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Elections 2023

Local Government Elections 2023

  • Overall turnout statistics

     DEA Eligible Electorate Total votes polled   Percentage turnout
    Balmoral 18,691 10,376 55.51 per cent
    Black Mountain 27,143 16,280 59.98 per cent
    Castle 23,442 12,479 53.23 per cent
    Court 23,779 12,275 51.62 per cent
    Lisnasharragh   21,488 12,091 56.27 per cent
    Botanic 23,049 10,755 46.66 per cent
    Collin 24,938 14,217 57 per cent
    Oldpark 23,871 12,559 52.61 per cent
    Ormiston 26,314 14,379 54.64 per cent
    Titanic 24,018 10,163 42.31 per cent
    Total 236,733 125,574 52.98 per cent

  • Results

    The count took place on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May. 

    Results by party

    Party Number of elected candidates
    Sinn Féin 22
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P. 14
    Alliance Party 11
    Social Democratic and Labour Party - SDLP 5
    Green Party Northern Ireland 3
    Ulster Unionist Party - UUP 2
    Independent 1
    People Before Profit Alliance 1
    Traditional Unionist Voice - TUV 1
    Aontú -
    Conservative and Unionist Party -
    Irish Republican Socialist Party - IRSP -
    Progressive Unionist Party of Northern Ireland -
    Socialist Party (Northern Ireland) -
    The Workers Party -
    Total 60

Candidates

  • Last updated: 19 May 2023, 9.15pm

    The count for Balmoral took place on Friday 19 May 2023. The number of councillors elected for this District Electoral Area was five.

    Name and party Status
    Tara Brooks
    Alliance Party    		 Elected 
    Sarah Bunting
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected 
    Dónal Lyons
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Elected 
    Geraldine McAteer
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected 
    Micky Murray
    Alliance Party    		 Elected 
    Lauren Kendall
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded 
    Joshua Lowry
    Ulster Unionist Party    		 Excluded 
    Sarah Mulgrew
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Excluded 
    Sean Patrick Napier
    Sinn Féin    		 Excluded 
    Gareth Spratt
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Excluded 

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  • Last updated: 20 May 2023, 12.14am


    The count for Black Mountain took place on Friday 19 May 2023. Seven councillors were elected for this District Electoral Area. 

    Name and party Status
    Ciaran Beattie
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Arder Carson
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Paul Doherty
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Elected
    Micheal Donnelly
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Róis-Máire Donnelly
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Áine McCabe
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Ronan McLaughlin
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Ryan Brown  
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded
    Matt Collins 
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded
    Gerard Herdman
    Aontú    		 Excluded
    Stevie Maginn
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded
    Ursula Meighan
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Dan Murphy
    IRSP    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 19 May 2023, 8.33pm

    The count for Castle took place on Friday 19 May 2023. Six councillors were elected for this District Electoral Area. 

    Name and party Status
    Brónach Anglin
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Fred Cobain
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    Conor Maskey
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Dean McCullough
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    Sam Nelson
    Alliance Party    		 Elected
    Carl Whyte
    SDLP (Social, Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Elected
    Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston
    Ulster Unionist Party     		 Excluded
    Barney Doherty
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded
    Lily Kerr
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Mal O’Hara
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 19 May 2023, 11.42pm

    The count for Court took place on Friday 19 May 2023. The number of councillors elected for this District Electoral Area was six. 

    Name and party Status
    Tina Black
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Claire Canavan
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Frank McCoubrey
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P    		 Elected
    Ron McDowell
    TUV    		 Elected
    Ian McLaughlin
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P    		 Elected
    Nicola Verner
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P    		 Elected
    Sara Haller
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded
    Ally Haydock
    Alliance Party     		 Excluded
    Billy Hutchinson
    Progressive Unionist Party of Northern Ireland    		 Excluded
    Michael Kelly
    IRSP    		 Excluded
    Cailín McCaffery
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded
    Olcan McSparron
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Excluded
    Tony Walls
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Geoffrey Wilson
    Independent    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 19 May 2023, 9.13pm

    The count for Lisnasharragh took place on Friday 19 May 2023. The number of councillors elected for this District Electoral Area was six. 

