2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
# 2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 17 councillors.

## Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 2005 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DUP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47.1 | 43.3 | 6,015 | 11.5 |
| Ulster Unionist | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 23.5 | 18.0 | 2,508 | 6.2 |
| Alliance | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17.6 | 23.2 | 3,218 | 0.3 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 11.8 | 15.5 | 2,159 | 2.2 |

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 2005 by district :

| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Carrick Castle | 41.1 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 26.3 | 1 | 23.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Kilroot | 42.0 | 3 | 14.1 | 1 | 23.5 | 1 | 20.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Knockagh Monument | 45.9 | 3 | 27.5 | 2 | 20.9 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 43.3 | 8 | 18.0 | 4 | 23.2 | 3 | 15.5 | 2 | 17 |

## Districts results

### Carrick Castle

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: No change

### Kilroot

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

### Knockagh Monument

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

