2014 Belfast City Council election

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 22 May 2014 – on the same day as other local government elections in Northern Ireland – as part of the process of local government reform provided for in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

Main article: 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
2014 Belfast City Council election
22 May 2014
All 60 council seats
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.7% ()
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin McGuinness Peter Robinson David Ford
Party Sinn Féin DUP Alliance
Seats won 19 13 8
Seat change 3 2 2
Popular vote 31,894 20,751 12,478
Percentage 29.2% 19.0% 11.4%
Swing 1.7% 4.4% 1.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Alasdair McDonnell Mike Nesbitt Billy Hutchinson
Party SDLP UUP PUP
Seats won 7 7 3
Seat change 1 4 1
Popular vote 10,892 9,804 7,096
Percentage 10.0% 9.0% 6.5%
Swing 3.8% 0.4% 3.7%
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.

The councils elected in the 2014 local elections across Northern Ireland operated in shadow form for one year, with the 26 councils which they replaced existing in parallel.[1] The local government reorganisation and electoral administration is founded by the Local Government Bill.[2]

This reform saw the Belfast City Council area expand from 51 to 60 wards. Expansion saw some areas along the western, southern and eastern fringes of Belfast incorporated into the city, with a total of 53,000 additional residents and 21,000 households transferred from bordering council areas.[3] A total of 60 councillors were elected.[4]

Data derived from the Council website.[5][6]

Results by party
Party Votes % ± Seats % ±
Sinn Féin 31,894 29.2 1.7% 19 31.7 3
DUP 20,751 19.0 4.4% 13 21.7 2
Alliance 12,478 11.4 1.2% 8 13.3 2
SDLP 10,892 10.0 3.8% 7 11.7 1
UUP 9,804 9.0 0.4% 7 11.7 4
PUP 7,096 6.5 3.7% 3 5.0 1
TUV 2,883 2.6 2.2% 1 1.7 1
Green (NI) 2,524 2.3 0.9% 1 1.7 1
People Before Profit 1,691 1.5 1.1% 1 1.7 1
NI21 2,953 2.7 N/A 0 0.0
Éirígí 1,756 1.6 0.7% 0 0.0
UKIP 1,162 1.1 N/A 0 0.0
Workers' Party 985 0.9 0.1% 0 0.0
Republican Network 502 0.5 N/A 0 0.0
NI Conservatives 361 0.3 0.2% 0 0.0
Socialist Party 272 0.2 0.3% 0 0.0
Independent 1,152 1.1 0 0.0 -1
Totals: 109,156 100.0 60 +9
Source: Belfast City Council

Results by Electoral Area

Summary
 Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP Alliance SDLP UUP PUP Green TUV Others
Balmoral 17.1 1 21.5 1 13.9 1 23.7 1 9.9 1 6.0 0 2.5 0 0.0 0 5.3 0 5
Black Mountain 68.0 5 0.0 0 0.8 0 10.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 21.2 1 7
Botanic 14.7 1 14.1 1 17.9 1 16.7 1 8.5 1 3.9 0 8.6 0 5.7 0 9.9 0 5
Castle 25.1 1 24.7 2 9.6 1 16.6 1 10.7 1 6.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7.1 0 6
Collin 67.4 5 0.0 0 3.8 0 14.1 1 4.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 10.3 0 6
Court 24.0 2 31.0 2 1.1 0 4.9 0 5.7 0 19.8 1 0.0 0 7.3 1 6.3 0 6
Lisnasharragh 6.1 0 32.8 2 24.6 2 8.4 1 13.0 1 6.0 0 4.6 0 0.0 0 4.5 0 6
Oldpark 44.6 3 18.1 1 3.0 0 8.8 1 3.5 0 7.3 1 0.0 0 3.0 0 11.6 0 6
Ormiston 0.4 0 26.4 2 27.1 2 0.7 0 19.3 2 5.5 0 6.4 1 4.9 0 9.2 0 7
Titanic 11.7 1 26.1 2 15.1 2 1.0 0 16.7 1 11.6 1 2.1 0 5.8 0 9.8 0 6
Total 29.2 19 19.0 13 11.4 8 10.0 7 9.0 7 6.5 3 2.3 1 2.6 1 10.0 1 60

