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The 2019 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election was the second election to Lisburn and Castlereagh city Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the Lisburn and Castlereagh city Council via Single Transferable Vote.

2019 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election
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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Naomi Long
Leader Arlene Foster Robin Swann Naomi Long
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats before 20 8 7
Seats won 15 11 9
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 3 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Colum Eastwood MLA.JPG
Clare Bailey.png
Leader Colum Eastwood Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Clare Bailey
Party SDLP Sinn Féin Green (NI)
Seats before 3 0 0
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Increase 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
  Basil McCrea
Leader Jim Allister Basil McCrea
Party TUV NI21
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Results by party

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8dc63f;" data-sort-value="Green Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Conservatives" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="United Kingdom Independence Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #000000;" data-sort-value="Democrats and Veterans" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008080;" data-sort-value="NI21" |
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
DUP 15 Decrease 5 18,455 36.37 Decrease 4.73
UUP 11 Increase 3 8,837 17.41 Decrease 1.18
Alliance 9 Increase 2 11,883 23.42 Increase 11.23
SDLP 2 Decrease 1 4,364 8.60 Decrease 0.49
Sinn Féin 2 Increase 2 2,717 5.35 Increase 0.58
Green (NI) 1 Increase 1 878 1.73 Increase 0.18
TUV 0 Decrease 1 1,167 2.30 Decrease 3.74
Independent 0 Steady 878 1.73 Increase 1.35
NI Conservatives 0 Steady 592 1.17 Increase 0.34
UKIP 0 Steady 255 0.50 Decrease 1.32
Democrats and Veterans 0 Steady 242 0.48 N/A
NI21 0 Decrease 1 0 0 N/A
Totals 40 50,747 —

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:

↓
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DUP UUP Alliance SDLP TUV NI21

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
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DUP UUP Alliance SDLP SF GPNI

Results by electoral area

Castlereagh East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from TUV

Castlereagh East - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Alliance Martin Gregg 17.36 1,212
DUP Sharon Skillen* 16.81 1,174
Alliance Tim Morrow* † 13.41 936 1,128.78
DUP David Drysdale* 12.16 849 850.19 951.14 956.92 1,081.92
UUP Hazel Legge* 10.36 723 728.1 736.65 808.9 1,040.9
DUP John Laverty 11.64 813 814.19 847.04 851.8 976.8
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 9.14 638 640.72 666.67 672.79 768.79
TUV Andrew Girvin* 9.12 637 637.85 644.15 656.39
Electorate: 14,963   Valid: 6,982   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 998   Turnout: 7,047 (47.10%)  

Castlereagh South

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain one seat each from DUP and SDLP

Castlereagh South - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Alliance Sorcha Eastwood 17.95 1,629
DUP Nathan Anderson* 16.55 1,503
Alliance Michelle Guy 13.62 1,236
SDLP John Gallen* 10.74 975 1,094.68 1,099.96 1,128.12 1,130.12 1,131.68 1,165.68
Sinn Féin Ryan Carlin 11.78 1,069 1,107.4 1,109.32 1,115.48 1,115.48 1,117.8 1,129.92 1,263.92
Green (NI) Simon Lee 7.14 648 819.52 825.04 858.96 863.84 868.96 946.2 1,168.2
UUP Michael Henderson* 6.92 628 657.76 683.44 690.88 759 789.12 869.52 920.92 940.92 971.6
DUP Jason Elliott 3.69 335 338.84 585.56 586.28 634.32 856.92 873.2 886.16 890.16 892.52
SDLP Rachael McCarthy 5.10 463 544.6 545.08 552.84 552.84 555.8 598.32
Independent Geraldine Rice* 2.61 237 277.32 283.32 289.56 294.12 303.76
DUP Vasundhara Kamble* 2.29 208 221.2 260.4 261.84 287.52
TUV Nicola Girvan 1.61 146 148.88 161.6 161.92
Electorate: 17,351   Valid: 9,077   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,135   Turnout: 9,130 (52.62%)  

Downshire East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain one seat from DUP

Downshire East - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Alliance Aaron McIntyre* 21.34 1,318
DUP Andrew Gowan 18.35 1,133
UUP James Baird* 15.38 950 1,003.75 1,081.75
UUP Alex Swan 11.76 726 787.5 930.5 930.5
DUP Uel Mackin* 14.66 905 911.25 920.75 920.75
DUP Janet Gray* 11.68 721 731.5 741.5
SDLP Owen Beckett 6.83 422 574.5
Electorate: 12,214   Valid: 6,175   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,030   Turnout: 6,222 (50.94%)  

