Pat Convery

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.

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP 2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP 2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent 2005-2011 Change: No change 2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP 2005: 5 x Sinn Féin 2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin 2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP 2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP 2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: No change 2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance 2011: 3 x Alliance, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP