Belfast Area D
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.
Results
1973
| Belfast A[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | J. Gillespie | 2,306 | |
| SDLP | Desmond O'Donnell | 1,332 | |
| Alliance | P. D. Corrie | 1,159 | |
| Alliance | Wilson | 1,080 | |
| UUP | Shaw | 1,045 | |
| SDLP | J. P. McCarron | 871 | |
| Alliance | Reginald Donnelly | 822 | |
| Republican Clubs | John Brady | 758 | |
| Republican Clubs | McAllister | 684 | |
| Republican Clubs | Raymond O'Hagan | 649 | |
| Alliance | McGrogan | 569 | |
| SDLP | McKenna | 530 | |
| SDLP | O'Connor | 524 | |
| Republican Labour | Barnes | 360 | |
| Republican Clubs | Bernard McDonagh | 340 | |
| Alliance | Slavin | 332 | |
| NI Labour | Hannon | 326 | |
| Republican Clubs | McElroy | 276 | |
| Republican Labour | McNamee | 256 | |
| Republican Labour | Flanigan | 241 | |
| NI Labour | Watson | 169 | |
| NI Labour | Moyna | 109 | |
| Republican Labour | Lavelle | 90 | |
| Republican Labour | McDermott | 86 | |
| Turnout | 15,915 | ||
1977
| Belfast D[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Paddy Devlin | 7,087 | |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 1,235 | |
| Republican Clubs | Bernard McDonagh | 942 | |
| SDLP | Cormac Boomer | 905 | |
| SDLP | Mary Sullivan | 760 | |
| Republican Clubs | M. Lynch | 723 | |
| Alliance | R. Turkington | 575 | |
| Republican Clubs | K. Smyth | 527 | |
| SDLP | W. Hunter | 477 | |
| Independent Socialist | G. Campbell | 107 | |
| Turnout | 14,932 | ||
| No change | |||
1981
| Belfast D[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| SDLP | Joe Hendron | 4,291 | |
| People's Democracy | John McNulty | 2,781 | |
| SDLP | Cormac Boomer | 2,070 | |
| Independent Socialist | Paddy Devlin | 1,343 | |
| Workers' Party | Mary McMahon | 1,125 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Gerry Kelly | 957 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | W. J. Browning | 822 | |
| Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 725 | |
| SDLP | Mary Muldoon | 636 | |
| UUP | J. Hand | 538 | |
| Workers' Party | K. Smyth | 438 | |
| SDLP | Anne McElroy | 346 | |
| Independent | L. Hunter | 167 | |
| Alliance | R. Turkington | 137 | |
| Turnout | 17,436 | ||
| People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs | |||
| Independent Socialist gain from Social Democratic and Labour | |||
| Irish Republican Socialist gain from Alliance | |||
References
- The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections