# Collin (District Electoral Area)

Collin is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Dunmurry; Ladybrook; Lagmore; Poleglass; Twinbrook and Stewartstown. Collin, along with neighbouring Black Mountain and most of the Court District Electoral Area, forms the greater part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
The DEA was created for the 2014 local elections, combining parts of the Upper Falls DEA, which had existed since 1985, with parts of the abolished Dunmurry Cross DEA from Lisburn City Council.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhín McCann (Sinn Féin) | Joseph Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Michael Collins (PBP) | Clíodhna Nic Bhranair (Sinn Féin) |
| May 2022 Co-Option | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhín McCann (Sinn Féin) | Joseph Duffy (Sinn Féin) | Michael Collins (PBP) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |
| February 2022 Co-Option | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Caoimhín McCann (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Baker (Sinn Féin) | Michael Collins (PBP) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |
| 2019 | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Magennis (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Baker (Sinn Féin) | Michael Collins (PBP) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |
| November 2017 Co-Option | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Magennis (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Baker (Sinn Féin) | Charlene O'Hara (Sinn Féin) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |
| September 2015 Co-Option | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Séanna Walsh (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Magennis (Sinn Féin) | David Bell (Sinn Féin) | Charlene O'Hara (Sinn Féin) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |
| 2014 | Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | Bill Groves (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Magennis (Sinn Féin) | David Bell (Sinn Féin) | Charlene O'Hara (Sinn Féin) | Brian Heading (SDLP) |

## 2023 Results

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x SDLP
2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Collin - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Duffy* | 18.33% | 2,559 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Caoimhín McCann* | 16.83% | 2,350 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Matt Garrett* | 13.78% | 1,924 | 2029.82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Séanna Walsh* | 10.89% | 1,521 | 1,910.62 | 2,186.77 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Clíodhna Nic Bhranair | 11.81% | 1,649 | 1,671.44 | 1,700.54 | 1,880.34 | 1,892.34 | 1,900.68 | 1,923.04 | 2,024.04 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Michael Collins* | 8.54% | 1,193 | 1,208.40 | 1,219.95 | 1,220.95 | 1,250.55 | 1,271.55 | 1,338.14 | 1,469.95 | 1,479.69 | 1,481.45 | 1,581.67 | 1,730.09 |
| | SDLP | Gerard McDonald | 6.47% | 903 | 913.12 | 921.97 | 922.67 | 931.19 | 938.71 | 985.23 | 1,018.63 | 1,034.08 | 1,034.52 | 1,181.96 | 1,520.65 |
| | Alliance | Eoin Millar | 3.52% | 492 | 496.84 | 498.94 | 499.24 | 504.24 | 518.24 | 588.46 | 617.06 | 622.01 | 622.89 | 647.41 | |
| | Aontú | Luke McCann | 3.77% | 526 | 529.52 | 531.92 | 532.12 | 537.34 | 566.34 | 576.34 | 594.56 | 597.11 | 597.77 | | |
| | Independent | Julieann McNally | 2.64% | 368 | 371.96 | 384.86 | 385.36 | 390.36 | 425.80 | 448.32 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Ash Jones | 1.63% | 228 | 230.64 | 232.29 | 232.59 | 238.81 | 260.81 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Mallon | 1.19% | 166 | 166.66 | 167.26 | 167.36 | 169.36 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Paddy Crossan | 0.59% | 83 | 84.32 | 86.12 | 86.12 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,938 Valid: 13,962 (55.99%) Spoilt: 255 Quota: 1,996 Turnout: 14,217 (57.01%) ||||||||||||||||

## 2019 Results

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit
2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin
Collin - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Danny Baker* † | 18.15% | 2,196 | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Michael Collins | 12.93% | 1,565 | 1,601.54 | 1,667.96 | 1,738.96 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Séanna Walsh* | 11.58% | 1,402 | 1,666.81 | 1,672.81 | 1,684.44 | 1,684.44 | 1,700.07 | 1,762.07 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Magennis* † | 13.35% | 1,616 | 1,646.66 | 1,653.5 | 1,658.5 | 1,659.5 | 1,673.92 | 1,708.76 |
| | SDLP | Brian Heading* | 8.02% | 970 | 980.92 | 1,002.97 | 1,044.39 | 1,094.39 | 1,430.39 | 1,682.23 |
| | Sinn Féin | Matt Garrett* | 10.44% | 1,264 | 1,342.75 | 1,351.17 | 1,360.8 | 1,362.8 | 1,391.64 | 1,465.53 |
| | Sinn Féin | Charlene O'Hara* | 9.81% | 1,187 | 1,205.48 | 1,210.48 | 1,213.9 | 1,213.9 | 1,226.53 | 1,268.56 |
| | Aontú | Nichola McClean | 5.54% | 670 | 675.67 | 681.67 | 691.67 | 702.67 | 743.67 | |
| | Alliance | Donnamarie Higgins | 3.66% | 443 | 445.31 | 460.31 | 538.94 | 637.94 | | |
| | DUP | David McKee | 2.55% | 309 | 309 | 389 | 393 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Ellen Murray | 1.99% | 241 | 244.15 | 255.15 | | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Rodgers | 1.07% | 130 | 130 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Paddy Crossan | 0.90% | 109 | 111.73 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,300 Valid: 12,102 (51.94%) Spoilt: 221 Quota: 1,729 Turnout: 12,323 (52.89%) |||||||||||

## 2014 Results

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
Collin - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | David Bell* † | 14.96% | 1,669 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Magennis* | 14.50% | 1,618 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Heading* | 9.56% | 1,067 | 1,069.68 | 1,069.90 | 1,216.19 | 1,246.19 | 1,624.19 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Matt Garrett* | 13.01% | 1,452 | 1,504.56 | 1,504.84 | 1,540.24 | 1,545.24 | 1,579.50 | 1,708.50 |
| | Sinn Féin | Charlene O'Hara* | 13.23% | 1,476 | 1,479.40 | 1,493.43 | 1,507.56 | 1,512.61 | 1,544.89 | 1,658.89 |
| | Sinn Féin | Bill Groves* † | 11.72% | 1,308 | 1,310.40 | 1,311.08 | 1,315.16 | 1,315.31 | 1,336.41 | 1,427.69 |
| | NI21 | Wendy Burke | 3.83% | 427 | 427.56 | 427.58 | 514.70 | 753.74 | 802.75 | 806.82 |
| | éirígí | Máire Drumm | 6.54% | 730 | 731.76 | 732.06 | 740.19 | 744.19 | 751.30 | |
| | SDLP | Laura Whinnery | 4.58% | 511 | 511.68 | 511.89 | 571.94 | 601.94 | | |
| | UUP | Gareth Martin | 4.27% | 476 | 476.08 | 476.24 | 486.24 | | | |
| | Alliance | Gerard Catney | 3.80% | 424 | 425.24 | 425.28 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,017 Valid: 11,158 (50.68%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,512 Turnout: 11,360 (51.60%) |||||||||||