2023 Belfast City Council election

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2023 Belfast City Council election
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All 60 council seats
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  File:Cllr Michael Long 2010.JPG
Leader Ciaran Beattie Sarah Bunting Michael Long
Party Sinn Féin DUP Alliance
Leader's seat Black Mountain Balmoral Lisnasharragh
Last election 18 seats, 28.2% 15 seats, 21.6% 10 seats, 15.7%
Seats won 22 14 11
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 44,202 26,621 19,841
Percentage 35.2% 21.2% 15.9%
Swing Increase 7.0% Decrease 0.4% Increase 0.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  File:Mal O'Hara.png
Leader Carl Whyte Mal O'Hara Sonia Copeland
Party SDLP Green (NI) UUP
Leader's seat Castle Castle (defeated ) Titanic
Last election 6 seats, 9.1% 4 seats, 6.0% 2 seats, 6.2%
Seats won 5 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 9,690 5,965 5,123
Percentage 7.8% 4.8% 4.1%
Swing Decrease 1.3% Decrease 1.2% Decrease 2.1%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
PUP
Leader Matt Collins Ron McDowell Billy Hutchinson
Party People Before Profit TUV PUP
Leader's seat Black Mountain (defeated) Court Court (defeated)
Last election 3 seats, 5.2% 0 seats, 0.3% 2 seats, 3.1%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 4,492 3,482 679
Percentage 3.6% 2.8% 0.5%
Swing Decrease 1.6% Increase 2.5% Decrease 2.6%
File:2023 Belfast City Council Election Results.svg
First preference vote and seat totals by local electoral area. As this is a STV election, seat totals are determined by popular vote and preferences in each district electoral area.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2023 election to Belfast City Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2] Voters returned 60 members to the council via single transferable vote. Typical for Northern Ireland, the council remained with no overall control but Sinn Féin remained the single largest party, but fell short of a majority despite a net gain of 4 seats. [3]

Election results

2023 Belfast local election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 22 4 0 Increase 4 36.67 35.39 44,202 Increase 7.24
  DUP 14 0 1 Decrease 1 23.33 21.31 26,621 Decrease 0.24
  Alliance 11 1 0 Increase 1 18.33 15.88 19,841 Increase 0.21
  SDLP 5 1 2 Decrease 1 8.33 7.76 9,690 Decrease 1.30
  Green (NI) 3 0 1 Decrease 1 5.00 4.78 5,965 Decrease 1.23
  UUP 2 0 0 Steady 0 3.33 4.10 5,123 Decrease 2.09
  People Before Profit 1 0 2 Decrease 2 1.67 3.60 4,492 Decrease 1.62
  TUV 1 1 0 Increase 1 1.67 2.79 3,482 Increase 2.49
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase 1 1.67 1.84 2,299 Decrease 0.01
  Aontú 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 0.86 1,069 Decrease 0.40
  Irish Republican Socialist 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 0.66 825 Increase 0.66
  PUP 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.00 0.54 679 Decrease 2.52
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 0.46 574 Decrease 0.23
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 0.04 52 Increase 0.04
Total 60 124,914

