Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given that:

Elections are to be held for councillors to serve on Belfast City Council. In the event of a contest, a poll will be taken on 18 May 2023 and the hours of the poll will be from 7am to 10pm.
The number of councillors to be elected for each District Electoral Area of the Council is as follows:

District Electoral Area	Wards	Number to be elected
Balmoral	Belvoir, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Upper Malone	5
Black Mountain	Andersonstown, Ballymurphy, Beechmount, Collin Glen, Falls Park, Shaw’s Road, Turf Lodge	7
Botanic	Blackstaff, Central, Ormeau, Stranmillis, Windsor	5
Castle	Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn, Fortwilliam, Innisfayle	6
Collin	Dunmurry, Ladybrook, Lagmore, Poleglass, Stewartstown (Belfast), Twinbrook	6
Court	Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill (Belfast), Woodvale	6
Lisnasharragh	Cregagh, Hillfoot, Merok, Orangefield, Ravenhill, Rosetta	6
Oldpark	Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Cliftonville, Legoniel, New Lodge, Water Works	6
Ormiston	Belmont, Garnerville, Gilnahirk, Knock, Sandown, Shandon, Stormont	7
Titanic	Ballymacarrett, Beersbridge, Bloomfield (Belfast), Connswater, Sydenham, Woodstock	6

Nomination papers may be delivered to Mr John Walsh, the Deputy Returning Officer (DRO), at City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS between 10am and 4pm on 12 April, 13 April, 14 April, 17 April, 18 April, 19 April, 20 April, 21 April and from 10am to 1pm on 24 April. They may only be delivered by the candidate, proposer or seconder or by the election agent if the agent’s name and address have been given to the Deputy Returning Officer.
Nomination papers may be downloaded from the council website www.belfastcity.gov.uk/election or the Electoral Office website www.eoni.org.uk or obtained during normal office hours from the Deputy Returning Officer by either calling at the office or by telephoning 028 9032 0202.
Applications to vote by post or by proxy are available to download from the Electoral Office website www.eoni.org.uk. Completed applications must reach the Electoral Office for NI, 15 Church Street, Belfast BT1 1ER by 5.00pm on 26 April 2023 except where the application is made on the grounds of unforeseen illness. Any such application must reach the Absent Voting Unit by 5pm on 10 May 2023.

John Walsh
Deputy Returning Officer
Address: City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
Dated: 11 April 2023

Note: Every person having a claim against the Deputy Returning Officer for any debt incurred by or on behalf of the Deputy Returning Officer for the purposes of an election shall, within forty two days after the day on which public notice is given of the result of the election, send to the Deputy Returning Officer detailed particulars in writing of such claim and the Deputy Returning Officer shall not be liable in respect of anything which is not duly stated in such particulars.