2005 North Down Borough Council election

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

All 25 seats to North Down Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won886
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Green (NI) UK Unionist
Seats won210
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2

 Seventh party
 
Party NI Women's Coalition
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

North Down 2005 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to North Down 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

North Down Borough Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 830Increase2.svg332.031.48,901Increase2.svg17.1
  UUP 800Steady2.svg032.021.56,055Decrease2.svg5.8
  Alliance 610Increase2.svg124.016.04,533Decrease2.svg1.6
  Independent 202Decrease2.svg28.011.13,114Decrease2.svg10.9
  Green (NI) 110Increase2.svg14.09.12,548New
  UK Unionist 002Decrease2.svg20.02.6734Decrease2.svg6.7
  NI Women's Coalition 001Decrease2.svg10.02.6738Decrease2.svg1.0
  PUP 000Steady2.svg00.02.3651Decrease2.svg1.3
  SDLP 000Steady2.svg00.01.9525Increase2.svg1.9
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.01.3353Decrease2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Green Others
Abbey42.1318.5212.016.4021.006
Ballyholme and Groomsport 32.5222.5211.100.0133.927
Bangor West 25.9218.1114.9219.8121.307
Holywood 25.4131.8231.4211.400.005
Total31.4821.5816.069.1122.0225

Districts results

Abbey

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

Abbey - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
DUP Ivy Cooling*16.96%1,044         
DUP Wesley Irvine13.68%842964.94        
UUP Harry Dunlop12.28%756766.08 768.48 791.48 818.48 871.48    
DUP William Montgomery*10.11%622653.14 750.42 766.6 804.96 859.96    
Alliance Stephen Farry *11.59%713713.9 714.38 724.38 751.38 781.56 782.88 783.44 822.8 863.8
UUP Roberta Dunlop*5.64%347352.58 353.38 358.38 375.38 458.74 475.02 479.78 593.26 773.28
Green (NI) Kelly Andrews 6.14%378378.72 378.88 402.96 425.96 437.14 437.58 438.42 469.42 520.24
Independent Irene Cree*5.00%308312.14 312.94 341.28 353.28 385.68 387.88 389 446.06  
PUP Mark Gordon5.43%334338.86 341.1 347.1 349.28 380.62 380.62 382.3   
UK Unionist Valerie Kinghan*4.74%292294.88 297.6 306.78 328.78      
NI Conservatives Dean Russell2.83%174174.54 175.18 183.18       
Independent Christopher Carter2.29%141142.8 142.96        
Electorate: 12,675  Valid: 6,154 (48.55%)  Spoilt: 203  Quota: 851  Turnout: 5,951 (46.95%)  

    Ballyholme and Groomsport

    2001: 2 x Independent, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition
    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance
    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Women's Coalition

    Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Peter Weir 16.85%1,571      
    Independent Alan Chambers *16.70%1,557      
    DUP Alex Easton *15.66%1,460      
    Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons*11.14%1,0391,054.5 1,119.74 1,147.42 1,160.92 1,486.92 
    Independent Austen Lennon*6.65%620649.45 733.17 839.67 897.27 1,083.3 1,203.3
    UUP Ian Henry*7.77%724804.29 850.49 902.87 967.37 1,056.33 1,094.33
    UUP Leslie Cree *7.52%701778.19 843.15 890.15 952.85 1,015.17 1,053.17
    UUP Mark Brooks7.18%669742.16 781.64 829.49 897.89 941.17 969.17
    NI Women's Coalition Patricia Wallace*7.92%738756.6 792.72 822.64 842.14   
    Independent Henry Gordon1.89%176196.15 235.91     
    UK Unionist Charles Teggart0.73%68147.05 159.65     
    Electorate: 16,218  Valid: 9,323 (57.49%)  Spoilt: 156  Quota: 1,166  Turnout: 9,479 (58.44%)  

      Bangor West

      2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
      2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green
      2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UKUP, Independent joins Greens

      Bangor West - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Green (NI) Brian Wilson *19.83%1,593        
      DUP Alan Graham*18.46%1,483        
      UUP Marion Smith*12.74%1,024        
      Alliance Anne Wilson*9.42%7571,116.86       
      DUP Alan Leslie7.43%597640.32 1,054.08      
      Alliance Tony Hill*5.49%441474.82 479.62 533.57 564.37 566.47 583.54 643.54 1,061.91
      UUP James McKerrow5.38%432470 478 499.19 572.83 589.83 660.69 759.07 803.16
      UK Unionist William Keery*4.65%374397.56 423.8 430.04 454.36 475.36 536.16 635.51 653.03
      SDLP William Logan6.55%526564 564.64 576.08 582.74 583.04 590.04 607.68  
      Independent Alan Field3.88%312330.62 337.02 343 359.02 362.37 396.14   
      PUP James Rea3.95%317323.46 327.94 329.24 335.82 340.92    
      NI Conservatives Julian Robertson2.23%179198.76 201.32 207.56      
      Electorate: 14,658  Valid: 8,035 (54.82%)  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 1,005  Turnout: 8,203 (55.96%)  

        Holywood

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

        Holywood - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        DUP Gordon Dunne *25.42%1,282    
        Alliance David Alderdice 24.58%1,240    
        UUP Ellie McKay*19.81%999    
        UUP Diana Peacocke*11.95%603954   
        Alliance Ian Parsley 6.80%343379.45 714.01 830.65 903.55
        Green (NI) John Barry 11.44%577629.65 691.19 731.75 771.35
        Electorate: 9,107  Valid: 5,044 (55.39%)  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 841  Turnout: 5,127 (56.30%)  

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