Pottinger
District Electoral Area
Map showing Pottinger wards within Belfast
Area6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population31,272 (2008 Estimate)
• Density5,068/km2 (13,130/sq mi)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
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Northern Ireland
Antrim

Pottinger was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the east of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Orangefield, Ravenhill, The Mount, and Woodstock.

The wards of Ravenhill and Woodstock were part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, while the other four were part of the Belfast East Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.

The district was bounded to the west by the River Lagan and the Ormeau Road, to the north by the Newtownards Road, to the east by Greenville Park and North Road and the Borough of Castlereagh to the south.

At the 2001 census the district had a Protestant majority, however there was also a large Catholic minority, particularly in areas such as the Short Strand, which is separated from the mainly unionist Cluan Place by one of the many peace lines in the district.

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, when it largely replaced the former electoral Area A. Five of the six wards came from Area A with the Bloomfield ward added from Area B. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, when all of its wards except Orangefield formed part of a new Titanic district electoral area. The Orangefield ward became part of a new Lisnasharragh district electoral area.

Amenities

New stand at the Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team.

Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:

Wards

Map Ward Population
(2011 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Ballymacarrett 4,908 51.4% 41.2% 1.4% 6.2% 0.78 km2 6,292 /km2 Belfast East Belfast East [1]
2 Bloomfield 5,453 16.1% 69.7% 1.7% 12.5% 0.74 km2 7,369 /km2 Belfast East Belfast East [2]
3 Orangefield 5,619 11% 77% 1.4% 10.6% 1.46 km2 3,849 /km2 Belfast East Belfast East [3]
4 Ravenhill 6,041 39.7% 46.9% 2% 11.5% 1.88 km2 3,213 /km2 Belfast South Belfast South [4]
5 The Mount 5,591 16.1% 68.3% 1.3% 14.3% 0.75 km2 7,455 /km2 Belfast East Belfast East [5]
6 Woodstock 5,445 19.4% 63.3% 2.8% 14.5% 0.56 km2 9,723 /km2 Belfast South Belfast South [6]
Pottinger 33,057 25.3% 61.2% 1.8% 11.7% 6.17 km2 5,358 /km2

Councillors

Gate in the peace line to enter the Short Strand.
Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Máire Hendron
(Alliance) 		Niall Ó Donnghaile
(Sinn Féin) 		Adam Newton
(DUP) 		May Campbell
(DUP) 		Gavin Robinson
(DUP) 		John Kyle
(PUP)
2005 Reg Empey
(UUP) 		Margaret McKenzie
(DUP) 		Sammy Wilson
(DUP) 		David Ervine
(PUP)
2001 Joseph O'Donnell
(Sinn Féin) 		Margaret Clarke
(UUP) 		Harry Toan
(DUP)
1997 Mervyn Jones
(Alliance) 		Robert Cleland
(DUP)
1993 Sandy Blair
(UUP) 		Jim Walker
(DUP)
1989 Margaret Clarke
(UUP) 		Dorothy Dunlop
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Frank Leslie
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Pottinger - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance Máire Hendron* 19.89% 1,895                
DUP Gavin Robinson 15.99% 1,523                
Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 11.31% 1,077 1,085.96 1,086.91 1,086.91 1,091.15 1,117.43 1,128.07 1,155.55 1,373.55
PUP John Kyle 10.73% 1,022 1,084.72 1,091.76 1,101.04 1,109.04 1,112.36 1,176.89 1,210.81 1,257.85
DUP May Campbell* 11.03% 1,051 1,085.24 1,110.76 1,117.19 1,120.05 1,121.05 1,167.41 1,196.81 1,206.01
DUP Adam Newton 9.83% 936 971.84 1,082.61 1,083.72 1,086.79 1,086.79 1,109.97 1,129.71 1,138.63
Ulster Unionist Philip Robinson 8.25% 786 871.76 884.74 890.13 894.09 896.41 964.04 1,007.9 1,048.01
SDLP Séamas De Faoite 4.79% 456 553.92 554.03 555.35 561.59 588.19 615.15 705.91  
Green (NI) David Newman 2.34% 223 353.88 355.31 360.23 394.11 413.99 480.99    
TUV John Hiddleston 2.01% 191 199.64 200.52 206.84 209.16 210.48      
Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 150 163.12 163.67 165.07 177.67 190.27      
Workers' Party Kevin McNally 1.09% 104 111.68 111.79 115.43 125.31        
People Before Profit Donna Marie McCusker 0.73% 70 92.4 92.73 95.01          
Independent Karl Hedley 0.35% 33 42.28 42.83            
Independent Samuel Smyth 0.09% 9 10.6 10.93            
Electorate: 19,929   Valid: 9,526 (47.80%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 1,361   Turnout: 9,716 (48.75%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin

Pottinger - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Sammy Wilson* 22.60% 2,385          
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 18.65% 1,968          
DUP May Campbell 12.34% 1,302 1,530.29        
PUP David Ervine* 10.95% 1,156 1,248.87 1,324.71 1,394.99 1,556.39  
DUP Margaret McKenzie 6.79% 717 1,216.13 1,239.89 1,281.08 1,451.42 1,461.25
Alliance Máire Hendron 7.53% 795 800.92 830.92 895.09 1,008.55 1,428.28
Sinn Féin Deborah Devenny 8.94% 944 944 947.84 967.84 969.84 1,126.08
SDLP Mary Muldoon 6.35% 670 672.22 677.26 743.18 766.22  
Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland 2.62% 277 303.64 524.92 644.92    
Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 163 165.96 168.36      
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 105 105.74 106.74      
Ulster Unionist Henry Wallace 0.68% 72 85.69 180.25      
Electorate: 19,621   Valid: 10,554 (53.79%)   Spoilt: 381   Quota: 1,508   Turnout: 10,935 (55.73%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

Pottinger - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Sammy Wilson* 30.21% 3,918                  
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 23.88% 3,097                  
PUP David Ervine* 12.20% 1,582 1,748.42 2,005.46              
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 4.31% 559 621.01 1,279.99 1,338.86 1,366.14 1,398.3 1,406.09 1,508.73 1,524.67 1,892.91
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 9.75% 1,264 1,264 1,265.68 1,266.26 1,267.26 1,268.26 1,285.26 1,287.26 1,451.29 1,567.85
DUP Harry Toan 1.58% 205 1,377.89 1,430.39 1,440.54 1,445.54 1,475.47 1,477.47 1,529.03 1,532.03 1,552.64
DUP Mary Campbell 4.45% 577 1,146.22 1,196.62 1,204.16 1,209.37 1,232.61 1,236.56 1,297.52 1,302.59 1,328.67
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 5.34% 693 702.01 801.13 825.2 842.04 845.14 881.27 929.43 1,189.34  
SDLP Leo Van Es 3.54% 459 463.24 514.06 518.41 518.41 518.41 554.41 561.83    
Independent John Bushell 1.68% 218 236.55 254.19 259.7 262.12 268.5 283.98      
PUP Robin Stewart 0.97% 127 132.3 141.12 163.16 168.29 175.43 177.43      
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 129 131.65 134.59 136.04 138.33 140.33        
UK Unionist David Fairfield 0.57% 74 94.14 118.5 127.49 135.57          
NI Conservatives Jason Docherty 0.51% 66 70.24 89.56 93.91            
Electorate: 21,854   Valid: 12,968 (59.34%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from DUP

Pottinger - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 20.32% 2,309                      
DUP Sammy Wilson* 19.94% 2,265                      
PUP David Ervine 18.57% 2,110                      
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 6.76% 768 1,265.55 1,309.63 1,340.83 1,345 1,347.62 1,358.2 1,385.31 1,387.1 1,625.38    
DUP Robert Cleland* 5.33% 605 636.62 822.22 847.18 852.58 852.58 856.87 889.14 889.43 928.08 1,324.88 1,536.14
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 7.66% 870 886.74 892.83 906.51 913.8 937.04 1,004.94 1,013.63 1,218.16 1,237.87 1,241.33 1,306.26
Sinn Féin Dominic Corr 8.61% 978 978 978 978 978 992 996 996 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,102.25
PUP Alexander Gordon 2.31% 262 281.84 298.37 615.65 622.49 625.97 641.61 692.25 699.49 723.33 763.61  
DUP Frank Leslie 1.25% 142 160.91 487.45 504.49 506.78 506.78 510.91 545.02 546.02 567.76    
Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair* 2.21% 251 320.75 338.73 356.49 360.07 372.31 377.1 395.04 398.35      
SDLP Marga Foley 2.72% 309 310.55 311.42 312.14 315.14 349.14 384.38 384.38        
Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 1.49% 169 188.53 210.57 255.69 263.55 267.03 271.03          
NI Women's Coalition Pearl Sagar 1.31% 149 151.48 153.22 160.66 173.95 182.43            
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 1.01% 115 115.62 115.91 118.79 124.34              
Ulster Independence Josephine Challis 0.18% 21 23.48 24.93 26.13                
Labour Coalition Sean McGouran 0.17% 19 19 20.45 20.69                
Natural Law David Collins 0.17% 19 19.31 19.6 19.84                
Electorate: 21,854   Valid: 12,968 (59.34%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)  

