title: 2005 Ballymena Borough Council election
text: # 2005 Ballymena Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Ballymena 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 24 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 58.3 | 55.2 | 14,611 | 10.3 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 5,707 | 5.9 |
  | SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 2,744 | 6.1 |
  | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 2,009 | 6.3 |
  | Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 906 | 3.9 |
  | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 404 | 0.4 |
  | PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.4 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballymena North | 43.7 | 3 | 21.2 | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 19.1 | 1 | 7 |
  | Ballymena South | 61.3 | 5 | 19.1 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
  | Bannside | 62.3 | 3 | 18.9 | 1 | 8.6 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Braid | 53.8 | 3 | 27.1 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Total | 55.2 | 14 | 21.6 | 5 | 10.4 | 3 | 7.6 | 1 | 5.2 | 1 | 24 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Ballymena North
  
  2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
  
  ### Ballymena South
  
  2001: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  ### Bannside
  
  2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
  
  ### Braid
  
  2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  