Area F was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Containing the inner parts of west and south Belfast, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Clonard; Cromac; Donegall; Falls; Grosvenor; and Saint George's wards. Most of the DEA formed part of the Belfast West constituency, with a small part in Belfast South.
History The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It contained the whole of the former Saint George's ward, centred on the Sandy Row area. It also contained smaller sections of the former Cromac, Falls, Saint Anne's and Smithfield wards. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The depopulated Falls and Grosvenor wards were merged to form a single Falls ward, which, together with Clonard, formed part of the new Lower Falls DEA. The Donegall ward, which was renamed Blackstaff in 1985, became part of the Balmoral DEA. The Cromac and Saint George's wards were merged to form the Shaftsbury ward, which became part of the new Laganbank DEA.
Councillors
Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) 1984 by-election William Dickson (DUP) Eric Smyth (DUP) James Stewart (UUP) Will Glendinning (Alliance) Owen Allen (SDLP) Sean McKnight (Sinn Féin) 1981 Sean Flynn (IRSP) 1977 Harry Fletcher (UUP) Jim Sullivan (Republican Clubs) 1973 William Spence (DUP) Thomas Murphy (UUP) Paddy Devlin (SDLP)
1984 by-election The by-election was held after Flynn, the IRSP councillor, was disqualified for non-attendance.Belfast Telegraph, 30 March 1984, p1-4 It was the second seat on Belfast City Council that Sinn Féin won, following a by-election win in Area D in June 1983.
Area F by-election, 28 March 1984PartyCandidateCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5 Sean McKnight 2981 3027 3216 3216 3624 Clarke Gibson 1843 1846 1849 3098 3559 H. Fletcher 1608 1609 1610 Pip Glendinning 1079 1246 1883 2060 Sean Mullan 1040 1153 Gerry McCann 691
1981 Election
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and IRSP gain from UUP and Republican Clubs
1977 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance
1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
1973 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs
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