Balmoral (District Electoral Area)
Electoral division of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Balmoral Balmoral DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Created 1985 Seats 5 (1985-1993) Councillors
Balmoral DEA (1993-2014) within Belfast Balmoral (from the Irish : Baile Mhoireil ) is the most southern of ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast , Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Belvoir; Finaghy ; Malone; Musgrave; Windsor; and Upper Malone. Balmoral, along with neighbouring Botanic , forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament .
The district is bounded to the west and south west by the M1 Motorway , to east and south east by the River Lagan , to the east and north east by the Malone Road and to the north by Belfast City Hospital , Queen's University Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital .
The Lisburn Road is the main arterial route through the centre of the district, which also contains a number of public facilities including: the King's Hall conference and exhibition centre, the Musgrave Park Hospital , Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park and Windsor Park , the home ground of the Northern Ireland national football team . It is served by the Adelaide , Balmoral and Finaghy railway stations.
History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections , where it contained five wards. Four of the wards came from the abolished Belfast Area C , which it effectively replaced, with the final ward, Blackstaff, coming from Belfast Area F . From the 1993 local elections to the 2011 elections, the area contained six wards, following the creation of the Musgrave ward. For the 2014 local elections , it lost the wards of Blackstaff and Windsor and gained the Belvoir ward, which had previously been part of the abolished Castlereagh Borough Council. This was as a result of the 2014 Local Government Reform .
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Map
Ward
Population (2011 Census)
Catholic
Protestant
Other
No Religion
Area
Density
NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1
Blackstaff 3,998
15%
71.5%
1.8%
11.7%
1.92 km2
2,082/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 1]
2
Finaghy 4,555
49.2%
42.6%
2.6%
5.6%
2.59 km2
1,759/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 2]
3
Malone 5,555
61.2%
30.3%
2.3%
6.3%
2.18 km2
2,548/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 3]
4
Musgrave 4,927
60.6%
32.9%
1.7%
4.8%
1.78 km2
2,768/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 4]
5
Upper Malone 4,841
29.4%
60.1%
2.5%
8.1%
4.32 km2
1,121/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 5]
6
Windsor 8,141
41.6%
40.7%
5.8%
11.8%
0.92 km2
8,849/km2
Belfast South Belfast South [ 6]
Balmoral 32,017
43.8%
44.8%
3.1%
8.3%
13.71 km2
2,335/km2
Councillors
The King's Hall is a multi-purpose venue located in Balmoral. In May 2011, Councillors Tom Ekin , Ruth Patterson and Bob Stoker were appointed as Aldermen by Belfast City Council. Alderman Ruth Patterson also served as Deputy Lord Mayor , 2011–12, while Mairtin O'Muilleoir is serving as Lord Mayor for 2013–14.
2023 Election
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein
2023: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Balmoral - 5 seats[ 7] [ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Geraldine McAteer * †
19.91%
2,037
SDLP
Donal Lyons*
15.80%
1,616
1,641.28
1,894.28
Alliance
Tara Brooks
14.88%
1,522
1,530.64
1,555.28
1,729.28
DUP
Sarah Bunting*
14.79%
1,513
1,513.32
1,514.32
1,523.32
1,524.98
1,722.98
Alliance
Micky Murray *10.66%
1,090
1,096.72
1,121.16
1,197.16
1,324.15
1,501.12
1,788.12
DUP
Gareth Spratt*
7.99%
817
817
818
825
825
940
941
Sinn Féin
Seán Napier
4.17%
427
699.80
716.72
755
806.46
809.46
UUP
Joshua Lowry
5.39%
551
551.16
554.16
567.16
574.63
Green (NI)
Lauren Kendall
3.26%
333
334.60
340.08
SDLP
Sarah Mulgrew
3.16%
323
332.12
Electorate: 18,691 Valid: 10,229 (54.73%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,705 Turnout: 10,376 (55.51%)
2019 Election
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Balmoral - 5 seats[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alliance
Kate Nicholl 20.00%
1,842
DUP
David Graham †
15.62%
1,442
1,447.44
1,494.44
1,705.44
SDLP
Dónal Lyons *
14.18%
1,306
1,374.51
1,396.55
1,461.75
1,469.94
1,608.94
DUP
Sarah Bunting
11.12%
1,025
1,029.08
1,056.25
1,285.35
1,432.77
1,478.69
Sinn Féin
Geraldine McAteer *
13.93%
1,283
1,291.16
1,311.16
1,313.33
1,313.33
1,421.98
SDLP
Michael Mulhern
8.82%
813
863.15
896.55
930.31
934.86
1,233.18
Green (NI)
Caoimhe O'Connell
5.47%
504
616.37
752.02
862.6
870.79
UUP
Jeffrey Dudgeon *
7.16%
660
696.71
745.74
People Before Profit
Pádraigín Mervyn
2.19%
202
215.94
UKIP
William Traynor
1.44%
133
134.53
Electorate: 17,864 Valid: 9,210 (51.56%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 9,326 (52.21%)
2014 Election
This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform .
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 Change: SDLP loss due to the reduction of one seat
Balmoral - 5 seats[ 10]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sinn Féin
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 17.13%
1,525
SDLP
Claire Hanna 17.12%
1,524
Alliance
Paula Bradshaw 9.06%
806
809.66
812.42
830.6
896.05
986.43
989.46
1,435.23
1,748.23
DUP
Christopher Stalford 10.88%
968
968.36
968.52
981.54
986.54
1,000.54
1,233.58
1,234.58
1,247.47
1,256.5
UUP
Jeffrey Dudgeon 9.86%
878
878
878.2
908.2
917.2
955.22
1,129.22
1,141.26
1,170.51
1,191.5
DUP
Sarah Clarke
10.67%
950
950.09
950.23
956.23
957.23
966.23
1,063.23
1,069.25
1,083.16
1,090.2
SDLP
Justin Cartwright
6.62%
589
613.93
635.39
648.8
690.62
740.48
746.5
810.83
Alliance
Jamie Doyle
4.83%
430
434.71
437.47
454.65
515.39
594.08
601.13
PUP
Simon Rice
5.99%
533
533.03
533.11
544.11
546.11
553.14
NI21
Tina McKenzie
2.88%
256
257.38
258.32
325.81
349.12
Green (NI)
Elli Kontorravdis
2.52%
224
226.73
227.47
251.63
NI21
Barbara Neeson
0.83%
74
74.6
74.8
NI Conservatives
David Timson
0.83%
74
74.18
74.22
Independent
Gerard Collins
0.79%
70
70.57
70.81
Electorate: 17,107 Valid: 8,901 (52.03%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,484 Turnout: 9,032 (52.80%)
2011 Election
2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Alliance
Tom Ekin 17.70%
1,762
DUP
Ruth Patterson 15.60%
1,553
Sinn Féin
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.71%
1,465
SDLP
Claire Hanna 14.49%
1,443
UUP
Bob Stoker 9.26%
922
961.27
961.69
972.57
997.17
1,296.56
1,296.74
1,789.74
SDLP
Bernie Kelly *
7.09%
706
793.78
816.51
817.63
916.95
927.52
945.04
1,005.25
1,099.65
SDLP
Niall Kelly
7.46%
743
767.15
782.57
783.13
831.22
836.25
852.18
874.21
903.21
UUP
Jim Kirkpatrick *
5.80%
578
655.91
660.75
665.71
693.72
817.05
817.14
DUP
Sharon Simpson
3.98%
396
412.38
415.8
516.92
541.93
Green (NI)
Mark Simpson
2.83%
282
349.41
400.34
403.3
People Before Profit
Andrew King
1.07%
107
120.86
Electorate: 18,752 Valid: 9,957 (53.10%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,423 Turnout: 10,096 (53.84%)
2005 Election
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Carmel Hanna 17.34%
2,030
SDLP
Bernie Kelly
7.09%
906
908
1,137.84
1,949.84
Alliance
Tom Ekin 12.88%
1,508
1,524
1,559.19
1,613.31
1,755.9
UUP
Bob Stoker 10.08%
1,180
1,288
1,291.93
1,296.74
1,300.17
1,312.42
2,163.42
DUP
Jim Kirkpatrick 12.58%
1,473
1,484
1,485.19
1,485.19
1,487.15
1,488.13
1,642.79
1,934.39
DUP
Ruth Patterson 9.65%
1,130
1,180
1,180.17
1,183.51
1,183.51
1,184
1,261.66
1,452.46
1,706.11
Sinn Féin
Stiofán Long
10.26%
1,202
1,204
1,220.15
