Oldpark (District Electoral Area)

Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the North of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Oldpark
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Oldpark DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Nichola Bradley (SF)
  •   Fiona Ferguson (PBP)
  •   Jordan Doran (DUP)
  •   JJ Magee (SF)
  •   Paul McCusker (SDLP)
  •   Ryan Murphy (SF)

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.

Wards
MapWardPopulation
(2011 Census)		CatholicProtestantOtherNo ReligionAreaDensityNI AssemblyUK ParliamentRef
1Ardoyne5,98792.8%5.1%0.3%1.8%0.58 km210,322 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[1]
2Ballysillan5,6267.8%83.3%1.4%7.5%1.11 km25,068 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[2]
3Cliftonville5,33071%23.6%0.7%4.7%1.18 km24,517 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[3]
4Legoniel6,40948.2%45.4%0.8%5.6%8.82 km2727 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[4]
5New Lodge4,95089.2%7.5%0.9%2.3%0.72 km26,875 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[5]
6Water Works5,82987.6%7.1%0.9%4.4%1.27 km24,590 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North[6]
Oldpark34,13165.6%29.2%0.8%4.4%13.68 km22,495 /km2Belfast NorthBelfast North

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
Sept 2020 Co-Option Fiona Ferguson
(People Before Profit)		 Dale Pankhurst
(DUP)		 Paul McCusker
(SDLP)		 Nichola Bradley
(Sinn Féin)		 JJ Magee
(Sinn Féin)		 Ryan Murphy
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Shauneen Baker
(Sinn Féin)
January 2018
co-option		 Julie-Anne Corr
(PUP)		 Mary Clarke
(Sinn Féin)
May 2016
co-option		 Gareth McKee
(DUP)		 Gerard McCabe
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Nichola Mallon
(SDLP)

2019 Elections

2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × PUP

2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × People Before Profit

2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from PUP

Oldpark - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
SDLP Paul McCusker* 25.21% 2,856                  
DUP Dale Pankhurst* 15.01% 1,701                  
Sinn Féin Ryan Murphy* 10.46% 1,185 1,326.6 1,333 1,333.04 1,333.04 1,341.44 1,341.44 1,362.2 1,835.2  
Sinn Féin Shauneen Baker † 9.77% 1,107 1,264.44 1,278.48 1,278.76 1,279.24 1,298.12 1,302.12 1,374.24 1,680.72  
Sinn Féin J. J. Magee* 10.01% 1,134 1,244.4 1,250.28 1,250.28 1,251.32 1,261.68 1,264.68 1,285.96 1,404.84 1,616.03
People Before Profit Fiona Ferguson 3.94% 447 781.08 829.88 829.96 835.44 951.16 995.24 1,336.6 1,401.76 1,404.7
DUP Gillian Simpson 5.05% 573 577.8 577.8 631.88 735.96 738.48 1,198.16 1,240.72 1,240.72 1,240.72
Sinn Féin Mary Clarke* 7.02% 796 1,009.6 1,015.48 1,015.48 1,015.96 1,029.76 1,032.76 1,058.36    
Alliance Jack Armstrong 3.44% 390 535.92 554.04 554.08 576.16 691.32 756.88      
PUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston* 5.07% 575 582.2 584.68 595.68 677.28 689.32        
Green (NI) Lesley Veronica 2.03% 231 296.76 320.6 320.8 331.28          
Ulster Unionist Jason Docherty 2.11% 239 242.84 242.84 244.84            
Workers' Party Chris Bailie 0.82% 93 141                
Electorate: 22,024   Valid: 11,327 (51.43%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,619   Turnout: 11,545 (52.42%)  

    2014 Elections

    2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x PUP

    Oldpark - 6 seats[7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Sinn Féin Mary Clarke 14.80% 1,559                      
    Sinn Féin J.J. Magee* 11.77% 1,240 1,250 1,260 1,263.18 1,263.18 1,275.2 1,279.3 1,831.3        
    Sinn Féin Gerry McCabe* † 11.46% 1,207 1,214 1,226 1,229.69 1,229.69 1,239.7 1,239.7 1,341 1,627.4      
    DUP Gareth McKee* † 10.81% 1,139 1,141 1,141 1,141.03 1,213.03 1,234 1,437 1,438.1 1,438.1 2,116.1    
    PUP Julie-Anne Corr 7.35% 774 788 788 788.12 899.12 907.15 1,031.2 1,031.2 1,031.2 1,163.2 1,658.2  
    SDLP Nichola Mallon*† 8.76% 923 955 970 972.73 972.73 1,110.8 1,119.8 1,176.7 1,204.6 1,211.6 1,219.6 1,247.6
    Independent Dee Fennell 8.03% 846 859 980 982.55 984.55 1,004.6 1,008.6 1,035.1 1,042.5 1,046.5 1,050.5 1,086.5
    DUP Lee Reynolds* 7.25% 764 768 768 768 802 817 888 889 889      
    Sinn Féin John Loughran 6.62% 697 711 730 763.39 763.39 782.48 784.48          
    Ulster Unionist Colin Houston 3.47% 366 371 372 372.03 461.03 481.03            
    Alliance Peter McReynolds 3.04% 320 347 349 349.3 352.3              
    TUV Wayne Gilmour 3.01% 317 320 320 320                
    Republican Network Sammy Cusick 2.09% 220 231                    
    Workers' Party Christopher Bailie 1.55% 163                      
    Electorate: 20,888   Valid: 10,535 (50.44%)   Spoilt: 258   Quota: 1,506   Turnout: 10,793 (51.67%)  

      See also

      References
      1. "Ward Information for Ardoyne ward 95GG02". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      2. "Ward Information for Ballysillan ward 95GG06". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      3. "Ward Information for Cliftonville ward 95GG17". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      4. "Ward Information for Legoniel ward 95GG32". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      5. "Ward Information for New Lodge ward 95GG35". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      6. "Ward Information for Water Works ward 95GG47". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
      7. Elections 2011: Oldpark, Belfast City Council
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