2019 Belfast City Council election
Northern Ireland local election
The 2019 election to Belfast City Council , part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 60 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote .
Election results
Belfast Local Election Result 2019[ 2]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Sinn Féin
18
1
2
1
30.0
28.2
31,771
1.0
DUP
15
2
0
2
25.0
21.6
24,317
2.6
Alliance
10
2
0
2
16.7
15.7
17,683
4.3
SDLP
6
0
1
1
10.0
9.1
10,225
0.9
Green (NI)
4
3
0
3
6.7
6.0
6,785
3.7
People Before Profit
3
2
0
2
5.0
5.2
5,888
3.7
UUP
2
0
5
5
3.3
6.2
6,987
2.8
PUP
2
0
1
1
3.3
3.1
3,458
3.4
Independent
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.8
2,065
0.7
Aontú
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.3
1,420
New
Workers' Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
773
0.2
UKIP
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
751
0.4
TUV
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.3
341
2.3
South Belfast Unionists
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
233
New
Labour Alternative
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
160
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Map showing seats currently held by each party in each DEA, in order elected.
Districts summary
Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2019 by district
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
Sinn Féin
DUP
Alliance
SDLP
Green
PBP
UUP
PUP
Others
Balmoral
13.9
1
26.8
2
20.0
1
23.0
1
5.5
0
2.2
0
7.2
0
0.0
0
1.4
0
5
Black Mountain
68.8
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
Botanic
16.0
1
20.3
1
19.5
1
10.4
1
14.4
1
3.9
0
3.3
0
1.7
0
10.4
0
5
Castle
24.4
1
25.2
2
15.8
1
10.6
1
7.8
1
1.8
0
9.0
0
0.0
0
5.4
0
6
Collin
63.3
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
Court
25.1
2
44.2
3
2.2
0
2.6
0
1.3
0
6.1
0
3.4
0
8.2
1
6.9
0
6
Lisnasharragh
5.6
0
27.9
2
28.8
2
8.9
1
11.1
1
1.2
0
8.3
0
3.3
0
4.7
0
6
Oldpark
37.3
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
Ormiston
0.4
0
27.0
2
41.8
3
0.0
0
9.8
1
0.0
0
16.4
1
3.0
0
1.7
0
7
Titanic
11.6
0
29.2
2
22.4
2
0.0
0
6.8
0
0.0
0
11.9
1
10.8
1
7.1
0
6
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
Balmoral - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alliance
Kate Nicholl * †
20.00%
1,842
DUP
David Graham †
15.62%
1,442
1,447.44
1,494.44
1,705.44
SDLP
Dónal Lyons *
14.18%
1,306
1,374.51
1,396.55
1,461.75
1,469.94
1,608.94
DUP
Sarah Bunting
11.12%
1,025
1,029.08
1,056.25
1,285.35
1,432.77
1,478.69
Sinn Féin
Geraldine McAteer *
13.93%
1,283
1,291.16
1,311.16
1,313.33
1,313.33
1,421.98
SDLP
Michael Mulhern
8.82%
813
863.15
896.55
930.31
934.86
1,233.18
Green (NI)
Caoimhe O'Connell
5.47%
504
616.37
752.02
862.6
870.79
UUP
Jeffrey Dudgeon *
7.16%
660
696.71
745.74
People Before Profit
Pádraigín Mervyn
2.19%
202
215.94
UKIP
William Traynor
1.44%
133
134.53
Electorate: 17,864 Valid: 9,210 (51.56%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 9,326 (52.21%)
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
Black Mountain - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
People Before Profit
Matt Collins *
16.14%
2,268
Sinn Féin
Ciarán Beattie *
13.47%
1,893
Sinn Féin
Steven Corr * †
