# 2019 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election

The 2019 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election was the second election to Lisburn and Castlereagh city Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, which returned 40 members to the Lisburn and Castlereagh city Council via Single Transferable Vote.

## Election results

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 37.5 | 36.7 | 18,455 | 3.7 |
| UUP | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27.5 | 17.6 | 8,837 | 1.6 |
| Alliance | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 11,883 | 11.6 |
| SDLP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 4,364 | 0.7 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2,717 | 0.7 |
| Green (NI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 878 | 0.2 |
| TUV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,167 | 3.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 878 | 1.3 |
| NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 592 | 0.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 255 | 1.3 |
| Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 242 | New |
| NI21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The overall turnout was 49.21% with a total of 50,268 valid votes cast. A total of 479 ballots were rejected.

## Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election, 2019 by district :
| Electoral Area | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Electoral Area | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Castlereagh East | 49.8 | 3 | 10.4 | 1 | 30.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Castlereagh South | 22.5 | 1 | 6.9 | 1 | 31.6 | 2 | 15.8 | 1 | 11.8 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Downshire East | 44.7 | 2 | 27.1 | 2 | 21.3 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Downshire West | 37.4 | 2 | 25.4 | 2 | 25.9 | 1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Killultagh | 38.0 | 2 | 17.8 | 1 | 20.3 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 13.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Lisburn North | 33.6 | 2 | 17.7 | 2 | 20.3 | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | 8.9 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Lisburn South | 36.4 | 3 | 22.9 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 36.7 | 15 | 17.6 | 11 | 23.6 | 9 | 8.7 | 2 | 5.4 | 2 | 7.9 | 1 | 40 |

## District results
### Castlereagh East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV 2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP 2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from TUV
Castlereagh East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Alliance | Martin Gregg | 17.36% | 1,212 | | | | |
| | DUP | Sharon Skillen* | 16.81% | 1,174 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tim Morrow* † | 13.41% | 936 | 1,128.78 | | | |
| | DUP | David Drysdale* | 12.16% | 849 | 850.19 | 951.14 | 956.92 | 1,081.92 |
| | UUP | Hazel Legge* | 10.36% | 723 | 728.1 | 736.65 | 808.9 | 1,040.9 |
| | DUP | John Laverty | 11.64% | 813 | 814.19 | 847.04 | 851.8 | 976.8 |
| | DUP | Tommy Jeffers* | 9.14% | 638 | 640.72 | 666.67 | 672.79 | 768.79 |
| | TUV | Andrew Girvin* | 9.12% | 637 | 637.85 | 644.15 | 656.39 | |
| Electorate: 14,963 Valid: 6,982 (46.66%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 998 Turnout: 7,047 (47.10%) |||||||||

### Castlereagh South

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green 2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain from DUP and SDLP
Castlereagh South - 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 |
| | Alliance | Sorcha Eastwood † | 17.95% | 1,629 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Nathan Anderson* ‡ | 16.55% | 1,503 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Michelle Guy | 13.62% | 1,236 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Gallen* | 10.74% | 975 | 1,094.68 | 1,099.96 | 1,128.12 | 1,130.12 | 1,131.68 | 1,165.68 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ryan Carlin | 11.78% | 1,069 | 1,107.4 | 1,109.32 | 1,115.48 | 1,115.48 | 1,117.8 | 1,129.92 | 1,263.92 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Simon Lee ‡ | 7.14% | 648 | 819.52 | 825.04 | 858.96 | 863.84 | 868.96 | 946.2 | 1,168.2 | | |
| | UUP | Michael Henderson* | 6.92% | 628 | 657.76 | 683.44 | 690.88 | 759 | 789.12 | 869.52 | 920.92 | 940.92 | 971.6 |
| | DUP | Jason Elliott | 3.69% | 335 | 338.84 | 585.56 | 586.28 | 634.32 | 856.92 | 873.2 | 886.16 | 890.16 | 892.52 |
| | SDLP | Rachael McCarthy | 5.10% | 463 | 544.6 | 545.08 | 552.84 | 552.84 | 555.8 | 598.32 | | | |
| | Independent | Geraldine Rice* | 2.61% | 237 | 277.32 | 283.32 | 289.56 | 294.12 | 303.76 | | | | |
| | DUP | Vasundhara Kamble* | 2.29% | 208 | 221.2 | 260.4 | 261.84 | 287.52 | | | | | |
| | TUV | Nicola Girvan | 1.61% | 146 | 148.88 | 161.6 | 161.92 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,351 Valid: 9,077 (52.31%) Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 9,130 (52.62%) ||||||||||||||

### Downshire East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Downshire East - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Alliance | Aaron McIntyre* | 21.34% | 1,318 | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Gowan | 18.35% | 1,133 | | |
| | UUP | James Baird* | 15.38% | 950 | 1,003.75 | 1,081.75 |
| | UUP | Alex Swan | 11.76% | 726 | 787.5 | 930.5 |
| | DUP | Uel Mackin* | 14.66% | 905 | 911.25 | 920.75 |
| | DUP | Janet Gray* | 11.68% | 721 | 731.5 | 741.5 |
| | SDLP | Owen Beckett | 6.83% | 422 | 574.5 | |
| Electorate: 12,214 Valid: 6,175 (50.56%) Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,030 Turnout: 6,222 (50.94%) |||||||

