# Belfast Area B

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 | Michael Brown (Alliance) | Oliver Napier (Alliance) | Joshua Cardwell (UPNI)/ (UUP) | Thomas Patton (UUP) | Dorothy Dunlop (UUP) | John Allen (UUP) | Henry Evans (DUP) |
| 1973 | Michael Brown (Alliance) | H. K. Dickey (United Loyalist) | Joshua Cardwell (UPNI)/ (UUP) | Thomas Patton (UUP) | William Corry (UUP) | John Allen (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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 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 | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 :
| 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 |
| | Unionist Party NI | Joshua Cardwell* | 15.11% | 2,722 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Oliver Napier | 15.00% | 2,703 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Patton* | 12.26% | 2,209 | 2,268.58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Michael Brown* | 7.55% | 2,045 | 2,120.6 | 2,350.44 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 | |
| | UUP | 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 | | | |
| | UUP | 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 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 :
| 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 |
| | UUP | Joshua Cardwell | 25.41% | 6,708 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) ||||||||||||||||