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释义

  1. History

  2. Coat of arms and motto

  3. Councillors

      Party strengths   Historical composition  Councillors by electoral area 

  4. Offices

     Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor  Aldermen  High Sheriff  Lord Lieutenant 

  5. 2014/2015 reform

  6. Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies

  7. Committees

  8. Minutes

  9. Council departments

  10. Demography

  11. See also

  12. References

  13. External links

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| name = Belfast City Council
| native_name = Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste
Bilfawst Citie Cooncil
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Coat of Arms

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| leader1 = Deirdre Hargey
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}}Belfast City Council ({{lang-ga|Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste}}; Ulster-Scots: Bilfawst Citie Cooncil) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of 333,871 (2011),[1] the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area. Belfast City Council is the primary council of the Belfast Metropolitan Area, a grouping of six district councils with commuter towns and overspill from Belfast, containing a total population of 579,276.[2]

The Council is made up of 60 councillors, elected from nine district electoral areas across the city, most representing the more heavily populated north and west. It holds its meetings in the historic Belfast City Hall. The current Lord Mayor is Deirdre Hargey of Sinn Féin.

As part of the 2014/2015 reform of local government the city council area expanded and now covers an area that includes 53,000 additional residents in 21,000 households.[3] The number of councillors increased from 51 to 60. Elections to the expanded city council took place on 22 May 2014.[4]

History

{{Main|History of Belfast}}

Belfast's modern history can be dated back to the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century which brought significant numbers of Protestant Scottish and English settlers to Ulster. The town gradually developed to become a major industrial centre, in particular in the areas of linen and ship building. In recognition of this growth Belfast was granted city status in 1888 and by 1901, it was the largest city in Ireland. The city's importance was evidenced by the construction of the lavish City Hall, completed in 1906.

The body now known as Belfast City Council has its origins in the defunct Belfast Corporation, and was created on its current boundaries following the local council elections of May 1973. Originally it was intended that there would be 52 wards. However, local enquiries meant that the proposed Tullycarnet ward became instead the Castlereagh Borough Council wards of Tullycarnet and Gilnahirk, leaving Belfast with 51. Although the county borough of Belfast was created when it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888,[5] the city continues to be viewed as straddling County Antrim and County Down with the River Lagan generally being seen as the line of demarcation.[6]

From the late 18th century onwards, the city's Roman Catholic population gradually increased, although the city was still dominated by its mostly Ulster Protestant majority. The council was dominated by unionists from its inception until 1997, when they lost overall control for the first time in its history, with the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland gaining the balance of power between Irish nationalists and unionists. This position was confirmed in the three subsequent council elections, with mayors from the Irish nationalist Sinn Féin and Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and the cross-community Alliance Party regularly elected since 1997. The election in 2011 saw Irish nationalist councillors outnumber unionist councillors for the first time, 24–21, with Sinn Féin becoming the largest party, and the Alliance Party maintaining the balance of power with six members. The 2011 census findings confirmed this significant change in demographics. In the Belfast City Council area, the proportion of people who were Catholic or brought up Catholic (48.58%) is larger than those who were Protestant or brought up Protestant (42.30%) for the first time.[7] In terms of national identity 43.16% of the population considered themselves to be British, 34.77% considered themselves to be Irish, and 26.82% considered themselves to be of Northern Irish nationality.[8]

Coat of arms and motto

{{See also|Coat of arms of Belfast}}

The city of Belfast has the Latin motto "{{lang|la|Pro tanto quid retribuamus}}." This is taken from Psalm 116 Verse 12 in the Latin Vulgate Bible and is literally "For (Pro) so much (tanto) what (quid) we shall repay (retribuamus)" The verse has been translated in bibles differently – for example as "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?".[9] It is also translated as "In return for so much, what shall we give back?"[10] The Queen's University Students' Union Rag Week publication PTQ derives its name from the first three words of the motto.

