# Court (District Electoral Area)

Court is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north and west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill, and Woodvale. Court is split between the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

## History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. It initially contained six wards, three of which came from the abolished Area E, with the remainder from Area G. From the 1993 through 2011 local elections, it contained five wards, namely Crumlin, Glencairn, Highfield, Shankill and Woodvale, following the abolition of the Saint Anne's ward. For the 2014 local elections, the Crumlin ward was abolished, the Glencairn ward was replaced by Forth River ward and the Highfield ward was replaced by Ballygomartin ward. These four wards were joined by the Falls and Clonard wards, which had previously been part of the abolished Lower Falls DEA.

## 2011 census data

| Map | Ward | Population (2011 Census) | Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament |
| 1 | Crumlin | 4,582 | 11.3% | 82.3% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 0.83 km$^2$ | 5,520/km$^2$ | Belfast North | Belfast North |
| 2 | Glencairn | 3,749 | 17.5% | 75.5% | 0.9% | 6.1% | 4.1 km$^2$ | 914/km$^2$ | Belfast West | Belfast West |
| 3 | Highfield | 5,651 | 9.5% | 82.6% | 0.9% | 7% | 2.69 km$^2$ | 2,101/km$^2$ | Belfast West | Belfast West |
| 4 | Shankill | 3,816 | 7.9% | 84.5% | 0.7% | 6.9% | 0.93 km$^2$ | 4,103/km$^2$ | Belfast West | Belfast West |
| 5 | Woodvale | 4,088 | 6% | 87% | 0.6% | 6.4% | 0.57 km$^2$ | 7,172/km$^2$ | Belfast North | Belfast North |
| Court | Court | 21,886 | 10.3% | 82.5% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 9.12 km$^2$ | 2,400/km$^2$ | Belfast North (2) Belfast West (3) | Belfast North (2) Belfast West (3) |

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Ian McLaughlin (DUP) | Nicola Verner (DUP) | Ron McDowell (TUV) | Tina Black (Sinn Féin) | | Claire Canavan (Sinn Féin) |
| June 2022 Co-Option | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Naomi Thompson (DUP) | Nicola Verner (DUP) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Tina Black (Sinn Féin) | | Claire Canavan (Sinn Féin) |
| 2019 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | Nicola Verner (DUP) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Tina Black (Sinn Féin) | | Claire Canavan (Sinn Féin) |
| December 2018 Co-Option | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | Jolene Bunting (TUV)/ (Independent) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Tina Black (Sinn Féin) | | Claire Canavan (Sinn Féin) |
| January 2018 Co-Option | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | Jolene Bunting (TUV)/ (Independent) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Mary McConville (Sinn Féin) | | Claire Canavan (Sinn Féin) |
| February 2017 Defection | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | Jolene Bunting (TUV)/ (Independent) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Mary McConville (Sinn Féin) | | Jim McVeigh (Sinn Féin) |
| 2014 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | Jolene Bunting (TUV)/ (Independent) | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) | Mary McConville (Sinn Féin) | | Jim McVeigh (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Brian Kingston (DUP) | William Humphrey (DUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Naomi Thompson (DUP) | 5 seats 1993-2014 | 5 seats 1993-2014 |
| 2005 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Elaine McMillen (DUP) | William Humphrey (DUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Diane Dodds (DUP) | 5 seats 1993-2014 | 5 seats 1993-2014 |
