Members of Belfast City Council

This is a list of the 51 members of Belfast City Council, elected at the local elections on 5 May 2011.^[1]

1 Electoral Wards
2 Councillors
3 Aldermen
4 Results by party
5 See also
6 References

Electoral Wards

Main article: Electoral wards of Belfast

Belfast City Council currently comprises 51 electoral wards, nominally one for each elected councillor. However, as the PR-STV voting system requires multi-seat constituencies, the 51 wards are grouped into nine district electoral areas (DEA) which elect between 5 and 7 councillors each:

Balmoral (6)
Castle (6)
Court (5)
Laganbank (5)
Lower Falls (5)
Oldpark (6)
Pottinger (6)
Upper Falls (5)
Victoria (7)

Councillors

Name	District Electoral Area (DEA)	Party	Notes
Attwood , Tim Tim Attwood	Upper Falls	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Austin , Janice Janice Austin	Lower Falls	Sinn Féin
Browne, DavidDavid Browne	Castle	Ulster Unionist Party	High Sheriff of Belfast (2005). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Campbell , Mary EllenMary Ellen Campbell	Castle	Sinn Féin
Campbell , May May Campbell	Pottinger	Democratic Unionist Party	Appointed Alderman (2011).
Convery, PatPat Convery	Castle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2010-11).
Corr , Steven Steven Corr	Lower Falls	Sinn Féin
Crozier , Ian Ian Crozier	Oldpark	Democratic Unionist Party	Appointed Alderman (2011).
Cunningham , Tierna Tierna Cunningham	Castle	Sinn Féin
Curran , Catherine Catherine Curran	Laganbank	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ekin, Tom Tom Ekin	Balmoral	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2004-05). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Garrett , Matt Matt Garrett	Upper Falls	Sinn Féin
Groves , Emma Emma Groves	Upper Falls	Sinn Féin
Haire , Tom Tom Haire	Victoria	Democratic Unionist Party
Hanna , Claire Claire Hanna	Balmoral	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Hargey, Deirdre Deirdre Hargey	Laganbank	Sinn Féin
Hartley, Tom Tom Hartley	Lower Falls	Sinn Féin	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2008-09).
Hendron , Máire Máire Hendron	Pottinger	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Humphrey , William William Humphrey	Court	Democratic Unionist Party	High Sheriff of Belfast (2006). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Hussey , John John Hussey	Victoria	Democratic Unionist Party
Jones , Mervyn Mervyn Jones	Victoria	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Keenan , Colin Colin Keenan	Lower Falls	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Kelly , Bernie Bernie Kelly	Balmoral	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Kingston , Brian Brian Kingston	Court	Democratic Unionist Party
Kyle , John John Kyle	Pottinger	Progressive Unionist Party
Lavery , Danny Danny Lavery	Oldpark	Sinn Féin
Mac Giolla Mhín, Caoimhín Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín	Upper Falls	Sinn Féin
Mallon , Nichola Nichola Mallon	Oldpark	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Maskey , Conor Conor Maskey	Oldpark	Sinn Féin
McCabe , Gerard Gerard McCabe	Oldpark	Sinn Féin
McCarthy , Pat Pat McCarthy	Laganbank	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2006-07).
McCoubrey, Frank Frank McCoubrey	Court	Independent	High Sheriff of Belfast (2009). Appointed Alderman (2011).
McKee , Gareth Gareth McKee	Oldpark	Democratic Unionist Party
McNamee , Laura Laura McNamee	Victoria	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
McVeigh , Jim Jim McVeigh	Lower Falls	Sinn Féin
Mullan , Kate Kate Mullan	Laganbank	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Newton , Adam Adam Newton	Pottinger	Democratic Unionist Party
Newton, Robin Robin Newton	Victoria	Democratic Unionist Party	High Sheriff of Belfast (1999). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Ó Donnghaile, Niall Niall Ó Donnghaile	Pottinger	Sinn Féin	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2011-12).
Ó Muilleoir, Máirtín Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Balmoral	Sinn Féin
O'Neill , Gerard Gerard O'Neill	Upper Falls	Sinn Féin
Patterson , Lydia Lydia Patterson	Castle	Democratic Unionist Party
Patterson , Ruth Ruth Patterson	Balmoral	Democratic Unionist Party	High Sheriff of Belfast (2004). Deputy Lord Mayor (2011-12). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Robinson , Gavin Gavin Robinson	Pottinger	Democratic Unionist Party
Rodgers , Jim Jim Rodgers	Victoria	Ulster Unionist Party	Lord Mayor of Belfast (2001-02 & 2007-08). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Smyth, Hugh Hugh Smyth	Court	Progressive Unionist Party	Lord Mayor of Belfast (1994-95). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Spence , Guy Guy Spence	Castle	Democratic Unionist Party
Stalford , Christopher Christopher Stalford	Laganbank	Democratic Unionist Party	High Sheriff of Belfast (2010). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Stoker, Bob Bob Stoker	Balmoral	Ulster Unionist Party	Lord Mayor of Belfast (1999-2000). Appointed Alderman (2011).
Thompson , Naomi Naomi Thompson	Court	Democratic Unionist Party
Webb , Andrew Andrew Webb	Victoria	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

Aldermen

The Local Government (Modification of Borough Charters) Order (Northern Ireland) 1973 entitles the Council to appoint up to twelve of its members to the honorary position of alderman. The role of alderman is appointed at the first annual meeting following the election of the Council and does not carry any extra responsibilities other than the right to be referred to as an alderman rather than councillor. Following the local elections in 1997^[2] and 2005^[3] the Council voted not to appoint any of its members to the positions. All twelve places were filled after the May 2011 election and are listed below.^[4]

Name	District Electoral Area (DEA)	Party
Browne, DavidDavid Browne	Castle	Ulster Unionist Party
Campbell , May May Campbell	Pottinger	Democratic Unionist Party
Crozier , Ian Ian Crozier	Oldpark	Democratic Unionist Party
Ekin, Tom Tom Ekin	Balmoral	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Humphrey , William William Humphrey	Court	Democratic Unionist Party
McCoubrey, Frank Frank McCoubrey	Court	Independent
Newton, Robin Robin Newton	Victoria	Democratic Unionist Party
Patterson , Ruth Ruth Patterson	Balmoral	Democratic Unionist Party
Rodgers , Jim Jim Rodgers	Victoria	Ulster Unionist Party
Smyth, Hugh Hugh Smyth	Court	Progressive Unionist Party
Stalford , Christopher Christopher Stalford	Laganbank	Democratic Unionist Party
Stoker, Bob Bob Stoker	Balmoral	Ulster Unionist Party

Results by party

	2011^[5]	+/-	2005	2001	1997	1993	1989	1985	1981	1977	1973
Sinn Féin	16	+2	14	14	13	10	8	7	0	0	0
Democratic Unionist Party	15	=	15	10	7	9	8	11	15	7	2
Social Democratic and Labour Party	8	=	8	9	7	9	8	6	6	8	7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	6	+2	4	3	6	5	6	8	7	13	8
Ulster Unionist Party	3	-4	7	11	13	15	14	14	13	15	25
Progressive Unionist Party	2	=	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Other	1	=	1	1	2 ^¤	2	6 ^†	4 ^†	9 ^‡	5 ^†‡	9 ^†

Notes: † Workers' Party of Ireland (1973 = 2; 1977/85/89 = 1); ‡ Unionist Party of Northern Ireland (1977 = 2; 1981 = 1); ¤ Ulster Democratic Party (1997 = 1)

References

^ "Your Councillors". Belfast City Council. http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=ALPHA&VW=LIST&PIC=0. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
^ "Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council, Monday, 2nd June, 1997". Belfast City Council. http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/COUNCIL/19970602/Minutes/$minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20election%22. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
^ "Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council, Thursday, 26th May, 2005". Belfast City Council. http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/COUNCIL/20050526/Minutes/$minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20appointment%22. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
^ "Aldermen". Belfast City Council. http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/aldermen.asp. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
^ "Belfast City Council election results 2011". Belfast City Council. http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/elections/resultsbyparty.asp. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

Belfast City Council

General	Belfast • Belfast City Hall • Coat of Arms and Motto

People	Councillors • Aldermen • Lord Mayor • Deputy Lord Mayor • High Sheriff • Lord Lieutenant

District Electoral Areas	Balmoral • Castle • Court • Laganbank • Lower Falls • Oldpark • Pottinger • Upper Falls • Victoria

Amenities	Belfast Castle • Belfast Zoo • St George's Market • Ulster Hall • Waterfront Hall

Parks and gardens	Botanic Gardens • Cave Hill Country Park • Ormeau Park • Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

Cemeteries	Balmoral Cemetery • Belfast City Cemetery • Clifton Street Cemetery • Roselawn Cemetery

Elections	2011 • 2005 • 2001 • 1997 • 1993 • 1989 • 1985 • 1981 • 1977 • 1973

See also: Local government in Northern Ireland • Category