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.
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The district was created for the 1985 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.
Map | Ward | Population (2011 Census) | Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament | Ref |
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1 | Andersonstown | 4,907 | 94.5% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.08 km2 | 4,544/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | [1] |
2 | Falls Park | 5,343 | 94.4% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2.35 km2 | 2,274/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | [2] |
3 | Glen Road | 5,573 | 95.1% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.57 km2 | 3,550/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | [3] |
4 | Glencolin | 6,498 | 93.2% | 5.1% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 9.54 km2 | 681/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | [4] |
5 | Ladybrook | 6,519 | 85.3% | 10.9% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 1.29 km2 | 5,053/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | [5] |
Upper Falls | 28,840 | 92.2% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 15.83 km2 | 1,822/km2 | Belfast West | Belfast West | ||
Election | Councillor (Party) |
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2011 | Gerard O'Neill (Sinn Féin) |
Tim Attwood (SDLP) |
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin) |
Emma Groves (Sinn Féin) |
Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) | |||||
2005 | Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin) |
Michael Browne (Sinn Féin) |
Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) | |||||||
2001 | Alex Attwood (SDLP) |
Chrissie McAuley (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
1997 | Martin Livingstone (Sinn Féin) |
Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
1993 | Mairtin O Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) |
Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) |
Una Gillespie (Sinn Féin) | |||||||
1989 | Cormac Boomer (SDLP) |
Teresa Holland (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
1985 | Pip Glendinning (Alliance) |
Belfast City Council elections, 2011[6] | |||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
Sinn Féin | Matt Garrett | 2,250 | |
Sinn Féin | Gerard O'Neill | 2,184 | |
Sinn Féin | Emma Groves | 2,133 | |
SDLP | Tim Attwood | 2,015 | |
Sinn Féin | Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín | 1,910 | |
Éirígí | Pádraic Mac Coitir | 1,415 | |
SDLP | Helen Walsh | 250 | |
DUP | Eileen Kingston | 179 | |
Alliance | Dan McGuinness | 162 | |
Turnout | 12,498 | ||
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