Northern Ireland local government elections, 2005

Northern Ireland local elections, 2005

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All council seats
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP Seats won 182 126 115 Seat change 51 18 39 Popular vote 208,278 163,205 126,317 Percentage 29.6% 23.2% 18.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party SDLP Alliance Independent Seats won 101 30 20 Seat change 16 2 14 Popular vote 121,991 35,149 Percentage 17.4% 5.0%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom and local elections in England.