| 2001 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Elaine McMillen (DUP) | Chris McGimpsey (UUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Eric Smyth (DUP) | 5 seats 1993-2014 | 5 seats 1993-2014 |
| 1997 | Frank McCoubrey (DUP)/ (Independent)/ (UDP) | Fred Cobain (UUP) | Chris McGimpsey (UUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Eric Smyth (DUP) | 5 seats 1993-2014 | 5 seats 1993-2014 |
| 1993 | Joseph Coggle (Independent Unionist) | Fred Cobain (UUP) | Chris McGimpsey (UUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Eric Smyth (DUP) | 5 seats 1993-2014 | 5 seats 1993-2014 |
| 1989 | Joseph Coggle (Independent Unionist) | Fred Cobain (UUP) | Herbert Ditty (UUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Eric Smyth (DUP) | | Elizabeth Seawright (Protestant Unionist) |
| 1985 | Joseph Coggle (Independent Unionist) | Fred Cobain (UUP) | Herbert Ditty (UUP) | Hugh Smyth (PUP) | Frederick Ashby (DUP) | | George Seawright (Protestant Unionist) |

## 2023 election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV
2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from PUP
Court - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey* | 22.00% | 2,645 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tina Black* | 15.15% | 1,822 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Nicola Verner* | 14.83% | 1,783 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Claire Canavan* | 13.44% | 1,616 | 1,616.70 | 1,697.65 | 1,698.65 | 1,698.74 | 1,712.04 | 1780.04 | | | | |
| | DUP | Ian McLaughlin | 8.26% | 993 | 1,656.25 | 1,656.25 | 1,661.30 | 1,702.37 | 1,703.40 | 1,705.46 | 1,705.46 | 1,705.46 | 1,720.5 | |
| | TUV | Ron McDowell | 8.01% | 963 | 1,090.40 | 1,090.50 | 1,093.50 | 1,098.73 | 1,098.73 | 1,101.7 | 1,101.7 | 1,104.73 | 1,130.85 | 1,156.85 |
| | PUP | Billy Hutchinson* | 5.65% | 679 | 789.25 | 789.35 | 790.35 | 795.63 | 795.63 | 801.07 | 803.07 | 803.07 | 853.92 | 906.27 |
| | People Before Profit | Cailín McCaffery | 3.39% | 408 | 409.05 | 411.40 | 411.40 | 411.52 | 436.62 | 500.92 | 509.92 | 631.27 | 807.62 | |
| | Alliance | Ally Haydock | 2.74% | 329 | 333.20 | 333.80 | 336.80 | 337.43 | 337.48 | 440.33 | 465.33 | 477.43 | | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Michael Kelly | 3.32% | 399 | 399.00 | 402.5 | 402.5 | 402.53 | 406.78 | 422.98 | 425.98 | | | |
| | SDLP | Olcan McSparron | 1.46% | 175 | 176.05 | 177.55 | 178.55 | 178.61 | 189.66 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Sara Haller | 0.90% | 108 | 110.45 | 110.8 | 111.8 | 111.92 | 117.97 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tony Walls | 0.71% | 85 | 85.00 | 85.85 | 85.9 | 85.93 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Wilson | 0.15% | 18 | 19.05 | 19.10 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,779 Valid: 12,023 (50.56%) Spoilt: 252 Quota: 1,718 Turnout: 12,275 (51.62%) |||||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV
Court - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey* | 19.70% | 2,227 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Brian Kingston* † | 14.60% | 1,648 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Nicola Verner | 9.90% | 1,119 | 1,533.18 | 1,548.13 | 1,549.41 | 1,549.41 | 1,652.41 | | | | | |
| | PUP | Billy Hutchinson* | 8.20% | 929 | 1,016.48 | 1,018.08 | 1,023.35 | 1,024.35 | 1,077.13 | 1,077.55 | 1,090.55 | 1,096.55 | 1,264.73 | 1,622.32 |
| | Sinn Féin | Claire Canavan* | 12.80% | 1,447 | 1,447 | 1,447 | 1,455 | 1,466 | 1,467 | 1,467 | 1,489 | 1,565 | 1,468 | 1,569 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tina Black* | 12.30% | 1,396 | 1,396.27 | 1,396.28 | 1,405.29 | 1,458.29 | 1,458.29 | 1,458.29 | 1,473.29 | 1,549.29 | 1,552.56 | 1,560.56 |