13.26%
1,864
Sinn Féin
Arder Carson *
11.63%
1,634
1,686.78
1,710.65
1,715.95
1,773.95
Sinn Féin
Micheal Donnelly
10.92%
1,535
1,569.32
1,572.82
1,583.57
1,623.65
1,667.66
Sinn Féin
Ronan McLaughlin
9.36%
1,316
1,354.22
1,444.87
1,510.07
1,567.35
1,614.95
Sinn Féin
Emma Groves * †
10.18%
1,431
1,465.32
1,470.43
1,473.98
1,520.58
1,590.64
SDLP
Paul Doherty
5.57%
783
903.9
906.35
908.05
1,175.18
1,432.89
Aontú
Eoin Geraghty
5.34%
750
796.02
797
797.9
861.98
Green (NI)
Stevie Maginn
1.45%
204
282
283.05
283.8
Alliance
Liam Norris
1.52%
213
256.16
256.93
257.43
Workers' Party
Conor Campbell
1.15%
162
210.88
213.05
214.45
Electorate: 26,022 Valid: 14,053 (54.00%) Spoilt: 345 Quota: 1,757 Turnout: 14,398 (55.33%)
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
Botanic - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Green (NI)
Áine Groogan
14.39%
1,401
1,419
1,423
1,436
1,447
1,632
DUP
Tracy Kelly
14.02%
1,365
1,389
1,498
1,498
1,579
1,582
1,665
Sinn Féin
Deirdre Hargey * †
13.61%
1,325
1,332
1,332
1,510
1,512
1,556
1,558
1,639
Alliance
Emmet McDonough-Brown *
11.74%
1,143
1,155
1,158
1,167
1,170
1,232
1,301
1,432
1,433.77
1,437.68
2,118.68
SDLP
Gary McKeown
10.36%
1,009
1,020
1,021
1,039
1,042
1,091
1,119
1,363
1,363
1,372.2
1,500.12
DUP
Graham Craig*
6.32%
615
633
653
653
700
702
829
878
916.35
916.58
931.17
Alliance
Micky Murray
7.74%
754
755
758
762
765
786
824
902
902.59
903.97
Independent
Declan Boyle*
6.25%
609
612
613
616
623
634
663
UUP
Richard Kennedy
3.42%
333
341
363
363
437
445
People Before Profit
Paul Loughran
3.93%
383
415
418
420
422
South Belfast Unionists
Billy Dickson
2.39%
233
247
256
256
Sinn Féin
Caitríona Mallaghan
2.35%
229
229
229
PUP
Ian Shanks
1.75%
170
178
Workers' Party
Paddy Lynn
0.89%
87
TUV
John Hiddleston
0.84%
82
Electorate: 21,987 Valid: 9,738 (44.29%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,624 Turnout: 9,842 (44.76%)
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
Castle - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Alliance
Nuala McAllister * †
15.81%
1,787
Sinn Féin
John Finucane †
14.60%
1,650
DUP
Fred Cobain
12.73%
1,439
1,440.35
1,440.35
1,443.34
1,446.44
1,458.44
1,460.53
1,939.53
DUP
Guy Spence * †
12.45%
1,407
1,408.08
1,408.08
1,412.17
1,418.26
1,425.26
1,426.35
1,783.35
Green (NI)
Mal O'Hara
7.80%
882
939.51
967.67
1,031.82
1,174.86
1,277.64
1,350.6
1,423.01
1,493.01
SDLP
Carl Whyte
5.76%
651
680.61
690.51
709.32
727.04
835.2
1,365.4
1,397.65
1,432.65
Sinn Féin
Mary Ellen Campbell*
9.76%
1,103
1,109.66
1,111.93
1,128.29
1,145.56
1,183.92
1,212.91
1,200
1,223
UUP
David Browne *
8.97%
1,014
1,022.46
1,024.64
1,027
1,033.27
1,042.72
1,049.35
SDLP
Heather Wilson
4.87%
551
572.78
586.23
604.31
614.58
686.57
Independent
Patrick Convery*
3.33%
377
384.47
398.19
406.46
426.18
People Before Profit
Riley Johnston
1.80%
204
211.83
215.83
245.46
Workers' Party
Gemma Weir
1.38%
159
166.92
171.32
Independent
Cathal Mullaghan
0.67%
76
81.49
Electorate: 22,262 Valid: 11,300 (50.76%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,615 Turnout: 11,436 (51.37%)
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
Collin - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Danny Baker * †
18.15%
2,196
