2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 2005}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2001 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2001
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2005|05|5|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2011 Castlereagh Borough Council election
| next_year = 2011
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 23 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
| majority_seats = 12
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats1 = 13
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}3
| party2 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats2 = 4
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1
| party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}}
| party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats4 = 2
| seat_change4 = {{nochange}}
| party5 = Progressive Unionist Party
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}1
| party6 = Independent (politician)
| seats6 = 0
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}}1
| map_image = File:Castlereagh 2005 election.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = 2005 Castlereagh City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
| image1 = 160x160px
| leader1 = Ian Paisley
| swing1 = {{increase}}7.1%
| percentage1 = 46.5%
| leader2 = David Trimble
| image2 = 160x160px
| percentage2 = 17.8%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}4.3%
| leader3 = David Ford
| image3 = 160x160px
| swing3 = {{increase}}1.0%
| percentage3 = 16.2%
| image4 = 160x160px
| leader4 = Mark Durkan
| percentage4 = 12.0%
| swing4 = {{increase}}0.6%
| image5 =
| leader5 = Dawn Purvis
| percentage5 = 2.1%
| image5_size = x160px
| swing5 = {{decrease}}2.1%
| percentage6 = 3.9%
| swing6 = {{increase}}0.3%
}}
Elections to Castlereagh 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 23 councillors.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgcastlereagh.htm|title=Castlereagh Council Election Results 1993-2011|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 13
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}3
|seats % = 56.5
|votes % = 46.5
|votes = 12,136
|plus/minus = {{increase}}7.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 4
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 17.4
|votes % = 17.8
|votes = 4,633
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}4.3
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 4
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 17.4
|votes % = 16.2
|votes = 4,219
|plus/minus = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 8.7
|votes % = 12.0
|votes = 3,131
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 3.9
|votes = 1,026
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.3
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 2.1
|votes = 537
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}2.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Sinn Féin
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.5
|votes = 395
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 2005
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh Central
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|54.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|12.5
|1
|16.3
|1
|6.5
|0
|10.3
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|59.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|5
|18.9
|1
|12.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|9.5
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh South
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|36.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|18.3
|1
|17.1
|1
|22.2
|0
|5.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh West
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|34.1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|20.6
|1
|19.9
|1
|20.9
|1
|4.5
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|46.5
|13
|17.8
|4
|16.2
|4
|12.0
|2
|7.5
|0
|23
|-
|}
Districts results
=Castlereagh Central=
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from PUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
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|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Peter Robinson*
|count1 = 1,431
|percentage = 25.81%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Michael Long*
|count1 = 905
|percentage = 16.32%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Joanne Bunting*
|count1 = 895
|percentage = 16.14%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Michael Copeland*
|count1 = 541
|percentage = 9.76%
|count2 = 582.86
|count3 = 608.21
|count4 = 611.62
|count5 = 727.3
|count6 = 796.3
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Norris*
|count1 = 421
|percentage = 7.59%
|count2 = 663.42
|count3 = 669.27
|count4 = 699.08
|count5 = 710.82
|count6 = 790.83
|count7 = 800.83
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Andrew Ramsey
|count1 = 272
|percentage = 4.91%
|count2 = 523.16
|count3 = 527.97
|count4 = 583.85
|count5 = 588.42
|count6 = 614.39
|count7 = 621.65
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Tommy Sandford*
|count1 = 356
|percentage = 6.42%
|count2 = 391.88
|count3 = 399.03
|count4 = 401.34
|count5 = 403.99
|count6 = 436.39
|count7 = 491.01
