Lisburn South is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacash, Ballymacoss, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lisnagarvey and Old Warren., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Lisburn South forms part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1993 local elections, largely replacing the old Lisburn Town DEA and gaining areas from the Downshire DEA and Killultagh DEA, where it contained seven wards (Blaris, Hilden, Hillhall, Lagan Valley, Old Warren and Tonagh), and was known as Lisburn Town South. For the 2014 local elections, Blaris moved to Downshire West DEA, and Hilden moved to Lisburn North DEA, while Ballymacash, Ballymacoss and Lisnagarvey moved from Lisburn North DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) March 2025 Co-Option Amanda Grehan (Alliance) Jessica Bamford (Alliance) Tim Mitchell (UUP) Alan Givan (DUP) Andrew Ewing (DUP) Paul Porter (DUP)2023 Peter Kennedy (Alliance)2019 Jenny Palmer (UUP)2014 Rhoda Walker (DUP) 2011 Stephen Martin (Alliance) Roy Young (DUP) Alan Carlisle (UUP) Jenny Palmer (DUP) 2005 Seamus Close (Alliance) Ivan Davis (UUP) Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) 2001 Thomas Archer (UUP) Joseph Lockhart (UUP) Gary McMichael (UDP)/ (Independent) 1997 George Morrison (UUP) 1993 William Belshaw (UUP)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
2019 Election
2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP
2014 Election
This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011-2014 Change: No change
2011 Election
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP (three seats) gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent
2001 Election
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
1997 Election
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
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