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2014 Northern Ireland local elections

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2014 Northern Ireland local elections
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Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 22 May 2014, contesting 462 seats in all, as part of the wider local elections across the United Kingdom. The election took place on the same day as the European Parliament election.[1] 1,243,649 people aged 18 and over were eligible to vote, and 51.3% of the electorate turned out.[2]

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Voter eligibility

All voters were required to present one piece of photographic ID in order to cast a vote at the polling station. Accepted forms of ID were an electoral identity card, an EEA photographic driving licence, a European Union member-state passport, a Translink 60+ SmartPass, a Translink Senior SmartPass, a Translink Blind Person's SmartPass or a Translink War Disabled SmartPass.[3] Voters lacking an accepted type of photographic ID had until 9 May 2014 to apply for an electoral identity card from the Electoral Office.[4]

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Background

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The elections represented a milestone in the reform of local government in Northern Ireland, as councillors were elected to 11 new councils.[5] These operated in shadow form until Wednesday 1 April 2015, with the current 26 councils existing in parallel until then.[1]

The 11 new councils, with links to the official lists of candidates standing ("statements of persons nominated"),[6] are:

  1. Belfast City Council (Candidates)
  2. North Down and Ards District Council (Candidates)
  3. Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council (Candidates)
  4. Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council (Candidates)
  5. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (Candidates)
  6. Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council (Candidates)
  7. Mid and East Antrim District Council (Candidates)
  8. Causeway Coast and Glens District Council (Candidates)
  9. Mid-Ulster District Council (Candidates)
  10. Derry and Strabane District Council (Candidates)
  11. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Candidates)

The local government reorganisation and electoral administration was mandated by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. Nominations of election candidates closed on 29 April 2014.[7]

The 2014 election heralds 26 councils being reduced to 11 in April 2015.
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The 26 old local government districts
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The 11 new local government districts
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Results

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Because these elections were contested with new electoral boundaries, the results are not directly comparable with those of the last election. However, psephologist Nicholas Whyte has calculated a baseline by which to judge the parties' relative performance.[8] This baseline is used in the following tables.

Largest Party by Council

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Map showing the party that received the most votes by district electoral area.
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Results by Council

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Belfast

Results by party

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Councils

Antrim and Newtownabbey

More information Airport, Party ...
More information Antrim, Party ...
More information Ballyclare, Party ...
More information Dunsilly, Party ...
More information Glengormley Urban, Party ...
More information Macedon, Party ...
More information Three Mile Water, Party ...

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon

More information Armagh, Party ...
More information Banbridge, Party ...
More information Craigavon, Party ...
More information Cusher, Party ...
More information Lagan River, Party ...
More information Lurgan, Party ...
More information Portadown, Party ...

Belfast

More information Balmoral, Party ...
More information Black Mountain, Party ...
More information Botanic, Party ...
More information Castle, Party ...
More information Collin, Party ...
More information Court, Party ...
More information Lisnasharragh, Party ...
More information Oldpark, Party ...
More information Ormiston, Party ...
More information Titanic, Party ...

Causeway Coast and Glens

More information Ballymoney, Party ...
More information Bann, Party ...
More information Benbradagh, Party ...
More information Causeway, Party ...
More information Coleraine, Party ...
More information Limavady, Party ...
More information The Glens, Party ...

Derry and Strabane

More information Ballyarnett, Party ...
More information Derg, Party ...
More information Faughan, Party ...
More information Foyleside, Party ...
More information Sperrin, Party ...
More information The Moor, Party ...
More information Waterside, Party ...

Fermanagh and Omagh

More information Enniskillen, Party ...
More information Erne East, Party ...
More information Erne North, Party ...
More information Erne West, Party ...
More information Mid Tyrone, Party ...
More information Omagh, Party ...
More information West Tyrone, Party ...

Lisburn and Castlereagh

More information Castlereagh East, Party ...
More information Castlereagh South, Party ...
More information Downshire East, Party ...
More information Downshire West, Party ...
More information Killultagh, Party ...
More information Lisburn North, Party ...
More information Lisburn South, Party ...

Mid and East Antrim

More information Ballymena, Party ...
More information Bannside, Party ...
More information Braid, Party ...
More information Carrick Castle, Party ...
More information Coast Road, Party ...
More information Knockagh, Party ...
More information Larne Lough, Party ...

Mid Ulster

More information Carntogher, Party ...
More information Clogher Valley, Party ...
More information Cookstown, Party ...
More information Dungannon, Party ...
More information Magherafelt, Party ...
More information Moyola, Party ...
More information Torrent, Party ...

Newry, Mourne and Down

More information Crotlieve, Party ...
More information Downpatrick, Party ...
More information Newry, Party ...
More information Rowallane, Party ...
More information Slieve Croob, Party ...
More information Slieve Gullion, Party ...
More information The Mournes, Party ...

North Down and Ards

More information Ards Peninsula, Party ...
More information Bangor Central, Party ...
More information Bangor East and Donaghadee, Party ...
More information Bangor West, Party ...
More information Comber, Party ...
More information Holywood and Clandeboye, Party ...
More information Newtownards, Party ...
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