The coat of arms of the city (pictured, above right) are blazoned as Party per fesse argent and azure, in chief a pile vair and on a canton gules a bell argent, in base a ship with sails set argent on waves of the sea proper. This heraldic language describes a shield that is divided in two horizontally (party per fesse). The top (chief) of the shield is silver (argent), and has a point-down triangle (a pile) with a repeating blue-and-white pattern that represents fur (vair). There is also a red square in the top corner (a canton gules) on which there is a silver bell. It is likely that the bell is an example here of "canting" (or punning) heraldry, representing the first syllable of Belfast. In the lower part of the shield (in base) there is a silver sailing ship shown sailing on waves coloured in the actual colours of the sea (proper). The supporter on the "dexter" side (that is, the viewer's left) is a chained wolf, while on the "sinister" side the supporter is a sea-horse. The crest above the shield is also a sea-horse. These arms date back to 1613, when King James I granted Belfast town status. The seal was used by Belfast merchants throughout the 17th century on their signs and trade-coins.[11] A large stained glass window in the City Hall displays the arms, where an explanation suggests that the seahorse and the ship refer to Belfast's significant maritime history. The wolf may be a tribute to the city's founder, Sir Arthur Chichester, and refer to his own coat of arms.[11]

Councillors

At the latest election to Belfast City Council on 22 May 2014, the city's voters elected sixty councillors to sit in shadow form until 1 April 2015. A number of co-options and defections have altered the composition since then.

Party strengths

{{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}{{Party name with colour|Green Party of Northern Ireland}}{{Party name with colour|People Before Profit Alliance}}{{Party name with colour|Traditional Unionist Voice}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
PartyElected
2014		Current
2018
Sinn Féin1919
DUP1313
Alliance88
UUP76
SDLP74
33
11
11
10
05
Last update 18 February 2018.[12]

Historical composition

Parties' election performances have changed substantially since the council's first election in 1973. A strong initial showing for the Ulster Unionist Party turned out to be a flash in the pan and the Democratic Unionist Party became the dominant unionist party, while Sinn Féin has become the largest party overall. Nationalist representation showed a steady increase until recently, while the number of unionist councillors has fallen.

Party20142011200520011997199319891985198119771973
Sinn Féin 19161414131087000
Democratic Unionist Party 13151510798111572
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 864365687138
Ulster Unionist Party 7371113151414131525
Social Democratic and Labour Party 78897986687
Progressive Unionist Party 32233111100
Other 31112 ¤26 †4 †9 ‡5 †‡9 †
Total6051515151515151515151
[13][14][15]

Notes: † Workers' Party of Ireland (1973 = 2; 1977 = 3; 1985/89 = 1); ‡ Unionist Party of Northern Ireland (1977 = 2; 1981 = 1); ¤ Ulster Democratic Party (1997 = 1)

