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| Oldpark | |
|---|---|
| Belfast City Council DEA constituency | |
 Oldpark DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Seats | 6 (2014–) |
| Councillors | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardoyne | 5,987 | 92.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.58 km2 | 10,322 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [1] |
| 2 | Ballysillan | 5,626 | 7.8% | 83.3% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 1.11 km2 | 5,068 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [2] |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 5,330 | 71% | 23.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 1.18 km2 | 4,517 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [3] |
| 4 | Legoniel | 6,409 | 48.2% | 45.4% | 0.8% | 5.6% | 8.82 km2 | 727 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [4] |
| 5 | New Lodge | 4,950 | 89.2% | 7.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.72 km2 | 6,875 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [5] |
| 6 | Water Works | 5,829 | 87.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 1.27 km2 | 4,590 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [6] |
| Oldpark | 34,131 | 65.6% | 29.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 13.68 km2 | 2,495 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | ||
Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | JJ Magee (Sinn Féin) |
Ryan Murphy (Sinn Féin) |
Nichola Bradley (Sinn Féin) |
Paul McCusker (Independent)/ (SDLP) |
Tomás Ó Néill (Sinn Féin) |
Jordan Doran (DUP) | ||||||
| March 2023 Defection | Fiona Ferguson (PBP) | |||||||||||
| January 2023 Co-Option | ||||||||||||
| September 2020 Co-Option | Dale Pankhurst (DUP) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Shauneen Baker (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| January 2018 Co-Options | Mary Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
Julie-Anne Corr (PUP) | ||||||||||
| May 2016 Co-Option | Gerry McCabe (Sinn Féin) |
Gareth McKee (DUP) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Nichola Mallon (SDLP) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Danny Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin) |
Ian Crozier (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Margaret McClenaghan (Sinn Féin) |
Caral Ni Chuilin (Sinn Féin) |
Alban Maginness (SDLP) |
Fred Cobain (UUP) |
Nelson McCausland (DUP) | |||||||
| 2001 | Gerard Brophy (Sinn Féin) |
Eoin O'Broin (Sinn Féin) |
Martin Morgan (SDLP) |
Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
Paddy McManus (Sinn Féin) |
Mick Conlon (Sinn Féin) |
Fred Proctor (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1993 | Joe Austin (Sinn Féin) |
Fred Rodgers (UUP) | ||||||||||
| 1989 | Gerard McGuigan (Sinn Féin) |
Seamus Lynch (Workers' Party) |
Brian Feeney (SDLP) |
William Gault (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1985 | Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
Peter Lunn (DUP) | ||||||||||
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Nichola Bradley* | 15.12% | 1,870 | |||||||
| Independent | Paul McCusker* | 14.13% | 1,747 | 1,764.05 | 1,835.05 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | JJ Magee* | 13.09% | 1,619 | 1,637.15 | 1,665.60 | 1,668.60 | 1,714.05 | 1,714.05 | 1,877.05 | |
| Sinn Féin | Ryan Murphy* | 11.56% | 1,430 | 1,472.70 | 1,493.95 | 1,497.95 | 1,524.05 | 1,526.05 | 1,704.40 | |
| DUP | Jordan Doran* | 10.21% | 1,263 | 1,263.00 | 1,273.05 | 1,273.05 | 1,310.05 | 1,606.05 | 1,634.10 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Néill | 10.76% | 1,330 | 1,335.35 | 1,353.45 | 1,367.45 | 1,402.70 | 1,404.70 | 1,601.55 | |
| DUP | Gillian Simpson | 7.43% | 919 | 919.00 | 924.00 | 924.00 | 962.00 | 1,232.00 | 1,260.00 | |
| People Before Profit | Fiona Ferguson* | 5.66% | 700 | 704.65 | 830.85 | 849.85 | 1,114.15 | 1,125.15 | ||
| TUV | Ann McClure | 4.81% | 595 | 595.00 | 604.00 | 604.00 | 624.00 | |||
| Alliance | Chris Shannon | 3.66% | 453 | 453.75 | 578.45 | 597.45 | ||||
| SDLP | Charlotte Carson | 1.98% | 245 | 248.55 | ||||||
| Green (NI) | Ange Cruz | 1.20% | 149 | 149.35 | ||||||
| Workers' Party | Fiona McCarthy | 0.37% | 46 | 46.30 | ||||||
| Electorate: 23,871 Valid: 12,366 (51.80%) Spoilt: 193 Quota: 1,767 Turnout: 12,559 (52.61%) | ||||||||||
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