title: 2005 Banbridge District Council election
text: # 2005 Banbridge District Council election
  
  Elections to Banbridge 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 17 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Banbridge District Council Election Result 2005 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DUP | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 7,251 | 10.6 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29.4 | 32.4 | 6,122 | 5.0 |
  | SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 17.6 | 15.9 | 2,999 | 3.3 |
  | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 1,187 | 2.6 |
  | Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5.9 | 4.5 | 856 | 2.5 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 498 | 3.3 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 2005 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Banbridge Town | 32.8 | 2 | 38.3 | 2 | 19.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
  | Dromore | 49.8 | 3 | 31.3 | 1 | 11.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Knockiveagh | 33.2 | 2 | 27.8 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 |
  | Total | 38.3 | 7 | 32.4 | 5 | 15.9 | 3 | 6.3 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 17 |
  
  ## Districts results
  
  ### Banbridge Town
  
  2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
  
  ### Dromore
  
  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
  
  ### Knockiveagh
  
  2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent
  
  