People Before Profit
Michael Collins
12.93%
1,565
1,601.54
1,667.96
1,738.96
Sinn Féin
Séanna Walsh *
11.58%
1,402
1,666.81
1,672.81
1,684.44
1,684.44
1,700.07
1,762.07
Sinn Féin
Stephen Magennis * †
13.35%
1,616
1,646.66
1,653.5
1,658.5
1,659.5
1,673.92
1,708.76
SDLP
Brian Heading *
8.02%
970
980.92
1,002.97
1,044.39
1,094.39
1,430.39
1,682.23
Sinn Féin
Matt Garrett *
10.44%
1,264
1,342.75
1,351.17
1,360.8
1,362.8
1,391.64
1,465.53
Sinn Féin
Charlene O'Hara*
9.81%
1,187
1,205.48
1,210.48
1,213.9
1,213.9
1,226.53
1,268.56
Aontú
Nichola McClean
5.54%
670
675.67
681.67
691.67
702.67
743.67
Alliance
Donnamarie Higgins
3.66%
443
445.31
460.31
538.94
637.94
DUP
David McKee
2.55%
309
309
389
393
Green (NI)
Ellen Murray
1.99%
241
244.15
255.15
UUP
Fred Rodgers
1.07%
130
130
Workers' Party
Paddy Crossan
0.90%
109
111.73
Electorate: 23,300 Valid: 12,102 (51.94%) Spoilt: 221 Quota: 1,729 Turnout: 12,323 (52.89%)
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
Court - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
DUP
Frank McCoubrey *
19.70%
2,227
DUP
Brian Kingston * †
14.60%
1,648
DUP
Nicola Verner
9.90%
1,119
1,533.18
1,548.13
1,549.41
1,549.41
1,652.41
PUP
Billy Hutchinson *
8.20%
929
1,016.48
1,018.08
1,023.35
1,024.35
1,077.13
1,077.55
1,090.55
1,096.55
1,264.73
1,622.32
Sinn Féin
Claire Canavan *
12.80%
1,447
1,447
1,447
1,455
1,466
1,467
1,467
1,489
1,565
1,468
1,569
Sinn Féin
Tina Black *
12.30%
1,396
1,396.27
1,396.28
1,405.29
1,458.29
1,458.29
1,458.29
1,473.29
1,549.29
1,552.56
1,560.56
People Before Profit
Cailín McCaffery
6.10%
686
686.27
686.33
724.33
765.6
767.6
781.88
864.88
968.89
985.43
1,010.75
UUP
Dave Anderson
3.40%
385
411.19
411.89
418.9
420.9
481.45
498.67
529.22
534.22
668.93
Independent
Jolene Bunting*
3.10%
351
380.43
380.84
383.84
383.84
423.3
427.5
438.5
450.5
SDLP
Tiernan Fitzlarkin
2.60%
298
298.54
298.54
306.54
320.55
320.55
320.55
359.83
Alliance
Ciara Campbell
2.20%
253
254.35
254.88
296.38
302.38
305.65
305.65
TUV
Eric Smyth
2.30%
259
287.43
287.97
287.98
287.98
Workers' Party
Joanne Lowry
1.50%
166
166
166.02
180.29
Green (NI)
Sinéad Magner
1.30%
147
148.08
148.13
Electorate: 22,116 Valid: 11,310 (51.14%) Spoilt: 218 Quota: 1,616 Turnout: 11,528 (52.13%)
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
Lisnasharragh - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Alliance
Michael Long *
15.86%
1,755
Alliance
Eric Hanvey
12.91%
1,429
1,556.98
1,582.98
Green (NI)
Brian Smyth
11.14%
1,233
1,243.35
1,291.98
1,304.98
1,423.25
1,484.24
1,501.42
1,521.51
1,679.51
DUP
David Brooks †
13.37%
1,479
1,479.72
1,481.72
1,503.81
1,507.81
1,510.9
1,563.9
1,577.9
1,578.9
1,774.9
DUP
Tommy Sandford *
8.59%
951
951.9
954.9
985.9
989.9
991.9
1,104.99
1,118.99
1,123.99
1,588.99
SDLP
Séamas De Faoite
8.93%
988
993.76
1,005.12
1,005.12
1,017.21
1,098.02
1,100.11
1,100.29
1,521.27
1,523.45
UUP
Chris McGimpsey*
4.59%
508
509.98
510.07
528.25
539.25
545.34
591.34
1,017.33
1,018.42
1,089.69
DUP
Aileen Graham*
5.96%
660
660.63
663.63
684.63
687.72
694.72
753.81
772.99
775.17
Sinn Féin
Stevie Jenkins
5.59%
619
621.52
625.52
626.52
636.52
647.7
647.79
647.79
UUP
Ben Manton
3.75%
415
416.44
419.44
434.44
440.44
451.44
520.44
PUP
Gwen Ferguson
3.28%
