2005 Cookstown District Council election
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All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Party with the most votes by district. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections to Cookstown District 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 16 councillors.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 0 | 1 |  1 |
31.3 | 33.5 | 3,342 |  0.3 | |
| SDLP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
31.3 | 17.3 | 1,730 | 6.3 | |
| DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18.8 | 22.5 | 2,243 | 4.1 | |
| UUP | 3 | 0 | 0 |  0 |
18.8 | 19.5 | 1,951 | 1.6 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0.0 | 6.4 | 641 | 2.7 | |
| Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0.0 | 0.8 | 84 | New | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