Balmoral
Balmoral - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir* † 17.13% 1,525                  
SDLP Claire Hanna* † 17.12% 1,524                  
Alliance Paula Bradshaw † 9.06% 806 809.66 812.42 830.60 896.05 986.43 989.46 1,435.23 1,748.23  
DUP Christopher Stalford* † 10.88% 968 968.36 968.52 981.54 986.54 1,000.54 1,233.58 1,234.58 1,247.47 1,256.50
UUP Jeffrey Dudgeon 9.86% 878 878 878.20 908.20 917.20 955.22 1,129.22 1,141.26 1,170.51 1,191.50
DUP Sarah Clarke 10.67% 950 950.09 950.23 956.23 957.23 966.23 1,063.23 1,069.25 1,083.16 1,090.20
SDLP Justin Cartwright 6.62% 589 613.93 635.39 648.80 690.62 740.48 746.50 810.83    
Alliance Jamie Doyle 4.83% 430 434.71 437.47 454.65 515.39 594.08 601.13      
PUP Simon Rice 5.99% 533 533.03 533.11 544.11 546.11 553.14        
NI21 Tina McKenzie 2.88% 256 257.38 258.32 325.81 349.12          
Green (NI) Elli Kontorravdis 2.52% 224 226.73 227.47 251.63            
NI21 Barbara Neeson 0.83% 74 74.60 74.80              
NI Conservatives David Timson 0.83% 74 74.18 74.22              
Independent Gerard Collins 0.79% 70 70.57 70.81              
Electorate: 17,107   Valid: 8,901 (52.03%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,484   Turnout: 9,032 (52.80%)

    Black Mountain
    Black Mountain - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Sinn Féin Steven Corr* 12.86% 1,793            
    Sinn Féin Janice Austin*† 12.80% 1,784            
    People Before Profit Gerry Carroll † 12.13% 1,691 1,789          
    Sinn Féin Emma Groves* 11.68% 1,628 1,637 1,757        
    Sinn Féin Arder Carson* 10.82% 1,509 1,527 1,628 1,629.68 1,634.18 1,636.12 1,641.44
    SDLP Tim Attwood* 9.02% 1,258 1,452 1,596 1,597.18 1,631.68 1,632.72 1,634.26
    Sinn Féin Ciarán Beattie* 9.61% 1,340 1,369 1,472 1,501.46 1,504.46 1,534.22 1,538.14
    Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mhic Giolla Mhin* 10.24% 1,428 1,450 1,521 1,522.30 1,526.05 1,527.19 1,529.71
    Éirígí Pádraic MacCoitir 7.36% 1,026 1,040          
    Workers' Party Joanne Lowry 1.14% 159            
    SDLP Gerard McDonald 0.95% 133            
    Alliance Lauren Gray 0.79% 110            
    NI21 Chris Valente 0.60% 83            
    Electorate: 25,146   Valid: 13,942 (55.44%)   Spoilt: 369   Quota: 1,743   Turnout: 14,311 (56.91%)

      Botanic
      Botanic - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      DUP Ruth Patterson* ‡– 14.10% 1,268 1,268 1,280 1,282 1,284 1,508          
      Alliance Emmet McDonough-Brown 9.37% 843 850 865 881 925 925 1,011 1,061 1,065 1,706  
      Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey* 14.74% 1,326 1,343 1,346 1,370 1,377 1,378 1,393 1,479 1,483 1,520  
      SDLP Declan Boyle ‡ 10.80% 971 978 983 992 1,007 1,009 1,034 1,344 1,347 1,405 1,473.40
      UUP Graham Craig ‡ 8.52% 766 767 795 798 808 858 897 900 1,333 1,357 1,380.60
      Green (NI) Clare Bailey 8.58% 772 792 806 860 876 879 973 994 1,010 1,141 1,253.80
      Alliance Duncan Morrow 8.55% 769 770 775 787 812 815 878 929 939    
      TUV Billy Dickson 5.66% 509 509 516 519 521 579 588 593      
      SDLP Patrick McCarthy* 5.89% 530 545 552 559 565 565 576        
      NI21 Eileen Chan-Hu 2.90% 261 264 271 278 398 400          
      PUP Ewan Suttie 3.90% 351 351 353 356 357            
      NI21 Ben Matthews 2.59% 233 235 247 254              
      Socialist Party Paddy Meehan 1.82% 164 172 173                
      NI Conservatives Ben Manton 1.39% 125 127                  
      Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 1.18% 106                    
      Electorate: 19,462   Valid: 8,994 (46.21%)   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 1,500   Turnout: 9,186 (47.20%)

