Collin (District Electoral Area) Explained

Collin
Type:Belfast City Council DEA
Year:2014
Seats:6 (2014–)
Members Label:Councillors

Collin is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Dunmurry; Ladybrook; Lagmore; Poleglass; Twinbrook and Stewartstown.[2] Collin, along with neighbouring Black Mountain and most of the Court District Electoral Area, forms the greater part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

The DEA was created for the 2014 local elections, combining parts of the Upper Falls DEA, which had existed since 1985, with parts of the abolished Dunmurry Cross DEA from Lisburn City Council.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023Matt Garrett
(Sinn Féin)
Séanna Walsh
(Sinn Féin)
Caoimhín McCann
(Sinn Féin)
Joseph Duffy
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Collins
(PBP)
Clíodhna Nic Bhranair
(Sinn Féin)
May 2022 Co-OptionBrian Heading
(SDLP)
February 2022 Co-OptionDaniel Baker
(Sinn Féin)
2019 Stephen Magennis
(Sinn Féin)
November 2017 Co-OptionCharlene O'Hara
(Sinn Féin)
September 2015 Co-OptionDavid Bell
(Sinn Féin)
2014 Bill Groves
(Sinn Féin)

2023 Results

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit, 1 x SDLP

2023: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x People Before Profit

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

2019 Results

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2019: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x People Before Profit

2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from Sinn Féin

2014 Results

2014: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-25357751 Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations
  2. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/nlgbcc.htm Belfast City Council Elections, 2014