Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on 18 May 2023. The elections were delayed by two weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III . Following the elections, Sinn Féin became the largest party in local government for the first time. It also marked the first time that nationalist parties had garnered a greater share of the vote than unionist parties, however, despite this, there were more unionist councillors elected than nationalists.
2023 Northern Ireland local elections Turnout 54.7% First party Second party Third party Leader Michelle O'Neill Jeffrey Donaldson Naomi Long Party Sinn Féin DUP Alliance Last election 105 122 53 Seats won 144 122 67 Seat change Popular vote 230,793 173,033 99,251 Percentage 30.9% 23.3% 13.3% Swing Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Doug Beattie Colum Eastwood Jim Allister Party UUP SDLP TUV Last election 75 59 6 Seats won 54 39 9 Seat change Popular vote 81,282 64,996 29,202 Percentage 10.9% 8.7% 3.9% Swing Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party PUP
Leader Mal O'Hara Eamonn McCann Billy Hutchinson Party Green (NI) People Before Profit PUP Last election 8 5 3 Seats won 5 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 12,692 8,059 2,103 Percentage 1.7% 1.0% 0.3% Swing
Results by DEA (District Electoral Area)
Electoral system Northern Ireland uses the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system to elect members of local councils and members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Voters rank candidates in order of preference by marking 1, 2, 3, etc. to the names of candidates on a ballot paper and can rank as many or as few candidates as they like or just vote for one candidate.
These were the second Northern Irish elections and the first local election at which people were able to register to vote online.
Background In previous local elections, a unionist party had always won the most seats. In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections , the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had come first.
At the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election , Sinn Féin became the biggest political party in the Assembly for the first time. It was also the first time that the DUP didn't assume the position of First Minister-designate since 2007 . Due to the terms outlined in the Good Friday Agreement, the largest nationalist party and the largest unionist party must be in government together . The Executive, Northern Ireland's government, was not currently sitting as the DUP had refused to enter government due to the Northern Ireland Protocol, an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) that governs the unique customs and immigration issues at the border between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This move had proved controversial, with the Vice President of Sinn Féin and First Minister-designate, Michelle O'Neill saying that it's "totally unacceptable" for the DUP to refuse to enter the Executive amid a crisis. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) had accused the DUP of treating voters with contempt and "making our electoral process look like a bad joke" and Naomi Long, leader of the Alliance Party , said DUP Assembly Members should not be allowed to claim their salary while they prevented the Assembly from functioning.
Number of candidates The full list of candidates was revealed on 18 May 2023.
Council SF DUP APNI UUP SDLP Ind. TUV GRN AON PBP WP NIC PUP CCLA IRSP SP Total Antrim & Newtownabbey 11 16 10 10 4 3 5 6 1 — — 1 1 — — — 68 Ards & North Down — 17 16 9 3 11 6 7 — — — 3 — — — — 73 Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon 16 15 7 12 9 1 4 — 1 — — — — — — — 65 Belfast 26 18 18 7 11 4 6 10 2 8 6 1 1 — 2 1 121 Causeway Coast & Glens 13 16 8 10 7 8 4 2 4 1 — — 1 — — — 74 Derry & Strabane 18 7 7 5 15 6 — — 5 7 — — — — — — 70 Fermanagh & Omagh 22 9 7 9 7 6 2 — — — — — — 1 — 1 64 Lisburn & Castlereagh 6 18 14 12 6 3 3 3 — — — — — — — — 65 Mid & East Antrim 4 17 10 12 2 2 10 3 — — — — 1 — — — 61 Mid-Ulster 21 11 5 7 7 6 5 — 3 — — — — 1 — — 66 Newry, Mourne & Down 24 8 8 8 15 6 1 6 3 — 1 — — — — — 80 Total 162 152 110 101 86 56 46 37 19 16 7 5 4 2 2 2 807
Opinion polling Date(s) Pollster Client Sample DUP U SF N APNI O UUP U SDLP N TUV U Green O Other Lead 18 May 2023 2023 local elections N/A 23.3% 30.9% 13.3% 10.9% 8.7% 3.9% 1.7% 7.2% 7.6% 11–21 Apr 2023 Institute of Irish Studies University of Liverpool/Irish News 1,013 23% 29.8% 14.5% 12.8% 8.3% 5.0% 2.7% 4.9% 6.8% 3 May 2019 2019 local elections N/A 24.1% 23.2% 11.5% 14.1% 12.0% 2.2% 2.1% 8.2% 0.9%
In the table above, U signifies unionist, N nationalist and O other.
Results The counting of votes began on 19 May 2023 and finished on 21 May 2023. Preliminary results showed Sinn Féin overtaking the DUP as the largest party in local government. In one DEA, Waterside in Derry and Strabane, the result was incorrectly declared prematurely and the counting of votes was not completed; the counting of votes there resumed on 9 August 2023.
As is common in Northern Ireland under the single transferable vote electoral system, ten of the eleven councils were under no overall control. The exception was Fermanagh and Omagh District Council where Sinn Féin won 21 seats to take a majority of two, becoming the only single party with control of a district council.
Results were published by BBC News.
