title: 2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election
text: # 2005 Ballymoney Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Ballymoney Borough 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
  
  Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 50.0 | 48.9 | 6,027 | 6.6 |
  | Sinn Féin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 2,462 | 8.5 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 1,860 | 8.6 |
  | SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 12.5 | 12.3 | 1,512 | 5.3 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 473 | 1.1 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballymoney Town | 67.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.2 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Bann Valley | 43.3 | 3 | 33.7 | 2 | 12.4 | 0 | 10.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | Bushvale | 38.6 | 2 | 19.6 | 1 | 14.9 | 0 | 13.9 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 |
  | Total | 48.9 | 8 | 20.0 | 3 | 15.1 | 2 | 12.3 | 2 | 3.7 | 1 | 16 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Ballymoney Town
  
  2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP 2001-2005 Change: No change
  
  ### Bann Valley
  
  2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
  
  ### Bushvale
  
  2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from UUP (two seats), Independent leaves DUP
  
  