Ormiston (District Electoral Area)

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Ormiston
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
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Ormiston DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Hedley Abernethy (APNI)
  •   Christine Bower (APNI)
  •   Anthony Flynn (GPNI)
  •   James Lawlor (DUP)
  •   Jenna Maghie (APNI)
  •   Andrew McCormick (DUP)
  •   Jim Rodgers (UUP)

Ormiston has been one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland since 2014. [1] Located in the east of the city, the district elects seven members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Belmont, Garnerville, Gilnahirk, Sandown, Shandon, Knock and Stormont. [2] Ormiston, along with wards from the neighbouring Titanic and Lisnasharragh DEAs, together with parts of Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council, form the Belfast East constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

The district was created for the 2014 local elections, replacing the Victoria DEA, [3] which had existed since 1985. Nineteen candidates contested the first election in 2014, the most of any DEA in Northern Ireland. [4]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
May 2024 Co-OptionAnthony Flynn
(Green Party)
Christine Bower
(Alliance)
Jenna Maghie
(Alliance)
Hedley Abernethy
(Alliance)
Jim Rodgers
(UUP)/
(Independent)
James Lawlor
(DUP)
Andrew McCormick
(DUP)
2023 Ross McMullan
(Alliance)
May 2022 Co-OptionsJohn Hussey
(DUP)
Tom Haire
(DUP)
May 2021 Defection Peter McReynolds
(Alliance)
Sian O'Neill
(Alliance)
May 2019 Defection
2019
June 2017 Co-OptionGeorgina Milne
(Green Party)
Peter Johnston
(UUP)
June 2016 Co-OptionMervyn Jones
(Alliance)
September 2015 Co-Option Ross Brown
(Green Party)
2014 Laura McNamee
(Alliance)

2023 Elections

2019: 3 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

2023: 3 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

2019–2023 Change: No change

Ormiston - 7 seats [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Alliance Christine Bower*18.61%2,661       
DUP James Lawlor16.75%2,397       
DUP Andrew McCormick11.49%1,6421,648.72 2,180.22     
Alliance Jenna Maghie*9.09%1,2991,681.72 1,684.47 1,688.27 1,797.27   
Alliance Ross McMullan*10.35%1,4801,585.28 1,587.03 1,593.63 1,666.83 1,684.59 2,542.59 
Green (NI) Anthony Flynn*6.99%9991,042.20 1,044.45 1,053.45 1,200.94 1,226.89 1,438.69 1,919.69
UUP Jim Rodgers*7.02%1,0041,010.40 1,024.40 1,157.00 1,162.00 1,532.42 1,557.42 1,644.42
UUP Carole Howard*5.93%847863.96 881.71 965.51 978.08 1,282.15 1,303.51 1,365.51
Alliance Caitlin Sullivan6.22%8891,145.64 1,145.64 1,147.04 1,196.92 1,199.32   
TUV John Hiddleston4.76%680684.16 710.91 863.91 870.93    
Sinn Féin Caitríona Mallaghan1.22%174181.04 181.29 181.69     
People Before Profit Fiona Doran0.82%117132.36 133.11 133.71     
SDLP Lorcan McGuirk0.74%106111.12 111.12 111.72     
Electorate: 26,314  Valid: 14,295 (54.32%)  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,787  Turnout: 14,379 (54.64%)  

    2019 Elections

    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 [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Alliance Ross McMullan19.74%2,622      
    Alliance Peter McReynolds * †13.28%1,764      
    Alliance Sian O'Neill * †8.77%1,1651,948     
    Green (NI) Anthony Flynn9.79%1,3011,380.56 1,579.12 1,663.24   
    DUP Tom Haire*11.00%1,4621,465.6 1,470.08 1,507.8 1,629.64 1,633.96 2,183.96
    UUP Jim Rodgers * ‡‡10.66%1,4161,444.8 1,478.24 1,521.68 1,608.8 1,649.84 1,697.84
    DUP John Hussey*9.55%1,2691,274.04 1,276.76 1,304.76 1,343.12 1,348.24 1,618.48
    UUP Peter Johnston*5.70%757776.8 797.76 823 939.92 988.56 1,007.2
    DUP Gareth Spratt6.45%857859.88 862.44 877.44 897.6 900.48  
    PUP William Ennis2.97%394398.68 406.52 433.88    
    UKIP Keith Lonsdale1.66%221221 222.44     
    Sinn Féin Laura Misteil0.43%5770.32 77.3     
    Electorate: 25,617  Valid: 13,285 (51.86%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 1,661  Turnout: 13,432 (52.43%)  

      2014 Elections

      Ormiston - 7 seats [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      UUP Jim Rodgers *14.53%1,899            
      Alliance Mervyn Jones* †9.06%1,1841,188.48 1,222.48 1,231.76 1,298.76 1,356.46 1,367.46 1,378.6 1,412.6 1,418.6 1,898.74  
      Alliance Laura McNamee* †6.87%898902.2 923.2 929.34 980.34 1,405.6 1,407.6 1,414.6 1,425.6 1,438.7 1,781.74  
      UUP Peter Johnston4.76%622768.58 769.72 812.54 877.22 887.06 1,035.16 1,081.22 1,231.18 1,478.5 1,501.18 1,607.8 1,639.76
      DUP Tom Haire*8.20%1,0721,083.62 1,083.62 1,088.76 1,101.9 1,101.9 1,173.6 1,297.28 1,467.26 1,568.8 1,581.8 1,583.99 1,585.35
      DUP John Hussey*6.28%821830.94 830.94 837.36 849.36 849.36 917.34 1,346.96 1,424.5 1,544 1,555.04 1,560.15 1,568.31
      Green (NI) Ross Brown 6.36%831836.18 853.18 872.32 970.02 996.3 1,015.3 1,038.58 1,108.14 1,158.7 1,270.26 1,408.96 1,506.88
      DUP Denny Vitty*6.19%809834.9 836.9 847.46 860.46 864.46 907.88 1,020.56 1,078.84 1,304.48 1,318.04 1,328.99 1,334.43
      Alliance Ross McMullan6.88%899902.5 949.5 950.78 987.78 1,063.48 1,066.48 1,077.9 1,090.9 1,102.04    
      PUP Ian Shanks5.51%720728.96 729.96 737.24 745.38 746.52 824.66 835.36 938.2     
      UKIP Stephen Crosby4.73%618623.04 624.04 639.04 660.18 664.18 820.44 834      
      DUP Brian Kennedy*5.74%750763.72 765.72 773.56 780.7 783.98 811.68       
      TUV John Hiddleston4.90%640647 648 654 657.14 658.14        
      Alliance Andrew Webb*4.29%561565.76 572.76 581.9 611.9         
      NI21 Ian Dickson1.87%245246.82 248.82 255.82          
      NI21 Jayne Olorunda1.47%192193.4 195.4 203.54          
      NI Conservatives Ian Reid1.24%162167.74 168.74           
      SDLP Michael McMillan0.73%9595            
      Sinn Féin Laura Keenan0.43%5656.14            
      Electorate: 20,881  Valid: 13,074 (62.61%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 1,635  Turnout: 13,192 (63.18%)  

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