2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election
5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 8 3 2
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Decrease 3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SDLP Independent
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1

Election results
Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 8 0 0 Steady 50.0 48.9 6,027 Increase6.6
  Sinn Féin 3 2 0 Increase2 18.8 20.0 2,462 Increase8.5
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 3 Decrease3 12.5 15.1 1,860 Decrease8.6
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady 12.5 12.3 1,512 Decrease5.3
  Independent 1 1 1 Increase1 6.3 3.8 473 Decrease1.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 2005
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin UUP SDLP Others
Ballymoney Town 67.8 3 0.0 0 19.2 2 13.0 0 0.0 0 5
Bann Valley 43.3 3 33.7 2 12.4 0 10.6 1 0.0 0 6
Bushvale 38.6 2 19.6 1 14.9 0 13.9 1 13.0 1 5
Total 48.9 8 20.0 3 15.1 2 12.3 2 3.7 1 16

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
DUP Mervyn Storey* 25.36% 888    
DUP Cecil Cousley* 23.54% 824    
DUP Ian Stevenson* 18.91% 662    
Ulster Unionist Tom McKeown* 11.74% 411 600.2  
Ulster Unionist James Simpson* 7.43% 260 367.25 594.65
SDLP Justin McCamphill 13.02% 456 459.85 470.65
Electorate: 6,551   Valid: 3,501 (53.44%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 584   Turnout: 3,578 (54.62%)  

    Bann Valley

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

    Bann Valley - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Philip McGuigan* 20.43% 1,062      
    DUP John Finlay* 15.30% 795      
    Sinn Féin Daithí McKay 13.26% 689 945.5    
    DUP Robert Wilson* 14.24% 740 740 740 740
    DUP Audrey Patterson 13.76% 715 715 715 715
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill* 7.54% 392 420.2 484.1 704.9
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston* 12.43% 646 646.3 646.9 649.5
    SDLP Charley O'Kane 3.04% 158 182.9 275  
    Electorate: 7,643   Valid: 5,197 (68.00%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 743   Turnout: 5,297 (69.31%)  

      Bushvale

      2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
      2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
      2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from UUP (two seats), Independent leaves DUP

      Bushvale - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Anita Cavlan 19.55% 711          
      DUP Frank Campbell* 15.76% 573          
      DUP Evelyne Robinson 14.63% 532 532 544 582 788.78  
      SDLP Harry Connolly* 13.92% 506 602.48 604.48 606.48 606.48 606.48
      Independent Bill Kennedy* 13.01% 473 474.92 520.92 533.92 538.82 591.74
      Ulster Unionist William Johnston 7.54% 274 274.32 447.32 470.32 477.18 540.88
      DUP Robert Holmes 8.20% 298 298 303      
      Ulster Unionist William Logan* 7.40% 269 269.16        
      Electorate: 5,692   Valid: 3,636 (63.88%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 607   Turnout: 3,696 (64.93%)  

        References
        1. "Ballymoney Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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