Take at look here at our full coverage as the election campaign unfolds. It was pushed back by two weeks to avoid the counting of votes clashing with the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. The council election will take place on May 18. There are also seven candidates for the Workers Party, five Conservatives, four for PUP, two each for Cross-Community Labour Alternative, IRSP and the Socialist Party, and 56 independents. TUV has 46 candidates, the Green Party has 37, Aontú has 19 and People Before Profit is standing 16. Of the parties, Sinn Féin is fielding the most candidates with 162, followed by the DUP with 152, Alliance with 110, the Ulster Unionist Party with 101 and the SDLP's 86. Read more: Alliance Belfast election candidate withdraws due to 'paperwork issue' The full line-up of candidates standing in May's local government election has been confirmed.Ī total of 807 candidates are contesting the 462 seats across the 11 councils in Northern Ireland - 12 fewer candidates than the last council election in 2019.īelfast City Council has the most candidates at 121, while Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has the least at 61.
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