Area D was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Andersonstown; Ladybrook; Milltown; Saint James; Suffolk; and Whiterock. The DEA largely formed part of the Belfast West constituency.

History

Covering the upper parts of the Falls Road areas, the DEA was created for the 1973 local government elections. It combined most of the former Falls ward with parts of the Saint Anne's ward and parts of the former Lisburn Rural District. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The number of wards in the area had increased to eight. Three of the wards formed part of a new Lower Falls DEA, together with the Falls and Clonard wards, formerly part of Area F. The remaining five wards formed the new Upper Falls DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
June 1983 by-election Paddy Devlin
(Independent Socialist)/
(SDLP) 		Joe Hendron
(SDLP) 		Cormac Boomer
(SDLP) 		Mary Muldoon
(SDLP) 		John McAnulty
(People's Democracy) 		Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
1981 Gerry Kelly
(IRSP)
1977 Liam Hunter
(SDLP) 		Bernard McDonagh
(Republican Clubs) 		Dan McGuinness
(Alliance)
1973 J. Gillespie
(SDLP) 		Desmond O'Donnell
(SDLP) 		J. P. McCarron
(SDLP) 		P. G. Wilson
(SDLP) 		Raymond O'Hagan
(Republican Clubs) 		P. D. Corrie
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x People's Democracy, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Independent Socialist

1977-1981 Change: People's Democracy and IRSP gain from Republican Clubs and Alliance, Independent Socialist leaves SDLP

Area D - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SDLP Joe Hendron 26.20% 4,291                  
People's Democracy John McAnulty 16.98% 2,781                  
SDLP Cormac Boomer* 12.64% 2,070 2,919.16                
SDLP Mary Muldoon* 3.88% 636 987.44 1,143.37 1,148.3 1,166.98 1,187.34 1,191.34 1,917.48 1,937.84 2,262.01
Irish Republican Socialist Gerry Kelly 5.84% 957 1,015.88 1,020.22 1,238.16 1,276.77 1,284.95 1,285.95 1,302.89 2,185.21 2,197.01
Independent Socialist Paddy Devlin* 8.20% 1,343 1,515.1 1,560.45 1,573.88 1,616 1,659.4 1,668.4 1,741.36 1,787.23 2,058.99
Republican Clubs Mary McMahon 6.87% 1,125 1,176.52 1,185.2 1,193.87 1,211.85 1,546.39 1,547.39 1,604.52 1,628.3 1,738.82
Alliance Dan McGuinness* 4.43% 725 781.12 795.69 797.22 883.01 895.93 1,064.93 1,108.6 1,116.83  
Irish Republican Socialist William Browning 5.02% 822 846.84 854.9 1,012.49 1,041.67 1,046.52 1,049.52 1,066.12    
SDLP Anne McElroy 2.11% 346 642.7 962.93 974.49 1,008.88 1,034.96 1,040.27      
Ulster Unionist John Hand 2.92% 538 538 538.31 538.48 555.48 558.48        
Republican Clubs Kevin Smyth 2.67% 438 467.9 471.93 476.01 488.35          
Independent Nationalist Liam Hunter* 1.02% 167 189.54 192.95 200.77            
Alliance Robert Turkington 0.84% 137 146.2 146.51 147.36            
Electorate: 35,812   Valid: 16,376 (45.73%)   Spoilt: 1,060   Quota: 2,340   Turnout: 17,436 (48.69%)  

1977 Election

1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1973-1977 Change: No change

Area D - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Paddy Devlin* 53.13% 7,087              
SDLP Cormac Boomer 6.79% 905 2,925.84            
SDLP Liam Hunter 3.58% 477 1,741.64 2,290.74          
SDLP Mary Sullivan 5.70% 760 1,669.72 2,006.4          
Alliance Dan McGuinness 9.26% 1,235 1,612.72 1,664.78 1,827.8 1,891.3 1,915.19    
Republican Clubs Bernard McDonagh 7.06% 942 1,119.08 1,129.34 1,158.22 1,178.72 1,189.17 1,496.57 1,607.82
Republican Clubs Martin Lynch 5.42% 723 862.08 873.48 905.02 944.58 955.79 1,228.61 1,338.67
Alliance Robert Turkington 4.31% 575 660.88 667.34 745.62 762.5 785.68 824.15  
Republican Clubs Kevin Smyth 3.95% 527 622 629.98 660 675.04 682.45    
Independent Socialist Gerard Campbell 0.80% 107 187.56 212.64 235.44        
Electorate: 35,266   Valid: 13,338 (37.82%)   Spoilt: 1,594   Quota: 1,906   Turnout: 14,932 (42.34%)  

