Lower Falls (District Electoral Area)

Lower Falls
District Electoral Area

Map showing Lower Falls wards within Belfast
Population (2008 Estimate)
District Belfast City Council
County County Antrim
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Belfast West
NI Assembly Belfast West
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Antrim

Lower Falls 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 Beechmount; Clonard; Falls; Upper Springfield; and Whiterock. Lower Falls forms part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Upper Falls district takes its name from the Falls Road, one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city.

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History

Lower Falls was created for the 1985 local elections. The Falls and Clonard wards had previously been in Area F, with the remaining wards part of Area D.

Wards

Map Ward Population
(2008 Estimate)		 Population
(2001 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Beechmount 5,530 5,504 92.2% 3.7% 4.1% 0.84 km2 6,552/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [1]
2 Clonard 4,380 4,421 96.1% 2.6% 1.3% 0.61 km2 7,248/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [2]
3 Falls 4,924 5,046 96.9% 2.7% 0.4% 1.2 km2 4,205/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [3]
4 Upper Springfield 5,370 5,895 96.9% 2.5% 0.6% 2.5 km2 2,358/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [4]
5 Whiterock 5,296 5,424 99.0% 0.7% 0.3% 0.78 km2 6,954/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [5]
Lower Falls 25,500 26,290 96.2% 2.4% 1.4% 5.93 km2 4,433 /km2 Belfast West Belfast West

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Janice Austin
(Sinn Féin)		 Colin Keenan
(SDLP)		 Jim McVeigh
(Sinn Féin)		 Steven Corr
(Sinn Féin)		 Tom Hartley
(Sinn Féin)
2005 Marie Moore
(Sinn Féin)		 Máire Cush
(Sinn Féin)		 Fra McCann
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Margaret Walsh
(SDLP)
1997 Sean McKnight
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Mary Muldoon
(SDLP)		 Patsy McGeown
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Joe Hendron
(SDLP)		 E Fitzsimons
(Sinn Féin)		 Sean McKnight
(Sinn Féin)
1985 Will Glendinning
(Alliance)		 S Keenan
(Sinn Féin)

2011 Elections

See also: Results of elections in 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.
Belfast City Council elections, 2011[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 1,920
Sinn Féin Steven Corr 1,572
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley 1,561
Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh 1,497
SDLP Colin Keenan 1,000
Sinn Féin Breige Brownlee 813
Éirígí John McCusker 647
Workers' Party John Lowry 398
Irish Republican Socialist Jim Gorman 209
Socialist Party Pat Lawlor 148
Turnout 9,765
Social Democratic and Labour gain from Sinn Féin

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ward Information for Beechmount ward 95GG07". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG07&sName=Beechmount. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Clonard ward 95GG18". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG18&sName=Clonard. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Falls ward 95GG21". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG21&sName=Falls. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Upper Springfield ward 95GG46". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG46&sName=Upper%20Springfield. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Ward Information for Whiterock ward 95GG48". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG48&sName=Whiterock. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  6. ^ Elections 2011: Lower Falls, Belfast City Council
Upper Falls Court Castle
Oldpark
Upper Falls Laganbank
   Lower Falls    
Upper Falls Balmoral Balmoral
Laganbank
General
People
District Electoral Areas
Balmoral • Castle • Court • Laganbank • Lower Falls • Oldpark • Pottinger • Upper Falls • Victoria
Amenities
Parks and gardens
Cemeteries
Elections
2011 • 2005 • 2001 • 1997 • 1993 • 1989 • 1985 • 1981 • 1977 • 1973