Councillors by electoral area

The council area is subdivided into 60 electoral wards, nominally one for each elected councillor. However, as the PR-STV voting system requires multi-seat constituencies, the 60 wards are grouped into ten district electoral areas (DEA) which elect between five and seven councillors each:{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • Balmoral (5)
  • Black Mountain (7)
  • Botanic (5)
  • Castle (6)
  • Collin (6)
  • Court (6)
  • Lisnasharragh (6)
  • Oldpark (6)
  • Ormiston (7)
  • Titanic (6)
{{div col end}}The current members are:{{Multi seat members begin|constituency=District electoral area|title=Current council members}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Balmoral|seats=5|member1=Geraldine McAteer †|party1=Sinn Féin|member2=Donal Lyons †|party2=Social Democratic and Labour Party|member3=Kate Nicholl †|party3=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member4=Lee Reynolds †|party4=Democratic Unionist Party|member5=Jeffrey Dudgeon|party5=Ulster Unionist Party}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Black Mountain|seats=7|member1=Steven Corr|party1=Sinn Féin|member2=Orla Nic Biorna †|party2=Sinn Féin|member3=Matthew Collins †|party3=People Before Profit Alliance|member4=Emma Groves|party4=Sinn Féin|member5=Arder Carson|party5=Sinn Féin|member6=Tim Atwood|party6=Social Democratic and Labour Party|member7=Ciarán Beattie|party7=Sinn Féin}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Botanic|seats=5|member1=Ruth Patterson ‡–|party1=Independent (politician)|member2=Emmet McDonough-Brown|party2=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member3=Deirdre Hargey|party3=Sinn Féin|member4=Declan Boyle ‡|party4=Independent (politician)|member5=Graham Craig ‡|party5=Democratic Unionist Party}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Castle|seats=6|member1=Mary Ellen Campbell|party1=Sinn Féin|member2=Patrick Convery ‡|party2=Independent (politician)|member3=Nuala McAllister|party3=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member4=Guy Spence|party4=Democratic Unionist Party|member5=Lydia Patterson|party5=Democratic Unionist Party|member6=David Browne|party6=Ulster Unionist Party}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Collin|seats=6|member1=Danny Baker †|party1=Sinn Féin|member2=Stephen Magennis|party2=Sinn Féin|member3=Brian Heading|party3=Social Democratic and Labour Party|member4=Matt Garrett|party4=Sinn Féin|member5=Charlene O'Hara|party5=Sinn Féin|member6=Séanna Walsh †|party6=Sinn Féin}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Court|seats=6|member1=Billy Hutchinson|party1=Progressive Unionist Party|member2=Frank McCoubrey|party2=Democratic Unionist Party|member3=Brian Kingston|party3=Democratic Unionist Party|member4=Christina Black †|party4=Sinn Féin|member5=Claire Canavan †|party5=Sinn Féin|member6=Jolene Bunting ‡|party6=Independent (politician)}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Lisnasharragh|seats=6|member1=Michael Long|party1=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member2=Aileen Graham|party2=Democratic Unionist Party|member3=Chris McGimpsey|party3=Ulster Unionist Party|member4=Carole Howard|party4=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member5=Kate Mullan ‡|party5=Independent (politician)|member6=Tommy Sandford|party6=Democratic Unionist Party}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Oldpark|seats=6|member1=Mary Clarke|party1=Sinn Féin|member2=J.J. Magee|party2=Sinn Féin|member3=Ryan Murphy †|party3=Sinn Féin|member4=Dale Pankhurst †|party4=Democratic Unionist Party|member5=Julie-Anne Corr|party5=Progressive Unionist Party|member6=Paul McCusker †|party6=Social Democratic and Labour Party}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Ormiston|seats=7|member1=Jim Rodgers|party1=Ulster Unionist Party|member2=Peter McReynolds †|party2=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member3=Sian O'Neill †|party3=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|member4=Peter Johnston|party4=Ulster Unionist Party|member5=Tom Haire|party5=Democratic Unionist Party|member6=John Hussey|party6=Democratic Unionist Party|member7=Georgina Milne †|party7=Green Party in Northern Ireland}}{{Multi seat constituency|name=Titanic|seats=6|member1=Sonia Copeland|party1=Ulster Unionist Party|member2=Dr. John Kyle|party2=Progressive Unionist Party|member3=Adam Newton|party3=Democratic Unionist Party|member4=George Dorrian †|party4=Democratic Unionist Party|member5=Mairéad O'Donnell †|party5=Sinn Féin|member6=David Armitage|party6=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}{{end}}† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election. ‡ Changed party affiliation since the election. – Currently suspended from the council. Last update 24 March 2019.[12][16]For further details see Belfast City Council election, 2014.

Offices

Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor

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The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council and is elected annually by the Council to serve a one-year term. A Deputy Lord Mayor is normally elected at the same Council meeting as the Lord Mayor.

The Lord's Mayor's role is largely ceremonial, but does include the following powers and duties:[18]

  • In times of natural disaster the Lord Mayor may direct resources such as Police, Fire and Ambulance as he sees fit
  • Presiding over meetings of the council and, in the case of equality of votes, the Lord Mayor has a second or casting vote
  • Promoting and raising awareness of the council's main objectives and priority issues
  • Encouraging and supporting all aspects of life in Belfast by attending civic and public events
  • Receiving distinguished visitors to the city
  • Acting as host on behalf of the council and the citizens of Belfast at civic functions
  • Acting as a spokesperson to the local, national and international media
  • Providing an appropriate response on behalf of Belfast at times of local, national and international catastrophe
  • Supporting and encouraging charitable and other appeals as appropriate
  • Promoting Belfast's business, commercial, cultural and social life
  • Promoting Belfast as a place of excellence in which to do business and as a tourist destination.

