Over 60% of election candidates in Lisburn and Castlereagh have engaged an intimidation law to keep their home addresses out of the public eye.
The safety mechanism, which is being used for the first time in Northern Ireland local elections, allows candidates to choose whether or not to declare where they live.
Attacks and intimidation of politicians have been seen across the UK in recent times including the most tragic cases of the murders of MPs Jo Cox (2016) and David Amess (2021).
