Balmoral (District Electoral Area)

Balmoral District Electoral Area
Map showing Balmoral wards within Belfast
Area	13.71 km² (5.29 sq mi)
Population	29,681 (2008 Estimate)
- Density	2,165 /km² (5,610 /sq mi)
District	Belfast City Council
County	County Antrim
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 • Antrim

Balmoral is the most southern of nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Blackstaff; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Upper Malone and Windsor. Balmoral, along with neighbouring Laganbank, forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

The district is bound to the west and south west by the M1 Motorway, to east and south east by the River Lagan, to the east and north east by the Malone Road and to the north by Belfast City Hospital, Queen's University Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital.

The Lisburn Road is the main arterial route through the centre of the district, which also contains a number of public facilities including: the King's Hall conference and exhibition centre, the Musgrave Park Hospital, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park and Windsor Park, the home ground of the Northern Ireland national football team. It is served by the Adelaide, Balmoral and Finaghy railway stations.

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

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained five wards. Four of the wards came from the abolished Area C, which it effectively replaced, with the final ward, Blackstaff, coming from Area F. From the 1993 local elections onwards, the area has contained six wards, following the creation of the Musgrave ward.

Wards

Map	Ward	Population (2008 Estimate)	Population (2001 Census)	Catholic	Protestant	Other	Area	Density	NI Assembly	UK Parliament	Ref
1	Blackstaff	3,673	3,964	4.2%	91.4%	4.4%	1.92 km²	2,065/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[1]
2	Finaghy	4,468	4,994	44.6%	49.8%	5.6%	2.59 km²	1,928/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[2]
3	Malone	5,249	5,694	55.9%	37.8%	6.3%	2.18 km²	2,612/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[3]
4	Musgrave	4,795	5,277	59.7%	36.5%	3.8%	1.78 km²	2,965/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[4]
5	Upper Malone	4,567	4,926	24.7%	69.1%	6.2%	4.32 km²	1,140/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[5]
6	Windsor	6,929	7,087	43.4%	47.4%	9.2%	0.92 km²	7,703/km²	Belfast South	Belfast South	^[6]
Balmoral		29,681	31,942	40.8%	53.0%	6.2%	13.71 km²	2,330/km²

Councillors

Election			Councillor (Party)
2011	Tom Ekin (Alliance Party)	Claire Hanna (SDLP)		Bernie Kelly (SDLP)	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin)	Ruth Patterson (DUP)	Bob Stoker (UUP)
2005		Carmel Hanna (SDLP)		Bernie Kelly (SDLP)	Jim Kirkpatrick (DUP)
2001				Catherine Molloy (SDLP)	Margaret Crooks (UUP)
1997				Catherine Molloy (SDLP)		Harry Smith (DUP)
1993	Philip McGarry (Alliance Party)	Dorita Field (SDLP)		Harry Smith (DUP)		Joan Parkes (DUP)	Jim Kirkpatrick (UUP)
1989	Mark Long (Alliance Party)	Dorita Field (SDLP)	Additional seat from 1993
1985	John Montgomery (Alliance Party)	Billy Dickson (DUP)

In May 2011, Councillors Tom Ekin, Ruth Patterson and Bob Stoker were appointed as Aldermen by Belfast City Council. Alderman Ruth Patterson also served as Deputy Lord Mayor, 2011–12.

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	Tom Ekin	1,762
	Democratic Unionist	Ruth Patterson	1,553
	Sinn Féin	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	1,465
	SDLP	Claire Hanna	1,443
	Ulster Unionist	Bob Stoker	922
	SDLP	Niall Kelly	743
	SDLP	Bernie Kelly	706
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Kirkpatrick	578
	Democratic Unionist	Sharon Simpson	396
	Green (NI)	Mark Simpson	282
	People Before Profit	Andrew King	107
Turnout			9,957
	Sinn Féin gain from Democratic Unionist

References

^ "Ward Information for Blackstaff ward 95GG10". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG10&sName=Blackstaff. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Finaghy ward 95GG23". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG23&sName=Finaghy. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Malone ward 95GG33". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG33&sName=Malone. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Musgrave ward 95GG34". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG34&sName=Musgrave. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Upper Malone ward 95GG45". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG45&sName=Upper%20Malone. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ "Ward Information for Windsor ward 95GG49". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG49&sName=Windsor. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ Elections 2011: Balmoral, Belfast City Council

Upper Falls	Lower Falls	Laganbank
Upper Falls		Laganbank
	Balmoral

Lisburn City Council	Lisburn City Council	Lisburn City 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