Elections to
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council () is the Local government in Northern Ireland, local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of (), the largest of any district c ...
were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51
councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The
DUP emerged as the largest party, and
Wallace Browne became
Lord Mayor
Lord mayor is a title of a mayor of what is usually a major city in a Commonwealth realm, with special recognition bestowed by the sovereign. However, the title or an equivalent is present in other countries, including forms such as "high mayor". A ...
.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
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DUP
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Sinn Féin
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SDLP
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UUP
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Alliance
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PUP
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Others
, -
, align="left", Balmoral
, 22.2
, 2
, 10.3
, 0
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 33.1
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 2
, 19.7
, 1
, 12.9
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 1.8
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Castle
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 38.6
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 18.6
, 1
, 27.1
, 2
, 10.5
, 1
, 2.5
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 2.7
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Court
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 67.7
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 3.3
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 7.7
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 10.7
, 1
, 13.9
, 1
, 5
, -
, align="left", Laganbank
, 15.1
, 1
, 17.8
, 1
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 31.5
, bgcolor="#99FF66", 2
, 18.8
, 1
, 9.5
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 7.2
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Lower Falls
, 0.0
, 0
, bgcolor="#008800", 85.2
, bgcolor="#008800", 5
, 11.9
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 3.5
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Oldpark
, 22.3
, 1
, bgcolor="#008800", 47.5
, bgcolor="#008800", 3
, 15.9
, 1
, 7.9
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 3.8
, 0
, 3.2
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Pottinger
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 41.7
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 8.9
, 0
, 6.3
, 0
, 22.0
, 1
, 7.5
, 1
, 11.0
, 1
, 2.5
, 1
, 6
, -
, align="left", Upper Falls
, 0.0
, 0
, bgcolor="#008800", 75.2
, bgcolor="#008800", 4
, 24.8
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Victoria
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 37.5
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 0.0
, 0
, 2.4
, 0
, 33.0
, 2
, 23.4
, 2
, 2.1
, 0
, 1.7
, 0
, 7
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 25.8
, 15
, 30.6
, 14
, 17.1
, 8
, 13.8
, 7
, 6.8
, 4
, 2.7
, 2
, 3.2
, 1
, 51
, -
District results
Balmoral
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Castle
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Court
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Laganbank
2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin,
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Lower Falls
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 5 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Oldpark
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP
Pottinger
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin
Upper Falls
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Victoria
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
References
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