# Killultagh (District Electoral Area)

Killultagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballinderry, Glenavy, Maghaberry, Stonyford and White Mountain. Killultagh forms part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, and part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Lisburn Area A and part of Lisburn Area C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained seven wards (Ballymacash, Ballymacoss, Glenavy, Knockmore, Lisnagarvy, Magheragall and Moira). For the 1993 local elections it was reduced to five wards, losing Ballymacash, Ballymacoss and Lisnagavy to the new Lisburn North DEA, and gaining Ballinderry and Maghaberry. For the 2014 local elections, Moira moved to the new Downshire West DEA, and Knockmore moved to Lisburn South DEA, while Killultagh gained Stonyford and White Mountain.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Gary McCleave (Sinn Féin) | Claire Kemp (Alliance) | Ross McLernon (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| May 2022 Co-Option | Gary McCleave (Sinn Féin) | Sian Mulholland (Alliance) | Ross McLernon (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 2019 | Gary McCleave (Sinn Féin) | David Honeyford (Alliance) | Ross McLernon (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| July 2018 Co-Option | Máiría Cahill (SDLP) | William Leathem (DUP) | Alexander Redpath (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| April 2018 Co-Option | Christine Robb (SDLP) | William Leathem (DUP) | Alexander Redpath (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| May 2017 Co-Option | Conor Quinn (SDLP) | William Leathem (DUP) | Alexander Redpath (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| June 2016 Co-Option | Pat Catney (SDLP) | William Leathem (DUP) | Alexander Redpath (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 2014 | Pat Catney (SDLP) | William Leathem (DUP) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 2011 | Pat Catney (SDLP) | John Palmer (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 2005 | Peter O'Hagan (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | Thomas Beckett (DUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 2001 | Peter O'Hagan (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | Samuel Johnston (UUP) | James Tinsley (DUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 1997 | Peter O'Hagan (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | David Greene (UUP)/ (Ind. Conservative) | Kenneth Watson (UUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 1993 | Peter O'Hagan (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | David Greene (UUP)/ (Ind. Conservative) | Kenneth Watson (UUP) | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present | 5 seats 1993–present |
| 1989 | Peter O'Hagan (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | David Greene (UUP)/ (Ind. Conservative) | William Lewis (UUP) | | Ronnie Crawford (UUP) | | David Campbell (UUP) |
| 1985 | Paddy Ritchie (SDLP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) | Jim Dillon (UUP) | Robert McNeice (DUP) | William Lewis (UUP) | | Henry McGiffin (UUP) | | Ronald Campbell (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gary McCleave* | 23.36% | 1,958 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Claire Kemp | 22.22% | 1,862 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Thomas Beckett* | 18.01% | 1,509 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Tinsley* | 15.48% | 1,297 | 1,297.68 | 1,312.26 | 1,325.80 | 1,415.05 | |
| | UUP | Ross McLernon* | 7.80% | 654 | 657.74 | 732.80 | 765.65 | 776.78 | 1,398.14 |
| | SDLP | Jack Patton | 4.34% | 364 | 888.28 | 1,145.86 | 1,178.05 | 1,178.47 | 1,192.49 |
| | UUP | Laura Turner | 7.86% | 659 | 664.10 | 728.63 | 748.84 | 752.69 | |
| | Independent | Stuart Brown | 0.93% | 78 | 93.64 | 136.57 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,956 Valid: 8,381 (52.53%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,397 Turnout: 8,449 (52.95%) ||||||||||

