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Oldpark (District Electoral Area)

Electoral division in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Summary

Electoral division in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
name	Oldpark
type	Belfast City Council DEA
image	Oldpark Post 2014.png
caption	Oldpark DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
year	2014
seats	6 (2014–)
members_label	Councillors
members	{{unbulleted list
	border	darkgray}} Nichola Bradley (SF)
	border	darkgray}} Jordan Doran (DUP)
	border	darkgray}} JJ Magee (SF)
	border	darkgray}} Paul McCusker (IND)
	border	darkgray}} Ryan Murphy (SF)
	border	darkgray}} Tomás Ó Néill (SF)

Oldpark DEA (1993-2014) within Belfast

Oldpark is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.

Wards

Map	Ward	Population
(2011 Census)	Catholic	Protestant	Other	No Religion	Area	Density	NI Assembly	UK Parliament	Ref	Oldpark	34,131	65.6%	29.2%	0.8%	4.4%	13.68 km2	2,495 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
1	Ardoyne	5,987	92.8%	5.1%	0.3%	1.8%	0.58 km2	10,322 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
2	Ballysillan	5,626	7.8%	83.3%	1.4%	7.5%	1.11 km2	5,068 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
3	Cliftonville	5,330	71%	23.6%	0.7%	4.7%	1.18 km2	4,517 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
4	Legoniel	6,409	48.2%	45.4%	0.8%	5.6%	8.82 km2	727 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
5	New Lodge	4,950	89.2%	7.5%	0.9%	2.3%	0.72 km2	6,875 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North
6	Water Works	5,829	87.6%	7.1%	0.9%	4.4%	1.27 km2	4,590 /km2	Belfast North	Belfast North

Councillors

Election	Councillor
(Party)	Councillor
(Party)	Councillor
(Party)	Councillor
(Party)	Councillor
(Party)	Councillor
(Party)	Sinn Féin}}"	JJ Magee
(Sinn Féin)	Sinn Féin}}"	Ryan Murphy
(Sinn Féin)	Sinn Féin}}"	Nichola Bradley
(Sinn Féin)	Independent (politician)}}"	Paul McCusker
(Independent)/ (SDLP)	Sinn Féin}}"	Tomás Ó Néill
(Sinn Féin)	Democratic Unionist Party}}"	Jordan Doran
(DUP)	People Before Profit}}"	Fiona Ferguson
(PBP)	Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"	Dale Pankhurst
(DUP)	Shauneen Baker
(Sinn Féin)	Mary Clarke
(Sinn Féin)	Progressive Unionist Party}}"	Julie-Anne Corr
(PUP)	Gerry McCabe
(Sinn Féin)	Gareth McKee
(DUP)	Nichola Mallon
(SDLP)	Danny Lavery
(Sinn Féin)	Conor Maskey
(Sinn Féin)	Democratic Unionist Party}}"	Ian Crozier
(DUP)	Margaret McClenaghan
(Sinn Féin)	Caral Ni Chuilin
(Sinn Féin)	Alban Maginness
(SDLP)	Ulster Unionist Party}}"	Fred Cobain
(UUP)	Nelson McCausland
(DUP)	Gerard Brophy
(Sinn Féin)	Eoin O'Broin
(Sinn Féin)	Martin Morgan
(SDLP)	Progressive Unionist Party}}"	Billy Hutchinson
(PUP)	Bobby Lavery
(Sinn Féin)	Paddy McManus
(Sinn Féin)	Mick Conlon
(Sinn Féin)	Ulster Unionist Party}}"	Fred Proctor
(UUP)	Joe Austin
(Sinn Féin)	Ulster Unionist Party}}"	Fred Rodgers
(UUP)	Gerard McGuigan
(Sinn Féin)	Workers Party of Ireland}}"	Seamus Lynch
(Workers' Party)	Brian Feeney
(SDLP)	William Gault
(UUP)	Bobby Lavery
(Sinn Féin)	Democratic Unionist Party}}"	Peter Lunn
(DUP)
2023
March 2023 Defection
January 2023 Co-Option
September 2020 Co-Option
2019
January 2018 Co-Options
May 2016 Co-Option
2014
2011
2005
2001
1997
1993
1989
1985

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit, Independent leaves SDLP

2019 Election

2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × PUP

2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × People Before Profit

2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from PUP

2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x PUP

2011-2014 Change: PUP gain from DUP

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP

2001 Election

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP

1993 Election

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Workers' Party

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

References

Newtownabbey Borough Council Lower Falls

References

"Ward Information for Ardoyne ward 95GG02". NISRA.
"Ward Information for Ballysillan ward 95GG06". NISRA.
"Ward Information for Cliftonville ward 95GG17". NISRA.
"Ward Information for Legoniel ward 95GG32". NISRA.
"Ward Information for New Lodge ward 95GG35". NISRA.
"Ward Information for Water Works ward 95GG47". NISRA.
"Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll".
"Oldpark Result Sheet".
"Local Government Results 2005".
"Local Government Results 2001".
"Local Government Results 1997".
"Local Government Results 1993".
"Local Government Results 1989".
"Local Government Results 1985".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110512102846/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/elections/oldpark.asp Elections 2011: Oldpark],{{dead link. (October 2022 [[Belfast City Council]])

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