Area D was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast , Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the west of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Andersonstown ; Ladybrook; Milltown; Saint James; Suffolk; and Whiterock. The DEA largely formed part of the Belfast West constituency.
History
Covering the upper parts of the Falls Road areas, the DEA was created for the 1973 local government elections . It combined most of the former Falls ward with parts of the Saint Anne's ward and parts of the former Lisburn Rural District . It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections . The number of wards in the area had increased to eight. Three of the wards formed part of a new Lower Falls DEA , together with the Falls and Clonard wards, formerly part of Area F . The remaining five wards formed the new Upper Falls DEA .
Councillors
1981 Election
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x People's Democracy, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Independent Socialist
1977-1981 Change: People's Democracy and IRSP gain from Republican Clubs and Alliance, Independent Socialist leaves SDLP
Area D - 6 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SDLP
Joe Hendron 26.20%
4,291
People's Democracy
John McAnulty
16.98%
2,781
SDLP
Cormac Boomer *
12.64%
2,070
2,919.16
SDLP
Mary Muldoon *
3.88%
636
987.44
1,143.37
1,148.3
1,166.98
1,187.34
1,191.34
1,917.48
1,937.84
2,262.01
Irish Republican Socialist
Gerry Kelly
5.84%
957
1,015.88
1,020.22
1,238.16
1,276.77
1,284.95
1,285.95
1,302.89
2,185.21
2,197.01
Independent Socialist
Paddy Devlin 8.20%
1,343
1,515.1
1,560.45
1,573.88
1,616
1,659.4
1,668.4
1,741.36
1,787.23
2,058.99
Republican Clubs
Mary McMahon
6.87%
1,125
1,176.52
1,185.2
1,193.87
1,211.85
1,546.39
1,547.39
1,604.52
1,628.3
1,738.82
Alliance
Dan McGuinness*
4.43%
725
781.12
795.69
797.22
883.01
895.93
1,064.93
1,108.6
1,116.83
Irish Republican Socialist
William Browning
5.02%
822
846.84
854.9
1,012.49
1,041.67
1,046.52
1,049.52
1,066.12
SDLP
Anne McElroy
2.11%
346
642.7
962.93
974.49
1,008.88
1,034.96
1,040.27
UUP
John Hand
2.92%
538
538
538.31
538.48
555.48
558.48
Republican Clubs
Kevin Smyth
2.67%
438
467.9
471.93
476.01
488.35
Ind. Nationalist
Liam Hunter*
1.02%
167
189.54
192.95
200.77
Alliance
Robert Turkington
0.84%
137
146.2
146.51
147.36
Electorate: 35,812 Valid: 16,376 (45.73%) Spoilt: 1,060 Quota: 2,340 Turnout: 17,436 (48.69%)
1977 Election
1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1977: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: No change
Area D - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SDLP
Paddy Devlin 53.13%
7,087
SDLP
Cormac Boomer
6.79%
905
2,925.84
SDLP
Liam Hunter
3.58%
477
1,741.64
2,290.74
SDLP
Mary Sullivan
5.70%
760
1,669.72
2,006.4
Alliance
Dan McGuinness
9.26%
1,235
1,612.72
1,664.78
1,827.8
1,891.3
1,915.19
Republican Clubs
Bernard McDonagh
7.06%
942
1,119.08
1,129.34
1,158.22
1,178.72
1,189.17
1,496.57
1,607.82
Republican Clubs
Martin Lynch
5.42%
723
862.08
873.48
905.02
944.58
955.79
1,228.61
1,338.67
Alliance
Robert Turkington
4.31%
575
660.88
667.34
745.62
762.5
785.68
824.15
Republican Clubs
Kevin Smyth
3.95%
527
622
629.98
660
675.04
682.45
Independent Socialist
Gerard Campbell
0.80%
107
