Oldpark (District Electoral Area)
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| Oldpark District Electoral Area |
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| Population | (2008 Estimate) |
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| District | Belfast City Council |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Belfast North |
| NI Assembly | Belfast North |
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Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the North of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.
Wards
| Map | Ward | Population (2011 Census) |
Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament | Ref |
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| 1 | Ardoyne | 5,987 | 92.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.58 km2 | 10,322 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [1] |
| 2 | Ballysillan | 5,626 | 7.8% | 83.3% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 1.11 km2 | 5,068 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [2] |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 5,330 | 71% | 23.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 1.18 km2 | 4,517 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [3] |
| 4 | Legoniel | 6,409 | 48.2% | 45.4% | 0.8% | 5.6% | 8.82 km2 | 727 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [4] |
| 5 | New Lodge | 4,950 | 89.2% | 7.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.72 km2 | 6,875 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [5] |
| 6 | Water Works | 5,829 | 87.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 1.27 km2 | 4,590 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [6] |
| Oldpark | 34,131 | 65.6% | 29.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 13.68 km2 | 2,495 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | ||
Councillors
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
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| 2014 | Julie-Anne Corr (PUP) |
Gareth McKee (DUP) |
Nichola Mallon (SDLP) |
Mary Clarke (Sinn Féin) |
JJ Magee (Sinn Féin) |
Gerard McCabe (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2011 | Ian Crozier (DUP) |
Daniel Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2005 | Fred Cobain (UUP) |
Nelson McCausland (DUP) |
Alban Maginness (SDLP) |
Margaret McClenaghan (Sinn Féin) |
Carál Ní Chuilín (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2001 | Billy Hutchinson (PUP) |
Martin Morgan (SDLP) |
Gerard Brophy (Sinn Féin) |
Eoin O'Broin (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1997 | Fred Proctor (UUP) |
Paddy McManus (Sinn Féin) |
Mick Conlon (Sinn Féin) |
Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1993 | Fred Rodgers (UUP) |
Joe Austin (Sinn Féin) |
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| 1989 | William Gault (UUP) |
Brian Feeney (SDLP) |
Gerard McGuigan (Sinn Féin) |
Seamus Lynch (Workers' Party) |
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| 1985 | Peter Lunn (DUP) |
Bobby Lavery (Sinn Féin) |
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2011 Elections
| Belfast City Council elections, 2011[7] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| DUP | Ian Crozier | 1,770 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Maskey | 1,573 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerard McCabe | 1,492 | |
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Lavery | 1,370 | |
| SDLP | Nichola Mallon | 1,184 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Clarke | 1,180 | |
| DUP | Gareth McKee | 917 | |
| UUP | Fred Rodgers | 540 | |
| Irish Republican Socialist | Paul Little | 379 | |
| Alliance | James McClure | 303 | |
| Independent | Martin McAuley | 146 | |
| Turnout | 10,584 | ||
| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
See also
- Belfast City Council
- Electoral wards of Belfast
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- Members of Belfast City Council
References
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- ↑ Elections 2011: Oldpark, Belfast City Council
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