# Lisburn North (District Electoral Area)

Lisburn North is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Derryaghy, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Lambeg, Magheralave and Wallace Park. Lisburn North 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 Killultagh DEA, where it contained seven wards (Ballymacash, Ballymacoss, Harmony Hill, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Magheralave and Wallace Park), and was known as Lisburn Town North. For the 2014 local elections, it was decreased to six wards, losing Ballymacash, Ballymacoss and Lisnagarvey to Lisburn South DEA but gaining Hilden from Lisburn South DEA and Derryaghy from Dunmurry Cross DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| November 2024 Co-Option | Nicola Parker (Alliance) | Pat Catney (SDLP) | Declan Lynch (Sinn Féin) | Nicholas Trimble (UUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Gary Hynds (Independent) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| 2023 | Nicola Parker (Alliance) | Pat Catney (SDLP) | Paul Burke (Sinn Féin) | Nicholas Trimble (UUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Gary Hynds (Independent) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| 2019 | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Stuart Hughes (UUP) | Nicholas Trimble (UUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| June 2016 Co-Option | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| February 2016 Defection | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) | Jenny Palmer (UUP)/ (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| December 2015 Defection | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) | Jenny Palmer (UUP)/ (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| September 2015 Defection | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) | Jenny Palmer (UUP)/ (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| 2014 | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Johnny McCarthy (SDLP)/ (Independent)/ (NI21) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) | Jenny Palmer (UUP)/ (DUP) | Scott Carson (DUP) | 7 seats 2014-present | 7 seats 2014-present |
| 2011 | Brian Doran (Alliance) | John Drake (SDLP) | Brian Bloomfield (UUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | William Leathem (DUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 2005 | Trevor Lunn (Alliance) | David Archer (UUP) | William Gardiner-Watson (UUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | William Leathem (DUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 2001 | Trevor Lunn (Alliance) | David Archer (UUP) | William Gardiner-Watson (UUP) | William Lewis (UUP) | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Lorraine Martin (UUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1997 | Frazer McCammond (Alliance) | David Adams (UDP) | William Gardiner-Watson (UUP) | William Lewis (UUP) | William Beattie (DUP)/ (Protestant Unionist) | Lorraine Martin (UUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |
| 1993 | Frazer McCammond (Alliance) | Samuel Semple (UUP) | William Gardiner-Watson (UUP) | William Lewis (UUP) | William Beattie (DUP)/ (Protestant Unionist) | Lorraine Martin (UUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from DUP and UUP
Lisburn North - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Burke † | 14.67% | 1,239 | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig* | 14.45% | 1,220 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Nicola Parker | 13.47% | 1,137 | 1,147 | 1,900 | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 11.07% | 935 | 941 | 1,002 | 1,360 | |
| | UUP | Nicholas Trimble* | 7.43% | 627 | 1,035 | 1,070 | 1,242 | |
| | Independent | Gary Hynds | 10.54% | 890 | 933 | 946 | 1,045 | 1,162 |
| | DUP | Scott Carson* | 12.02% | 1,015 | 1,049 | 1,053 | 1,066 | 1,071 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Martin* | 10.14% | 856 | 874 | | | |
| | UUP | Linsey Gibson | 6.22% | 525 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,680 Valid: 8,444 (50.62%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,207 Turnout: 8,553 (51.28%) |||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NI21
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP, NI21 joins SDLP
Lisburn North - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | Stephen Martin* | 20.25% | 1,483 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig* | 16.21% | 1,187 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Johnny McCarthy* | 11.63% | 852 | 1,100.62 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Scott Carson* | 11.55% | 846 | 856.56 | 883.2 | 951.51 | 951.81 | 1,060.81 | |
| | UUP | Nicholas Trimble* | 9.82% | 719 | 786.52 | 808.52 | 812.04 | 824.64 | 950.14 | 1,077.14 |
| | UUP | Stuart Hughes | 7.89% | 578 | 619.92 | 659.56 | 665.72 | 673.32 | 789.61 | 1,058.61 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Duffy | 8.93% | 654 | 680.24 | 685.88 | 686.43 | 710.13 | 716.13 | 717.13 |
