2005 Derry City Council election


Elections to Derry City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

District results

Cityside

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Northland

2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: No change

Rural

2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Shantallow

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: No change

Waterside

2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change