## 2019 Election

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

## 2014 Election

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014: No change
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%) |||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Thomas Beckett* | 20.54% | 1,756 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James Tinsley* | 18.24% | 1,559 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 10.50% | 898 | 902.37 | 902.93 | 923.23 | 1,526.23 | |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 8.91% | 762 | 788.03 | 794.91 | 917.97 | 919.97 | 1,425.97 |
| | DUP | John Palmer | 8.94% | 764 | 1,007.01 | 1,108.05 | 1,211.76 | 1,216.49 | 1,342.28 |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 10.42% | 891 | 897.46 | 899.86 | 978.92 | 1,036.27 | 1,102.27 |
| | UUP | Roy Hanna | 7.91% | 676 | 693.1 | 698.3 | 790.95 | 795.22 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary-Kate Quinn | 9.03% | 772 | 773.14 | 773.7 | 778.08 | | |
| | Independent | Cecil Calvert* | 2.68% | 229 | 249.33 | 253.17 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Steve McIlwrath | 2.83% | 242 | 250.17 | 251.53 | | | |
| Electorate: 16,299 Valid: 8,549 (52.45%) Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,425 Turnout: 8,689 (53.31%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
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 |
| | DUP | Thomas Beckett | 20.77% | 1,751 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan* | 11.59% | 977 | 978.33 | 986.33 | 1,003.33 | 1,531.33 | | |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 12.41% | 1,046 | 1,054.17 | 1,164.17 | 1,243.55 | 1,246.74 | 1,252.34 | 1,560.34 |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 12.44% | 1,049 | 1,304.74 | 1,322.69 | 1,373.26 | 1,379.26 | 1,379.61 | 1,436.61 |
| | DUP | James Tinsley* | 15.17% | 1,279 | 1,333.15 | 1,343.72 | 1,367.1 | 1,367.1 | 1,370.25 | 1,471.25 |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 6.86% | 578 | 579.52 | 600.71 | 678.71 | 714.71 | 824.96 | 928.96 |
| | UUP | Samuel Johnston* | 5.46% | 460 | 463.8 | 584.56 | 654.56 | 656.56 | 661.11 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Chris Donnelly | 7.73% | 652 | 652.38 | 652.38 | 653.38 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 3.95% | 333 | 334.71 | 348.71 | | | | |
| | UUP | David Greene | 3.63% | 306 | 308.85 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,029 Valid: 8,431 (60.10%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,406 Turnout: 8,553 (60.97%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Killultagh - 5 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 | Jim Dillon* | 21.71% | 1,923 | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan* | 14.88% | 1,318 | 1,323.06 | 1,333.52 | 1,351.52 | 1,751.32 | | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 15.60% | 1,382 | 1,414.43 | 1,417.43 | 1,471.12 | 1,473.12 | 1,475.12 | 1,516.12 | | |
| | DUP | James Tinsley | 14.26% | 1,263 | 1,277.03 | 1,278.03 | 1,352.72 | 1,353.72 | 1,354.72 | 1,389.41 | 1,415.41 | 1,445.87 |
| | UUP | Samuel Johnston* | 6.06% | 537 | 782.87 | 785.1 | 827.02 | 827.25 | 828.25 | 978.76 | 986.76 | 1,210.82 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Watson* | 7.43% | 658 | 749.77 | 753.23 | 811.38 | 811.84 | 818.84 | 905.49 | 906.49 | 1,053.48 |
| | Alliance | Alison Gawith | 4.96% | 439 | 449.12 | 552.58 | 576.81 | 584.81 | 777.81 | 889.81 | 890.91 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 4.73% | 419 | 442.46 | 446.69 | 472.69 | 472.69 | 483.69 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ita Gray | 5.16% | 457 | 457.69 | 458.69 | 462.69 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Ross | 3.75% | 332 | 335.91 | 336.91 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Owen Gawith | 1.48% | 131 | 133.3 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,118 Valid: 8,859 (62.75%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,477 Turnout: 9,019 (63.88%) |||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 26.23% | 1,432 | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan* | 17.05% | 931 | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 16.56% | 904 | 949.72 | | |
| | UUP | David Greene* | 10.09% | 551 | 919.64 | | |
| | UUP | Kenneth Watson* | 10.82% | 591 | 668.4 | 686.12 | 973.12 |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 8.96% | 489 | 496.92 | 605.64 | 621.64 |
| | DUP | James Tinsley | 7.55% | 412 | 422.44 | 426.44 | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Sybil Moses | 2.75% | 150 | 151.44 | | |
| Electorate: 12,966 Valid: 5,460 (42.11%) Spoilt: 84 Quota: 911 Turnout: 5,544 (42.76%) ||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Conservative
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: UUP loss (two seats) due to the reduction of two seats, Independent Conservative joins UUP
Killultagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 27.83% | 1,550 | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 17.33% | 965 | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan* | 15.98% | 890 | 890.8 | 890.89 | 1,064.89 |
| | UUP | David Greene* | 7.61% | 424 | 827.6 | 834.86 | 977.86 |
| | UUP | Kenneth Watson | 12.91% | 719 | 863 | 867.44 | 966.44 |
| | DUP | William Stevenson | 8.98% | 500 | 538 | 553.54 | 581.02 |
| | Alliance | Eileen Drayne | 9.36% | 521 | 543.8 | 544.73 | |
| Electorate: 11,781 Valid: 5,569 (47.27%) Spoilt: 115 Quota: 929 Turnout: 5,684 (48.25%) ||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Conservative
1985-1989 Change: Independent Conservative gain from DUP
Killultagh - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | David Campbell | 21.39% | 2,072 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronnie Crawford | 9.46% | 917 | 1,371.69 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 12.50% | 1,211 | 1,352.86 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 12.41% | 1,202 | 1,294.66 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lewis* | 9.56% | 926 | 1,021.12 | 1,141.92 | 1,250.6 | | | |
| | SDLP | Peter O'Hagan | 10.92% | 1,058 | 1,059.64 | 1,059.8 | 1,059.8 | 1,083.8 | 1,086.96 | 1,091.28 |
| | Ind. Conservative | David Greene | 7.76% | 752 | 765.53 | 775.13 | 783.49 | 788.9 | 827.19 | 1,024.49 |
| | Alliance | Eileen Drayne | 7.64% | 740 | 752.71 | 758.63 | 761.71 | 794.12 | 813.92 | 845.02 |
| | DUP | William Stevenson | 5.20% | 504 | 524.91 | 533.87 | 545.75 | 548.91 | 653.91 | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Richard Haggan | 2.43% | 235 | 241.97 | 253.81 | 261.29 | 264.29 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Anne-Marie Lowry | 0.74% | 72 | 72.82 | 73.62 | 73.62 | | | |
| Electorate: 18,323 Valid: 9,689 (52.88%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 9,830 (53.65%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Killultagh - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Ronald Campbell* | 26.22% | 2,386 | | | | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert | 14.63% | 1,331 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Lewis | 12.78% | 1,163 | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Dillon* | 10.96% | 997 | 1,968.49 | | | |
| | UUP | Henry McGiffin | 3.30% | 300 | 447.34 | 1,124.84 | | |
| | DUP | Robert McNeice* | 6.13% | 558 | 613.12 | 685.12 | 808.87 | 1,338.87 |
| | SDLP | Paddy Ritchie | 11.76% | 1,070 | 1,073.71 | 1,074.71 | 1,074.71 | 1,079.29 |
| | Alliance | Eileen Drayne | 7.74% | 704 | 731.03 | 765.03 | 768.78 | 805.72 |
| | DUP | Henry Stevenson | 6.49% | 591 | 625.45 | 664.95 | 707.1 | |
| Electorate: 15,793 Valid: 9,100 (57.62%) Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,138 Turnout: 9,233 (58.46%) |||||||||