Lisnasharragh is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Cregagh; Hillfoot; Merok; Orangefield; Ravenhill and Rosetta.Belfast City Council Elections, 2014, ARK, accessed 24 May 2014 Lisnasharragh forms part of the Belfast South and Belfast East constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections. The Rosetta ward had previously been part of the Laganbank DEA, Orangefield and Ravenhill had been part of the Pottinger DEA, while the remaining wards had been part of the abolished Castlereagh Central DEA from Castlereagh Borough Council.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) June 2026 Defection Séamas De Faoite (SDLP) Michael Long (Alliance) Eric Hanvey (Alliance)/ (Independent) Brian Smyth (Green Party) Davy Douglas (DUP) Bradley Ferguson (DUP) 2023 June 2022 Co-Option Sammy Douglas (DUP) Tommy Sandford (DUP) 2019 David Brooks (DUP) June 2017 Defection Kate Mullan (SDLP)/ (Independent) Carole Howard (Alliance) Chris McGimpsey (UUP) Aileen Graham (DUP) 2014
2023 Results
2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2019–2023 Change: No Change
2019 Results
2014: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP
2014 results 2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
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