Dunmurry Cross (District Electoral Area) Explained

Dunmurry Cross was one of the district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. It was one of four Lisburn DEAs until 1993, and one of five until 2014. The district elected seven members to Lisburn City Council and formed part of Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Lisburn Area D and Lisburn Area E which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Collin Glen, Derryaghy, Dunmurry, Kilwee, Lambeg, Seymour Hill and Twinbrook. For the 1993 local elections, Lambeg moved to the new Lisburn North DEA, while a new Poleglass ward was created within the DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections with Derryaghy also moving to Lisburn North DEA and the rest of the area was transferred to the new Collin DEA for the 2014 Belfast City Council election.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011David Bell
(Sinn Féin)
Arder Carson
(Sinn Féin)
Stephen Magennis
(Sinn Féin)
Angela Nelson
(Sinn Féin)
Charlene O'Hara
(Sinn Féin)
Brian Heading
(SDLP)
Margaret Tolerton
(DUP)
2005Paul Butler
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Ferguson
(Sinn Féin)
Veronica Willis
(Sinn Féin)
Patricia Lewsley
(SDLP)
Stephen Moore
(DUP)
2001Sue Ramsey
(Sinn Féin)
William McDonnell
(SDLP)
Billy Bell
(UUP)
1997Ita Gray
(Sinn Féin)
Hugh Lewsley
(Independent Nationalist)/
(SDLP)
1993Patrick Rice
(Sinn Féin)
Anne Marie Armstrong
(Sinn Féin)
William McAllister
(UUP)
1989William Beattie
(DUP)
1985Damien Gibney
(Sinn Féin)
Donald Cheyne
(Alliance)
Richard Scott
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2011: 5 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

2001 Election

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP

1993 Election

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance