Belfast City Council election, 2014

Belfast City Council election, 2014
22 May 2014
All 60 council seats
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP Alliance
Seats won 19 13 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP UUP PUP
Seats won 7 7 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4 Increase 1


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.

The councils elected in the 2014 local elections across Northern Ireland will operate in shadow form for one year, with the current 26 councils 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 will be elected.[4]

Candidates

All candidates are derived from the Council website.[5][6]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 19 +3 31,894 29.22%
DUP 13 -2 20,751 19.01%
Alliance 8 +2 12,478 11.43%
SDLP 7 -1 10,892 9.98%
UUP 7 +4 9,804 8.98%
PUP 3 +1 7,096 6.50%
TUV 1 +1 2,883 2.64%
Green (NI) 1 +1 2,524 2.31%
People Before Profit 1 +1 1,691 1.54%
Independent 0 -1 1,152 1.06%
Totals 60 +9 109,156 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Balmoral

Balmoral - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
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 12.72% 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
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    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
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
      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
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
        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
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          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
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
            PUP Billy Hutchinson* 14.55% 1,674                      
            DUP Frank McCoubrey* 13.53% 1,557 1,557.00 1,569.00 1,569.00 1,570.00 1,769.00            
            DUP Brian Kingston* 9.86% 1,134 1,136.00 1,154.00 1,154.00 1,157.00 1,207.00 1,311.58 1,313.63 1,715.63      
            Sinn Féin Mary McConville 12.17% 1,400 1,400.00 1,419.00 1,485.00 1,533.00 1,535.00 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 1,357.00 1,362.00 1,398.00 1,410.00 1,411.00 1,411.00 1,411.01 1,412.01 1,412.30 1,413.32 1,547.33
            TUV Jolene Bunting 7.29% 839 842.00 852.00 854.00 856.00 865.00 865.63 866.51 888.87 905.88 1,123.89 1,135.16
            UUP Bill Manwaring 5.66% 651 653.00 674.00 675.00 677.00 685.00 688.78 689.85 754.69 785.74 1,098.70 1,117.80
            SDLP Colin Keenan* 4.89% 563 566.00 635.00 697.00 809.00 809.00 809.00 809.04 812.67 813.75 818.31  
            PUP Billy Mawhinney 5.28% 607 610.00 621.00 621.00 625.00 629.00 631.52 643.17 713.41 734.47    
            DUP Nicola Verner* 4.49% 516 516.00 519.00 519.00 521.00 609.00 621.60 622.26        
            DUP Naomi Thompson* 3.17% 365 366.00 366.00 368.00 369.00              
            Workers' Party John Lowry 2.57% 296 297.00 319.00 334.00                
            Republican Network Tommy Doherty 2.45% 282 282.00 284.00                  
            Alliance Sheila Gallagher 1.12% 129 130.00                    
            NI21 Stuart Hunter 1.02% 117 117.00                    
            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
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
              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
                Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
                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
                  Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
                  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
                    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
                    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%)

                      References

                      1. ↑ "European Parliament and council polls on same day". http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
                      2. ↑ Text of Bill Northern Ireland Assembly
                      3. ↑ Belfast City Council
                      4. ↑ Belfast City Council
                      5. ↑ Election 2014
                      6. ↑ Results
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