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WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 5 MAY 2005 RESULTS and STATISTICS for NORTHERN IRELAND CONSTITUENCIES Issued by The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland St Anne's House 15 Church Street BELFAST BT1 1ER £25.00 CONTENTS PAGE Election Timetable 3 Count Centres 4 Constituency Results 5 – 22 Rejected Ballot Papers Analysis 23 Vote Analysis 24 Absent Vote Analysis 25 Election Results List 26 ELECTION TIMETABLE 2 Publication of Notice of Election Wednesday 13 April 2005 Delivery of nomination papers Between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm on: Thursday 14 April 2005, Friday 15 April 2005, Monday 18 April 2005 and Tuesday 19 April 2005. Delivery of Notices of Withdrawals of Candidature Between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm on: Thursday 14 April 2005, Friday 15 April 2005, Monday 18 April 2005 and Tuesday 19 April 2005. Notice of Appointment of Election Agents Not later than 4.00pm on Tuesday 19 April 2005. The making of Objections to Nomination Papers During the hours of 10.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday 19 April 2005 but: (a) no objection may be made in the afternoon of Tuesday 19 April 2005 except to a nomination paper delivered within 24 hours of the last time for its delivery, and in the case of a nomination paper so delivered no objection may be so made to the sufficiency or nature of particulars unless made at or immediately after the time of the delivery of the nomination paper; and (b) the foregoing provisions do not apply to objections made in pursuance of rule 15(2). Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated After 5.00pm on Tuesday 19 April 2005 or as soon afterwards as any objections are disposed of. Final date for receipt of Absent Vote applications Not later than 5.00pm on Thursday 14 April 2005. Final date for receipt of late absent voting applications on Not later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 26 April 2005. grounds of Physical Illness Final date for receipt of lists of Sub-Agents, Polling and Not later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 3 May 2005. Counting Agents Polling Day 7.00am – 10.00pm on Thursday 5 May 2005. Count Friday 6 May 2005 Final date for submission of Returns and Declarations of Friday 10 June 2005 Election Expenses by Election Agent Final date for submission of Declarations of Election Friday 17 June 2005 Expenses by Candidate Final date for the Publication of the time and place for Monday 20 June 2005 inspection of returns and declarations as to election expenses 3 COUNT CENTRES DEPUTY RETURNING CONSTITUENCIES COUNT CENTRE OFFICER Templemore Sports Complex FOYLE Buncrana Road Patricia Murphy MID ULSTER LONDONDERRY BT48 7QL The Joey Dunlop Centre NORTH ANTRIM 33 Garryduff Road EAST Jacqui Reid BALLYMONEY LONDONDERRY BT53 7DB WEST TYRONE Omagh Leisure Complex FERMANAGH & Martin Fox Old Mountfield Road SOUTH TYRONE OMAGH Banbridge Leisure Centre UPPER BANN Amanda Mason Downshire Road NEWRY & ARMAGH BANBRIDGE Dromore Community Centre SOUTH DOWN Majella Morgan Lurgan Road LAGAN VALLEY DROMORE Valley Leisure Centre EAST ANTRIM 40 Church Road Sharon Allen SOUTH ANTRIM NEWTOWNABBEY BT36 7LJ Ards Leisure Centre STRANGFORD William Street Jeanette Murray NORTH DOWN NEWTOWNARDS BT23 4EJ Belfast City Hall BELFAST NORTH Andrew Minnis BELFAST BELFAST WEST BT1 5GS Belfast City Hall BELFAST SOUTH Alison Allen BELFAST BELFAST EAST BT1 5GS 4 CONSTITUENCY OF BELFAST EAST Eligible electorate 52899 Votes polled 31019 % Poll 58.64 Spoiled votes 188 Valid votes 30831 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate JOSEPH BELL WORKERS PARTY 179 DEBORAH MARY DEVENNY SINN FEIN 1029 REG EMPEY UUP 9275 VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW LYNDA JEAN GILBY 172 DREAM TICKET ALAN JAMES GREER CONSERVATIVE PARTY 434 NAOMI RACHEL LONG ALLIANCE 3746 MARY MULDOON SDLP 844 PETER ROBINSON DUP 15152 TOTAL 30831 PETER ROBINSON was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 0 2 Voting for more than one candidate 129 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 24 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 35 TOTAL 188 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 14.00 16.15 COMMENCED ENDED 5 CONSTITUENCY OF BELFAST NORTH Eligible electorate 52535 Votes polled 30790 % Poll 58.61 Spoiled votes 250 Valid votes 30540 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate FRED COBAIN UUP 2154 MARCELLA ELLEN DELANEY WORKERS PARTY 165 NIGEL ALEXANDER DODDS DUP 13935 VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW LYNDA JEAN GILBY 151 DREAM TICKET MARJORIE HAWKINS ALLIANCE 438 GERRY KELLY SINN FEIN 8747 ALBAN MAGINNESS