2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
←  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  →
All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won843
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won2
Seat changeSteady2.svg

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough 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

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 820Increase2.svg247.143.36,015Increase2.svg11.5
  Ulster Unionist 400Steady2.svg23.518.02,508Decrease2.svg6.2
  Alliance 302Decrease2.svg217.623.23,218Decrease2.svg0.3
  Independent 200Steady2.svg11.815.52,159Decrease2.svg2.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Carrick Castle41.129.1126.3123.515
Kilroot42.0314.1123.5120.416
Knockagh Monument45.9327.5220.915.706
Total43.3818.0423.2315.5217

Districts results

Carrick Castle

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

Carrick Castle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP David Hilditch *34.96%1,052   
Alliance Sean Neeson *26.32%792   
DUP Patricia McKinney*6.18%186612.12  
Independent William Hamilton*13.99%421477.18 570.46 
Ulster Unionist Darin Ferguson*9.14%275312.63 415.59 494.34
Independent Philip Mannis6.75%203214.66 230.94 243.33
Independent Nicholas Wady2.66%8089.01 162.05 177.59
Electorate: 5,944  Valid: 3,009 (50.62%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 502  Turnout: 3,092 (52.02%)  

    Kilroot

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

    Kilroot - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Billy Ashe*31.05%1,775    
    Independent James Brown*20.33%1,162    
    DUP Terence Clements*6.56%3751,178.52   
    Ulster Unionist Eric Ferguson*10.88%622650.08 673.83 820.15 
    Alliance Isobel Day12.40%709721.42 725.67 740.21 851.81
    DUP Lynn McClurg4.41%252334.62 661.37 678.9 834.1
    Alliance Robert Logan11.12%636641.94 644.69 655.94 726.74
    Ulster Unionist Carolyn Howarth3.25%186196.8 200.3   
    Electorate: 10,494  Valid: 5,717 (54.48%)  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 817  Turnout: 5,838 (55.63%)  

      Knockagh Monument

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

      Knockagh Monument - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP May Beattie *33.20%1,718      
      Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jr *19.46%1,007      
      Alliance Stewart Dickson *15.17%785      
      DUP Louise Marsden4.14%214926.82     
      DUP James McClurg*8.56%443571.18 594.7 770.05   
      Ulster Unionist Mark Cosgrove4.89%253300.56 456.24 458.49 461.19 637.85 729.17
      Alliance Shireen Bell5.72%296330.8 352.92 353.52 390.78 406.96 453.98
      Independent Robert Rice5.66%293311.56 317.72 318.77 320.75 330.45  
      Ulster Unionist Jackie Glover3.19%165194 249.44 250.64 252.26   
      Electorate: 9,540  Valid: 5,174 (54.23%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 740  Turnout: 5,285 (55.40%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Carrickfergus Council Elections 1993-2001". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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