title: 2005 Omagh District Council election
text: # 2005 Omagh District Council election
  
  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.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Omagh District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47.6 | 44.6 | 10,862 | 4.2 |
  | SDLP | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14.3 | 19.3 | 4,707 | 2.7 |
  | DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 4,074 | 3.2 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 3,168 | 2.6 |
  | Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 1,526 | 1.4 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Omagh 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 |
  | Mid Tyrone | 57.8 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 11.2 | 1 | 12.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Omagh Town | 25.5 | 2 | 20.9 | 1 | 18.7 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 22.6 | 2 | 7 |
  | West Tyrone | 46.0 | 4 | 18.5 | 1 | 21.0 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Total | 44.6 | 10 | 19.3 | 3 | 16.7 | 3 | 13.0 | 3 | 6.4 | 2 | 21 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Mid Tyrone
  
  2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from SDLP
  
  ### Omagh Town
  
  2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
  
  ### West Tyrone
  
  2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
  
  