The position that is now the Lord Mayor originated in 1613 in the town's Royal Charter as the 'Sovereign of Belfast'. In 1842, this position was restyled the 'Mayor of Belfast'. When Belfast was granted city status in 1892, the position was given Lord Mayor status, making it one of only three cities on the island of Ireland having a Lord Mayor, the other two being Cork and Dublin. In 1929, it became one of only six cities in the United Kingdom to have a Lord Mayor styled "the Right Honourable". Until 1973 the position was held for three years, when it was reduced to its current term of one year. From its formation in 1921 until its abolition in 1972, the Lord Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland.

For most of the city's modern history, the position has been held by unionists, with members of the Ulster Unionist Party holding the post for a total of 61 of the 67 years between 1921 and 1997. The first non-unionist Lord Mayor since the partition of Ireland in 1921 was David Cook from the Alliance Party, who was elected in 1978. The first Irish nationalist Lord Mayor was not appointed until the election of Alban Maginness from the SDLP in 1997, while a Sinn Féin Lord Mayor was first elected in 2002. The end of the unionist majority on the Council in 1997 has resulted in a greater rotation of the position amongst the parties, which, like other elected positions within the Council such as Committee chairs, is now filled using the D'Hondt system. This system awards positions to parties based on their number of councillors.

Aldermen

The Local Government (Modification of Borough Charters) Order (Northern Ireland) 1973 entitles the Council to appoint up to twelve of its members to the honorary position of alderman. The role of alderman is appointed at the first annual meeting following the election of the Council and does not carry any extra responsibilities other than the right to be referred to as an alderman rather than councillor. Following the local elections in 1997[19] and 2005[20] the Council voted not to appoint any of its members to the positions, however all twelve places were filled after the May 2011 election.[21]

The Aldermen appointed when the new council took over on 1 April 2015 were:

NameDistrict Electoral Area (DEA)Party
David|Browne|David Browne (politician)}}CastleUlster Unionist Party
Patrick|Convery|Pat Convery}}CastleIndependent
Brian|Kingston|nolink=1}}CourtDemocratic Unionist Party
Frank|McCoubrey}}CourtDemocratic Unionist Party
Chris|McGimpsey|nolink=1}}LisnasharraghUlster Unionist Party
Lydia|Patterson|nolink=1}}CastleDemocratic Unionist Party
Ruth|Patterson|nolink=1}}BotanicDemocratic Unionist Party
Guy|Spence|nolink=1}}CastleDemocratic Unionist Party
Jim|Rodgers OBE|Jim Rodgers (politician)}}OrminstonUlster Unionist Party
Christopher|Stalford|Christopher Stalford}}BalmoralDemocratic Unionist Party

High Sheriff

The High Sheriff of Belfast is a largely ceremonial position currently held by Alderman Tom Haire who took office on 16 January 2017. The High Sheriff is theoretically the Queen's judicial representative in the city, while the Lord Lieutenant is the Sovereign's personal representative, however the office is now largely symbolic with few formal duties other than deputising for the Lord Mayor at official events. The position was created in 1900 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, with Sir James Henderson the first holder. Appointments are made on annual basis by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who asks the outgoing High Sheriff and the Council to suggest the names of three people who are deemed suitable to hold the position. In recent years the Council has suggested only one candidate, who is normally a member of the Council.[22] The High Sheriff's term of office runs from January to December, which is distinct from the term of office for the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor who take up office in May or June each year.

Lord Lieutenant

The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the official representative of the Queen for the 'County Borough of Belfast'. The Lord Lieutenant is Mrs Finnouala Jay-O'Boyle CBE who was appointed in July 2014. The position was first created in 1900 and was held by the Marquess of Londonderry. The role is largely honorary with the few formal duties relating to liaising with the Queen's Private Office in the lead up to visits to the City regarding issues of local concern and the presentation of awards on behalf of the Queen.[23]

2014/2015 reform

The district councils of Northern Ireland were reformed in 2015. The councillors elected on 5 May 2011 served on Belfast City Council until 31 March 2015. At the local elections on 22 May 2014 a new Belfast City Council was elected and acted as a shadow authority until coming into its powers on 1 April 2015. The local government district of Belfast was expanded on 1 April 2015 to the south to include areas formerly part of the Castlereagh, Lisburn and North Down districts.[3] The new electoral areas will be Balmoral, Black Mountain, Botanic, Castle, Collin, Court, Lisnasharragh, Oldpark, Ormiston and Titanic.[24]

Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies

Belfast has four coterminous constituencies for the UK Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly, which extend somewhat beyond the city boundaries into parts of Castlereagh, Lisburn and Newtownabbey districts. At the 2017 UK general election, Belfast returned four MPs for the following constituencies: Belfast East (Gavin Robinson, DUP), Belfast South (Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP), Belfast North (Nigel Dodds, DUP) and Belfast West (Paul Maskey, Sinn Féin).