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the 2023 Belfast City Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA) %
Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Sinn Féin DUP Alliance SDLP Green UUP PBP TUV Independents and others
Balmoral 24.08 1 Steady 22.78 1 Decrease 1 25.54 2 Increase 1 18.96 1 Steady 3.26 0 Steady 5.39 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 5
Black Mountain 72.52 6 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 1.04 0 Steady 10.55 1 Increase 1 0.43 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 8.24 0 Decrease 1 0.00 0 Steady 7.23 0 Steady 7
Botanic 24.36 1 Steady 19.08 1 Steady 17.12 1 Steady 17.76 1 Steady 9.50 1 Steady 3.59 0 Steady 2.91 0 Steady 2.95 0 Steady 2.74 0 Steady 5
Castle 36.96 2 Increase 1 28.02 2 Steady 11.31 1 Steady 8.51 1 Steady 7.96 0 Decrease 1 4.50 0 Steady 2.03 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.70 0 Steady 6
Collin 71.64 5 Increase 1 0.00 0 Steady 3.52 0 Steady 6.47 0 Decrease 1 1.63 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 8.54 1 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 8.19 0 Steady 6
Court 28.59 2 Steady 45.09 3 Steady 2.74 0 Steady 1.46 0 Steady 0.90 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 3.39 0 Steady 8.01 1 Increase 9.83 0 Decrease 1 6
Lisnasharragh 10.28 0 Steady 26.24 2 Steady 29.03 2 Steady 13.19 1 Steady 9.66 1 Steady 6.85 0 Steady 1.67 0 Steady 3.07 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 6
Oldpark 50.53 4 Increase 1 17.64 1 Steady 3.66 0 Steady 1.98 0 Decrease 1 1.20 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 5.66 0 Decrease 1 4.81 0 Steady 14.50 1 Increase 1 6
Ormiston 1.22 0 Steady 28.24 2 Steady 44.27 3 Steady 0.74 0 Steady 6.99 1 Steady 12.95 1 Steady 0.82 0 Steady 4.76 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 7
Titanic 12.90 1 Increase 1 35.79 2 Steady 25.20 2 Steady 1.30 0 Steady 9.42 0 Steady 9.72 1 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 5.67 0 Steady 0.00 0 Decrease 1 6
Total 35.39 22 Increase 4 21.31 14 Decrease 1 15.88 11 Increase 1 7.76 5 Decrease 1 4.78 3 Decrease 1 4.10 2 Steady 3.60 1 Decrease 2 2.79 1 Increase 1 4.40 1 Decrease 1 60

District results

Balmoral

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin 2023: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Balmoral - 5 seats[4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer* † 19.91% 2,037            
Social Democratic and Labour Party Donal Lyons* 15.80% 1,616 1,641.28 1,894.28        
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tara Brooks 14.88% 1,522 1,530.64 1,555.28 1,729.28      
Democratic Unionist Party Sarah Bunting* 14.79% 1,513 1,513.32 1,514.32 1,523.32 1,524.98 1,722.98  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Micky Murray* 10.66% 1,090 1,096.72 1,121.16 1,197.16 1,324.15 1,501.12 1,788.12
Democratic Unionist Party Gareth Spratt* 7.99% 817 817 818 825 825 940 941
Sinn Féin Seán Napier 4.17% 427 699.80 716.72 755 806.46 809.46  
UUP Joshua Lowry 5.39% 551 551.16 554.16 567.16 574.63    
Green (NI) Lauren Kendall 3.26% 333 334.60 340.08        
Social Democratic and Labour Party Sarah Mulgrew 3.16% 323 332.12          
Electorate: 18,691   Valid: 10,229 (54.73%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,705   Turnout: 10,376 (55.51%)  

Black Mountain

2019: 6 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit 2023: 6 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2019–2023 Change: SDLP gain from People Before Profit

Black Mountain - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Ciarán Beattie* 14.63% 2,336              
Sinn Féin Michael Donnelly* 13.51% 2,158              
Sinn Féin Arder Carson* 12.98% 2,073              
Sinn Féin Ronan McLaughlin* 10.27% 1,641 1,867.24 1,983.65 1,986.65 2,037.59      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Paul Doherty 10.55% 1,685 1,700.96 1,706.77 1,718.05 1,720.72 1,838.15 2,029.15  
Sinn Féin Áine McCabe* 11.51% 1,838 1,848.50 1,853.12 1,860.40 1,862.65 1,897.79 2,005.79  
Sinn Féin Róis-Máire Donnelly* 9.62% 1,536 1,575.06 1,589.29 1,594.27 1,597.66 1,643.84 1,730.09 1,762.61
People Before Profit Matt Collins* 8.24% 1,316 1,330.14 1,334.13 1,353.13 1,354.57 1,446.13 1,660.80 1,661.40
Aontú Gerard Herdman 3.40% 543 544.96 545.66 547.66 547.90 563.18    
Irish Republican Socialist Dan Murphy 2.67% 426 429.78 431.53 432.53 432.71 454.51    
Workers' Party Ursula Meighan 1.16% 185 186.82 188.36 188.36 188.54      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Ryan Brown 1.04% 166 171.04 171.39 185.53 185.86      
Green (NI) Stevie Maginn 0.43% 68 68.70 68.77          
Electorate: 27,143   Valid: 15,971 (58.84%)   Spoilt: 309   Quota: 1,997   Turnout: 16,280 (59.98%)  

Botanic

2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x SDLP 2023: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green 2019–2023 Change: No change

Botanic - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democratic and Labour Party Gary McKeown* 17.76% 1,881                
Democratic Unionist Party Tracy Kelly* 12.95% 1,372 1,372.42 1,382.48 1,525.54 1,529.54 1,717.90 2,342.90    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Emmet McDonough-Brown* 10.25% 1,086 1,118.94 1,144.48 1,150.48 1,182.02 1,263.56 1,275.62 1,298.62 1,951.62
Sinn Féin John Gormley* † 14.47% 1,533 1,543.80 1,560.22 1,562.22 1,584.28 1,587.34 1,588.46 1,591.46 1,602.18
Green (NI) Áine Groogan* 9.50% 1,006 1,023.88 1,080.66 1,089.72 1,299.68 1,343.16 1,355.16 1,394.16 1,544.34
Sinn Féin Emma-Jane Faulkner 9.89% 1,048 1,061.08 1,081.44 1,087.50 1,127.86 1,132.92 1,135.92 1,135.92 1,157.06
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Chris Ogle 6.87% 728 754.76 768.42 772.42 821.90 880.44 895.50 912.50  
Democratic Unionist Party Darren Leighton 6.13% 649 649.24 656.30 708.30 709.36 765.36      
UUP Jeffrey Dudgeon 3.59% 380 381.98 399.16 477.28 484.34        
People Before Profit Sipho Sibanda 2.91% 308 310.58 406.88 408.88          
TUV Billy Dickson 2.95% 312 312.30 316.36            
Socialist Party Neil Moore 1.41% 149 150.68              
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.84% 89 90.62              
NI Conservatives Idris Maiga 0.49% 52 52.66              
Electorate: 23,049   Valid: 10,593 (45.96%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,766   Turnout: 10,755 (46.66%)  

Castle

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green 2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Green

Castle - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Brónach Anglin 20.15% 2,479        
Sinn Féin Conor Maskey* 16.81% 2,068        
Democratic Unionist Party Fred Cobain* 14.43% 1,775        
Democratic Unionist Party Dean McCullough* 13.59% 1,671 1,673.31 1,673.85 2,021.85  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Sam Nelson* 11.31% 1,392 1,546.11 1,590.03 1,772.03  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Carl Whyte* 8.51% 1,047 1,378.98 1,511.28 1,608.53 1,628.53
Green (NI) Mal O'Hara* 7.96% 979 1,137.73 1,225.75 1,474.88 1,553.88
UUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston 4.50% 553 555.64 556.72    
People Before Profit Barney Doherty 2.03% 250 300.16 327.16    
Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.70% 86 102.17 111.17    
Electorate: 23,442   Valid: 12,479 (53.23%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,758   Turnout: 12,300 (52.47%)  

Collin

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x SDLP 2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Collin - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sinn Féin Joe Duffy* 18.33% 2,559                      
Sinn Féin Caoimhín McCann* 16.83% 2,350                      
Sinn Féin Matt Garrett* 13.78% 1,924 2,029.82                    
Sinn Féin Séanna Walsh* 10.89% 1,521 1,910.62 2,186.77                  
Sinn Féin Clíodhna Nic Bhranair 11.81% 1,649 1,671.44 1,700.54 1,880.34 1,892.34 1,900.68 1,923.04 2,024.04        
People Before Profit Michael Collins* 8.54% 1,193 1,208.40 1,219.95 1,220.95 1,250.55 1,271.55 1,338.14 1,469.95 1,479.69 1,481.45 1,581.67 1,730.09
Social Democratic and Labour Party Gerard McDonald 6.47% 903 913.12 921.97 922.67 931.19 938.71 985.23 1,018.63 1,034.08 1,034.52 1,181.96 1,520.65
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Eoin Millar 3.52% 492 496.84 498.94 499.24 504.24 518.24 588.46 617.06 622.01 622.89 647.41  
Aontú Luke McCann 3.77% 526 529.52 531.92 532.12 537.34 566.34 576.34 594.56 597.11 597.77    
Independent Julieann McNally 2.64% 368 371.96 384.86 385.36 390.36 425.80 448.32          
Green (NI) Ash Jones 1.63% 228 230.64 232.29 232.59 238.81 260.81            
Independent Tony Mallon 1.19% 166 166.66 167.26 167.36 169.36              
Workers' Party Paddy Crossan 0.59% 83 84.32 86.12 86.12                
Electorate: 24,938   Valid: 13,962 (55.99%)   Spoilt: 255   Quota: 1,996   Turnout: 14,217 (57.01%)  

