# 2014 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election

The first election to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won half of the seats.

## Election results

| Party | Party | Seats | First Pref. votes | FPv% |
| | DUP | 20 | 18,520 | 40.46 |
| | UUP | 8 | 7,311 | 15.97 |
| | Alliance | 7 | 5,492 | 12.00 |
| | SDLP | 3 | 3,658 | 7.99 |
| | NI21 | 1 | 3,173 | 6.93 |
| | TUV | 1 | 2,720 | 5.94 |
| | Sinn Féin | 0 | 2,150 | 4.70 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 824 | 1.80 |
| | Green (NI) | 0 | 699 | 1.53 |
| | PUP | 0 | 695 | 1.52 |
| | NI Conservatives | 0 | 376 | 0.82 |
| | Independent | 0 | 169 | 0.37 |
| Totals | Totals | 40 | 45,777 | 100.00 |

## Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election, 2014 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | SDLP | SDLP | NI21 | NI21 | TUV | TUV | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Castlereagh East | 48.4 | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Castlereagh South | 22.2 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 23.3 | 2 | 22.7 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Downshire East | 47.0 | 3 | 19.5 | 1 | 11.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.6 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Downshire West | 34.6 | 2 | 27.4 | 2 | 8.5 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Killultagh | 44.6 | 3 | 18.2 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 10.8 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lisburn North | 37.5 | 3 | 16.0 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 8.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lisburn South | 53.6 | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 6.9 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 40.4 | 20 | 16.0 | 8 | 12.0 | 7 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.9 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 40 |

## District results
### Castlereagh East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP
Castlereagh East - 6 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 | Tommy Jeffers* | 13.37% | 881 | 886 | 897 | 903 | 978 | | | |
| | Alliance | Tim Morrow* | 7.91% | 521 | 537 | 566 | 836 | 852 | 1,065 | | |
| | DUP | David Drysdale* | 12.49% | 823 | 834 | 849 | 858 | 923 | 961 | | |
| | TUV | Andrew Girvin | 10.37% | 683 | 702 | 711 | 716 | 853 | 897 | 908 | 1,159 |
| | DUP | Sharon Skillen* | 11.95% | 787 | 792 | 798 | 801 | 855 | 891 | 903 | 1,155 |
| | UUP | Hazel Legge | 8.81% | 580 | 608 | 634 | 645 | 733 | 837 | 880 | 1,131 |
| | DUP | Lynda Spratt | 10.63% | 700 | 717 | 724 | 726 | 737 | 747 | 754 | |
| | Green (NI) | Martin Gregg* | 6.71% | 442 | 450 | 492 | 537 | 579 | | | |
| | PUP | Izzy Giles | 7.47% | 492 | 496 | 506 | 516 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stephen Donnan | 4.57% | 301 | 306 | 369 | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Mark Devenney | 3.66% | 241 | 247 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Campbell | 1.14% | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sandra Wilson | 0.93% | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,645 Valid: 6,587 (48.27%) Spoilt: 103 Quota: 942 Turnout: 6,690 (49.03%) ||||||||||||

### Castlereagh South

2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
Castlereagh South - 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 | Geraldine Rice* ‡ | 15.06% | 1,221 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Gallen | 11.89% | 964 | 967 | 981.96 | 1,015.3 | | | |
| | DUP | Nathan Anderson | 11.62% | 942 | 943 | 945.38 | 958.38 | 1,020.38 | | |
| | UUP | Michael Henderson* | 11.12% | 902 | 904 | 912.84 | 968.52 | 995.37 | 1,277.37 | |
| | DUP | Ben Mallon | 6.15% | 499 | 499 | 500.02 | 514.02 | 757.7 | 926.06 | 1,091.06 |
| | Alliance | Vasundhara Kamble* ‡‡ | 8.25% | 669 | 671 | 811.25 | 948.33 | 951.5 | 974.18 | 988.18 |
| | SDLP | Brian Hanvey* | 10.80% | 876 | 876 | 893.34 | 914.85 | 915.85 | 924.36 | 932.36 |
| | Sinn Féin | Nuala Toman | 9.90% | 803 | 803 | 809.8 | 822.97 | 823.97 | 823.97 | 823.97 |
| | TUV | Wallace Douglas | 6.41% | 520 | 521 | 523.72 | 537.89 | 544.89 | | |
| | DUP | Vikki Nelson* | 4.43% | 359 | 360 | 361.7 | 365.87 | | | |
| | NI21 | Elizabeth McCord | 3.58% | 290 | 346 | 353.31 | | | | |
| | NI21 | Adam Murray | 0.85% | 69 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,309 Valid: 8,110 (49.73%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,015 Turnout: 8,198 (50.27%) |||||||||||

