Note: All Republican Sinn Féin candidates appeared as Independent on the ballot paper.

Note: David Kerr sought election as an Ulster Third Way candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

Note: Mary Cahillane sought election as a Pro-Agreement Socialist candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

[8] Note: John Laird, Jean Coulter and Edith Goligher were all UUUC endorsed candidates.

Note: John Laird, Hugh Smyth, Jean Coulter and William Spence used the label "West Belfast Loyalist Coalition" simultaneously whilst standing under different party affiliations.