2005 Limavady Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
2005 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won 6 3 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUP United Unionist Independent
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Decrease 1
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 6 2 0 Increase2 40.0 31.3 4,130 Increase6.4
  DUP 3 1 0 Increase1 20.0 23.9 3,153 Increase6.1
  SDLP 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 23.2 3,054 Decrease5.6
  UUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 11.5 1,512 Decrease3.9
  United Unionist Coalition 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 10.1 1,328 Increase1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 2005
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP UUP Others
Bellarena 25.3 2 30.0 1 29.6 1 15.1 1 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 49.8 3 0.0 0 20.1 1 0.0 0 30.1 1 5
Limavady Town 17.6 1 44.1 2 18.1 1 20.2 1 0.0 0 5
Total 31.3 6 23.9 3 23.2 3 11.5 2 10.1 1 15

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP Leslie Cubitt* 23.65% 1,189      
SDLP Michael Carten* 12.53% 630 631.8 883.8  
UUP Edwin Stevenson* 15.10% 759 833.7 839  
Sinn Féin Gerard Butcher 13.27% 667 667 708 770
Sinn Féin John McElhinney 11.99% 603 603.3 612.3 743.3
DUP Arnold Shannon 6.36% 320 586.4 589.7 602.6
SDLP John McKinney 9.96% 501 502.8 541.4  
SDLP Deborah Crewe 7.14% 359 360.5    
Electorate: 8,050   Valid: 5,028 (62.46%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 839   Turnout: 5,105 (63.42%)  

Benbradagh

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Benbradagh - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
United Unionist Boyd Douglas* 20.85% 922          
SDLP Michael Coyle* 14.36% 635 635.6 833.6      
Sinn Féin Cathal Hasson 15.06% 666 666 676 699.14 1,038.14  
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers 13.82% 611 611.2 631.2 657.9 682.79 851.15
Sinn Féin Marion Donaghy* 10.95% 484 484.2 502.2 530.68 606.02 737.58
United Unionist Samuel Oliver 9.18% 406 585 585.6 593.61 593.61 593.61
Sinn Féin Martin McGuigan 10.00% 442 442.2 442.2 451.1    
SDLP Evelyn Donaghy 5.79% 256 256.6        
Electorate: 6,956   Valid: 4,422 (63.57%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 738   Turnout: 4,519 (64.97%)  

Limavady Town

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

Limavady Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP George Robinson* 23.50% 876      
DUP Alan Robinson 20.61% 768      
Sinn Féin Anne Brolly* 17.63% 657      
UUP John Rankin* 12.66% 472 662.35    
SDLP Gerry Mullan* 11.11% 414 416.48 418.46 661.46
UUP John Dolan* 7.54% 281 374 511.94 513.94
SDLP Gareth Peoples 6.95% 259 260.55 262.97  
Electorate: 6,322   Valid: 3,727 (58.95%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 622   Turnout: 3,785 (59.87%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Limavady Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.