Members of Belfast City Council
This is a list of the 51 members of Belfast City Council, elected at the local elections on 5 May 2011.[1]
Contents
Electoral Wards
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Belfast City Council currently comprises 60 electoral wards, nominally one for each elected councillor. However, as the PR-STV voting system requires multi-seat constituencies, the 60 wards are grouped into ten district electoral areas (DEA) which elect between five and seven councillors each:
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- Balmoral (5)
- Black Mountain (7)
- Botanic (5)
- Castle (6)
- Collin (6)
- Court (6)
- Lisnasharragh (6)
- Oldpark (6)
- Ormiston (7)
- Titanic (6)
Councillors
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Balmoral | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | Sinn Féin | |
| Claire Hanna | SDLP | ||
| Paula Bradshaw | Alliance | ||
| Christopher Stalford | DUP | ||
| Jeffrey Dudgeon | UUP | ||
| Black Mountain | Steven Corr | Sinn Féin | |
| Janice Austin | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gerry Carroll | People Before Profit | ||
| Emma Groves | Sinn Féin | ||
| Arder Carson | Sinn Féin | ||
| Tim Atwood | SDLP | ||
| Ciarán Beattie | Sinn Féin | ||
| Botanic | Ruth Patterson | DUP | |
| Emmet McDonough-Brown | Alliance | ||
| Deirdre Hargey | Sinn Féin | ||
| Declan Boyle | SDLP | ||
| Graham Craig | UUP | ||
| Castle | Mary Ellen Campbell | Sinn Féin | |
| Patrick Convery | SDLP | ||
| Nuala McAllister | Alliance | ||
| Guy Spence | DUP | ||
| Lydia Patterson | DUP | ||
| David Browne | UUP | ||
| Collin | David Bell | Sinn Féin | |
| Stephen Magennis | Sinn Féin | ||
| Brian Heading | SDLP | ||
| Matt Garrett | Sinn Féin | ||
| Charlene O'Hara | Sinn Féin | ||
| Bill Groves | Sinn Féin | ||
| Court | Billy Hutchinson | PUP | |
| Frank McCoubrey | DUP | ||
| Brian Kingston | DUP | ||
| Mary McConville | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jim McVeigh | Sinn Féin | ||
| Jolene Bunting | TUV | ||
| Lisnasharragh | Michael Long | Alliance | |
| Aileen Graham | DUP | ||
| Chris McGimpsey | UUP | ||
| Carole Howard | Alliance | ||
| Kate Mullan | SDLP | ||
| Tommy Sandford | DUP | ||
| Oldpark | Mary Clarke | Sinn Féin | |
| J.J. Magee | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gerry McCabe | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gareth McKee | DUP | ||
| Julie-Anne Corr | PUP | ||
| Nichola Mallon | SDLP | ||
| Ormiston | Jim Rodgers | UUP | |
| Mervyn Jones | Alliance | ||
| Laura McNamee | Alliance | ||
| Peter Johnston | UUP | ||
| Tom Haire | DUP | ||
| John Hussey | DUP | ||
| Ross Brown | Green (NI) | ||
| Titanic | Sonia Copeland | UUP | |
| Dr. John Kyle | PUP | ||
| Adam Newton | DUP | ||
| Gavin Robinson | DUP | ||
| Niall Ó Donnghaile | Sinn Féin | ||
| David Armitage | Alliance | ||
Changes
- Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin) replaced Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) for Balmoral following the latter's co-op into the NI Assembly. (29/10/2014).
- Brian Kenendy (DUP) replaced Gavin Robinson (DUP) for Titanic following the latter's election to Westminster. (16/06/2015)
- Donal Lyons (SDLP) replaced Claire Hanna (SDLP) for Balmoral following the latter's co-op into the NI Assembly. (28/07/2015)
- Sian O'Neill (Alliance) replaced Laura McNamee for Ormiston following the latter's resignation. (01/09/15)
- Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) replaced Bill Groves for Collin following the latter's resignation (14/09/15).
- Ruth Patterson was expelled from the DUP and currently sits as an Independent (21/11/15).
Aldermen
The Local Government (Modification of Borough Charters) Order (Northern Ireland) 1973 entitles the Council to appoint up to twelve of its members to the honorary position of alderman. The role of alderman is appointed at the first annual meeting following the election of the Council and does not carry any extra responsibilities other than the right to be referred to as an alderman rather than councillor. Following the local elections in 1997[2] and 2005[3] the Council voted not to appoint any of its members to the positions.
The current Alderman from 1 April 2015 are:
| Name | District Electoral Area (DEA) | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Browne | Castle | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| Patrick Convery | Caslte | SDLP | |
| Brian Kingston | Court | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Frank McCoubrey | Court | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Chris McGimpsey | Lisnasharragh | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| Lydia Patterson | Castle | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Ruth Patterson | Botanic | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Guy Spence | Castle | Democratic Unionist Party | |
| Jim Rodgers OBE | Orminston | Ulster Unionist Party | |
| Christopher Stalford | Balmoral | Democratic Unionist Party |
Results by party
| Party | 2014 | 2011 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | 1993 | 1989 | 1985 | 1981 | 1977 | 1973 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 25 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| Progressive Unionist Party | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 ¤ | 2 | 6 † | 4 † | 9 ‡ | 5 †‡ | 9 † | |
| Total | 60 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
- Notes: † Workers' Party of Ireland (1973 = 2; 1977 = 3; 1985/89 = 1); ‡ Unionist Party of Northern Ireland (1977 = 2; 1981 = 1); ¤ Ulster Democratic Party (1997 = 1)
