Dunmurry Cross (District Electoral Area)

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.

Dunmurry Cross DEA (1993-2014) within Lisburn

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

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2011 David 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)
2005 Paul Butler
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Ferguson
(Sinn Féin)
Veronica Willis
(Sinn Féin)
Patricia Lewsley
(SDLP)
Stephen Moore
(DUP)
2001 Sue Ramsey
(Sinn Féin)
William McDonnell
(SDLP)
Billy Bell
(UUP)
1997 Ita Gray
(Sinn Féin)
Hugh Lewsley
(Independent Nationalist)/
(SDLP)
1993 Patrick Rice
(Sinn Féin)
Anne Marie Armstrong
(Sinn Féin)
William McAllister
(UUP)
1989 William Beattie
(DUP)
1985 Damien Gibney
(Sinn Féin)
Donald Cheyne
(Alliance)
Richard Scott
(UUP)

2011 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin David Bell 17.19% 1,796            
Sinn Féin Charlene O'Hara 13.07% 1,365            
Sinn Féin Arder Carson 12.81% 1,338            
Sinn Féin Stephen Magennis 11.02% 1,151 1,553.57          
Sinn Féin Angela Nelson* 11.58% 1,210 1,249.96 1,479.24        
DUP Margaret Tolerton 10.84% 1,132 1,132.81 1,133.45 1,134.41 1,357.41    
SDLP Brian Heading* 9.77% 1,020 1,041.6 1,043.68 1,052.32 1,059.32 1,079.9 1,272.03
SDLP Matthew McDermott 6.02% 629 637.64 639.08 646.44 653.71 684.79 843.54
Alliance Aaron McIntyre 4.38% 458 459.89 460.53 462.45 533.61 539.91  
UUP Mark Hill 3.31% 346 346.81 346.81 346.97      
Electorate: 19,745   Valid: 10,445 (52.90%)   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,306   Turnout: 10,696 (54.17%)  

2005 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Paul Butler* 17.12% 1,823        
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson* 13.75% 1,464        
DUP Stephen Moore 13.08% 1,393        
SDLP Patricia Lewsley* 12.86% 1,369        
SDLP Brian Heading 7.83% 834 898.12 909.82 1,268.31 1,326.81
Sinn Féin Angela Nelson 9.48% 1,010 1,196.2 1,220.86 1,229.22 1,229.97
Sinn Féin Veronica Willis* 8.83% 940 1,142.72 1,222.01 1,222.01 1,222.01
Sinn Féin Máireád Uí Adhmaill 10.56% 1,125 1,157.48 1,167.11 1,168.11 1,168.11
UUP Kenneth Bishop 6.49% 691 693.52 694.33    
Electorate: 17,676   Valid: 10,649 (60.25%)   Spoilt: 309   Quota: 1,332   Turnout: 10,958 (61.99%)  

2001 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Paul Butler* 17.78% 2,061          
SDLP Patricia Lewsley 17.50% 2,029          
UUP Billy Bell* 13.37% 1,550          
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson* 13.36% 1,549          
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey* 10.52% 1,219 1,306.6 1,321.6 1,333.3 1,333.58 1,599.38
Sinn Féin Veronica Willis* 8.57% 993 1,007.1 1,012.5 1,017.1 1,017.17 1,470.27
SDLP William McDonnell* 5.52% 640 682.9 1,191.4 1,334.4 1,346.02 1,459.12
DUP Stephen Moore 7.85% 910 910.6 912.4 930.7 1,008.61 1,008.61
Sinn Féin Paul Flynn 3.64% 422 866.6 885.8 896.6 897.02  
Independent Malachy McAnespie 1.88% 218 225.5 254.3      
Electorate: 18,673   Valid: 11,591 (62.07%)   Spoilt: 440   Quota: 1,449   Turnout: 12,031 (64.43%)  

1997 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson* 15.45% 1,365                      
Sinn Féin Paul Butler 14.26% 1,260                      
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey 11.60% 1,025 1,061.86 1,146.94                  
UUP Billy Bell* 10.90% 963 963.57 963.69 966.89 1,095.69 1,173.69            
SDLP William McDonnell* 10.50% 928 933.89 937.73 1,006.16 1,006.16 1,064.35 1,066.35 1,071.35 1,480.35      
Sinn Féin Ita Gray 8.79% 777 982.01 1,038.41 1,044.41 1,045.6 1,045.91 1,046.91 1,046.91 1,060.39 1,098.39 1,139.73  
Ind. Nationalist Hugh Lewsley* 5.68% 502 504.85 507.01 542.01 543.01 600.01 607.01 610.01 690.94 959.94 960.24 966.3
UUP Frederick Parkinson 5.36% 474 474 474 475 523 545 888 945 948 949 949 949.12
SDLP Mary Rodgers 5.67% 501 502.52 504.08 517.46 517.46 541.46 542.46 542.46        
UUP Andrew Park 3.73% 330 330 330.12 330.12 381.12 406.12            
Alliance Owen Gawith 3.21% 284 284.76 284.88 298.88 301              
DUP Yvonne Craig 2.67% 236 236.19 236.31 236.31                
Workers' Party Frances McCarthy 1.88% 192 192.76 193                  
Electorate: 18,255   Valid: 8,837 (48.41%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 9,031 (49.47%)  

1993 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice* 16.83% 1,417              
UUP William McAllister* 15.02% 1,265              
SDLP Hugh Lewsley* 12.78% 1,076              
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson* 11.16% 940 1,215.34            
UUP Billy Bell* 7.43% 626 626 797.36 797.51 812.7 812.76 818.76 1,244.76
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Armstrong 9.28% 781 841.58 841.58 994.13 1,011.65 1,012.37 1,041.14 1,041.31
SDLP William McDonnell* 8.25% 695 707.22 707.56 710.11 816.04 833.72 1,035.6 1,037.6
Alliance Elizabeth Campbell 5.07% 427 428.04 432.97 433.12 504.8 505.72 592.1 611.39
DUP Jonathan Craig 5.50% 463 463 492.24 492.24 497.75 497.77 502.11  
Workers' Party Anne-Marie Lowry 5.33% 449 453.16 453.84 454.29 491.63 492.83    
Independent Peter McAnespie 3.34% 281 283.34 286.23 286.98        
Electorate: 16,184   Valid: 8,420 (52.03%)   Spoilt: 307   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 8,727 (53.92%)  

1989 Election

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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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice* 16.69% 1,498        
UUP William McAllister* 12.91% 1,159        
UUP Billy Bell 10.66% 957 1,145      
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson 11.98% 1,075 1,075 1,421.06    
DUP William Beattie* 10.74% 964 1,005 1,005 1,007.28 1,123.28
SDLP William McDonnell* 9.12% 819 819 835.12 1,000.04 1,086.84
SDLP Hugh Lewsley 9.00% 808 808 813.2 882.36 1,068.66
Workers' Party John Lowry 8.48% 761 764 768.16 808.44 972.7
Alliance Patrick Bell 7.62% 684 698 698.52 719.8  
UUP Richard Scott* 2.81% 252        
Electorate: 16,626   Valid: 8,977 (53.99%)   Spoilt: 337   Quota: 1,123   Turnout: 9,314 (56.02%)  

1985 Election

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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP William McAllister* 22.98% 1,886          
DUP William Beattie* 16.49% 1,353          
SDLP William McDonnell* 13.32% 1,093          
Sinn Féin Damien Gibney 12.78% 1,049          
UUP Richard Scott 3.64% 299 904.82 962.66 1,033.66    
Alliance Donald Cheyne 7.77% 638 657.32 664.76 672.8 704.54 1,002.26
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice 10.04% 824 825.84 826.08 827.08 835.96 908.5
UUP Norman Tulip 4.22% 346 514.82 536.18 791.06 791.12 802.8
Workers' Party John Lowry 7.12% 584 590.44 591.64 594.36 611.76  
DUP Ronald Kelly 1.64% 135 188.82 420.42      
Electorate: 14,907   Valid: 8,207 (55.05%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,423 (56.50%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Dunmurry Cross Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.