### Downshire West

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2014-2019 Change: No change
Downshire West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith* | 25.92% | 1,616 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Caleb McCready | 16.23% | 1,012 | 1,029.76 | 1,060.76 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Palmer* | 14.68% | 915 | 988.26 | 1,038.95 | 1,039.74 | 1,081.74 | | |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 10.70% | 667 | 722.87 | 767.97 | 771.92 | 842.03 | 871.03 | 1,071.06 |
| | DUP | Allan Ewart* | 10.75% | 670 | 678.51 | 686.62 | 693.73 | 706.58 | 710.58 | 715.8 |
| | DUP | Vince Curry | 10.38% | 647 | 652.92 | 657.66 | 663.98 | 669.09 | 670.09 | 682.53 |
| | SDLP | Morgan Crone | 4.94% | 308 | 458.96 | 473.62 | 474.41 | 664.58 | 669.58 | |
| | Green (NI) | Luke Robinson | 3.69% | 230 | 416.11 | 471.79 | 473.37 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 2.71% | 169 | 234.86 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,385 Valid: 6,234 (50.34%) Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,040 Turnout: 6,301 (50.88%) |||||||||||

### Killultagh

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP 2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin 2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from DUP and SDLP
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | David Honeyford † | 20.30% | 1,524 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ross McLernon | 9.40% | 707 | 729 | 775.8 | 1,313.8 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gary McCleave | 13.22% | 994 | 996 | 1,022.8 | 1,024.8 | 1,025.22 | 1,438.22 | |
| | DUP | Thomas Beckett* | 14.18% | 1,006 | 1,018 | 1,024.6 | 1,047.4 | 1,058.88 | 1,091.66 | 1,115.66 |
| | DUP | James Tinsley* | 13.03% | 979 | 988 | 993.8 | 1,032.8 | 1,057.3 | 1,079.28 | 1,102.28 |
| | DUP | William Leathem* | 10.87% | 871 | 885 | 891.2 | 909.4 | 923.4 | 925.16 | 944.16 |
| | SDLP | Ally Haydock | 9.25% | 695 | 717 | 863.3 | 884.6 | 891.46 | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Redpath* | 8.41% | 632 | 639 | 667.2 | | | | |
| | Independent | Stuart Brown | 1.42% | 107 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,361 Valid: 7,515 (52.33%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,253 Turnout: 7,591 (52.86%) |||||||||||

### Lisburn North

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%) |||||||||||

### Lisburn South

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Lisburn South - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Jenny Palmer | 12.60% | 877 | 924 | 942 | 1,022 | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Ewing* | 10.60% | 738 | 758 | 895 | 997 | | |
| | Alliance | Amanda Grehan* | 13.34% | 929 | 947 | 949 | 965 | 1,176 | |
| | UUP | Tim Mitchell* | 10.27% | 715 | 742 | 758 | 859 | 969 | 1,010 |
| | DUP | Paul Porter* | 10.14% | 706 | 748 | 857 | 906 | 942 | 944 |
| | DUP | Alan Givan* | 10.56% | 735 | 758 | 825 | 890 | 934 | 940 |
| | SDLP | Brendan Corr | 9.32% | 649 | 654 | 655 | 661 | 738 | 822 |
| | Independent | Jonny Orr | 7.67% | 534 | 578 | 589 | 615 | | |
| | TUV | Alison Chittick | 5.52% | 384 | 466 | 477 | | | |
| | DUP | Rhoda Walker* | 5.08% | 354 | 376 | | | | |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Ricky Taylor | 3.48% | 242 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Helen Love | 1.42% | 99 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,521 Valid: 6,962 (44.86%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 995 Turnout: 7,044 (45.38%) ||||||||||

## Changes during the term
### † Co-options

| Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 31 January 2020 | Castlereagh East | Alliance | Tim Morrow | Sharon Lowry | Morrow resigned. |
| 26 May 2022 | Castlereagh South | Alliance | Sorcha Eastwood | Fiona Cole | Eastwood was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 26 May 2022 | Killultagh | Alliance | David Honeyford | Sian Mulholland | Honeyford was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 4 April 2023 | Killultagh | Alliance | Sian Mulholland | Vacant | Mulholland co-opted into Assembly to replace Patricia O'Lynn - not replaced before May 2023 council election. |

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 28 September 2021 | Castlereagh South | Nathan Anderson | | DUP | | Independent | Left the DUP believing it did not take a firm enough position against abortion. |
| 4 August 2022 | Castlereagh South | Simon Lee | | Green (NI) | | SDLP | Left the Green Party and joined the SDLP. |

### – Suspensions

None
Last update 5 August 2022.
Current composition: see Lisburn and Castlereagh.