| | DUP | Lindsay Reynolds | 5.80% | 425 | 429.8 | 449.12 | 497.19 | 497.99 | 559.04 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Gary Hynds | 5.78% | 423 | 443.8 | 467.72 | 469.7 | 475.1 | | |
| | UKIP | Alan Love | 2.13% | 156 | 162.08 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,356 Valid: 7,323 (47.69%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 7,412 (48.27%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NI21
2011-2014 Change: UUP and SDLP loss to NI21 and due to the reduction of one seat
Lisburn North - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Brian Bloomfield* | 15.51% | 1,026 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stephen Martin* | 10.75% | 711 | 720 | 729.28 | 731.68 | 755 | 760.72 | 968.72 | | | |
| | DUP | Scott Carson* | 10.34% | 684 | 685 | 703.24 | 749.32 | 756.56 | 831.04 | 833.2 | 939.04 | 946.04 | |
| | DUP | Margaret Tolerton* | 11.11% | 735 | 735 | 743 | 779.16 | 785.24 | 823.2 | 828.2 | 886.6 | 889.68 | 889.97 |
| | NI21 | Johnny McCarthy ‡‡ | 4.97% | 329 | 340 | 343.68 | 348.76 | 516.64 | 524.36 | 587.52 | 656.56 | 838.56 | 859.44 |
| | DUP | Jenny Palmer* ‡† | 8.07% | 534 | 534 | 541.36 | 554.76 | 556.84 | 599.12 | 605.28 | 670.76 | 671.76 | 672.63 |
| | DUP | Yvonne Craig* | 7.95% | 526 | 527 | 535.8 | 554.28 | 558.36 | 597.08 | 598.16 | 664.04 | 669.04 | 669.33 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jacqui McGeough | 7.45% | 493 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 498 | 498 | 627 | 630.08 | | |
| | UKIP | Alan Love | 5.12% | 339 | 341 | 345.72 | 378.12 | 380.36 | 500.04 | 511.12 | | | |
| | SDLP | Nicola Turtle | 7.04% | 466 | 469 | 470.2 | 470.28 | 483.28 | 484.36 | | | | |
| | TUV | John McCall | 4.53% | 300 | 301 | 310.44 | 348.48 | 353.56 | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Colin McCord | 3.58% | 237 | 241 | 243.16 | 243.16 | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Matt Brennan | 3.07% | 203 | 203 | 208.44 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jonny Orr | 0.50% | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,284 Valid: 6,616 (46.32%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 946 Turnout: 6,725 (47.08%) ||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | Paul Givan* | 16.68% | 1,528 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig* | 16.17% | 1,481 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Doran | 14.03% | 1,285 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Leathem* | 9.71% | 889 | 1,164 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronnie Crawford* | 10.52% | 963 | 986.25 | 1,012.17 | 1,033.77 | 1,119.77 | 1,148.77 | | |
| | UUP | Brian Bloomfield | 6.79% | 622 | 630.75 | 642.27 | 661.47 | 681.68 | 705.96 | 708.96 | 1,150.96 |
| | SDLP | John Drake | 5.78% | 529 | 531 | 533.4 | 566.4 | 567.88 | 667.21 | 1,016.97 | 1,035.53 |
| | DUP | Ben Mallon | 5.25% | 481 | 518.25 | 784.89 | 794.13 | 799.98 | 814.5 | 825.98 | 914.14 |
| | UUP | David Archer* | 5.91% | 541 | 555.75 | 571.59 | 583.11 | 629.15 | 656.63 | 660.87 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Terry Quinn | 4.50% | 412 | 412.25 | 413.21 | 416.21 | 416.21 | 443.65 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Connor Quinn | 2.87% | 263 | 265.25 | 267.41 | 302.69 | 306.93 | | | |
| | UUP | Neil McNickle | 1.79% | 164 | 169.5 | 172.38 | 177.54 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,438 Valid: 9,158 (52.52%) Spoilt: 127 Quota: 1,145 Turnout: 9,285 (53.24%) ||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig* | 18.33% | 1,794 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 15.39% | 1,506 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Leathem | 10.87% | 1,064 | 1,556.8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn* | 11.04% | 1,080 | 1,083.84 | 1,099.84 | 1,120.36 | 1,250.36 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronnie Crawford* | 7.76% | 759 | 777.88 | 817.24 | 869.89 | 875.24 | 877.24 | 908.28 | 1,035.81 | 1,039.41 | 1,097.37 |
| | UUP | David Archer* | 6.58% | 644 | 660.64 | 796.32 | 864.63 | 867.22 | 867.22 | 894.13 | 983.37 | 986.49 | 1,068.57 |
| | UUP | William Gardiner-Watson* | 6.93% | 678 | 687.6 | 720.88 | 757.06 | 762.7 | 762.7 | 782.47 | 922.54 | 930.94 | 1,006.73 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Armstrong | 6.61% | 647 | 662.04 | 701.08 | 752.38 | 753.24 | 754.56 | 778.19 | 871.86 | 875.94 | 920.08 |
| | SDLP | John Drake | 5.80% | 568 | 569.28 | 573.44 | 575.33 | 580.6 | 763.6 | 852.92 | 866.46 | 873.42 | |
| | UUP | Ellen Hillen | 3.87% | 379 | 385.08 | 415.48 | 448.42 | 452.69 | 452.69 | 502.98 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Michael Rogan | 2.90% | 284 | 286.56 | 300.32 | 314.9 | 323.49 | 343.49 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jacqui Currie | 2.27% | 222 | 222.32 | 222.96 | 222.96 | 222.96 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Frazer McCammond | 1.64% | 160 | 160.64 | 162.24 | 165.48 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,325 Valid: 9,785 (59.94%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,224 Turnout: 9,984 (61.16%) ||||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Protestant Unionist
