2005 Fermanagh District Council election

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2005 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin UUP SDLP
Seats won955
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party DUP Independent
Seats won40
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Fermanagh 2005 election.svg
2005 Fermanagh District Council election results by district

Elections to Fermanagh District 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 900Steady2.svg039.137.411,611Increase2.svg3.9
  UUP 502Decrease2.svg121.722.06,830Decrease2.svg8.8
  SDLP 510Increase2.svg113.018.05,566Decrease2.svg0.7
  DUP 420Increase2.svg217.420.66,399Increase2.svg8.5
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.00.4115Decrease2.svg3.9
  Socialist Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.3406New
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.379New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin UUP SDLP DUP Others
Enniskillen 28.5220.5118.2228.224.607
Erne East52.5319.8113.2114.510.006
Erne North18.5133.4220.1127.910.005
Erne West46.3316.7121.6112.602.805
Total37.4922.0518.0520.642.0023

District results

Enniskillen

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

Enniskillen - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Arlene Foster 23.57%2,054      
DUP Joseph Dodds*4.59%4001,132.73     
UUP Robert Irvine*6.61%576660.6 694.48 1,097.48   
Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh *9.62%838838.47 855.47 855.47 855.5 1,308.5 
Sinn Féin Pat Cox*11.06%964964.47 1,011.47 1,012.47 1,012.47 1,195.47 
SDLP Frank Britton*10.51%916918.35 1,046.35 1,058.58 1,060.23 1,094.23 
SDLP Patricia Rodgers7.66%668670.35 742.35 751.52 752.96 772.96 973.96
UUP Raymond Ferguson*7.83%682742.63 770.57 912.35 942.26 943.73 950.73
Sinn Féin Paddy Gilgunn*7.85%684684.94 717.41 718.41 718.41   
UUP Basil Johnston6.05%527586.69 601.16     
Socialist Party Paul Dale4.66%406412.11      
Electorate: 13,101  Valid: 8,715 (66.52%)  Spoilt: 163  Quota: 1,090  Turnout: 8,878 (67.77%)  

    Erne East

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

    Erne East - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Paul Robinson14.52%1,277   
    UUP Harold Andrews*11.62%1,0221,705  
    SDLP Fergus McQuillan*13.16%1,1571,169 1,555 
    Sinn Féin Ruth Lynch*13.61%1,1971,198 1,198 1,203
    Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly *13.41%1,1791,179 1,179 1,191
    Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey*12.87%1,1321,133 1,137 1,141
    Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 12.62%1,1101,110 1,110 1,111
    UUP Jean McVitty8.18%719   
    Electorate: 11,003  Valid: 8,793 (79.91%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,257  Turnout: 8,933 (81.19%)  

      Erne North

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

      Erne North - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      UUP Tom Elliott *26.81%1,686      
      Sinn Féin Breege McSorley18.54%1,166      
      DUP Bert Johnston*16.48%1,0361,149.24     
      SDLP John O'Kane*11.91%749756.22 819.53 829.46 1,273.46  
      UUP Bertie Kerr*3.24%204544.1 545.43 796.67 819.26 904.26 979.86
      DUP Mandy Mahon11.45%720743.94 744.72 825.75 832.94 848.94 872.39
      SDLP Julie Dervan8.22%517521.56 564.98 567.49    
      UUP Gary Wilson3.34%210354.4 354.79     
      Electorate: 8,898  Valid: 6,288 (70.67%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,049  Turnout: 6,399 (71.92%)  

        Erne West

        2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
        2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
        2001-2005 Change: No change

        Erne West - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        SDLP Gerry Gallagher*21.62%1,559   
        Sinn Féin Stephen Huggett*15.55%1,1211,240.48  
        Sinn Féin Póilín Uí Catháin15.73%1,1341,175.18 1,210.18 
        Sinn Féin Bernice Swift15.06%1,0861,153.86 1,207.86 
        UUP Alex Baird9.56%689702.92 728.23 1,153.34
        DUP Cyril Brownlee12.65%912916.93 922.80 1,022.99
        UUP Derrick Nixon7.14%515532.69 561.32  
        Independent Kevin Nolan1.60%115158.79   
        Green (NI) Laurence Speight1.10%79125.69   
        Electorate: 9,424  Valid: 7,210 (76.51%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,202  Turnout: 7,345 (77.94%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Fermanagh Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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