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2005 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic Unionist Sinn Féin Social Democratic and Labour
Seats won 15 14 8
Seat change Increase 5 Steady 0 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance PUP
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0
2005 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election

Tom Ekin
Alliance

Lord Mayor

Wallace Browne
Democratic Unionist

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

The DUP emerged as the largest party, and Wallace Browne became Lord Mayor.

Election results[edit]

Belfast Local Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Democratic Unionist 15 5 0 Increase5 29.4 25.8 25,722 Increase7.7
  Sinn Féin 14 1 1 Steady0 27.5 30.6 30,531 Increase2.2
  Social Democratic and Labour 8 0 1 Decrease1 15.7 17.1 17,058 Decrease0.3
  Ulster Unionist 7 5 1 Decrease4 13.7 13.8 13,756 Decrease4.5
  Alliance 4 1 0 Increase1 7.8 6.8 6,808 Steady0.0
  PUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 3.9 2.7 2,713 Decrease3.1
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 2.0 1.0 1,007 Decrease2.0
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 801 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 698 Steady0.0
  Socialist Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.3 338 New
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 243 Steady0.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[edit]

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2005
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin SDLP UUP Alliance PUP Others
Balmoral 22.2 2 10.3 0 33.1 2 19.7 1 12.9 1 0.0 0 1.8 0 6
Castle 38.6 2 18.6 1 27.1 2 10.5 1 2.5 0 0.0 0 2.7 0 6
Court 67.7 3 3.3 0 0.0 0 7.7 0 0.0 0 10.7 1 13.9 1 5
Laganbank 15.1 1 17.8 1 31.5 2 18.8 1 9.5 0 0.0 0 7.2 0 5
Lower Falls 0.0 0 85.2 5 11.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 3.5 0 5
Oldpark 22.3 1 47.5 3 15.9 1 7.9 1 0.0 0 3.8 0 3.2 0 6
Pottinger 41.7 3 8.9 0 6.3 0 22.0 1 7.5 1 11.0 1 2.5 1 6
Upper Falls 0.0 0 75.2 4 24.8 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Victoria 37.5 3 0.0 0 2.4 0 33.0 2 23.4 2 2.1 0 1.7 0 7
Total 25.8 15 30.6 14 17.1 8 13.8 7 6.8 4 2.7 2 3.2 1 51

District results[edit]

Balmoral[edit]

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

Balmoral - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel Hanna* 17.34% 2,030                
Social Democratic and Labour Bernie Kelly 7.09% 906 908 1,137.84 1,949.84          
Alliance Tom Ekin* 12.88% 1,508 1,524 1,559.19 1,613.31 1,755.9        
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker* 10.08% 1,180 1,288 1,291.93 1,296.74 1,300.17 1,312.42 2,163.42    
Democratic Unionist Jim Kirkpatrick 12.58% 1,473 1,484 1,485.19 1,485.19 1,487.15 1,488.13 1,642.79 1,934.39  
Democratic Unionist Ruth Patterson* 9.65% 1,130 1,180 1,180.17 1,183.51 1,183.51 1,184 1,261.66 1,452.46 1,706.11
Sinn Féin Stiofán Long 10.26% 1,202 1,204 1,220.15 1,305.88 1,423.48 1,458.27 1,470.98 1,474.58 1,479.92
Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 9.61% 1,125 1,137 1,142.95 1,153.16 1,160.51 1,183.05      
Social Democratic and Labour Mary Kennedy 8.05% 943 943 991.96            
Independent Thomas Wilson 1.82% 213                
Electorate: 18,382   Valid: 11,710 (63.70%)   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 1,673   Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%)  

Castle[edit]

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Castle - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Democratic Unionist Nigel Dodds* 28.96% 3,161            
Social Democratic and Labour Pat Convery* 16.66% 1,818            
Ulster Unionist David Browne* 10.52% 1,148 1,454.51 1,563.59        
Social Democratic and Labour Cathal Mullaghan 10.41% 1,136 1,139.57 1,408.14 1,614.92      
Democratic Unionist Ian Crozier* 4.01% 438 1,390.68 1,408.23 1,408.65 2,010.65    
Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham 9.43% 1,029 1,032.06 1,066.06 1,087.34 1,109.25 1,133.25 1,163.17
Sinn Féin David Kennedy 9.17% 1,001 1,003.04 1,032.55 1,046.41 1,068.4 1,090.4 1,111.4
Democratic Unionist Lydia Patterson 5.66% 618 908.7 918.74 919.16      
Alliance Marjorie Hawkins 2.47% 270 279.69          
Green (NI) Shane Ó Heorpa 1.68% 183 183.51          
Workers' Party John Lavery 1.03% 112 117.61          
Electorate: 18,413   Valid: 10,914 (59.27%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,560   Turnout: 11,167 (60.65%)  

Court[edit]

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

Court - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Democratic Unionist Diane Dodds 55.73% 4,176        
Democratic Unionist William Humphrey 9.06% 679 2,320.52      
Democratic Unionist Elaine McMillen* 2.95% 221 730.07 1,577.39    
Independent Frank McCoubrey* 10.60% 794 1,107.11 1,186.23 1,244.66 1,312.41
PUP Hugh Smyth* 10.66% 799 1,003.48 1,043.96 1,065.41 1,174.86
Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey* 7.67% 575 777.35 860.61 903.08 1,022.96
Sinn Féin Francis Hamilton 3.32% 249 266.04 267.42    
Electorate: 13,582   Valid: 7,493 (55.17%)   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,249   Turnout: 7,726 (56.88%)  

Laganbank[edit]

