A passionate supporter of women’s rights and well-known equality campaigner, Clare Bailey is Deputy leader of the Green Party and was elected as a South Belfast MLA in 2016 and again in 2017. Ms Bailey was a founder pupil of Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s first integrated school, and completed a BA in politics with cultural and media studies at Queen’s University, where she was elected mature students’ officer.
Constituency: Belfast South
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes |
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| 66,105 | 1 | 43,851 | 66.34% | 43,705 | 146 |
Vote Distribution
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Count Results
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On the Ballot
Paula Bradshaw was elected to Belfast City Council in May 2014 before standing for the Alliance Party in the 2015 Westminster election. She was successfully elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the people of South Belfast in 2016 and again in 2017.
Michael Henderson is a UUP representative sitting on the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, representing the Castlereagh South district.
Emma Little-Pengelly was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in September 2015 to represent South Belfast, replacing Jimmy Spratt. She was successfully elected in 2016 but lost her seat earlier this year. A former special advisor in the Office of the First Minister, she studied law at Queen’s University and has also worked as a barrister.
Born in Cushendall, Alasdair McDonnell lives in the South Belfast constituency which he has served as an MP since 2005 when he became the first Nationalist Westminster candidate to be elected there. His political career started in 1977 when he was elected to Belfast City Council where he served as a local Councillor until 2001. A former Deputy Mayor of Belfast and MLA, he also served as Party Leader from 2011 - 2015.
Mairtin O Muilleoir was elected for Sinn Fein in the Stormont Assembly elections in May 2016 and March 2017 as a representative for South Belfast. The former Finance Minister and Lord Mayor of Belfast was co-opted into the Assembly in 2014. A publisher and businessman, he remains a Director of the Belfast Media Group. A keen runner and Irish language activist, Mr O Muilleoir is a recipient of the Tolerntia Laureate Award for his support of the LGBT community.
Clare Salier was born in Belfast and brought up in Yorkshire and Scotland. She is a local councillor in Wandsworth where she is the Executive member responsible for Housing. She successfully campaigned for a borough wide 20mph limit and safer road crossings. She is a mother of three young sons.
