2005 Belfast City Council election

2005 Belfast City Council election

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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP Sinn Féin SDLP Seats won 15 14 8 Seat change 5 0 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party UUP Alliance PUP Seats won 7 4 2 Seat change 4 1 1   Seventh party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seat change 0
2005 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election Tom Ekin Alliance Lord Mayor Wallace Browne DUP

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

The DUP emerged as the largest party, and Wallace Browne became Lord Mayor.