# Dunmurry Cross (District Electoral Area)

Dunmurry Cross was one of the district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. It was one of four Lisburn DEAs until 1993, and one of five until 2014. The district elected seven members to Lisburn City Council and formed part of Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections. It contained the whole of Lisburn Area E which had existed since 1973 and the addition of the Lambeg area from Lisburn Area D. It contained the wards of Collin Glen, Derryaghy, Dunmurry, Kilwee, Lambeg, Seymour Hill and Twinbrook. For the 1993 local elections, Lambeg moved to the new Lisburn North DEA, while a new Poleglass ward was created within the DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Derryaghy also moving to Lisburn North DEA and the rest of the area was transferred to the new Collin DEA for the 2014 Belfast City Council election.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | David Bell (Sinn Féin) | Arder Carson (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Magennis (Sinn Féin) | Angela Nelson (Sinn Féin) | Charlene O'Hara (Sinn Féin) | Brian Heading (SDLP) | Margaret Tolerton (DUP) |
| 2005 | Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) | Veronica Willis (Sinn Féin) | Angela Nelson (Sinn Féin) | Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) | Brian Heading (SDLP) | Stephen Moore (DUP) |
| 2001 | Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) | Veronica Willis (Sinn Féin) | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) | William McDonnell (SDLP) | Billy Bell (UUP) |
| 1997 | Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) | Ita Gray (Sinn Féin) | Sue Ramsey (Sinn Féin) | Hugh Lewsley (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) | William McDonnell (SDLP) | Billy Bell (UUP) |
| 1993 | Patrick Rice (Sinn Féin) | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) | Anne Marie Armstrong (Sinn Féin) | William McAllister (UUP) | Hugh Lewsley (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) | William McDonnell (SDLP) | Billy Bell (UUP) |
| 1989 | Patrick Rice (Sinn Féin) | Michael Ferguson (Sinn Féin) | William Beattie (DUP) | William McAllister (UUP) | Hugh Lewsley (Independent Nationalist)/ (SDLP) | William McDonnell (SDLP) | Billy Bell (UUP) |
| 1985 | Patrick Rice (Sinn Féin) | Damien Gibney (Sinn Féin) | William Beattie (DUP) | William McAllister (UUP) | Donald Cheyne (Alliance) | William McDonnell (SDLP) | Richard Scott (UUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2011: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Dunmurry Cross - 7 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 | 17.19% | 1,796 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Charlene O'Hara | 13.07% | 1,365 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Arder Carson | 12.81% | 1,338 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Magennis | 11.02% | 1,151 | 1,553.57 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Angela Nelson* | 11.58% | 1,210 | 1,249.96 | 1,479.24 | | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Tolerton | 10.84% | 1,132 | 1,132.81 | 1,133.45 | 1,134.41 | 1,357.41 | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Heading* | 9.77% | 1,020 | 1,041.6 | 1,043.68 | 1,052.32 | 1,059.32 | 1,079.9 | 1,272.03 |
| | SDLP | Matthew McDermott | 6.02% | 629 | 637.64 | 639.08 | 646.44 | 653.71 | 684.79 | 843.54 |
| | Alliance | Aaron McIntyre | 4.38% | 458 | 459.89 | 460.53 | 462.45 | 533.61 | 539.91 | |
| | UUP | Mark Hill | 3.31% | 346 | 346.81 | 346.81 | 346.97 | | | |
| Electorate: 19,745 Valid: 10,445 (52.90%) Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,306 Turnout: 10,696 (54.17%) |||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler* | 17.12% | 1,823 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson* | 13.75% | 1,464 | | | | |
| | DUP | Stephen Moore | 13.08% | 1,393 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley* | 12.86% | 1,369 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Heading | 7.83% | 834 | 898.12 | 909.82 | 1,268.31 | 1,326.81 |
| | Sinn Féin | Angela Nelson | 9.48% | 1,010 | 1,196.2 | 1,220.86 | 1,229.22 | 1,229.97 |
| | Sinn Féin | Veronica Willis* | 8.83% | 940 | 1,142.72 | 1,222.01 | 1,222.01 | 1,222.01 |
| | Sinn Féin | Máireád Uí Adhmaill | 10.56% | 1,125 | 1,157.48 | 1,167.11 | 1,168.11 | 1,168.11 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Bishop | 6.49% | 691 | 693.52 | 694.33 | | |
| Electorate: 17,676 Valid: 10,649 (60.25%) Spoilt: 309 Quota: 1,332 Turnout: 10,958 (61.99%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent
Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler* | 17.78% | 2,061 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 17.50% | 2,029 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell* | 13.37% | 1,550 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson* | 13.36% | 1,549 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey* | 10.52% | 1,219 | 1,306.6 | 1,321.6 | 1,333.3 | 1,333.58 | 1,599.38 |
| | Sinn Féin | Veronica Willis* | 8.57% | 993 | 1,007.1 | 1,012.5 | 1,017.1 | 1,017.17 | 1,470.27 |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 5.52% | 640 | 682.9 | 1,191.4 | 1,334.4 | 1,346.02 | 1,459.12 |
| | DUP | Stephen Moore | 7.85% | 910 | 910.6 | 912.4 | 930.7 | 1,008.61 | 1,008.61 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Flynn | 3.64% | 422 | 866.6 | 885.8 | 896.6 | 897.02 | |
