# Lisburn South (District Electoral Area)

Lisburn South is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacash, Ballymacoss, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lisnagarvey and Old Warren. Lisburn South forms part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1993 local elections, largely replacing the old Lisburn Town DEA and gaining areas from the Downshire DEA and Killultagh DEA, where it contained seven wards (Blaris, Hilden, Hillhall, Lagan Valley, Old Warren and Tonagh), and was known as Lisburn Town South. For the 2014 local elections, Blaris moved to Downshire West DEA, and Hilden moved to Lisburn North DEA, while Ballymacash, Ballymacoss and Lisnagarvey moved from Lisburn North DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Amanda Grehan (Alliance) | Peter Kennedy (Alliance) | Tim Mitchell (UUP) | Alan Givan (DUP) | Andrew Ewing (DUP) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 2019 | Amanda Grehan (Alliance) | Jenny Palmer (UUP) | Tim Mitchell (UUP) | Alan Givan (DUP) | Andrew Ewing (DUP) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 2014 | Amanda Grehan (Alliance) | Rhoda Walker (DUP) | Tim Mitchell (UUP) | Alan Givan (DUP) | Andrew Ewing (DUP) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 2011 | Stephen Martin (Alliance) | Roy Young (DUP) | Alan Carlisle (UUP) | Jenny Palmer (DUP) | Andrew Ewing (DUP) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 2005 | Seamus Close (Alliance) | Ivan Davis (UUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) | Jenny Palmer (DUP) | Andrew Ewing (DUP) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 2001 | Seamus Close (Alliance) | Ivan Davis (UUP) | Thomas Archer (UUP) | Joseph Lockhart (UUP) | Gary McMichael (UDP)/ (Independent) | Paul Porter (DUP) |
| 1997 | Seamus Close (Alliance) | Ivan Davis (UUP) | Thomas Archer (UUP) | Joseph Lockhart (UUP) | Gary McMichael (UDP)/ (Independent) | George Morrison (UUP) |
| 1993 | Seamus Close (Alliance) | Ivan Davis (UUP) | William Belshaw (UUP) | Joseph Lockhart (UUP) | Gary McMichael (UDP)/ (Independent) | George Morrison (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
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 |
| | DUP | Andrew Ewing* | 15.19% | 1,139 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Amanda Grehan* | 14.82% | 1,111 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Givan* | 13.85% | 1,038 | 1,089.60 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Kennedy | 8.99% | 674 | 674.24 | 677.30 | 707.33 | 707.55 | 949.27 | 1,324.27 | |
| | UUP | Tim Mitchell* | 11.61% | 870 | 871.44 | 962.86 | 963.58 | 965.12 | 971.12 | 1,007.29 | 1,065.29 |
| | DUP | Paul Porter* | 9.16% | 687 | 696 | 900.42 | 900.81 | 915.15 | 921.15 | 931.23 | 937.23 |
| | UUP | Jenny Palmer* | 8.34% | 625 | 628.42 | 692.90 | 693.59 | 694.27 | 706.42 | 727.48 | 745.48 |
| | Sinn Féin | Aisling Flynn | 6.58% | 493 | 493.42 | 494.42 | 494.90 | 494.94 | 671.09 | | |
| | SDLP | Dee French | 6.30% | 472 | 472.42 | 476.42 | 477.32 | 477.34 | | | |
| | TUV | Stewart McEvoy | 5.16% | 387 | 388.44 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,838 Valid: 7,496 (44.52%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,071 Turnout: 7,595 (45.11%) ||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

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

## 2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011-2014 Change: No change
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%) ||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
Lisburn Town South - 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 |
| | DUP | Paul Porter* | 27.57% | 1,340 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Ewing* | 14.42% | 701 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jenny Palmer* | 13.31% | 647 | 1,018.42 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Roy Young | 5.62% | 273 | 457.73 | 702.6 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stephen Martin | 9.73% | 473 | 483.78 | 488.48 | 496.48 | 496.74 | 551.72 | 587.19 | 663.15 | 756.15 |
| | UUP | Alan Carlisle | 10.70% | 520 | 553.81 | 588.12 | 612.57 | 615.41 | 628.41 | 633.88 | 639.88 | 646.88 |
| | UUP | Tim Mitchell | 6.32% | 307 | 322.19 | 346.16 | 361 | 362.76 | 375.74 | 378.74 | 380.29 | 392.29 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patricia Magennis | 3.64% | 177 | 177.49 | 177.49 | 177.49 | 177.49 | 179.98 | 204.98 | 266.96 | |
| | SDLP | Aisling Twomey | 2.65% | 129 | 133.9 | 135.78 | 137.78 | 137.88 | 141.86 | 189.86 | | |
| | SDLP | Marzena Czarnecka | 2.59% | 126 | 126.49 | 128.37 | 129.37 | 129.37 | 135.37 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Luke Robinson | 2.24% | 109 | 113.9 | 117.66 | 121.13 | 121.25 | | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Preen | 1.21% | 59 | 65.37 | 67.72 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,107 Valid: 4,861 (43.77%) Spoilt: 106 Quota: 695 Turnout: 4,967 (44.72%) |||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP (three seats) gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent
Lisburn Town South - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 37.16% | 2,109 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close* | 17.65% | 1,002 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Ewing | 5.55% | 315 | 918.54 | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Porter* | 9.69% | 550 | 813.34 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Davis* | 10.34% | 587 | 711.11 | 773.31 | 776.17 | 782.8 | 862.8 |
| | DUP | Jenny Palmer | 7.40% | 420 | 629.79 | 642.39 | 736 | 739.94 | 783.24 |
| | UUP | Thomas Archer* | 4.03% | 229 | 278.14 | 301.74 | 303.06 | 303.06 | 375.53 |
| | SDLP | Yvonne Byrne | 2.57% | 146 | 151.67 | 213.27 | 213.27 | 346.47 | 351.07 |
| | UUP | Denis Troughton | 2.92% | 166 | 198.13 | 216.13 | 218.88 | 220.08 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Parker | 2.68% | 152 | 155.78 | 161.18 | 161.51 | | |
| Electorate: 10,869 Valid: 5,676 (52.22%) Spoilt: 144 Quota: 811 Turnout: 5,820 (53.55%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
Lisburn Town 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 | Ivan Davis* | 21.57% | 1,521 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close* | 21.20% | 1,495 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Porter | 15.04% | 1,061 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Archer* | 10.22% | 721 | 865.67 | 934.14 | 949.71 | 1,006.05 | 1,007.3 | 1,016.3 | |
| | UUP | Joseph Lockhart* | 8.39% | 592 | 689.68 | 734.78 | 741.08 | 840.08 | 840.93 | 848.21 | 1,021.55 |
| | Independent | Gary McMichael* | 7.22% | 509 | 599.65 | 709.53 | 719.43 | 761.38 | 763.13 | 855.27 | 945.48 |
| | UUP | Margaret Little | 3.59% | 253 | 358.45 | 414.21 | 418.88 | 479.88 | 480.23 | 502.91 | 585.81 |
| | DUP | Allen Russell | 4.91% | 346 | 370.42 | 382.31 | 414.13 | 431.02 | 478.57 | 480.57 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Frances Kerr | 3.47% | 245 | 247.22 | 389.08 | 389.08 | 391.9 | 391.9 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Mateer | 3.49% | 246 | 284.48 | 319.74 | 326.34 | | | | |
| | NI Unionist | Gary Teeney | 0.91% | 64 | 72.51 | 82.35 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,339 Valid: 7,053 (57.16%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,008 Turnout: 7,252 (58.77%) ||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Lisburn Town South - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Ivan Davis* | 26.73% | 1,469 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close* | 19.41% | 1,067 | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael* | 13.65% | 750 | 844.56 | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Archer | 10.52% | 578 | 749.84 | 781.8 | 791.37 | |
| | UUP | George Morrison* | 7.04% | 387 | 565.56 | 612.14 | 634.25 | 757.3 |
| | UUP | Joseph Lockhart* | 8.26% | 454 | 588.88 | 621.18 | 626.79 | 744.02 |
| | DUP | Stuart Deignan | 9.28% | 510 | 549.36 | 552.42 | 554.73 | 599.8 |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Bronya Bonar | 1.07% | 59 | 63.32 | 204.08 | 206.06 | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Philip Dean | 2.13% | 117 | 139.56 | 151.12 | 164.32 | |
| | UUP | Margaret Little | 1.91% | 105 | 141 | 152.22 | 155.52 | |
| Electorate: 13,176 Valid: 5,496 (41.71%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 786 Turnout: 5,601 (42.51%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UDP
Lisburn Town South - 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 |
| | UUP | Ivan Davis* | 31.21% | 1,996 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close* | 15.37% | 983 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Belshaw* | 12.57% | 804 | 1,158.2 | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael | 14.07% | 900 | 1,013.3 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph Lockhart | 6.18% | 395 | 536.9 | 593.48 | 606.68 | 620.98 | 628.78 | 786.48 | 811.7 | 916.7 |
| | UUP | George Morrison* | 3.88% | 248 | 494.95 | 588.43 | 622.53 | 636.44 | 648.14 | 717.64 | 766.81 | 885.67 |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 4.38% | 280 | 309.15 | 317.35 | 327.8 | 332.35 | 335.5 | 346.31 | 537.12 | 572.76 |
| | NI Conservatives | Anne Blake* | 3.72% | 238 | 274.85 | 292.07 | 301.97 | 344.13 | 376.83 | 395.01 | 416.28 | |
| | DUP | Robin McMaster* | 3.99% | 255 | 285.25 | 300.01 | 308.81 | 313.91 | 317.66 | 327.02 | | |
| | UUP | John Curry | 2.14% | 137 | 226.65 | 276.26 | 286.71 | 303.38 | 309.98 | | | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 1.74% | 111 | 137.95 | 140.82 | 143.02 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Gerard Dunlop | 0.77% | 49 | 50.65 | 51.06 | 51.06 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,615 Valid: 6,396 (46.98%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 914 Turnout: 6,530 (47.96%) |||||||||||||