# Lisnasharragh (District Electoral Area)

Lisnasharragh 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 Cregagh; Hillfoot; Merok; Orangefield; Ravenhill and Rosetta. Lisnasharragh forms part of the Belfast South and Belfast East constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections. The Rosetta ward had previously been part of the Laganbank DEA, Orangefield and Ravenhill had been part of the Pottinger DEA, while the remaining wards had been part of the abolished Castlereagh Central DEA from Castlereagh Borough Council.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Séamas De Faoite (SDLP) | Michael Long (Alliance) | Eric Hanvey (Alliance) | Brian Smyth (Green Party) | Davy Douglas (DUP) | Bradley Ferguson (DUP) |
| June 2022 Co-Option | Séamas De Faoite (SDLP) | Michael Long (Alliance) | Eric Hanvey (Alliance) | Brian Smyth (Green Party) | Sammy Douglas (DUP) | Tommy Sandford (DUP) |
| 2019 | Séamas De Faoite (SDLP) | Michael Long (Alliance) | Eric Hanvey (Alliance) | Brian Smyth (Green Party) | David Brooks (DUP) | Tommy Sandford (DUP) |
| June 2017 Defection | Kate Mullan (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Michael Long (Alliance) | Carole Howard (Alliance) | Chris McGimpsey (UUP) | Aileen Graham (DUP) | Tommy Sandford (DUP) |
| 2014 | Kate Mullan (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Michael Long (Alliance) | Carole Howard (Alliance) | Chris McGimpsey (UUP) | Aileen Graham (DUP) | Tommy Sandford (DUP) |

## 2023 Results

2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2019–2023 Change: No Change
Lisnasharragh - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Davy Douglas | 17.39% | 2,083 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Bradley Ferguson | 8.85% | 1,060 | 1,391.84 | 1,649.26 | 1,992.26 | | |
| | Alliance | Michael Long* | 12.00% | 1,437 | 1,439.21 | 1,462.21 | 1,602.57 | 1,638.57 | 1,971.57 |
| | Alliance | Eric Hanvey* | 9.00% | 1,078 | 1,078.68 | 1,099.02 | 1,160.36 | 1,205.36 | 1,747.36 |
| | SDLP | Séamas de Faoite* | 13.19% | 1,580 | 1,580.17 | 1,598.34 | 1,629.51 | 1,635.51 | 1,669.51 |
| | Green (NI) | Brian Smyth* | 9.66% | 1,157 | 1,158.19 | 1,273.53 | 1,422.91 | 1,491.91 | 1,588.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Stevie Jenkins | 10.28% | 1,231 | 1,231.17 | 1,250.17 | 1,250.17 | 1,250.17 | 1,258.17 |
| | Alliance | Anna McErlean | 8.03% | 961 | 961.85 | 965.85 | 1,037.87 | 1,054.87 | |
| | UUP | Bill Manwaring | 6.85% | 820 | 828.67 | 921.71 | | | |
| | TUV | Stephen Ferguson | 3.07% | 368 | 375.14 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Nick Cropper | 1.67% | 200 | 200.34 | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,488 Valid: 11,975 (55.73%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,711 Turnout: 12,091 (56.27%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Results

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP
Lisnasharragh - 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 |
| | Alliance | Michael Long* | 15.86% | 1,755 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eric Hanvey | 12.91% | 1,429 | 1,556.98 | 1,582.98 | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Brian Smyth | 11.14% | 1,233 | 1,243.35 | 1,291.98 | 1,304.98 | 1,423.25 | 1,484.24 | 1,501.42 | 1,521.51 | 1,679.51 | |
| | DUP | David Brooks † | 13.37% | 1,479 | 1,479.72 | 1,481.72 | 1,503.81 | 1,507.81 | 1,510.9 | 1,563.9 | 1,577.9 | 1,578.9 | 1,774.9 |
| | DUP | Tommy Sandford* | 8.59% | 951 | 951.9 | 954.9 | 985.9 | 989.9 | 991.9 | 1,104.99 | 1,118.99 | 1,123.99 | 1,588.99 |
| | SDLP | Séamas De Faoite | 8.93% | 988 | 993.76 | 1,005.12 | 1,005.12 | 1,017.21 | 1,098.02 | 1,100.11 | 1,100.29 | 1,521.27 | 1,523.45 |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 4.59% | 508 | 509.98 | 510.07 | 528.25 | 539.25 | 545.34 | 591.34 | 1,017.33 | 1,018.42 | 1,089.69 |
| | DUP | Aileen Graham* | 5.96% | 660 | 660.63 | 663.63 | 684.63 | 687.72 | 694.72 | 753.81 | 772.99 | 775.17 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stevie Jenkins | 5.59% | 619 | 621.52 | 625.52 | 626.52 | 636.52 | 647.7 | 647.79 | 647.79 | | |
| | UUP | Ben Manton | 3.75% | 415 | 416.44 | 419.44 | 434.44 | 440.44 | 451.44 | 520.44 | | | |
| | PUP | Gwen Ferguson | 3.28% | 363 | 363.63 | 364.72 | 387.72 | 393.72 | 395.72 | | | | |
| | Independent | Kate Mullan* | 1.84% | 204 | 206.16 | 207.25 | 209.34 | 219.43 | | | | | |
| | Labour Alternative | Amy Ferguson | 1.45% | 160 | 160.27 | 191.54 | 195.54 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Catherine McComb | 1.52% | 169 | 169.45 | 169.45 | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Ivanka Antova | 1.20% | 133 | 134.71 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,783 Valid: 11,066 (53.25%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,581 Turnout: 11,182 (53.80%) ||||||||||||||

## 2014 results

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Lisnasharragh - 6 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 |
| | Alliance | Michael Long* | 16.44% | 1,726 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Aileen Graham | 14.73% | 1,546 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 12.98% | 1,362 | 1,370.19 | 1,384.2 | 1,432.1 | 1,462.4 | 1,464.37 | 1,764.37 | | |
| | Alliance | Carole Howard* | 8.19% | 860 | 1,016.52 | 1,032.7 | 1,157.2 | 1,412.4 | 1,413.24 | 1,427.5 | 1,547.5 | |
| | SDLP | Kate Mullan* ‡ | 8.36% | 878 | 899.58 | 901.71 | 931.88 | 1,019.8 | 1,019.89 | 1,029.89 | 1,500.89 | |
| | DUP | Tommy Sandford* | 9.34% | 980 | 983.12 | 994.12 | 1,013.3 | 1,024.3 | 1,041.8 | 1,226.43 | 1,230.69 | 1,354.69 |
| | DUP | Colin Hussey | 8.73% | 916 | 918.34 | 927.47 | 944.6 | 960.6 | 985.59 | 1,071.68 | 1,071.68 | 1,152.68 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dermot Kennedy | 6.07% | 637 | 642.59 | 642.59 | 649.85 | 693.11 | 693.11 | 697.14 | | |
| | PUP | Helen Smyth | 6.00% | 630 | 631.04 | 641.04 | 660.17 | 684.3 | 684.72 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Connal Hughes | 4.62% | 485 | 497.35 | 503.48 | 590.17 | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Leah McDonnell | 3.00% | 315 | 323.45 | 414.71 | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Pete Wray | 1.54% | 162 | 163.82 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,089 Valid: 10,497 (52.25%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,500 Turnout: 10,656 (53.04%) |||||||||||||