In the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Belfast returned a total of 20 MLAs (five per constituency) for the constituencies of Belfast East, Belfast South, Belfast North and Belfast West. Prior to the 2017 election, each constituency elected six MLAs or a total of 24 MLAs for Belfast. The results are summarised below:

Party NIA 2017 +/- UK 2017 +/-
Sinn Féin 7=1=
Democratic Unionist Party 5-33+1
Social Democratic and Labour Party 2-10-1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3=0=
Ulster Unionist Party 1=0=
Other 2=0=

The above declines in party strength in the Northern Ireland Assembly are mostly attributable to the reduction in the number of MLAs from six to five in each constituency.

Committees

The council has six committees, the members of which are appointed at the annual meeting of the council.

Each of the committees consists of 20 councillors with the quorum (the minimum number of councillors that are required to be present to transact business legally) of each committee being five members. Committees sit at least monthly with the exception of July. All committees are constituted to reflect, as far as practicable, the different political groups into which the members of the council are divided. The posts of chairman and deputy chairman of committees are allocated on the basis of the d'Hondt system of proportionality:

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Minutes

Minutes of meetings of Council committees and subcommittees are available at Belfast City Council (searchable) and at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090317111730/http://belfast.nigov.org/wiki/Belfast_City_Council_Minutes Belfast NI Gov Wiki] (unofficial site).

Council departments

The council has seven departments.

Department Activities See also Link
Chief Executive's Responsible for providing support to the Lord Mayor and councillors in their roles as public representatives. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071224052950/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/index.asp?menuitem=chief-executives%20department]
Corporate Services Responsible for human resources, financial services and information systems. Also oversees the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926210214/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/corporateservices.asp?menuitem=corporate]
Development Responsibilities include:
– Community and play development
– Culture and heritage
– Economic development
– Events
– Physical regeneration
– Tourism
– Venue Management 		St George's Market
Ulster Hall
Waterfront Hall 		[https://web.archive.org/web/20090928084349/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/development.asp?menuitem=development]
 
 
 
 
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101213093326/http://belfastcity.gov.uk/physicalregeneration/index.asp]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120620045422/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tourism/index.asp]
Health and Environmental Services Works to protect and promote the health, safety and well-being of all who live in the city or who come into the city each day to work or visit. Also has important waste management responsibilities, including promoting waste reduction and recycling and making arrangements for the collection, treatment and disposal of waste. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090928085539/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/healthandenvironment.asp?menuitem=health]
Improvement Responsible for developing and delivering a single improvement and efficiency agenda for the organisation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926204501/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/improvement.asp?menuitem=improvement]
Legal Services Provides comprehensive legal advice to the Council. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090928082046/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/legalservices.asp?menuitem=legal]
Parks and Leisure Maintain the city's green spaces and organising park events and activities. They also work to promote some of Belfast's biggest tourist attractions and manage many of the council's major assets. Belfast Zoo
Belfast Botanic Gardens
Belfast Castle
Belfast City Cemetery
Parks and gardens in Belfast 		[https://web.archive.org/web/20090926203625/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/departments/parksandleisure.asp?menuitem=parks]

Demography

The area covered by the current Belfast City Council has a population of 333,871 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census. The area covered by the old Belfast City Council before the 2015 local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland had a population of 280,962 residents according to the same census.[25]

In the 2011 census the distributions of population, religion, national identity and proportion of immigrants within the Belfast City Council area were as follows.

