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Pottinger (District Electoral Area)
Former electoral ward of Belfast, Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pottinger was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the east of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Orangefield, Ravenhill, The Mount, and Woodstock.
The wards of Ravenhill and Woodstock were part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, while the other four were part of the Belfast East Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.
The district was 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 the Borough of Castlereagh to the south.
At the 2001 census the district had a Protestant majority, however there was 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.
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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. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, when all of its wards except Orangefield formed part of a new Titanic district electoral area. The Orangefield ward became part of a new Lisnasharragh district electoral area.
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Amenities
Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:
- Ormeau Golf Club
- Ormeau Park
- Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team
Wards
Councillors
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2011 election
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2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
2005-2011 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
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2005 election
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2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001-2005 change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin
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2001 election
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1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
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1997 election
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1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 change: PUP gain from DUP
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1993 election
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1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist
1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
1989 election
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1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist
1985-1989 change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP
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1985 election
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1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
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See also
- Belfast City Council
- Electoral wards of Belfast
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- Members of Belfast City Council
- Belfast Pottinger (UK Parliament constituency)
- Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
- Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
- 2011 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 2005 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 2001 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 1997 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 1993 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 1989 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
- 1985 Northern Ireland local elections#Belfast
References
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