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.

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
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
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

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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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  
Ulster Unionist 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

    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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    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
    Ulster Unionist 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

      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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Paul Butler* 17.78% 2,061          
      SDLP Patricia Lewsley 17.50% 2,029          
      Ulster Unionist 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

        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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        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                  
        Ulster Unionist 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  
        Independent 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
        Ulster Unionist 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        
        Ulster Unionist 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

          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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Sinn Féin Patrick Rice* 16.83% 1,417              
          Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 15.02% 1,265              
          SDLP Hugh Lewsley* 12.78% 1,076              
          Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson* 11.16% 940 1,215.34            
          Ulster Unionist 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

            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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Sinn Féin Patrick Rice* 16.69% 1,498        
            Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 12.91% 1,159        
            Ulster Unionist 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  
            Ulster Unionist 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

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

              Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Ulster Unionist 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          
              Ulster Unionist 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
              Ulster Unionist 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
                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.
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