Titanic is one of the
ten district electoral areas (DEA) in
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. Located in the east of the city, the district elects six members to
Belfast City Council
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and contains the wards of
Ballymacarrett
Ballymacarrett or Ballymacarret () is the name of both a townland and electoral ward in Belfast. The townland is in County Down and the electoral ward is part of the Titanic district electoral area of Belfast City Council.
The ward was create ...
, Beersbridge, Bloomfield, Connswater, Sydenham and Woodstock. Titanic, along with wards from the neighbouring
Ormiston
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about .
The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 ...
and
Lisnasharragh DEAs, together with parts of
Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council
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, form the Belfast East constituency for the
Northern Ireland Assembly
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and
UK Parliament
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.
The district was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the
Pottinger District Electoral Area, which had existed since 1985. The district takes its name from the city's
Titanic Quarter
Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic ...
, where the was built.
Titanic electoral area proposed
''Belfast Telegraph
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'', 2 May 2013
Councillors
2019 results
2014 results
References
Electoral wards of Belfast
2014 establishments in Northern Ireland
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