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2023 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election

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2023 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election
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The 2023 election to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

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The election returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. This consisted of 14 Democratic Unionist Party members (who topped the polls in three districts: Castlereagh East, Downshire East and Lisburn South), 13 Alliance Party members (who topped the polls in two districts: Castlereagh South and Downshire West), 6 Ulster Unionist Party members, 4 Sinn Féin members (who topped the polls in two districts: Killultagh and Lisburn North), 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party members and 1 Independent member.

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Election results

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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

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Districts summary

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District results

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Castlereagh East

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: No change

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    Castlereagh South

    2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

    2023: 3 x Alliance, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

    2019–2023 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from Green and UUP

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      Downshire East

      2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

      2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

      2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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        Downshire West

        2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

        2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

        2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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          Killultagh

          2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

          2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

          2019–2023 Change: No change

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            Lisburn North

            2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

            2023: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

            2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from DUP and UUP

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              Lisburn South

              2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

              2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

              2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

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                Notes

                1. The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

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