2011 Belfast City Council election

2011 Belfast City Council election

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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP Seats won 16 15 8 Seat change 2 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Alliance UUP PUP Seats won 6 3 2 Seat change 2 4 0   Seventh party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seat change 0
2011 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election Pat Convery SDLP Lord Mayor Niall Ó Donnghaile Sinn Féin

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, and Niall Ó Donnghaile became Lord Mayor.^[1]