Séamas de Faoite: councillor for Lisnasharragh, Belfast City Council

Séamas de Faoite is a Social Democratic and Labour Party councillor for the Lisnasharragh ward on Belfast City Council, according to the council's own published list. Séamas de Faoite is also - Party Group Leader. Their current term began on 7 May 2019.

Council: Belfast City Council
Ward: Lisnasharragh
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Posts: - Party Group Leader
Term began: 7 May 2019
Official profile: minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk
Source: Belfast City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Séamas de Faoite

These are the details Belfast City Council publishes for Séamas de Faoite, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: defaoites@belfastcity.gov.uk
Phone: 07469 943 401
Post: c/o Members' Room, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS
Official profile: minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk

Who else represents Lisnasharragh

Davy Douglas Democratic Unionist Party
Bradley Ferguson Democratic Unionist Party
Eric Hanvey Independent
Michael Long Alliance Party - Party Group Leader
Brian Smyth Green Party - Party Group Leader

Social Democratic and Labour Party on Belfast City Council

Social Democratic and Labour Party holds 4 of the 60 seats on Belfast City Council. The largest group is Sinn Fein, with 22. Seats by party: Sinn Fein 22, Democratic Unionist Party 14, Alliance Party 10, Social Democratic and Labour Party 4, Independent 3, Green Party 3 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Belfast City Council

Sarah Bunting - Party Group Leader
Ciaran Beattie - Party Group Leader
Michael Long - Party Group Leader
Brian Smyth - Party Group Leader
Sonia Copeland - Party Group Leader

All 60 councillors of Belfast City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Lisnasharragh

Séamas de Faoite sits on Belfast City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Belfast, each with its own page:

Belfast East: Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) MP
Belfast North: John Finucane (Sinn Féin) MP
Belfast South and Mid Down: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party) MP
Belfast West: Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) MP
North Down: Alex Easton (Independent) MP
Northern Ireland Assembly devolved law-making for Northern Ireland
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Belfast, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Belfast City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Belfast City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.