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 . 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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections

[Belfast-1] The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections

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