2005 Lisburn City Council election

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2005 Lisburn City Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 30 seats to Lisburn City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin
Seats won1374
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 6Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance SDLP Independent
Seats won330
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2

Elections to Lisburn City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Lisburn City Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1380Increase2.svg843.340.717,238Increase2.svg20.5
  Ulster Unionist 706Decrease2.svg623.322.79,625Decrease2.svg12.5
  Sinn Féin 400Steady2.svg013.316.67,092Increase2.svg0.6
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg010.09.23,907Decrease2.svg1.8
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg010.08.53,894Steady2.svg0.0
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.8333Decrease2.svg0.6
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.7284Increase2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn City Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Sinn Féin Alliance SDLP Others
Downshire48.7236.821.3013.210.000.005
Dunmurry Cross13.616.7058.240.0021.520.007
Killultagh48.4321.517.706.9011.613.905
Lisburn Town North44.6331.832.3012.715.802.807
Lisburn Town South59.8417.312.7017.712.600.006
Total40.71322.7716.649.238.532.3030

Districts results

Downshire

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

Downshire - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Edwin Poots *23.43%1,929     
Ulster Unionist Basil McCrea 19.45%1,601     
DUP Allan Ewart18.25%1,502     
Ulster Unionist William Ward*7.73%636672.54 710.48 888.5 890.34 1,421.13
Alliance Elizabeth Campbell*13.20%1,0871,097.44 1,123.62 1,221.84 1,222.8 1,325.67
DUP Joseph Lockhart7.01%5771,008.52 1,017.62 1,040.93 1,153.81 1,247.23
Ulster Unionist James Baird*6.79%559603.37 674.91 780.97 783.45  
Ulster Unionist William Scott2.88%237257.01 330.79    
Sinn Féin David Hall1.26%104105.16 105.44    
Electorate: 12,797  Valid: 8,232 (64.33%)  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,373  Turnout: 8,346 (65.22%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

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

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Paul Butler *17.12%1,823    
    Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson *13.75%1,464    
    DUP Stephen Moore13.08%1,393    
    SDLP Patricia Lewsley *12.86%1,369    
    SDLP Brian Heading7.83%834898.12 909.82 1,268.31 1,326.81
    Sinn Féin Angela Nelson9.48%1,0101,196.2 1,220.86 1,229.22 1,229.97
    Sinn Féin Veronica Willis*8.83%9401,142.72 1,222.01 1,222.01 1,222.01
    Sinn Féin Máireád Uí Adhmaill10.56%1,1251,157.48 1,167.11 1,168.11 1,168.11
    Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bishop6.49%691693.52 694.33   
    Electorate: 17,676  Valid: 10,649 (60.25%)  Spoilt: 309  Quota: 1,332  Turnout: 10,958 (61.99%)  

      Killultagh

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

      Killultagh - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Thomas Beckett20.77%1,751      
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan*11.59%977978.33 986.33 1,003.33 1,531.33  
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*12.41%1,0461,054.17 1,164.17 1,243.55 1,246.74 1,252.34 1,560.34
      DUP Cecil Calvert *12.44%1,0491,304.74 1,322.69 1,373.26 1,379.26 1,379.61 1,436.61
      DUP James Tinsley*15.17%1,2791,333.15 1,343.72 1,367.1 1,367.1 1,370.25 1,471.25
      Alliance Owen Gawith6.86%578579.52 600.71 678.71 714.71 824.96 928.96
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Johnston*5.46%460463.8 584.56 654.56 656.56 661.11  
      Sinn Féin Chris Donnelly7.73%652652.38 652.38 653.38    
      NI Conservatives Neil Johnston3.95%333334.71 348.71     
      Ulster Unionist David Greene3.63%306308.85      
      Electorate: 14,029  Valid: 8,431 (60.10%)  Spoilt: 122  Quota: 1,406  Turnout: 8,553 (60.97%)  

        Lisburn Town North

        2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
        2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
        2001-2005 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent

        Lisburn Town North - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        DUP Jonathan Craig *18.33%1,794         
        DUP Paul Givan 15.39%1,506         
        DUP William Leathem10.87%1,0641,556.8        
        Alliance Trevor Lunn *11.04%1,0801,083.84 1,099.84 1,120.36 1,250.36     
        Ulster Unionist Ronnie Crawford*7.76%759777.88 817.24 869.89 875.24 877.24 908.28 1,035.81 1,039.41 1,097.37
        Ulster Unionist David Archer*6.58%644660.64 796.32 864.63 867.22 867.22 894.13 983.37 986.49 1,068.57
        Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson*6.93%678687.6 720.88 757.06 762.7 762.7 782.47 922.54 930.94 1,006.73
        Ulster Unionist Kenneth Armstrong6.61%647662.04 701.08 752.38 753.24 754.56 778.19 871.86 875.94 920.08
        SDLP John Drake5.80%568569.28 573.44 575.33 580.6 763.6 852.92 866.46 873.42  
        Ulster Unionist Ellen Hillen3.87%379385.08 415.48 448.42 452.69 452.69 502.98    
        Green (NI) Michael Rogan2.90%284286.56 300.32 314.9 323.49 343.49     
        Sinn Féin Jacqui Currie2.27%222222.32 222.96 222.96 222.96      
        Alliance Frazer McCammond1.64%160160.64 162.24 165.48       
        Electorate: 16,325  Valid: 9,785 (59.94%)  Spoilt: 199  Quota: 1,224  Turnout: 9,984 (61.16%)  

          Lisburn Town South

          2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
          2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
          2001-2005 Change: DUP (three seats) gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent

          Lisburn Town South - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 37.16%2,109     
          Alliance Seamus Close *17.65%1,002     
          DUP Andrew Ewing5.55%315918.54    
          DUP Paul Porter*9.69%550813.34    
          Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis *10.34%587711.11 773.31 776.17 782.8 862.8
          DUP Jenny Palmer 7.40%420629.79 642.39 736 739.94 783.24
          Ulster Unionist Thomas Archer*4.03%229278.14 301.74 303.06 303.06 375.53
          SDLP Yvonne Byrne2.57%146151.67 213.27 213.27 346.47 351.07
          Ulster Unionist Denis Troughton2.92%166198.13 216.13 218.88 220.08  
          Sinn Féin Martin Parker2.68%152155.78 161.18 161.51   
          Electorate: 10,869  Valid: 5,676 (52.22%)  Spoilt: 144  Quota: 811  Turnout: 5,820 (53.55%)  

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            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.