Pottinger (District Electoral Area)
Pottinger was one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the east of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Orangefield, Ravenhill, The Mount, and Woodstock.
The wards of Ravenhill and Woodstock were part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, while the other four were part of the Belfast East Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.
The district was bounded to the west by the River Lagan and the Ormeau Road, to the north by the Newtownards Road, to the east by Greenville Park and North Road and the Borough of Castlereagh to the south.
At the 2001 census the district had a Protestant majority, however there was also a large Catholic minority, particularly in areas such as the Short Strand, which is separated from the mainly unionist Cluan Place by one of the many peace lines in the district.
History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, when it largely replaced the former electoral Area A. Five of the six wards came from Area A with the Bloomfield ward added from Area B. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, when all of its wards except Orangefield formed part of a new Titanic district electoral area. The Orangefield ward became part of a new Lisnasharragh district electoral area.Amenities
Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:- Ormeau Golf Club
- Ormeau Park
- Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2011 | Máire Hendron | Niall Ó Donnghaile | Adam Newton | May Campbell | Gavin Robinson | John Kyle | ||||||
| 2005 | Máire Hendron | Reg Empey | Margaret McKenzie | May Campbell | Sammy Wilson | David Ervine | ||||||
| 2001 | Joseph O'Donnell | Reg Empey | Margaret Clarke | Harry Toan | Sammy Wilson | David Ervine | ||||||
| 1997 | Mervyn Jones | Reg Empey | Margaret Clarke | Robert Cleland | Sammy Wilson | David Ervine | ||||||
| 1993 | Mervyn Jones | Reg Empey | Sandy Blair | Robert Cleland | Sammy Wilson | Jim Walker | ||||||
| 1989 | Mervyn Jones | Reg Empey | Margaret Clarke | Dorothy Dunlop | Sammy Wilson | Jim Walker | ||||||
| 1985 | Mervyn Jones | Reg Empey | Margaret Clarke | Frank Leslie | Sammy Wilson | Jim Walker |
2011 election
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
2005-2011 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
2005 election
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin
2001 election
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
1997 election
1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 change: PUP gain from DUP
1993 election
1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
1989 election
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist
1985-1989 change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP