2019 Belfast City Council election
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All 60 council seats
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ciaran Beattie Lee Reynolds Michael Long[1]
Party Sinn Féin DUP Alliance
Leader's seat Black Mountain Titanic
(defeated) 		Lisnasharragh
Seats before 19 13 8
Seats won 18 15 10
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Increase2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Tim Attwood Georgina Milne Matthew Collins
Party SDLP Green (NI) People Before Profit
Leader's seat Did not stand Did not stand Black Mountain
Seats before 7 1 1
Seats won 6 4 3
Seat change Decrease1 Increase3 Increase2
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader David Browne Billy Hutchinson
Party Ulster Unionist PUP
Leader's seat Castle
(defeated) 		Court
Seats before 7 3
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease5 Decrease1
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 2019 election to Belfast City Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 60 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

Belfast Local Election Result 2019[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 18 1 2 Decrease1 30.0 28.2 31,771 Decrease1.0
  DUP 15 2 0 Increase2 25.0 21.6 24,317 Increase2.6
  Alliance 10 2 0 Increase2 16.7 15.7 17,683 Increase4.3
  SDLP 6 0 1 Decrease1 10.0 9.1 10,225 Decrease0.9
  Green (NI) 4 3 0 Increase3 6.7 6.0 6,785 Increase3.7
  People Before Profit 3 2 0 Increase2 5.0 5.2 5,888 Increase3.7
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 5 Decrease5 3.3 6.2 6,987 Decrease2.8
  PUP 2 0 1 Decrease1 3.3 3.1 3,458 Decrease3.4
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.8 2,065 Increase0.7
  Aontú 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.3 1,420 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 773 Decrease0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 751 Decrease0.4
  TUV 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 0.3 341 Decrease2.3
  South Belfast Unionists 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 233 New
  Labour Alternative 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 160 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Map showing seats currently held by each party in each DEA, in order elected.

Districts summary

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2019
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP Alliance SDLP Green PBP UUP PUP Others
Balmoral 13.9 1 26.8 2 20.0 1 23.0 1 5.5 0 2.2 0 7.2 0 0.0 0 1.4 0 5
Black Mountain 68.8 6 0.0 0 1.5 0 5.6 0 1.5 0 16.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 6.5 0 7
Botanic 16.0 1 20.3 1 19.5 1 10.4 1 14.4 1 3.9 0 3.3 0 1.7 0 10.4 0 5
Castle 24.4 1 25.2 2 15.8 1 10.6 1 7.8 1 1.8 0 9.0 0 0.0 0 5.4 0 6
Collin 63.3 4 2.6 0 3.7 0 8.0 1 2.0 0 12.9 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 6.4 0 6
Court 25.1 2 44.2 3 2.2 0 2.6 0 1.3 0 6.1 0 3.4 0 8.2 1 6.9 0 6
Lisnasharragh 5.6 0 27.9 2 28.8 2 8.9 1 11.1 1 1.2 0 8.3 0 3.3 0 4.7 0 6
Oldpark 37.3 3 20.1 1 3.4 0 25.2 1 2.0 0 3.9 1 2.1 0 5.1 0 0.8 0 6
Ormiston 0.4 0 27.0 2 41.8 3 0.0 0 9.8 1 0.0 0 16.4 1 3.0 0 1.7 0 7
Titanic 11.6 0 29.2 2 22.4 2 0.0 0 6.8 0 0.0 0 11.9 1 10.8 1 7.1 0 6
Total 28.2 18 21.5 15 15.7 10 9.1 6 6.0 4 5.2 3 6.2 2 3.1 2 5.1 0 60

Incumbent candidates are indicated by an asterisk *

District results

Balmoral

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Balmoral - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Kate Nicholl* † 20.00% 1,842          
DUP David Graham † 15.62% 1,442 1,447.44 1,494.44 1,705.44    
SDLP Dónal Lyons* 14.18% 1,306 1,374.51 1,396.55 1,461.75 1,469.94 1,608.94
DUP Sarah Bunting 11.12% 1,025 1,029.08 1,056.25 1,285.35 1,432.77 1,478.69
Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer* 13.93% 1,283 1,291.16 1,311.16 1,313.33 1,313.33 1,421.98
SDLP Michael Mulhern 8.82% 813 863.15 896.55 930.31 934.86 1,233.18
Green (NI) Caoimhe O'Connell 5.47% 504 616.37 752.02 862.6 870.79  
Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Dudgeon* 7.16% 660 696.71 745.74      
People Before Profit Pádraigín Mervyn 2.19% 202 215.94        
UKIP William Traynor 1.44% 133 134.53        
Electorate: 17,864   Valid: 9,210 (51.56%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,536   Turnout: 9,326 (52.21%)  

Black Mountain

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x SDLP
2019: 6 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Black Mountain - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
People Before Profit Matt Collins* 16.14% 2,268          
Sinn Féin Ciarán Beattie* 13.47% 1,893          
Sinn Féin Steven Corr* † 13.26% 1,864          
Sinn Féin Arder Carson* 11.63% 1,634 1,686.78 1,710.65 1,715.95 1,773.95  
Sinn Féin Micheal Donnelly 10.92% 1,535 1,569.32 1,572.82 1,583.57 1,623.65 1,667.66
Sinn Féin Ronan McLaughlin 9.36% 1,316 1,354.22 1,444.87 1,510.07 1,567.35 1,614.95
Sinn Féin Emma Groves* † 10.18% 1,431 1,465.32 1,470.43 1,473.98 1,520.58 1,590.64
SDLP Paul Doherty 5.57% 783 903.9 906.35 908.05 1,175.18 1,432.89
Aontú Eoin Geraghty 5.34% 750 796.02 797 797.9 861.98  
Green (NI) Stevie Maginn 1.45% 204 282 283.05 283.8    
Alliance Liam Norris 1.52% 213 256.16 256.93 257.43    
Workers' Party Conor Campbell 1.15% 162 210.88 213.05 214.45    
Electorate: 26,022   Valid: 14,053 (54.00%)   Spoilt: 345   Quota: 1,757   Turnout: 14,398 (55.33%)  

Botanic

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP

Botanic - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Green (NI) Áine Groogan 14.39% 1,401 1,419 1,423 1,436 1,447 1,632          
DUP Tracy Kelly 14.02% 1,365 1,389 1,498 1,498 1,579 1,582 1,665        
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey* † 13.61% 1,325 1,332 1,332 1,510 1,512 1,556 1,558 1,639      
Alliance Emmet McDonough-Brown* 11.74% 1,143 1,155 1,158 1,167 1,170 1,232 1,301 1,432 1,433.77 1,437.68 2,118.68
SDLP Gary McKeown 10.36% 1,009 1,020 1,021 1,039 1,042 1,091 1,119 1,363 1,363 1,372.2 1,500.12
DUP Graham Craig* 6.32% 615 633 653 653 700 702 829 878 916.35 916.58 931.17
Alliance Micky Murray 7.74% 754 755 758 762 765 786 824 902 902.59 903.97  
Independent Declan Boyle* 6.25% 609 612 613 616 623 634 663        
Ulster Unionist Richard Kennedy 3.42% 333 341 363 363 437 445          
People Before Profit Paul Loughran 3.93% 383 415 418 420 422            
South Belfast Unionists Billy Dickson 2.39% 233 247 256 256              
Sinn Féin Caitríona Mallaghan 2.35% 229 229 229                
PUP Ian Shanks 1.75% 170 178                  
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.89% 87                    
TUV John Hiddleston 0.84% 82                    
Electorate: 21,987   Valid: 9,738 (44.29%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,624   Turnout: 9,842 (44.76%)  

Castle

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP

Castle - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance Nuala McAllister* † 15.81% 1,787                
Sinn Féin John Finucane † 14.60% 1,650                
DUP Fred Cobain 12.73% 1,439 1,440.35 1,440.35 1,443.34 1,446.44 1,458.44 1,460.53 1,939.53  
DUP Guy Spence* † 12.45% 1,407 1,408.08 1,408.08 1,412.17 1,418.26 1,425.26 1,426.35 1,783.35  
Green (NI) Mal O'Hara 7.80% 882 939.51 967.67 1,031.82 1,174.86 1,277.64 1,350.6 1,423.01 1,493.01
SDLP Carl Whyte 5.76% 651 680.61 690.51 709.32 727.04 835.2 1,365.4 1,397.65 1,432.65
Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell* 9.76% 1,103 1,109.66 1,111.93 1,128.29 1,145.56 1,183.92 1,212.91 1,200 1,223
Ulster Unionist David Browne* 8.97% 1,014 1,022.46 1,024.64 1,027 1,033.27 1,042.72 1,049.35    
SDLP Heather Wilson 4.87% 551 572.78 586.23 604.31 614.58 686.57      
Independent Patrick Convery* 3.33% 377 384.47 398.19 406.46 426.18        
People Before Profit Riley Johnston 1.80% 204 211.83 215.83 245.46          
Workers' Party Gemma Weir 1.38% 159 166.92 171.32            
Independent Cathal Mullaghan 0.67% 76 81.49              
Electorate: 22,262   Valid: 11,300 (50.76%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,615   Turnout: 11,436 (51.37%)  