1973 Election

1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs

Area D - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
SDLP J. Gillespie 15.46% 2,306                                      
Republican Clubs Raymond O'Hagan 4.35% 649 649.84 652.84 652.84 652.84 657.84 663.91 791.91 796.91 799.91 985.05 996.26 1,005.47 1,035.47 1,040.75 1,509.82 1,573.78 1,574.78 2,559.38  
SDLP Desmond O'Donnell 8.93% 1,332 1,360.84 1,364.91 1,366.98 1,371.19 1,383.19 1,394.19 1,402.19 1,406.19 1,414.33 1,416.33 1,471.82 1,690.48 1,728.97 1,760.95 1,776.02 2,114.9 2,115.9 2,138.32  
Alliance P. D. Corrie 7.77% 1,159 1,162.92 1,163.92 1,164.92 1,167.99 1,174.99 1,175.99 1,177.99 1,184.06 1,266.06 1,268.06 1,351.13 1,366.41 1,386.48 1,656.7 1,668.9 1,698.18 1,810.18 1,853.18 1,819.18
SDLP J. P. McCarron 5.84% 871 954.09 959.16 963.65 965.72 971.93 979.07 983.07 1,004.21 1,015.95 1,017.42 1,099.96 1,176.73 1,244.36 1,272.78 1,286.13 1,493.21 1,498.21 1,566.26 1,701.26
SDLP P. G. Wilson 7.24% 1,080 1,087.14 1,088.14 1,091.14 1,097.14 1,104.35 1,108.4 1,112.42 1,136.49 1,145.7 1,152.7 1,183.7 1,294.75 1,332.96 1,356.1 1,383.17 1,532.53 1,553.53 1,572.53 1,687.53
Alliance Reginald Donnelly 5.52% 822 825.29 827.29 828.29 832.29 838.29 839.29 847.29 849.36 923.43 924.43 986.57 1,005.64 1,023.92 1,364.48 1,375.55 1,396.76 1,441.76 1,468.83 1,483.83
Republican Clubs John Brady 5.08% 758 758.91 765.91 773.05 774.05 775.05 787.19 866.19 888.86 889.26 945.26 955.47 963.47 1,136.89 1,143.89 1,383.03 1,412.1 1,412.1    
Ulster Unionist A. W. Shaw 7.01% 1,045 1,045.07 1,045.07 1,046.07 1,046.07 1,049.07 1,050.07 1,050.07 1,050.07 1,052.07 1,052.07 1,057.07 1,058.07 1,059.07 1,065.14 1,066.14 1,066.14      
SDLP A. McKenna 3.55% 530 541.97 548.97 562.11 565.11 568.11 672.18 676.18 680.18 701.39 709.39 730.88 808.37 851.72 878.14 909.21        
Republican Clubs Ethel McAllister 4.59% 684 684.56 686.56 691.7 691.7 691.7 692.7 709.7 727.84 729.84 818.84 826.05 832.05 861.12 866.12          
Alliance A. J. McGrogan 3.82% 569 572.01 573.08 573.08 579.15 585.22 585.22 586.22 588.22 691.29 698.29 754.36 764.36 772.71            
Republican Labour D. Barnes 2.41% 360 362.66 376.66 388.73 389.73 392.73 451.73 454.73 592.8 596.94 607.01 634.08 652.15              
SDLP O'Connor 3.51% 524 529.32 532.32 533.32 534.32 537.32 543.6 544.6 550.6 557.67 565.74 583.81                
NI Labour T. Hannon 2.19% 326 329.64 330.64 334.64 362.64 501.64 508.64 508.64 526.71 538.71 539.71                  
Republican Clubs Bernard McDonagh 2.28% 340 340.21 343.21 346.42 346.42 346.42 346.49 369.49 378.56 381.56                    
Alliance Monica Slavin 2.23% 332 332.98 334.05 336.05 341.12 345.12 350.12 351.12 353.12                      
Republican Labour J. Flanigan 1.62% 241 241.84 248.84 275.84 275.84 277.84 299.84 303.84                        
Republican Clubs J. J. McElroy 1.85% 276 276.07 281.07 283.07 283.07 285.07 291.07                          
Republican Labour J. J. McNamee 1.72% 256 256.7 264.84 269.84 271.91 272.91                            
NI Labour R. Watson 1.13% 169 169.56 170.56 171.56 220.63                              
NI Labour P. Moyna 0.73% 109 109.63 112.63 112.7                                
Republican Labour J. Lavelle 0.60% 90 91.26 97.33                                  
Republican Labour F. McDermott 0.58% 86 86.49                                    
Electorate: 34,437   Valid: 14,914 (43.31%)   Spoilt: 1,001   Quota: 2,131   Turnout: 15,915 (46.21%)  

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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