Oldpark (District Electoral Area)

Oldpark
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Oldpark DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Nichola Bradley (SF)
  •   Jordan Doran (DUP)
  •   JJ Magee (IND)
  •   Paul McCusker (IND)
  •   Ryan Murphy (SF)
  •   Tomás Ó Néill (SF)
Oldpark DEA (1993-2014) within Belfast

Oldpark is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.

Wards

Map Ward Population
(2011 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Ardoyne 5,987 92.8% 5.1% 0.3% 1.8% 0.58 km2 10,322 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [1]
2 Ballysillan 5,626 7.8% 83.3% 1.4% 7.5% 1.11 km2 5,068 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [2]
3 Cliftonville 5,330 71% 23.6% 0.7% 4.7% 1.18 km2 4,517 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [3]
4 Legoniel 6,409 48.2% 45.4% 0.8% 5.6% 8.82 km2 727 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [4]
5 New Lodge 4,950 89.2% 7.5% 0.9% 2.3% 0.72 km2 6,875 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [5]
6 Water Works 5,829 87.6% 7.1% 0.9% 4.4% 1.27 km2 4,590 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North [6]
Oldpark 34,131 65.6% 29.2% 0.8% 4.4% 13.68 km2 2,495 /km2 Belfast North Belfast North

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 JJ Magee
(Sinn Féin) 		Ryan Murphy
(Sinn Féin) 		Nichola Bradley
(Sinn Féin) 		Paul McCusker
(Independent)/
(SDLP) 		Tomás Ó Néill
(Sinn Féin) 		Jordan Doran
(DUP)
March 2023 Defection Fiona Ferguson
(PBP)
January 2023 Co-Option
September 2020 Co-Option Dale Pankhurst
(DUP)
2019 Shauneen Baker
(Sinn Féin)
January 2018 Co-Options Mary Clarke
(Sinn Féin) 		Julie-Anne Corr
(PUP)
May 2016 Co-Option Gerry McCabe
(Sinn Féin) 		Gareth McKee
(DUP)
2014 Nichola Mallon
(SDLP)
2011 Danny Lavery
(Sinn Féin) 		Conor Maskey
(Sinn Féin) 		Ian Crozier
(DUP)
2005 Margaret McClenaghan
(Sinn Féin) 		Caral Ni Chuilin
(Sinn Féin) 		Alban Maginness
(SDLP) 		Fred Cobain
(UUP) 		Nelson McCausland
(DUP)
2001 Gerard Brophy
(Sinn Féin) 		Eoin O'Broin
(Sinn Féin) 		Martin Morgan
(SDLP) 		Billy Hutchinson
(PUP)
1997 Bobby Lavery
(Sinn Féin) 		Paddy McManus
(Sinn Féin) 		Mick Conlon
(Sinn Féin) 		Fred Proctor
(UUP)
1993 Joe Austin
(Sinn Féin) 		Fred Rodgers
(UUP)
1989 Gerard McGuigan
(Sinn Féin) 		Seamus Lynch
(Workers' Party) 		Brian Feeney
(SDLP) 		William Gault
(UUP)
1985 Bobby Lavery
(Sinn Féin) 		Peter Lunn
(DUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit, Independent leaves SDLP

Oldpark - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Nichola Bradley* 15.12% 1,870            
Independent Paul McCusker* 14.13% 1,747 1,764.05 1,835.05        
Sinn Féin JJ Magee* 13.09% 1,619 1,637.15 1,665.60 1,668.60 1,714.05 1,714.05 1,877.05
Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 11.56% 1,430 1,472.70 1,493.95 1,497.95 1,524.05 1,526.05 1,704.40
DUP Jordan Doran* 10.21% 1,263 1,263.00 1,273.05 1,273.05 1,310.05 1,606.05 1,634.10
Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Néill 10.76% 1,330 1,335.35 1,353.45 1,367.45 1,402.70 1,404.70 1,601.55
DUP Gillian Simpson 7.43% 919 919.00 924.00 924.00 962.00 1,232.00 1,260.00
People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson* 5.66% 700 704.65 830.85 849.85 1,114.15 1,125.15  
TUV Ann McClure 4.81% 595 595.00 604.00 604.00 624.00    
Alliance Chris Shannon 3.66% 453 453.75 578.45 597.45      
SDLP Charlotte Carson 1.98% 245 248.55          
Green (NI) Ange Cruz 1.20% 149 149.35          
Workers' Party Fiona McCarthy 0.37% 46 46.30          
Electorate: 23,871   Valid: 12,366 (51.80%)   Spoilt: 193   Quota: 1,767   Turnout: 12,559 (52.61%)  

