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Pottinger (District Electoral Area)

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.

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.

Amenities

New stand at the Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team.

Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:

Wards

Councillors

Gate in the peace line to enter the Short Strand.

2011 Election

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

2005 Election

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

2001 Election

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

1997 Election

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

1993 Election

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

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

1985 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ward Information for Ballymacarrett ward 95GG04". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Bloomfield (Belfast) ward 95GG11". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Orangefield ward 95GG36". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Ravenhill ward 95GG37". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Ward Information for The Mount ward 95GG44". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Ward Information for Woodstock ward 95GG50". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Pottinger Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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