2005 Minneapolis City Council 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.

Minneapolis City Council election, 2005

November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)

All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Benson Natalie Lee
Party Democratic (DFL) Green
Leader's seat Ward 11 Ward 5 (lost re-election)
Last election 10 seats 2 seats
Seats won 12 1
Seat change 2 1

Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though members officially run as nonpartisans.

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.

Electoral system

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.

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