2019 Election

2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × PUP

2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × People Before Profit

2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from PUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Paul McCusker* 25.21% 2,856                  
DUP Dale Pankhurst* 15.01% 1,701                  
Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 10.46% 1,185 1,326.6 1,333 1,333.04 1,333.04 1,341.44 1,341.44 1,362.2 1,835.2  
Sinn Féin Shauneen Baker † 9.77% 1,107 1,264.44 1,278.48 1,278.76 1,279.24 1,298.12 1,302.12 1,374.24 1,680.72  
Sinn Féin J. J. Magee* 10.01% 1,134 1,244.4 1,250.28 1,250.28 1,251.32 1,261.68 1,264.68 1,285.96 1,404.84 1,616.03
People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson 3.94% 447 781.08 829.88 829.96 835.44 951.16 995.24 1,336.6 1,401.76 1,404.7
DUP Gillian Simpson 5.05% 573 577.8 577.8 631.88 735.96 738.48 1,198.16 1,240.72 1,240.72 1,240.72
Sinn Féin Mary Clarke* 7.02% 796 1,009.6 1,015.48 1,015.48 1,015.96 1,029.76 1,032.76 1,058.36    
Alliance Jack Armstrong 3.44% 390 535.92 554.04 554.08 576.16 691.32 756.88      
PUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston* 5.07% 575 582.2 584.68 595.68 677.28 689.32        
Green (NI) Lesley Veronica 2.03% 231 296.76 320.6 320.8 331.28          
UUP Jason Docherty 2.11% 239 242.84 242.84 244.84            
Workers' Party Chris Bailie 0.82% 93 141                
Electorate: 22,024   Valid: 11,327 (51.43%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,619   Turnout: 11,545 (52.42%)  

2014 Election

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x PUP

2011-2014 Change: PUP gain from DUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sinn Féin Mary Clarke 14.80% 1,559                      
Sinn Féin J.J. Magee* 11.77% 1,240 1,250 1,260 1,263.18 1,263.18 1,275.2 1,279.3 1,831.3        
Sinn Féin Gerry McCabe* † 11.46% 1,207 1,214 1,226 1,229.69 1,229.69 1,239.7 1,239.7 1,341 1,627.4      
DUP Gareth McKee* † 10.81% 1,139 1,141 1,141 1,141.03 1,213.03 1,234 1,437 1,438.1 1,438.1 2,116.1    
PUP Julie-Anne Corr 7.35% 774 788 788 788.12 899.12 907.15 1,031.2 1,031.2 1,031.2 1,163.2 1,658.2  
SDLP Nichola Mallon*† 8.76% 923 955 970 972.73 972.73 1,110.8 1,119.8 1,176.7 1,204.6 1,211.6 1,219.6 1,247.6
Independent Dee Fennell 8.03% 846 859 980 982.55 984.55 1,004.6 1,008.6 1,035.1 1,042.5 1,046.5 1,050.5 1,086.5
DUP Lee Reynolds* 7.25% 764 768 768 768 802 817 888 889 889      
Sinn Féin John Loughran 6.62% 697 711 730 763.39 763.39 782.48 784.48          
UUP Colin Houston 3.47% 366 371 372 372.03 461.03 481.03            
Alliance Peter McReynolds 3.04% 320 347 349 349.3 352.3              
TUV Wayne Gilmour 3.01% 317 320 320 320                
Republican Network Sammy Cusick 2.09% 220 231                    
Workers' Party Christopher Bailie 1.55% 163                      
Electorate: 20,888   Valid: 10,535 (50.44%)   Spoilt: 258   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 10,793 (51.67%)  

