2005 Northern Ireland local elections

2005 Northern Ireland local elections

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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ian Paisley Gerry Adams David Trimble
Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won 182 126 115
Seat change Increase51 Increase18 Decrease39
First Preference vote 208,278 163,205 126,317
Percentage 29.6% 23.2% 18.0%
Swing Increase8.2% Increase2.5% Decrease4.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Mark Durkan David Ford N/A
Party SDLP Alliance Independent
Seats won 101 30 20
Seat change Decrease16 Increase2 Decrease14
First Preference vote 121,991 35,149 27,677
Percentage 17.4% 5.0% 4.0%
Swing Decrease2.0% Decrease0.1% Decrease2.6%

Colours denote the winning party with outright control over each council

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom and local elections in England.