2019 Northern Ireland local elections

2019 Northern Ireland local elections
← 2014 2 May 2019 2023 →

All 11 districts, 462 council seats
Turnout52.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Arlene Foster Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Robin Swann
Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats before 130 105 88
Seats won 122 105 75
Seat change Decrease 8 Steady Decrease 13

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Naomi Long Clare Bailey
Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long Clare Bailey
Party SDLP Alliance Green (NI)
Seats before 66 32 4
Seats won 59 53 8
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 21 Increase 4

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
  Jim Allister Eamonn McCann
PUP
Leader Jim Allister Eamonn McCann[n 2] Billy Hutchinson
Party TUV People Before Profit PUP
Seats before 13 1 4
Seats won 6 5 3
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 4 Decrease 1

Largest party/parties by council

Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 2 May 2019. The last elections were held in 2014. 819 candidates contested 462 seats across Northern Ireland's 11 local government districts.[2] 1,305,384 people aged 18 and over were eligible to vote, and 52.7% of the electorate turned out.[3]


Cite error: There are <ref group=n> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=n}} template (see the help page).

  1. ^ "Registration Summary". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Council elections: What you need to know". BBC News. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Local Council Election Results". Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by razib.in