2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: UUP and DUP gain from UDP and Protestant Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 17.66% | 1,903 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Archer | 15.03% | 1,619 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Gardiner-Watson* | 11.05% | 1,190 | 1,276.76 | 1,377.06 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lewis* | 10.98% | 1,183 | 1,276.6 | 1,328.11 | 1,353.11 | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 9.62% | 1,036 | 1,039.96 | 1,062.74 | 1,070.44 | 1,203.84 | 1,205.84 | 1,341.73 |
| | UUP | Lorraine Martin* | 6.95% | 749 | 832.88 | 872.32 | 902 | 973.56 | 1,036.48 | 1,246.49 |
| | Independent | Ronnie Crawford* | 6.60% | 711 | 761.4 | 769.39 | 820.72 | 906.58 | 954.3 | 1,125.05 |
| | DUP | William Leathem | 7.50% | 808 | 817 | 843.35 | 847.52 | 923.39 | 926.75 | 991.34 |
| | Independent | David Adams* | 5.36% | 577 | 624.16 | 631.47 | 647.52 | 700.83 | 790.03 | |
| | Sinn Féin | James Armstrong | 4.19% | 451 | 557.92 | 557.92 | 563.24 | 564.6 | | |
| | Independent | William Beattie* | 3.93% | 423 | 443.16 | 455.74 | 470.79 | | | |
| | Independent | Adrian Creighton | 2.90% | 123 | 176.64 | 178.51 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,506 Valid: 10,773 (61.54%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,347 Turnout: 10,940 (62.49%) |||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Protestant Unionist
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from UUP, Protestant Unionist leaves DUP
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | William Lewis* | 17.39% | 1,237 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Frazer McCammond* | 13.37% | 951 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ronnie Crawford* | 11.39% | 810 | 838 | 844.56 | 850.52 | 852.08 | 1,027.08 | | | |
| | UUP | William Gardiner-Watson* | 9.17% | 652 | 751.12 | 764.52 | 798.12 | 799.14 | 809.5 | 857.34 | 870.8 | 932.8 |
| | Ulster Democratic | David Adams | 10.52% | 748 | 758.92 | 760.92 | 765.2 | 765.56 | 774.46 | 798.38 | 827.34 | 892.34 |
| | Protestant Unionist | William Beattie* | 9.43% | 671 | 692.28 | 697.56 | 702.12 | 702.3 | 724.04 | 735.08 | 760.92 | 788.74 |
| | UUP | Lorraine Martin* | 5.74% | 408 | 476.32 | 483.32 | 596.52 | 597 | 613.74 | 637.66 | 663.98 | 760.34 |
| | DUP | Eleanor Calvert | 5.64% | 401 | 408.56 | 412.84 | 415.52 | 415.7 | 433.7 | 440.14 | 645.82 | 656.72 |
| | Alliance | William Whitley | 6.96% | 495 | 503.4 | 531.68 | 535.52 | 587.06 | 602.46 | 622.79 | 627.66 | |
| | DUP | James Tinsley | 4.13% | 294 | 304.64 | 307.64 | 313.48 | 313.66 | 318.78 | 321.54 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Anne Blake | 3.63% | 258 | 267.24 | 275.52 | 279.08 | 279.44 | | | | |
| | UUP | Noel Malcolm | 1.39% | 99 | 172.36 | 181.2 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Leonard Jarvis | 1.25% | 89 | 92.92 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,508 Valid: 7,113 (40.63%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 890 Turnout: 7,224 (41.26%) |||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Lisburn Town North - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ronnie Crawford* | 18.75% | 1,394 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Beattie* | 17.03% | 1,266 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Gardiner-Watson* | 8.16% | 607 | 718.86 | 751.8 | 753.8 | 770.56 | 812.47 | 959.71 | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Semple* | 9.91% | 737 | 791.4 | 822.99 | 823.26 | 867.9 | 903.06 | 951.22 | | | |
| | UUP | William Lewis* | 9.71% | 722 | 805.98 | 833.52 | 833.52 | 865 | 908.43 | 930.43 | | | |
| | Alliance | Frazer McCammond | 9.68% | 720 | 746.18 | 747.53 | 794.55 | 794.55 | 846.21 | 850.73 | 852.16 | 852.97 | 870.19 |
| | UUP | Lorraine Martin | 4.55% | 338 | 383.9 | 397.13 | 398.47 | 439.07 | 458.01 | 511.12 | 535.56 | 553.11 | 793.83 |
| | Alliance | William Whitley | 8.22% | 611 | 635.48 | 637.64 | 675.34 | 681.38 | 706.39 | 709.68 | 709.81 | 710.08 | 738.1 |
| | Ulster Democratic | Raymond Smallwoods | 5.84% | 434 | 452.36 | 469.1 | 470.1 | 487.88 | 492.49 | 544.38 | 546.2 | 548.63 | |
| | DUP | Josephine Challis | 1.88% | 140 | 177.4 | 363.43 | 364.43 | 375.95 | 392.44 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Leonard Jarvis | 2.95% | 219 | 250.96 | 259.33 | 263.33 | 266.16 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Park | 1.98% | 147 | 168.08 | 178.61 | 179.61 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | J. J. Magee | 1.34% | 100 | 103.06 | 103.6 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,142 Valid: 7,435 (46.06%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 930 Turnout: 7,577 (46.94%) ||||||||||||||