363
363.63
364.72
387.72
393.72
395.72
Independent
Kate Mullan*
1.84%
204
206.16
207.25
209.34
219.43
Labour Alternative
Amy Ferguson
1.45%
160
160.27
191.54
195.54
UKIP
Catherine McComb
1.52%
169
169.45
169.45
People Before Profit
Ivanka Antova
1.20%
133
134.71
Electorate: 20,783 Valid: 11,066 (53.25%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,581 Turnout: 11,182 (53.80%)
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
Oldpark - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SDLP
Paul McCusker * ‡
25.21%
2,856
DUP
Dale Pankhurst * †
15.01%
1,701
Sinn Féin
Ryan Murphy *
10.46%
1,185
1,326.6
1,333
1,333.04
1,333.04
1,341.44
1,341.44
1,362.2
1,835.2
Sinn Féin
Shauneen Baker †
9.77%
1,107
1,264.44
1,278.48
1,278.76
1,279.24
1,298.12
1,302.12
1,374.24
1,680.72
Sinn Féin
J. J. Magee *
10.01%
1,134
1,244.4
1,250.28
1,250.28
1,251.32
1,261.68
1,264.68
1,285.96
1,404.84
1,616.03
People Before Profit
Fiona Ferguson
3.94%
447
781.08
829.88
829.96
835.44
951.16
995.24
1,336.6
1,401.76
1,404.7
DUP
Gillian Simpson
5.05%
573
577.8
577.8
631.88
735.96
738.48
1,198.16
1,240.72
1,240.72
1,240.72
Sinn Féin
Mary Clarke*
7.02%
796
1,009.6
1,015.48
1,015.48
1,015.96
1,029.76
1,032.76
1,058.36
Alliance
Jack Armstrong
3.44%
390
535.92
554.04
554.08
576.16
691.32
756.88
PUP
Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston*
5.07%
575
582.2
584.68
595.68
677.28
689.32
Green (NI)
Lesley Veronica
2.03%
231
296.76
320.6
320.8
331.28
UUP
Jason Docherty
2.11%
239
242.84
242.84
244.84
Workers' Party
Chris Bailie
0.82%
93
141
Electorate: 22,024 Valid: 11,327 (51.43%) Spoilt: 218 Quota: 1,619 Turnout: 11,545 (52.42%)
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
Ormiston - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Alliance
Ross McMullan
19.74%
2,622
Alliance
Peter McReynolds * †
13.28%
1,764
Alliance
Sian O'Neill * †
8.77%
1,165
1,948
Green (NI)
Anthony Flynn
9.79%
1,301
1,380.56
1,579.12
1,663.24
DUP
Tom Haire *
11.00%
1,462
1,465.6
1,470.08
1,507.8
1,629.64
1,633.96
2,183.96
UUP
Jim Rodgers * ‡‡
10.66%
1,416
1,444.8
1,478.24
1,521.68
1,608.8
1,649.84
1,697.84
DUP
John Hussey *
9.55%
1,269
1,274.04
1,276.76
1,304.76
1,343.12
1,348.24
1,618.48
UUP
Peter Johnston*
5.70%
757
776.8
797.76
823
939.92
988.56
1,007.2
DUP
Gareth Spratt
6.45%
857
859.88
862.44
877.44
897.6
900.48
PUP
William Ennis
2.97%
394
398.68
406.52
433.88
UKIP
Keith Lonsdale
1.66%
221
221
222.44
Sinn Féin
Laura Misteil
0.43%
57
70.32
77.3
Electorate: 25,617 Valid: 13,285 (51.86%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,661 Turnout: 13,432 (52.43%)
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
Titanic - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DUP
George Dorrian *
13.41%
1,270
1,317
1,328
1,432
DUP
Adam Newton *
9.64%
913
928
932
961
997.9
1,520.9
Alliance
Michelle Kelly
11.28%
1,068
1,072
1,079
1,094
1,094
1,100
1,353
UUP
Sonia Copeland *
9.00%
852
890
1,096
1,230
1,247.22
1,277.68
1,307.68
1,410.28
PUP
John Kyle * ‡
10.85%
1,027
1,079
1,104
1,209
1,216.38
1,257.3
1,309.3
1,368.7
Alliance
Carole Howard ‡
11.14%
1,055
1,061
1,075
1,096
1,096.82
1,099.64
1,314.64
1,318.24
Sinn Féin
Mairead O’Donnell*
11.64%
1,102
1,103
1,103
1,103
1,103
1,103
1,145
1,145
Green (NI)
