Belfast Area H

Area H was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north of the city, it covered the Antrim and Shore Road areas, together with parts of the Cliftonville area. The district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Bellevue, Castleview; Cavehill, Cliftonville; Duncairn; Fortwilliam; and Grove. The DEA largely formed part of the Belfast North constituency.

History[]

The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It combined the whole of the former Duncairn ward with part of the Clifton ward and parts of . It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The Cliftonville ward became part of the new Oldpark DEA. The remaining six wards became the Castle DEA.

Results[]

1973[]

Belfast H^[1]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
	UUP	John Carson	5,518
	UUP	Frank Millar	3,993
	SDLP	Thomas Donnelly	2,667
	Alliance	John Ferguson	2,271
	UUP	Myles Humphreys	1,935
	UUP	Shannon	1,263
	UUP	H. E. Smith	1,245
	Alliance	McManus	974
	Independent United Loyalist	David M. Riddelsdell	967
	UUP	Mary Creighton	730
	Alliance	Lantin	700
	UUP	Lavery	689
	NI Labour	Barbour	432
	NI Labour	Simpson	407
	NI Labour	Boyd	327
	Republican Labour	Loughran	277
	Ulster Liberal	R. A. Smith	172
	Ind U	McAuley	129
	Independent	Daly	115
Turnout			25,144

1977[]

Belfast H^[1]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
	SDLP	Paschal O'Hare	2,414
	Ind U	Frank Millar	2,321
	UUP	John Carson	2,250
	UUP	Myles Humphreys	1,942
	Alliance	John Cushnahan	1,865
	DUP	William Annon	1,507
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	1,099
	Alliance	R. O. Jamison	944
	NI Labour	Alan Carr	502
	Unionist Party NI	J. E. Gibson	462
	DUP	Cynthia McDowell	441
	UUP	J. S. Kennet	439
	UUP	Mary Creighton	331
	Dominion Party	A. Beattie	114
Turnout			17,316
	Alliance gain from Ulster Unionist
	Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist
	Independent Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist

1981[]

Belfast H^[1]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
	UUP	John Carson	5,014
	SDLP	Paschal O'Hare	3,057
	DUP	William Annon	3,010
	Ind U	Frank Millar	1,848
	Alliance	John Cushnahan	1,739
	NI Labour	Alan Carr	1,000
	SDLP	Alban Maginness	818
	DUP	William Gault	813
	Workers' Party	L. McK. Clarke	553
	Alliance	R. O. Jamison	531
	PUP		503
	DUP	Pauline Strong	466
	UUP	Raymond Trimble	408
Turnout			20,480
	Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance

1984 by-election[]

Following the death of the DUP's William Annon in October 1983, a by-election was held on 23 February 1984.^[2]

Area H by-election
Party		Candidate	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	UUP	Alfie Redpath	2635	2648	2991	3307
	SDLP	M. Rodgers	1256	1439	1442	1847
	DUP	Eveline Thompson	1038	1045	1244	1268
	Alliance	Tom Campbell	811	947	987
	Ind U	Nelson McCausland	647	663
	Workers' Party	Kathy Johnston	474
	Ulster Liberal	T. Shaw	20

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Belfast Telegraph, p4, 27 February 1984

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

[2] Belfast Telegraph, p4, 27 February 1984

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