2005 Craigavon Borough Council election

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

All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP UUP Sinn Féin
Seats won966
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won41
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0

Craigavon 2005 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 930Increase2.svg334.630.810,631Increase2.svg8.2
  UUP 602Decrease2.svg223.122.87,882Decrease2.svg5.3
  Sinn Féin 620Increase2.svg223.122.47,732Increase2.svg1.1
  SDLP 403Decrease2.svg315.416.95,849Decrease2.svg3.1
  Independent 100Steady2.svg03.84.21,459Decrease2.svg0.7
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.4814Increase2.svg0.8
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.4155Increase2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Sinn Féin SDLP Alliance Others
Central33.4326.7220.4113.216.400.007
Loughside4.004.1050.5339.320.002.105
Lurgan 39.4340.237.506.500.006.407
Portadown 42.5314.5116.5113.212.7010.617
Total30.8922.8622.4616.942.404.7026

District results

Central

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from SDLP

Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
DUP Robert Smith*16.88%1,587        
UUP Kenneth Twyble*13.91%1,308        
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd *13.07%1,229        
DUP William Smith*9.87%9281,280.82       
UUP Ronald Harkness5.58%525527.08 580.68 710.82 713.48 714.94 1,147.57 1,411.57 
SDLP Kieran Corr*8.38%788788 788.9 792 792 1,147.1 1,157.2 1,318.2 
DUP Philip Weir6.61%622666.72 674.82 744.46 830.77 831.87 859.2 912.81 998.81
Sinn Féin Francis Murray*7.37%693693 693.1 694.1 694.1 740.1 743.1 772.6 778.6
Alliance Alan Castle6.36%598599.3 606.3 615.36 616.34 646.8 666.86   
UUP Frederick Crowe*4.48%421423.6 452.1 517.92 520.02 522.02    
SDLP Patricia Mallon*4.79%450450.52 451.12 451.22 451.29     
UUP Robert Oliver2.70%254259.72 289.72       
Electorate: 15,519  Valid: 9,403 (60.59%)  Spoilt: 230  Quota: 1,176  Turnout: 9,633 (62.07%)  

    Loughside

    2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
    2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
    2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Mairéad O'Dowd29.17%2,183   
    SDLP Dolores Kelly *21.71%1,625   
    Sinn Féin Leah Small8.67%6491,263.24  
    SDLP Mary McAlinden*8.50%636736.76 944.36 1,178.72
    Sinn Féin Michael Tallon12.67%9481,092.32 1,108.88 1,153.6
    SDLP Anthony Elliott9.09%680719.16 842.52 994
    UUP Joy Savage4.09%306309.52 313.84  
    DUP Ivan Russell4.04%302302.44 302.92  
    Workers' Party Tom French 2.07%155185.36 205.52  
    Electorate: 12,354  Valid: 7,484 (60.58%)  Spoilt: 228  Quota: 1,248  Turnout: 7,712 (62.43%)  

      Lurgan

      2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      2005: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
      2001–2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP

      Lurgan - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      UUP Samuel Gardiner *21.59%2,109      
      DUP Stephen Moutray *21.08%2,059      
      DUP Fergie Dawson11.27%1,1011,149.72 1,359.32    
      DUP Mark Russell3.21%314354.74 707.54 764.22 1,245.46  
      UUP George Savage *8.22%8031,005.86 1,041.46 1,047.18 1,075.52 1,112.1 1,257.1
      Sinn Féin Maurice Magill7.51%734734 734.4 734.4 734.8 1,105.22 1,111.22
      UUP Meta Crozier*4.44%434752.36 783.96 786.82 812.88 851.82 1,065.5
      UUP Sydney Cairns*5.96%582755.88 769.48 770.52 788.94 825.2 953
      Independent David Calvert 6.41%626682.28 713.48 719.98 742.84 761.08  
      SDLP Francis McAlinden6.48%633643.5 645.1 645.1 645.52   
      DUP Anne Harrison3.82%373395.68 536.48 598.36    
      Electorate: 15,320  Valid: 9,768 (63.76%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,222  Turnout: 9,939 (64.88%)  

        Portadown

        2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

        Portadown - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        DUP David Simpson *29.55%2,325           
        DUP Sydney Anderson *10.28%8091,346.66          
        DUP Alan Carson*2.68%211730.1 1,052.63         
        SDLP Ignatius Fox*8.94%703705.9 706.29 708.29 708.39 711.39 782.39 1,004.39    
        UUP Arnold Hatch*9.36%736778.34 782.24 798.4 811.1 862.8 888.12 891.7 1,062.7   
        Independent David Jones*5.33%419543.7 554.23 576.55 604.55 614.55 626.81 628.81 700.52 735.94 737.94 995.94
        Sinn Féin Brian McKeown*9.93%781781.58 781.58 782.58 782.58 782.58 791.58 839.58 842.58 842.58 846.58 850.58
        Sinn Féin Ciaran Tennyson6.55%515515 515 517 517 517 522 590 590 590.77 594.77 595.77
        Independent Mervyn Carrick 3.94%310358.72 375.88 427.11 444.51 458.52 472.68 474.68 549.95 591.53 593.53  
        UUP Mark Neale2.71%213237.94 239.89 245.89 249.79 380.83 404.58 410.58     
        SDLP Elaine Sterritt4.25%334334.58 334.58 335.58 335.58 336.58 375.58      
        Alliance Sean Hagan2.75%216221.22 222.39 223.39 223.69 225.27       
        UUP David Thompson2.43%191207.24 209.19 215.19 219.89        
        Independent Jim Dickson1.32%104112.12 113.29          
        Electorate: 13,128  Valid: 7,867 (59.93%)  Spoilt: 181  Quota: 984  Turnout: 8,048 (61.30%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 18 July 2021.