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Pottinger (District Electoral Area)

Pottinger (District Electoral Area)

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Pottinger was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1985 to 2014. Located in the east of the city, the district elected six members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Orangefield, Ravenhill, The Mount, and Woodstock.

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The wards of Ravenhill and Woodstock were part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, while the other four were part of the Belfast East Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.

The district was bounded to the west by the River Lagan and the Ormeau Road, to the north by the Newtownards Road, to the east by Greenville Park and North Road and the Borough of Castlereagh to the south.

At the 2001 census the district had a Protestant majority, however there was also a large Catholic minority, particularly in areas such as the Short Strand, which is separated from the mainly unionist Cluan Place by one of the many peace lines in the district.

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, when it largely replaced the former electoral Area A. Five of the six wards came from Area A with the Bloomfield ward added from Area B. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections, when all of its wards except Orangefield formed part of a new Titanic district electoral area. The Orangefield ward became part of a new Lisnasharragh district electoral area.

Amenities

New stand at the Ravenhill Stadium, home of the Ulster Rugby team.

Amenities in the Pottinger district electoral area include:

Wards

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Councillors

Gate in the peace line to enter the Short Strand.
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2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

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    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

    2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Sinn Féin

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      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

      1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

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        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

        1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance

        1993-1997 Change: PUP gain from DUP

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          1993 Election

          1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist

          1993: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

          1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

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            1989 Election

            1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

            1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist

            1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP

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              1985 Election

              1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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                See also

                References

                1. [1]
                  "Ward Information for Ballymacarrett ward 95GG04". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                2. [2]
                  "Ward Information for Bloomfield (Belfast) ward 95GG11". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                3. [3]
                  "Ward Information for Orangefield ward 95GG36". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                4. [4]
                  "Ward Information for Ravenhill ward 95GG37". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                5. [5]
                  "Ward Information for The Mount ward 95GG44". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                6. [6]
                  "Ward Information for Woodstock ward 95GG50". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
                7. [7]
                  "Pottinger Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                8. [8]
                  "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                9. [9]
                  "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                10. [10]
                  "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                11. [11]
                  "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                12. [12]
                  "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                13. [13]
                  "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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