2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

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

All 25 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won1262
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Newtownabbey Ratepayers SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won111
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg

 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party United Unionist Independent
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Newtownabbey 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 25 councillors.

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Election results

Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1240Increase2.svg448.043.913,123Increase2.svg17.1
  Ulster Unionist 603Decrease2.svg324.023.36,956Decrease2.svg5.9
  Alliance 210Increase2.svg18.08.02,384Steady2.svg
 [[Newtownabbey Ratepayers|Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association]]100Steady2.svg4.06.41,897Increase2.svg3.3
  SDLP 101Decrease2.svg12.06.11,821Decrease2.svg0.8
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg4.05.91,771Increase2.svg0.9
 [[United Unionist|United Unionist Coalition]]100Steady2.svg4.02.5736Decrease2.svg1.2
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.2646Decrease2.svg5.9
  PUP 000Steady2.svg0.01.0291Decrease2.svg3.1
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg0.00.8235Increase2.svg0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Antrim Line34.7317.919.5117.9116.014.007
Ballyclare 56.0333.826.700.000.003.505
Macedon49.5310.110.003.705.9030.826
University40.8329.2212.410.000.0017.617
Total43.91223.368.026.115.9112.8325

Districts results

Antrim Line

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

Antrim Line - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Nigel Hamilton*21.02%1,901      
SDLP Noreen McClelland*12.23%1,1061,106.8 1,146.8    
Ulster Unionist Janet Crilly*12.17%1,1011,123 1,185    
Alliance Tom Campbell9.50%859863.4 958.8 966.9 1,200.9  
DUP Mandy Girvan4.70%4251,049.4 1,104.6 1,112.7 1,115.7 1,292.7 
DUP Paula Bradley 8.96%810894 928.4 933.8 934.2 1,138.8 
Sinn Féin Briege Meehan*8.62%780780 787 787 914 918.4 941.4
Sinn Féin Martin Meehan 7.41%670670 670 670 740 741.4 750.4
Ulster Unionist Ivan Hunter*5.70%516529.6 561 592.5 609.5   
SDLP Tommy McTeague*5.69%515515.8 533.8 534.7    
Newtownabbey Ratepayers Jennifer Irvine3.29%298302.8      
Independent Arthur Templeton*0.71%6466      
Electorate: 15,963  Valid: 9,045 (56.66%)  Spoilt: 190  Quota: 1,131  Turnout: 9,235 (57.85%)  

    Ballyclare

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

    Ballyclare - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP Paul Girvan *50.74%3,402    
    DUP Pamela Hunter*2.68%1801,896.54   
    DUP Etta Mann2.60%174371.65 1,104.55 1,127.55 
    Ulster Unionist James Bingham*13.80%9251,031.53 1,042.03 1,089.01 1,193.01
    Ulster Unionist Vera McWilliam*10.96%735850.91 860.51 931.21 1,093.21
    Ulster Unionist Edward Turkington*8.99%603691.44 701.64 746.59 841.59
    Alliance Patrick Sweeney6.73%451457.7 458 511.61  
    NI Conservatives Alan Greer3.50%235261.13 264.43   
    Electorate: 12,101  Valid: 6,705 (55.41%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,118  Turnout: 6,860 (56.69%)  

      Macedon

      2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
      2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent
      2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

      Macedon - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Billy DeCourcy*30.50%1,670      
      Newtownabbey Ratepayers Billy Webb*14.99%821      
      DUP Victor Robinson13.66%7481,367.04     
      DUP Dineen Walker*5.33%292407.01 943.01    
      Independent Tommy Kirkham *10.63%582645.6 656.1 703.35 729.43 735.53 846.53
      Ulster Unionist John Scott10.06%551574.32 591.82 672.55 715.89 732.34 824.34
      Sinn Féin Sean Oliver5.86%321321 321.5 321.77 402.77 407.47 407.47
      PUP Catherine Robinson5.31%291338.7 348.2 376.55 384.61 389.41  
      SDLP Michael McBrien3.65%200202.12 203.12 205.01    
      Electorate: 10,506  Valid: 5,476 (52.12%)  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 783  Turnout: 5,629 (53.58%)  

        University

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

        University - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        DUP William Ball23.45%2,025     
        Ulster Unionist Ken Robinson *16.57%1,431     
        DUP Robert Hill7.31%6311,418.52    
        Alliance Lynn Frazer*12.44%1,0741,076.76 1,091.01   
        DUP John Mann10.02%865923.88 941.63 1,260.64  
        Ulster Unionist Barbara Gilliland*8.70%751777.68 904.43 906.33 1,155.33 
        United Unionist Fraser Agnew *8.52%736769.12 792.62 794.52 906.34 1,023.19
        Newtownabbey Ratepayers John Blair 9.01%778789.5 806 806.19 854.4 886.7
        Ulster Unionist Vi Scott*3.97%343348.52 496.02 396.97   
        Electorate: 15,829  Valid: 8,634 (54.55%)  Spoilt: 211  Quota: 1,080  Turnout: 8,845 (55.88%)  

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