Fermanagh District Council election, 2005
      
 Fermanagh District Council election, 2005
  
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 All 23 council seats 12 seats needed for a majority |  
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 First party | 
 Second party | 
 Third party |  
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|  Party | 
 Sinn Féin | 
 UUP | 
 SDLP |  
|  Seats won | 
 9 | 
 5 | 
 5 |  
|  Seat change | 
 New council | 
 New council | 
 New council |  
 
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 Fourth party | 
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|  Party | 
 DUP | 
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|  Seats won | 
 4 | 
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|  Seat change | 
 New council | 
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The 2005 Fermanagh District Council election took place on 5 May 2005 to elect members of Fermanagh District Council in Northern Ireland.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2][3]
Results by party
| Party | 
Seats | 
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First Pref. votes | 
FPv% | 
±% | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
9 | 
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11,611 | 
37.4% | 
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 UUP | 
5 | 
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6,830 | 
22.0% | 
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 SDLP | 
5 | 
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5,566 | 
18.0% | 
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 DUP | 
4 | 
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6,399 | 
20.6% | 
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| Totals | 
23 | 
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31,006 | 
100% | 
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Results by Electoral Area
Enniskillen
| Enniskillen - 7 seats | 
 
| Party  |  Candidate  |  % 1st Pref  |  Count 1  | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | 
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 DUP | 
 Arlene Foster | 
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 2,054 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Pat Cox | 
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 964 | 
964.47  | 
  1,011.47 | 
  1,012.47 | 
  1,012.47 | 
  1,195.47 | 
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 SDLP | 
 Frank Britton | 
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 916 | 
918.35  | 
  1,046.35 | 
  1,058.58 | 
  1,060.23 | 
  1,094.23 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Gerry McHugh | 
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 838 | 
838.47  | 
  855.47 | 
  855.47 | 
  855.50 | 
  1,308.50 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Paddy Gilgunn | 
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 684 | 
684.94  | 
  717.41 | 
  718.41 | 
  718.41 | 
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 UUP | 
 Raymond Ferguson | 
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 682 | 
742.63  | 
  770.57 | 
  912.35 | 
  942.26 | 
  943.73 | 
  950.73 | 
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 SDLP | 
 Patricia Rodgers | 
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 668 | 
670.35  | 
  742.35 | 
  751.52 | 
  752.96 | 
  772.96 | 
  973.96 | 
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 UUP | 
 Robert Irvine | 
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 576 | 
660.60  | 
  694.48 | 
  1,097.48 | 
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 UUP | 
 Basil Johnston | 
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 527 | 
586.69  | 
  601.16 | 
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 Socialist Party | 
 Paul Dale | 
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 406 | 
412.11  | 
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 DUP | 
 Joe Dodds | 
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 400 | 
1,132.73  | 
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| Electorate: 13,101   Valid: 8,715 (66.5%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 8,878 (67.7%) | 
Erne East
| Erne East - 6 seats | 
 
| Party  |  Candidate  |  % 1st Pref  |  Count 1  | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Ruth Lynch | 
 17.88% | 
 1,564 | 
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 DUP | 
 Paul Robinson | 
 15.66% | 
 1,370 | 
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 UUP | 
 Harold Andrews | 
 12.88% | 
 1,127 | 
1,127.20  | 
  1,130.20 | 
  1,198.24 | 
  1,198.24 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Tom O'Reilly | 
 12.74% | 
 1,115 | 
1,167.80  | 
  1,275.80 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Brian McCaffrey | 
 12.30% | 
 1,076 | 
1,238.20  | 
  1,331.20 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Sheamus Greene | 
 12.27% | 
 1,074 | 
1,127.60  | 
  1,184.80 | 
  1,184.80 | 
  1,230.80 | 
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 SDLP | 
 Rosemary Flanagan | 
 6.05% | 
 530 | 
550.80  | 
  603.40 | 
  604.30 | 
  613.30 | 
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 UUP | 
 Victor Warrington | 
 5.86% | 
 513 | 
513.20  | 
  517.20 | 
  558.51 | 
  559.51 | 
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 Independent | 
 Gerry McHugh | 
 4.31% | 
 377 | 
391.20  | 
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| Electorate: 11,720   Valid: 8,746 (74.62%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,250   Turnout: 8,927 (76.16%) | 
Erne North
| Erne North - 5 seats | 
 
| Party  |  Candidate  |  % 1st Pref  |  Count 1  | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Phil Flanagan | 
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 1,388 | 
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 UUP | 
 Raymond Farrell | 
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 1,109 | 
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 UUP | 
 Rosemary Barton | 
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 833 | 
833.34  | 
  1,013.68 | 
  1,131.68 | 
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 DUP | 
 Bert Johnston | 
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 803 | 
806.06  | 
  842.06 | 
  962.06 | 
  994.06 | 
  1,012.51 | 
  1,021.54 | 
  1,033.34 | 
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 DUP | 
 Ray Carscadden | 
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 587 | 
588.02  | 
  600.02 | 
  639.02 | 
  660.78 | 
  668.10 | 
  671.13 | 
  677.16 | 
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 SDLP | 
 John O'Kane | 
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 464 | 
631.62  | 
  634.62 | 
  639.62 | 
  640.26 | 
  641.49 | 
  718.59 | 
  1,119.77 | 
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 SDLP | 
 John Coyle | 
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 370 | 
436.64  | 
  437.98 | 
  441.32 | 
  441.32 | 
  441.68 | 
  654.65 | 
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 Independent | 
 Gerry Ferguson | 
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 335 | 
405.04  | 
  406.04 | 
  411.04 | 
  411.04 | 
  411.25 | 
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 TUV | 
 Alex Elliot | 
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 309 | 
309.68  | 
  331.68 | 
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 UUP | 
 David Black | 
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 262 | 
262.68  | 
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| Electorate: 9,454   Valid: 6,460 (68.33%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,077   Turnout: 6,601 (69.82%) | 
Erne West
| Erne West - 5 seats | 
 
| Party  |  Candidate  |  % 1st Pref  |  Count 1  | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | 
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 SDLP | 
 Gerry Gallagher | 
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 1,559 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Poilin Ui Cathain | 
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 1,134 | 
1,175.18  | 
  1,210.18 | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Stephen Huggett | 
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 1,121 | 
1,240.48  | 
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 Sinn Féin | 
 Bernice Swift | 
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 1,086 | 
1,153.86  | 
  1,207.86 | 
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 DUP | 
 Cyril Brownlee | 
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 912 | 
916.93  | 
  922.80 | 
  1,022.99 | 
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 UUP | 
 Alex Baird | 
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 689 | 
702.92  | 
  728.23 | 
  1,153.34 | 
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 UUP | 
 Derrick Nixon | 
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 515 | 
532.69  | 
  561.32 | 
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 Independent | 
 Kevin Nolan | 
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 115 | 
158.79  | 
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 Green | 
 Laurence Speight | 
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 79 | 
125.69  | 
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| Electorate: 9,424   Valid: 7,210 (76.5%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,202   Turnout: 7,345 (77.93%) | 
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