Belfast Area A

Area A was one of the Electoral [wards of Belfast|eight district electoral areas] which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the south-east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast [City Council] and contained the wards of Ballymacarrett; Ballynafeigh; Orangefield; Ormeau; Rosetta; The Mount and Willowfield. The DEA formed part of the Belfast South and Belfast East constituencies.

History

The area was created for the 1973 [Northern Ireland local elections|1973 local government elections], combining the whole of the former Ormeau ward with most of the former Pottinger ward. It was abolished for the 1985 [Northern Ireland local elections|1985 local government elections]. The Rosetta and Ballynafeigh wards became part of a new Laganbank DEA, while the remaining five wards joined the Bloomfield ward, formerly part of Area B, in the new Pottinger DEA.

Councillors

Election

Councillor

1981 [Belfast City Council election|1981]

William Blair

John Foster

1977 [Belfast City Council election|1977]

Basil Glass

Grace Bannister

William Blair

Denis Loretto

Alasdair McDonnell

Robert Newman

Raymond McCrea

1973 [Belfast City Council election|1973]

Patricia Carson

Grace Bannister

William Blair

Benjamin Horan

Thomas Gildea

William Elliott

Erskine Holmes

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1981: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and UUP gain from Alliance and SDLP

1977 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x NILP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: DUP, Alliance and SDLP gain from UUP, Vanguard and NILP

1973 Election

1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x NILP