2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election

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2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 22 seats to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP Ulster Unionist
Seats won954
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won40
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Dungannon and South Tyrone 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 910Increase2.svg140.939.69,992Increase2.svg3.6
  DUP 520Increase2.svg122.724.36,132Increase2.svg6.7
  Ulster Unionist 402Decrease2.svg218.217.64,436Decrease2.svg5.2
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg018.214.83,726Decrease2.svg2.4
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.03.7923Decrease2.svg2.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP UUP SDLP Others
Blackwater24.4141.6221.6112.410.005
Clogher Valley32.2227.9120.9118.910.005
Dungannon Town 35.2228.1220.6116.110.006
Torrent60.944.809.6112.5112.216
Total39.6924.3517.6414.843.7022

District results

Blackwater

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

Blackwater - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Roger Burton*21.22%1,309     
Sinn Féin Phelim Gildernew*17.75%1,095     
DUP Samuel Brush16.13%9951,202.27    
Ulster Unionist Jim Hamilton*14.01%864884.79 905.13 905.55 1,040.3 
SDLP Patrick Daly*12.40%765766.05 766.59 782.61 789.87 1,039.87
Ulster Unionist Sammy Stewart7.62%470475.67 482.33 482.45 594.88 594.88
Sinn Féin Josefa Watters6.66%411411 411.18 456.18 458.18  
DUP Denver Thompson4.21%260298.22 442.94 442.94   
Electorate: 8,116  Valid: 6,169 (76.01%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,029  Turnout: 6,266 (77.21%)  

    Clogher Valley

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

    Clogher Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Anthony McGonnell*18.93%1,134      
    Sinn Féin Sean McGuigan*13.46%806867.44 1,073.44    
    Ulster Unionist Robert Mulligan*12.91%773784.52 786 1,154   
    Sinn Féin Colla McMahon12.62%756775.04 934.08 939.6 940.76 1,014.47 
    DUP Frances Burton13.96%836836.32 836.32 881.64 959.36 959.36 960.62
    DUP William McIlwrath*13.98%837838.28 840.44 879.56 953.22 953.61 955.56
    Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis*8.00%479492.76 495.4     
    Sinn Féin Bronwyn McGahan 6.14%368393.12      
    Electorate: 7,859  Valid: 5,989 (76.21%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 999  Turnout: 6,063 (77.15%)  

      Dungannon Town

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

      Dungannon Town - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Maurice Morrow *18.98%1,029    
      SDLP Vincent Currie*16.06%871    
      Ulster Unionist Walter Cuddy*15.40%835    
      Sinn Féin John McLarnon*15.07%817    
      DUP Gilbert Greenaway9.17%497727 728.02 739.15 935.15
      Sinn Féin Barry Monteith*13.15%713713 766.55 767.04 771.44
      Sinn Féin Tony Slevin6.95%377377.5 403.85 404.06 408.54
      Ulster Unionist Victor McNickle5.22%283305.75 316.63 360.73  
      Electorate: 8,281  Valid: 5,422 (65.48%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 775  Turnout: 5,502 (66.44%)  

        Torrent

        2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
        2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
        2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent

        Torrent - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Sinn Féin Michael Gillespie*18.24%1,392     
        Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill 16.64%1,270     
        Sinn Féin Francie Molloy *15.37%1,173     
        Sinn Féin Desmond Donnelly*10.68%8151,090.44 1,090.66 1,247.74  
        Ulster Unionist Norman Badger*9.59%732732.22 1,076.22 1,076.5 1,076.5 1,077.88
        SDLP Jim Cavanagh*12.53%956968.32 972.32 978.2 990.1 1,025.29
        Independent Jim Canning*12.10%923927.84 932.84 941.94 958.88 1,002.81
        DUP Robert McFarland4.84%369369.44     
        Electorate: 10,410  Valid: 7,630 (73.29%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 1,091  Turnout: 7,720 (74.16%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Dungannon Borough Council, 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 7 August 2021.