2005 Armagh City and District Council election

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2005 Armagh City and District Council election

5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
All 22 seats to Armagh City and District Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP SDLP Sinn Féin Seats won 6 6 5 Seat change 2 0 0   Fourth party   Party UUP Seats won 5 Seat change 2
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Armagh City and District 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 22 councillors.

Election results

Armagh City and District Council Election Result 2005

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	6	2	2	2	27.3	29.6	7,960	4.0
	SDLP	6	0	0	0	27.3	21.2	5,705	3.2
	Sinn Féin	5	0	0	0	22.7	23.1	6,234	2.5
	UUP	5	0	2	2	22.7	22.7	6,122	3.2
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.4	915	0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Armagh City and District Council election, 2005
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	DUP		SDLP		Sinn Féin		UUP		Others
Armagh City	16.0	1	27.6	2	32.3	2	14.8	1	9.3	0	6
Crossmore	15.0	1	33.3	2	38.5	2	13.2	0	0.0	0	5
Cusher	47.7	3	9.8	1	8.1	0	30.3	2	4.1	0	6
The Orchard	33.9	1	17.6	1	18.5	1	30.0	2	0.0	0	5
Total	29.6	6	21.2	6	23.1	5	22.7	5	3.4	0	22

District results

Armagh City

2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Armagh City - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Freda Donnelly*	15.97%	1,004
	SDLP	Pat Brannigan*	14.82%	932
	UUP	Sylvia McRoberts*	14.81%	931
	Sinn Féin	Cathy Rafferty*	14.28%	898	898.22	932.22
	Sinn Féin	Noel Sheridan	10.16%	639	639.22	680.66	1,103.66
	SDLP	Mealla Bratton	7.44%	468	511.78	734.72	754.72	814.72	828.72	854.31
	Independent	John Nixon	9.40%	591	618.08	647.5	688.5	782.5	793.5	794.43
	Sinn Féin	John Crowley	7.81%	491	491.22	498.22
	SDLP	Michael Carson	5.31%	334	366.78
Electorate: 9,743   Valid: 6,288 (64.54%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 899   Turnout: 6,407 (65.76%)

Crossmore

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

Crossmore - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Sinn Féin	Cathal Boylan	14.09%	864	898	1,374
	SDLP	Thomas O'Hanlon	14.54%	891	982	1,025
	Sinn Féin	Pat O'Rawe*	13.87%	850	876	991	1,332.11
	SDLP	Gerald Mallon	9.87%	605	964	974	981.7	1,031.75
	DUP	Noel Donnelly	15.04%	922	923	924	924	925.54
	UUP	Billy Morton	13.21%	810	818	819	819	821.31
	Sinn Féin	Willie Monaghan	10.49%	643	661
	SDLP	James Lennon	8.89%	545
Electorate: 8,579   Valid: 6,130 (71.45%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,022   Turnout: 6,245 (72.79%)

Cusher

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Cusher - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Paul Berry*	40.48%	3,263
	UUP	Eric Speers*	16.08%	1,296
	DUP	Margaret Black*	3.09%	249	1,591.25
	SDLP	Sharon Haughey	9.85%	794	801.8	802.85	853.5	855.7	1,300.7
	DUP	Gareth Wilson	4.12%	332	749.95	1,060.96	1,131.39	1,138.87	1,138.87
	UUP	Robert Turner*	11.14%	898	829.3	867.1	953.32	1,045.17	1,048.17
	UUP	James Clayton*	5.58%	450	570.25	625.27	764.32	801.17	807.03
	Sinn Féin	Siobhán Vallely	8.13%	655	655	655.21	660.86	660.97
	Independent	Paul Bowbanks	4.02%	324	393.55	408.88
Electorate: 11,376   Valid: 8,061 (70.86%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,152   Turnout: 8,186 (71.96%)

The Orchard

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change

The Orchard - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	William Irwin	28.02%	1,809
	UUP	Jim Speers*	18.88%	1,219
	Sinn Féin	Paul Corrigan*	18.49%	1,194
	SDLP	John Campbell*	17.59%	1,136
	UUP	Charles Rollston*	11.12%	718	845.1	973.14	1,072.34	1,123
	DUP	Robert Steenson	5.90%	381	982.47	995.79	1,013.39	1,018.66
Electorate: 9,140   Valid: 6,457 (70.65%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,077   Turnout: 6,552 (71.68%)