title: 2005 Cookstown District Council election
text: # 2005 Cookstown District Council election
  
  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.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Cookstown District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | 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 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 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.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballinderry | N/A | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 0 | 6 |
  | Cookstown Central | 27.9 | 1 | 21.1 | 2 | 26.1 | 1 | 23.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
  | Drum Manor | 38.5 | 2 | 13.9 | 1 | 19.1 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 | 12.4 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 33.5 | 5 | 17.3 | 5 | 22.5 | 3 | 19.5 | 3 | 7.2 | 0 | 16 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Ballinderry
  
  2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  * As only six candidates had been nominated for six seats, there was no vote in Ballinderry and all six candidates were deemed elected.
  
  ### Cookstown Central
  
  2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
  
  ### Drum Manor
  
  2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
  
  