        Castle
        Castle - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell* 15.31% 1,619            
        SDLP Patrick Convery* ‡ 11.32% 1,197 1,206.60 1,229.66 1,335.90 1,756.90    
        Alliance Nuala McAllister 9.64% 1,020 1,021.80 1,064.86 1,261.10 1,388.58 1,410.58 1,549.18
        DUP Guy Spence* 12.66% 1,339 1,339.12 1,340.12 1,356.12 1,357.12 1,493.12 1,493.89
        DUP Lydia Patterson* 12.06% 1,276 1,276.18 1,277.18 1,287.18 1,295.18 1,463.18 1,467.03
        UUP David Browne* 10.71% 1,133 1,133.12 1,136.12 1,158.12 1,163.12 1,459.12 1,465.28
        Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham* 9.81% 1,038 1,117.14 1,144.38 1,216.40 1,258.48 1,259.48 1,352.65
        PUP William McQuade 6.21% 657 657.00 659.00 673.00 677.00    
        SDLP Cathal Mullaghan 5.24% 554 555.98 596.98 651.28      
        NI21 Alison Crawford 3.18% 336 337.08 343.08        
        Independent Fra Hughes 2.06% 218 219.02 245.02        
        Workers' Party Gemma Weir 1.81% 191 191.48          
        Electorate: 20,977   Valid: 10,578 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 10,753 (51.26%)

          Collin
          Collin - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Sinn Féin David Bell*† 14.96% 1,669            
          Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis* 14.50% 1,618            
          SDLP Brian Heading* 9.56% 1,067 1,069.68 1,069.90 1,216.19 1,246.19 1,624.19  
          Sinn Féin Matt Garrett* 13.01% 1,452 1,504.56 1,504.84 1,540.24 1,545.24 1,579.50 1,708.50
          Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara* 13.23% 1,476 1,479.40 1,493.43 1,507.56 1,512.61 1,544.89 1,658.89
          Sinn Féin Bill Groves* † 11.72% 1,308 1,310.40 1,311.08 1,315.16 1,315.31 1,336.41 1,427.69
          NI21 Wendy Burke 3.83% 427 427.56 427.58 514.70 753.74 802.75 806.82
          Éirígí Máire Drumm 6.54% 730 731.76 732.06 740.19 744.19 751.30  
          SDLP Laura Whinnery 4.58% 511 511.68 511.89 571.94 601.94    
          UUP Gareth Martin 4.27% 476 476.08 476.24 486.24      
          Alliance Gerard Catney 3.80% 424 425.24 425.28        
          Electorate: 20,017   Valid: 11,158 (50.68%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 11,360 (51.60%)

            Court
            Court - 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789101112
            PUP Billy Hutchinson* 14.55% 1,674 1,674 1,674 1,674 1,674 1,674 1,674          
            DUP Frank McCoubrey* 13.53% 1,557 1,557 1,569 1,569 1,570 1,769            
            DUP Brian Kingston* 9.86% 1,134 1,136 1,154 1,154 1,157 1,207 1,311.58 1,313.63 1,715.63      
            Sinn Féin Mary McConville 12.17% 1,400 1,400 1,419 1,485 1,533 1,535 1,535.00 1,535.02 1,536.02 1,536.02 1,539.04 1,732.04
            Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh*† 11.79% 1,357 1,357 1,362 1,398 1,410 1,411 1,411.00 1,411.01 1,412.01 1,412.30 1,413.32 1,547.33
            TUV Jolene Bunting ‡ 7.29% 839 842 852 854 856 865 865.63 866.51 888.87 905.88 1,123.89 1,135.16
            UUP Bill Manwaring 5.66% 651 653 674 675 677 685 688.78 689.85 754.69 785.74 1,098.70 1,117.80
            SDLP Colin Keenan* 4.89% 563 566 635 697 809 809 809.00 809.04 812.67 813.75 818.31  
            PUP Billy Mawhinney 5.28% 607 610 621 621 625 629 631.52 643.17 713.41 734.47    
            DUP Nicola Verner* 4.49% 516 516 519 519 521 609 621.60 622.26        
            DUP Naomi Thompson* 3.17% 365 366 366 368 369              
            Workers' Party John Lowry 2.57% 296 297 319 334                
            Republican Network Tommy Doherty 2.45% 282 282 284                  
            Alliance Sheila Gallagher 1.12% 129 130                    
            NI21 Stuart Hunter 1.02% 117 117                    
            Independent Willie Faulkner 0.16% 18                      
            Electorate: 20,881   Valid: 11,505 (55.10%)   Spoilt: 304   Quota: 1,644   Turnout: 11,809 (56.55%)

              Lisnasharragh
              Lisnasharragh - 6 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Alliance Michael Long* 16.44% 1,726                
              DUP Aileen Graham 14.73% 1,546                
              UUP Chris McGimpsey* 12.98% 1,362 1,370.19 1,384.20 1,432.10 1,462.40 1,464.37 1,764.37    
              Alliance Carole Howard* 8.19% 860 1,016.52 1,032.70 1,157.20 1,412.40 1,413.24 1,427.50 1,547.50  
              SDLP Kate Mullan* ‡ 8.36% 878 899.58 901.71 931.88 1,019.80 1,019.89 1,029.89 1,500.89  
              DUP Tommy Sandford* 9.34% 980 983.12 994.12 1,013.30 1,024.30 1,041.80 1,226.43 1,230.69 1,354.69
              DUP Colin Hussey 8.73% 916 918.34 927.47 944.60 960.60 985.59 1,071.68 1,071.68 1,152.68
              Sinn Féin Dermot Kennedy 6.07% 637 642.59 642.59 649.85 693.11 693.11 697.14    
              PUP Helen Smyth 6.00% 630 631.04 641.04 660.17 684.30 684.72      
              Green (NI) Connal Hughes 4.62% 485 497.35 503.48 590.17          
              NI21 Leah McDonnell 3.00% 315 323.45 414.71            
              NI21 Pete Wray 1.54% 162 163.82              
              Electorate: 20,089   Valid: 10,497 (52.25%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,500   Turnout: 10,656 (53.04%)

                Oldpark
                Oldpark - 6 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789101112
                Sinn Féin Mary Clarke 14.80% 1,559                      
                Sinn Féin J.J. Magee* 11.77% 1,240 1,250.00 1,260.00 1,263.18 1,263.18 1,275.20 1,279.30 1,831.30        
                Sinn Féin Gerry McCabe* † 11.46% 1,207 1,214.00 1,226.00 1,229.69 1,229.69 1,239.70 1,239.70 1,341.00 1,627.40      
                DUP Gareth McKee* † 10.81% 1,139 1,141.00 1,141.00 1,141.03 1,213.03 1,234.00 1,437.00 1,438.10 1,438.10 2,116.10    
                PUP Julie-Anne Corr 7.35% 774 788.00 788.00 788.12 899.12 907.15 1,031.20 1,031.20 1,031.20 1,163.20 1,658.20  
                SDLP Nichola Mallon*† 8.76% 923 955.00 970.00 972.73 972.73 1,110.80 1,119.80 1,176.70 1,204.60 1,211.60 1,219.60 1,247.60
                Independent Dee Fennell 8.03% 846 859.00 980.00 982.55 984.55 1,004.60 1,008.60 1,035.10 1,042.50 1,046.50 1,050.50 1,086.50
                DUP Lee Reynolds* 7.25% 764 768.00 768.00 768.00 802.00 817.00 888.00 889.00 889.00      
                Sinn Féin John Loughran 6.62% 697 711.00 730.00 763.39 763.39 782.48 784.48          
                UUP Colin Houston 3.47% 366 371.00 372.00 372.03 461.03 481.03            
                Alliance Peter McReynolds 3.04% 320 347.00 349.00 349.30 352.30              
                TUV Wayne Gilmour 3.01% 317 320.00 320.00 320.00                
                Republican Network Sammy Cusick 2.09% 220 231.00                    
                Workers' Party Christopher Bailie 1.55% 163                      
                Electorate: 20,888   Valid: 10,535 (50.44%)   Spoilt: 258   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 10,793 (51.67%)

