Oldpark (District Electoral Area)
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| Oldpark District Electoral Area |
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 Map showing Oldpark wards within Belfast |
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| Population | (2008 Estimate) |
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| District | Belfast City Council |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Belfast North |
| NI Assembly | Belfast North |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Antrim | |
Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) 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. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
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[edit] History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.
[edit] Wards
| Map | Ward | Population (2008 Estimate) |
Population (2001 Census) |
Catholic | Protestant | Other | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament | Ref |
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| 1 | Ardoyne | 6,106 | 6,602 | 96.4% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 0.58 km2 | 11,383 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [1] |
| 2 | Ballysillan | 5,854 | 6,020 | 4.4% | 90.7% | 4.9% | 1.11 km2 | 5,423 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [2] |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 5,093 | 5,421 | 68.3% | 29.2% | 2.5% | 1.18 km2 | 4,594 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [3] |
| 4 | Legoniel | 5,808 | 5,528 | 37.7% | 59.2% | 3.1% | 8.82 km2 | 627 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [4] |
| 5 | New Lodge | 4,988 | 5,224 | 97.3% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 0.72 km2 | 7,256 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [5] |
| 6 | Water Works | 5,949 | 6,305 | 90.7% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 1.27 km2 | 4,965 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [6] |
| Oldpark | 33,798 | 35,100 | 66.1% | 31.5% | 2.4% | 13.68 km2 | 2,566 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | ||
[edit] Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
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| 2011 | Gareth McKee (DUP) |
Ian Crozier (DUP) |
Nichola Mallon (SDLP) |
Daniel Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin) |
Gerard McCabe (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2005 | Fred Cobain (UUP) |
Nelson McCausland (DUP) |
Alban Maginness (SDLP) |
Margaret McCleneghan (Sinn Féin) |
Carál Ní Chuilín (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2001 | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) |
Martin Morgan (SDLP) |
Gerard Brophy (Sinn Féin) |
Eoin O'Broin (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1997 | Fred Proctor (UUP) |
Paddy McManus (Sinn Féin) |
Mick Conlon (Sinn Féin) |
Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1993 | Fred Rodgers (UUP) |
Joe Austin (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1989 | William Gault (UUP) |
Brian Feeney (SDLP) |
Gerard McGuigan (Sinn Féin) |
Seamus Lynch (Workers' Party) |
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| 1985 | P M Lunn (DUP) |
Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
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[edit] 2011 Elections
| Belfast City Council elections, 2011[7] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Ian Crozier | 1,770 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Maskey | 1,573 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerard McCabe | 1,492 | |
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Lavery | 1,370 | |
| SDLP | Nichola Mallon | 1,184 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Clarke | 1,180 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gareth McKee | 917 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Rodgers | 540 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Paul Little | 379 | |
| Alliance | James McClure | 303 | |
| Independent | Martin McAuley | 146 | |
| Turnout | 10,584 | ||
| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
[edit] See also
- Belfast City Council
- Electoral wards of Belfast
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- Members of Belfast City Council
[edit] References
- ^ "Ward Information for Ardoyne ward 95GG02". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG02&sName=Ardoyne. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Ward Information for Ballysillan ward 95GG06". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG06&sName=Ballysillan. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Ward Information for Cliftonville ward 95GG17". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG17&sName=Cliftonville. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Ward Information for Legoniel ward 95GG32". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG32&sName=Legoniel. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Ward Information for New Lodge ward 95GG35". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG35&sName=New%20Lodge. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Ward Information for Water Works ward 95GG47". NISRA. http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG47&sName=Water%20Works. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Elections 2011: Oldpark, Belfast City Council
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