Northern Ireland Council Elections
Councils
The 26 local councils in Northern Ireland will hold elections on 5 May. Councillors are elected under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation.
Northern Ireland Councils result
Help| Party | Seats | Seats+/- | Votes% | +/-% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Unionist Party | 175 | -3 | 27.2 | -2.4 |
| Sinn Fein | 138 | 9 | 24.8 | +1.5 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 99 | -16 | 15.2 | -2.7 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 87 | -14 | 15 | -2.4 |
| Alliance Party | 44 | 14 | 7.4 | +2.5 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 6 | 6 | 2 | +2 |
| Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | +0.1 |
| Progressive Unionist Party of NI | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| UK Independence Party | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| British National Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Community Partnership (Northern Ireland) | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent Republican Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Irish Republican Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Northern Ireland Womens' Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| N'abbey Ratepayers Association | 0 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| People Before Profit Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Procapitalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Environmental Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Unionist Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| United Unionist Coalition | 0 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Workers Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Independents | 27 | 6 | 5.1 | +1.6 |