2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election


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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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

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