    Name and party Status
    Séamas De Faoite
    SDLP (Social, Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Elected 
    Davy Douglas
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected 
    Bradley Ferguson
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected 
    Eric Hanvey
    Alliance Party    		 Elected 
    Michael Long 
    Alliance Party    		 Elected 
    Brian Smyth
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Elected 
    Nick Cropper
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded 
    Stephen Ferguson
    TUV    		 Excluded 
    Stevie Jenkins 
    Sinn Féin    		 Excluded 
    Bill Manwaring
    Ulster Unionist Party    		 Excluded 
    Anna McErlean
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded 

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  • Last updated: 20 May 2023, 11.13pm

    The number of councillors elected for this District Electoral Area is five. The count for Botanic took place on Saturday 20 May 2023.

    Name and party Status
    John Gormley
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Áine Groogan
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Elected
    Tracy Kelly
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    Emmet McDonough-Brown
    Alliance Party    		 Elected
    Gary McKeown
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Elected
    Billy Dickson
    TUV    		 Excluded
    Jeffrey Dudgeon
    Ulster Unionist Party    		 Excluded
    Emma-Jane Faulkner
    Sinn Féin    		 Excluded
    Darren Leighton
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Excluded
    Paddy Lynn
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Idris Maiga
    Conservative and Unionist Party    		 Excluded
    Neil Moore
    Socialist Party (Northern Ireland)    		 Excluded
    Chris Ogle
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded
    Sipho Sibanda
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 21 May 2023, 12.11am

    The count for Collin took place on Saturday 20 May 2023. The number of councillors to be elected for this District Electoral Area was six. 

    Name and party Status
    Michael Collins
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Elected
    Joe Duffy
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Matt Garrett
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Caoimhín McCann
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Clíodhna Nic Bhranair
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Séanna Walsh
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Patrick Crossan
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Ash Jones
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded
    Tony Mallon
    Independent    		 Excluded
    Luke McCann
    Aontú    		 Excluded
    Gerard McDonald
    SDLP (Social, Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Excluded
    Julieann McNally
    Independent    		 Excluded
    Eoin Millar
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 20 May 2023, 10.28pm

    The count for Oldpark took place on Saturday 20 May 2023. Six councillors were elected for this District Electoral Area. 

    Name and party Status
    Nichola Bradley
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Jordan Doran
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    JJ Magee
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Paul McCusker
    Independent    		 Elected
    Ryan Murphy
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Tomás Ó Néill
    Sinn Féin    		 Elected
    Charlotte Carson
    SDLP (Social, Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Excluded
    Ange Cruz
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Excluded
    Fiona Ferguson
    People Before Profit Alliance    		 Excluded
    Fiona McCarthy
    The Workers Party    		 Excluded
    Ann McClure
    TUV    		 Excluded
    Chris Shannon
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded
    Gillian Simpson
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 20 May 2023, 11.06pm

    The count for Ormiston took place on Saturday 20 May 2023. Seven councillors were elected for this District Electoral Area. 

    Name and party Status
    Christine Bower
    Alliance Party    		 Elected
    Anthony Flynn
    Green Party Northern Ireland    		 Elected
    James David Warnock Lawlor
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    Jenna Maghie
    Alliance Party    		 Elected
    Andrew William McCormick
    Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.    		 Elected
    Ross McMullan
    Alliance Party    		 Elected
    Jim Rodgers
    Ulster Unionist Party    		 Elected
    Fiona Doran
    People Before Profit Alliance     		 Excluded
    John Hiddleston
    TUV    		 Excluded
    Carole Howard
    Ulster Unionist Party    		 Excluded
    Caitríona Mallaghan
    Sinn Féin    		 Excluded
    Lorcan McGuirk
    SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party)    		 Excluded
    Caitlin Sullivan
    Alliance Party    		 Excluded

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  • Last updated: 20 May 2023, 5.50pm

    The count for Titanic took place on Saturday 20 May 2023. The number of councillors elected for this District Electoral Area was six. 

    Name and party Status
    David Bell Alliance Party Elected
    Ruth Susan Brooks Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P Elected
    Sonia Copeland Ulster Unionist Party Elected
    Pádraig Donnelly Sinn Féin Elected
    Sammy Douglas Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P. Elected
    Fiona McAteer Alliance Elected
    George Dorrian Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P. Excluded
    Gillian Hamilton Green Party Northern Ireland Excluded
    Elly Odhiambo SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) Excluded
    Anne Smyth TUV Excluded

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