1993 Election

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist

1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

Pottinger - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Sammy Wilson* 25.52% 2,784              
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 12.99% 1,417 1,427.35 1,461.35 1,476.15 1,700.15      
DUP Jim Walker* 7.27% 793 1,476.55 1,478.55 1,549.15 1,566.15      
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 11.87% 1,295 1,380.95 1,381.95 1,408.8 1,418.8 1,428.8 1,612.8  
DUP Robert Cleland 9.00% 982 1,252.45 1,254.45 1,307.9 1,324.8 1,326.8 1,379.45 1,388.45
Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair 8.22% 897 919.05 921.05 931.95 960.3 979.3 1,070.15 1,080.15
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 6.91% 754 778.75 782.2 790.1 802.55 807.55 926.65 939.65
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 6.50% 709 709 713 714 754 769 771  
NI Conservatives Dorothy Dunlop* 4.93% 538 574 580 595.15 624.15 644.15    
Independent Labour Colin Ballentine 2.48% 271 273.25 297.25 305.25        
Workers' Party Joseph Bell 2.08% 227 228.35 240.35 243.8        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Walker 1.22% 133 214.9 216.9          
Green (NI) Thaddeus Bradley 0.98% 107 108.35            
Electorate: 24,293   Valid: 10,907 (44.90%)   Spoilt: 482   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 11,389 (46.89%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP

Pottinger - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Sammy Wilson* 25.88% 2,780          
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 13.78% 1,480 1,524.55 1,537.55      
Alliance Mervyn Jones* 12.07% 1,296 1,309.05 1,314.3 1,326.75 1,599.75  
DUP Jim Walker* 4.59% 493 1,268.35 1,479.35 1,531.7 1,546.7  
Ind. Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 10.98% 1,179 1,225.8 1,245.75 1,313.9 1,344.35 1,357.35
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 8.04% 864 921.15 942.1 1,210.2 1,220.2 1,226.2
DUP Frank Leslie* 7.15% 768 900.3 1,015 1,044.05 1,056.5 1,064.4
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 5.86% 629 629.45 631.9 631.9 677.9  
Workers' Party Sean Flanagan 5.04% 541 543.7 546.7 548.7    
Ulster Unionist David McNutt 3.91% 420 447 457.15      
DUP John Norris 2.45% 263 381.8        
National Front Stuart McCullough 0.25% 27 29.7        
Electorate: 24,265   Valid: 10,740 (44.26%)   Spoilt: 508   Quota: 1,535   Turnout: 11,248 (46.35%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Pottinger - 6 seats[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Sammy Wilson* 19.99% 2,454              
DUP Frank Leslie 18.11% 2,224              
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 16.28% 1,999              
DUP Jim Walker 9.39% 1,153 1,763.12            
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 9.10% 1,117 1,143.6 1,442.8 1,630.12 1,659.16 1,660.5 1,756.5  
Alliance Mervyn Jones 8.30% 1,019 1,026.56 1,039.48 1,044.64 1,127.4 1,272.74 1,309.88 1,547.28
Ulster Unionist Harry Fletcher 3.51% 431 449.2 546.1 569.38 594.16 595.16 706.38 727.66
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 4.61% 566 566 566 566 572.28 634.6 635.6 713.42
Workers' Party Francis Cullen 2.47% 303 304.12 306.5 312.02 398.48 496.48 514.94  
PUP David Ervine 3.21% 394 402.12 442.58 448.1 459.68 460.68    
SDLP Carmel Maginness 2.77% 340 340.28 342.32 342.32 353.66      
Labour and Trade Union Stan Dempsey 1.78% 218 219.68 227.16 232.44        
Communist James Stewart 0.25% 61 64.08 66.8 67.16        
Electorate: 24,757   Valid: 12,279 (49.60%)   Spoilt: 506   Quota: 1,755   Turnout: 12,785 (51.64%)  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ward Information for Ballymacarrett ward 95GG04". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Bloomfield (Belfast) ward 95GG11". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Orangefield ward 95GG36". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Ravenhill ward 95GG37". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Ward Information for The Mount ward 95GG44". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Ward Information for Woodstock ward 95GG50". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Pottinger Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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