Local Government Elections 2023

Overall turnout statistics
Results

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.

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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

Balmoral

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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Black Mountain

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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Botanic

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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Castle

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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Collin

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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Court

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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Lisnasharragh

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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Oldpark

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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Ormiston

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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Titanic

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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