Upper Falls (District Electoral Area)

Upper Falls
District Electoral Area
Map showing Upper Falls wards within Belfast
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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.

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 km2 4,544/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [1]
2 Falls Park 5,343 94.4% 3.3% 0.7% 1.6% 2.35 km2 2,274/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [2]
3 Glen Road 5,573 95.1% 3.3% 0.5% 1.1% 1.57 km2 3,550/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [3]
4 Glencolin 6,498 93.2% 5.1% 0.2% 1.5% 9.54 km2 681/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [4]
5 Ladybrook 6,519 85.3% 10.9% 0.6% 3.1% 1.29 km2 5,053/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [5]
Upper Falls 28,840 92.2% 5.5% 0.5% 1.8% 15.83 km2 1,822/km2 Belfast West Belfast West

Councillors

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

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Sinn Féin Matt Garrett 18.00% 2,250    
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill* 17.47% 2,184    
Sinn Féin Emma Groves 17.07% 2,133    
SDLP Tim Attwood* 16.12% 2,015 2,356  
Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín 15.28% 1,910 1,952 2,009
éirígí Pádraic Mac Coitir 11.32% 1,415 1,428 1,474
SDLP Helen Walsh 2.00% 250    
DUP Eileen Kingston 1.43% 179    
Alliance Dan McGuinness 1.30% 162    
Electorate: 20,530   Valid: 12,498 (60.88%)   Spoilt: 298   Quota: 2,084   Turnout: 12,796 (62.33%)  

2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey* 23.69% 3,084      
SDLP Tim Attwood 21.63% 2,815      
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill* 18.81% 2,448      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne* 17.34% 2,257      
Sinn Féin Christine Mac Giolla Mhín 10.97% 1,428 2,070.32 2,089.57 2,325.41
SDLP Roisin Mulholland 3.17% 413 467.56 1,025.56 1,031.83
Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín 4.39% 571 779.54 843.44 863.79
Electorate: 19,767   Valid: 13,016 (65.85%)   Spoilt: 437   Quota: 2,170   Turnout: 13,453 (68.06%)  

2001 Election

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 21.81% 3,349      
SDLP Alex Attwood* 21.23% 3,260      
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill 18.66% 2,866      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne* 16.08% 2,469 2,548.68 2,628.26  
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley* 11.73% 1,801 2,442.52 2,494.96 2,592.96
SDLP Brian Heading 7.24% 1,112 1,131.44 1,569.13 1,774.13
NI Women's Coalition Mary Catney 2.38% 365 385.4 450.72  
Alliance Mary Ayers 0.89% 136 137.92 183.69  
Electorate: 22,107   Valid: 15,358 (69.47%)   Spoilt: 614   Quota: 2,560   Turnout: 15,972 (72.25%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Upper Falls - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Alex Attwood* 20.42% 2,855      
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 20.08% 2,807      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 18.45% 2,580      
Sinn Féin Martin Livingstone 17.12% 2,394      
Sinn Féin Chrissie McAuley 12.43% 1,738 1,754.02 2,181.23 2,401.37
SDLP Patricia Lewsley* 4.26% 596 982.82 998.63 1,003.22
SDLP Stephen McGowan 4.41% 616 707.98 719.54 721.7
DUP David McNerlin 1.44% 201 201 201.17 201.26
Workers' Party James McAllister 0.79% 110 113.96 117.7 119.23
Alliance Dan McGuinness 0.61% 85 91.3 93.34 93.61
Electorate: 22,561   Valid: 13,982 (61.97%)   Spoilt: 345   Quota: 2,331   Turnout: 14,327 (63.50%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: No change

Upper Falls - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Alex Attwood* 24.08% 3,203                
Sinn Féin Una Gillespie 20.79% 2,765                
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 20.56% 2,735                
Sinn Féin Mairtin O'Muilleoir* 15.74% 2,093 2,114.12 2,629.32            
SDLP Patricia Lewsley 6.00% 798 1,428.72 1,437.72 1,602.89 1,623.89 1,625.89 1,670.62 1,774.2 2,122.7
SDLP Terence Tracey 5.28% 702 888.24 891.64 1,007.84 1,019.24 1,027.24 1,059.73 1,167.52 1,327.21
Ind. Nationalist Cormac Boomer* 2.84% 378 474.96 477.56 582.14 594.34 595.34 626.15 744.45  
Independent Labour Billy Lynn 1.08% 144 154.24 158.24 242.9 260.7 271.85 298.53    
Alliance Julie Greaves 1.09% 145 173.8 175.4 186.19 187.39 253.59 266.7    
Workers' Party James Maxwell 1.23% 164 171.36 173.56 206.76 208.36 217.36      
DUP David McNerlin 1.31% 174 174.64 174.64 176.3 176.7        
Electorate: 21,948   Valid: 13,301 (60.60%)   Spoilt: 424   Quota: 2,217   Turnout: 13,725 (62.53%)  

1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

Upper Falls - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Alex Attwood* 26.53% 3,292            
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey* 19.26% 2,378            
Sinn Féin Teresa Holland* 18.77% 2,329            
SDLP Cormac Boomer* 9.58% 1,189 2,202.46          
Sinn Féin Mairtin O'Muilleoir 15.74% 1,435 1,462.74 1,739.64 1,976.47 2,000.75 2,004.3 2,004.67
SDLP Peter Prendiville 5.75% 713 815.98 819.1 820.97 834.35 935.6 962.75
Alliance Dan McGuinness 2.63% 326 363.24 365.71 368.35 374.73 384.88 505.88
Workers' Party Jean Craig 3.06% 380 409.64 411.72 413.48 432.48 443.83 488.83
DUP Robert Morrow 2.28% 283 283 283.39 283.72 283.72 283.97  
Communist Kevin O'Donnell 0.68% 84 87.04 89.77 90.54      
Electorate: 22,975   Valid: 12,409 (54.01%)   Spoilt: 426   Quota: 2,069   Turnout: 12,835 (55.87%)  

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Upper Falls - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SDLP Alex Attwood 19.35% 2,461                
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 18.30% 2,329                
Sinn Féin Teresa Holland 17.73% 2,256                
SDLP Cormac Boomer* 13.01% 1,655 1,890.43 1,897.72 1,900.42 1,903.42 1,958.24 2,028.22 2,161.22  
Alliance Pip Glendinning 7.32% 931 947.38 949.9 951.16 955.16 958.73 994.31 1,334.43 1,805.43
Sinn Féin Mairtin O'Muilleoir 8.01% 1,031 1,034.25 1,214.16 1,334.58 1,339.82 1,410.1 1,440.06 1,461.64 1,561.64
SDLP Mary Muldoon* 6.28% 799 834.36 840.84 843.36 850.36 903.78 940.23 1,035.15  
Workers' Party Gerald McCann 3.03% 386 389.77 390.67 391.63 405.76 413.51 463.37    
DUP Irene Lewis 2.92% 372 372.39 372.39 372.51 372.6 372.6 374.6    
Labour and Trade Union Michael Duffy 1.87% 238 243.2 244.82 246.14 255.14 273.81      
People's Democracy John McAnulty* 1.03% 131 131.91 137.67 140.73 146        
SDLP Peter Prendiville 0.57% 72 87.86 88.04 88.28 90.5        
Communist Kevin McCorry 0.47% 60 60.39 61.11 61.17          
Electorate: 23,327   Valid: 12,721 (54.53%)   Spoilt: 331   Quota: 2,121   Turnout: 13,052 (55.95%)  

See also

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. ^ "Upper Falls Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.