Results by council Council SF(N) DUP(U) APNI (O) UUP(U) SDLP (N) TUV(U) Green(O) PBP(O) PUP(U) Ind. Total U N O Control Antrim & Newtownabbey 9 13 8 7 1 — — — — 2 40 20 10 10 NOC Ards & North Down — 14 12 8 1 0 2 — — 3 40 24 1 15 Un. Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon 15 13 4 6 1 1 — — — 1 41 21 16 4 Un. Belfast 22 14 11 2 5 1 3 1 0 1 60 17 28 15 NOC Causeway Coast & Glens 12 13 5 4 3 2 — — 1 — 40 20 15 5 NOC Derry & Strabane 18 5 0 3 10 — — 1 — 3 40 8 31 1 Nat. Fermanagh & Omagh 21 6 2 7 3 — — — — 1 40 13 25 2 Nat. Lisburn & Castlereagh 4 14 13 6 2 — 0 — — 1 40 21 6 13 Un. Mid & East Antrim 4 14 7 8 0 5 — — — 2 40 29 4 7 Un. Mid-Ulster 19 11 — 2 5 — — — — 3 40 13 27 0 Nat. Newry, Mourne & Down 20 5 5 1 8 — — — — 2 41 6 30 5 Nat. Total 144 122 67 54 39 9 5 2 1 19 462 192 193 77
Largest party by council Map Council Seats Largest party (no. of seats) Details 2019 2023 1 Belfast 60 Sinn Féin (18) Sinn Féin (22) Details 2 Ards & North Down 40 DUP (14) DUP (14) Details 3 Antrim & Newtownabbey 40 DUP (14) DUP (13) Details 4 Lisburn & Castlereagh 40 DUP (15) DUP (14) Details 5 Newry, Mourne & Down 41 Sinn Féin (16) Sinn Féin (20) Details 6 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 41 DUP (11) Sinn Féin (15) Details 7 Mid & East Antrim 40 DUP (15) DUP (14) Details 8 Causeway Coast & Glens 40 DUP (14) DUP (13) Details 9 Mid Ulster 40 Sinn Féin (17) Sinn Féin (19) Details 10 Derry City & Strabane 40 Sinn Féin (11) Sinn Féin (18) Details SDLP (11) 11 Fermanagh & Omagh 40 Sinn Féin (15) Sinn Féin (21*) Details All Councils in Northern Ireland 462 DUP (122) Sinn Féin (144)
Results by party Party Councillors % of councillors First preference votes % of FP votes 2019 2023 +/- 2019 2023 +/- 2019 2023 +/- 2019 2023 +/- Sinn Féin 105 144 22.7% 31.2% 157,448 230,793 23.2% 30.9% DUP 122 122 26.4% 26.4% 163,615 173,033 24.1% 23.3% Alliance 53 67 11.5% 14.5% 78,052 99,251 11.5% 13.3% UUP 75 54 16.2% 11.7% 95,320 81,282 14.1% 10.9% SDLP 59 39 12.8% 8.4% 81,419 64,996 12.0% 8.7% Independent 24 19 5.2% 4.1% 29,339 34,396 4.3% 4.6% TUV 6 9 1.3% 1.9% 15,165 29,202 2.2% 3.9% Green (NI) 8 5 1.7% 1.1% 14,284 12,692 2.1% 1.7% People Before Profit 5 2 1.1% 0.4% 9,478 8,059 1.4% 1.0% PUP 3 1 0.6% 0.2% 5,338 2,103 0.8% 0.3% Aontú 1 0 0.2% 0.0% 7,459 6,771 1.1% 0.9% Labour Alternative 1 0 0.2% 0.0% 880 772 0.1% 0.1% Irish Republican Socialist 0 0 0.0% 0.0% N/A 825 N/A 0.1% N/A NI Conservatives 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 1,364 438 0.2% 0.1% Workers' Party 0 0 0.0% 0.0% N/A 678 N/A 0.1% N/A Socialist Party 0 0 0.0% 0.0% N/A 224 N/A 0.0% N/A Total 462 462 100.0% 100.0% 663,916 745,515
Councils
Antrim and Newtownabbey Airport Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Matthew Magill 1,827 Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue 1,574 Sinn Féin Maighréad Ní Chonghaile 1,335 Alliance Andrew McAuley 1,209 UUP Paul Michael 1,075 SDLP Thomas Burns 862 Green (NI) Terri Johnston 134 Turnout 8,016 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Lucille O'Hagan 1,270 Alliance Neil Kelly 1,091 DUP Paul Dunlop 986 UUP Leah Smyth 744 DUP John Smyth 721 SDLP Roisin Lynch 678 TUV Richard Shields 453 UUP Jim Montgomery 442 Alliance Tommy Monahan 396 DUP Karl McMeekin 257 Green (NI) Eleanor Bailey 88 Turnout 7,126 Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Ballyclare Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Jeannie Archibald 1,655 UUP Vera McWilliam 1,131 Alliance Lewis Boyle 977 DUP Helen Magill 947 Independent Michael Stewart 928 TUV Mel Lucas 747 UUP Norrie Ramsey 604 Green (NI) Robert Robinson 109 Sinn Féin Gerard Magee 86 Turnout 7,184 Alliance gain from UUP
Dunsilly Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 1,390 Sinn Féin Annie O'Lone 1,214 DUP Linda Clarke 977 Alliance Jay Burbank 913 UUP Stewart Wilson 843 SDLP Ryan Wilson 724 DUP Tom Cunningham 705 TUV Jonathan Campbell 445 Aontú Siobhán McErlean 243 Turnout 7,454 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Glengormley Urban Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Alison Bennington 1,432 Sinn Féin Eamonn McLaughlin 1,280 Alliance Julian McGrath 994 Sinn Féin Rosie Kinnear 972 UUP Mark Cosgrove 952 DUP Paula Bradley 852 Sinn Féin Michael Goodman 841 SDLP Noreen McClelland 565 Alliance Anita Piatek 413 Green (NI) Paul Veronica 313 Independent Michael Maguire 102 NI Conservatives Jason Reid 49 Turnout 8,765 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Macedon Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Taylor McGrann 1,326 DUP Matthew Brady 1,220 UUP Robert Foster 1,138 Alliance Billy Webb 1,085 DUP Ben Mallon 574 DUP Victor Robinson 553 Independent Stafford Ward 487 TUV Norman Boyd 333 PUP Rosemary Bell-McCracken 244 Green (NI) Ellie Byrne 158 Turnout 7,118 Independent gain from DUP