### Downshire East

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Downshire East - 5 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 | Luke Poots* | 20.78% | 1,245 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Uel Mackin* | 12.25% | 734 | 778.4 | 798.2 | 806.8 | 1,058.8 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Baird* | 12.25% | 734 | 748.6 | 787.8 | 799 | 825.4 | 829 | 1,156 | | | |
| | DUP | Janet Gray | 8.01% | 480 | 594 | 611.4 | 617 | 709.2 | 757.92 | 824.84 | 1,074.84 | | |
| | Alliance | Aaron McIntyre | 11.54% | 691 | 693.8 | 711.8 | 747.2 | 753.4 | 753.88 | 779.28 | 804.88 | 866.88 | 880.88 |
| | NI21 | Christina Dobson | 7.11% | 426 | 430.8 | 450 | 646.2 | 654.4 | 654.88 | 673.92 | 722.48 | 810.48 | 860.48 |
| | TUV | Tom Mateer | 6.89% | 413 | 418.8 | 467.2 | 470.4 | 484 | 485.92 | 517.24 | | | |
| | UUP | Alex Swan | 7.21% | 432 | 442.8 | 451.2 | 462.4 | 483.2 | 485.36 | | | | |
| | DUP | Roy Young* | 6.19% | 371 | 412.6 | 427.2 | 427.8 | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Glenn Wilson | 4.52% | 271 | 274.2 | 279.2 | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Peter Lindsay | 3.32% | 199 | 202 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,563 Valid: 5,990 (51.80%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,000 Turnout: 6,062 (52.43%) ||||||||||||||

### Downshire West

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Downshire West - 5 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 | Jim Dillon* | 15.80% | 912 | 914 | 921 | 936 | 975 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Allan Ewart* | 15.25% | 880 | 883 | 883 | 886 | 914 | 915.32 | 1,049.32 | | | |
| | DUP | John Palmer* ‡ | 13.31% | 768 | 771 | 773 | 775 | 808 | 809.32 | 972.32 | | | |
| | UUP | Alexander Redpath*† | 11.63% | 671 | 678 | 687 | 687 | 706 | 711.28 | 738.61 | 805.25 | 859.58 | 1,079.58 |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 8.54% | 493 | 535 | 554 | 701 | 717 | 717.33 | 721.33 | 722.31 | 904.64 | 918.64 |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 6.51% | 376 | 383 | 392 | 400 | 432 | 432.66 | 434.66 | 434.66 | 475.3 | 551.47 |
| | TUV | Jonny Miller | 5.80% | 335 | 338 | 339 | 340 | 418 | 419.32 | 432.32 | 448.98 | 461.98 | |
| | NI21 | Roger Duncan | 3.57% | 206 | 221 | 320 | 347 | 362 | 363.32 | 366.32 | 368.28 | | |
| | DUP | Colin Preen | 6.01% | 347 | 348 | 349 | 349 | 354 | 354.33 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Rebecca McBride | 4.95% | 286 | 290 | 291 | 297 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Dee French | 4.00% | 231 | 237 | 240 | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Neil McNickle | 2.56% | 148 | 158 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Luke Robinson | 2.06% | 119 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,673 Valid: 5,772 (49.45%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 963 Turnout: 5,832 (49.96%) ||||||||||||||

### Killultagh

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Thomas Beckett* | 18.78% | 1,216 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robbie Butler † | 18.22% | 1,180 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney* ††† | 10.78% | 698 | 700.42 | 703.12 | 774.97 | 1,072.61 |
| | DUP | William Leathem | 12.49% | 809 | 897.44 | 936.86 | 980.51 | 1,040.93 |
| | DUP | James Tinsley* | 13.34% | 864 | 896.67 | 929.7 | 965.66 | 1,018.47 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Quinn | 13.19% | 854 | 854.33 | 854.42 | 870.51 | 900.62 |
| | Alliance | Jonnie McCrea | 7.03% | 455 | 458.96 | 466.7 | 654.73 | |
| | NI21 | David Honeyford | 6.16% | 399 | 402.19 | 414.7 | | |
| Electorate: 12,863 Valid: 6,475 (50.34%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,080 Turnout: 6,534 (50.80%) |||||||||

### Lisburn North

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NI21
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%) ||||||||||||||

### Lisburn South

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Lisburn South - 6 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 |
| | UUP | Tim Mitchell | 14.04% | 874 | 890 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Givan | 13.06% | 813 | 818 | 831 | 918 | | | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Ewing* | 11.18% | 696 | 699 | 703 | 764 | 1,089 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Porter* | 12.33% | 768 | 782 | 794 | 882 | 982 | | | |
| | DUP | Rhoda Walker | 9.07% | 565 | 570 | 578 | 661 | 737 | 924.96 | | |
| | Alliance | Amanda Grehan | 6.91% | 430 | 481 | 719 | 727 | 744 | 749.92 | 754.92 | 765.32 |
| | NI21 | David Cairns | 7.10% | 442 | 553 | 642 | 680 | 695 | 697.96 | 710.96 | 735.4 |
| | DUP | Alan Carlisle* | 7.93% | 494 | 497 | 504 | 561 | | | | |
| | TUV | Andrew Moore | 7.53% | 469 | 475 | 480 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Conor Quinn | 6.79% | 423 | 438 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | James McMurray | 2.22% | 138 | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Andrew Doran | 1.85% | 115 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,566 Valid: 6,227 (42.75%) Spoilt: 94 Quota: 890 Turnout: 6,321 (43.40%) ||||||||||||
*Incumbent.

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

| Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Lisburn North | DUP | Jenny Palmer (UUP) | Jonathan Craig | Palmer (UUP, former DUP) was elected to the assembly. |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Downshire West | UUP | Alexander Redpath | Nicholas Trimble | Redpath filled the vacancy in Killultagh arising from Butler's election to the assembly. |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Killultagh | UUP | Robbie Butler | Alexander Redpath | Redpath filled the vacancy in Killultagh arising from Butler's election to the assembly. |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Killultagh | SDLP | Pat Catney | Conor Quinn | Catney was elected to the assembly. |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Killultagh | SDLP | Conor Quinn | Christine Robb | |
| 9 Jul 2018 | Killultagh | SDLP | Christine Robb | Máiría Cahill | Robb resigned. |

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 2 Sep 2015 | Downshire West | John Palmer | DUP | UUP | Defected. |
| 2 Sep 2015 | Lisburn North | Jenny Palmer | DUP | UUP | Defected. |
| 29 Dec 2015 | Lisburn North | Johnny McCarthy | NI21 | Independent | Resigned. |
| 23 Feb 2016 | Lisburn North | Johnny McCarthy | Independent | SDLP | Affiliated. |
| 25 Jan 2017 | Castlereagh South | Vasundhara Kamble | Alliance | Independent | Resigned. |
| 25 Jan 2017 | Castlereagh South | Geraldine Rice | Alliance | Independent | Resigned. |
| 6 May 2016 | Lisburn North | Vacancy | UUP | DUP | Palmer's vacated seat reverts to DUP. |
| 25 Nov 2017 | Castlereagh South | Vasundhara Kamble | Independent | DUP | Affiliated. |
Last update 25 March 2019.
Current composition: see Lisburn and Castlereagh.