Lisnasharragh (District Electoral Area)

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Lisnasharragh
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Séamas De Faoite (SDLP)
  •   Davy Douglas (DUP)
  •   Bradley Ferguson (DUP)
  •   Eric Hanvey (APNI)
  •   Michael Long(APNI)
  •   Brian Smyth (GPNI)

Lisnasharragh 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 Cregagh; Hillfoot; Merok; Orangefield; Ravenhill and Rosetta. [2] Lisnasharragh forms part of the Belfast South and Belfast East constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 2014 local elections. The Rosetta ward had previously been part of the Laganbank DEA, Orangefield and Ravenhill had been part of the Pottinger DEA, while the remaining wards had been part of the abolished Castlereagh Central DEA from Castlereagh Borough Council.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Séamas De Faoite
(SDLP)
Michael Long
(Alliance)
Eric Hanvey
(Alliance)
Brian Smyth
(Green Party)
Davy Douglas
(DUP)
Bradley Ferguson
(DUP)
June 2022 Co-Option Sammy Douglas
(DUP)
Tommy Sandford
(DUP)
2019 David Brooks
(DUP)
June 2017 DefectionKate Mullan
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
Carole Howard
(Alliance)
Chris McGimpsey
(UUP)
Aileen Graham
(DUP)
2014

2023 Results

2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2019–2023 Change: No Change

Lisnasharragh - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Davy Douglas17.39%2,083     
DUP Bradley Ferguson8.85%1,0601,391.84 1,649.26 1,992.26  
Alliance Michael Long*12.00%1,4371,439.21 1,462.21 1,602.57 1,638.57 1,971.57
Alliance Eric Hanvey*9.00%1,0781,078.68 1,099.02 1,160.36 1,205.36 1,747.36
SDLP Séamas de Faoite*13.19%1,5801,580.17 1,598.34 1,629.51 1,635.51 1,669.51
Green (NI) Brian Smyth*9.66%1,1571,158.19 1,273.53 1,422.91 1,491.91 1,588.76
Sinn Féin Stevie Jenkins10.28%1,2311,231.17 1,250.17 1,250.17 1,250.17 1,258.17
Alliance Anna McErlean8.03%961961.85 965.85 1,037.87 1,054.87  
UUP Bill Manwaring6.85%820828.67 921.71    
TUV Stephen Ferguson3.07%368375.14     
People Before Profit Nick Cropper1.67%200200.34     
Electorate: 21,488  Valid: 11,975 (55.73%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 1,711  Turnout: 12,091 (56.27%)  

    2019 Results

    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 [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Alliance Michael Long *15.86%1,755         
    Alliance Eric Hanvey12.91%1,4291,556.98 1,582.98       
    Green (NI) Brian Smyth11.14%1,2331,243.35 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%1,4791,479.72 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%951951.9 954.9 985.9 989.9 991.9 1,104.99 1,118.99 1,123.99 1,588.99
    SDLP Séamas De Faoite8.93%988993.76 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%508509.98 510.07 528.25 539.25 545.34 591.34 1,017.33 1,018.42 1,089.69
    DUP Aileen Graham*5.96%660660.63 663.63 684.63 687.72 694.72 753.81 772.99 775.17  
    Sinn Féin Stevie Jenkins5.59%619621.52 625.52 626.52 636.52 647.7 647.79 647.79   
    UUP Ben Manton3.75%415416.44 419.44 434.44 440.44 451.44 520.44    
    PUP Gwen Ferguson3.28%363363.63 364.72 387.72 393.72 395.72     
    Independent Kate Mullan*1.84%204206.16 207.25 209.34 219.43      
    Labour Alternative Amy Ferguson1.45%160160.27 191.54 195.54       
    UKIP Catherine McComb1.52%169169.45 169.45        
    People Before Profit Ivanka Antova1.20%133134.71         
    Electorate: 20,783  Valid: 11,066 (53.25%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 1,581  Turnout: 11,182 (53.80%)  

      2014 results

      2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Lisnasharragh - 6 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Alliance Michael Long *16.44%1,726        
      DUP Aileen Graham14.73%1,546        
      UUP Chris McGimpsey*12.98%1,3621,370.19 1,384.2 1,432.1 1,462.4 1,464.37 1,764.37  
      Alliance Carole Howard *8.19%8601,016.52 1,032.7 1,157.2 1,412.4 1,413.24 1,427.5 1,547.5 
      SDLP Kate Mullan* ‡8.36%878899.58 901.71 931.88 1,019.8 1,019.89 1,029.89 1,500.89 
      DUP Tommy Sandford *9.34%980983.12 994.12 1,013.3 1,024.3 1,041.8 1,226.43 1,230.69 1,354.69
      DUP Colin Hussey8.73%916918.34 927.47 944.6 960.6 985.59 1,071.68 1,071.68 1,152.68
      Sinn Féin Dermot Kennedy6.07%637642.59 642.59 649.85 693.11 693.11 697.14   
      PUP Helen Smyth6.00%630631.04 641.04 660.17 684.3 684.72    
      Green (NI) Connal Hughes4.62%485497.35 503.48 590.17      
      NI21 Leah McDonnell3.00%315323.45 414.71       
      NI21 Pete Wray1.54%162163.82        
      Electorate: 20,089  Valid: 10,497 (52.25%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 1,500  Turnout: 10,656 (53.04%)  

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