| | Independent | Malachy McAnespie | 1.88% | 218 | 225.5 | 254.3 | | | |
| Electorate: 18,673 Valid: 11,591 (62.07%) Spoilt: 440 Quota: 1,449 Turnout: 12,031 (64.43%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Dunmurry Cross - 7 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 | Michael Ferguson* | 15.45% | 1,365 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 14.26% | 1,260 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey | 11.60% | 1,025 | 1,061.86 | 1,146.94 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell* | 10.90% | 963 | 963.57 | 963.69 | 966.89 | 1,095.69 | 1,173.69 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 10.50% | 928 | 933.89 | 937.73 | 1,006.16 | 1,006.16 | 1,064.35 | 1,066.35 | 1,071.35 | 1,480.35 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ita Gray | 8.79% | 777 | 982.01 | 1,038.41 | 1,044.41 | 1,045.6 | 1,045.91 | 1,046.91 | 1,046.91 | 1,060.39 | 1,098.39 | 1,139.73 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Hugh Lewsley* | 5.68% | 502 | 504.85 | 507.01 | 542.01 | 543.01 | 600.01 | 607.01 | 610.01 | 690.94 | 959.94 | 960.24 | 966.3 |
| | UUP | Frederick Parkinson | 5.36% | 474 | 474 | 474 | 475 | 523 | 545 | 888 | 945 | 948 | 949 | 949 | 949.12 |
| | SDLP | Mary Rodgers | 5.67% | 501 | 502.52 | 504.08 | 517.46 | 517.46 | 541.46 | 542.46 | 542.46 | | | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Park | 3.73% | 330 | 330 | 330.12 | 330.12 | 381.12 | 406.12 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 3.21% | 284 | 284.76 | 284.88 | 298.88 | 301 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Yvonne Craig | 2.67% | 236 | 236.19 | 236.31 | 236.31 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy | 1.88% | 192 | 192.76 | 193 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,255 Valid: 8,837 (48.41%) Spoilt: 194 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 9,031 (49.47%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Dunmurry Cross - 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice* | 16.83% | 1,417 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William McAllister* | 15.02% | 1,265 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Hugh Lewsley* | 12.78% | 1,076 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson* | 11.16% | 940 | 1,215.34 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell* | 7.43% | 626 | 626 | 797.36 | 797.51 | 812.7 | 812.76 | 818.76 | 1,244.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne Marie Armstrong | 9.28% | 781 | 841.58 | 841.58 | 994.13 | 1,011.65 | 1,012.37 | 1,041.14 | 1,041.31 |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 8.25% | 695 | 707.22 | 707.56 | 710.11 | 816.04 | 833.72 | 1,035.6 | 1,037.6 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Campbell | 5.07% | 427 | 428.04 | 432.97 | 433.12 | 504.8 | 505.72 | 592.1 | 611.39 |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 5.50% | 463 | 463 | 492.24 | 492.24 | 497.75 | 497.77 | 502.11 | |
| | Workers' Party | Anne-Marie Lowry | 5.33% | 449 | 453.16 | 453.84 | 454.29 | 491.63 | 492.83 | | |
| | Independent | Peter McAnespie | 3.34% | 281 | 283.34 | 286.23 | 286.98 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,184 Valid: 8,420 (52.03%) Spoilt: 307 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 8,727 (53.92%) ||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice* | 16.69% | 1,498 | | | | |
| | UUP | William McAllister* | 12.91% | 1,159 | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell | 10.66% | 957 | 1,145 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 11.98% | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,421.06 | | |
| | DUP | William Beattie* | 10.74% | 964 | 1,005 | 1,005 | 1,007.28 | 1,123.28 |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 9.12% | 819 | 819 | 835.12 | 1,000.04 | 1,086.84 |
| | SDLP | Hugh Lewsley | 9.00% | 808 | 808 | 813.2 | 882.36 | 1,068.66 |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 8.48% | 761 | 764 | 768.16 | 808.44 | 972.7 |
| | Alliance | Patrick Bell | 7.62% | 684 | 698 | 698.52 | 719.8 | |
| | UUP | Richard Scott* | 2.81% | 252 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,626 Valid: 8,977 (53.99%) Spoilt: 337 Quota: 1,123 Turnout: 9,314 (56.02%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | William McAllister* | 22.98% | 1,886 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Beattie* | 16.49% | 1,353 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | William McDonnell* | 13.32% | 1,093 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Damien Gibney | 12.78% | 1,049 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Richard Scott | 3.64% | 299 | 904.82 | 962.66 | 1,033.66 | | |
| | Alliance | Donald Cheyne | 7.77% | 638 | 657.32 | 664.76 | 672.8 | 704.54 | 1,002.26 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice | 10.04% | 824 | 825.84 | 826.08 | 827.08 | 835.96 | 908.5 |
| | UUP | Norman Tulip | 4.22% | 346 | 514.82 | 536.18 | 791.06 | 791.12 | 802.8 |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 7.12% | 584 | 590.44 | 591.64 | 594.36 | 611.76 | |
| | DUP | Ronald Kelly | 1.64% | 135 | 188.82 | 420.42 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,907 Valid: 8,207 (55.05%) Spoilt: 216 Quota: 1,026 Turnout: 8,423 (56.50%) ||||||||||