                  Ormiston
                  Ormiston - 7 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678910111213
                  UUP Jim Rodgers* 14.53% 1,899                        
                  Alliance Mervyn Jones* † 9.06% 1,184 1,188.48 1,222.48 1,231.76 1,298.76 1,356.46 1,367.46 1,378.60 1,412.60 1,418.60 1,898.74    
                  Alliance Laura McNamee* † 6.87% 898 902.20 923.20 929.34 980.34 1,405.60 1,407.60 1,414.60 1,425.60 1,438.70 1,781.74    
                  UUP Peter Johnston 4.76% 622 768.58 769.72 812.54 877.22 887.06 1,035.16 1,081.22 1,231.18 1,478.50 1,501.18 1,607.80 1,639.76
                  DUP Tom Haire* 8.20% 1,072 1,083.62 1,083.62 1,088.76 1,101.90 1,101.90 1,173.60 1,297.28 1,467.26 1,568.80 1,581.80 1,583.99 1,585.35
                  DUP John Hussey* 6.28% 821 830.94 830.94 837.36 849.36 849.36 917.34 1,346.96 1,424.50 1,544.00 1,555.04 1,560.15 1,568.31
                  Green (NI) Ross Brown † 6.36% 831 836.18 853.18 872.32 970.02 996.30 1,015.30 1,038.58 1,108.14 1,158.70 1,270.26 1,408.96 1,506.88
                  DUP Denny Vitty* 6.19% 809 834.90 836.90 847.46 860.46 864.46 907.88 1,020.56 1,078.84 1,304.48 1,318.04 1,328.99 1,334.43
                  Alliance Ross McMullan 6.88% 899 902.50 949.50 950.78 987.78 1,063.48 1,066.48 1,077.90 1,090.90 1,102.04      
                  PUP Ian Shanks 5.51% 720 728.96 729.96 737.24 745.38 746.52 824.66 835.36 938.20        
                  UKIP Stephen Crosby 4.73% 618 623.04 624.04 639.04 660.18 664.18 820.44 834.00          
                  DUP Brian Kennedy* 5.74% 750 763.72 765.72 773.56 780.70 783.98 811.68            
                  TUV John Hiddleston 4.90% 640 647.00 648.00 654.00 657.14 658.14              
                  Alliance Andrew Webb* 4.29% 561 565.76 572.76 581.90 611.90                
                  NI21 Ian Dickson 1.87% 245 246.82 248.82 255.82                  
                  NI21 Jayne Olorunda 1.47% 192 193.40 195.40 203.54                  
                  NI Conservatives Ian Reid 1.24% 162 167.74 168.74                    
                  SDLP Michael McMillan 0.73% 95 95.00                      
                  Sinn Féin Laura Keenan 0.43% 56 56.14                      
                  Electorate: 20,881   Valid: 13,074 (62.61%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 1,635   Turnout: 13,192 (63.18%)

                    Titanic
                    Titanic - 6 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678910
                    UUP Sonia Copeland 16.68% 1,651                  
                    PUP Dr. John Kyle* 11.62% 1,150 1,237.92 1,239.92 1,239.92 1,259.18 1,273.60 1,308.14 1,325.40 1,454.40  
                    DUP Adam Newton* 10.27% 1,017 1,043.74 1,044.74 1,046.88 1,056.02 1,061.02 1,082.72 1,351.10 1,428.10  
                    DUP Gavin Robinson* † 11.60% 1,148 1,179.78 1,179.78 1,181.78 1,187.92 1,191.92 1,205.34 1,322.00 1,418.04  
                    Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile* † 11.68% 1,156 1,156.00 1,183.00 1,198.00 1,207.00 1,211.14 1,218.14 1,218.14 1,222.14 1,228.70
                    Alliance David Armitage 7.88% 780 783.92 785.92 803.92 816.20 872.34 969.04 972.04 990.04 1,031.44
                    Alliance Máire Hendron* 7.26% 719 721.66 726.66 761.66 772.80 821.94 890.08 892.08 903.08 929.62
                    TUV Harry Toan 5.84% 578 606.56 607.56 607.56 610.98 615.98 624.52 634.52 793.78  
                    UKIP Jonny Lavery 5.49% 544 564.72 566.72 569.86 577.00 587.14 603.56 610.98    
                    DUP Sam White 4.20% 416 423.70 423.84 423.84 426.84 431.84 433.12      
                    NI21 Jimmy Davidson 2.55% 252 257.88 257.88 261.88 271.16 311.30        
                    Green (NI) Gregor Claus 2.14% 212 213.26 215.26 221.26 242.40          
                    Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.09% 108 111.50 113.50 120.50            
                    SDLP Peter Devlin 1.00% 99 99.42 106.42              
                    Workers' Party Kevin McNally 0.71% 70 70.14                
                    Electorate: 21,425   Valid: 9,900 (46.21%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,415   Turnout: 10,082 (47.06%)

                      * Incumbent

                      Changes during the term

                      † Co-options
                      Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                      29 Oct 2014 Balmoral Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Geraldine McAteer Ó Muilleoir was co-opted to the NI Assembly.
                      16 Jun 2015 Titanic DUP Gavin Robinson Brian Kennedy Robinson was elected to the House of Commons.
                      28 Jul 2015 Balmoral SDLP Claire Hanna Donal Lyons Hanna was co-opted to the NI Assembly.
                      1 Sep 2015 Ormiston Alliance Laura McNamee Sian O'Neill McNamee resigned.
                      14 Sep 2015 Collin Sinn Féin Bill Groves Séanna Walsh Groves resigned.
                      24 May 2016 Black Mountain People Before Profit Gerry Carroll Matthew Collins Carroll was elected to the NI Assembly.
                      26 May 2016 Titanic Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile Mairéad O'Donnell Ó Donnghaile was elected to the Seanad Éireann.
                      27 May 2016 Balmoral DUP Christopher Stalford Lee Reynolds Stalford was elected to the NI Assembly.
                      23 May 2016 Oldpark SDLP Nichola Mallon Paul McCusker Mallon was elected to the NI Assembly[7]
                      3 Jun 2016 Balmoral Alliance Paula Bradshaw Kate Nicholl Bradshaw was elected to the NI Assembly
                      26 Jun 2016 Ormiston Alliance Mervyn Jones Peter McReynolds[8] Jones died[9]
                      1 Nov 2016 Titanic DUP Brian Kennedy George Dorrian Kennedy resigned[10]
                      16 Nov 2016 Ormiston Green (NI) Ross Brown Georgina Milne[11] Brown resigned
                      19 Oct 2017 Black Mountain Sinn Féin Janice Austin Orla Nic Biorna[12] Austin resigned
                      6 Nov 2017 Collin Sinn Féin David Bell Danny Baker[13] Bell resigned
                      11 Jan 2018 Oldpark Sinn Féin Gerry McCabe Ryan Murphy[14] McCabe resigned.[15]
                      11 Jan 2018 Court Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh Claire Canavan[16] McVeigh resigned.[17]
                      27 Jan 2018 Oldpark DUP Gareth McKee Dale Pankhurst[18] McKee resigned.[19]
                      14 Dec 2018 Court Sinn Féin Mary McConville Christina Black McConville resigned[20]

                      ‡ Changes in affiliation
                      Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                      21 Nov 2015 Botanic Ruth Patterson DUP Independent Expelled.[21]
                      28 Oct 2016 Botanic Graham Craig UUP DUP Defected.[22]
                      28 Feb 2017 Court Jolene Bunting TUV Independent Resigned.[23]
                      19 Jun 2017 Botanic Declan Boyle SDLP Independent Resigned.[24]
                      19 Jun 2017 Castle Patrick Convery SDLP Independent Resigned.[24]
                      19 Jun 2017 Lisnasharragh Kate Mullan SDLP Independent Resigned.[24]

                      – Suspensions

                      Ruth Patterson (Independent) was suspended from the council from 4 March 2019 to the end of her term in May.[25]

                      Last update 24 March 2019.[26]

                      Current composition: see Belfast City Council.

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