# 2005 Larne Borough Council election

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
There was no change from the prior election.

## Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 2005 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 35.0 | 4,104 | 6.2 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 3,102 | 2.3 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 1,448 | 2.1 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 1,363 | 2.3 |
| SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 9.2 | 1,075 | 0.4 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 441 | 0.2 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 131 | 0.3 |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.4 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 2005 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Coast Road | 34.2 | 2 | 20.7 | 1 | 11.2 | 1 | 15.4 | 1 | 18.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Larne Lough | 38.8 | 2 | 42.3 | 2 | 18.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larne Town | 30.3 | 1 | 11.7 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 38.3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 35.0 | 5 | 26.5 | 4 | 12.4 | 2 | 9.2 | 2 | 16.9 | 2 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Coast Road

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: No change
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 21.01% | 770 | | | | |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea* | 13.83% | 507 | 644.76 | | | |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor* | 15.39% | 564 | 564.42 | 640.42 | | |
| | UUP | Brian Dunn* | 13.67% | 501 | 511.08 | 519.29 | 748.29 | |
| | Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna* | 12.03% | 441 | 444.36 | 478.36 | 495.09 | 606.09 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown | 11.21% | 411 | 411 | 476 | 477 | 478 |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond* | 7.07% | 259 | 265.93 | 271.93 | | |
| | Independent | William Cunning | 5.78% | 212 | 212.21 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,653 Valid: 3,665 (55.09%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 611 Turnout: 3,747 (56.32%) |||||||||

### Larne Lough

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: No change
Larne Lough - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | Bobby McKee* | 34.79% | 1,589 | | |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs* | 20.39% | 931 | | |
| | Alliance | John Mathews* | 18.87% | 862 | | |
| | DUP | Gregg McKeen* | 9.15% | 418 | 1,195.51 | |
| | UUP | Andrew Wilson | 12.81% | 585 | 619.45 | 916.25 |
| | UUP | Jonathan Moore | 3.99% | 182 | 194.19 | 315.03 |
| Electorate: 8,574 Valid: 4,567 (53.27%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 762 Turnout: 4,658 (54.33%) |||||||

### Larne Town

2001: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: No change
Larne Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | DUP | Jack McKee* | 27.02% | 939 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Wilson* | 14.71% | 511 | 512.52 | 515.9 | 521.9 | 524.28 | 526.28 | 603.28 | | | | |
| | Independent | Roy Craig* | 12.52% | 435 | 448.3 | 450.3 | 458.3 | 473.44 | 485.2 | 492.2 | 517.24 | 571.62 | 668.62 | |
| | Independent | Lindsay Mason* | 7.02% | 244 | 253.12 | 261.12 | 267.12 | 277.12 | 279.88 | 299.88 | 313.02 | 357.02 | 502.3 | 550.3 |
| | UUP | Mark Dunn | 8.83% | 307 | 327.52 | 329.52 | 334.52 | 343.9 | 423.42 | 431.42 | 463.18 | 494.94 | 525.32 | 549.32 |
| | DUP | Sharon McKeen | 3.28% | 114 | 393.3 | 395.3 | 400.3 | 404.68 | 413.96 | 414.96 | 469.8 | 477.18 | 495.46 | 501.46 |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 7.08% | 246 | 251.32 | 262.32 | 270.32 | 275.32 | 278.08 | 282.08 | 285.08 | 324.08 | | |
| | Alliance | Elena Aceves-Cully | 5.04% | 175 | 176.52 | 185.52 | 187.52 | 191.52 | 193.52 | 197.52 | 199.52 | | | |
| | PUP | Bill Adamson | 3.77% | 131 | 142.78 | 143.78 | 146.78 | 147.78 | 150.54 | 152.54 | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Shaw | 3.51% | 122 | 122 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 129 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Maxi Burns | 2.91% | 101 | 107.46 | 107.46 | 109.6 | 116.36 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Robinson | 1.64% | 57 | 61.18 | 62.18 | 64.18 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Todd | 1.35% | 47 | 48.14 | 50.14 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mary Ringland | 1.32% | 46 | 46.38 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,447 Valid: 3,475 (53.90%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 580 Turnout: 3,535 (54.83%) |||||||||||||||