| Oldpark | |
| Type: | Belfast City Council DEA |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Seats: | 6 (2014–) |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
Oldpark is one of the ten 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.
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.
| Map | width = 110px | Ward ! | width = 100px | Population (2011 Census) ! | width = 90px | Catholic ! | width = 90px | Protestant ! | width = 90px | Other ! | width = 100px | No Religion ! | width = 100px | Area ! | width = 80px | Density ! | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Ardoyne | 5,987 | 92.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.58 km2 | 10,322 /km2 | [1] | ||||||||||
| 2 | Ballysillan | 5,626 | 7.8% | 83.3% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 1.11 km2 | 5,068 /km2 | [2] | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cliftonville | 5,330 | 71% | 23.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 1.18 km2 | 4,517 /km2 | [3] | ||||||||||
| 4 | Legoniel | 6,409 | 48.2% | 45.4% | 0.8% | 5.6% | 8.82 km2 | 727 /km2 | [4] | ||||||||||
| 5 | New Lodge | 4,950 | 89.2% | 7.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.72 km2 | 6,875 /km2 | [5] | ||||||||||
| 6 | Water Works | 5,829 | 87.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 1.27 km2 | 4,590 /km2 | [6] | ||||||||||
| Oldpark | 34,131 | 65.6% | 29.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 13.68 km2 | 2,495 /km2 | ||||||||||||
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | JJ Magee (Sinn Féin) | Ryan Murphy (Sinn Féin) | Nichola Bradley (Sinn Féin) | Paul McCusker (Independent)/ (SDLP) | Tomás Ó Néill (Sinn Féin) | Jordan Doran (DUP) | ||||||
| March 2023 Defection | Fiona Ferguson (PBP) | |||||||||||
| January 2023 Co-Option | ||||||||||||
| September 2020 Co-Option | Dale Pankhurst (DUP) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Shauneen Baker (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||||
| January 2018 Co-Options | Mary Clarke (Sinn Féin) | Julie-Anne Corr (PUP) | ||||||||||
| May 2016 Co-Option | Gerry McCabe (Sinn Féin) | Gareth McKee (DUP) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Nichola Mallon (SDLP) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Danny Lavery (Sinn Féin) | Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin) | Ian Crozier (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Margaret McClenaghan (Sinn Féin) | Caral Ni Chuilin (Sinn Féin) | Alban Maginness (SDLP) | Fred Cobain (UUP) | Nelson McCausland (DUP) | |||||||
| 2001 | Gerard Brophy (Sinn Féin) | Eoin O'Broin (Sinn Féin) | Martin Morgan (SDLP) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) | Paddy McManus (Sinn Féin) | Mick Conlon (Sinn Féin) | Fred Proctor (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1993 | Joe Austin (Sinn Féin) | Fred Rodgers (UUP) | ||||||||||
| 1989 | Gerard McGuigan (Sinn Féin) | Seamus Lynch (Workers' Party) | Brian Feeney (SDLP) | William Gault (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1985 | Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) | Peter Lunn (DUP) | ||||||||||
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit
2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit, Independent leaves SDLP
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
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x PUP
2011-2014 Change: PUP gain from DUP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Workers' Party
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party