Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011
2011 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Sinn Féin
DUP
SDLP
Seats won
16
15
8
Seat change
2
0
0
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
Alliance
Ulster Unionist
PUP
Seats won
6
3
2
Seat change
2
4
0
Seventh party
Party
Independent
Seats won
1
Seat change
0
2011 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election
Pat Convery
SDLP
Lord Mayor
Niall Ó Donnghaile
Sinn Féin
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, and Niall Ó Donnghaile became Lord Mayor.[1]
^"Niall Ó Donnghaile's year in mayoral chains". 3 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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