2005 Omagh District Council election

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2005 Omagh District Council election
 2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-5) 2011 

All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Seats won 10 3 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party UUP Independent
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0

Party with the most votes by district.

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

Omagh District Council Election Result 2005[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 10 2 0 Increase2 47.6 44.6 10,862 Increase4.2
  SDLP 3 0 3 Decrease3 14.3 19.3 4,707 Decrease2.7
  DUP 3 1 0 Increase1 14.3 16.7 4,074 Increase3.2
  UUP 3 0 0 Steady0 14.3 13.0 3,168 Decrease2.6
  Independent 2 0 0 Steady0 9.5 6.3 1,526 Decrease1.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

References

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