Court

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP 2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV 2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from PUP

Court - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Democratic Unionist Party Frank McCoubrey* 22.00% 2,645                    
Sinn Féin Tina Black* 15.15% 1,822                    
Democratic Unionist Party Nicola Verner* 14.83% 1,783                    
Sinn Féin Claire Canavan* 13.44% 1,616 1,616.70 1,697.65 1,698.65 1,698.74 1,712.04 1,780.04        
Democratic Unionist Party Ian McLaughlin 8.26% 993 1,656.25 1,656.25 1,661.30 1,702.37 1,703.40 1,705.46 1,705.46 1,705.46 1,720.5  
TUV Ron McDowell 8.01% 963 1,090.40 1,090.50 1,093.50 1,098.73 1,098.73 1,101.7 1,101.7 1,104.73 1,130.85 1,156.85
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 5.65% 679 789.25 789.35 790.35 795.63 795.63 801.07 803.07 803.07 853.92 906.27
People Before Profit Cailín McCaffery 3.39% 408 409.05 411.40 411.40 411.52 436.62 500.92 509.92 631.27 807.62  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Ally Haydock 2.74% 329 333.20 333.80 336.80 337.43 337.48 440.33 465.33 477.43    
Irish Republican Socialist Michael Kelly 3.32% 399 399.00 402.5 402.5 402.53 406.78 422.98 425.98      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Olcan McSparron 1.46% 175 176.05 177.55 178.55 178.61 189.66          
Green (NI) Sara Haller 0.90% 108 110.45 110.8 111.8 111.92 117.97          
Workers' Party Tony Walls 0.71% 85 85.00 85.85 85.9 85.93            
Independent Geoffrey Wilson 0.15% 18 19.05 19.10                
Electorate: 23,779   Valid: 12,023 (50.56%)   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,718   Turnout: 12,275 (51.62%)  

Lisnasharragh

2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green 2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green 2019–2023 Change: No Change

Lisnasharragh - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Democratic Unionist Party Davy Douglas 17.39% 2,083          
Democratic Unionist Party Bradley Ferguson 8.85% 1,060 1,391.84 1,649.26 1,992.26    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Michael Long* 12.00% 1,437 1,439.21 1,462.21 1,602.57 1,638.57 1,971.57
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Eric Hanvey* 9.00% 1,078 1,078.68 1,099.02 1,160.36 1,205.36 1,747.36
Social Democratic and Labour Party Séamas de Faoite* 13.19% 1,580 1,580.17 1,598.34 1,629.51 1,635.51 1,669.51
Green (NI) Brian Smyth* 9.66% 1,157 1,158.19 1,273.53 1,422.91 1,491.91 1,588.76
Sinn Féin Stevie Jenkins 10.28% 1,231 1,231.17 1,250.17 1,250.17 1,250.17 1,258.17
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Anna McErlean 8.03% 961 961.85 965.85 1,037.87 1,054.87  
UUP Bill Manwaring 6.85% 820 828.67 921.71      
TUV Stephen Ferguson 3.07% 368 375.14        
People Before Profit Nick Cropper 1.67% 200 200.34        
Electorate: 21,488   Valid: 11,975 (55.73%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,711   Turnout: 12,091 (56.27%)  

Oldpark

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit 2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and People Before Profit

Oldpark - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Nichola Bradley* 15.12% 1,870            
Independent Paul McCusker* 14.13% 1,747 1,764.05 1,835.05        
Sinn Féin JJ Magee* 13.09% 1,619 1,637.15 1,665.60 1,668.60 1,714.05 1,714.05 1,877.05
Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 11.56% 1,430 1,472.70 1,493.95 1,497.95 1,524.05 1,526.05 1,704.40
Democratic Unionist Party Jordan Doran* 10.21% 1,263 1,263.00 1,273.05 1,273.05 1,310.05 1,606.05 1,634.10
Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Néill 10.76% 1,330 1,335.35 1,353.45 1,367.45 1,402.70 1,404.70 1,601.55
Democratic Unionist Party Gillian Simpson 7.43% 919 919.00 924.00 924.00 962.00 1,232.00 1,260.00
People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson* 5.66% 700 704.65 830.85 849.85 1,114.15 1,125.15  
TUV Ann McClure 4.81% 595 595.00 604.00 604.00 624.00    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Chris Shannon 3.66% 453 453.75 578.45 597.45      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Charlotte Carson 1.98% 245 248.55          
Green (NI) Ange Cruz 1.20% 149 149.35          
Workers' Party Fiona McCarthy 0.37% 46 46.30          
Electorate: 23,871   Valid: 12,366 (51.80%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 1,767   Turnout: 12,559 (52.61%)  

