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2005 Antrim Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
2005 Antrim Borough Council election parliamentary no 2001 Antrim Borough Council election 2001 2005 05 5 y 2011 Antrim Borough Council election 2011 All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council 10 Democratic Unionist Party 6 1 Ulster Unionist Party 5 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 2 Sinn Féin 3 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2 2 File:Antrim 2005 election.svg 2005 Antrim Council Election Results, shaded by plurality of First Preference Votes. 160x160px Ian Paisley 8.2% 30.7% David Trimble 160x160px 9.2% 23.8% 160x160px Mark Durkan 20.5% 0.5% 160x160px Gerry Adams 14.8% 2.3% 6.9% David Ford 160x160px 1.4%
Elections to Antrim Borough 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 19 councillors.
Election results
Antrim Borough Council Election Result 2005https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgantrim.htm Antrim Borough Council, 1993-2001 www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
6
1
0
1
31.6
30.7
5,434
8.2
Ulster Unionist Party
5
0
2
2
26.3
23.8
4,203
9.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
3
0
2
2
15.8
20.5
3,633
0.5
Sinn Féin
3
1
0
1
15.8
14.8
2,620
2.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
2
2
0
2
10.5
6.9
1,214
1.4
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
468
0.5
Progressive Unionist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
110
0.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 2005by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Antrim North West
|24.9
|1
|14.1
|1
|27.4
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|28.7
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|0.0
|0
|4.9
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Antrim South East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|34.6
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|27.4
|2
|20.0
|1
|9.0
|1
|8.3
|1
|0.7
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Antrim Town
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|31.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|28.4
|2
|14.6
|1
|9.0
|0
|11.7
|1
|5.1
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.7
|6
|23.8
|5
|20.5
|3
|14.8
|3
|6.9
|2
|3.3
|0
|19
|-
|}
Districts results
Antrim North West
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim North West - 5 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 8 July 2021
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Loughran*
1,008
19.37%
Sinn Féin
Henry Cushinan
875
16.81%
Ulster Unionist Party
Stephen Nicholl*
734
14.10%
821
876
Sinn Féin
Anthony Brady
621
11.93%
621
800
925.25
Democratic Unionist Party
Trevor Clarke
696
13.37%
791
795
801.25
Democratic Unionist Party
Wilson Clyde*
598
11.49%
639
645
653.25
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Donovan McClelland*
418
8.03%
430
Independent (politician)
Brian Johnston
255
4.90%
4
8,345
5,205 (62.37%)
110
868
5,315 (63.69%)
Antrim South East
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Antrim South East - 7 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Thomas Burns*
1,435
19.96%
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Dunlop*
1,066
14.83%
Ulster Unionist Party
Danny Kinahan
904
12.57%
Ulster Unionist Party
Mervyn Rea*
793
11.03%
833.4
833.4
841.2
842.2
1,048.2
Democratic Unionist Party
Mel Lucas
603
8.39%
608.6
608.6
630.2
630.2
642.75
671.85
948.4
Sinn Féin
Anne-Marie Logue
452
6.29%
656.8
674.4
674.85
893.45
893.45
894.42
895.97
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alan Lawther
598
8.32%
789.2
805.4
806.6
822.8
835.3
877.98
890.7
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Thompson*
513
7.13%
516.2
517.2
529.5
529.5
549.8
584.72
741.04
Democratic Unionist Party
William Harkness*
309
4.30%
320.2
320.2
433.6
433.6
450.85
491.59
Ulster Unionist Party
Roderick Swann
271
3.77%
275.4
275.4
277.35
277.35
Sinn Féin
Bernard McCrory
197
2.74%
248.2
256.4
256.4
Independent (politician)
Patricia Murray
49
0.68%
62.2
8
12,005
7,190 (59.89%)
104
899
7,294 (60.76%)
Antrim Town
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and SDLP
Antrim Town - 7 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
John Smyth*
705
13.33%
Ulster Unionist Party
Adrian Cochrane-Watson*
669
12.65%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Oran Keenan*
427
8.08%
427.06
434.12
684.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Ford
616
11.65%
616.66
626.72
680.72
Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew Ritchie
423
8.00%
425.52
485.12
489.12
490.47
791.47
Democratic Unionist Party
Brian Graham*
465
8.80%
484.86
537.28
538.28
538.58
579.36
658.41
Democratic Unionist Party
Pam Lewis
479
9.06%
493.94
539.3
543.3
544.05
574.89
626.04
Sinn Féin
Gerard Magee
475
8.98%
475
490
518
534.65
539.1
539.1
Ulster Unionist Party
Paul Michael*
371
7.02%
372.8
439.1
441.1
444.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brian Duffin
345
6.53%
345.06
356.06
Independent (politician)
Darran Smyth
136
2.57%
136.9
Progressive Unionist Party
Ken Wilkinson
110
2.08%
110.66
Ulster Unionist Party
James Sands
38
0.72%
38.48
Independent (politician)
Aine Gribbon
28
0.53%
28
7
10,792
5,287 (48.99%)
123
661
5,410 (50.13%)
References
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