2005 Omagh District Council election

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2005 Omagh District Council election
  2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) 2011  

All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Seats won1033
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party UUP Independent
Seats won32
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

Omagh 2005 election.svg
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 2005 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 1020Increase2.svg247.644.610,862Increase2.svg4.2
  SDLP 303Decrease2.svg314.319.34,707Decrease2.svg2.7
  DUP 310Increase2.svg114.316.74,074Increase2.svg3.2
  UUP 300Steady2.svg014.313.03,168Decrease2.svg2.6
  Independent 200Steady2.svg09.56.31,526Decrease2.svg1.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 2005
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP DUP UUP Others
Mid Tyrone57.8419.0111.2112.110.007
Omagh Town 25.5220.9118.7112.3122.627
West Tyrone46.0418.5121.0114.510.007
Total44.61019.3316.7313.036.4221

District results

Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke*16.51%1,480    
Sinn Féin Michael McAnespie*13.42%1,203    
Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 9.54%8551,130.75   
SDLP Seamus Shields*11.25%1,0081,017.5 1,023.38 1,578.38 
UUP Bert Wilson*12.09%1,0841,084 1,084 1,094.57 1,155.57
Sinn Féin Sharon O'Brien10.04%900925.75 938.49 964.23 1,039.23
DUP Charles Chittick11.16%1,0001,000.25 1,000.39 1,000.64 1,008.64
Sinn Féin Cathal McCrory8.27%741763.5 820.48 856.18 935.18
SDLP Gerry O'Doherty*7.72%692710.75 712.99   
Electorate: 11,549  Valid: 8,963 (77.61%)  Spoilt: 187  Quota: 1,121  Turnout: 9,150 (79.23%)  

    Omagh Town

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

    Omagh Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    DUP Clive McFarland18.71%1,264   
    Sinn Féin Sean Begley*17.07%1,153   
    Independent Patrick McGowan *13.10%885   
    SDLP Josephine Deehan*12.76%862   
    UUP Ross Hussey 12.30%8311,213.68  
    Independent Johnny McLaughlin*9.49%641671.96 858.08 
    Sinn Féin Martin McColgan8.41%568568.72 569.08 832.11
    SDLP Joe Byrne*8.16%551553.16 596.72 641.67
    Electorate: 10,577  Valid: 6,755 (63.86%)  Spoilt: 177  Quota: 845  Turnout: 6,932 (65.54%)  

      West Tyrone

      2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

      West Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Thomas Buchanan *21.00%1,810      
      Sinn Féin Barry McElduff *17.07%1,471      
      UUP Allan Rainey*8.53%7351,141.08     
      SDLP Patrick McDonnell*12.30%1,0601,063.29 1,109.19    
      Sinn Féin Cecilia Quinn11.41%983983.47 1,027.75 1,146.75   
      Sinn Féin Frankie Donnelly9.17%790790 990.61 1,060.93 1,072.93 1,072.93 1,084.18
      Sinn Féin Peter Kelly*8.33%718718 791.44 862.92 912.92 913.08 932.58
      UUP William Bleakley6.01%518824.91 824.91 856.18 856.18 918.74 918.74
      SDLP Liam McQuaid*6.20%534536.35 557.41     
      Electorate: 11,153  Valid: 8,619 (77.28%)  Spoilt: 173  Quota: 1,078  Turnout: 8,792 (78.83%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Omagh Council Elections, 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.