title: 2005 Strabane District Council election
text: # 2005 Strabane District Council election
  
  Elections to Strabane 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
  
  Strabane District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sinn Féin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 41.8 | 7,841 | 1.6 |
  | DUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 4,172 | 3.3 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 2,991 | 3.5 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 2,646 | 2.6 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1,062 | 0.9 |
  | PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 64 | New |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Strabane District Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | UUP | UUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Derg | 43.5 | 3 | 28.4 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 |
  | Glenelly | 28.0 | 1 | 42.4 | 2 | 14.2 | 1 | 15.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Mourne | 50.3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.6 | 1 | 9.4 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 6 |
  | Total | 41.8 | 8 | 22.2 | 3 | 15.9 | 2 | 14.1 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 16 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Derg
  
  2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
  
  ### Glenelly
  
  2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### Mourne
  
  2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
  
  