SDLP 4950 TOTAL 30540 NIGEL ALEXANDER DODDS was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 0 2 Voting for more than one candidate 142 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 108 TOTAL 250 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 13.30 16.30 COMMENCED ENDED 6 CONSTITUENCY OF BELFAST SOUTH Eligible electorate 52218 Votes polled 32239 % Poll 61.74 Spoiled votes 211 Valid votes 32028 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW LYNDA JEAN GILBY 235 DREAM TICKET PATRICK JOSEPH LYNN WORKERS PARTY 193 ALEXANDER MASKEY SINN FEIN 2882 ALASDAIR McDONNELL SDLP 10339 MICHAEL HENRY McGIMPSEY UUP 7263 GERALDINE RICE ALLIANCE 2012 JIMMY SPRATT DUP 9104 TOTAL 32028 ALASDAIR McDONNELL was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 0 2 Voting for more than one candidate 139 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 1 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 71 TOTAL 211 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 14.00 16.15 COMMENCED ENDED 7 CONSTITUENCY OF BELFAST WEST Eligible electorate 53536 Votes polled 34928 % Poll 65.24 Spoiled votes 383 Valid votes 34545 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate GERRY ADAMS SINN FEIN 24348 ALEX ATTWOOD SDLP 5033 DIANE DODDS DUP 3652 VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW LYNDA JEAN GILBY 154 DREAM TICKET LIAM KENNEDY INDEPENDENT 147 JOHN LOWRY WORKERS PARTY 432 CHRISTOPHER DAVID McGIMPSEY UUP 779 TOTAL 34545 GERRY ADAMS was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 0 2 Voting for more than one candidate 249 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 134 TOTAL 383 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 12.00 14.00 COMMENCED ENDED 8 CONSTITUENCY OF EAST ANTRIM Eligible electorate 57966 Votes polled 31974 % Poll 55.16 Spoiled votes 207 Valid votes 31767 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate JOHN ROBERT (ROY) BEGGS UUP 8462 VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW DAVID THOMAS KERR 147 DREAM TICKET JAMES McKEOWN SINN FEIN 828 SEAN NEESON ALLIANCE 4869 DANIEL GABRIEL O’CONNOR SDLP 1695 SAMMY WILSON DUP 15766 TOTAL 31767 SAMMY WILSON was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 12 2 Voting for more than one candidate 154 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 41 TOTAL 207 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 14.45 16.10 COMMENCED ENDED 9 CONSTITUENCY OF EAST LONDONDERRY Eligible electorate 58461 Votes polled 35812 % Poll 61.26 Spoiled votes 308 Valid votes 35504 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate YVONNE BOYLE ALLIANCE 924 GREGORY LLOYD CAMPBELL DUP 15225 JOHN JAMES DALLAT SDLP 6077 BILLY LEONARD SINN FEIN 5709 DAVID McCLARTY UUP 7498 MALCOLM HARRY SAMUEL INDEPENDENT 71 TOTAL 35504 GREGORY LLOYD CAMPBELL was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 47 2 Voting for more than one candidate 206 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 55 TOTAL 308 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 15.00 17.30 COMMENCED ENDED 10 CONSTITUENCY OF FERMANAGH & SOUTH TYRONE Eligible electorate 66415 Votes polled 49351 % Poll 74.31 Spoiled votes 558 Valid votes 48793 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate THOMAS (TOM) BEATTY ELLIOTT UUP 8869 ARLENE ISOBEL FOSTER DUP 14056 TOMMY GALLAGHER SDLP 7230 MICHELLE GILDERNEW SINN FEIN 18638 TOTAL 48793 MICHELLE GILDERNEW was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 45 2 Voting for more than one candidate 491 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 22 TOTAL 558 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 15.00 17.15 COMMENCED ENDED 11 CONSTITUENCY OF FOYLE Eligible electorate 68758 Votes polled 46072 % Poll 67.01 Spoiled votes 463 Valid votes 45609 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate JOHN MARK DURKAN SDLP 21119 WILLIAM HAY DUP 6557 SOCIALIST ENVIRONMENTAL EAMONN McCANN 1649 ALLIANCE MITCHEL McLAUGHLIN SINN FEIN 15162 VOTE FOR YOURSELF RAINBOW BEN REEL 31 DREAM TICKET EARL STOREY UUP 1091 TOTAL 45609 JOHN MARK DURKAN was elected The number of ballot papers rejected and not counted was as follows: 1 Want of Official Mark 25 2 Voting for more than one candidate 318 3 Writing or mark by which voter could be identified 69 4 Unmarked or void for uncertainty 51 TOTAL 463 TIME COUNT TIME COUNT 17.00 19.30 COMMENCED ENDED 12 CONSTITUENCY OF LAGAN VALLEY Eligible electorate 70238 Votes polled 42849 % Poll 61.01 Spoiled votes 277 Valid votes 42572 Name of candidate Party (if any) Number of votes given for the candidate PAUL BUTLER SINN FEIN 3197 SEAMUS ANTHONY CLOSE ALLIANCE 4316 JEFFREY MARK DONALDSON DUP 23289 PATRICIA LEWSLEY SDLP 2598 BASIL McCREA UUP 9172 TOTAL 42572 JEFFREY MARK DONALDSON