Pottinger (District Electoral Area)

Pottinger District Electoral Area
Map showing Pottinger wards within Belfast
Area	6.17 km² (2.38 sq mi)
Population	31,272 (2008 Estimate)
- Density	5,068 /km² (13,130 /sq mi)
District	Belfast City Council
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Belfast South
NI Assembly	Belfast South
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Down

Pottinger is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacarrett; Bloomfield; Orangefield; Ravenhill; The Mount and Woodstock.

The wards of Ravenhill and Woodstock are part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, while the other four are part of the Belfast East Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.

The district is 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 Castlereagh Borough Council to the south.

At the 2001 census the district had a Protestant majority, however there is 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.

1 History
2 Amenities
3 Wards
4 Councillors
5 2011 Elections
6 See also
7 References

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.

Amenities

Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:

Ormeau Golf Club
Ormeau Park
Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team
St Michael's Primary School

Wards

Map	Ward	Population (2008 Estimate)	Population (2001 Census)	Catholic	Protestant	Other	Area	Density	NI Assembly	UK Parliament	Ref
1	Ballymacarrett	4,797	4,942	50.7%	46.8%	2.8%	0.78 km²	6,336 /km²	Belfast East	Belfast East	^[1]
2	Bloomfield	5,483	5,537	5.1%	87.6%	7.3%	0.74 km²	7,482 /km²	Belfast East	Belfast East	^[2]
3	Orangefield	5,565	5,496	3.3%	91.0%	5.7%	1.46 km²	3,764 /km²	Belfast East	Belfast East	^[3]
4	Ravenhill	5,610	5,500	25.5%	67.3%	7.2%	1.88 km²	2,926 /km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[4]
5	The Mount	4,893	4,259	4.0%	89.7%	6.3%	0.75 km²	5,679 /km²	Belfast East	Belfast East	^[5]
6	Woodstock	4,924	5,133	6.2%	86.7%	7.1%	0.56 km²	9,166 /km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[6]
Pottinger		31,272	30,687	15.7%	78.2%	6.1%	6.17 km²	4,974 /km²

Councillors

Election
2011	Máire Hendron (Alliance)	May Campbell (DUP)	Gavin Robinson (DUP)	John Kyle (PUP)	Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Féin)	Adam Newton (DUP)
2005	Máire Hendron (Alliance)	May Campbell (DUP)	Sammy Wilson (DUP)	David Ervine (PUP)	Reg Empey (UUP)	Margaret McKenzie (DUP)
2001	Joseph O'Donnell (Sinn Féin)	Harry Toan (DUP)				Margaret Clarke (UUP)
1997	Mervyn Jones (Alliance)	Robert Clelland (DUP)				Margaret Clarke (UUP)
1993		Robert Clelland (DUP)		Jim Walker (DUP)		Sandy Blair (UUP)
1989		Dorothy Dunlop (Independent Unionist)				Margaret Clarke (UUP)
1985		F Leslie (DUP)				Margaret Clarke (UUP)

2011 Elections

See also: Results of elections in 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.

Belfast City Council elections, 2011^[7]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
	Alliance	Máire Hendron	1,895
	Democratic Unionist	Gavin Robinson	1,523
	Sinn Féin	Niall Ó Donnghaile	1,077
	Democratic Unionist	May Campbell	1,051
	Progressive Unionist	John Kyle	1,022
	Democratic Unionist	Adam Newton	936
	Ulster Unionist	Philip Robinson	786
	SDLP	Séamas de Faoite	456
	Green (NI)	David Newman	223
	Traditional Unionist Voice	John Hiddleston	191
	Socialist Party	Thomas Black	150
	Workers' Party	Kevin McNally	104
	People Before Profit	Donna McCusker	70
	Independent	Karl Hedley	33
	Procapitalism	Samuel Smyth	9
Turnout			9,526
	Sinn Féin gain from Ulster Unionist

References

^ "Ward Information for Ballymacarrett ward 95GG04". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG04&sName=Ballymacarrett. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Bloomfield (Belfast) ward 95GG11". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG11&sName=Bloomfield%20(Belfast). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Orangefield ward 95GG36". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG36&sName=Orangefield. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Ravenhill ward 95GG37". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG37&sName=Ravenhill. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for The Mount ward 95GG44". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG44&sName=The%20Mount. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Woodstock ward 95GG50". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG50&sName=Woodstock. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ Elections 2011: Pottinger, Belfast City Council

Castle	Victoria	Victoria
Laganbank		Victoria
	Pottinger

Laganbank	Castlereagh Borough Council	Castlereagh Borough Council

Belfast City Council

General	Belfast • Belfast City Hall • Coat of Arms and Motto

People	Councillors • Aldermen • Lord Mayor • Deputy Lord Mayor • High Sheriff • Lord Lieutenant

District Electoral Areas	Balmoral • Castle • Court • Laganbank • Lower Falls • Oldpark • Pottinger • Upper Falls • Victoria

Amenities	Belfast Castle • Belfast Zoo • St George's Market • Ulster Hall • Waterfront Hall

Parks and gardens	Botanic Gardens • Cave Hill Country Park • Ormeau Park • Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

Cemeteries	Balmoral Cemetery • Belfast City Cemetery • Clifton Street Cemetery • Roselawn Cemetery

Elections	2011 • 2005 • 2001 • 1997 • 1993 • 1989 • 1985 • 1981 • 1977 • 1973

See also: Local government in Northern Ireland • Category