Upper Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the west of the city, the district elected five members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Andersonstown; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Lower Falls district, took its name from the Falls Road, one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city.
History The district was created for the 1985 local elections local elections. All five wards were part of Area D before 1985. Area D had also contained three wards which became part of the Lower Falls electoral area.
Boundary changes for the 2014 local elections created an extra ward in the area and abolished the Upper Falls DEA. Four of the six wards became part of a new Black Mountain District Electoral Area, while the remaining two formed part of a new Collin District Electoral Area, together with parts of the former Lisburn City Council.
Wards Map Ward Population (2011 Census) Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref 1 Andersonstown 4,907 94.5% 3.6% 0.3% 1.6% 1.08 km2 4,544/km2 Belfast West Belfast West 2 Falls Park 5,343 94.4% 3.3% 0.7% 1.6% 2.35 km2 2,274/km2 Belfast West Belfast West 3 Glen Road 5,573 95.1% 3.3% 0.5% 1.1% 1.57 km2 3,550/km2 Belfast West Belfast West 4 Glencolin 6,498 93.2% 5.1% 0.2% 1.5% 9.54 km2 681/km2 Belfast West Belfast West 5 Ladybrook 6,519 85.3% 10.9% 0.6% 3.1% 1.29 km2 5,053/km2 Belfast West Belfast West Upper Falls 28,840 92.2% 5.5% 0.5% 1.8% 15.83 km2 1,822/km2 Belfast West Belfast West
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 2011 Emma Groves (Sinn Féin) Gerard O'Neill (Sinn Féin) Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin) Tim Attwood (SDLP) 2005 Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) Michael Browne (Sinn Féin) Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin) 2001 Chrissie McAuley (Sinn Féin) Alex Attwood (SDLP) 1997 Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) Martin Livingstone (Sinn Féin) 1993 Una Gillespie (Sinn Féin) Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) 1989 Teresa Holland (Sinn Féin) Cormac Boomer (SDLP) 1985 Pip Glendinning (Alliance)
2011 Election
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
2001 Election
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: No change
1997 Election
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
1993 Election
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1989-1993 Change: No change
1989 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
1985 Election
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
See also Belfast City Council Electoral wards of Belfast Local government in Northern Ireland Members of Belfast City Council
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