title: 2005 Fermanagh District Council election
text: # 2005 Fermanagh District Council election
  
  Elections to Fermanagh District 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 23 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Fermanagh District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 37.4 | 11,611 | 3.9 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 6,830 | 8.8 |
  | SDLP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 5,566 | 0.7 |
  | DUP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.4 | 20.6 | 6,399 | 8.5 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 115 | 3.9 |
  | Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 406 | New |
  | Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 79 | New |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Enniskillen | 28.5 | 2 | 20.5 | 1 | 18.2 | 2 | 28.2 | 2 | 4.6 | 0 | 7 |
  | Erne East | 52.5 | 3 | 19.8 | 1 | 13.2 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | Erne North | 18.5 | 1 | 33.4 | 2 | 20.1 | 1 | 27.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Erne West | 46.3 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 21.6 | 1 | 12.6 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 37.4 | 9 | 22.0 | 5 | 18.0 | 5 | 20.6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 23 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Enniskillen
  
  2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Independent
  
  ### Erne East
  
  2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  ### Erne North
  
  2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### Erne West
  
  2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  