Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 22 May 2014, contesting 462 seats in all, as part of the wider local elections across the United Kingdom. The election took place on the same day as the European Parliament election. 1,243,649 people aged 18 and over were eligible to vote, and 51.3% of the electorate turned out.
Voter eligibility All voters were required to present one piece of photographic ID in order to cast a vote at the polling station. Accepted forms of ID were an electoral identity card, an EEA photographic driving licence, a European Union member-state passport, a Translink 60+ SmartPass, a Translink Senior SmartPass, a Translink Blind Person's SmartPass or a Translink War Disabled SmartPass. Voters lacking an accepted type of photographic ID had until 9 May 2014 to apply for an electoral identity card from the Electoral Office.
Background The elections represented a milestone in the reform of local government in Northern Ireland, as councillors were elected to 11 new councils.District and Ward Index DOENI These operated in shadow form until Wednesday 1 April 2015, with the current 26 councils existing in parallel until then.
The 11 new councils, with links to the official lists of candidates standing ("statements of persons nominated"),Vote 2014: Northern Ireland council candidates, BBC. are: Belfast City Council (Candidates) North Down and Ards District Council (Candidates) Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council (Candidates) Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council (Candidates) Newry, Mourne and Down District Council () Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council (Candidates) Mid and East Antrim District Council (Candidates) Causeway Coast and Glens District Council (Candidates) Mid-Ulster District Council (Candidates) Derry and Strabane District Council (Candidates) Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Candidates)
The local government reorganisation and electoral administration was mandated by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. Nominations of election candidates closed on 29 April 2014.FAQs, Electoral Office of Northern Ireland.
Results Because these elections were contested with new electoral boundaries, the results are not directly comparable with those of the last election. However, psephologist Nicholas Whyte has calculated a baseline by which to judge the parties' relative performance. This baseline is used in the following tables.
Largest Party by Council
Council 1st party 2011 (notional) 2nd party 2011 (notional) 1st party 2014 2nd party 2014 Councillors Belfast City (19) (17) (19) (13) 60 North Down & Ards (19) (8) (17) (9) 40 Antrim & Newtownabbey (17) (9) (15) (12) 40 Lisburn & Castlereagh (20) (7) (20) (8) 40 Newry, Mourne & Down (16) (14) (14) (14) 41 Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon (13) (12) (13) (12) 41 Mid & East Antrim (19) (8) (16) (9) 40 Causeway Coast & Glens (15) (9) (11) (10) 40 Mid-Ulster (17) (9) (18) (8) 40 Derry & Strabane (16) (13) (16) (10) 40 Fermanagh & Omagh (18) (9) (17) (9) 40 All eleven councils (145) (115) (130) (105) 462
Results by Council
CouncilCouncillorsWomen Council seats by partyAllianceDUPGreenNI21PUPSinn FéinSDLPTUVUKIPUUPIndsOther Antrim & Newtownabbey408415–––342–12–– Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon4111–13–––86–1121– Belfast City60208131–31971–7–1 Causeway Coast & Glens4011111––1763–101– Derry & Strabane409–8–––1610––24– Fermanagh & Omagh4010–5–––178––91– Lisburn & Castlereagh409720–1––31–8–– Mid & East Antrim4012316–––315192– Mid-Ulster4010–8–––186––71– Newry, Mourne & Down41924–––1414–133– North Down & Ards4077173–––11–92–Total462116321304141056613388151 % of total 25.1%6.93%28.14%0.87%0.22%0.87%22.73%14.29%2.81%0.65%19.05%3.25%0.22%
Belfast
