Castle (District Electoral Area)
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Castle is one of the nine district electoral areas
in Belfast
, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council
and contains the wards of Bellevue; Castleview; Cavehill; Chichester Park; Duncairn and Fortwilliam. Castle, along with the neighbouring Court
and Oldpark
districts and parts of Newtownabbey Borough Council
, forms the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly
and UK Parliament
. The district is bound to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough
, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road and Oldpark Road.
The district takes its name from Belfast Castle
which is located on Cavehill
in the north of the district, while, the southern section of the district is part of the city centre
and forms one of the Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter
. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast
. Castle is served by the M2
and M5
motorways and the Yorkgate railway station
.
Castle is one of the most mixed areas in the city, with just over half of the district's population being Protestant at the 2001 Census, this has resulted in the construction of a number of peace lines
, for example along the Whitewell Road
.
Sport
Education
Electoral wards of Belfast
The electoral wards of Belfast are subdivisions of the city, used primarily for statistics and elections. Belfast has had 51 wards since May 1973, which were revised in May 1985 and again in May 1993...
in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of , the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area...
and contains the wards of Bellevue; Castleview; Cavehill; Chichester Park; Duncairn and Fortwilliam. Castle, along with the neighbouring Court
Court (District Electoral Area)
Court is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Crumlin; Glencairn; Highfield; Shankill and Woodvale...
and Oldpark
Oldpark (District Electoral Area)
Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works...
districts and parts of Newtownabbey Borough Council
Newtownabbey Borough Council
Newtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey has a population of over 80,000 and is on the north shore of Belfast Lough just immediately north of Belfast. The Borough was founded in 1958 as a result of an Act of Parliament passed in 1957 and...
, forms the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly
Belfast North (Assembly constituency)
Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
and UK Parliament
Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)
Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
. The district is bound to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough
Belfast Lough
Belfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Northern Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays...
, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road and Oldpark Road.
The district takes its name from Belfast Castle
Belfast Castle
Belfast Castle is set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland in a prominent position above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views of the city of Belfast and Belfast Lough.-History:...
which is located on Cavehill
Cavehill
Cavehill, historically known as Ben Madigan , is a basaltic hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It forms part of the southeastern border of the Antrim Plateau. It is distinguished by its famous 'Napoleon's Nose', a basaltic outcrop which resembles the profile of the famous...
in the north of the district, while, the southern section of the district is part of the city centre
Belfast City Centre
Belfast city centre is the central business district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.The city centre was originally centred around the Donegall Street area. Donegall Street is now mainly a business area, but with expanding residential and entertainment development as part of the Cathedral Quarter...
and forms one of the Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter
Cathedral Quarter, Belfast
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the city centre. From one of its corners, the junction of Royal Avenue, Donegall Street and York...
. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast
Port of Belfast
Belfast Harbour is a major maritime gateway in Northern Ireland, serving the Northern Ireland economy and increasingly that of the Republic of Ireland...
. Castle is served by the M2
M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)
The M2 is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is in two sections, the southern section running from north Belfast to Antrim and the northern section acts as a bypass of Ballymena, with the A26 road linking the two sections. In total it is 22 miles...
and M5
M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)
The M5 is a spur motorway of 1.4 miles length in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It connects the M2 to the A2 Shore Road at Hazelbank in Newtownabbey...
motorways and the Yorkgate railway station
Yorkgate railway station
Yorkgate railway station serves the north of the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The station opened in 1992, replacing the previous York Road station nearby.-York Road Railway Station:...
.
Castle is one of the most mixed areas in the city, with just over half of the district's population being Protestant at the 2001 Census, this has resulted in the construction of a number of peace lines
Peace lines
The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere...
, for example along the Whitewell Road
Whitewell Road
The Whitewell Road is an interface area in north Belfast and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, and historically the site of occasional clashes between nationalists and loyalists. The Whitewell Road and the surrounding area is a residential community in the Greencastle parish. The Whitewell area is...
.
History
Castle was created for the 1985 local elections. All six wards came from the former Area H, with only the Cliftonville ward and northern section of the Waterworks ward omitted from the new district.Amenities
- Albert Memorial ClockAlbert Memorial Clock, BelfastThe Albert Memorial Clock is a tall clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast.-History:...
- Belfast CastleBelfast CastleBelfast Castle is set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland in a prominent position above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views of the city of Belfast and Belfast Lough.-History:...
- Belfast Central LibraryBelfast Central LibraryBelfast Central Library is a public library in Royal Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1888, it was one of the first major public library buildings in Ireland....