Three Mile Water Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Mark Cooper 1,575 Alliance Tom Campbell 1,390 DUP Stephen Ross 1,211 UUP Stephen Cosgrove 899 Alliance Julie Gilmour 711 DUP Sam Flanagan 574 UUP Brian Kerr 530 TUV Trevor Mawhinney 425 Sinn Féin Emmanuel Mullen 325 Green (NI) Dylan Loughlin 162 Turnout 7,802 No change
Ards and North Down Ards Peninsula Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Robert Adair 1,959 SDLP Joe Boyle 1,279 Alliance Lorna McAlpine 1,266 Sinn Féin Noel Sands 945 DUP Davy Kerr 827 UUP Pete Wray 739 DUP Eddie Thompson 687 DUP Nigel Edmund 633 TUV Tom Thompson 592 Green (NI) Gillian McNaull 149 Independent Boyd Ireland 108 Turnout 9,184 No change
Bangor Central Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Karen Douglas 1,378 Independent Wesley Irvine 1,369 DUP Alistair Cathcart 1,053 UUP Craig Blaney 917 Independent Ray McKimm 885 Alliance Chris McCracken 666 Green (NI) Stephen Dunlop 583 TUV Peter Wilson 454 Alliance Alex Harbinson 385 DUP Dean McSorley 361 UUP Rachel McCord 313 NI Conservatives Tim Mullen 86 Turnout 8,450 Wesley Irvine leaves DUP Alliance gain from Green
Bangor East and Donaghadee Party Candidate 1st pref. UUP Mark Brooks 1,972 Alliance Hannah Irwin 1,445 DUP James Cochrane 1,275 UUP David Chambers 932 DUP Janice MacArthur 712 Independent Bill Keery 641 Alliance Gillian McCollum 585 Independent Tom Smith 460 Green (NI) Ciara Henry 355 NI Conservatives Paul Leeman 119 Turnout 8,496 Alliance gain from Independent
Bangor West Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Christine Chrighton 1,175 DUP Jennifer Gilmour 1,033 UUP Stephen Hollywood 867 Green (NI) Barry McKee 737 DUP Peter Martin 640 Independent Susan Prentice 510 Alliance Huw Stacy 395 Alliance Alison McWhinney 388 TUV John Gordon 331 SDLP Tony McCann 297 NI Conservatives Colin Breen 132 Turnout 6,505 DUP gain from Alliance
Comber Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Libby Douglas 1,501 UUP Philip Smith 1,407 DUP Trevor Cummings 1,303 Alliance Patricia Morgan 1,081 Alliance Rachel Ashe 1,019 TUV Sam Patterson 409 Independent Stephen Cooper 322 Green (NI) Cory Quinn 197 Independent John Sloan 47 Turnout 7,286 Alliance gain from TUV
Holywood and Clandeboye Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Martin McRandal 1,222 Green (NI) Rachel Woods 1,134 DUP Alan Graham 1,112 Alliance David Rossiter 1,074 UUP Linzi McLaren 989 Alliance Helen Corbett 875 SDLP Déirdre Vaughan 539 DUP Carl McClean 419 TUV Diane Adams 364 Turnout 7,728 No change
Newtownards Party Candidate 1st pref. Independent Steven Irvine 1,463 DUP Naomi Armstrong 1,370 UUP Richard Smart 1,257 Alliance Alan McDowell 1,236 DUP Stephen McIlveen 1,057 Alliance Vicky Moore 947 TUV Eddie Allen 598 DUP Colin Kennedy 580 Independent Ian Cox 527 Green (NI) Maurice Macartney 226 Independent Ben King 24 Turnout 9,285 No change
Armagh Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Fergal Donnelly 2,158 DUP Scott Armstrong 1,924 Sinn Féin Ashley Mallon 1,661 SDLP Thomas O'Hanlon 1,654 Sinn Féin John Óg O'Kane 1,508 Sinn Féin Sarah Duffy 1,409 UUP Sam Nicholson 1,328 SDLP Gráinne O'Neill 966 Alliance Hanagh Winter 619 Aontú Daniel Connolly 357 Turnout 13,584 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP DUP gain from UUP
Banbridge Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Joy Ferguson 1,961 UUP Glenn Barr 1,903 Sinn Féin Chris McCartan 1,750 DUP Paul Greenfield 1,747 Sinn Féin Kevin Savage 1,595 DUP Ian Wilson 1,296 UUP Jill Macauley 1,055 UUP Ian Burns 984 SDLP Seamus Doyle 787 TUV Brian Moorhead 593 Turnout 13,671 Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Craigavon Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Jude Mallon 1,964 Sinn Féin Catherine Nelson 1,897 DUP Margaret Tinsley 1,811 Alliance Robbie Alexander 1,392 DUP Ian Patterson 1,360 UUP Kate Evans 1,305 SDLP Declan McAlinden 762 SDLP Jackie Coade 196 Turnout 10,757 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Alliance gain from SDLP
Cusher Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Brona Haughey 2,177 Independent Paul Berry 2,059 TUV Keith Ratcliffe 2,037 DUP Gareth Wilson 1,912 DUP Philip Weir 1,380 UUP Gordon Kennedy 1,099 Alliance Mark Skillen 594 SDLP Emma Jayne McKernan 578 UUP Ewan McNeill 442 Turnout 12,278 TUV gain from UUP
Lagan River Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Mark Baxter 2,261 Alliance Jessica Johnston 1,762 DUP Paul Rankin 1,505 UUP Kyle Savage 1,393 DUP Tim McClelland 1,137 TUV Samuel Morrison 627 UUP Sammy Ogle 593 Sinn Féin Vincent McAleenan 502 SDLP Oisín Edwards 220 Turnout 10,000 No change