| | People Before Profit | Cailín McCaffery | 6.10% | 686 | 686.27 | 686.33 | 724.33 | 765.6 | 767.6 | 781.88 | 864.88 | 968.89 | 985.43 | 1,010.75 |
| | UUP | Dave Anderson | 3.40% | 385 | 411.19 | 411.89 | 418.9 | 420.9 | 481.45 | 498.67 | 529.22 | 534.22 | 668.93 | |
| | Independent | Jolene Bunting* | 3.10% | 351 | 380.43 | 380.84 | 383.84 | 383.84 | 423.3 | 427.5 | 438.5 | 450.5 | | |
| | SDLP | Tiernan Fitzlarkin | 2.60% | 298 | 298.54 | 298.54 | 306.54 | 320.55 | 320.55 | 320.55 | 359.83 | | | |
| | Alliance | Ciara Campbell | 2.20% | 253 | 254.35 | 254.88 | 296.38 | 302.38 | 305.65 | 305.65 | | | | |
| | TUV | Eric Smyth | 2.30% | 259 | 287.43 | 287.97 | 287.98 | 287.98 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joanne Lowry | 1.50% | 166 | 166 | 166.02 | 180.29 | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Sinéad Magner | 1.30% | 147 | 148.08 | 148.13 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,116 Valid: 11,310 (51.14%) Spoilt: 218 Quota: 1,616 Turnout: 11,528 (52.13%) |||||||||||||||

## 2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV
2011-2014 Changes: Sinn Féin (two seats) and TUV gain from DUP (two seats) and due to the addition of one seat, Independent joins DUP
Court - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | PUP | Billy Hutchinson* | 14.55% | 1,674 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Frank McCoubrey* | 13.53% | 1,557 | 1,557 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 1,570 | 1,769 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Brian Kingston* | 9.86% | 1,134 | 1,136 | 1,154 | 1,154 | 1,157 | 1,207 | 1,311.58 | 1,313.63 | 1,715.63 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary McConville | 12.17% | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,419 | 1,485 | 1,533 | 1,535 | 1,535 | 1,535.02 | 1,536.02 | 1,536.02 | 1,539.04 | 1,732.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim McVeigh* † | 11.79% | 1,357 | 1,357 | 1,362 | 1,398 | 1,410 | 1,411 | 1,411 | 1,411.01 | 1,412.01 | 1,412.3 | 1,413.32 | 1,547.33 |
| | TUV | Jolene Bunting ‡ | 7.29% | 839 | 842 | 852 | 854 | 856 | 865 | 865.63 | 866.51 | 888.87 | 905.88 | 1,123.89 | 1,135.16 |
| | UUP | Bill Manwaring | 5.66% | 651 | 653 | 674 | 675 | 677 | 685 | 688.78 | 689.85 | 754.69 | 785.74 | 1,098.7 | 1,117.8 |
| | SDLP | Colin Keenan* | 4.89% | 563 | 566 | 635 | 697 | 809 | 809 | 809 | 809.04 | 812.67 | 813.75 | 818.31 | |
| | PUP | Billy Mawhinney | 5.28% | 607 | 610 | 621 | 621 | 625 | 629 | 631.52 | 643.17 | 713.41 | 734.47 | | |
| | DUP | Nicola Verner* | 4.49% | 516 | 516 | 519 | 519 | 521 | 609 | 621.6 | 622.26 | | | | |
| | DUP | Naomi Thompson* | 3.17% | 365 | 366 | 366 | 368 | 369 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Lowry | 2.57% | 296 | 297 | 319 | 334 | | | | | | | | |
| | Republican Network | Tommy Doherty | 2.45% | 282 | 282 | 284 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sheila Gallagher | 1.12% | 129 | 130 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Stuart Hunter | 1.02% | 117 | 117 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Willie Faulkner | 0.16% | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,881 Valid: 11,505 (55.10%) Spoilt: 304 Quota: 1,644 Turnout: 11,809 (56.55%) ||||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | William Humphrey* | 40.05% | 2,643 | | | | |
| | DUP | Brian Kingston | 20.77% | 1,371 | | | | |
| | DUP | Naomi Thompson | 3.59% | 237 | 1,153.8 | | | |
| | Independent | Frank McCoubrey* | 11.42% | 754 | 937.6 | 1,006.48 | 1,015.36 | 1,131.36 |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 9.70% | 640 | 782.2 | 846.04 | 862.36 | 939.38 |
