Collin (District Electoral Area)

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Collin
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
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Collin DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Michael Collins (PBP)
  •   Joseph Duffy (SF)
  •   Matt Garrett (SF)
  •   Siobhán McCallin (SF)
  •   Caoimhín McCann (SF)
  •   Séanna Walsh (SF)

Collin is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Dunmurry; Ladybrook; Lagmore; Poleglass; Twinbrook and Stewartstown. [2] Collin, along with neighbouring Black Mountain and most of the Court District Electoral Area, forms the greater part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

The DEA was created for the 2014 local elections, combining parts of the Upper Falls DEA, which had existed since 1985, with parts of the abolished Dunmurry Cross DEA from Lisburn City Council.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
January 2025 Co-OptionMatt Garrett
(Sinn Féin)
Séanna Walsh
(Sinn Féin)
Caoimhín McCann
(Sinn Féin)
Joseph Duffy
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Collins
(PBP)
Siobhán McCallin
(Sinn Féin)
2023 Clíodhna Nic Bhranair
(Sinn Féin)
May 2022 Co-OptionBrian Heading
(SDLP)
February 2022 Co-Option Daniel Baker
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Stephen Magennis
(Sinn Féin)
November 2017 Co-OptionCharlene O'Hara
(Sinn Féin)
September 2015 Co-OptionDavid Bell
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Bill Groves
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Results

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x SDLP

2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Collin - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Sinn Féin Joe Duffy*18.33%2,559           
Sinn Féin Caoimhín McCann*16.83%2,350           
Sinn Féin Matt Garrett*13.78%1,9242029.82          
Sinn Féin Séanna Walsh*10.89%1,5211,910.62 2,186.77         
Sinn Féin Clíodhna Nic Bhranair11.81%1,6491,671.44 1,700.54 1,880.34 1,892.34 1,900.68 1,923.04 2,024.04    
People Before Profit Michael Collins*8.54%1,1931,208.40 1,219.95 1,220.95 1,250.55 1,271.55 1,338.14 1,469.95 1,479.69 1,481.45 1,581.67 1,730.09
SDLP Gerard McDonald6.47%903913.12 921.97 922.67 931.19 938.71 985.23 1,018.63 1,034.08 1,034.52 1,181.96 1,520.65
Alliance Eoin Millar3.52%492496.84 498.94 499.24 504.24 518.24 588.46 617.06 622.01 622.89 647.41  
Aontú Luke McCann3.77%526529.52 531.92 532.12 537.34 566.34 576.34 594.56 597.11 597.77   
Independent Julieann McNally2.64%368371.96 384.86 385.36 390.36 425.80 448.32      
Green (NI) Ash Jones1.63%228230.64 232.29 232.59 238.81 260.81       
Independent Tony Mallon1.19%166166.66 167.26 167.36 169.36        
Workers' Party Paddy Crossan0.59%8384.32 86.12 86.12         
Electorate: 24,938  Valid: 13,962 (55.99%)  Spoilt: 255  Quota: 1,996  Turnout: 14,217 (57.01%)  

    2019 Results

    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 [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Sinn Féin Danny Baker * †18.15%2,196      
    People Before Profit Michael Collins12.93%1,5651,601.54 1,667.96 1,738.96   
    Sinn Féin Séanna Walsh *11.58%1,4021,666.81 1,672.81 1,684.44 1,684.44 1,700.07 1,762.07
    Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis* †13.35%1,6161,646.66 1,653.5 1,658.5 1,659.5 1,673.92 1,708.76
    SDLP Brian Heading*8.02%970980.92 1,002.97 1,044.39 1,094.39 1,430.39 1,682.23
    Sinn Féin Matt Garrett*10.44%1,2641,342.75 1,351.17 1,360.8 1,362.8 1,391.64 1,465.53
    Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara*9.81%1,1871,205.48 1,210.48 1,213.9 1,213.9 1,226.53 1,268.56
    Aontú Nichola McClean5.54%670675.67 681.67 691.67 702.67 743.67  
    Alliance Donnamarie Higgins3.66%443445.31 460.31 538.94 637.94   
    DUP David McKee2.55%309309 389 393    
    Green (NI) Ellen Murray1.99%241244.15 255.15     
    UUP Fred Rodgers1.07%130130      
    Workers' Party Paddy Crossan0.90%109111.73      
    Electorate: 23,300  Valid: 12,102 (51.94%)  Spoilt: 221  Quota: 1,729  Turnout: 12,323 (52.89%)  

      2014 Results

      2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

      Collin - 6 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin David Bell* †14.96%1,669      
      Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis*14.50%1,618      
      SDLP Brian Heading*9.56%1,0671,069.68 1,069.90 1,216.19 1,246.19 1,624.19 
      Sinn Féin Matt Garrett*13.01%1,4521,504.56 1,504.84 1,540.24 1,545.24 1,579.50 1,708.50
      Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara*13.23%1,4761,479.40 1,493.43 1,507.56 1,512.61 1,544.89 1,658.89
      Sinn Féin Bill Groves* †11.72%1,3081,310.40 1,311.08 1,315.16 1,315.31 1,336.41 1,427.69
      NI21 Wendy Burke3.83%427427.56 427.58 514.70 753.74 802.75 806.82
      éirígí Máire Drumm6.54%730731.76 732.06 740.19 744.19 751.30  
      SDLP Laura Whinnery4.58%511511.68 511.89 571.94 601.94   
      UUP Gareth Martin4.27%476476.08 476.24 486.24    
      Alliance Gerard Catney3.80%424425.24 425.28     
      Electorate: 20,017  Valid: 11,158 (50.68%)  Spoilt: 202  Quota: 1,512  Turnout: 11,360 (51.60%)  

        References

        1. Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 25 May 2014
        2. Belfast City Council Elections, 2014, ARK, accessed 24 May 2014
        3. "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
        4. 1 2 "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.