# 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

Derry City Council Election Result 2005 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SDLP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 41.0 | 18,467 | 2.4 |
| Sinn Féin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 32.8 | 14,744 | 2.5 |
| DUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 7,265 | 1.8 |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2,000 | 2.0 |
| Socialist Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1,321 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,202 | 1.7 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Derry City Council election, 2005 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Cityside | 35.8 | 2 | 53.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Northland | 54.2 | 4 | 40.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rural | 35.8 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 28.0 | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Shantallow | 54.1 | 3 | 42.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Waterside | 22.1 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 48.7 | 3 | 10.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 41.0 | 14 | 32.8 | 10 | 16.1 | 5 | 4.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 30 |

## District results
### Cityside

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
Cityside - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Pat Ramsey* | 16.01% | 980 | 1,016 | 1,104 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jim Clifford* | 11.79% | 722 | 742 | 1,035 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Anderson* | 16.29% | 997 | 1,013 | 1,034 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patricia Logue | 13.08% | 801 | 811 | 822 | 875 | 878.76 | 879.16 | 884.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Campbell | 11.37% | 696 | 705 | 751 | 851 | 859.46 | 859.98 | 861.81 |
| | Sinn Féin | Barney O'Hagan* | 12.46% | 763 | 781 | 790 | 839 | 851.22 | 851.78 | 854.83 |
| | Independent | Gary Donnelly | 8.05% | 493 | 516 | 528 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Liam Boyle | 7.97% | 488 | 512 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Liam Friel | 2.97% | 182 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,655 Valid: 6,122 (70.73%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,344 (73.30%) |||||||||||

### Northland

2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin 2001-2005 Change: No change
Northland - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SDLP | Mark H. Durkan | 23.25% | 2,369 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seana Hume | 7.73% | 788 | 1,405.76 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry MacLochlainn | 11.03% | 1,124 | 1,160.96 | 1,173.92 | 1,178.12 | 1,388.12 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | William Page* | 9.82% | 1,001 | 1,031.24 | 1,038.24 | 1,039.84 | 1,078.94 | 1,114.42 | 1,593.42 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maeve McLaughlin* | 8.33% | 849 | 873 | 883.96 | 885.96 | 1,053.92 | 1,114.32 | 1,303.32 | | |
| | SDLP | Helen Quigley* | 10.59% | 1,079 | 1,168.28 | 1,183.24 | 1,198.94 | 1,202.94 | 1,273.16 | 1,282.16 | | |
| | SDLP | Sean Carr* | 6.25% | 637 | 797.32 | 807.28 | 840.28 | 852.54 | 937.32 | 945.74 | 969.74 | 986.74 |
| | SDLP | John Kerr* | 6.41% | 653 | 745.16 | 756.52 | 816.62 | 824.02 | 866.44 | 874.56 | 892.56 | 904.56 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joanne McDaid | 6.18% | 630 | 638.64 | 643.64 | 645.24 | 679.78 | 735.78 | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Colm Bryce | 3.46% | 353 | 367.4 | 508.8 | 510.5 | 517.98 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sharon Duddy | 4.77% | 486 | 493.68 | 497.16 | 498.16 | | | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Oisin Kehoe | 2.34% | 221 | 232.04 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,278 Valid: 10,190 (66.70%) Spoilt: 280 Quota: 1,274 Turnout: 10,470 (68.53%) |||||||||||||

### 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
Rural - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | William Hay* | 14.70% | 1,413 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Conway* | 14.24% | 1,368 | 1,368.12 | 1,443.12 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Liam Boyle | 10.56% | 1,015 | 1,015.06 | 1,089.1 | 1,133.74 | 1,237.67 | 1,371.6 | 1,382.6 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Fleming* | 11.83% | 1,137 | 1,137.02 | 1,157.04 | 1,159.83 | 1,172.83 | 1,232.85 | 1,232.85 | 1,772.85 | |
| | DUP | Maurice Devenney | 13.27% | 1,275 | 1,296.16 | 1,302.2 | 1,302.2 | 1,304.24 | 1,313.26 | 1,363.22 | 1,366.24 | 1,366.24 |
| | SDLP | Jim McKeever* | 7.02% | 675 | 675.12 | 715.12 | 717.91 | 948.79 | 1,051.76 | 1,082.8 | 1,141.83 | 1,266.15 |
| | UUP | Ernest Hamilton | 5.55% | 533 | 536.5 | 560.54 | 560.54 | 565.56 | 573.6 | 940.48 | 942.48 | 943.22 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas McGlinchey | 6.48% | 623 | 623.02 | 635.02 | 638.74 | 652.67 | 679.55 | 679.55 | | |
| | UUP | William Storey | 4.68% | 450 | 451.94 | 467.98 | 467.98 | 474.98 | 488.04 | | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | Eamonn McCann | 3.86% | 371 | 371.18 | 415.22 | 418.94 | 430.89 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Thomas Harty | 3.96% | 381 | 381.12 | 401.12 | 407.63 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Annie Courtney* | 3.84% | 369 | 369.24 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,966 Valid: 9,610 (64.21%) Spoilt: 207 Quota: 1,373 Turnout: 9,817 (65.60%) |||||||||||||

### Shantallow

2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin 2001-2005 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SDLP | Mary Bradley* | 22.51% | 2,180 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Colum Eastwood | 13.54% | 1,311 | 1,588.42 | 1,630.42 | | | |
| | SDLP | Shaun Gallagher* | 11.56% | 1,119 | 1,273.7 | 1,357.32 | 1,924.32 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Hassan* | 9.55% | 925 | 945.02 | 980.32 | 992.88 | 1,009.88 | 1,614.64 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elisha McLaughlin | 13.05% | 1,264 | 1,278.04 | 1,311.56 | 1,330.12 | 1,344.12 | 1,457.46 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gearóid Ó hEára* | 11.56% | 1,119 | 1,132.52 | 1,174.6 | 1,189.72 | 1,218.72 | 1,328.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver Green | 8.24% | 798 | 809.18 | 838.22 | 850.56 | 872.56 | |
| | SDLP | Helena Kearney | 6.48% | 627 | 666.52 | 703.08 | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Mullan | 3.51% | 340 | 357.94 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,060 Valid: 9,683 (64.30%) Spoilt: 227 Quota: 1,614 Turnout: 9,910 (65.80%) ||||||||||

### 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
Waterside - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Gregory Campbell* | 16.19% | 1,521 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerard Diver* | 16.05% | 1,508 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Joe Miller* | 12.64% | 1,187 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lynn Fleming* | 11.54% | 1,084 | 1,085.84 | 1,107.62 | 1,126.84 | 1,524.71 | |
| | SDLP | Martin Reilly | 6.04% | 567 | 568.15 | 833.69 | 910.17 | 958.45 | 1,123.15 |
| | DUP | Drew Thompson | 10.50% | 986 | 1,091.34 | 1,092 | 1,107.92 | 1,109.92 | 1,109.92 |
| | UUP | Mary Hamilton* | 10.83% | 1,017 | 1,070.13 | 1,079.37 | 1,101.6 | 1,101.82 | 1,101.82 |
| | DUP | Mildred Garfield* | 9.40% | 883 | 1,061.94 | 1,066.56 | 1,086.25 | 1,087.25 | 1,087.25 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim Logue | 4.76% | 447 | 447.23 | 457.35 | 472.13 | | |
| | Socialist Environmental | David McAuley | 2.74% | 194 | 196.07 | 204.65 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,884 Valid: 9,394 (63.11%) Spoilt: 208 Quota: 1,175 Turnout: 9,602 (64.51%) ||||||||||