Lurgan Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Keith Haughian 2,153 Alliance Peter Lavery 1,877 DUP Peter Haire 1,849 Sinn Féin Liam Mackle 1,835 Sinn Féin Mary O'Dowd 1,554 DUP Stephen Moutray 1,416 Sinn Féin Sorchá McGeown 1,299 UUP Louise McKinstry 1,104 SDLP Ciaran Toman 991 Turnout 14,078 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP DUP gain from UUP
Portadown Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Paul Duffy 1,986 DUP Lavelle McIlwrath 1,826 DUP Kyle Moutray 1,816 DUP Alan Mulholland 1,432 UUP Julie Flaherty 1,355 Alliance Emma Hutchinson 921 Sinn Féin Clare McConville-Walker 907 SDLP Eamonn McNeill 842 TUV Robert Oliver 795 UUP Zöe McCullough 322 Turnout 12,202 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Belfast Balmoral Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer 2,037 SDLP Dónal Lyons 1,616 Alliance Tara Brooks 1,522 DUP Sarah Bunting 1,513 Alliance Micky Murray 1,090 DUP Gareth Spratt 817 UUP Joshua Lowry 551 Sinn Féin Séan Napier 427 Green (NI) Lauren Kendall 333 SDLP Sarah Mulgrew 323 Turnout 10,229 Alliance gain from DUP
Black Mountain Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Ciarán Beattie 2,336 Sinn Féin Micheal Donnelly 2,158 Sinn Féin Arder Carson 2,073 Sinn Féin Áine McCabe 1,838 SDLP Paul Doherty 1,685 Sinn Féin Ronan McLaughlin 1,641 Sinn Féin Róis-Máire Donnelly 1,536 People Before Profit Matt Collins 1,316 Aontú Gerard Herdman 543 Irish Republican Socialist Dan Murphy 426 Workers' Party Ursula Meighan 185 Alliance Ryan Brown 166 Green (NI) Stevie Maginn 68 Turnout 15,971 SDLP gain from People Before Profit
Botanic Party Candidate 1st pref. SDLP Gary McKeown 1,881 Sinn Féin John Gormley 1,533 DUP Tracy Kelly 1,372 Alliance Emmet McDonough-Brown 1,086 Sinn Féin Emma-Jane Faulkner 1,048 Green (NI) Áine Groogan 1,006 Alliance Chris Ogle 728 DUP Darren Leighton 649 UUP Jeffrey Dudgeon 380 TUV Billy Dickson 312 People Before Profit Sipho Sibanda 308 Socialist Party Neil Moore 149 Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 89 NI Conservatives Idris Maiga 52 Turnout 10,593 No change
Castle Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Brónach Anglin 2,479 Sinn Féin Conor Maskey 2,068 DUP Fred Cobain 1,775 DUP Dean McCullough 1,671 Alliance Sam Nelson 1,392 SDLP Carl Whyte 1,047 Green (NI) Mal O'Hara 979 UUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston 553 People Before Profit Barney Doherty 250 Workers' Party Lily Kerr 86 Turnout 12,479 Sinn Féin gain from Green
Collin Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Joe Duffy 2,559 Sinn Féin Caoimhín McCann 2,350 Sinn Féin Matt Garrett 1,924 Sinn Féin Clíodhna Nic Bhranair 1,649 Sinn Féin Seanna Walsh 1,521 People Before Profit Michael Collins 1,193 SDLP Gerard McDonald 903 Aontú Luke McCann 526 Alliance Eoin Millar 492 Independent Julieann McNally 368 Green (NI) Ash Jones 228 Independent Tony Mallon 166 Workers' Party Paddy Crossan 83 Turnout 13,962 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Court Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Frank McCoubrey 2,645 Sinn Féin Tina Black 1,822 DUP Nicola Verner 1,783 Sinn Féin Claire Canavan 1,616 DUP Ian McLaughlin 993 TUV Ron McDowell 963 PUP Billy Hutchinson 679 People Before Profit Cailín McCaffrey 408 Irish Republican Socialist Michael Kelly 399 Alliance Ally Haydock 329 SDLP Olcan McSparron 175 Green (NI) Sara Haller 108 Workers' Party Tony Walls 85 Independent Geoffrey Wilson 18 Turnout 12,023 TUV gain from PUP
Lisnasharragh Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Davy Douglas 2,083 SDLP Séamas De Faoite 1,580 Alliance Michael Long 1,437 Sinn Féin Stevie Jenkins 1,231 Green (NI) Brian Smyth 1,157 Alliance Eric Hanvey 1,078 DUP Bradley Ferguson 1,060 Alliance Anna McErlean 961 UUP Bill Manwaring 820 TUV Stephen Ferguson 368 People Before Profit Nick Cropper 200 Turnout 11,975 No change
Oldpark Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Nichola Bradley 1,870 Independent Paul McCusker 1,747 Sinn Féin JJ Magee 1,619 Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy 1,430 Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Neill 1,330 DUP Jordan Doran 1,263 DUP Gillian Simpson 919 People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson 700 TUV Ann McClure 595 Alliance Chris Shannon 453 SDLP Charlotte Carson 245 Green (NI) Ange Cruz 149 Workers' Party Fiona McCarthy 46 Turnout 12,366 Paul McCusker leaves SDLP Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit
Ormiston Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Christine Bower 2,661 DUP James Lawlor 2,394 DUP Andrew McCormick 1,642 Alliance Ross McMullan 1,480 Alliance Jenna Maghie 1,299 UUP Jim Rodgers 1,004 Green (NI) Anthony Flynn 999 Alliance Caitlin Sullivan 889 UUP Carole Howard 847 TUV John Hiddleston 680 Sinn Féin Caitríona Mallaghan 174 People Before Profit Fiona Doran 117 SDLP Lorcan McGuirk 106 Turnout 14,295 No change
Titanic Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Ruth Brooks 1,690 Alliance David Bell 1,360 Sinn Féin Padraig Donnelly 1,284 DUP Sammy Douglas 1,214 Alliance Fiona McAteer 1,149 UUP Sonia Copeland 968 Green (NI) Gillian Hamilton 938 DUP George Dorrian 658 TUV Anne Smyth 564 SDLP Elly Odhiambo 129 Turnout 9,954 Sinn Féin gain from PUP
Causeway Coast and Glens Ballymoney Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Mervyn Storey 1,779 Sinn Féin Ciarán McQuillan 1,320 UUP Darryl Wilson 1,255 Sinn Féin Leanne Peacock 1,194 TUV Jonathan McAuley 995 Alliance Lee Kane 880 DUP Alan McLean 861 DUP Ivor Wallace 808 UUP Tom McKeown 438 SDLP Caitlin Bond 286 Independent Cathal McLaughlin 220 Turnout 9,971 Alliance gain from UUP TUV gain from DUP
Bann Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Sean Bateson 1,277 DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan 1,054 Sinn Féin Ciarán Archibald 862 DUP Dawn Huggins 851 UUP Richard Holmes 782 UUP Andrew Kerr 760 Independent Adrian McQuillan 701 Alliance Joe Hutchinson 573 TUV William Craig 456 Aontú Gemma Brolly 336 SDLP Ryan Barkley 173 Green (NI) Jen McCahon 92 Turnout 7,917 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Benbradagh Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Sean McGlinchey 1,888 Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl 1,558 DUP Edgar Scott 1,231 Sinn Féin Kathleen McGurk 1,172 UUP Robert Carmichael 600 Aontú Liam McElhinney 494 SDLP Michael Coyle 441 Alliance Christine Turner 353 Independent Niall Murphy 116 Turnout 7,853 No change
Causeway Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Mark Fielding 1,305 Alliance Peter McCully 924 DUP John McAuley 878 TUV Allister Kyle 867 DUP Sharon McKillop 860 UUP Sandra Hunter 793 Sinn Féin Emma Thompson 715 UUP Barry Torrens 608 Alliance Richard Stewart 468 SDLP Paul Shevlin 450 Independent David Alexander 354 Independent Angela Mulholland 327 Green (NI) Mark Coulson 262 Turnout 8,811 Alliance gain from SDLP TUV gain from UUP
Coleraine Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Philip Anderson 1,389 PUP Russell Watton 1,016 Alliance Yvonne Boyle 947 Sinn Féin Niamh Archibald 858 UUP John Wisener 721 DUP Adele Tomb 655 Independent George Duddy 450 DUP Tanya Stirling 441 TUV Michael Sweeney 339 SDLP Helen Maher 329 People Before Profit Amy Merron 247 Turnout 7,392 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Limavady Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers 1,800 DUP Steven Callaghan 1,010 Independent James McCorkell 562 Alliance Amy Mairs 547 UUP Barry Crawford 511 DUP Aaron Callan 496 DUP Jordan Wallace 478 SDLP Ashleen Schenning 443 Aontú John Boyle 153 Independent Billy Stewart 31 Turnout 6,031 Alliance gain from DUP
The Glens Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Cara McShane 1,913 Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 1,462 Sinn Féin Maighréad Watson 1,142 DUP Bill Kennedy 945 Alliance Glenise Morgan 733 SDLP Margaret McKillop 652 UUP Wesley Craig 587 Aontú John Robbin 265 Turnout 7,699 Sinn Féin gain from Independent DUP gain from UUP
Derry and Strabane Ballyarnett Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Sandra Duffy 2,164 SDLP Rory Farrell 1,405 Sinn Féin John McGowan 1,299 SDLP Brian Tierney 1,006 Sinn Féin Pat Murphy 960 Aontú Emmet Doyle 887 SDLP Catherine McDaid 856 People Before Profit Damien Doherty 727 Alliance Colm Cavanagh 436 Turnout 9,740 Sinn Féin gain from Aontú
Derg Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Keith Kerrigan 1,669 Sinn Féin Ruairí McHugh 1,442 UUP Derek Hussey 1,377 Sinn Féin Caroline Devine 1,246 Sinn Féin Antaine Ó Fearghail 1,197 SDLP Steven Edwards 732 Independent Andy Patton 507 Alliance Anne Murray 177 People Before Profit Adam McGinley 112 Aontú Leza Houston 99 Turnout 8,549 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Faughan Party Candidate 1st pref. UUP Ryan McCready 1,282 Sinn Féin Alex Duffy 1,193 Sinn Féin Sean Fleming 1,162 DUP Julie Middleton 988 SDLP Declan Norris 919 Alliance Rachael Ferguson 695 DUP Gary Wilkinson 653 SDLP Hayley Canning 616 People Before Profit Damien Gallagher 310 Independent Graham Warke 279 Turnout 8,095 Ryan McCready leaves DUP Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Foyleside Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Conor Heaney 1,846 Sinn Féin Grace Uí Niallais 1,111 People Before Profit Shaun Harkin 979 SDLP Lilian Seenoi-Barr 960 SDLP Shauna Cusack 948 SDLP Stephen McCallion 626 Aontú Seán Mac Cearáin 423 Alliance Danny McCloskey 266 Turnout 7,163 Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Sperrin Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Paul Boggs 1,993 Sinn Féin Fergal Leonard 1,650 DUP Allan Bresland 1,194 Sinn Féin Brian Harte 1,125 Independent Paul Gallagher 1,042 Independent Raymond Barr 985 DUP Maurice Devenney 964 SDLP Jason Barr 811 SDLP Tommy Forbes 538 UUP Glen Miller 489 Alliance Mel Boyle 381 Independent Patsy Kelly 246 People Before Profit Carol Gallagher 226 Aontú Darán Mac Meanman 168 Turnout 11,812 Sinn Féin gain from DUP
