Belfast Area B
Area B was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballyhackamore; Belmont; Bloomfield; Island; Knock; Shandon; and Stormont. The DEA formed part of the Belfast East constituency.
History
The area was created for the 1973 local government elections, combining the whole of the former Victoria ward with just under half of the former Pottinger ward. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections, for which an eighth ward had been created in the area. The Bloomfield ward became part of a new Pottinger DEA, while the remaining seven wards formed the Victoria DEA.
Election results
1973
| Belfast A[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
|
UUP |
Joshua Cardwell |
6,708 |
|
UUP |
John Allen |
3,910 |
|
United Loyalist |
H. K. Dickey |
3,371 |
|
Alliance |
Michael Brown |
2,549 |
|
UUP |
Thomas Patton |
1,833 |
|
UUP |
William Corry |
1,488 |
|
UUP |
Dorothy Dunlop |
1,428 |
|
Alliance |
D. Wonnacott |
1,205 |
|
UUP |
H. Cranston |
1,085 |
|
Alliance |
Coulson |
878 |
|
NI Labour |
W. J. Gunning |
631 |
|
Alliance |
Miller |
534 |
|
NI Labour |
Conway |
507 |
|
NI Labour |
Kirkpatrick |
332 |
| Turnout |
26,788 |
1977
1981
| Belfast B[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
|
Alliance |
Oliver Napier |
2,631 |
|
DUP |
Henry Evans |
2,513 |
|
Unionist Party NI |
Joshua Cardwell |
2,327 |
|
DUP |
Bill Morrison |
2,152 |
|
UUP |
Tommy Patton |
2,083 |
|
UUP |
William Corry |
1,733 |
|
Alliance |
Michael Brown |
1,602 |
|
DUP |
S. Foster |
1,464 |
|
UUP |
Dorothy Dunlop |
1,248 |
|
DUP |
A. Greer |
979 |
|
Alliance |
S. G. Coulson |
647 |
|
NI Labour |
D. McKee |
548 |
|
New Ulster Political Research |
D. P. Scott |
434 |
|
SDLP |
Peter Prendiville |
236 |
| Turnout |
21,838 |
|
Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist |
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