- Belfast ExposedBelfast ExposedBelfast Exposed was Northern Ireland's first dedicated photographic gallery. Established in Belfast in 1983, it houses a 20×7 m gallery for the exhibition of contemporary photography, digital archive browsing facilities, a spacious black-and-white photographic darkroom and a digital editing suite...
photographic gallery - Belfast Harbour
- Belfast Hebrew CongregationBelfast Hebrew CongregationThe Belfast Hebrew Congregation is the Jewish community in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The community follows the Ashkenazi Orthodox ritual. Membership has fluctuated from 78 in 1900, approximately 1500 during World War II ,about 375 after World War II, and 200 in 1999.-History:Established in 1870,...
- Belfast ZooBelfast ZooBelfast Zoological Gardens is a zoo in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is located in a relatively secluded location on the northeastern slope of Cavehill, overlooking Belfast's Antrim Road, resulting in a uniquely tranquil environment for the animals that the zoo is frequently praised for.-About the...
- CavehillCavehillCavehill, historically known as Ben Madigan , is a basaltic hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It forms part of the southeastern border of the Antrim Plateau. It is distinguished by its famous 'Napoleon's Nose', a basaltic outcrop which resembles the profile of the famous...
- Dividers SculptureDividers (sculpture)Dividers is an outdoor sculpture located at Clarendon Dock, on the River Lagan, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was produced in 2002 by artist Vivien Burnside and is a 8.3m tall set of dividers made of bronze with a stainless steel core. The sculpture stands as an archway or frame as the viewer looks...
- Giant's ParkGiant's ParkGiant's Park is a planned public park, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The proposed site is the Dargan Road Landfill site on the northern shore of Belfast Lough...
- McHugh's BarMcHugh's BarMcHugh's Bar is a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located on Queen's Square in Belfast City Centre, it is one of the city's best known pubs and the oldest building in Belfast.-History:...
- Merchant HotelMerchant HotelThe Merchant Hotel is a five-star luxury hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building was built in the mid-nineteenth century as the headquarters of the Ulster Bank, and was transformed into a hotel in 2006. In July 2009, Merchant Hotel won the "World's Best Hotel Bar" competition....
- The Northern Whig BarThe Northern WhigThe Northern Whig is a bar housed in a historical building in Belfast, Northern Ireland.It is situated in the Cathedral Quarter, just to the north of the city centre...
- NvTv (Northern Visions Television)NVTVNvTv ' is a local community television station based in the city of Belfast, which broadcasts on UHF channel 62 , and also streams its programming online; it is operated by the Northern Visions media and arts project...
- Obel TowerObel TowerThe Obel Tower is a skyscraper in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Costing £60 million and measuring 85 metres in height, the tower dominates the Belfast skyline. On completion it overtook the previous tallest skyscraper in Ireland, Windsor House , also in Belfast...
- St Anne’s CathedralSt Anne’s Cathedral, BelfastSt Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland...
(Church of IrelandChurch of IrelandThe Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
) - The Big FishThe Big FishThe Big Fish also called the Bigfish is a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness 10 metres long constructed in 1999 in Donegall Quay in Belfast, near the Lagan Lookout and Custom House....
, sculpture
Sport
- SeaviewSeaview (football ground)Seaview is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Crusaders F.C.. The stadium holds 3,054. The stadium has a 4G pitch....
, Crusaders F.C.Crusaders F.C.Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...
home ground - Skegoneill AvenueSkegoneill AvenueSkegoneill Avenue is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home of Brantwood F.C., has a capacity of 5,000 and was built in 1952....
, Brantwood F.C.Brantwood F.C.Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue...
home ground
Education
- Castle High School
- Dominican CollegeDominican College, FortwilliamDominican College, Fortwilliam is a grammar school in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, established in 1930. The school recently underwent a major £13.1 million redevelopment. Katie Melua the Georgian-born singer attended the school....
- Grove Primary SchoolGrove Primary School, BelfastGrove Primary School is a co-educational, non-denominational primary school in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. The school is located on North Queen Street, Belfast, BT15 3DJ, Northern Ireland. The closest High School to Grove Primary is Castle High School....
- Hazelwood CollegeHazelwood CollegeHazelwood College is an integrated secondary school in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and has students from ages 11–18. As of 2010, the school's principal is Eileen Lenehan.-Overview:...
- Seaview Primary School
- St Patrick's College
- University of Ulster, Belfast Campus
Wards
| Map | | Ward | | Population (2008 Estimate) | | Population (2001 Census) | | Catholic | | Protestant | | Other | | Area | | Density | | NI Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive... | | UK Parliament | | Ref |
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| 1 | Bellevue | 4,750 | 4,942 | 60.7% | 35.2% | 4.1% | 2.96 km2 | 1,670/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| 2 | Castleview | 4,769 | 4,878 | 31.2% | 64.3% | 4.5 % | 1.41 km2 | 3,460/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| 3 | Cavehill Cavehill Cavehill, historically known as Ben Madigan , is a basaltic hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It forms part of the southeastern border of the Antrim Plateau. It is distinguished by its famous 'Napoleon's Nose', a basaltic outcrop which resembles the profile of the famous... |
4,965 | 5,282 | 51.3% | 45.1% | 3.6% | 3.41 km2 | 1,549/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| 4 | Chichester Park | 5,077 | 5,109 | 74.9% | 20.2% | 4.9% | 0.95 km2 | 5,378/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| 5 | Duncairn | 4,055 | 4,007 | 5.5% | 90.2% | 4.3% | 9.24 km2 | 434/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| 6 | Fortwilliam | 4,674 | 4,798 | 32.9% | 64.1% | 3.0% | 1.03 km2 | 4,658/km2 | Belfast North Belfast North (Assembly constituency) Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973... |
Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
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| Castle | 28,290 | 29,016 | 44.3% | 51.6% | 4.1% | 19 km2 | 1,527/km2 | ||||
Councillors
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| 2011 | Tierna Cunningham (Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... ) |
Lydia Patterson (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... ) |
David Browne (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... ) |
Mary Campbell (Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... ) |
Pat Convery Pat Convery Patrick Convery , known as Pat Convery, is an Irish Nationalist politician who sits as a Social Democratic and Labour Party Councillor on Belfast City Council, County Antrim. Convery was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast on 1 June 2010 and his term will continue until June 2011... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... ) |
Guy Spence (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... ) |
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| 2005 | Nigel Dodds Nigel Dodds Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP... (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... ) |
Cathal Mullaghan (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... ) |
Ian Crozier (DUP Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the... ) |
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| 2001 | Danny Lavery (Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... ) |
Alban Maginness Alban Maginness Alban Maginness is a Nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Maginness was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He completed his secondary education at St. Malachy's College, Belfast. He then attended the New University of Ulster and subsequently Queen's University of Belfast where... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... ) |
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| 1997 | Tom Campbell (Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... ) |
Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland, MLA is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He is the current Minister for Social Development in the Northern Irish Government.-Education:... (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... ) |
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| 1993 | Jonathan Stephenson Jonathan Stephenson Jonathan Stephenson is a former Irish nationalist politician.Stephenson was elected to Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1993, representing the Social Democratic and Labour Party in the Castle area. He also became Deputy Chairperson of the SDLP in the mid-1990s.In... (SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom... ) |
John Carson John Carson (politician) John Carson is a former Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician.A draper who owned a shop in the interface area of the Duncairn Gardens in north Belfast, Carson was elected to Belfast City Council in 1973. The following year he was elected as a member of the United Ulster Unionist... (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... ) |
Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland, MLA is a unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He is the current Minister for Social Development in the Northern Irish Government.-Education:... (Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... ) |
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| 1989 | Tom Campbell (Alliance Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons.... ) |
Frank Millar Frank Millar Frank Millar was a Northern Irish unionist politician.Millar worked in the shipyards, where he became a shop steward, before becoming a founder member of Ulster Protestant Action in 1956.... (Independent Unionist Independent Unionist See also Independent .Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for Unionism, retaining the unity of the British state.... ) |
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| 1985 | Alfie Redpath (UUP Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland... ) |
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2011 Elections
- See also: Results of elections in 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.
Belfast City Council elections, 2011 Party Candidate 1st Pref
>Lydia Patterson 1,489 > Tierna Cunningham 1,377 > Pat Convery Pat ConveryPatrick Convery , known as Pat Convery, is an Irish Nationalist politician who sits as a Social Democratic and Labour Party Councillor on Belfast City Council, County Antrim. Convery was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast on 1 June 2010 and his term will continue until June 2011...1,367 > Mary Campbell 1,293 > David Browne 1,181 > Guy Spence 946 > Cathal Mullaghan 883 > David McKechnie 689 > Lee Reynolds 629 > John Lavery 170 Turnout Voter turnoutVoter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...10,024 Sinn Féin Sinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
gain from Social Democratic and LabourSocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
See also
- Belfast City CouncilBelfast City CouncilBelfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of , the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area...
- Electoral wards of BelfastElectoral wards of BelfastThe electoral wards of Belfast are subdivisions of the city, used primarily for statistics and elections. Belfast has had 51 wards since May 1973, which were revised in May 1985 and again in May 1993...
- Local government in Northern IrelandLocal government in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, for example they have no responsibility for education, for road building or for housing...
- Members of Belfast City CouncilMembers of Belfast City CouncilThis is a list of the 51 members of Belfast City Council, elected at the local elections on 5 May 2011.-Electoral Wards:Belfast City Council currently comprises 51 electoral wards, nominally one for each elected councillor...
- Belfast City Council