Elections 2023 results
Northern Ireland results
462 of 462 seats counted. Counting complete.
- Sinn Féin: 144 seats, 39 seats gained
- Democratic Unionist Party: 122 seats, No change
- Alliance Party: 67 seats, 14 seats gained
- Ulster Unionist Party: 54 seats, 21 seats lost
- Social Democratic & Labour Party: 39 seats, 20 seats lost
- Others: 36 seats, 12 seats lost
Belfast election result
Councillor results
Counting complete. After 60 of 60 councillors declared.
Change since 2019
Sinn Féin- Councillors
- total 22 Councillors
- change +4
Democratic Unionist Party- Councillors
- total 14 Councillors
- change -1
Alliance Party- Councillors
- total 11 Councillors
- change +1
Social Democratic & Labour Party- Councillors
- total 5 Councillors
- change -1
Green- Councillors
- total 3 Councillors
- change -1
Ulster Unionist Party- Councillors
- total 2 Councillors
- change 0
People Before Profit- Councillors
- total 1 Councillors
- change -2
Traditional Unionist Voice- Councillors
- total 1 Councillors
- change +1
Independent- Councillors
- total 1 Councillors
- change +1
Others- Councillors
- total 0 Councillors
- change -2
First preference vote results
Party | Vote share | Change since 2019 |
|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | 35.2% | +7.0% |
Democratic Unionist Party | 21.1% | -0.4% |
Alliance Party | 15.8% | +0.1% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | 7.8% | -1.3% |
Green | 4.8% | -1.2% |
Ulster Unionist Party | 4.1% | -2.1% |
People Before Profit | 3.6% | -1.6% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 2.8% | +2.5% |
Aontú | 0.9% | -0.4% |
Others | 3.7% |
Party | Vote share |
|---|---|
Sinn Féin | 35.2% |
Democratic Unionist Party | 21.1% |
Alliance Party | 15.8% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | 7.8% |
Green | 4.8% |
Ulster Unionist Party | 4.1% |
People Before Profit | 3.6% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 2.8% |
Aontú | 0.9% |
Others | 3.7% |
Party | Change since 2019 |
|---|---|
Sinn Féin | +7.0% |
Democratic Unionist Party | -0.4% |
Alliance Party | +0.1% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | -1.3% |
Green | -1.2% |
Ulster Unionist Party | -2.1% |
People Before Profit | -1.6% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | +2.5% |
Aontú | -0.4% |
District electoral area results
Sinn Féin, Geraldine McAteer
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,037
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Dónal Lyons
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,613
Alliance Party, Tara Brooks
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,522
Democratic Unionist Party, Sarah Bunting
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,513
Alliance Party, Micky Murray
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,090
Democratic Unionist Party, Gareth Spratt
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 817
Ulster Unionist Party, Joshua Lowry
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 551
Sinn Féin, Sean Napier
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 427
Green, Lauren Kendall
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 333
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Sarah Mulgrew
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 323
Sinn Féin, Ciaran Beattie
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,336
Sinn Féin, Micheal Donnelly
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,158
Sinn Féin, Arder Carson
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,073
Sinn Féin, Áine McCabe
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,838
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Paul Doherty
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,685
Sinn Féin, Ronan McLaughlin
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,641
Sinn Féin, Róis-Máire Donnelly
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,536
People Before Profit, Matt Collins
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 1,316
Aontú, Gerard Herdman
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 543
Irish Republican Socialist Party, Dan Murphy
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 426
Workers Party, Ursula Meighan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 185
Alliance Party, Ryan Brown
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 166
Green, Stevie Maginn
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 68
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Gary McKeown
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,881
Sinn Féin, John Gormley
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,533
Democratic Unionist Party, Tracy Kelly
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,372
Alliance Party, Emmet McDonough-Brown
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,086
Green, Áine Groogan
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,006
Sinn Féin, Emma-Jane Faulkner
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 1,048
Alliance Party, Chris Ogle
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 728
Democratic Unionist Party, Darren Leighton
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 649
Ulster Unionist Party, Jeffrey Dudgeon
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 380
Traditional Unionist Voice, Billy Dickson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 312
People Before Profit, Sipho Sibanda
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 308
Socialist Party , Neil Moore
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 149
Workers Party, Paddy Lynn
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 89
Conservative, Idris Maiga
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 52
Sinn Féin, Brónach Anglin
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,479
Sinn Féin, Conor Maskey
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,068
Democratic Unionist Party, Fred Cobain
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,775
Democratic Unionist Party, Dean McCullough
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,671
Alliance Party, Sam Nelson
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,392
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Carl Whyte
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,047
Green, Mal O'Hara
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 979
Ulster Unionist Party, Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 553
People Before Profit, Barney Doherty
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 250
Workers Party, Lily Kerr
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 86
Sinn Féin, Joe Duffy
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,559
Sinn Féin, Caoimhín McCann
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,350
Sinn Féin, Matt Garrett
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,924
Sinn Féin, Clíodhna Nic Bhranair
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,649
Sinn Féin, Seanna Walsh
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,521
People Before Profit, Michael Collins
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,193
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Gerard McDonald
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 903
Aontú, Luke McCann
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 526
Alliance Party, Eoin Millar
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 492
Independent, Julieann McNally
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 368
Green, Ash Jones
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 228
Independent, Tony Mallon
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 166
Workers Party, Patrick Crossan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 83
Democratic Unionist Party, Frank McCoubrey
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,645
Sinn Féin, Tina Black
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,822
Democratic Unionist Party, Nicola Verner
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,783
Sinn Féin, Claire Canavan
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,616
Democratic Unionist Party, Ian McLaughlin
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 993
Traditional Unionist Voice, Ron McDowell
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 963
Progressive Unionist Party of NI, Billy Hutchinson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 679
People Before Profit, Cailín McCaffery
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 408
Irish Republican Socialist Party, Michael Kelly
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 399
Alliance Party, Ally Haydock
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 329
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Olcan McSparron
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 175
Green, Sara Haller
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 108
Workers Party, Tony Walls
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 85
Independent, Geoffrey Wilson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 18
Democratic Unionist Party, Davy Douglas
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,083
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Séamas De Faoite
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,580
Alliance Party, Michael Long
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,437
Green, Brian Smyth
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,157
Alliance Party, Eric Hanvey
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,078
Democratic Unionist Party, Bradley Ferguson
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,060
Sinn Féin, Stevie Jenkins
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 1,231
Alliance Party, Anna McErlean
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 961
Ulster Unionist Party, Bill Manwaring
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 820
Traditional Unionist Voice, Stephen Ferguson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 368
People Before Profit, Nick Cropper
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 200
Sinn Féin, Nichola Bradley
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,870
Independent, Paul McCusker
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,749
Sinn Féin, JJ Magee
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,619
Sinn Féin, Ryan Murphy
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,430
Sinn Féin, Tomás Ó Néill
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,330
Democratic Unionist Party, Jordan Doran
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,263
Democratic Unionist Party, Gillian Simpson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 919
People Before Profit, Fiona Ferguson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 700
Traditional Unionist Voice, Ann McClure
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 595
Alliance Party, Chris Shannon
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 453
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Charlotte Carson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 245
Green, Ange Cruz
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 149
Workers Party, Fiona McCarthy
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 46
Alliance Party, Christine Bower
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,661
Democratic Unionist Party, James Lawlor
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 2,397
Democratic Unionist Party, Andrew McCormick
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,642
Alliance Party, Ross McMullan
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,480
Alliance Party, Jenna Maghie
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,299
Ulster Unionist Party, Jim Rodgers
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,004
Green, Anthony Flynn
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 999
Alliance Party, Caitlin Sullivan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 889
Ulster Unionist Party, Carole Howard
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 847
Traditional Unionist Voice, John Hiddleston
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 680
Sinn Féin, Caitríona Mallaghan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 174
People Before Profit, Fiona Doran
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 117
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Lorcan McGuirk
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 106
Democratic Unionist Party, Ruth Brooks
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,690
Alliance Party, David Bell
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,360
Sinn Féin, Pádraig Donnelly
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,284
Democratic Unionist Party, Sammy Douglas
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,214
Alliance Party, Fiona McAteer
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,149
Ulster Unionist Party, Sonia Copeland
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 968
Green, Gillian Hamilton
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 938
Democratic Unionist Party, George Dorrian
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 658
Traditional Unionist Voice, Anne Smyth
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 564
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Elly Odhiambo
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 129
First preference votes does not necessarily reflect final number of votes