| 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]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ∆ | % | ||||||
| Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) | 18 | 55,274 | 81.11 | 12 | +2 | 92.31 | ||
| Green Party of Minnesota | 5 | 7,610 | 11.17 | 1 | align="right" | -1 | 7.69 | |
| Union Liberal | 1 | 594 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 3,582 | 5.26 | 0 | align="right" | -1 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | 1,074 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 100.00 | 13 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | - | - | ||||||
| Overvotes | - | - | ||||||
| Undervotes | - | - | ||||||
| Turnout (registered voters) | ||||||||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[3] | ||||||||