Belfast Area E
Area E was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north-west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ardoyne; Ballygomartin; Ballysillan; Highfield; Legoniel; and Woodvale. The DEA formed part of the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies.
History
The area was created for the 1973 local government elections, combining most of the former Shankill ward and parts of the former Woodvale and Clifton wards with parts of the former Antrim Rural District. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The Ardoyne, Ballysillan and Legoniel wards became part of a new Oldpark DEA, while the remaining wards formed part of the new Court DEA.
Results
1973
| Belfast E[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | William Christie | 7,875 | |
| DUP | Fred Proctor | 2,156 | |
| Independent Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 2,145 | |
| NI Labour | Billy Boyd | 1,758 | |
| Alliance | James Robinson | 1,452 | |
| United Loyalist | D. Smylie | 1,210 | |
| SDLP | Goan | 1,012 | |
| Republican Labour | Fleming | 842 | |
| DUP | Hoy | 514 | |
| SDLP | Tanney | 432 | |
| NI Labour | G. Chambers | 264 | |
| Independent | Moore | 88 | |
| Turnout | 20,015 | ||
1977
| Belfast E[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| UUP | Billy Bell | 3,297 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Weir | 2,184 | |
| DUP | Fred Proctor | 1,755 | |
| Alliance | Alfred Egerton | 1,223 | |
| Independent Unionist | Hugh Smyth | 1,140 | |
| NI Labour | G. Chambers | 809 | |
| Independent | H. Stackman | 718 | |
| DUP | W. Lavery | 715 | |
| UUP | D. Smylie | 667 | |
| UUP | J. Sands | 412 | |
| UUP | Alfie Ferguson | 366 | |
| Independent | Peter Emerson | 236 | |
| Turnout | 14,228 | ||
| Independent gain from United Loyalist | |||
| Ulster Unionist gain from Labour (NI) | |||
1981
| Belfast E[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | George Haffrey | 4,142 | |
| UUP | Billy Bell | 3,105 | |
| DUP | George Seawright | 1,989 | |
| PUP | Hugh Smyth | 1,931 | |
| New Ulster Political Research | Sammy Doyle | 1,135 | |
| Independent | Laurence Kennedy | 1,070 | |
| Alliance | A. H. Egerton | 1,011 | |
| Unionist Democracy | Fred Proctor | 692 | |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 618 | |
| UUP | J. Sands | 386 | |
| UUP | Alfie Ferguson | 367 | |
| Independent | P. Hunter | 321 | |
| Independent | J. Weir | 311 | |
| Independent | Peter Emerson | 202 | |
| Workers' Party | Margaret McNulty | 177 | |
| Turnout | 18,081 | ||
| Progressive Unionist gain from Independent Unionist | |||
| Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance | |||
References
- The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections