The local authorityCouncil · ni_council · Northern Ireland

Belfast.

Council with no overall control ni_council. 0 wards across 5 parliamentary constituencies.

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Seats0 councillors · 0 wards

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Westminster

constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties

Dispatch
31 May 2026

Council chamber, 2-party MP geography.

Belfast is a ni_council with no overall control. It covers 0 wards spanning 5 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.0 seats

Who sits in the chamber.

Councillors — the people.

Councillor data not yet ingested for Belfast.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.0 wards split across 5 parliamentary seats

Belfast’s territory crosses 5 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

Constituency	Wards	% of council	Current MP
Belfast West	18	0%	Paul Maskey	Ind
Belfast East	16	0%	Gavin Robinson	DUP
Belfast North	13	0%	John Finucane	Ind
Belfast South and Mid Down	12	0%	Claire Hanna	Ind
North Down	1	0%	Alex Easton	Ind

Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a -controlled ni_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

Sources, methods & last update

Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.

CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)

SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Belfast

Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries

PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level