Area B was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballyhackamore; Belmont; Bloomfield; Island; Knock; Shandon; and Stormont. The DEA formed part of the Belfast East constituency.

History

The area was created for the 1973 local government elections, combining the whole of the former Victoria ward with just under half of the former Pottinger ward. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections, for which an eighth ward had been created in the area. The Bloomfield ward became part of a new Pottinger DEA, while the remaining seven wards formed the Victoria DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Michael Brown
(Alliance)		 Oliver Napier
(Alliance)		 Joshua Cardwell
(UPNI)/
(UUP)		 Thomas Patton
(UUP)		 William Corry
(UUP)		 Bill Morrison
(DUP)		 Henry Evans
(DUP)
1977 Dorothy Dunlop
(UUP)		 John Allen
(UUP)
1973 H. K. Dickey
(United Loyalist)		 William Corry
(UUP)		 H. Cranston
(UUP)

1981 Election

1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UPNI

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Area B - 7 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Alliance Oliver Napier* 12.41% 2,631 2,719                
Alliance Michael Brown* 7.55% 1,602 1,653 1,671 1,706.2 1,923 1,929 2,641.4      
DUP Henry Evans* 11.85% 2,513 2,513 2,546 2,546 2,554 2,571 2,574 3,090    
DUP Bill Morrison 10.15% 2,152 2,152 2,201 2,201 2,214 2,243 2,243 2,481 2,765.8  
Ulster Unionist Thomas Patton* 9.81% 2,081 2,081 2,195 2,195.8 2,264.8 2,411.8 2,418.8 2,443.8 2,450.92 2,839.92
Unionist Party NI Joshua Cardwell* 10.97% 2,327 2,336 2,363 2,363.8 2,428.4 2,472.4 2,487.2 2,519.2 2,529.88 2,710.88
Ulster Unionist William Corry 8.17% 1,733 1,733 1,737 1,737 1,744 1,919 1,930 1,938 1,944.23 2,703.23
DUP Samuel Foster 6.90% 1,464 1,465 1,521 1,521 1,525 1,535 1,537 1,695 1,808.92 1,865.92
Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop* 5.88% 1,248 1,249 1,261 1,261 1,278 1,452 1,459 1,478 1,490.46  
DUP Albert Greer 4.62% 979 979 1,009 1,009 1,018 1,026 1,026      
Alliance Samuel Coulson 3.05% 647 660 663 683 784.6 792.6        
Ulster Unionist John Kennedy 2.89% 613 614 620 620 628          
NI Labour David McKee 2.58% 548 587 602 611.6            
Ulster Democratic Louis Scott 2.05% 434 439                
SDLP Peter Prendiville 1.11% 236                  
Electorate: 35,901   Valid: 21,208 (59.07%)   Spoilt: 630   Quota: 2,652   Turnout: 21,838 (60.83%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

    1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UPNI, 1 x DUP

    1973-1977 Change: Alliance, UPNI and DUP gain from UUP (two seats) and United Loyalist

    Area B - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Unionist Party NI Joshua Cardwell* 15.11% 2,722                      
    Alliance Oliver Napier 15.00% 2,703                      
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Patton* 12.26% 2,209 2,268.58                    
    Alliance Michael Brown* 7.55% 2,045 2,120.6 2,350.44                  
    Ulster Unionist John Allen* 10.56% 1,903 1,994.08 2,004.79 2,008.51 2,010.4 2,196.94 2,249.22 2,662.22        
    DUP Henry Evans 5.87% 1,058 1,069.52 1,070.88 1,090.88 1,090.88 1,095.41 1,105.58 1,114.2 1,118.2 1,947.41 2,707.41  
    Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 3.45% 622 683.02 691.69 697.77 699.45 934.73 963.93 1,274.06 1,620.06 1,637.13 1,979.01 2,337.01
    Alliance David Wonnacott 4.33% 781 812.5 984.88 989.41 1,073.62 1,083.29 1,487.12 1,524.51 1,535.51 1,541.4 1,573.3 1,595.3
    UUUP Reg Empey 5.44% 981 1,013.22 1,016.11 1,182.4 1,182.75 1,211.09 1,227.99 1,249.29 1,264.29 1,374.54    
    DUP Thomas McIntyre 5.11% 920 927.2 928.05 957.23 957.23 966.59 977.77 982.56 984.56      
    Ulster Unionist William Corry* 3.69% 664 716.02 722.31 725.67 726.3 817.75 833.09          
    NI Labour William Gunning 3.50% 631 645.76 659.02 660.2 662.93 664.11            
    Ulster Unionist Joseph Hanna 3.00% 541 562.78 565.16 571.86 572.56              
    UUUP Stanley Morgan 1.32% 237 245.1 246.29                  
    Electorate: 37,176   Valid: 18,017 (48.46%)   Spoilt: 724   Quota: 2,253   Turnout: 18,741 (50.41%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

      Area B - 7 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Ulster Unionist Joshua Cardwell 25.41% 6,708                      
      Ulster Unionist John Allen 14.81% 3,910                      
      United Loyalist H. K. Dickey 12.77% 3,371                      
      Alliance Michael Brown 9.65% 2,549 2,646.41 2,685.56 2,707.71 2,708.93 2,860.37 2,899.56 3,386.56        
      Ulster Unionist William Corry 5.64% 1,488 2,786.46 3,156.21 3,158.38 3,174.74 3,193.73 3,212.88 3,266.45 3,331.45      
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Patton 6.94% 1,833 2,274.66 2,305.86 2,310.37 2,332.83 2,342.57 2,354.71 2,372.88 2,490.79 2,491.87 2,498.14 3,223.5
      Ulster Unionist H. Cranston 4.11% 1,085 1,953.53 2,024.63 2,029.29 2,036.75 2,041.6 2,056.47 2,095.94 2,170.59 2,175.99 2,194.23 3,261.63
      Alliance David Wonnacott 4.56% 1,205 1,241.21 1,243.31 1,260.37 1,260.71 1,536 1,546.59 1,902.65 2,630.45 2,705.33 2,707.04 2,896.56
      Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 5.41% 1,428 1,942.59 1,988.64 1,992.3 2,002.48 2,009.67 2,028.6 2,074.11 2,144.78 2,148.56 2,152.55  
      NI Labour William Gunning 2.18% 575 607.64 609.74 795.29 797.43 804.64 1,290.46 1,328.86        
      Alliance Samuel Coulson 3.33% 878 920.84 930.44 936.63 936.99 1,024.69 1,048.94          
      NI Labour H. Conway 1.92% 507 533.52 539.07 626.58 627.76 631.8            
      Alliance P. Miller 2.02% 534 555.93 558.93 566.59 567.13              
      NI Labour W. Kirkpatrick 1.26% 332 343.73 344.63                  
      Electorate: 39,227   Valid: 26,403 (67.31%)   Spoilt: 385   Quota: 3,301   Turnout: 26,788 (68.29%)  

        References

        1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. ↑ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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