187.56
212.64
235.44
Electorate: 35,266 Valid: 13,338 (37.82%) Spoilt: 1,594 Quota: 1,906 Turnout: 14,932 (42.34%)
1973 Election
1973: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Republican Clubs
Area D - 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
SDLP
J. Gillespie
15.46%
2,306
Republican Clubs
Raymond O'Hagan
4.35%
649
649.84
652.84
652.84
652.84
657.84
663.91
791.91
796.91
799.91
985.05
996.26
1,005.47
1,035.47
1,040.75
1,509.82
1,573.78
1,574.78
2,559.38
SDLP
Desmond O'Donnell
8.93%
1,332
1,360.84
1,364.91
1,366.98
1,371.19
1,383.19
1,394.19
1,402.19
1,406.19
1,414.33
1,416.33
1,471.82
1,690.48
1,728.97
1,760.95
1,776.02
2,114.9
2,115.9
2,138.32
Alliance
P. D. Corrie
7.77%
1,159
1,162.92
1,163.92
1,164.92
1,167.99
1,174.99
1,175.99
1,177.99
1,184.06
1,266.06
1,268.06
1,351.13
1,366.41
1,386.48
1,656.7
1,668.9
1,698.18
1,810.18
1,853.18
1,819.18
SDLP
J. P. McCarron
5.84%
871
954.09
959.16
963.65
965.72
971.93
979.07
983.07
1,004.21
1,015.95
1,017.42
1,099.96
1,176.73
1,244.36
1,272.78
1,286.13
1,493.21
1,498.21
1,566.26
1,701.26
SDLP
P. G. Wilson
7.24%
1,080
1,087.14
1,088.14
1,091.14
1,097.14
1,104.35
1,108.4
1,112.42
1,136.49
1,145.7
1,152.7
1,183.7
1,294.75
1,332.96
1,356.1
1,383.17
1,532.53
1,553.53
1,572.53
1,687.53
Alliance
Reginald Donnelly
5.52%
822
825.29
827.29
828.29
832.29
838.29
839.29
847.29
849.36
923.43
924.43
986.57
1,005.64
1,023.92
1,364.48
1,375.55
1,396.76
1,441.76
1,468.83
1,483.83
Republican Clubs
John Brady
5.08%
758
758.91
765.91
773.05
774.05
775.05
787.19
866.19
888.86
889.26
945.26
955.47
963.47
1,136.89
1,143.89
1,383.03
1,412.1
1,412.1
UUP
A. W. Shaw
7.01%
1,045
1,045.07
1,045.07
1,046.07
1,046.07
1,049.07
1,050.07
1,050.07
1,050.07
1,052.07
1,052.07
1,057.07
1,058.07
1,059.07
1,065.14
1,066.14
1,066.14
SDLP
A. McKenna
3.55%
530
541.97
548.97
562.11
565.11
568.11
672.18
676.18
680.18
701.39
709.39
730.88
808.37
851.72
878.14
909.21
Republican Clubs
Ethel McAllister
4.59%
684
684.56
686.56
691.7
691.7
691.7
692.7
709.7
727.84
729.84
818.84
826.05
832.05
861.12
866.12
Alliance
A. J. McGrogan
3.82%
569
572.01
573.08
573.08
579.15
585.22
585.22
586.22
588.22
691.29
698.29
754.36
764.36
772.71
Republican Labour
D. Barnes
2.41%
360
362.66
376.66
388.73
389.73
392.73
451.73
454.73
592.8
596.94
607.01
634.08
652.15
SDLP
O'Connor
3.51%
524
529.32
532.32
533.32
534.32
537.32
543.6
544.6
550.6
557.67
565.74
583.81
NI Labour
T. Hannon
2.19%
326
329.64
330.64
334.64
362.64
501.64
508.64
508.64
526.71
538.71
539.71
Republican Clubs
Bernard McDonagh
2.28%
340
340.21
343.21
346.42
346.42
346.42
346.49
369.49
378.56
381.56
Alliance
Monica Slavin
2.23%
332
332.98
334.05
336.05
341.12
345.12
350.12
351.12
353.12
Republican Labour
J. Flanigan
1.62%
241
241.84
248.84
275.84
275.84
277.84
299.84
303.84
Republican Clubs
J. J. McElroy
1.85%
276
276.07
281.07
283.07
283.07
285.07
291.07
Republican Labour
J. J. McNamee
1.72%
256
256.7
264.84
269.84
271.91
272.91
NI Labour
R. Watson
1.13%
169
169.56
170.56
171.56
220.63
NI Labour
P. Moyna
0.73%
109
109.63
112.63
112.7
Republican Labour
J. Lavelle
0.60%
90
91.26
97.33
Republican Labour
F. McDermott
0.58%
86
86.49
Electorate: 34,437 Valid: 14,914 (43.31%) Spoilt: 1,001 Quota: 2,131 Turnout: 15,915 (46.21%)
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