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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

Northern Ireland local election results 2023

Local elections in Northern Ireland, 18 May. Results appear here as they come in.

Party
Vote share
Change since 2019
Sinn Féin
30.9%
+7.7%
Democratic Unionist Party
23.3%
-0.8%
Alliance Party
13.3%
+1.8%
Ulster Unionist Party
10.9%
-3.2%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
8.7%
-3.3%
Traditional Unionist Voice
3.9%
+1.7%
Green
1.7%
-0.4%
People Before Profit
1.0%
-0.4%
Aontú
0.9%
-0.2%
Others
5.3%
Party
Vote share
Sinn Féin
30.9%
Democratic Unionist Party
23.3%
Alliance Party
13.3%
Ulster Unionist Party
10.9%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
8.7%
Traditional Unionist Voice
3.9%
Green
1.7%
People Before Profit
1.0%
Aontú
0.9%
Others
5.3%
Party
Change since 2019
Sinn Féin
+7.7%
Democratic Unionist Party
-0.8%
Alliance Party
+1.8%
Ulster Unionist Party
-3.2%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
-3.3%
Traditional Unionist Voice
+1.7%
Green
-0.4%
People Before Profit
-0.4%
Aontú
-0.2%
Counting complete. After 462 of 462 councillors declared.
Change compared with 2019
  1. Sinn Féin

      Councillors
    • total 144
    • Councillors
    • change +39
  2. Democratic Unionist Party

      Councillors
    • total 122
    • Councillors
    • change 0
  3. Alliance Party

      Councillors
    • total 67
    • Councillors
    • change +14
  4. Ulster Unionist Party

      Councillors
    • total 54
    • Councillors
    • change -21
  5. Social Democratic & Labour Party

      Councillors
    • total 39
    • Councillors
    • change -20
  6. Independent

      Councillors
    • total 19
    • Councillors
    • change -5
  7. Traditional Unionist Voice

      Councillors
    • total 9
    • Councillors
    • change +3
  8. Green

      Councillors
    • total 5
    • Councillors
    • change -3
  9. People Before Profit

      Councillors
    • total 2
    • Councillors
    • change -3
  10. Aontú

      Councillors
    • total 0
    • Councillors
    • change -1
  11. Others

      Councillors
    • total 1
    • Councillors
    • change -3

2023 turnout

Registered voters1,380,372
Turnout
53.9%
Spoilt ballots11,162
Change since 2019+2.0