Collin

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit
2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin

Collin - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Danny Baker* † 18.15% 2,196            
People Before Profit Michael Collins 12.93% 1,565 1,601.54 1,667.96 1,738.96      
Sinn Féin Séanna Walsh* 11.58% 1,402 1,666.81 1,672.81 1,684.44 1,684.44 1,700.07 1,762.07
Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis* † 13.35% 1,616 1,646.66 1,653.5 1,658.5 1,659.5 1,673.92 1,708.76
SDLP Brian Heading* 8.02% 970 980.92 1,002.97 1,044.39 1,094.39 1,430.39 1,682.23
Sinn Féin Matt Garrett* 10.44% 1,264 1,342.75 1,351.17 1,360.8 1,362.8 1,391.64 1,465.53
Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara* 9.81% 1,187 1,205.48 1,210.48 1,213.9 1,213.9 1,226.53 1,268.56
Aontú Nichola McClean 5.54% 670 675.67 681.67 691.67 702.67 743.67  
Alliance Donnamarie Higgins 3.66% 443 445.31 460.31 538.94 637.94    
DUP David McKee 2.55% 309 309 389 393      
Green (NI) Ellen Murray 1.99% 241 244.15 255.15        
Ulster Unionist Fred Rodgers 1.07% 130 130          
Workers' Party Paddy Crossan 0.90% 109 111.73          
Electorate: 23,300   Valid: 12,102 (51.94%)   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 1,729   Turnout: 12,323 (52.89%)  

Court

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV

Court - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP Frank McCoubrey* 19.70% 2,227                    
DUP Brian Kingston* † 14.60% 1,648                    
DUP Nicola Verner 9.90% 1,119 1,533.18 1,548.13 1,549.41 1,549.41 1,652.41          
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 8.20% 929 1,016.48 1,018.08 1,023.35 1,024.35 1,077.13 1,077.55 1,090.55 1,096.55 1,264.73 1,622.32
Sinn Féin Claire Canavan* 12.80% 1,447 1,447 1,447 1,455 1,466 1,467 1,467 1,489 1,565 1,468 1,569
Sinn Féin Tina Black* 12.30% 1,396 1,396.27 1,396.28 1,405.29 1,458.29 1,458.29 1,458.29 1,473.29 1,549.29 1,552.56 1,560.56
People Before Profit Cailín McCaffery 6.10% 686 686.27 686.33 724.33 765.6 767.6 781.88 864.88 968.89 985.43 1,010.75
Ulster Unionist Dave Anderson 3.40% 385 411.19 411.89 418.9 420.9 481.45 498.67 529.22 534.22 668.93  
Independent Jolene Bunting* 3.10% 351 380.43 380.84 383.84 383.84 423.3 427.5 438.5 450.5    
SDLP Tiernan Fitzlarkin 2.60% 298 298.54 298.54 306.54 320.55 320.55 320.55 359.83      
Alliance Ciara Campbell 2.20% 253 254.35 254.88 296.38 302.38 305.65 305.65        
TUV Eric Smyth 2.30% 259 287.43 287.97 287.98 287.98            
Workers' Party Joanne Lowry 1.50% 166 166 166.02 180.29              
Green (NI) Sinéad Magner 1.30% 147 148.08 148.13                
Electorate: 22,116   Valid: 11,310 (51.14%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,616   Turnout: 11,528 (52.13%)  

