The absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly means the election to Belfast City Council will have an extra political edge:
Traditional Unionist Voice 0 With 31 votes required to pass any motion, the parties were forced to work with each other.
The ultimate political prize in Belfast is the position of lord mayor. During the last four-year council term, Sinn Féin held the top post twice.Unusually, two of the lord mayors did not serve a full term. Reflecting on the outgoing council, he told BBC News NI: "Belfast is a bit of a unique council in Northern Ireland in that neither unionism or nationalism has an outright majority.
"Another thing to look out for is what kind of day do the two main parties have, the DUP and Sinn Féin?"And can the DUP maintain the strength that they were able to gain in 2019?"Political analysts will also be keeping an eye on the Green Party. After winning an extra three seats on the council in 2019, they were tipped to rise even further in local politics.The fortunes of the Ulster Unionist Party will also be watched with interest.
Whether it be bin collections or street cleaning or swimming pool opening times, these are the matters often raised at the doors when politicians come knocking.In the wake of aHe faces many challenges as Belfast tries to innovate while providing core services with a tight budget.It led to many meetings being held remotely which made building cross-party relations more difficult.
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