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|File:Population Density Belfast City Council 2011 Census.png|Population density
|File:Religion Belfast City Council 2011 Census.png|Percentage who were Catholic or brought up Catholic
|File:National Identity Belfast City Council 2011 Census.png|Most commonly stated national identity
|File:Born Outside UK And Ireland Belfast City Council 2011 Census.png|Percentage born outside the UK and Ireland
}}

See also

  • Lord Mayor of Belfast
  • High Sheriff of Belfast
  • Local government in Northern Ireland
  • List of parks in Northern Ireland
  • List of public art in Belfast

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8. ^Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2011 UK Census, National Identity (Classification 2) http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/pivotgrid.aspx?dataSetVars=ds-2446-lh-38-yn-2011-sk-136-sn-Census+2011-yearfilter--
9. ^King James Bible, Psalm 116 Verse 12
10. ^"I reflected on the two mottos of Belfast and America – '{{lang|la|Pro Tanto Quid}}' and '{{lang|la|E Pluribus Unum}}'. I am reliably informed that these roughly translate as 'In return for so much, what shall we give back?' and 'From many, one'." Celebrating diversity {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504163214/http://www.allianceparty.org/news/000578/celebrating_diversity_by_belfast_lord_mayor_tom_ekin.html |date=4 May 2010 }}, by Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin
11. ^1 {{cite book | last = Brett | first = C.E.B. | title = Buildings of Belfast, 1700–1914 | publisher = Weidenfeld and Nicolson | year= 1967 | location = London}}
12. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/nicouncil.php?c=1003|title=Belfast|website=Open Council Data UK|access-date=6 January 2018}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/73-81lgbelfast.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Belfast|last=Whyte|first=Dr Nicholas|website=www.ark.ac.uk|access-date=24 November 2017}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgbelfast.htm|title=Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Belfast|website=www.ark.ac.uk|access-date=24 November 2017}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgbelfast.htm|title=Belfast City Council, 1993 - 2011|last=Whyte|first=Dr Nicholas|website=www.ark.ac.uk|access-date=24 November 2017}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-03-04/ruth-patterson-suspended-from-belfast-city-council/|title=Ruth Patterson suspended from Belfast City Council|website=ITV News|language=en|access-date=24 March 2019}}
17. ^{{cite web | title = How to address the Lord Mayor | publisher = Belfast City Council | url = http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/lordmayoraddresslm.asp | accessdate = 26 May 2011 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526055024/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/lordmayoraddresslm.asp | archivedate = 26 May 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/councillors/index.asp?menuitem2=lord-mayor |title=Belfast City Council. Councillors. Lord Mayor |publisher=Belfastcity.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=28 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607193627/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/councillors/index.asp?menuitem2=lord-mayor |archivedate=7 June 2007 }}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/COUNCIL/19970602/Minutes/$minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20election%22 |title=Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council, Monday, 2nd June, 1997 |publisher=Belfast City Council |accessdate=31 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144527/http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/Council/19970602/Minutes/%24Minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20election%22 |archivedate=6 October 2011 }}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/COUNCIL/20050526/Minutes/$minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20appointment%22 |title=Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council, Thursday, 26th May, 2005 |publisher=Belfast City Council |accessdate=31 May 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144709/http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Data/COUNCIL/20050526/Minutes/%24minutes.doc.pdf#search=%22alderman%20appointment%22 |archivedate=6 October 2011 }}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/aldermen.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530042154/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/aldermen.asp |dead-url=yes |archive-date=30 May 2011 |title=Aldermen |publisher=Belfast City Council |accessdate=31 May 2011 }}
22. ^{{cite web | title = Minutes of Monday, 1st November 2010 | publisher = Belfast City Council | url = http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=277&MID=9748#AI11028 | accessdate = 31 May 2011 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144747/http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=277&MID=9748#AI11028 | archivedate = 6 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}
23. ^{{cite web | title = Lord Lieutenants | publisher = The Royal Household | url = http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/OfficialRoyalposts/LordLieutenants/LordLieutenants.aspx| accessdate = 31 May 2011}}
24. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25357751
25. ^{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 – Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|accessdate=28 September 2014}}

External links

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  • Belfast City Council
  • Go To Belfast – Tourism
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051216095001/http://nigov.tmtm.com/wiki/Belfast_City_Council_Minutes Belfast City Council Minutes] – unofficial wiki with annotated and cross-referenced minutes of meetings of Belfast City Council
  • Belfast City Council, 1993 – 2005
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