October 2005 in Britain and Ireland

25 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• Electoral assemblies are held in Jersey to nominate candidates for the 2005 Deputies elections (BBC)

20 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Results of 2005 Senatorial elections in Jersey are announced (BBC)

19 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Senatorial elections take place in Jersey (BBC)

17 October 2005 (Monday)

• The UK Conservative Party demands the Labour government appoint a front-bench minister with responsibility for co-ordinating avian influenza policy (BBC)
• The UK Conservative Party begin voting on a new leader following the resignation of Michael Howard. (BBC)

6 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Robert Key is sworn in as new Dean of Jersey, head of the Church of England in Jersey and member of the States of Jersey, and inducted as new Rector of Saint Helier. (BBC)

3 October 2005 (Monday)

• Sir Peter Crill, former Bailiff of Jersey, dies at age of 81. (BBC)

2 October 2005

• Sean Carr, 36, biker and lead singer of little-known Leeds heavy metal group Death Valley Screamers marries 25-year-old Yevgenia Tymoshenko, daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Carr has moved his Harley-Davidson to Kiev, where he is living with his wife and mother-in-law. (Independent), (BBC)

1 October 2005 (Saturday)

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• 2004 in the United Kingdom: December

(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months)