2005 Larne Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

2005 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 5 4 2
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Steady Steady

Elections to Larne 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.

There was no change from the prior election.[1]

Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 5 0 0 Steady 33.3 35.0 4,104 Increase6.2
  UUP 4 0 0 Steady 26.7 26.5 3,102 Decrease2.3
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady 13.3 12.4 1,448 Decrease2.1
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady 13.3 11.6 1,363 Decrease2.3
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady 13.3 9.2 1,075 Decrease0.4
  Sinn Féin 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.8 441 Increase0.2
  PUP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 131 Increase0.3
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 46 Increase0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 2005
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance SDLP Others
Coast Road 34.2 2 20.7 1 11.2 1 15.4 1 18.5 1 5
Larne Lough 38.8 2 42.3 2 18.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Larne Town 30.3 1 11.7 1 5.0 0 14.7 1 38.3 2 5
Total 35.0 5 26.5 4 12.4 2 9.2 2 16.9 2 15

Districts results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Winston Fulton* 21.01% 770        
DUP Rachel Rea* 13.83% 507 644.76      
SDLP Danny O'Connor* 15.39% 564 564.42 640.42    
UUP Brian Dunn* 13.67% 501 511.08 519.29 748.29  
Alliance Gerardine Mulvenna* 12.03% 441 444.36 478.36 495.09 606.09
Sinn Féin James McKeown 11.21% 411 411 476 477 478
UUP Joan Drummond* 7.07% 259 265.93 271.93    
Independent William Cunning 5.78% 212 212.21      
Electorate: 6,653   Valid: 3,665 (55.09%)   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 611   Turnout: 3,747 (56.32%)  

Larne Lough

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

Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Bobby McKee* 34.79% 1,589    
UUP Roy Beggs* 20.39% 931    
Alliance John Mathews* 18.87% 862    
DUP Gregg McKeen* 9.15% 418 1,195.51  
UUP Andrew Wilson 12.81% 585 619.45 916.25
UUP Jonathan Moore 3.99% 182 194.19 315.03
Electorate: 8,574   Valid: 4,567 (53.27%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 762   Turnout: 4,658 (54.33%)  

Larne Town

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

Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP Jack McKee* 27.02% 939                    
SDLP Martin Wilson* 14.71% 511 512.52 515.9 521.9 524.28 526.28 603.28        
Independent Roy Craig* 12.52% 435 448.3 450.3 458.3 473.44 485.2 492.2 517.24 571.62 668.62  
Independent Lindsay Mason* 7.02% 244 253.12 261.12 267.12 277.12 279.88 299.88 313.02 357.02 502.3 550.3
UUP Mark Dunn 8.83% 307 327.52 329.52 334.52 343.9 423.42 431.42 463.18 494.94 525.32 549.32
DUP Sharon McKeen 3.28% 114 393.3 395.3 400.3 404.68 413.96 414.96 469.8 477.18 495.46 501.46
Independent John Anderson 7.08% 246 251.32 262.32 270.32 275.32 278.08 282.08 285.08 324.08    
Alliance Elena Aceves-Cully 5.04% 175 176.52 185.52 187.52 191.52 193.52 197.52 199.52      
PUP Bill Adamson 3.77% 131 142.78 143.78 146.78 147.78 150.54 152.54        
Independent Robert Shaw 3.51% 122 122 126 126 128 129          
UUP Maxi Burns 2.91% 101 107.46 107.46 109.6 116.36            
Independent Thomas Robinson 1.64% 57 61.18 62.18 64.18              
Independent David Todd 1.35% 47 48.14 50.14                
Green (NI) Mary Ringland 1.32% 46 46.38                  
Electorate: 6,447   Valid: 3,475 (53.90%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 580   Turnout: 3,535 (54.83%)  

References

  1. ^ a b c "Larne Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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