Belfast City Council: all 60 councillors
Belfast City Council has 60 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Sinn Fein, with 22 of the 60 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Belfast City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Belfast: local statistics and who has power over Belfast, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Sinn Fein: 22 councillors
- Democratic Unionist Party: 14 councillors
- Alliance Party: 10 councillors
- Social Democratic and Labour Party: 4 councillors
- Independent: 3 councillors
- Green Party: 3 councillors
- Ulster Unionist Party: 2 councillors
- People Before Profit Alliance: 1 councillor
- Traditional Unionist Voice: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Sarah Bunting (Democratic Unionist Party): - Party Group Leader
- Ciaran Beattie (Sinn Fein): - Party Group Leader
- Séamas de Faoite (Social Democratic and Labour Party): - Party Group Leader
- Michael Long (Alliance Party): - Party Group Leader
- Brian Smyth (Green Party): - Party Group Leader
- Alderman Sonia Copeland (Ulster Unionist Party): - Party Group Leader
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral | Dónal Lyons | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 28 July 2015 | |
| Balmoral | Micky Murray | Alliance Party | 31 May 2022 | |
| Balmoral | Natasha Brennan | Sinn Fein | 13 August 2024 | |
| Balmoral | Sarah Bunting | Democratic Unionist Party | - Party Group Leader | 7 May 2019 |
| Balmoral | Tara Brooks | Alliance Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Black Mountain | Áine McCabe | Sinn Fein | 17 November 2020 | |
| Black Mountain | Arder Carson | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2014 | |
| Black Mountain | Ciaran Beattie | Sinn Fein | - Party Group Leader | 22 May 2014 |
| Black Mountain | Micheal Donnelly | Sinn Fein | 7 May 2019 | |
| Black Mountain | Paul Doherty | Independent | 22 May 2023 | |
| Black Mountain | Ronan McLaughlin | Sinn Fein | 7 May 2019 | |
| Black Mountain | The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly | Sinn Fein | 29 November 2022 | |
| Botanic | Áine Groogan | Green Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Botanic | Conor McKay | Sinn Fein | ||
| Botanic | Emmet McDonough-Brown | Alliance Party | 22 May 2014 | |
| Botanic | Gary McKeown | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Botanic | Tracy Kelly | Democratic Unionist Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Castle | Alderman Dean A. McCullough | Democratic Unionist Party | 7 April 2020 | |
| Castle | Brónach Anglin | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2023 | |
| Castle | Carl Whyte | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Castle | Fred Cobain | Democratic Unionist Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Castle | Luke Meenehan | Sinn Fein | 3 September 2025 | |
| Castle | Sam Nelson | Alliance Party | 31 May 2022 | |
| Collin | Caoimhín McCann | Sinn Fein | 16 February 2022 | |
| Collin | Joe Duffy | Sinn Fein | 30 May 2022 | |
| Collin | Matt Garrett | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2014 | |
| Collin | Michael Collins | People Before Profit Alliance | 7 May 2019 | |
| Collin | Séanna Walsh | Sinn Fein | 14 September 2015 | |
| Collin | Siobhán McCallin | Sinn Fein | 7 January 2025 | |
| Court | Christina Black | Sinn Fein | 28 November 2018 | |
| Court | Claire Canavan | Sinn Fein | 7 May 2019 | |
| Court | Ian McLaughlin | Democratic Unionist Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Court | Nicola Verner | Democratic Unionist Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Court | Ron McDowell | Traditional Unionist Voice | 22 May 2023 | |
| Court | The High Sheriff, Alderman Frank McCoubrey | Democratic Unionist Party | 22 May 2014 | |
| Lisnasharragh | Bradley Ferguson | Democratic Unionist Party | ||
| Lisnasharragh | Brian Smyth | Green Party | - Party Group Leader | 7 May 2019 |
| Lisnasharragh | Davy Douglas | Democratic Unionist Party | ||
| Lisnasharragh | Eric Hanvey | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Lisnasharragh | Michael Long | Alliance Party | - Party Group Leader | 22 May 2014 |
| Lisnasharragh | Séamas de Faoite | Social Democratic and Labour Party | - Party Group Leader | 7 May 2019 |
| Oldpark | JJ Magee | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2014 | |
| Oldpark | Jordan Doran | Democratic Unionist Party | 6 January 2023 | |
| Oldpark | Nichola Bradley | Sinn Fein | 1 September 2020 | |
| Oldpark | Paul McCusker | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Oldpark | Ryan Murphy | Sinn Fein | 23 January 2018 | |
| Oldpark | Tomás Ó Néill | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2023 | |
| Ormiston | Alderman James Lawlor | Democratic Unionist Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Ormiston | Alderman Jim Rodgers | Ulster Unionist Party | 22 May 2014 | |
| Ormiston | Andrew McCormick | Democratic Unionist Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Ormiston | Anthony Flynn | Green Party | 7 May 2019 | |
| Ormiston | Christine Bower | Alliance Party | 31 May 2022 | |
| Ormiston | Jenna Maghie | Alliance Party | 30 May 2022 | |
| Ormiston | The Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Hedley Abernethy | Alliance Party | 16 May 2024 | |
| Titanic | Alderman Sonia Copeland | Ulster Unionist Party | - Party Group Leader | 22 May 2014 |
| Titanic | David Bell | Alliance Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Titanic | Fiona McAteer | Alliance Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Titanic | Pádraig Donnelly | Sinn Fein | 22 May 2023 | |
| Titanic | Ruth Brooks | Democratic Unionist Party | 22 May 2023 | |
| Titanic | Sammy Douglas | Democratic Unionist Party | 7 June 2022 |
Source
Belfast City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Belfast City Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.