PartyCandidatesElectedAlliance178Democratic Unionist Party2113Éirígí20Green Party (Northern Ireland)51Independents40Northern Ireland Conservatives30NI21130People before Profit Alliance11Progressive Unionist Party93Republican Network for Unity20Sinn Féin2419Social Democratic & Labour Party157Socialist Party (Northern Ireland)20Traditional Unionist Voice51UK Independence Party20Ulster Unionist Party107The Workers Party60
Results by party Party Councillors % of councillors First preference votes % of FP votes 2011 (notional) 2014 +/- 2011 (notional) 2014 +/- 2011Vote 2011: Northern Ireland Council Elections, BBC News, 11 May 2011 2014Vote 2014: Northern Ireland Council Elections, BBC News, 25 May 2014 +/- 2011 2014 +/- 145130 1531.4%28.1%179,436144,928 27.2%23.1% 1151051024.9%22.7%2.2%163,712151,137 12,57524.8%24.1%0.7% 77881116.7%19.0%2.3%100,643101,38574215.2%16.1%0.9% 6766114.5%14.2%0.3%99,32585,237 14,08815.0%13.6%1.4% 3432 27.4%6.9%0.5%48,85941,7697,0907.4%6.7%0.7% 313100.6%2.8%2.2%13,07928,31015,2312.0%4.5%2.5% 14 3 0.2%0.8%0.6%3,85812,753 8,8950.6%2.0%1.4% 14 30.2%0.8%0.6%6,3175,515 8021.0%0.8%0.2% 1320.2%0.6%0.4%2,5509,3116,7610.4%1.4%1.0% 0110.0%0.2%0.2%011,49511,4950.0%1.8%1.8% 0110.0%0.2%0.2%1,7211,9232020.3%0.3%0.0% 000.0%0.0%1,3212,5271,2060.2%0.4%0.2% 000.0%0.0%2,0621,7563060.3%0.3%0.0% 000.0%0.0%7609852250.10.2%0.1% Fermanagh Against Fracking000.0%0.0%05555550.0%0.1%0.1% Republican Network for Unity000.0%0.0%05025020.0%0.1%0.1% Community Partnership000.0%0.0%8003884120.10.1%0.0% 000.0%0.0%6822724100.1%0.0%0.1% 000.0%0.0%4911743170.1%0.0%0.1% Democracy First000.0%0.0%01731730.0%0.0%0.0% Others000.0%0.0%2,14202,1420.3%0.0%0.3% 1815 33.9%3.2%0.7%32,15126,6825,4694.9%4.2%0.7% Total462462100%100% 660,631627,77732,854100%100%
Councils
Antrim and Newtownabbey Airport Party Candidate 1st Pref Anne-Marie Logue1,212 Thomas Burns975 Matthew Magill923 Paul Michael798 Mervyn Rea726 Roy Thompson609 Alan Lawther547 Heather Fee276 Oran Keenan121Turnout6,187
Antrim Party Candidate 1st Pref Adrian Cochrane-Watson785 Nigel Kells662 Noel Maguire632 John Smyth631 Neil Kelly620 Roisin Lynch608 Drew Ritchie572 Richard Cairns560 Brian Graham540 Sian O'Neill182 George Young144Turnout5,939
Ballyclare Party Candidate 1st Pref Mandy Girvan930 James Bingham819 Vera McWilliam815 David Arthurs750 Tim Girvan584 Pat McCudden553 Jordan Greer493 Gary English312 Scott McDowell214 David McMaster104 Robert Moore39Turnout5,613
Dunsilly Party Candidate 1st Pref Roderick Swann1,111 Linda Clarke892 Trevor Beatty886 Henry Cushinan778 Anthony Brady702 Brian Duffin677 Julian McGrath490 Ryan Wilson450Turnout5,986
Glengormley Urban Party Candidate 1st Pref Mark Cosgrove1,193 Audrey Ball897 Michael Goodman857 John Blair796 Phillip Brett756 Noreen McClelland737 Gerry O'Reilly695 Sam Flanagan484 Michael Maguire411 Sam Nelson346 Mary Higgins255Turnout7,427
Macedon Party Candidate 1st Pref Billy De Courcy844 Billy Webb830 David Hollis645 Thomas Hogg581 Brónach Anglin558 Paul Hamill538 John Scott538 Ken Wilkinson503 Victor Robinson462 Dineen Walker256 Dominic Mullaghan178Turnout5,931
Three Mile Water Party Candidate 1st Pref Fraser Agnew1,275 Tom Campbell745 William Ball738 Ben Kelso587 Stephen Ross557 Pamela Barr526 Trevor Mawhinney524 Lynn Frazer424 Gary Grattan369 Darren Logan343 Robert Hill293 Jackie Shaw225Turnout6,606
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Armagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Garath Keating2,298 Thomas O'Hanlon1,705 Darren McNally1,396 Mealla Campbell1,350 Sam Nicholson1,329 Freda Donnelly1,095 Gerard White982 Joy Rollston878 Adam Watt240 Mohammad Zahid140Turnout11,413
Banbridge Party Candidate 1st Pref Glenn Barr1,999 Ian Burns1,373 Elizabeth Ingram1,318 Junior McCrum1,030 Seamus Doyle975 Paul Greenfield966 Brendan Curran862 Ian Wilson730 Marie Hamilton680 Sheila McQuaid579 Kevin Savage547 Emma Hutchinson371Turnout11,430
Craigavon Party Candidate 1st Pref Kenneth Twyble1,389 Robert Smith1,250 Fergal Lennon910 Margaret Tinsley899 Declan McAlinden841 Tommy O'Connor782 Kieran Corr490 Julie Flaherty445 Thomas Larkham439 Brian Cummings411 John Cleland397 Vincent McAleenan213Turnout8,466
Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Speers2,221 Paul Berry1,927 Gordon Kennedy1,812 Gareth Wilson1,285 Sharon Haughey1,200 Tim McClelland1,025 Mary Doyle1,023Turnout10,493
Lagan River Party Candidate 1st Pref Mark Baxter1,341 Paul Rankin1,268 Marc Woods1,023 Carol Black845 Hazel Gamble804 Samuel Morrison766 Olive Mercer764 Harry Hamilton522 Maureen Litter316 Neville Hutchinson287 Ciara Downey272 Frazer McCammond173Turnout8,381
Lurgan Party Candidate 1st Pref Carla Lockhart2,013 Máire Cairns1,002 Keith Haughian930 Colin McCusker903 Catherine Seeley844 Joe Nelson839 Noel McGeown756 Pat McDade648 Peter Lavery589 Liam Mackle587 Philip Moutray583 Aaron Carson539 Roy Ferguson370 Lexi Davidson321 Jonny Johns264 Anna Ochal-Molenda173 Stuart McClelland141Turnout11,502
Portadown Party Candidate 1st Pref Jonathan Buckley1,738 Doug Beattie1,089 Arnold Hatch955 Darryn Causby1,738 Gemma McKenna756 Eamon McNeill917 Paul Duffy827 David Jones818 Terry McWilliams753 Paul Coleman716 John Stevenson542 Pete Giffen213 Kyle Thomas85Turnout10,536
Belfast Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Máirtín Ó Muilleoir1,525 Claire Hanna1,524 Christopher Stalford968 Sarah Clarke950 Jeffrey Dudgeon878 Paula Bradshaw806 Justin Cartwright589 Simon Rice533 Jamie Doyle430 Tina McKenzie256 Elli Kontorravdis224 Barbara Neeson74 David Timson74 Gerard Collins70Turnout8,901
Black Mountain Party Candidate 1st Pref Steven Corr1,793 Janice Austin1,784 Gerry Carroll1,691 Emma Groves1,628 Arder Carson1,509 Caoimhín Mhic Giolla Mhin1,428 Ciarán Beattie1,340 Tim Attwood1,258 Pádraic MacCoitir1,026 Joanne Lowry159 Gerard McDonald133 Lauren Gray110 Chris Valente83Turnout13,942
Botanic Party Candidate 1st Pref Deirdre Hargey1,326 Ruth Patterson1,268 Declan Boyle971 Emmet McDonough-Brown843 Clare Bailey772 Duncan Morrow769 Graham Craig766 Patrick McCarthy530 Billy Dickson509 Ewan Suttie351 Eileen Chan-Hu261 Ben Matthews233 Paddy Meehan164 Ben Manton125 Paddy Lynn106Turnout8,994
Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Mary Ellen Campbell1,619 Guy Spence1,339 Lydia Patterson1,276 Patrick Convery1,197 David Browne1,133 Tierna Cunningham1,038 Nuala McAllister1,020 William McQuade657 Cathal Mullaghan554 Alison Crawford336 Fra Hughes218 Gemma Weir191Turnout10,578
Collin Party Candidate 1st Pref David Bell1,669 Stephen Maginnis1,618 Charlene O'Hara1,476 Matt Garrett1,452 Bill Groves1,308 Brian Heading1,067 Máire Drumm730 Laura Whinnery511 Gareth Martin476 Wendy Burke427 Gerard Catney424Turnout11,158
Court Party Candidate 1st Pref Billy Hutchinson1,674 Frank McCoubrey1,557 Mary McConville1,400 Jim McVeigh1,357 Brian Kingston1,134 Jolene Bunting839 Bill Manwaring651 Billy Mawhinney607 Colin Keenan563 Nicola Verner516 Naomi Thompson365 John Lowry296 Tommy Doherty282 Sheila Gallagher129 Stuart Hunter117 Willie Faulkner18Turnout11,505
Lisnasharragh Party Candidate 1st Pref Michael Long1,726 Aileen Graham1,546 Chris McGimpsey1,362 Tommy Sandford980 Colin Hussey916 Kate Mullan878 Carole Howard860 Dermot Kennedy637 Helen Smyth630 Connal Hughes485 Leah McDonnell315 Pete Wray162Turnout11,505
Oldpark Party Candidate 1st Pref Mary Clarke1,559 J. J. Magee1,240 Gerry McCabe1,207 Gareth McKee1,139 Nichola Mallon923 Dee Fennell846 Julie-Anne Corr774 Lee Reynolds764 John Loughran697 Colin Houston366 Peter McReynolds320 Wayne Gilmour317 Sammy Cusick220 Christopher Bailie163Turnout10,535
Ormiston Party Candidate 1st Pref Jim Rodgers1,899 Mervyn Jones1,184 Tom Haire1,072 Ross McMullan899 Laura McNamee898 Ross Brown831 John Hussey821 Denny Vitty809 Brian Kennedy750 Ian Shanks720 John Hiddleston640 Peter Johnston622 Stephen Crosby618 Andrew Webb561 Ian Dickson245 Jayne Olorunda192 Ian Reid162 Michael McMillan95 Laura Keenan56Turnout13,074
Titanic Party Candidate 1st Pref Sonia Copeland1,651 Niall Ó Donnghaile1,156 John Kyle1,150 Gavin Robinson1,148 Adam Newton1,017 David Armitage780 Máire Hendron719 Harry Toan578 Jonny Lavery544 Sam White416 Jimmy Davidson252 Gregor Claus212 Tommy Black108 Peter Devlin99 Kevin McNally70Turnout9,900
Causeway Coast and Glens