The Moor Party Candidate 1st pref. Independent Gary Donnelly 1,868 Sinn Féin Aisling Hutton 1,317 Sinn Féin Patricia Logue 1,069 Sinn Féin Emma McGinley 912 SDLP John Boyle 761 People Before Profit Maeve O'Neill 578 SDLP Dermott Henderson 445 Aontú Darryl Christy 301 Alliance Michael Downey 146 Turnout 7,397 Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit
Waterside Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Caitlin Deeney 1,949 UUP Darren Guy 1,797 DUP Chelsea Cooke 1,262 DUP Niree McMorris 1,225 SDLP Sean Mooney 1,071 Sinn Féin Christopher Jackson 1,019 SDLP Martin Reilly 1,006 Alliance Philip McKinney 748 UUP Janice Montgomery 448 People Before Profit Davina Pulis 388 Turnout 10,913 Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Fermanagh and Omagh Enniskillen Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Keith Elliott 1,029 Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire 1,024 Sinn Féin Dermot Browne 846 Sinn Féin Andrea McManus 780 Alliance Eddie Roofe 779 UUP Roy Crawford 667 UUP Robert Irvine 562 SDLP Paul Blake 539 TUV Donald Crawford 509 Labour Alternative Donal O'Cofaigh 504 DUP Jill Mahon 437 Turnout 7,676 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP Alliance gain from Labour Alternative
Erne East Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Sheamus Greene 1,753 DUP Paul Robinson 1,410 Sinn Féin Thomas O'Reilly 1,387 Sinn Féin Noeleen Hayes 1,296 UUP Victor Warrington 1,115 Independent Eamon Keenan 560 SDLP Garbhan McPhillips 498 Independent Tina McDermott 238 Alliance Richard Bullick 221 Turnout 8,478 Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Erne North Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Debbie Coyle 1,561 UUP Diana Armstrong 1,392 DUP David Mahon 984 Sinn Féin John Feely 852 SDLP John Coyle 783 UUP John McClaughry 529 TUV Alex Elliott 422 Alliance Eric Bullick 358 DUP David Stevenson 219 Turnout 7,100 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Erne West Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Anthony Feely 1,493 Sinn Féin Elaine Brough 1,362 Sinn Féin Declan McArdle 1,256 UUP Mark Ovens 1,197 SDLP Adam Gannon 835 DUP Aaron Elliott 687 Independent Paul McGoldrick 506 Alliance Gerard McCusker 250 Turnout 7,586 Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Mid Tyrone Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Pádraigín Kelly 1,621 Sinn Féin Roisin Devine Gallagher 1,464 Sinn Féin Anne Marie Fitzgerald 1,204 Sinn Féin Patrick Withers 1,072 DUP Shirley Hawkes 1,057 UUP Rosemary Barton 687 Independent Emmet McAleer 629 SDLP Bernard McGrath 497 Alliance Matthew Beaumont 311 Turnout 8,542 SDLP gain from Independent
Omagh Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 1,342 DUP Errol Thompson 1,138 Sinn Féin Catherine Kelly 1,013 Alliance Stephen Donnelly 872 Sinn Féin Marty McColgan 773 UUP Matthew Bell 489 Independent Josephine Deehan 469 SDLP Brenda Mellon 385 Independent Kathy Dunphy 80 Socialist Party Amy Ferguson 75 Turnout 6,636 Sinn Féin gain from UUP
West Tyrone Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Mark Buchanan 1,619 Sinn Féin Glenn Campbell 1,279 Sinn Féin Colette McNulty 1,149 Sinn Féin Ann-Marie Donnelly 1,129 Sinn Féin Stephen McCann 1,093 UUP Allan Rainey 829 SDLP Mary Garrity 746 Alliance Joyce Donnelly 457 Turnout 8,301 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Lisburn and Castlereagh Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Sharon Skillen 1,655 Alliance Martin Gregg 1,377 Alliance Sharon Lowry 1,045 DUP John Laverty 890 DUP Samantha Burns 879 UUP Hazel Legge 710 DUP David Drysdale 582 TUV Andrew Girvin 534 Green (NI) Terry Winchcombe 195 Turnout 7,867 No change
Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Michelle Guy 1,452 Sinn Féin Ryan Carlin 1,204 Alliance Nancy Eaton 1,116 SDLP John Gallen 1,035 DUP Brian Higginson 1,006 Sinn Féin Daniel Bassett 997 UUP Michael Henderson 760 Alliance Martin McKeever 727 SDLP Simon Lee 656 Green (NI) Jacinta Hamley 656 DUP William Traynor 527 Independent Andrew Miller 49 Turnout 10,185 Alliance gain from Green Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Downshire East Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Andrew Gowan 1,798 Alliance Aaron McIntyre 1,102 DUP Uel Mackin 1,060 Alliance Kurtis Dickson 976 UUP James Baird 726 UUP Alex Swan 482 TUV Stewart Ferris 396 SDLP John Drake 312 Turnout 6,914 Alliance gain from UUP