Lisnasharragh

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP

Lisnasharragh - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Alliance Michael Long* 15.86% 1,755                  
Alliance Eric Hanvey 12.91% 1,429 1,556.98 1,582.98              
Green (NI) Brian Smyth 11.14% 1,233 1,243.35 1,291.98 1,304.98 1,423.25 1,484.24 1,501.42 1,521.51 1,679.51  
DUP David Brooks † 13.37% 1,479 1,479.72 1,481.72 1,503.81 1,507.81 1,510.9 1,563.9 1,577.9 1,578.9 1,774.9
DUP Tommy Sandford* 8.59% 951 951.9 954.9 985.9 989.9 991.9 1,104.99 1,118.99 1,123.99 1,588.99
SDLP Séamas De Faoite 8.93% 988 993.76 1,005.12 1,005.12 1,017.21 1,098.02 1,100.11 1,100.29 1,521.27 1,523.45
Ulster Unionist Chris McGimpsey* 4.59% 508 509.98 510.07 528.25 539.25 545.34 591.34 1,017.33 1,018.42 1,089.69
DUP Aileen Graham* 5.96% 660 660.63 663.63 684.63 687.72 694.72 753.81 772.99 775.17  
Sinn Féin Stevie Jenkins 5.59% 619 621.52 625.52 626.52 636.52 647.7 647.79 647.79    
Ulster Unionist Ben Manton 3.75% 415 416.44 419.44 434.44 440.44 451.44 520.44      
PUP Gwen Ferguson 3.28% 363 363.63 364.72 387.72 393.72 395.72        
Independent Kate Mullan* 1.84% 204 206.16 207.25 209.34 219.43          
Labour Alternative Amy Ferguson 1.45% 160 160.27 191.54 195.54            
UKIP Catherine McComb 1.52% 169 169.45 169.45              
People Before Profit Ivanka Antova 1.20% 133 134.71                
Electorate: 20,783   Valid: 11,066 (53.25%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,581   Turnout: 11,182 (53.80%)  

Oldpark

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit
2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from PUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Paul McCusker* ‡ 25.21% 2,856                  
DUP Dale Pankhurst* † 15.01% 1,701                  
Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 10.46% 1,185 1,326.6 1,333 1,333.04 1,333.04 1,341.44 1,341.44 1,362.2 1,835.2  
Sinn Féin Shauneen Baker † 9.77% 1,107 1,264.44 1,278.48 1,278.76 1,279.24 1,298.12 1,302.12 1,374.24 1,680.72  
Sinn Féin J. J. Magee* 10.01% 1,134 1,244.4 1,250.28 1,250.28 1,251.32 1,261.68 1,264.68 1,285.96 1,404.84 1,616.03
People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson 3.94% 447 781.08 829.88 829.96 835.44 951.16 995.24 1,336.6 1,401.76 1,404.7
DUP Gillian Simpson 5.05% 573 577.8 577.8 631.88 735.96 738.48 1,198.16 1,240.72 1,240.72 1,240.72
Sinn Féin Mary Clarke* 7.02% 796 1,009.6 1,015.48 1,015.48 1,015.96 1,029.76 1,032.76 1,058.36    
Alliance Jack Armstrong 3.44% 390 535.92 554.04 554.08 576.16 691.32 756.88      
PUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston* 5.07% 575 582.2 584.68 595.68 677.28 689.32        
Green (NI) Lesley Veronica 2.03% 231 296.76 320.6 320.8 331.28          
Ulster Unionist Jason Docherty 2.11% 239 242.84 242.84 244.84            
Workers' Party Chris Bailie 0.82% 93 141                
Electorate: 22,024   Valid: 11,327 (51.43%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,619   Turnout: 11,545 (52.42%)  

Ormiston

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Green
2019: 3 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ormiston - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Ross McMullan 19.74% 2,622            
Alliance Peter McReynolds* † 13.28% 1,764            
Alliance Sian O'Neill* † 8.77% 1,165 1,948          
Green (NI) Anthony Flynn 9.79% 1,301 1,380.56 1,579.12 1,663.24      
DUP Tom Haire* 11.00% 1,462 1,465.6 1,470.08 1,507.8 1,629.64 1,633.96 2,183.96
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers* ‡‡ 10.66% 1,416 1,444.8 1,478.24 1,521.68 1,608.8 1,649.84 1,697.84
DUP John Hussey* 9.55% 1,269 1,274.04 1,276.76 1,304.76 1,343.12 1,348.24 1,618.48
Ulster Unionist Peter Johnston* 5.70% 757 776.8 797.76 823 939.92 988.56 1,007.2
DUP Gareth Spratt 6.45% 857 859.88 862.44 877.44 897.6 900.48  
PUP William Ennis 2.97% 394 398.68 406.52 433.88      
UKIP Keith Lonsdale 1.66% 221 221 222.44        
Sinn Féin Laura Misteil 0.43% 57 70.32 77.3        
Electorate: 25,617   Valid: 13,285 (51.86%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,661   Turnout: 13,432 (52.43%)  