2011 Election

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Ian Crozier* 16.31% 1,770        
Sinn Féin Conor Maskey 14.49% 1,573        
DUP Gareth McKee 8.45% 917 1,108.04 1,115.52 1,150.84 1,570.84
Sinn Féin Gerard McCabe 13.75% 1,492 1,492 1,510 1,514 1,568
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 12.62% 1,370 1,370.48 1,382.48 1,391.48 1,459.6
SDLP Nichola Mallon 10.91% 1,184 1,185.56 1,217.68 1,334.68 1,430.48
Sinn Féin Mary Clarke 10.87% 1,180 1,180.12 1,189.12 1,203.12 1,255.12
UUP Fred Rodgers 4.98% 540 551.76 556.76 613.12  
Irish Republican Socialist Paul Little 3.49% 379 379.24 398.24 406.24  
Alliance James McClure 2.79% 303 305.16 319.28    
Independent Martin McAuley 1.35% 146 146.84      
Electorate: 22,408   Valid: 10,854 (48.44%)   Spoilt: 405   Quota: 1,551   Turnout: 11,259 (50.25%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Nelson McCausland* 22.27% 2,642            
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 17.64% 2,093            
Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan* 15.42% 1,829            
SDLP Alban Maginness* 11.90% 1,411 1,418.03 1,450.33 1,538.39 1,549.17 1,966.17  
UUP Fred Cobain 7.91% 938 1,594.01 1,594.01 1,652.29 1,652.43 1,663.1 1,685.1
Sinn Féin Caral Ni Chuilin 10.47% 1,242 1,243.48 1,468.63 1,495.01 1,585.31 1,600.85 1,657.85
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 3.84% 455 690.69 691.45 732.59 732.66 735.22 757.22
Sinn Féin Marie Mackessy 3.94% 467 468.85 586.08 600.22 622.2 651.74 715.74
SDLP Andrew Harding 4.01% 476 479.33 487.69 539.44 540.07    
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 2.10% 249 278.6 280.5        
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 0.51% 60 60.37 62.08        
Electorate: 22,444   Valid: 11,862 (52.85%)   Spoilt: 329   Quota: 1,695   Turnout: 12,191 (59.63%)  

2001 Election

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Gerard Brophy 17.25% 2,755              
Sinn Féin Margaret McClenaghan 15.44% 2,467              
DUP Nelson McCausland* 14.97% 2,392              
SDLP Martin Morgan* 12.09% 1,932 1,958.52 1,993.69 2,006.81 2,007.56 2,931.56    
PUP Billy Hutchinson* 9.49% 1,516 1,516.85 1,608.02 1,608.5 1,648.65 1,670.24 1,704.24 2,471.24
Sinn Féin Eoin O'Broin 5.99% 957 1,298.36 1,315.53 1,455.69 1,455.79 1,534.41 1,837.41 1,857.46
Sinn Féin Kathy Stanton 8.13% 1,298 1,340.67 1,344.35 1,360.99 1,361.04 1,391.08 1,501.08 1,510.14
UUP Fred Proctor* 6.99% 1,116 1,116.34 1,246.51 1,246.51 1,311.01 1,327.35 1,355.35  
SDLP Joleen Connelly 6.97% 1,114 1,151.06 1,202.06 1,210.86 1,211.01      
Independent James Bates 1.31% 209 209.17            
Alliance Thomas McCullough 1.00% 160 161.36            
Independent Rene Graig 0.37% 59 59.17            
Electorate: 23,866   Valid: 15,975 (66.94%)   Spoilt: 687   Quota: 2,283   Turnout: 16,662 (69.81%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 16.40% 2,317                  
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery* 15.79% 2,230                  
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus* 12.55% 1,773 2,034                
SDLP Martin Morgan* 13.74% 1,941 1,949.28 2,082.12              
PUP Billy Hutchinson 11.20% 1,582 1,582.12 1,583.2 1,583.36 1,592.36 1,613.36 1,658.9 1,879.9 1,924.84 2,070.84
UUP Fred Proctor* 9.32% 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,340 1,361 1,431 1,447.8 1,675.8
UUP Fred Rodgers* 8.13% 986 986 986 986 986 1,004 1,031 1,082 1,096.83 1,397.69
DUP David Smylie 4.66% 659 659 659 659 659 659 674 737 743.86  
SDLP Dympna O'Hara 2.58% 365 366.92 402.83 462.51 505.35 561.57 645.27 646.27    
Ulster Democratic Paddy Bird 3.02% 427 427 427.27 427.27 429.39 434.39 451.39      
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 1.73% 245 246.8 273.8 275.08 286.56 333.72        
Alliance Mark Long 1.25% 177 177.36 179.79 181.23 198.47          
Workers' Party Steven Doran 0.77% 109 110.92 119.83 120.31            
Electorate: 25,054   Valid: 14,127 (56.39%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 2,019   Turnout: 14,585 (58.21%)  

1993 Election

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Workers' Party

Oldpark - 6 seats[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Joe Austin 15.02% 2,229                
UUP Fred Proctor* 13.78% 2,045 2,045 2,085 2,091 2,138        
SDLP Martin Morgan 11.88% 1,763 1,766.48 1,768.48 1,817.48 1,903.56 2,028.68 2,553.68    
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus* 11.92% 1,769 1,810.36 1,810.36 1,822.48 1,836.72 1,840.8 1,852 1,873 1,982.68
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery 10.90% 1,617 1,654.12 1,654.12 1,666.2 1,685.72 1,696.04 1,707.12 1,767.12 1,919.64
UUP Fred Rodgers 9.05% 1,343 1,343 1,394 1,400 1,417 1,542 1,548 1,555 1,724
DUP David Smylie 8.92% 1,324 1,324.04 1,376.04 1,383.04 1,405.04 1,436.04 1,438.04 1,438.04 1,474.04
Democratic Left Seamus Lynch* 5.61% 832 833.92 837.92 892.96 962.04 1,118.04 1,154.04 1,352.04  
SDLP Peter Prendiville 3.96% 588 588.44 590.44 607.44 626.44 645.44      
Alliance Beatrice Boyd 3.19% 473 473.84 483.84 501.84 584.92        
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 2.65% 393 394.12 421.12 447.12          
Workers' Party Margaret Smith 1.75% 259 259.32 261.32            
NI Conservatives David Tarr 1.39% 206 206              
Electorate: 25,943   Valid: 14,841 (57.21%)   Spoilt: 532   Quota: 2,121   Turnout: 15,373 (59.26%)  

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Brian Feeney* 18.38% 2,426          
Workers' Party Seamus Lynch* 12.42% 1,639 1,912.6        
UUP Fred Proctor* 14.02% 1,850 1,850.96 1,976.96      
UUP William Gault 9.05% 780 782.64 886.56 951.36 1,491.96 2,050.96
Sinn Féin Gerard McGuigan* 12.75% 1,682 1,706.96 1,723.84 1,723.84 1,723.84 1,725.84
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus 11.73% 1,548 1,572.24 1,585.2 1,586.1 1,588.1 1,592.82
Sinn Féin William McGarry 8.45% 1,115 1,153.16 1,187.2 1,187.2 1,188.44 1,206
Ulster Democratic Patrick Bird 6.34% 837 837.72 883.36 896.86 1,117.84  
DUP Stanley Mulholland 6.10% 805 805.24 839.4 851.1    
Alliance George Jones 3.36% 443 610.52        
Ulster Democratic William Clark 0.54% 71 71.24        
Electorate: 25,895   Valid: 13,196 (50.96%)   Spoilt: 548   Quota: 1,886   Turnout: 13,744 (53.08%)  

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

Oldpark - 6 seats[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
UUP Fred Proctor 12.54% 1,800 1,820 1,903 1,918 2,013 2,125              
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery 12.20% 1,752 1,765 1,766 1,786 1,793 1,794 2,373            
Sinn Féin Gerard McGuigan 10.93% 1,570 1,576 1,576 1,585 1,591 1,591 1,726 2,030.7          
SDLP Brian Feeney* 10.56% 1,516 1,544 1,544 1,677 1,841 1,842 1,863 1,867.4 1,867.4 2,475.4      
Workers' Party Seamus Lynch 9.36% 1,344 1,383 1,386 1,531 1,696 1,701 1,731 1,735.4 1,735.4 1,895.5 2,226.5    
DUP Peter Lunn 6.67% 958 974 1,054 1,056 1,082 1,523 1,523 1,523 1,537.6 1,539.6 1,542.6 1,549.6 1,824.6
UUP David Smylie 4.94% 709 717 813 817 857 983 985 985 1,036.83 1,039.83 1,041.83 1,066.83 1,573.83
Ind. Unionist Nelson McCausland 4.99% 717 729 815 825 872 919 920 920 926.57 930.57 934.57 951.57  
SDLP Patrick Hunter 5.48% 787 812 814 867 913 913 922 924.2 924.2        
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus 5.39% 774 781 781 787 787 787              
DUP Pauline Whittley 4.76% 684 691 735 739 748                
Alliance Arnold Carton 3.73% 535 597 618 695                  
Labour Party NI Paddy Devlin* 3.29% 472 506 518                    
PUP Patrick Bird 3.02% 433 444                      
Green (NI) Peter Emerson 2.14% 308                        
Electorate: 25,774   Valid: 14,359 (55.71%)   Spoilt: 389   Quota: 2,052   Turnout: 14,748 (57.22%)  

See also

References

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