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Sean Mullan
|count1 = 363
|percentage = 6.55%
|count2 = 363.92
|count3 = 397.72
|count4 = 397.94
|count5 = 407.8
|count6 = 429.9
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alan Carson
|count1 = 209
|percentage = 3.77%
|count2 = 254.08
|count3 = 269.55
|count4 = 274.72
|count5 = 295.81
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Martin
|count1 = 152
|percentage = 2.74%
|count2 = 165.8
|count3 = 181.01
|count4 = 181.89
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 9,735
|valid = 5,545 (56.96%)
|spoilt = 155
|quota = 793
|turnout = 5,700 (58.55%)
}}
=Castlereagh East=
2001: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh East - 7 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Iris Robinson*
|count1 = 2,090
|percentage = 27.08%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Judith Cochrane
|count1 = 957
|percentage = 12.40%
|count2 = 977.9
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Gareth Robinson*
|count1 = 778
|percentage = 10.08%
|count2 = 1,251
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Tommy Jeffers
|count1 = 857
|percentage = 11.10%
|count2 = 1,033
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = David Drysdale*
|count1 = 618
|percentage = 8.01%
|count2 = 648.25
|count3 = 657
|count4 = 844.05
|count5 = 847.41
|count6 = 951.17
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim White*
|count1 = 417
|percentage = 5.40%
|count2 = 668.35
|count3 = 761.1
|count4 = 786
|count5 = 811.2
|count6 = 891.76
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Charlie Tosh
|count1 = 426
|percentage = 5.52%
|count2 = 520.05
|count3 = 671.6
|count4 = 698.5
|count5 = 728.02
|count6 = 861.08
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Mervyn Bailie
|count1 = 580
|percentage = 7.51%
|count2 = 597.05
|count3 = 602.3
|count4 = 719.85
|count5 = 722.49
|count6 = 805.28
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Francis Gallagher*
|count1 = 551
|percentage = 7.14%
|count2 = 579.05
|count3 = 590.6
|count4 = 665.65
|count5 = 670.69
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Hazel Legge
|count1 = 263
|percentage = 3.41%
|count2 = 287.2
|count3 = 294.2
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Progressive Unionist Party
|candidate = Colin Neill
|count1 = 181
|percentage = 2.35%
|count2 = 190.35
|count3 = 195.6
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 13,902
|valid = 7,718 (55.52%)
|spoilt = 179
|quota = 965
|turnout = 7,897 (56.80%)
}}
=Castlereagh South=
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh South - 5 seats
|numcounts= 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = James Spratt
|count1 = 1,317
|percentage = 19.06%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = John Beattie*
|count1 = 1,219
|percentage = 17.64%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Geraldine Rice*
|count1 = 1,180
|percentage = 17.08%
|count2 =
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Michael Henderson*
|count1 = 977
|percentage = 14.14%
|count2 = 1,082.75
|count3 = 1,125.71
|count4 = 1,385.71
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brian Hanvey*
|count1 = 1,112
|percentage = 16.09%
|count2 = 1,114.85
|count3 = 1,116.65
|count4 = 1,138.43
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Leo Van Es
|count1 = 421
|percentage = 6.09%
|count2 = 422.8
|count3 = 423.1
|count4 = 431.31
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Dermot Kennedy
|count1 = 395
|percentage = 5.72%
|count2 = 395.45
|count3 = 395.51
|count4 = 396.66
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Barbara McBurney*
|count1 = 288
|percentage = 4.17%
|count2 = 333.3
|count3 = 346.14
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|electorate = 11,421
|valid = 6,909 (60.49%)
|spoilt = 99
|quota = 1,152
|turnout = 7,008 (61.36%)
}}
=Castlereagh West=
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castlereagh West - 5 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Ann-Marie Beattie
|count1 = 1,417
|percentage = 24.00%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Sara Duncan*
|count1 = 1,177
|percentage = 19.93%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Myreve Chambers
|count1 = 596
|percentage = 10.09%
|count2 = 991.1
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Cecil Hall*
|count1 = 835
|percentage = 14.14%
|count2 = 847.6
|count3 = 917.3
|count4 = 1,039.3
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Rosaleen Hughes*
|count1 = 794
|percentage = 13.45%
|count2 = 794.6
|count3 = 850.53
|count4 = 862.85
|count5 = 862.85
|count6 = 1,285.85
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Bill White
|count1 = 379
|percentage = 6.42%
|count2 = 384.1
|count3 = 410.28
|count4 = 467.14
|count5 = 519.08
|count6 = 525.08
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Gary Vaugh
|count1 = 441
|percentage = 7.47%
|count2 = 441
|count3 = 458
|count4 = 467.19
|count5 = 468.78
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Cyril Kernaghan
|count1 = 266
|percentage = 4.50%
|count2 = 271.4
|count3 = 284.66
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 9,805
|valid = 5,905 (60.22%)
|spoilt = 145
|quota = 985
|turnout = 6,050 (61.70%)
}}
References
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{{County Down elections}}
{{2005 United Kingdom local elections}}