Ormiston

2019: 3 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green 2023: 3 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green 2019–2023 Change: No change

Ormiston - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Christine Bower* 18.61% 2,661              
Democratic Unionist Party James Lawlor 16.75% 2,394              
Democratic Unionist Party Andrew McCormick 11.49% 1,642 1,648.72 2,180.22          
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jenna Maghie* 9.09% 1,299 1,681.72 1,684.47 1,688.27 1,797.27      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Ross McMullan* † 10.35% 1,480 1,585.28 1,587.03 1,593.63 1,666.83 1,684.59 2,542.59  
Green (NI) Anthony Flynn* 6.99% 999 1,042.20 1,044.45 1,053.45 1,200.94 1,226.89 1,438.69 1,919.69
UUP Jim Rodgers* 7.02% 1,004 1,010.40 1,024.40 1,157.00 1,162.00 1,532.42 1,557.42 1,644.42
UUP Carole Howard* 5.93% 847 863.96 881.71 965.51 978.08 1,282.15 1,303.51 1,365.51
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Caitlin Sullivan 6.22% 889 1,145.64 1,145.64 1,147.04 1,196.92 1,199.32    
TUV John Hiddleston 4.76% 680 684.16 710.91 863.91 870.93      
Sinn Féin Caitríona Mallaghan 1.22% 174 181.04 181.29 181.69        
People Before Profit Fiona Doran 0.82% 117 132.36 133.11 133.71        
Social Democratic and Labour Party Lorcan McGuirk 0.74% 106 111.12 111.12 111.72        
Electorate: 26,314   Valid: 14,295 (54.32%)   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 1,787   Turnout: 14,379 (54.64%)  

Titanic

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP 2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from PUP

Titanic - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Democratic Unionist Party Ruth Brooks 16.98% 1,690          
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Douglas* 12.20% 1,214 1,216 1,244.35 1,440.35    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland David Bell 13.66% 1,360 1,392 1,395.75 1,403.75 1,680.75  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Fiona McAteer 11.54% 1,149 1,176 1,176.75 1,181.90 1,597.90  
Sinn Féin Pádraig Donnelly 12.90% 1,284 1,304 1,304.30 1,305.30 1,399.45 1,489.45
UUP Sonia Copeland* 9.72% 968 973 995.65 1,162.80 1,254.25 1,325.25
Democratic Unionist Party George Dorrian* 6.61% 658 660 842.70 1,012.10 1,033.30 1,040.30
Green (NI) Gillian Hamilton 9.42% 938 969 970.95 984.10    
TUV Anne Smyth 5.67% 564 567 577.05      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Elly Omondi 1.30% 129          
Electorate: 24,018   Valid: 9,954 (41.44%)   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 1,423   Turnout: 10,163 (42.31%)  

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
27 February 2024 Botanic Sinn Féin John Gormley Conor McKay Gormley resigned.[6]
16 May 2024 Ormiston Alliance Ross McMullan Hedley Abernethy McMullan resigned.[7]
13 August 2024 Balmoral Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer Natasha Brennan McAteer resigned.[8]

‡ Changes in affiliation

Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
4 November 2024 Oldpark JJ Magee Sinn Féin Independent Suspended from Sinn Féin over allegations of inappropriately messaging a minor.[9]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ↑ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Belfast result - Northern Ireland Council Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Balmoral". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "New Councillor - Botanic District Electoral Area".
  7. ↑ "New Councillor - Ormiston District Electoral Area".
  8. ↑ "New Councillor - Balmoral District Electoral Area".
  9. ↑ Young, David (4 November 2024). "Sinn Féin suspends councillor over allegations of inappropriate messages". Breakingnews.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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