2005 Craigavon Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
2005 Craigavon Borough Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
DUP
UUP
Sinn Féin
Seats won
9
6
6
Seat change
3
2
2
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
SDLP
Independent
Seats won
4
1
Seat change
3
0
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 2005[1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
DUP
9
3
0
3
34.6
30.8
10,631
8.2
UUP
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
SDLP
4
0
3
3
15.4
16.9
5,849
3.1
Independent
1
0
0
0
3.8
4.2
1,459
0.7
Alliance
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
814
0.8
Workers' Party
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, 2005 by district[1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
DUP
UUP
Sinn Féin
SDLP
Alliance
Others
Craigavon Central
33.4
3
26.7
2
20.4
1
13.2
1
6.4
0
0.0
0
7
Loughside
4.0
0
4.1
0
50.5
3
39.3
2
0.0
0
2.1
0
5
Lurgan
39.4
3
40.2
3
7.5
0
6.5
0
0.0
0
6.4
0
7
Portadown
42.5
3
14.5
1
16.5
1
13.2
1
2.7
0
10.6
1
7
Total
30.8
9
22.8
6
22.4
6
16.9
4
2.4
0
4.7
0
26
District results
Craigavon 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
Craigavon Central - 7 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DUP
Robert Smith *
16.88%
1,587
UUP
Kenneth Twyble *
13.91%
1,308
Sinn Féin
John O'Dowd *
13.07%
1,229
DUP
William Smith *
9.87%
928
1,280.82
UUP
Ronald Harkness
5.58%
525
527.08
580.68
710.82
713.48
714.94
1,147.57
1,411.57
SDLP
Kieran Corr *
8.38%
788
788
788.9
792
792
1,147.1
1,157.2
1,318.2
DUP
Philip Weir
6.61%
622
666.72
674.82
744.46
830.77
831.87
859.2
912.81
998.81
Sinn Féin
Francis Murray*
7.37%
693
693
693.1
694.1
694.1
740.1
743.1
772.6
778.6
Alliance
Alan Castle
6.36%
598
599.3
606.3
615.36
616.34
646.8
666.86
UUP
Frederick Crowe*
4.48%
421
423.6
452.1
517.92
520.02
522.02
SDLP
Patricia Mallon*
4.79%
450
450.52
451.12
451.22
451.29
UUP
Robert Oliver
2.70%
254
259.72
289.72
Electorate: 15,519 Valid: 9,403 (60.59%) Spoilt: 230 Quota: 1,176 Turnout: 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[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Sinn Féin
Mairéad O'Dowd
29.17%
2,183
SDLP
Dolores Kelly *
21.71%
1,625
Sinn Féin
Leah Small
8.67%
649
1,263.24
SDLP
Mary McAlinden *
8.50%
636
736.76
944.36
1,178.72
Sinn Féin
Michael Tallon
12.67%
948
1,092.32
1,108.88
1,153.6
SDLP
Anthony Elliott
9.09%
680
719.16
842.52
994
UUP
Joy Savage
4.09%
306
309.52
313.84
DUP
Ivan Russell
4.04%
302
302.44
302.92
Workers' Party
Tom French
2.07%
155
185.36
205.52
Electorate: 12,354 Valid: 7,484 (60.58%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 1,248 Turnout: 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[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Samuel Gardiner *
21.59%
2,109
DUP
Stephen Moutray *
21.08%
2,059
DUP
Fergie Dawson
11.27%
1,101
1,149.72
1,359.32
DUP
Mark Russell
3.21%
314
354.74
707.54
764.22
1,245.46
UUP
George Savage *
8.22%
803
1,005.86
1,041.46
1,047.18
1,075.52
1,112.1
1,257.1
Sinn Féin
Maurice Magill
7.51%
734
734
734.4
734.4
734.8
1,105.22
1,111.22
UUP
Meta Crozier *
4.44%
434
752.36
783.96
786.82
812.88
851.82
1,065.5
UUP
Sydney Cairns*
5.96%
582
755.88
769.48
770.52
788.94
825.2
953
Independent
David Calvert
6.41%
626
682.28
713.48
719.98
742.84
761.08
SDLP
Francis McAlinden
6.48%
633
643.5
645.1
645.1
645.52
DUP
Anne Harrison
3.82%
373
395.68
536.48
598.36
Electorate: 15,320 Valid: 9,768 (63.76%) Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,222 Turnout: 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[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
DUP
David Simpson *
29.55%
2,325
DUP
Sydney Anderson *
10.28%
809
1,346.66
DUP
Alan Carson *
2.68%
211
730.1
1,052.63
SDLP
Ignatius Fox *
8.94%
703
705.9
706.29
708.29
708.39
711.39
782.39
1,004.39
UUP
Arnold Hatch *
9.36%
736
778.34
782.24
798.4
811.1
862.8
888.12
891.7
1,062.7
Independent
David Jones *
5.33%
419
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 *
9.93%
781
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
6.55%
515
515
515
517
517
517
522
590
590
590.77
594.77
595.77
Independent
Mervyn Carrick
3.94%
310
358.72
375.88
427.11
444.51
458.52
472.68
474.68
549.95
591.53
593.53
UUP
Mark Neale
2.71%
213
237.94
239.89
245.89
249.79
380.83
404.58
410.58
SDLP
Elaine Sterritt
4.25%
334
334.58
334.58
335.58
335.58
336.58
375.58
Alliance
Sean Hagan
2.75%
216
221.22
222.39
223.39
223.69
225.27
UUP
David Thompson
2.43%
191
207.24
209.19
215.19
219.89
Independent
Jim Dickson
1.32%
104
112.12
113.29
Electorate: 13,128 Valid: 7,867 (59.93%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 984 Turnout: 8,048 (61.30%)
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