Upper Falls (District Electoral Area)

Upper Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the west of the city, the district elected five members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Andersonstown; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Lower Falls district, took its name from the Falls Road, one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city.

Upper Falls District Electoral Area
Map showing Upper Falls wards within Belfast
Population	(2008 Estimate)
District	Belfast City Council
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Belfast West
NI Assembly	Belfast West

History

The district was created for the 1985 local elections. All five wards were part of Area D before 1985. Area D had also contained three wards which became part of the Lower Falls electoral area. Boundary changes for the 2014 local elections created an extra ward in the area and abolished the Upper Falls DEA. Four of the six wards became part of a new Black Mountain District Electoral Area, while the remaining two formed part of a new Collin District Electoral Area, together with parts of the former Lisburn City Council.

Wards

Map	Ward	Population (2011 Census)	Catholic	Protestant	Other	No Religion	Area	Density	NI Assembly	UK Parliament	Ref
1	Andersonstown	4,907	94.5%	3.6%	0.3%	1.6%	1.08 km^2	4,544/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West	[1]
2	Falls Park	5,343	94.4%	3.3%	0.7%	1.6%	2.35 km^2	2,274/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West	[2]
3	Glen Road	5,573	95.1%	3.3%	0.5%	1.1%	1.57 km^2	3,550/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West	[3]
4	Glencolin	6,498	93.2%	5.1%	0.2%	1.5%	9.54 km^2	681/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West	[4]
5	Ladybrook	6,519	85.3%	10.9%	0.6%	3.1%	1.29 km^2	5,053/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West	[5]
Upper Falls		28,840	92.2%	5.5%	0.5%	1.8%	15.83 km^2	1,822/km^2	Belfast West	Belfast West

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
2011		Gerard O'Neill (Sinn Féin)		Tim Attwood (SDLP)		Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin)		Emma Groves (Sinn Féin)		Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin)
2005						Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin)		Michael Browne (Sinn Féin)		Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin)
2001				Alex Attwood (SDLP)		Chrissie McAuley (Sinn Féin)
1997		Martin Livingstone (Sinn Féin)								Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin)
1993		Mairtin O Muilleoir (Sinn Féin)				Patricia Lewsley (SDLP)		Una Gillespie (Sinn Féin)
1989						Cormac Boomer (SDLP)		Teresa Holland (Sinn Féin)
1985		Pip Glendinning (Alliance)

2011 Elections

See also: Results of elections in 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.

Belfast City Council elections, 2011[6]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
	Sinn Féin	Matt Garrett	2,250
	Sinn Féin	Gerard O'Neill	2,184
	Sinn Féin	Emma Groves	2,133
	SDLP	Tim Attwood	2,015
	Sinn Féin	Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín	1,910
	Éirígí	Pádraic Mac Coitir	1,415
	SDLP	Helen Walsh	250
	DUP	Eileen Kingston	179
	Alliance	Dan McGuinness	162
Turnout			12,498
	No change

See also

• Belfast City Council
• Electoral wards of Belfast
• Local government in Northern Ireland
• Members of Belfast City Council

References

1. "Ward Information for Andersonstown ward 95GG01". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
2. "Ward Information for Falls Park ward 95GG22". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
3. "Ward Information for Glen Road ward 95GG25". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
4. "Ward Information for Glencolin ward 95GG27". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
5. "Ward Information for Ladybrook ward 95GG31". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
6. Elections 2011: Upper Falls, Belfast City Council