Downshire West Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Owen Gawith 1,693 DUP Caleb McCready 996 DUP Allan Ewart 971 Alliance Gretta Thompson 936 DUP William Leathem 918 UUP Alan Martin 624 UUP Liz McCord 615 Sinn Féin Siobhán Murphy 308 Green (NI) Luke Robinson 124 Turnout 7,179 Alliance gain from UUP
Killultagh Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Gary McCleave 1,958 Alliance Claire Kemp 1,862 DUP Thomas Beckett 1,509 DUP James Tinsley 1,297 UUP Laura Turner 659 UUP Ross McLernon 654 SDLP Jack Patton 364 Independent Stuart Brown 78 Turnout 8,381 No change
Lisburn North Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Paul Burke 1,239 DUP Jonathan Craig 1,220 Alliance Nicola Parker 1,137 DUP Scott Carson 1,015 SDLP Pat Catney 935 Independent Gary Hynds 890 Alliance Stephen Martin 856 UUP Nicholas Trimble 627 UUP Linsey Gibson 525 Turnout 8,444 Sinn Féin gain from UUP Independent gain from DUP
Lisburn South Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Andrew Ewing 1,139 Alliance Amanda Grehan 1,111 DUP Alan Givan 1,038 UUP Tim Mitchell 870 DUP Paul Porter 687 Alliance Peter Kennedy 674 UUP Jenny Palmer 625 Sinn Féin Aisling Flynn 493 SDLP Dee French 472 TUV Stewart McEvoy 387 Turnout 7,496 Alliance gain from UUP
Mid and East Antrim Ballymena Party Candidate 1st pref. Independent Rodney Quigley 1,023 TUV Matthew Armstrong 991 UUP Colin Crawford 969 Sinn Féin Bréanainn Lyness 926 DUP Reuben Glover 913 Alliance John Hyland 897 SDLP Eugene Reid 805 DUP Lawrie Philpott 462 DUP Andrew Wright 310 Turnout 7,296 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP UUP gain from Independent
Bannside Party Candidate 1st pref. TUV Timothy Gaston 1,468 TUV Stewart McDonald 1,422 Sinn Féin Ian Friary 1,292 DUP Thomas Gordon 1,256 UUP Jackson Minford 943 DUP Tyler Hoey 838 Alliance Jack Gibson 768 TUV Anna Henry 562 SDLP Morgan Murphy 211 Turnout 8,780 No change
Braid Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Archie Rae 1,302 UUP Alan Barr 1,058 DUP Beth Adger 1,246 DUP William McCaughey 1,224 TUV Christopher Jamieson 1,195 Alliance Chelsea Harwood 1,016 DUP Julie Philpott 872 TUV Matthew Warwick 840 UUP Keith Turner 710 Turnout 9,463 Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Carrick Castle Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Lauren Gray 1,607 DUP Cheryl Brownlee 1,154 DUP Billy Ashe 1,030 UUP Robin Stewart 751 UUP Bethany Ferris 706 TUV Frances Henderson 437 DUP John McDermott 269 PUP Jim McCaw 164 Green (NI) Jenny Hutchinson 136 Turnout 6,254 No change
Coast Road Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin James McKeown 1,180 DUP Andrew Clarke 1,111 Alliance Gerardine Mulvenna 1,094 DUP Angela Smyth 808 UUP Maureen Morrow 457 Alliance Niamh Spurle 448 TUV Wesley Stevenson 340 UUP Olivia Swan 328 Green (NI) Eddie Alcorn 113 Turnout 5,877 No change
Knockagh Party Candidate 1st pref. Independent Bobby Hadden 1,182 DUP Peter Johnston 1,144 DUP Marc Collins 931 Alliance Aaron Skinner 903 UUP Andrew Wilson 792 Alliance Noel Williams 753 UUP Gary McCabe 433 TUV James Strange 348 Turnout 6,486 No change
Larne Lough Party Candidate 1st pref. Alliance Maeve Donnelly 1,389 DUP Gregg McKeen 1,197 UUP Roy Beggs Jr 1,139 DUP Paul Reid 862 Alliance Robert Logan 696 UUP James Carson 480 TUV Ronnie Donnell 427 Green (NI) Philip Randle 215 Turnout 6,405 No change
Mid Ulster Carntogher Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Brian McGuigan 1,909 Sinn Féin Sean McPeake 1,540 Sinn Féin Cora Corry 1,283 DUP Kyle Black 1,209 Sinn Féin Paddy Kelly 1,049 SDLP Martin Kearney 829 TUV James Artt 530 Aontú Noreen McEldowney 481 Turnout 8,830 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Clogher Valley Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Frances Burton 1,656 DUP Mark Robinson 1,568 Sinn Féin Gael Gildernew 1,475 Independent Kevin McElvogue 1,361 UUP Meta Graham 1,260 Sinn Féin Eugene McConnell 1,212 Sinn Féin Sean McGuigan 1,154 SDLP Sharon McAleer 1,045 Turnout 10,731 Independent gain from SDLP
Cookstown Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Cathal Mallaghan 2,157 Sinn Féin John McNamee 1,771 DUP Wilbert Buchanan 1,249 Sinn Féin Gavin Bell 1,215 SDLP Kerri Martin 769 DUP Eva Cahoon 768 UUP Trevor Wilson 702 TUV Timothy Hagan 663 UUP Mark Glasgow 526 Alliance Chris Hillcox 424 Independent Louise Taylor 44 Turnout 10,288 DUP gain from UUP
Dungannon Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Clement Cuthbertson 2,096 Sinn Féin Dominic Molloy 1,519 Sinn Féin Deirdre Varsani 1,219 Independent Barry Monteith 1,180 DUP James Burton 656 Independent Marian Vincent 628 SDLP Karol McQuade 601 UUP Ian Irwin 527 Alliance Claire Hackett 471 TUV Kinley Tener 299 Labour Alternative Gerry Cullen 268 Aontú Denise Mullen 146 Turnout 9,610 Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Magherafelt Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Darren Totten 2,077 Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 1,530 DUP Paul McLean 1,143 DUP Wesley Brown 967 SDLP Christine McFlynn 804 TUV Raymond Love 671 UUP Ian Brown 587 Alliance Padraic Farrell 478 Turnout 8,257 No change