Downshire West

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: No change

Downshire West - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Owen Gawith* 25.92 1,616
DUP Caleb McCready 16.23 1,012 1,029.76 1,060.76
UUP John Palmer* 14.68 915 988.26 1,038.95 1,039.74 1,081.74
UUP Jim Dillon* 10.70 667 722.87 767.97 771.92 842.03 871.03 1,071.06
DUP Allan Ewart* 10.75 670 678.51 686.62 693.73 706.58 710.58 715.8
DUP Vince Curry 10.38 647 652.92 657.66 663.98 669.09 670.09 682.53
SDLP Morgan Crone 4.94 308 458.96 473.62 474.41 664.58 669.58
Green (NI) Luke Robinson 3.69 230 416.11 471.79 473.37
NI Conservatives Neil Johnston 2.71 169 234.86
Electorate: 12,385   Valid: 6,234   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 1,040   Turnout: 6,301 (50.88%)  

Killultagh

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain one seat each from DUP and SDLP

Killultagh - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance David Honeyford 20.30 1,524
UUP Ross McLernon 9.40 707 729 775.8 1,313.8
Sinn Féin Gary McCleave 13.22 994 996 1,022.8 1,024.8 1,025.22 1,438.22
DUP Thomas Beckett* 14.18 1,006 1,018 1,024.6 1,047.4 1,058.88 1,091.66 1,115.66
DUP James Tinsley* 13.03 979 988 993.8 1,032.8 1,057.3 1,079.28 1,102.28
DUP William Leathem* 10.87 871 885 891.2 909.4 923.4 925.16 944.16
SDLP Ally Haydock 9.25 695 717 863.3 884.6 891.46
UUP Alexander Redpath* 8.41 632 639 667.2
Independent Stuart Brown 1.42 107
Electorate: 14,361   Valid: 7,515   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,253   Turnout: 7,591 (52.86%)  

Lisburn North

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NI21
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: UUP and SDLP gain one seat each from DUP and NI21

Lisburn North - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Stephen Martin* 20.25 1,483
DUP Jonathan Craig* 16.21 1,187
SDLP Johnny McCarthy* 11.63 852 1,100.62
DUP Scott Carson* 11.55 846 856.56 883.2 951.51 951.81 1,060.81
UUP Nicholas Trimble* 9.82 719 786.52 808.52 812.04 824.64 950.14 1,077.14
UUP Stuart Hughes 7.89 578 619.92 659.56 665.72 673.32 789.61 1,058.61
Sinn Féin Joe Duffy 8.93 654 680.24 685.88 686.43 710.13 716.13 717.13
DUP Lindsay Reynolds 5.80 425 429.8 449.12 497.19 497.99 559.04
NI Conservatives Gary Hynds 5.78 423 443.8 467.72 469.7 475.1
UKIP Alan Love 2.13 156 162.08
Electorate: 15,356   Valid: 7,323   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,047   Turnout: 7,412 (48.27%)  

Lisburn South

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain one seat each from DUP

Lisburn South - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Jenny Palmer 12.60 877 924 942 1,022
DUP Andrew Ewing* 10.60 738 758 895 997
Alliance Amanda Grehan* 13.34 929 947 949 965 1,176
UUP Tim Mitchell* 10.27 715 742 758 859 969 1,010
DUP Paul Porter* 10.14 706 748 857 906 942 944
DUP Alan Givan* 10.56 735 758 825 890 934 940
SDLP Brendan Corr 9.32 649 654 655 661 738 822
Independent Jonny Orr 7.67 534 578 589 615
TUV Alison Chittick 5.52 384 466 477
DUP Rhoda Walker* 5.08 354 376
Democrats and Veterans Ricky Taylor 3.48 242
UKIP Helen Love 1.42 99
Electorate: 15,521   Valid: 6,962   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 995   Turnout: 7,044 (45.38%)  

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
31 January 2020 Castlereagh East

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Alliance Tim Morrow Sharon Lowry Morrow resigned.

‡ Changes in affiliation

None

– Suspensions

None

Last update 7 May 2020.

Current composition: see Lisburn and Castlereagh.

Notes

  1. ^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

References

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