Oldpark (District Electoral Area)

Oldpark is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.

2023 Election
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x People Before Profit

2023: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from People Before Profit, Independent leaves SDLP

2019 Election
2014: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × PUP

2019: 3 × Sinn Féin, 1 × SDLP, 1 × DUP, 1 × People Before Profit

2014-2019 Change: People Before Profit gain from PUP

2014 Election
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x PUP

2011-2014 Change: PUP gain from DUP

2011 Election
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 Election
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: UUP gain from PUP

2001 Election
1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP

1997 Election
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1997: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from UUP

1993 Election
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Workers' Party

1989 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party

1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

1985 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party