2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP UUP Alliance Seats won 8 4 3 Seat change 2 2   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 2 Seat change
Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2005

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	8	2	0	2	47.1	43.3	6,015	11.5
	UUP	4	0	0		23.5	18.0	2,508	6.2
	Alliance	3	0	2	2	17.6	23.2	3,218	0.3
	Independent	2	0	0		11.8	15.5	2,159	2.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2005
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	DUP		UUP		Alliance		Others
Carrick Castle	41.1	2	9.1	1	26.3	1	23.5	1	5
Kilroot	42.0	3	14.1	1	23.5	1	20.4	1	6
Knockagh Monument	45.9	3	27.5	2	20.9	1	5.7	0	6
Total	43.3	8	18.0	4	23.2	3	15.5	2	17

Districts results

Carrick Castle

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: No change

Carrick Castle - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	DUP	David Hilditch*	34.96%	1,052
	Alliance	Sean Neeson*	26.32%	792
	DUP	Patricia McKinney*	6.18%	186	612.12
	Independent	William Hamilton*	13.99%	421	477.18	570.46
	UUP	Darin Ferguson*	9.14%	275	312.63	415.59	494.34
	Independent	Philip Mannis	6.75%	203	214.66	230.94	243.33
	Independent	Nicholas Wady	2.66%	80	89.01	162.05	177.59
Electorate: 5,944   Valid: 3,009 (50.62%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 502   Turnout: 3,092 (52.02%)

Kilroot

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

Kilroot - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Billy Ashe*	31.05%	1,775
	Independent	James Brown*	20.33%	1,162
	DUP	Terence Clements*	6.56%	375	1,178.52
	UUP	Eric Ferguson*	10.88%	622	650.08	673.83	820.15
	Alliance	Isobel Day	12.40%	709	721.42	725.67	740.21	851.81
	DUP	Lynn McClurg	4.41%	252	334.62	661.37	678.9	834.1
	Alliance	Robert Logan	11.12%	636	641.94	644.69	655.94	726.74
	UUP	Carolyn Howarth	3.25%	186	196.8	200.3
Electorate: 10,494   Valid: 5,717 (54.48%)   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 817   Turnout: 5,838 (55.63%)

Knockagh Monument

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

Knockagh Monument - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	May Beattie*	33.20%	1,718
	UUP	Roy Beggs Jr*	19.46%	1,007
	Alliance	Stewart Dickson*	15.17%	785
	DUP	Louise Marsden	4.14%	214	926.82
	DUP	James McClurg*	8.56%	443	571.18	594.7	770.05
	UUP	Mark Cosgrove	4.89%	253	300.56	456.24	458.49	461.19	637.85	729.17
	Alliance	Shireen Bell	5.72%	296	330.8	352.92	353.52	390.78	406.96	453.98
	Independent	Robert Rice	5.66%	293	311.56	317.72	318.77	320.75	330.45
	UUP	Jackie Glover	3.19%	165	194	249.44	250.64	252.26
Electorate: 9,540   Valid: 5,174 (54.23%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 740   Turnout: 5,285 (55.40%)