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2005 Craigavon Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
2005 Craigavon Borough Council election parliamentary no 2001 Craigavon Borough Council election 2001 2005 05 5 y 2011 Craigavon Borough Council election 2011 All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 14 Democratic Unionist Party 9 3 Ulster Unionist Party 6 2 Sinn Féin 6 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 3 Independent (politician) 1 0 File:Craigavon 2005 election.svg Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.
Election results
Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 2005https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcraigavon.htm Craigavon Borough Council, 1993-2011 www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
9
3
0
3
34.6
30.8
10,631
8.2
Ulster Unionist Party
6
0
2
2
23.1
22.8
7,882
5.3
Sinn Féin
6
2
0
2
23.1
22.4
7,732
1.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
3
3
15.4
16.9
5,849
3.1
Independent (politician)
1
0
0
0
3.8
4.2
1,459
0.7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
814
0.8
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
155
0.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 2005by district yes
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!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
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!Cllrs
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Central
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|33.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|26.7
|2
|20.4
|1
|13.2
|1
|6.4
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Loughside
|4.0
|0
|4.1
|0
|bgcolor="#008800"|50.5
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|39.3
|2
|0.0
|0
|2.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lurgan
|39.4
|3
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|40.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|7.5
|0
|6.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|6.4
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Portadown
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|42.5
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|14.5
|1
|16.5
|1
|13.2
|1
|2.7
|0
|10.6
|1
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.8
|9
|22.8
|6
|22.4
|6
|16.9
|4
|2.4
|0
|4.7
|0
|26
|-
|}
District results
Central
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from SDLP
Central - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 2005 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/9b9d7e45-e0c5-4495-a284-5900bfd8e88f/Local-Government-Election-Results-2005/Local-Government-Election-Results-2005 EONI 18 July 2021
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Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Smith*
1,587
16.88%
Ulster Unionist Party
Kenneth Twyble*
1,308
13.91%
Sinn Féin
John O'Dowd*
1,229
13.07%
Democratic Unionist Party
William Smith*
928
9.87%
1,280.82
Ulster Unionist Party
Ronald Harkness
525
5.58%
527.08
580.68
710.82
713.48
714.94
1,147.57
1,411.57
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Kieran Corr*
788
8.38%
788
788.9
792
792
1,147.1
1,157.2
1,318.2
Democratic Unionist Party
Philip Weir
622
6.61%
666.72
674.82
744.46
830.77
831.87
859.2
912.81
998.81
Sinn Féin
Francis Murray*
693
7.37%
693
693.1
694.1
694.1
740.1
743.1
772.6
778.6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alan Castle
598
6.36%
599.3
606.3
615.36
616.34
646.8
666.86
Ulster Unionist Party
Frederick Crowe*
421
4.48%
423.6
452.1
517.92
520.02
522.02
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patricia Mallon*
450
4.79%
450.52
451.12
451.22
451.29
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Oliver
254
2.70%
259.72
289.72
9
15,519
9,403 (60.59%)
230
1,176
9,633 (62.07%)
Loughside
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2001–2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Loughside - 5 seats
4
Sinn Féin
Mairéad O'Dowd
2,183
29.17%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dolores Kelly*
1,625
21.71%
Sinn Féin
Leah Small
649
8.67%
1,263.24
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary McAlinden*
636
8.50%
736.76
944.36
1,178.72
Sinn Féin
Michael Tallon
948
12.67%
1,092.32
1,108.88
1,153.6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anthony Elliott
680
9.09%
719.16
842.52
994
Ulster Unionist Party
Joy Savage
306
4.09%
309.52
313.84
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Russell
302
4.04%
302.44
302.92
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Tom French
155
2.07%
185.36
205.52
4
12,354
7,484 (60.58%)
228
1,248
7,712 (62.43%)
Lurgan
2001: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001–2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP
Lurgan - 7 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Gardiner*
2,109
21.59%
Democratic Unionist Party
Stephen Moutray*
2,059
21.08%
Democratic Unionist Party
Fergie Dawson
1,101
11.27%
1,149.72
1,359.32
Democratic Unionist Party
Mark Russell
314
3.21%
354.74
707.54
764.22
1,245.46
Ulster Unionist Party
George Savage*
803
8.22%
1,005.86
1,041.46
1,047.18
1,075.52
1,112.1
1,257.1
Sinn Féin
Maurice Magill
734
7.51%
734
734.4
734.4
734.8
1,105.22
1,111.22
Ulster Unionist Party
Meta Crozier*
434
4.44%
752.36
783.96
786.82
812.88
851.82
1,065.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Sydney Cairns*
582
5.96%
755.88
769.48
770.52
788.94
825.2
953
Independent (politician)
David Calvert
626
6.41%
682.28
713.48
719.98
742.84
761.08
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McAlinden
633
6.48%
643.5
645.1
645.1
645.52
Democratic Unionist Party
Anne Harrison
373
3.82%
395.68
536.48
598.36
7
15,320
9,768 (63.76%)
171
1,222
9,939 (64.88%)
Portadown
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001–2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Portadown - 7 seats
12
Democratic Unionist Party
David Simpson*
2,325
29.55%
Democratic Unionist Party
Sydney Anderson*
809
10.28%
1,346.66
Democratic Unionist Party
Alan Carson*
211
2.68%
730.1
1,052.63
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ignatius Fox*
703
8.94%
705.9
706.29
708.29
708.39
711.39
782.39
1,004.39
Ulster Unionist Party
Arnold Hatch*
736
9.36%
778.34
782.24
798.4
811.1
862.8
888.12
891.7
1,062.7
Independent (politician)
David Jones*
419
5.33%
543.7
554.23
576.55
604.55
614.55
626.81
628.81
700.52
735.94
737.94
995.94
Sinn Féin
Brian McKeown*
781
9.93%
781.58
781.58
782.58
782.58
782.58
791.58
839.58
842.58
842.58
846.58
850.58
Sinn Féin
Ciaran Tennyson
515
6.55%
515
515
517
517
517
522
590
590
590.77
594.77
595.77
Independent (politician)
Mervyn Carrick
310
3.94%
358.72
375.88
427.11
444.51
458.52
472.68
474.68
549.95
591.53
593.53
Ulster Unionist Party
Mark Neale
213
2.71%
237.94
239.89
245.89
249.79
380.83
404.58
410.58
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Elaine Sterritt
334
4.25%
334.58
334.58
335.58
335.58
336.58
375.58
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Hagan
216
2.75%
221.22
222.39
223.39
223.69
225.27
Ulster Unionist Party
David Thompson
191
2.43%
207.24
209.19
215.19
219.89
Independent (politician)
Jim Dickson
104
1.32%
112.12
113.29
12
13,128
7,867 (59.93%)
181
984
8,048 (61.30%)
References
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