Moyola Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Ian Milne 2,219 Sinn Féin Jolene Groogan 1,874 DUP Anne Forde 1,563 Sinn Féin Donal McPeake 1,144 SDLP Denise Johnston 651 UUP Derek McKinney 592 TUV Glenn Moore 519 Aontú Sheila Fullerton 347 Alliance Caleb Ross 247 Turnout 9,156 SDLP gain from UUP
Torrent Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Eimear Carney 1,678 Sinn Féin Niall McAleer 1,666 Independent Dan Kerr 1,395 Sinn Féin Nuala McLernon 1,174 DUP Jonathan Buchanan 1,170 Sinn Féin Paul Kelly 996 SDLP Malachy Quinn 961 UUP Robert Colvin 714 Independent Teresa Quinn 622 Alliance Simon Graham 284 Turnout 10,633 DUP gain from UUP
Crotlieve Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Selina Murphy 1,863 Sinn Féin Mickey Ruane 1,387 Sinn Féin Kate Murphy 1,397 Sinn Féin Gerry O'Hare 1,345 SDLP Declan McAteer 1,233 Independent Mark Gibbons 1,111 Independent Jarlath Tinnelly 1,043 SDLP Karen McKevitt 911 Independent Jim Boylan 818 Alliance Daniel Neary 660 DUP Keith Parke 600 UUP Ricky McGaffin 448 SDLP Anne Sheridan 183 Green (NI) Hugh O'Reilly 96 Independent Finbarr Lambe 23 Turnout 11,480 Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Downpatrick Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Oonagh Hanlon 1,579 SDLP Gareth Sharvin 1,307 Sinn Féin Philip Campbell 1,160 Alliance Cadogan Enright 1,124 Sinn Féin Louise Rooney 812 SDLP Aurla King 613 SDLP Conor Galbraith 590 Independent Éamon Mac Con Eidhe 404 DUP Sharon Harvey 267 UUP Alexander Burgess 200 Green (NI) Declan Walsh 117 Turnout 8,173 Cadogan Enright joins Alliance Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Newry Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Valerie Harte 2,085 Sinn Féin Cathal King 1,982 Sinn Féin Aidan Mathers 1,483 Sinn Féin Geraldine Kearns 1,259 SDLP Doire Finn 961 SDLP Michael Savage 935 Alliance Helena Young 830 Aontú Sharon Loughran 318 UUP Andrew McCracken 285 Independent Mariya Krupska 209 Workers' Party Nicola Grant 104 Turnout 10,451 Sinn Féin gain from Independent
Rowallane Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Jonny Jackson 1,414 DUP Callum Bowsie 1,331 SDLP Terry Andrews 1,319 Alliance David Lee-Surginor 1,011 Alliance Tierna Kelly 965 UUP Robert Burgess 937 Sinn Féin Dermot Kennedy 866 UUP Rachel Gracey 101 Green (NI) Ali McColl 90 Turnout 8,034 Alliance gain from UUP
Slieve Croob Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Alan Lewis 1,723 Sinn Féin Jim Brennan 1,569 Sinn Féin Róisín Howell 1,443 Sinn Féin Siobhan O'Hare 1,226 Alliance Andrew McMurray 1,183 SDLP Hugh Gallagher 756 UUP Walter Lyons 383 SDLP Will Polland 285 Aontú Rosemary McGlone 245 Green (NI) Seana Pitt 98 Turnout 8,911 Alan Lewis leaves UUP Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Slieve Gullion Party Candidate 1st pref. Sinn Féin Aoife Finnegan 1,934 Sinn Féin Áine Quinn 1,932 Sinn Féin Declan Murphy 1,907 Sinn Féin Mickey Larkin 1,558 SDLP Pete Byrne 1,447 Sinn Féin Barra O'Muirí 1,331 Sinn Féin Oonagh Magennis 1,316 UUP David Taylor 1,197 SDLP Killian Feehan 903 Aontú Liam Reichenberg 439 DUP Linda Henry 360 Alliance Caolán Gregory 298 Green (NI) Molly Ní Mhánais 69 Turnout 14,691 No change
The Mournes Party Candidate 1st pref. DUP Glyn Hanna 2,340 Sinn Féin Michael Rice 2,040 Sinn Féin Willie Clarke 1,915 Sinn Féin Leeanne McAvoy 1,643 SDLP Laura Devlin 1,370 Alliance Jill Truesdale 1,105 DUP Henry Reilly 1,089 TUV Harold McKee 880 UUP Lloyd Douglas 511 SDLP Dominic O'Reilly 357 Green (NI) Sean O Baoill 119 Turnout 13,369 Henry Reilly joins DUP Alliance gain from UUP
Aftermath According to journalist Jonathan McCambridge, Sinn Féin's victory was mainly helped by appealing to voters regarding the DUP's reluctance to get Stormont back into a functioning state, although the DUP's vote share itself was largely unchanged.
An editorial in the Orange Standard , the official newspaper of the loyalist Orange Order, said the results of the election, and low voter turnout in several unionist areas, had presented serious challenges for the DUP, the UUP and other unionist parties. "The need to significantly reduce apathy amongst the unionist voter base was one of the issues that came to the fore. In some areas with a unionist majority the turnout of eligible voters was as low as 40%," it said. "A significant piece of work must be carried out to enhance unionist engagement with the political process – and in particular when it comes to elections. As a unionist community we must stand up and be counted when it really matters."
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