Election Name: | Minneapolis City Council election, 2005 |
Country: | Minneapolis |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Minneapolis City Council election, 2001 |
Previous Year: | 2001 |
Next Election: | Minneapolis City Council election, 2009 |
Next Year: | 2009 |
Seats For Election: | All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council |
Majority Seats: | 7 |
Leader1: | Scott Benson |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Ward 11 |
Last Election1: | 10 seats |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Map Size: | 250 |
Party2: | Green Party of Minnesota |
Last Election2: | 2 seats |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Leader2: | Natalie Lee |
Leaders Seat2: | Ward 5 (lost re-election) |
The 2005 Minneapolis City Council elections were held on November 8, 2005 to elect the 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council for four-year terms.
The election saw the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) make a net gain of two seats, giving them a 12-to-1 majority in the Council. Both incumbent Green Party of Minnesota members lost their seats, though the party secured a pickup in Ward 2 with Cam Gordon narrowly winning against the DFL-endorsed candidate. The only independent on the Council lost their seat.[1]
Members were elected from single-member districts. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.[2]