Belfast Area F
Area F was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast , Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Containing the inner parts of west and south Belfast, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Clonard; Cromac; Donegall; Falls; Grosvenor; and Saint George's wards. Most of the DEA formed part of the Belfast West constituency, with a small part in Belfast South .
History
The area was created for the 1973 local government elections . It contained the whole of the former Saint George's ward, centred on the Sandy Row area. It also contained smaller sections of the former Cromac, Falls, Saint Anne's and Smithfield wards. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections . The depopulated Falls and Grosvenor wards were merged to form a single Falls ward, which, together with Clonard, formed part of the new Lower Falls DEA . The Donegall ward, which was renamed Blackstaff in 1985, became part of the Balmoral DEA . The Cromac and Saint George's wards were merged to form the Shaftsbury ward, which became part of the new Laganbank DEA .
Councillors
1984 by-election
The by-election was held after Flynn, the IRSP councillor, was disqualified for non-attendance.[ 1] Area D in June 1983.
Area F by-election, 28 March 1984
Party
Candidate
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Sinn Féin
Sean McKnight
2981
3027
3216
3216
3624
DUP
Clarke Gibson
1843
1846
1849
3098
3559
UUP
H. Fletcher
1608
1609
1610
Alliance
Pip Glendinning
1079
1246
1883
2060
SDLP
Sean Mullan
1040
1153
Workers' Party
Gerry McCann
691
1981 Election
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and IRSP gain from UUP and Republican Clubs
Area F - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DUP
William Dickson 17.80%
1,913
Irish Republican Socialist
Sean Flynn
15.25%
1,639
SDLP
Owen Allen *
8.36%
898
898.4
923.88
938.01
1,045.03
1,242.88
1,244.88
1,784.88
Alliance
Will Glendinning 7.85%
844
852
865
1,036.69
1,060.21
1,102.06
1,176.59
1,350.01
1,498.97
1,603.97
DUP
Eric Smyth 8.60%
924
1,203.2
1,203.98
1,204.44
1,207.57
1,211.97
1,304.57
1,308.57
1,317.39
1,512.99
UUP
James Stewart 6.69%
719
742.6
742.86
742.86
742.86
753.99
969.39
969.59
970.57
1,460.35
Republican Clubs
Jim Sullivan*
9.32%
1,002
1,002
1,013.7
1,024.96
1,048.74
1,093.43
1,095.43
1,147.29
1,232.55
1,235.53
UUP
Linda Cust
5.94%
638
663.2
663.33
667.33
667.33
674.93
920.13
921.13
925.05
SDLP
Maurice Fitzmaurice
6.69%
719
719.4
737.21
739.6
764.29
868.06
869.06
UUP
Harry Fletcher*
5.78%
621
651
651.13
652.33
652.33
661.73
SDLP
Mary Smyth
3.62%
389
395.2
406.64
410.16
458.8
SDLP
Thomas Lappin
2.11%
227
227
243.64
245.9
Alliance
Paul Maguire
2.00%
215
215.4
219.56
Electorate: 18,575 Valid: 10,748 (57.86%) Spoilt: 680 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 11,428 (61.52%)
1977 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Area F - 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Owen Allen
18.81%
1,886
UUP
James Stewart 16.76%
1,681
Republican Clubs
Jim Sullivan *
10.96%
1,099
1,113.16
1,113.31
1,131.55
1,433.35
UUP
Harry Fletcher *
10.78%
1,081
1,082.92
1,185.22
1,193.67
1,194.67
1,504.97
DUP
William Dickson 9.46%
949
958.36
975.01
981.61
982.61
1,009.76
1,474.76
Alliance
Will Glendinning 10.74%
1,077
1,142.04
1,152.09
1,173.96
1,188.27
1,211.97
1,221.92
1,287.92
1,316.92
SDLP
Thomas Lappin
8.97%
899
1,232.84
1,233.29
1,247.49
1,265.24
1,267.48
1,270.38
1,273.38
1,277.38
DUP
John Parkes
5.24%
525
525.72
534.27
538.57
538.57
575.67
UUP
Thomas Murphy*
3.68%
369
369.48
470.88
480.88
480,88
Republican Clubs
Sean O'Hare
3.45%
346
355.12
355.87
369.11
Communist
James Stewart
1.15%
115
117.4
119.2
Electorate: 21,177 Valid: 10,027 (47.35%) Spoilt: 1,013 Quota: 1,433 Turnout: 11,040 (52.13%)
1973 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
Area F - 6 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
UUP
Harry Fletcher
21.82%
3,441
UUP
James Stewart 21.06%
3,320
UUP
Thomas Murphy
6.34%
1,000
2,049.24
2,971.48
SDLP
Paddy Devlin 14.22%
2,242
2,242
2,242.64
2,242.96
2,259.96
Republican Clubs
Jim Sullivan
4.66%
735
735.34
735.66
735.98
740.98
752.98
753.98
753.98
756.98
758.98
772.98
1,072.98
1,072.98
1,461.98
1,691.64
2,419.62
DUP
William Spence
7.55%
1,190
1,286.9
1,389.3
1,768.5
1,771.46
1,776.1
1,779.1
1,796.54
1,796.54
1,797.86
1,808.06
1,859.24
1,860.56
1,861.56
1,935.46
1,939.46
SDLP
Owen Allen
3.01%
475
475.34
475.98
476.3
482.62
493.62
524.62
533.42
536.36
704.56
720.05
804.39
877.39
896.71
1,228.12
1,282.44
Republican Clubs
Sean O'Hare
4.44%
700
700.68
701.64
701.64
705.64
720.64
744.64
747.64
748.13
751.62
751.62
769.94
850.92
1,089.92
1,111.24
Alliance
Mary Smyth
2.35%
370
376.12
382.2
413.88
416.22
431.9
423.24
448.44
448.44
475.44
693.79
859.69
872.69
876.69
Republican Clubs
A. Dornan
3.55%
560
560
560.32
560.32
562.32
546.32
595.32
595.32
595.32
595.64
597.64
606.64
681.64
Republican Clubs
Sean Flynn
3.41%
538
538.34
538.66
538.98
539.98
543.98
556.98
558.98
559.96
573.96
576.96
581.96
NI Labour
T. Magee
1.47%
232
538.34
538.66
538.98
539.98
543.98
556.98
558.98
559.96
573.96
576.96
Alliance
P. Woods
1.46%
230
231.02
234.22
249.58
260.58
258.9
258.9
270.82
272.29
285.29
SDLP
Desmond Gillespie
1.46%
230
231.02
231.02
231.98
234.98
237.98
257.98
265.3
265.79
NI Labour
W. Ritchie
1.05%
165
170.44
180.36
213.32
213.66
229.98
232.98
Republican Labour
W. J. Clarke
0.82%
129
129.34
129.34
129.66
179.66
186.66
Communist
Betty Sinclair
0.70%
110
110.68
111.96
113.88
115.22
Republican Labour
Margaret McKenna
0.46%
72
72
72.64
73.28
Republican Labour
J. Marron
0.18%
29
31.72
33.64
33.96
Electorate: 27,067 Valid: 15,768 (58.26%) Spoilt: 622 Quota: 2,253 Turnout: 16,390 (60.55%)
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