Area G was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Covering Belfast city centre and the inner parts of the north and west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Central; Court; Crumlin; New Lodge; North Howard; and Shankill. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.

History

The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It combined the whole of the former Court and Dock wards with parts of the Clifton, Shankill, Smithfield and Woodvale wards. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections, when it was split between the new Oldpark and Court DEAs.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
1981 Frederick Ashby
(DUP) 		Joseph Coggle
(DUP) 		Cecil Walker
(UUP) 		Samuel Millar
(UDP) 		Fergus O'Hare
(People's Democracy) 		Brian Feeney
(SDLP)
1977 Herbert Ditty
(UUP) 		Mary McKeown
(Alliance) 		Seamus Lynch
(Republican Clubs) 		Gerry Fitt
(SDLP)
1973 Margaret Laird
(UUP) 		Hugh Kidd
(UUP) 		Samuel Millar
(Independent Unionist)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x UDP

1977-1981 Change: DUP, IRSP and UDP gain from UUP, Republican Clubs and Alliance

Area G - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Frederick Ashby* 20.84% 2,076            
People's Democracy Fergus O'Hare 19.60% 1,953            
Ulster Democratic Samuel Millar 14.25% 1,420 1,437.36          
Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker* 11.77% 1,173 1,186.33 1,188.09 1,233.71 1,642.71    
SDLP Brian Feeney 7.52% 749 749.31 1,033.55 1,102.63 1,108.94 1,110.6 1,419.23
DUP Joseph Coggle 3.93% 392 979.76 980.64 1,000.88 1,143.04 1,323.15 1,375.7
Republican Clubs Seamus Lynch* 7.53% 750 750.31 899.03 941.95 944.95 946.61 1,209.77
Independent Socialist Gerry Fitt* 5.43% 541 542.24 602.08 696.79 729.03 762.23  
Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty* 5.97% 595 610.19 610.19 642.19      
Alliance Philip McGarry 3.14% 313 315.48 348.04        
Electorate: 17,207   Valid: 9,962 (57.90%)   Spoilt: 374   Quota: 1,424   Turnout: 10,336 (60.07%)  

1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1973-1977 Change: DUP and Republican Clubs gain from UUP and Independent Unionist

Area G - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Gerry Fitt* 29.81% 3,006            
Republican Clubs Seamus Lynch 13.12% 1,323 2,124.04          
Alliance Mary McKeown* 3.17% 320 1,051.6 1,632.54        
DUP Frederick Ashby 13.66% 1,377 1,380.72 1,381.34 1,383.2 1,445.2    
Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty* 10.34% 1,043 1,049.2 1,050.44 1,057.88 1,093.74 1,203.74 1,519.74
Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker 7.73% 779 779.62 782.72 792.64 812.74 1,027.38 1,318.68
DUP George Haffey 7.36% 742 743.24 743.24 743.86 772.86 889.1 968.72
Ulster Unionist Margaret Laird* 5.87% 592 598.82 598.82 605.64 662.36 774.98  
Ulster Unionist Samuel Millar* 5.11% 515 515.62 518.72 532.36 618.84    
Ind. Unionist Hugh Kidd* 3.84% 387 396.92 398.16 406.22      
Electorate: 20,959   Valid: 10,084 (48.11%)   Spoilt: 886   Quota: 1,441   Turnout: 10,970 (52.34%)  

1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

Area G - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ulster Unionist Margaret Laird 20.90% 3,632                            
Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty 20.46% 3,556                            
SDLP Gerry Fitt 16.55% 2,876                            
Ulster Unionist Hugh Kidd 15.25% 2,651                            
Ind. Unionist Samuel Millar 13.18% 2,291 3,210.98                          
Alliance Mary McKeown 3.29% 572 680.68 1,104.32 1,194 1,259.66 1,314.91 1,315.05 1,320.88 1,331.8 1,334.48 1,366.76 1,386.81 1,408.92 1,618.44 1,757.85
NI Labour T. Pakenham 1.05% 182 240.14 552.26 670.06 677.06 723.3 724.44 727.42 757.33 738.57 860.69 867.43 882.73 1,242.63 1,366.79
Republican Clubs John McAlea 2.16% 376 376.76 384.24 385 433.86 434.37 435.93 440.35 446.91 515.49 517.33 585.17 971.62 1,029.61  
Republican Clubs J. Boyle 2.12% 368 398.02 533.34 568.3 627.66 653.16 653.86 661.66 671.64 673.79 779.83 803.97 847.81    
Republican Clubs F. P. McGlade 1.67% 291 292.9 296.3 296.3 340.54 341.56 343.26 346.68 348.82 451.24 457.64 547.92      
Republican Labour Jim O'Kane 1.11% 193 193.38 194.06 194.44 277.6 277.94 295.68 305.6 315 333.75 339.57        
NI Labour Jack Sharkey 0.76% 132 143.78 228.78 260.7 282.96 301.83 304.33 312.6 328.29 330.69          
Republican Clubs D. O'Hare 1.00% 174 174.38 177.78 177.78 198.22 198.9 200.16 205 206.7            
Independent J. P. Rigby 0.01% 13 16.42 81.7 108.3 112.08 122.62 122.76 154.57              
Independent Moya Saunders 0.03% 52 56.56 77.64 90.56 100.42 105.17 106.31                
Republican Labour H. Scullion 0.01% 19 19.38 20.06 20.44 31.64 31.64                  
Electorate: 29,530   Valid: 17,378 (58.85%)   Spoilt: 517   Quota: 2,483   Turnout: 17,895 (60.60%)  

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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