"East is East and West is West and ne'er the twain shall meet"

Results of Thursday's local council election meant only one thing for residents of Cliftonville : "No change".

The major parties maintained their respective strangleholds, with 2003's councillors being returned for another four years.

Successful candidates in Cliftonville East were:

Sandy Ezekiel (Conservative) 1225 votes

Brian Sullivan (Conservative) 1240 votes

Martin Wise (Conservative) 1381 votes

Turnout 41.9%


and in Cliftonville West:

Clive Hart (Labour) 657 votes

Doug Clark (Labour) 599 votes

Linda Aldred (Labour) 581 votes

Turnout 27.5%

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Councillors' contact details can be found by clicking their links at at the left of this page.