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Court is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north and west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill, and Woodvale. Court is split between the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies for the
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. It initially contained six wards, three of which came from the abolished Area E, with the remainder from Area G. From the 1993 through 2011 local elections, it contained five wards, namely Crumlin, Glencairn, Highfield, Shankill and Woodvale, following the abolition of the Saint Anne's ward. For the 2014 local elections, the Crumlin ward was abolished, the Glencairn ward was replaced by Forth River ward and the Highfield ward was replaced by Ballygomartin ward. These four wards were joined by the Falls and Clonard wards, which had previously been part of the abolished Lower Falls DEA.
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Protestant Unionist loss due to the reduction of one seat
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: No change
Court is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north and west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill, and Woodvale. Court is split between the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly
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History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. It initially contained six wards, three of which came from the abolished Area E, with the remainder from Area G. From the 1993 through 2011 local elections, it contained five wards, namely Crumlin, Glencairn, Highfield, Shankill and Woodvale, following the abolition of the Saint Anne's ward. For the 2014 local elections, the Crumlin ward was abolished, the Glencairn ward was replaced by Forth River ward and the Highfield ward was replaced by Ballygomartin ward. These four wards were joined by the Falls and Clonard wards, which had previously been part of the abolished Lower Falls DEA.
2011 census data
Councillors
2023 election
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP 2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV 2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from PUP2019 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV 2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP 2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV2014 Election
This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform. 2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent 2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV 2011-2014 Changes: Sinn Féin (two seats) and TUV gain from DUP (two seats) and due to the addition of one seat, Independent joins DUP2011 Election
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x UDP2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP
1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Protestant Unionist loss due to the reduction of one seat
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent UnionistSee also
*Shankill Road
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The road stretches westwards for about from central Belfast ...
*Belfast City Council
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*Electoral wards of Belfast
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*Local government in Northern Ireland
Local government in Northern Ireland is divided among 11 single-tier districts known as 'Local Government Districts' (abbreviated LGDs) and formerly known as district council areas (DCAs). Councils in Northern Ireland do not carry out the same ...
*Members of Belfast City Council
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Elections
* 2019 Belfast City Council election *2014 Belfast City Council election
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 22 May 2014 – on the same day as other local government elections in Northern Ireland – as part of the process of local government reform provided for in the Local Government Act (Northern Ire ...
*2011 Belfast City Council election
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more h ...
* 2005 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
* 2001 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
* 1997 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
* 1993 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
* 1989 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
* 1985 Northern Ireland local elections § Belfast
References