Titanic

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

Titanic - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP George Dorrian* 13.41% 1,270 1,317 1,328 1,432        
DUP Adam Newton* 9.64% 913 928 932 961 997.9 1,520.9    
Alliance Michelle Kelly 11.28% 1,068 1,072 1,079 1,094 1,094 1,100 1,353  
Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland* 9.00% 852 890 1,096 1,230 1,247.22 1,277.68 1,307.68 1,410.28
PUP John Kyle* ‡ 10.85% 1,027 1,079 1,104 1,209 1,216.38 1,257.3 1,309.3 1,368.7
Alliance Carole Howard ‡ 11.14% 1,055 1,061 1,075 1,096 1,096.82 1,099.64 1,314.64 1,318.24
Sinn Féin Mairead O’Donnell* 11.64% 1,102 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,145 1,145
Green (NI) Ben Smylie 6.77% 641 652 656 680 680.82 680.82    
DUP Lee Reynolds 6.19% 586 597 602 610 625.58      
Independent Karl Bennett 4.73% 448 468 473          
Ulster Unionist Colin Hall-Thompson 2.94% 278 286            
UKIP Paul Girvan 2.41% 228              
Electorate: 22,653   Valid: 9,468 (41.80%)   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 1,353   Turnout: 9,652 (42.61%)  

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
6 January 2020 Castle Sinn Féin John Finucane Conor Maskey Finucane was elected to the House of Commons.
14 January 2020 Botanic Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey John Gormley Hargey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 April 2020 Castle DUP Guy Spence Dean McCullough Spence resigned.
4 May 2020 Balmoral DUP David Graham Gareth Spratt Graham resigned.
1 September 2020 Oldpark Sinn Féin Shauneen Baker Nichola Bradley Baker resigned.
17 November 2020 Black Mountain Sinn Féin Emma Groves Áine McCabe Groves resigned.
16 February 2022 Collin Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis Caoimhín McCann Magennis resigned.
26 May 2022 Ormiston Alliance Peter McReynolds Jenna Maghie McReynolds was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
26 May 2022 Ormiston Alliance Sian Mulholland (Formerly O'Neill) Christine Bower Mulholland was co-opted to the Killultagh DEA on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, replacing David Honeyford upon his election to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
27 May 2022 Balmoral Alliance Kate Nicholl Micky Murray Nicholl was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
30 May 2022 Castle Alliance Nuala McAllister Sam Nelson McAllister was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
30 May 2022 Collin Sinn Féin Danny Baker Joseph Duffy Baker was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 June 2022 Court DUP Brian Kingston Naomi Thompson Kingston was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 June 2022 Lisnasharragh DUP David Brooks Sammy Douglas Brooks was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
29 November 2022 Black Mountain Sinn Féin Steven Corr Róis-Máire Donnelly Corr resigned.
6 January 2023 Oldpark DUP Dale Pankhurst Jordan Doran Pankhurst resigned.

‡ Changes in affiliation

Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
6 May 2019 Ormiston Jim Rodgers Ulster Unionist Independent UUP whip withdrawn following a controversial election leaflet about Alliance.[3]
20 May 2021 Ormiston Jim Rodgers Independent Ulster Unionist UUP whip restored by outgoing UUP leader Steve Aiken.[4]
12 December 2021 Titanic Carole Howard Alliance Ulster Unionist Defected from Alliance to UUP to more openly express her pro-Union views.[5]
16 December 2021 Titanic John Kyle PUP Independent Left the PUP over disagreements relating to the NI Protocol.[6]
10 February 2022 Titanic John Kyle Independent Ulster Unionist Joined the UUP having previously left the PUP.[7]
30 March 2023 Oldpark Paul McCusker SDLP Independent Left the SDLP after feeling "frustrated and disheartened" with local politics and believing he was best placed to run in the upcoming council election as an independent.[8]

Suspensions

None

Last update 30 March 2023.

Current composition: see Belfast City Council.

References

  1. ^ "Cllr Michael Long". Allianceparty.org. Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ McCormack, Jayne (6 May 2019). "Jim Rodgers has UUP whip withdrawn over Alliance leaflet". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Jim Rodgers has whip restored by outgoing UUP leader Steve Aiken". BBC News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ McCormack, Jayne (13 December 2021). "Alliance councillor Carole Howard defects to UUP". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "John Kyle: Belfast councillor leaves PUP over NI Protocol". BBC News. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Dr John Kyle joins UUP weeks after quitting PUP". BBC News. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ McCormack, Jayne (30 March 2023). "Paul McCusker: Well-known SDLP councillor quits party". BBC News. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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