2005 Moyle District Council election

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2005 Moyle District Council election
←  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  →
All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP Ulster Unionist
Seats won433
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent DUP
Seats won32
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Moyle District 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

Moyle District Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 430Increase2.svg326.730.42,012Increase2.svg20.9
  SDLP 301Decrease2.svg120.021.01,394Decrease2.svg2.2
  Independent 301Decrease2.svg120.014.3949Decrease2.svg18.2
  Ulster Unionist 300Steady2.svg20.012.4821Decrease2.svg1.4
  DUP 201Decrease2.svg113.321.91,448Increase2.svg0.9

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP UUP DUP Others
Ballycastle 35.0226.6113.5112.4012.515
Giant's Causeway0.000.0029.4256.2214.415
The Glens47.2229.420.007.8015.615
Total30.4421.0312.4321.9214.3315

Districts results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Cara McShane22.76%545     
Sinn Féin Cathal Newcombe12.23%293405.86    
SDLP Madeline Black*15.49%371379.1 380.1 381.66 590.66 
Independent Seamus Blaney*12.61%302321.98 322.98 325.46 357.13 460.13
Ulster Unionist Helen Harding*13.49%323323.81 336.81 337.13 355.46 398.46
DUP Ian Chestnutt7.14%171171.27 274.27 274.27 275.27 279.27
SDLP Michael Molloy*11.06%265267.7 268.7 270.06   
DUP Christina McFaul5.22%125125     
Electorate: 4,142  Valid: 2,395 (57.82%)  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 400  Turnout: 2,439 (58.88%)  

    Giant's Causeway

    2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    DUP David McAllister*28.39%481 
    DUP George Hartin*27.74%470 
    Ulster Unionist William Graham*19.24%326 
    Ulster Unionist Robert McIlroy*10.15%172295.54
    Independent Price McConaghy*13.11%222281.74
    Independent Thomas Palmer1.36%2337.5
    Electorate: 3,015  Valid: 1,694 (56.19%)  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 283  Turnout: 1,743 (57.81%)  

      The Glens

      2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin
      2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
      2001-2005 Change: Independent joins Sinn Féin

      The Glens - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan *26.43%682  
      SDLP Orla Black16.94%437  
      Sinn Féin Marie McKeegan12.21%315441.17 
      Independent Randal McDonnell*15.62%403432.23 
      SDLP Catherine McCambridge*12.44%321342.46 405.83
      Sinn Féin Maria O'Hara8.57%221289.82 290.82
      DUP Walter Greer7.79%201201.37  
      Electorate: 4,069  Valid: 2,580 (63.41%)  Spoilt: 43  Quota: 431  Turnout: 2,623 (64.46%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Moyle Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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