2005 Limavady Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won633
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist United Unionist Independent
Seats won210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 620Increase2.svg240.031.34,130Increase2.svg6.4
  DUP 310Increase2.svg120.023.93,153Increase2.svg6.1
  SDLP 301Decrease2.svg120.023.23,054Decrease2.svg5.6
  Ulster Unionist 201Decrease2.svg113.311.51,512Decrease2.svg3.9
  United Unionist Coalition 100Steady2.svg06.710.11,328Increase2.svg1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP Others
Bellarena25.3230.0129.6115.110.005
Benbradagh49.830.0020.110.0030.115
Limavady Town 17.6144.1218.1120.210.005
Total31.3623.9323.2311.5210.1115

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Leslie Cubitt*23.65%1,189   
SDLP Michael Carten*12.53%630631.8 883.8 
Ulster Unionist Edwin Stevenson*15.10%759833.7 839 
Sinn Féin Gerard Butcher13.27%667667 708 770
Sinn Féin John McElhinney11.99%603603.3 612.3 743.3
DUP Arnold Shannon6.36%320586.4 589.7 602.6
SDLP John McKinney9.96%501502.8 541.4  
SDLP Deborah Crewe7.14%359360.5   
Electorate: 8,050  Valid: 5,028 (62.46%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 839  Turnout: 5,105 (63.42%)  

    Benbradagh

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

    Benbradagh - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    United Unionist Boyd Douglas *20.85%922     
    SDLP Michael Coyle *14.36%635635.6 833.6   
    Sinn Féin Cathal Hasson15.06%666666 676 699.14 1,038.14 
    Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers13.82%611611.2 631.2 657.9 682.79 851.15
    Sinn Féin Marion Donaghy*10.95%484484.2 502.2 530.68 606.02 737.58
    United Unionist Samuel Oliver9.18%406585 585.6 593.61 593.61 593.61
    Sinn Féin Martin McGuigan10.00%442442.2 442.2 451.1   
    SDLP Evelyn Donaghy5.79%256256.6     
    Electorate: 6,956  Valid: 4,422 (63.57%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 738  Turnout: 4,519 (64.97%)  

      Limavady Town

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

      Limavady Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      DUP George Robinson *23.50%876   
      DUP Alan Robinson 20.61%768   
      Sinn Féin Anne Brolly *17.63%657   
      Ulster Unionist John Rankin*12.66%472662.35  
      SDLP Gerry Mullan *11.11%414416.48 418.46 661.46
      Ulster Unionist John Dolan*7.54%281374 511.94 513.94
      SDLP Gareth Peoples6.95%259260.55 262.97  
      Electorate: 6,322  Valid: 3,727 (58.95%)  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 622  Turnout: 3,785 (59.87%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.