2005 Belfast City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
2005 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 15 14 8
Seat change Increase 5 Steady 0 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party UUP Alliance PUP
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0
2005 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election

Tom Ekin
Alliance

Lord Mayor

Wallace Browne
DUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. 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.