Belfast Area F

Area F was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Containing the inner parts of west and south Belfast, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Clonard; Cromac; Donegall; Falls; Grosvenor; and Saint George's wards. Most of the DEA formed part of the Belfast West constituency, with a small part in Belfast South.

History

The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It contained the whole of the former Saint George's ward, centred on the Sandy Row area. It also contained smaller sections of the former Cromac, Falls, Saint Anne's and Smithfield wards. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The depopulated Falls and Grosvenor wards were merged to form a single Falls ward, which, together with Clonard, formed part of the new Lower Falls DEA. The Donegall ward, which was renamed Blackstaff in 1985, became part of the Balmoral DEA. The Cromac and Saint George's wards were merged to form the Shaftsbury ward, which became part of the new Laganbank DEA.

Results

1973
Belfast F[1]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP H. Fletcher 3,441
UUP James Stewart 3,320
SDLP Paddy Devlin 2,242
DUP William Spence 1,190
UUP T. G. Murphy 1,000
Republican Clubs John Sullivan 735
Republican Clubs S. O'Hare 700
Republican Clubs Dornan 560
Republican Clubs Sean Flynn 538
SDLP Owen Allen 475
Alliance Maureen Smyth 370
NI Labour Magee 232
SDLP Desmond Gillespie 230
Alliance Woods 230
NI Labour W. Ritchie 165
Republican Labour Clarke 129
Communist Party Betty Sinclair 110
Republican Labour McKenna 72
Republican Labour Marron 29
Turnout 16,390

1977
Belfast F[1]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Owen Allen 1,886
UUP James Stewart 1,681
Republican Clubs Jim Sullivan 1,099
UUP Harry Fletcher 1,081
Alliance Will Glendinning 1,077
DUP Billy Dickson 949
SDLP T. Lappin 899
DUP J. H. Parkes 525
UUP T. G. Murphy 369
Republican Clubs S. O'Hare 306
Communist Party James Stewart 115
Turnout 11,040
Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist

1981
Belfast F[1]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Billy Dickson 1,913
Irish Republican Socialist Sean Flynn 1,639
Workers' Party J. Sullivan 1,002
DUP Eric Smyth 952
SDLP Owen Allen 898
Alliance Will Glendinning 844
UUP James Stewart 719
SDLP H. G. Fitzmaurice 719
UUP L. Cust 638
UUP H. Fletcher 621
SDLP Mary Smyth 389
SDLP T. Lappin 227
Alliance Paul Maguire 215
Turnout 11,428
Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist
Irish Republican Socialist gain from Republican Clubs

1984 by-election

The by-election was held after Flynn, the IRSP councillor, was disqualified for non-attendance.[2] It was the second seat on Belfast City Council that Sinn Féin won, following a by-election win in Area D in June 1983.

Area F by-election, 28 March 1984
Party Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 2981 3027 3216 3216 3624
DUP Clarke Gibson 1843 1846 1849 3098 3559
UUP H. Fletcher 1608 1609 1610
Alliance Pip Glendinning 1079 1246 1883 2060
SDLP Sean Mullan 1040 1153
Workers' Party Gerry McCann 691
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References
  1. The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. Belfast Telegraph, 30 March 1984, p1-4

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