| | UUP | Bobby McConnell | 5.98% | 395 | 585.2 | 698.32 | 717.88 | 805.64 |
| | Independent | Raymond McCord | 3.02% | 199 | 263.8 | 281.72 | 285.98 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Karol McKee | 2.79% | 184 | 184.6 | 184.6 | 184.6 | |
| | Alliance | Mark Long | 1.18% | 78 | 103.8 | 108.56 | 109.76 | |
| | SDLP | Conor McNeill | 1.50% | 99 | 101.4 | 102.24 | 102.54 | |
| Electorate: 13,455 Valid: 6,600 (49.05%) Spoilt: 170 Quota: 1,101 Turnout: 6,770 (50.32%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Diane Dodds | 55.73% | 4,176 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Humphrey | 9.06% | 679 | 2,320.52 | | | |
| | DUP | Elaine McMillen* | 2.95% | 221 | 730.07 | 1,577.39 | | |
| | Independent | Frank McCoubrey* | 10.60% | 794 | 1,107.11 | 1,186.23 | 1,244.66 | 1,312.41 |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 10.66% | 799 | 1,003.48 | 1,043.96 | 1,065.41 | 1,174.86 |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 7.67% | 575 | 777.35 | 860.61 | 903.08 | 1,022.96 |
| | Sinn Féin | Francis Hamilton | 3.32% | 249 | 266.04 | 267.42 | | |
| Electorate: 13,582 Valid: 7,493 (55.17%) Spoilt: 233 Quota: 1,249 Turnout: 7,726 (56.88%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x UDP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Eric Smyth* | 26.71% | 2,605 | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank McCoubrey* | 17.76% | 1,732 | | | | |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 15.66% | 1,527 | 1,612.8 | 1,661.97 | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 13.70% | 1,336 | 1,450.66 | 1,478.05 | 1,510.05 | 1,774.05 |
| | DUP | Elaine McMillen | 7.38% | 720 | 1,401.33 | 1,411.89 | 1,438.85 | 1,639.85 |
| | PUP | William Smith | 8.34% | 813 | 861.75 | 875.75 | 893.67 | 991.67 |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain* | 7.40% | 722 | 764.51 | 787.9 | 812.78 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Conlon | 2.76% | 269 | 269.39 | | | |
| | Third Way | David Kerr | 0.29% | 28 | 31.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,674 Valid: 9,752 (62.22%) Spoilt: 333 Quota: 1,626 Turnout: 10,085 (64.34%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 32.83% | 3,070 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Eric Smyth* | 16.82% | 1,573 | | | | | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Frank McCoubrey | 12.83% | 1,200 | 1,545.28 | 1,552.32 | 1,553.48 | 1,581.48 | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain* | 11.21% | 1,048 | 1,240.92 | 1,248.52 | 1,249.78 | 1,297.29 | 1,326.32 | 1,369.48 | 1,699.48 |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey* | 8.56% | 800 | 1,039.2 | 1,053.28 | 1,054.7 | 1,088.81 | 1,121.22 | 1,184.77 | 1,362.25 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joseph Coggle* | 4.35% | 407 | 755.92 | 763.04 | 764.22 | 838.38 | 868.22 | 936.49 | 1,084.08 |
| | UUP | Glenn Bradley | 5.49% | 513 | 617 | 627.6 | 628.27 | 662.05 | 679.85 | 839.12 | |
| | UUP | Denis Robinson | 2.53% | 237 | 349.84 | 350.84 | 351.62 | 372.7 | 405.17 | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Linda Walker | 1.60% | 150 | 208.76 | 308.52 | 309.02 | 325.22 | | | |
| | DUP | Margaret Ferris | 2.22% | 208 | 291.72 | 296.76 | 303.48 | | | | |
| | Alliance | John Roberts | 1.54% | 144 | 165.32 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,089 Valid: 9,350 (54.71%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 1,559 Turnout: 9,593 (56.14%) ||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Protestant Unionist loss due to the reduction of one seat