Ben Smylie
6.77%
641
652
656
680
680.82
680.82
DUP
Lee Reynolds
6.19%
586
597
602
610
625.58
Independent
Karl Bennett
4.73%
448
468
473
UUP
Colin Hall-Thompson
2.94%
278
286
UKIP
Paul Girvan
2.41%
228
Electorate: 22,653 Valid: 9,468 (41.80%) Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,353 Turnout: 9,652 (42.61%)
Changes during the term
† Co-options
Date co-opted
Electoral Area
Party
Outgoing
Co-optee
Reason
6 January 2020
Castle
Sinn Féin
John Finucane
Conor Maskey
Finucane was elected to the House of Commons.
14 January 2020
Botanic
Sinn Féin
Deirdre Hargey
John Gormley
Hargey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 April 2020
Castle
DUP
Guy Spence
Dean McCullough
Spence resigned.
4 May 2020
Balmoral
DUP
David Graham
Gareth Spratt
Graham resigned.
1 September 2020
Oldpark
Sinn Féin
Shauneen Baker
Nichola Bradley
Baker resigned.
17 November 2020
Black Mountain
Sinn Féin
Emma Groves
Áine McCabe
Groves resigned.
16 February 2022
Collin
Sinn Féin
Stephen Magennis
Caoimhín McCann
Magennis resigned.
26 May 2022
Ormiston
Alliance
Peter McReynolds
Jenna Maghie
McReynolds was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
26 May 2022
Ormiston
Alliance
Sian Mulholland (Formerly O'Neill)
Christine Bower
Mulholland was co-opted to the Killultagh DEA on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council , replacing David Honeyford upon his election to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
27 May 2022
Balmoral
Alliance
Kate Nicholl
Micky Murray
Nicholl was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
30 May 2022
Castle
Alliance
Nuala McAllister
Sam Nelson
McAllister was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
30 May 2022
Collin
Sinn Féin
Danny Baker
Joseph Duffy
Baker was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 June 2022
Court
DUP
Brian Kingston
Naomi Thompson
Kingston was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 June 2022
Lisnasharragh
DUP
David Brooks
Sammy Douglas
Brooks was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
29 November 2022
Black Mountain
Sinn Féin
Steven Corr
Róis-Máire Donnelly
Corr resigned.
6 January 2023
Oldpark
DUP
Dale Pankhurst
Jordan Doran
Pankhurst resigned.
‡ Changes in affiliation
Date
Electoral Area
Name
Previous affiliation
New affiliation
Circumstance
6 May 2019
Ormiston
Jim Rodgers
UUP
Independent
UUP whip withdrawn following a controversial election leaflet about Alliance.[ 3]
20 May 2021
Ormiston
Jim Rodgers
Independent
UUP
UUP whip restored by outgoing UUP leader Steve Aiken .[ 4]
12 December 2021
Titanic
Carole Howard
Alliance
UUP
Defected from Alliance to UUP to more openly express her pro-Union views.[ 5]
16 December 2021
Titanic
John Kyle
PUP
Independent
Left the PUP over disagreements relating to the NI Protocol.[ 6]
10 February 2022
Titanic
John Kyle
Independent
UUP
Joined the UUP having previously left the PUP.[ 7]
30 March 2023
Oldpark
Paul McCusker
SDLP
Independent
Left the SDLP after feeling "frustrated and disheartened" with local politics and believing he was best placed to run in the upcoming council election as an independent.[ 8]
Suspensions
None
Last update 30 March 2023.
Current composition: see Belfast City Council .
References