Elections to
Newtownabbey 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 25
councillors.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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! %
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!rowspan=2, Total
Cllrs
, - class="unsortable" align="center"
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DUP
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UUP
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Alliance
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SDLP
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Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white",
Others
, -
, align="left", Antrim Line
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 34.7
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 17.9
, 1
, 9.5
, 1
, 17.9
, 1
, 16.0
, 1
, 4.0
, 0
, 7
, -
, align="left",
Ballyclare
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 56.0
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 33.8
, 2
, 6.7
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 3.5
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Macedon
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 49.5
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 10.1
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 3.7
, 0
, 5.9
, 0
, 30.8
, 2
, 6
, -
, align="left", University
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 40.8
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 29.2
, 2
, 12.4
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 17.6
, 1
, 7
, -
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 43.9
, 12
, 23.3
, 6
, 8.0
, 2
, 6.1
, 1
, 5.9
, 1
, 12.8
, 3
, 25
, -
Districts results
Antrim Line
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and SDLP
Ballyclare
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Macedon
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
University
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
References
{{2005 United Kingdom local elections
Newtownabbey Borough Council elections
Newtownabbey