title: 2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election
text: # 2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Castlereagh Borough 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
  
  Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 56.5 | 46.5 | 12,136 | 7.1 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 4,633 | 4.3 |
  | Alliance | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 17.4 | 16.2 | 4,219 | 1.0 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 8.7 | 12.0 | 3,131 | 0.6 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1,026 | 0.3 |
  | PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 537 | 2.1 |
  | Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 395 | 0.3 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Castlereagh 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 |
  | Castlereagh Central | 54.4 | 4 | 12.5 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 6 |
  | Castlereagh East | 59.2 | 5 | 18.9 | 1 | 12.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 7 |
  | Castlereagh South | 36.7 | 2 | 18.3 | 1 | 17.1 | 1 | 22.2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 5 |
  | Castlereagh West | 34.1 | 2 | 20.6 | 1 | 19.9 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 46.5 | 13 | 17.8 | 4 | 16.2 | 4 | 12.0 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 23 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Castlereagh Central
  
  2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP 2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from PUP
  
  ### Castlereagh East
  
  2001: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
  
  ### Castlereagh South
  
  2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  ### Castlereagh West
  
  2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  