Local govt election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Strabane District 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 16 councillors.
Election results
Strabane District Council Election Result 2005[1]
| Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
 1
|
50.0
|
41.8
|
7,841
|
1.6
|
|
|
DUP
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
 0
|
18.8
|
22.2
|
4,172
|
3.3
|
|
|
SDLP
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
 2
|
12.5
|
15.9
|
2,991
|
3.5
|
|
|
UUP
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.5
|
14.1
|
2,646
|
2.6
|
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6.3
|
5.7
|
1,062
|
0.9
|
|
|
PUP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
64
|
New
|
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Strabane District Council election, 2005
by district[1]
| Ward
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
%
|
Cllrs
|
Total
Cllrs
|
| Sinn Féin
|
DUP
|
SDLP
|
UUP
|
Others
|
| Derg
|
43.5
|
3
|
28.4
|
1
|
8.7
|
0
|
18.3
|
1
|
1.1
|
0
|
5
|
| Glenelly
|
28.0
|
1
|
42.4
|
2
|
14.2
|
1
|
15.3
|
1
|
0.0
|
0
|
5
|
| Mourne
|
50.3
|
4
|
0.0
|
0
|
23.6
|
1
|
9.4
|
0
|
16.7
|
1
|
6
|
| Total
|
41.8
|
8
|
22.2
|
3
|
15.9
|
2
|
14.1
|
2
|
6.0
|
1
|
16
|
District results
Derg
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Derg - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
|
DUP
|
Thomas Kerrigan*
|
18.63%
|
1,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
Derek Hussey*
|
18.32%
|
1,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Charles McHugh*
|
17.87%
|
1,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Kieran McGuire
|
13.60%
|
821
|
822
|
822.1
|
962.2
|
962.4
|
979.92
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Gerard Foley
|
12.07%
|
729
|
730
|
730.2
|
835.2
|
835.5
|
879.72
|
|
|
DUP
|
Kathleen Craig
|
9.74%
|
588
|
631
|
737.7
|
755.1
|
845.5
|
845.5
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Bernadette McNamee
|
8.71%
|
526
|
528
|
529
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUP
|
Roy Reid
|
1.06%
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 8,282 Valid: 6,038 (72.91%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,007 Turnout: 6,151 (74.27%)
|
Glenelly
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Glenelly - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
|
|
DUP
|
Allan Bresland*
|
26.57%
|
1,539
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Claire McGill*
|
20.47%
|
1,186
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUP
|
John Donnell*
|
15.88%
|
920
|
1,457.24
|
|
|
|
|
UUP
|
James Emery*
|
15.28%
|
885
|
908.68
|
1,359.71
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Tom McBride*
|
14.24%
|
825
|
826.11
|
833.51
|
1,017.77
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Thomas O'Neill
|
7.56%
|
438
|
438.37
|
438.74
|
438.74
|
| Electorate: 7,882 Valid: 5,793 (73.50%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 966 Turnout: 5,876 (74.55%)
|
Mourne
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Mourne - 6 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Eugene McMenamin*
|
17.80%
|
1,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Brian McMahon*
|
15.36%
|
1,067
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Jarlath McNulty*
|
15.08%
|
1,047
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Ivan Barr*
|
13.07%
|
908
|
926.2
|
945.03
|
954.98
|
969.63
|
1,019.63
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
James O'Kane
|
10.61%
|
737
|
778.8
|
783.56
|
785.71
|
827.18
|
901.89
|
1,007.89
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Daniel Breslin*
|
8.15%
|
566
|
572.2
|
616.09
|
651.99
|
663.08
|
723.44
|
793.24
|
|
|
UUP
|
Alastair Patterson
|
9.43%
|
655
|
657
|
657.6
|
657.65
|
662.05
|
664.05
|
686.25
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Ann Bell*
|
3.41%
|
237
|
308.8
|
309.85
|
310.6
|
478.97
|
508.67
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Paul Gallagher
|
4.68%
|
325
|
329.8
|
331.55
|
333.5
|
339.06
|
|
|
|
|
SDLP
|
Arthur McGarrigle
|
2.40%
|
167
|
258
|
260.24
|
260.99
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 10,459 Valid: 6,945 (66.40%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 993 Turnout: 7,077 (67.66%)
|
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