title: 2005 Coleraine Borough Council election
text: # 2005 Coleraine Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.9 | 36.9 | 8,142 | 9.4 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36.4 | 32.0 | 7,061 | 4.0 |
  | SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 2,710 | 7.4 |
  | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 1,734 | 7.9 |
  | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1,388 | 3.4 |
  | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1,026 | 1.7 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Bann | 34.0 | 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 19.6 | 1 | 12.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | Coleraine Central | 33.8 | 2 | 37.6 | 3 | 10.9 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 6 |
  | Coleraine East | 57.5 | 3 | 29.2 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | The Skerries | 28.1 | 2 | 24.4 | 1 | 8.9 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 21.4 | 1 | 5 |
  | Total | 36.9 | 9 | 32.0 | 8 | 12.3 | 3 | 7.9 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 6.2 | 1 | 22 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Bann
  
  2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP
  
  ### Coleraine Central
  
  2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### Coleraine East
  
  2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### The Skerries
  
  2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  