

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

      Court - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Diane Dodds 55.73%4,176    
      DUP William Humphrey 9.06%6792,320.52   
      DUP Elaine McMillen*2.95%221730.07 1,577.39  
      Independent Frank McCoubrey *10.60%7941,107.11 1,186.23 1,244.66 1,312.41
      PUP Hugh Smyth *10.66%7991,003.48 1,043.96 1,065.41 1,174.86
      UUP Chris McGimpsey*7.67%575777.35 860.61 903.08 1,022.96
      Sinn Féin Francis Hamilton3.32%249266.04 267.42   
      Electorate: 13,582  Valid: 7,493 (55.17%)  Spoilt: 233  Quota: 1,249  Turnout: 7,726 (56.88%)  

        Laganbank

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

        Laganbank - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Sinn Féin Alex Maskey *17.77%1,600    
        SDLP Patrick McCarthy *16.21%1,4591,503.8   
        SDLP Peter O'Reilly*15.28%1,3761,402.6 1,489.47 1,609.47 
        UUP Michael McGimpsey *14.80%1,3321,333.68 1,350.82 1,647.82 
        DUP Christopher Stalford 15.13%1,3621,362.07 1,367.07 1,417.28 1,512.44
        Alliance Allan Leonard9.54%859861.94 901.78 1,172.51 1,222.53
        Green (NI) Andrew Frew4.10%369375.16 467.66   
        UUP Paula Bradshaw 4.04%364364.28 366.35   
        Socialist Party James Barbour1.94%175181.86    
        Workers' Party Paddy Lynn1.19%107110.01    
        Electorate: 15,223  Valid: 9,003 (59.14%)  Spoilt: 205  Quota: 1,501  Turnout: 9,208 (60.49%)  

          Lower Falls

          2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
          2005: 5 x Sinn Féin
          2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

          Lower Falls - 5 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Sinn Féin Janice Austin19.42%2,071   
          Sinn Féin Fra McCann *19.17%2,045   
          Sinn Féin Tom Hartley *18.39%1,962   
          Sinn Féin Máire Cush*15.33%1,7641,797  
          Sinn Féin Marie Moore*11.67%1,2451,253 1,528.1 1,764.42
          SDLP Margaret Walsh*11.86%1,2651,439 1,449.95 1,476.27
          Workers' Party John Lowry2.94%314   
          Electorate: 16,334  Valid: 10,666 (65.30%)  Spoilt: 392  Quota: 1,778  Turnout: 11,058 (67.70%)  

            Oldpark

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

            Oldpark - 6 seats [2]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            DUP Nelson McCausland *22.27%2,642      
            Sinn Féin Danny Lavery*17.64%2,093      
            Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan*15.42%1,829      
            SDLP Alban Maginness *11.90%1,4111,418.03 1,450.33 1,538.39 1,549.17 1,966.17 
            UUP Fred Cobain 7.91%9381,594.01 1,594.01 1,652.29 1,652.43 1,663.1 1,685.1
            Sinn Féin Caral Ni Chuilin 10.47%1,2421,243.48 1,468.63 1,495.01 1,585.31 1,600.85 1,657.85
            PUP Billy Hutchinson*3.84%455690.69 691.45 732.59 732.66 735.22 757.22
            Sinn Féin Marie Mackessy3.94%467468.85 586.08 600.22 622.2 651.74 715.74
            SDLP Andrew Harding4.01%476479.33 487.69 539.44 540.07   
            Green (NI) Peter Emerson 2.10%249278.6 280.5     
            Workers' Party Paul Treanor0.51%6060.37 62.08     
            Electorate: 22,444  Valid: 11,862 (52.85%)  Spoilt: 329  Quota: 1,695  Turnout: 12,191 (59.63%)  

              Pottinger

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

              Pottinger - 6 seats [2]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              DUP Sammy Wilson *22.60%2,385     
              UUP Reg Empey *18.65%1,968     
              DUP May Campbell12.34%1,3021,530.29    
              PUP David Ervine *10.95%1,1561,248.87 1,324.71 1,394.99 1,556.39 
              DUP Margaret McKenzie6.79%7171,216.13 1,239.89 1,281.08 1,451.42 1,461.25
              Alliance Máire Hendron 7.53%795800.92 830.92 895.09 1,008.55 1,428.28
              Sinn Féin Deborah Devenny8.94%944944 947.84 967.84 969.84 1,126.08
              SDLP Mary Muldoon6.35%670672.22 677.26 743.18 766.22  
              UUP Sonia Copeland2.62%277303.64 524.92 644.92   
              Socialist Party Tommy Black1.57%163165.96 168.36    
              Workers' Party Joseph Bell0.99%105105.74 106.74    
              UUP Henry Wallace0.68%7285.69 180.25    
              Electorate: 19,621  Valid: 10,554 (53.79%)  Spoilt: 381  Quota: 1,508  Turnout: 10,935 (55.73%)  

                Upper Falls

                2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
                2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
                2001-2005 Change: No change

                Upper Falls - 5 seats [2]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234
                Sinn Féin Paul Maskey *23.69%3,084   
                SDLP Tim Attwood21.63%2,815   
                Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill*18.81%2,448   
                Sinn Féin Michael Browne*17.34%2,257   
                Sinn Féin Christine Mac Giolla Mhín10.97%1,4282,070.32 2,089.57 2,325.41
                SDLP Roisin Mulholland3.17%413467.56 1,025.56 1,031.83
                Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín4.39%571779.54 843.44 863.79
                Electorate: 19,767  Valid: 13,016 (65.85%)  Spoilt: 437  Quota: 2,170  Turnout: 13,453 (68.06%)  

                  Victoria

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

                  Victoria - 7 seats [2]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  DUP Wallace Browne *18.60%2,689      
                  Alliance Naomi Long *17.74%2,565      
                  UUP Jim Rodgers *16.88%2,441      
                  DUP Robin Newton *13.86%2,004      
                  UUP Ian Adamson *12.98%1,877      
                  DUP David Rodway5.01%7251,527.4 1,549.72 1,635.12 1,810.52  
                  Alliance Mervyn Jones5.61%811815.42 1,421.47 1,456.75 1,458.85 1,461.82 1,838.82
                  UUP Alan Crowe*3.17%459508.98 582.76 1,041.76 1,050.86 1,099.16 1,366.16
                  SDLP John Ó Doherty2.35%340343.4 374.09 379.69 379.99 380.14  
                  PUP John McQuillan2.10%303310.82 321.36 337.88 340.38 340.89  
                  NI Conservatives Peter Gray1.68%243252.52 265.23 287.35 288.45 289.53  
                  Electorate: 25,058  Valid: 14,457 (57.69%)  Spoilt: 349  Quota: 1,808  Turnout: 14,806 (59.09%)  

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