The 2019 election to
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council () is the Local government in Northern Ireland, local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of (), the largest of any district c ...
, part of the
Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 60 members to the council via
Single Transferable Vote
The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vot ...
.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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!rowspan=2, Total
Cllrs
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Sinn Féin
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DUP
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Alliance
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SDLP
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Green
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PBP
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UUP
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PUP
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Others
, -
, align="left", Balmoral
, 13.9
, 1
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 26.8
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 20.0
, 1
, 23.0
, 1
, 5.5
, 0
, 2.2
, 0
, 7.2
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 1.4
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Black Mountain
, bgcolor="#008800", 68.8
, bgcolor="#008800", 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
, -
, align="left", Botanic
, 16.0
, 1
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 20.3
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 1
, 19.5
, 1
, 10.4
, 1
, 14.4
, 1
, 3.9
, 0
, 3.3
, 0
, 1.7
, 0
, 10.4
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Castle
, 24.4
, 1
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 25.2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 15.8
, 1
, 10.6
, 1
, 7.8
, 1
, 1.8
, 0
, 9.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 5.4
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Collin
, bgcolor="#008800", 63.3
, bgcolor="#008800", 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
, -
, align="left", Court
, 25.1
, 2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 44.2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 2.2
, 0
, 2.6
, 0
, 1.3
, 0
, 6.1
, 0
, 3.4
, 0
, 8.2
, 1
, 6.9
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Lisnasharragh
, 5.6
, 0
, 27.9
, 2
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 28.8
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 2
, 8.9
, 1
, 11.1
, 1
, 1.2
, 0
, 8.3
, 0
, 3.3
, 0
, 4.7
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Oldpark
, bgcolor="#008800", 37.3
, bgcolor="#008800", 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
, -
, align="left", Ormiston
, 0.4
, 0
, 27.0
, 2
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 41.8
, bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 3
, 0.0
, 0
, 9.8
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 16.4
, 1
, 3.0
, 0
, 1.7
, 0
, 7
, -
, align="left", Titanic
, 11.6
, 0
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 29.2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 22.4
, 2
, 0.0
, 0
, 6.8
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 11.9
, 1
, 10.8
, 1
, 7.1
, 0
, 6
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Changes during the term
† Co-options
‡ Changes in affiliation
Suspensions
None
''
Last update 30 March 2023.''
''Current composition: see
Belfast City Council
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References
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