Upper Falls (District Electoral Area)

Upper Falls
District Electoral Area

Map showing Upper 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

Upper Falls is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) 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 Andersonstown; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls forms part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Lower 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

The district was created for the 1985 local elections. All five wards were part of Area D before 1985. Area D had also contained three wards which became part of the Lower Falls electoral area.

Wards

Map Ward Population
(2008 Estimate)		 Population
(2001 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Andersonstown 5,238 5,764 98.5% 1.0% 0.5% 1.08 km2 5,337/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [1]
2 Falls Park 5,234 5,888 97.7% 1.8% 0.5% 2.35 km2 2,506/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [2]
3 Glen Road 5,406 5,872 97.2% 2.3% 0.5% 1.57 km2 3,740/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [3]
4 Glencolin 6,892 7,129 98.1% 1.2% 0.7% 9.54 km2 747/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [4]
5 Ladybrook 6,312 6,384 86.5% 12.3% 1.2% 1.29 km2 4,949/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [5]
Upper Falls 29,082 31,039 95.5% 3.8% 0.7% 15.83 km2 1,961/km2 Belfast West Belfast West

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Gerard O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)		 Tim Attwood
(SDLP)		 Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín
(Sinn Féin)		 Emma Groves
(Sinn Féin)		 Matt Garrett
(Sinn Féin)
2005 Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín
(Sinn Féin)		 Michael Browne
(Sinn Féin)		 Paul Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Alex Attwood
(SDLP)		 Chrissie McAuley
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Martin Livingstone
(Sinn Féin)		 Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Mairtin O Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)		 Patricia Lewsley
(SDLP)		 Una Gillsepie
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Cormac Boomer
(SDLP)		 T M Holland
(Sinn Féin)
1985 Pip Glendinning
(Alliance)

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 Matt Garrett 2,250
Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill 2,184
Sinn Féin Emma Groves 2,133
SDLP Tim Attwood 2,015
Sinn Féin Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín 1,910
Éirígí Pádraic Mac Coitir 1,415
SDLP Helen Walsh 250
Democratic Unionist Eileen Kingston 179
Alliance Dan McGuinness 162
Turnout 12,498
No change

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ward Information for Andersonstown ward 95GG01". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG01&sName=Andersonstown. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Falls Park ward 95GG22". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG22&sName=Falls%20Park. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Glen Road ward 95GG25". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG25&sName=Glen%20Road. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Glencolin ward 95GG27". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG27&sName=Glencolin. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Ward Information for Ladybrook ward 95GG31". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG31&sName=Ladybrook. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
  6. ^ Elections 2011: Upper Falls, Belfast City Council
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General
People
District Electoral Areas
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Amenities
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Elections
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