2019 Belfast City Council election

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.

2019 Belfast City Council election

2 May 2019

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 1 2 2

  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 1 3 2

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader David Browne Billy Hutchinson
Party UUP PUP
Leader's seat Castle
(defeated)
Court
Seats before 7 3
Seats won 2 2
Seat change 5 1

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

Results by party

Party Votes % ± Seats % ±
Sinn Féin 31,771 28.2 1.0% 18 30.0 1
DUP 24,317 21.6 2.6% 15 25.0 2
Alliance 17,683 15.7 4.3% 10 16.7 2
SDLP 10,225 9.1 0.9% 6 10.0 1
UUP 6,987 6.2 2.8% 2 3.3 5
Green (NI) 6,785 6.0 3.7% 4 6.7 3
People Before Profit 5,888 5.2 3.7% 3 5.0 2
PUP 3,458 3.1 3.4% 2 3.3 1
Aontú 1,420 1.3 N/A 0 0.0
Workers' Party 773 0.7 0.2% 0 0.0
UKIP 751 0.7 0.4% 0 0.0
TUV 341 0.3 2.3% 0 0.0 1
South Belfast Unionists 233 0.2 0.0 0 0.0
Labour Alternative 160 0.1 N/A 0 0.0 N/A
Independent 2,065 1.8 0.7% 0 0.0
Totals: 112,859 100.0 60 100.0
Source: Belfast City Council
Map showing seats currently held by each party in each DEA, in order elected.

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:

19 13 8 7 7 3 1 1 1
SF DUP APNI SDLP UUP PUP GPNI PBPA TUV

After the election, the composition of the council was:

18 15 10 6 4 3 2 2
SF DUP APNI SDLP GPNI PBPA UUP PUP

Results by Electoral Area

Summary

 Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2019
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
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 *

Balmoral

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

Balmoral[2][3] - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Alliance Kate Siobhan 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 Louise 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
UUP 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   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,536   Turnout: 9,326

    Black Mountain

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

    Black Mountain[2][4] - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    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
    Alliance Liam Norris 1.52 213 256.16 256.93 257.43
    Green (NI) Stevie Maginn 1.45 204 282 283.05 283.8
    Workers' Party Conor Campbell 1.15 162 210.88 213.05 214.45
    Electorate: 26,022   Valid: 14,053   Spoilt: 345   Quota: 1,757   Turnout: 14,398

      Botanic

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

      Botanic[2][5] - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      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
      UUP 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 Andrew Hiddleston 0.84 82
      Electorate: 21,987   Valid: 9,738   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,624   Turnout: 9,842

        Castle

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

        Castle[2][6] - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        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 Joseph 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
        UUP 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 1.38 156 166.92 171.32
        Independent Cathal Mullaghan 0.67 76 81.49
        Electorate: 22,262   Valid: 11,300   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,615   Turnout: 11,436

          Collin

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

          Collin[2][7] - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          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
          UUP Fred Rodgers 1.07 130 130
          Workers' Party Paddy Crossan 0.90 109 111.73
          Electorate: 23,300   Valid: 12,102   Spoilt: 221   Quota: 1,729   Turnout: 12,323

            Court

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

            Court[2][8] - 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567891011
            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 6.10 686 686.27 686.33 724.33 765.60 767.60 781.88 864.88 968.89 985.43 1,010.75
            UUP Dave Anderson 3.40 385 411.19 411.89 418.90 420.90 481.45 498.67 529.22 534.22 668.93
            Independent Jolene Bunting* 3.10 351 380.43 380.84 383.84 383.24 423.30 427.50 438.50 450.50
            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   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,616   Turnout: 11,528

              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 one seat from UUP

              Lisnasharragh[2][9] - 6 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              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
              UUP 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
              UUP 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 Elizabeth McComb 1.52 169 169.45 169.45
              People Before Profit Ivanka Antova 1.20 133 134.71
              Electorate: 20,783   Valid: 11,066   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,581   Turnout: 11,182

                Oldpark

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

                Oldpark[2][10] - 6 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678910
                SDLP Paul McCusker* 25.21 2,856
                DUP Dale Pankhurst* 15.01 1,701
                Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 10.46 1,185 1,326.60 1,333.00 1,333.04 1,333.04 1,341.44 1,341.44 1,362.20 1,835.20
                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 JJ Magee* 10.01 1,134 1,244.40 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 1,336.60 1,401.76 1,404.70
                DUP Gillian Simpson 5.05 573 577.80 577.80 631.88 735.96 738.48 1,198.16 1,240.72 1,240.72 1,240.72
                Sinn Féin Mary Clarke* 7.02 796 1,009.60 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* 5.07 575 582.20 584.68 595.68 677.28 689.32
                Green (NI) Lesley Veronica 2.03 231 296.76 320.60 320.80 331.28
                UUP 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   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,619   Turnout: 11,545

                  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 one seat from UUP

                  Ormiston[2][11] - 7 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  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
                  UUP 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 Colin Hussey* 9.55 1,269 1,274.04 1,276.76 1,304.76 1,343.12 1,348.24 1,618.48
                  UUP 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 Derek Lonsdale 1.66 221 221 222.44
                  Sinn Féin Laura Misteil 0.43 57 70.32 77.3
                  Electorate: 25,617   Valid: 13,285   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,661   Turnout: 14,332

                    Titanic

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

                    Titanic[2][12] - 6 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678
                    DUP George Dorrian* 13.41 1,270 1,317 1,328 1,332 1,353
                    DUP Adam Newton* 9.64 913 928 932 961 997.9 1,520.9
                    UUP 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 1079 1,104 1,209 1,216.38 1,257.3 1,309.3 1,368.7
                    Alliance Michelle Kelly 11.28 1,068 1,072 1,079 1,094 1,094 1,100 1,353 1,353
                    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
                    UUP Colin Hall-Thompson 2.94 278 286
                    UKIP Paul David Girvan 2.41 228
                    Electorate: 22,653   Valid: 9,468   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 1,353   Turnout: 9,652

                      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.

                      ‡ Changes in affiliation

                      None

                      – Suspensions

                      None

                      Last update 28 November 2020.

                      Current composition: see Belfast City Council.

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