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

Laganbank - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 17.77% 1,600        
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McCarthy* 16.21% 1,459 1,503.8      
Social Democratic and Labour Peter O'Reilly* 15.28% 1,376 1,402.6 1,489.47 1,609.47  
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey* 14.80% 1,332 1,333.68 1,350.82 1,647.82  
Democratic Unionist Christopher Stalford 15.13% 1,362 1,362.07 1,367.07 1,417.28 1,512.44
Alliance Allan Leonard 9.54% 859 861.94 901.78 1,172.51 1,222.53
Green (NI) Andrew Frew 4.10% 369 375.16 467.66    
Ulster Unionist Paula Bradshaw 4.04% 364 364.28 366.35    
Socialist Party James Barbour 1.94% 175 181.86      
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 1.19% 107 110.01      
Electorate: 15,223   Valid: 9,003 (59.14%)   Spoilt: 205   Quota: 1,501   Turnout: 9,208 (60.49%)  

Lower Falls[edit]

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 5 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Lower Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 19.42% 2,071      
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 19.17% 2,045      
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 18.39% 1,962      
Sinn Féin Máire Cush* 15.33% 1,764 1,797    
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 11.67% 1,245 1,253 1,528.1 1,764.42
Social Democratic and Labour Margaret Walsh* 11.86% 1,265 1,439 1,449.95 1,476.27
Workers' Party John Lowry 2.94% 314      
Electorate: 16,334   Valid: 10,666 (65.30%)   Spoilt: 392   Quota: 1,778   Turnout: 11,058 (67.70%)  

Oldpark[edit]

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

Oldpark - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Democratic Unionist Nelson McCausland* 22.27% 2,642            
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 17.64% 2,093            
Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan* 15.42% 1,829            
Social Democratic and Labour Alban Maginness* 11.90% 1,411 1,418.03 1,450.33 1,538.39 1,549.17 1,966.17  
Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain 7.91% 938 1,594.01 1,594.01 1,652.29 1,652.43 1,663.1 1,685.1
Sinn Féin Caral Ni Chuilin 10.47% 1,242 1,243.48 1,468.63 1,495.01 1,585.31 1,600.85 1,657.85
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 3.84% 455 690.69 691.45 732.59 732.66 735.22 757.22
Sinn Féin Marie Mackessy 3.94% 467 468.85 586.08 600.22 622.2 651.74 715.74
Social Democratic and Labour Andrew Harding 4.01% 476 479.33 487.69 539.44 540.07    
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 2.10% 249 278.6 280.5        
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 0.51% 60 60.37 62.08        
Electorate: 22,444   Valid: 11,862 (52.85%)   Spoilt: 329   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 12,191 (59.63%)  

Pottinger[edit]

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

Pottinger - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Democratic Unionist Sammy Wilson* 22.60% 2,385          
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 18.65% 1,968          
Democratic Unionist May Campbell 12.34% 1,302 1,530.29        
PUP David Ervine* 10.95% 1,156 1,248.87 1,324.71 1,394.99 1,556.39  
Democratic Unionist Margaret McKenzie 6.79% 717 1,216.13 1,239.89 1,281.08 1,451.42 1,461.25
Alliance Máire Hendron 7.53% 795 800.92 830.92 895.09 1,008.55 1,428.28
Sinn Féin Deborah Devenny 8.94% 944 944 947.84 967.84 969.84 1,126.08
Social Democratic and Labour Mary Muldoon 6.35% 670 672.22 677.26 743.18 766.22  
Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland 2.62% 277 303.64 524.92 644.92    
Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 163 165.96 168.36      
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 105 105.74 106.74      
Ulster Unionist Henry Wallace 0.68% 72 85.69 180.25      
Electorate: 19,621   Valid: 10,554 (53.79%)   Spoilt: 381   Quota: 1,508   Turnout: 10,935 (55.73%)  

Upper Falls[edit]

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey* 23.69% 3,084      
Social Democratic and Labour Tim Attwood 21.63% 2,815      
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill* 18.81% 2,448      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne* 17.34% 2,257      
Sinn Féin Christine Mac Giolla Mhín 10.97% 1,428 2,070.32 2,089.57 2,325.41
Social Democratic and Labour Roisin Mulholland 3.17% 413 467.56 1,025.56 1,031.83
Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín 4.39% 571 779.54 843.44 863.79
Electorate: 19,767   Valid: 13,016 (65.85%)   Spoilt: 437   Quota: 2,170   Turnout: 13,453 (68.06%)  

Victoria[edit]

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

Victoria - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Democratic Unionist Wallace Browne* 18.60% 2,689            
Alliance Naomi Long* 17.74% 2,565            
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers* 16.88% 2,441            
Democratic Unionist Robin Newton* 13.86% 2,004            
Ulster Unionist Ian Adamson* 12.98% 1,877            
Democratic Unionist David Rodway 5.01% 725 1,527.4 1,549.72 1,635.12 1,810.52    
Alliance Mervyn Jones 5.61% 811 815.42 1,421.47 1,456.75 1,458.85 1,461.82 1,838.82
Ulster Unionist Alan Crowe* 3.17% 459 508.98 582.76 1,041.76 1,050.86 1,099.16 1,366.16
Social Democratic and Labour John Ó Doherty 2.35% 340 343.4 374.09 379.69 379.99 380.14  
PUP John McQuillan 2.10% 303 310.82 321.36 337.88 340.38 340.89  
NI Conservatives Peter Gray 1.68% 243 252.52 265.23 287.35 288.45 289.53  
Electorate: 25,058   Valid: 14,457 (57.69%)   Spoilt: 349   Quota: 1,808   Turnout: 14,806 (59.09%)  

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Belfast Council results". 11 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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