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Eric Smyth* | 24.98% | 2,385 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain* | 17.53% | 1,674 | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 16.85% | 1,609 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Chris McGimpsey | 15.42% | 1,472 | 1,672.2 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joseph Coggle* | 8.29% | 792 | 1,010.4 | 1,101.4 | 1,133.55 | 1,158.34 | 1,164.77 | 1,569.37 |
| | UUP | Herbert Ditty* | 5.99% | 572 | 695.9 | 792.7 | 824.4 | 859.25 | 861.65 | 1,068.26 |
| | PUP | Elizabeth Seawright* | 5.84% | 558 | 772.2 | 819.65 | 832.3 | 850.32 | 855.74 | |
| | Alliance | Irene Galway | 3.89% | 371 | 387.1 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Peter Cullen | 1.21% | 116 | 119.5 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,813 Valid: 9,549 (50.76%) Spoilt: 332 Quota: 1,592 Turnout: 9,881 (52.52%) |||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: No change
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 24.25% | 2,533 | | | | | | |
| | Protestant Unionist | Elizabeth Seawright | 13.48% | 1,408 | 1,768.36 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain* | 11.20% | 1,170 | 1,253.16 | 1,289.54 | 1,294.54 | 1,334.82 | 1,468.84 | 1,669.84 |
| | DUP | Eric Smyth | 9.63% | 1,006 | 1,158.04 | 1,197.48 | 1,199.48 | 1,220.08 | 1,276.5 | 1,559.5 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joseph Coggle* | 9.12% | 953 | 1,134.02 | 1,212.9 | 1,217.9 | 1,253.74 | 1,349.08 | 1,439.04 |
| | UUP | Herbert Ditty* | 8.59% | 897 | 962.52 | 1,002.98 | 1,005.32 | 1,030.92 | 1,208.88 | 1,309.8 |
| | Independent | William Smith | 6.87% | 717 | 809.4 | 847.82 | 849.82 | 932.84 | 979.16 | 1,008.36 |
| | DUP | Frederick Ashby* | 6.17% | 644 | 673.82 | 688.1 | 688.1 | 703.78 | 762.72 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Alfie Ferguson | 4.87% | 509 | 562.34 | 583.08 | 583.08 | 625.5 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Peter Cullen | 3.51% | 367 | 374.98 | 379.06 | 467.06 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Austin | 2.30% | 240 | 240.42 | 240.76 | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,173 Valid: 10,444 (49.33%) Spoilt: 381 Quota: 1,493 Turnout: 10,825 (51.13%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Court - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Protestant Unionist | George Seawright* | 24.39% | 2,970 | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Hugh Smyth* | 14.46% | 1,761 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Frederick Ashby* | 11.66% | 1,420 | 1,591.36 | 1,593.78 | 1,681.1 | 1,682.1 | 1,732.92 | 2,186.92 | | |
| | UUP | Herbert Ditty | 9.83% | 1,197 | 1,288.98 | 1,296.98 | 1,312.28 | 1,313.28 | 1,618.2 | 1,695.52 | 1,781.52 | |
| | UUP | Fred Cobain | 6.60% | 804 | 846 | 847 | 856.1 | 858.1 | 1,028.28 | 1,101.26 | 1,216.26 | 1,457.46 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Joseph Coggle* | 7.34% | 894 | 1,134.66 | 1,139.08 | 1,144.76 | 1,146.76 | 1,201.2 | 1,266.44 | 1,336.44 | 1,471.32 |
| | Ulster Democratic | Samuel Doyle | 4.40% | 536 | 837.56 | 842.98 | 859.22 | 860.22 | 946.5 | 1,004.12 | 1,050.12 | 1,097.32 |
| | Alliance | William Dukelow | 5.14% | 626 | 642.38 | 730.8 | 732.64 | 874.64 | 899.16 | 907 | 914 | |
| | DUP | William Baxter | 4.70% | 572 | 706.4 | 708.82 | 800.34 | 800.34 | 826.64 | | | |
| | UUP | James Sands | 5.13% | 624 | 750 | 751 | 773.24 | 773.24 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Harry Fitzsimmons | 3.55% | 432 | 432.42 | 463.42 | 463.42 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Morrow | 1.49% | 182 | 260.96 | 261.38 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Peter Cullen | 1.29% | 157 | 161.62 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,375 Valid: 12,175 (54.41%) Spoilt: 372 Quota: 1,740 Turnout: 12,547 (56.08%) |||||||||||||