Titanic (District Electoral Area)

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Titanic
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   David Bell (APNI)
  •   Ruth Brooks (DUP)
  •   Sonia Copeland (UUP)
  •   Pádraig Donnelly (SF)
  •   Sammy Douglas (DUP)
  •   Fiona McAteer (APNI)

Titanic is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [1] Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett, Beersbridge, Bloomfield, Connswater, Sydenham and Woodstock. Titanic, along with wards from the neighbouring Ormiston 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.

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The district was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Pottinger DEA, which had existed since 1985. The district takes its name from the city's Titanic Quarter, where the RMS Titanic was built. [2]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 David Bell
(Alliance)
Fiona McAteer
(Alliance)
Pádraig Donnelly
(Sinn Féin)
Sonia Copeland
(UUP)
Sammy Douglas
(DUP)
Ruth Brooks
(DUP)
February 2022 DefectionMichelle Kelly
(Alliance)
Carole Howard (UUP)/
(Alliance)
John Kyle
(UUP)/
(Independent)/
(PUP)
George Dorrian
(DUP)
Adam Newton
(DUP)
December 2021 Defections
2019
November 2016 Co-OptionDavid Armitage
(Alliance)
Mairéad O'Donnell
(Sinn Féin)
May 2016 Co-OptionBrian Kennedy
(DUP)
June 2015 Co-Option Niall Ó Donnghaile
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Gavin Robinson
(DUP)

2023 Results

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from PUP

Titanic - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Ruth Brooks16.98%1,690     
DUP Sammy Douglas*12.20%1,2141,216 1,244.35 1,440.35  
Alliance David Bell13.66%1,3601,392 1,395.75 1,403.75 1,680.75 
Alliance Fiona McAteer11.54%1,1491,176 1,176.75 1,181.90 1,597.90 
Sinn Féin Pádraig Donnelly12.90%1,2841,304 1,304.30 1,305.30 1,399.45 1,489.45
Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland*9.72%968973 995.65 1,162.80 1,254.25 1,325.25
DUP George Dorrian*6.61%658660 842.70 1,012.10 1,033.30 1,040.30
Green (NI) Gillian Hamilton9.42%938969 970.95 984.10   
TUV Anne Smyth5.67%564567 577.05    
SDLP Elly Omondi1.30%129     
Electorate: 24,018  Valid: 9,954 (41.44%)  Spoilt: 209  Quota: 1,423  Turnout: 10,163 (42.31%)  

    2019 Results

    2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

    2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

    2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

    Titanic - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    DUP George Dorrian*13.41%1,2701,317 1,328 1,432    
    DUP Adam Newton*9.64%913928 932 961 997.9 1,520.9  
    Alliance Michelle Kelly11.28%1,0681,072 1,079 1,094 1,094 1,100 1,353 
    Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland*9.00%852890 1,096 1,230 1,247.22 1,277.68 1,307.68 1,410.28
    PUP John Kyle * ‡10.85%1,0271,079 1,104 1,209 1,216.38 1,257.3 1,309.3 1,368.7
    Alliance Carole Howard11.14%1,0551,061 1,075 1,096 1,096.82 1,099.64 1,314.64 1,318.24
    Sinn Féin Mairead O’Donnell*11.64%1,1021,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,145 1,145
    Green (NI) Ben Smylie6.77%641652 656 680 680.82 680.82   
    DUP Lee Reynolds6.19%586597 602 610 625.58    
    Independent Karl Bennett4.73%448468 473      
    Ulster Unionist Colin Hall-Thompson2.94%278286       
    UKIP Paul Girvan2.41%228       
    Electorate: 22,653  Valid: 9,468 (41.80%)  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 1,353  Turnout: 9,652 (42.61%)  

      2014 Results

      2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP

      Titanic - 6 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland16.68%1,651         
      PUP John Kyle *11.62%1,1501,237.92 1,239.92 1,239.92 1,259.18 1,273.6 1,308.14 1,325.4 1,454.4 
      DUP Adam Newton*10.27%1,0171,043.74 1,044.74 1,046.88 1,056.02 1,061.02 1,082.72 1,351.1 1,428.1 
      DUP Gavin Robinson * †11.60%1,1481,179.78 1,179.78 1,181.78 1,187.92 1,191.92 1,205.34 1,322 1,418.04 
      Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile * †11.68%1,1561,156 1,183 1,198 1,207 1,211.14 1,218.14 1,218.14 1,222.14 1,228.7
      Alliance David Armitage7.88%780783.92 785.92 803.92 816.2 872.34 969.04 972.04 990.04 1,031.44
      Alliance Máire Hendron*7.26%719721.66 726.66 761.66 772.8 821.94 890.08 892.08 903.08 929.62
      TUV Harry Toan5.84%578606.56 607.56 607.56 610.98 615.98 624.52 634.52 793.78  
      UKIP Jonny Lavery5.49%544564.72 566.72 569.86 577 587.14 603.56 610.98   
      DUP Sam White4.20%416423.7 423.84 423.84 426.84 431.84 433.12    
      NI21 Jimmy Davidson2.55%252257.88 257.88 261.88 271.16 311.3     
      Green (NI) Gregor Claus2.14%212213.26 215.26 221.26 242.4      
      Socialist Party Tommy Black1.09%108111.5 113.5 120.5       
      SDLP Peter Devlin1.00%9999.42 106.42        
      Workers' Party Kevin McNally0.71%7070.14         
      Electorate: 21,425  Valid: 9,900 (46.21%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 1,415  Turnout: 10,082 (47.06%)  

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