Botanic (District Electoral Area)
Electoral division of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Botanic Botanic DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Created 2014 Seats 5 (2014–) Councillors Áine Groogan (GPNI ) Tracy Kelly (DUP ) Emmet McDonough-Brown (APNI ) Conor McKay (SF ) Gary McKeown (SDLP )
Botanic is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast , Northern Ireland.[ 1] Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Blackstaff; Central; Ormeau; Stranmillis, and Windsor.[ 2] Balmoral , forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament . It covers large parts of the centre and southern parts of the city.
It was created for the 2014 local elections , largely replacing the Laganbank DEA , which had existed since 1985. The DEA is named after Belfast's Botanic Gardens .
Education
Botanic is the location for several of the city's most important education establishments, including Queen's University Belfast , Stranmillis University College and Union Theological College . The location of these institutions in close proximity saw the area's popularity among students increase, particularly in the Holyland area.
The area is also home to some of the most prominent schools, including Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School and the academically less demanding schools, Methodist College Belfast and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution .
Culture
Botanic Gardens The portion of Botanic to the west of the River Lagan, based around Queen's University, forms the Queen's Quarter , and contains many of the key cultural facilities within the city. The Quarter is home the Brian Friel Theatre , the Crescent Arts Centre , the Elmwood Hall , the Lyric Theatre , the Naughton Gallery at Queen's , the Queen's Film Theatre and the Ulster Museum .
As well as the Queen's Quarter, there are a number of important cultural attractions within the wider DEA section of the city centre, including the Grand Opera House , the Linen Hall Library , the Ulster Hall , the Ulster Orchestra and the Waterfront Hall .
Other amenities
Other noteworthy amenities in the Botanic district electoral area include:
Councillors
2023 Results
2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x SDLP
2023: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green
2019–2023 Change: No change
Botanic - 5 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Gary McKeown*
17.76%
1,881
DUP
Tracy Kelly*
12.95%
1,372
1,372.42
1,382.48
1,525.54
1,529.54
1,717.90
2,342.90
Alliance
Emmet McDonough-Brown*
10.25%
1,086
1,118.94
1,144.48
1,150.48
1,182.02
1,263.56
1,275.62
1,298.62
1,951.62
Sinn Féin
John Gormley* †
14.47%
1,533
1,543.80
1,560.22
1,562.22
1,584.28
1,587.34
1,588.46
1,591.46
1,602.18
Green (NI)
Áine Groogan *9.50%
1,006
1,023.88
1,080.66
1,089.72
1,299.68
1,343.16
1,355.16
1,394.16
1,544.34
Sinn Féin
Emma-Jane Faulkner
9.89%
1,048
1,061.08
1,081.44
1,087.50
1,127.86
1,132.92
1,135.92
1,135.92
1,157.06
Alliance
Chris Ogle
6.87%
728
754.76
768.42
772.42
821.90
880.44
895.50
912.50
DUP
Darren Leighton
6.13%
649
649.24
656.30
708.30
709.36
765.36
UUP
Jeffrey Dudgeon
3.59%
380
381.98
399.16
477.28
484.34
People Before Profit
Sipho Sibanda
2.91%
308
310.58
406.88
408.88
TUV
Billy Dickson
2.95%
312
312.30
316.36
Socialist Party
Neil Moore
1.41%
149
150.68
Workers' Party
Paddy Lynn
0.84%
89
90.62
NI Conservatives
Idris Maiga
0.49%
52
52.66
Electorate: 23,049 Valid: 10,593 (45.96%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,766 Turnout: 10,755 (46.66%)
2019 Results
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP
Botanic - 5 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Green (NI)
Áine Groogan 14.39%
1,401
1,419
1,423
1,436
1,447
1,632
DUP
Tracy Kelly
14.02%
1,365
1,389
1,498
1,498
1,579
1,582
1,665
Sinn Féin
Deirdre Hargey 13.61%
1,325
1,332
1,332
1,510
1,512
1,556
1,558
1,639
Alliance
Emmet McDonough-Brown *
11.74%
1,143
1,155
1,158
1,167
1,170
1,232
1,301
1,432
1,433.77
1,437.68
2,118.68
SDLP
Gary McKeown
10.36%
1,009
1,020
1,021
1,039
1,042
1,091
1,119
1,363
1,363
1,372.2
1,500.12
DUP
Graham Craig*
6.32%
615
633
653
653
700
702
829
878
916.35
916.58
931.17
Alliance
Micky Murray
7.74%
754
755
758
762
765
786
824
902
902.59
903.97
Independent
Declan Boyle*
6.25%
609
612
613
616
623
634
663
UUP
Richard Kennedy
3.42%
333
341
363
363
437
445
People Before Profit
Paul Loughran
3.93%
383
415
418
420
422
South Belfast Unionists
Billy Dickson
2.39%
233
247
256
256
Sinn Féin
Caitríona Mallaghan
2.35%
229
229
229
PUP
Ian Shanks
1.75%
170
178
Workers' Party
Paddy Lynn
0.89%
87
TUV
John Hiddleston
0.84%
82
Electorate: 21,987 Valid: 9,738 (44.29%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,624 Turnout: 9,842 (44.76%)
2014 Results
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
Botanic - 5 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
DUP
Ruth Patterson * ‡–
14.10%
1,268
1,268
1,280
1,282
1,284
1,508
Alliance
Emmet McDonough-Brown
9.37%
843
850
865
881
925
925
1,011
1,061
1,065
1,706
Sinn Féin
Deirdre Hargey 14.74%
1,326
1,343
1,346
1,370
1,377
1,378
1,393
1,479
1,483
1,520
SDLP
Declan Boyle ‡
10.80%
971
978
983
992
1,007
1,009
1,034
1,344
1,347
1,405
1,473.4
UUP
Graham Craig ‡
8.52%
766
767
795
798
808
858
897
900
1,333
1,357
1,380.6
Green (NI)
Clare Bailey
8.58%
772
792
806
860
876
879
973
994
1,010
1,141
1,253.8
Alliance
Duncan Morrow
8.55%
769
770
775
787
812
815
878
929
939
TUV
Billy Dickson
5.66%
509
509
516
519
521
579
588
593
SDLP
Patrick McCarthy *
5.89%
530
545
552
559
565
565
576
NI21
Eileen Chan-Hu
2.90%
261
264
271
278
398
400
PUP
Ewan Suttie
3.90%
351
351
353
356
357
NI21
Ben Matthews
2.59%
233
235
247
254
Socialist Party
Paddy Meehan
1.82%
164
172
173
NI Conservatives
Ben Manton
1.39%
125
127
Workers' Party
Paddy Lynn
1.18%
106
Electorate: 19,462 Valid: 8,994 (46.21%) Spoilt: 192 Quota: 1,500 Turnout: 9,186 (47.20%)
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