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results
of the
DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS
IN Northern Ireland 2005
MAY 2005
2005 ELECTIONS
2001 ELECTIONS
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unionist controlled |
nationalist controlled |
no overall control |
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Antrim Ards Ballymena Ballymoney Banbridge Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Craigavon Larne Lisburn Newtownabbey North Down
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Cookstown Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Limavady Magherafelt Newry and Mourne Omagh Strabane |
Armagh Belfast Moyle |
PARTY |
1ST PREFERENCE VOTES |
% OF 1ST PREFERENCE VOTES |
COUNCILLORS |
% OF TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS |
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Democratic Unionist Party |
208,278 |
29.6 |
182 |
31.3 |
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Sinn Féin |
163,205 |
23.2 |
126 |
21.7 |
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Ulster Unionist Party |
126,317 |
18.0 |
115 |
19.8 |
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Social Democratic & Labour Party |
121,991 |
17.4 |
101 |
17.4 |
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Alliance Party |
35,149 |
5.0 |
30 |
5.2 |
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Green Party |
5,703 |
0.8 |
3 |
0.5 |
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Progressive Unionist Party |
4,591 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.3 |
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United Unionist Coalition |
2,064 |
0.3 |
2 |
0.3 |
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Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association |
1,897 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.2 |
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Independents |
27,677 |
3.9 |
20 |
3.4 |
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Others |
5,837 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
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PARTY |
2001 ELECTION |
2005 ELECTION |
CHANGE IN NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS |
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Ulster Unionist Party |
154 |
26.5% |
115 |
19.8% |
-40 |
-6.8% |
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Democratic Unionist Party |
131 |
22.5% |
182 |
31.3% |
+52 |
+8.9% |
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Sinn Féin |
108 |
18.6% |
126 |
21.7% |
+18 |
+3.1% |
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Social Democratic & Labour Party |
117 |
20.1% |
101 |
17.4% |
-16 |
-2.8% |
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Alliance Party |
28 |
4.3% |
30 |
5.2% |
+2 |
+0.3% |
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Others |
44 |
7.6% |
28 |
4.8% |
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Progressive Unionist Party |
4 |
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2 |
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-2 |
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Green Party |
- |
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3 |
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+3 |
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United Unionist Coalition |
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2 |
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+2 |
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Ulster Democratic Party |
0 |
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- |
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United Kingdom Unionist Party |
2 |
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0 |
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Women’s Coalition |
1 |
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0 |
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-1 |
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Labour |
0 |
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- |
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Conservative |
0 |
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0 |
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United Unionist Assembly Party |
2 |
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0 |
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Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association |
1 |
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1 |
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Independent Nationalists |
0 |
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- |
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Independent Nationalist Community Candidates |
0 |
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- |
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Democratic Left |
0 |
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- |
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Other Unionists |
0 |
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- |
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Independents |
34 |
5.8% |
20 |
3.4% |
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· A very similar picture emerged to that painted by the General Election results emerged in the District Council elections, with the DUP and SF doing well at the expense of the UUP and the smaller parties.
· The SDLP has slumped from having the greatest share of the vote in the 1998 Assembly elections to fourth place in both the general election and the District Council elections.
· The Alliance Party did slightly better in their share of first preference votes (5.0%) than in their share of general election votes (3.9%). They continue to hold the balance of power on Belfast City Council.
· The UUP also fared marginally better in their share of first preference votes (18%) than in their share of general election votes (17.7%). Nonetheless, they lost 40 council seats.
· In the Ballinderry ward of Cookstown district council, only six candidates were put forward for six council seats and so they were appointed without a vote.
· Like the General Election, voter turnout for the District Council elections was also down (by 5%).
THE PARTIES’ Share of THE Vote 1992 - 2005
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party
|
1992 general election % |
1996 forum
% |
1997 generalelection% |
1997 COUNCILELECTION% |
1998 Assemblyelection % |
2001 general Election % |
2001 COUNCILELECTION*% |
2003 assembly election % |
2005 GENERAL ELECTION % |
2005 COUNCIL ELECTION % |
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Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) |
34.5 |
24.2 |
32.6 |
27.8 |
21.3 |
26.8 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
17.7 |
18.0 |
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Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) |
13.0 |
18.8 |
13.5 |
15.6 |
18.0 |
22.5 |
21.5 |
25.7 |
33.7 |
29.6 |
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Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) |
23.5 |
21.4 |
24.1 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
19.4 |
17.0 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
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Sinn Féin (SF) |
10.0 |
15.5 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
17.6 |
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DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2005