1,305.88
1,423.48
1,458.27
1,470.98
1,474.58
1,479.92
UUP
Esmond Birnie
9.61%
1,125
1,137
1,142.95
1,153.16
1,160.51
1,183.05
SDLP
Mary Kennedy
8.05%
943
943
991.96
Independent
Thomas Wilson
1.82%
213
Electorate: 18,382 Valid: 11,710 (63.70%) Spoilt: 192 Quota: 1,673 Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%)
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 13]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
SDLP
Carmel Hanna 22.60%
3,077
UUP
Mary Crooks 16.72%
2,276
UUP
Bob Stoker 14.93%
2,032
SDLP
Catherine Molloy *
7.25%
987
1,919.77
1,945.77
Alliance
Tom Ekin 12.37%
1,684
1,780.57
1,935.49
2,047.4
DUP
Ruth Patterson 10.11%
1,377
1,377.74
1,779.11
1,982.6
Sinn Féin
Stephen Long
9.91%
1,349
1,435.21
1,445.58
1,446.53
DUP
Thomas Morrow
3.09%
421
425.07
UUP
John Hiddleston
3.02%
411
415.44
Electorate: 20,958 Valid: 13,614 (64.96%) Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,945 Turnout: 13,873 (66.19%)
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 14]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
UUP
Mary Crooks 20.49%
2,329
SDLP
Carmel Hanna 16.85%
1,916
DUP
Harry Smith *
8.13%
924
969.9
969.9
979.3
983.3
1,034.5
1,129.5
1,690.5
UUP
Bob Stoker 8.35%
949
1,070.5
1,070.5
1,083.9
1,088.2
1,169.2
1,448.9
1,550.8
1,936.8
SDLP
Catherine Molloy
9.21%
1,047
1,048.2
1,310.55
1,328.55
1,415.2
1,422.5
1,423.65
1,424.25
1,426.65
1,430.65
Alliance
Tom Ekin 8.54%
971
986.3
994.4
1,017
1,086.05
1,099.35
1,119.95
1,127.15
1,227.55
1,305.55
Alliance
Philip McGarry*
8.43%
958
974.2
984.55
1,004.15
1,052.35
1,074.25
1,080.85
1,087.35
1,166.25
1,203.25
UUP
Gordon Lucy
2.67%
304
688.6
688.6
719.3
723.2
763.2
848.5
908.9
DUP
Joan Parkes
5.75%
654
712.5
712.5
719
721
779.9
804.5
Ulster Democratic
Heather Calvert
4.57%
520
534.1
534.25
535.55
549.15
662.05
PUP
Gordon McCrea
3.49%
397
415
415
422
433
NI Women's Coalition
Nuala Bradley
2.08%
236
238.4
241.7
267.75
Green (NI)
Mary Ringland
0.81%
92
95.3
95.75
NI Conservatives
Hubert Mullan
0.62%
71
80
80.15
Electorate: 22,826 Valid: 11,368 (49.80%) Spoilt: 245 Quota: 1,625 Turnout: 11,613 (50.88%)
1993 Election
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 15]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
SDLP
Dorita Field 19.12%
2,262
DUP
John Parkes *
17.55%
2,076
Alliance
Philip McGarry
10.76%
1,273
1,545.43
1,547.41
1,550.68
1,572.94
1,596.07
1,633.33
1,695.77
UUP
Mary Crooks 13.66%
1,616
1,617.89
1,638.59
1,639.22
1,640.22
1,644.4
1,644.58
1,649.85
1,790.85
UUP
Jim Kirkpatrick 11.80%
1,396
1,397.35
1,411.57
1,411.75
1,412.75
1,413.75
1,417.75
1,425.2
1,553.36
1,906.36
DUP
Harry Smith
5.89%
697
697.81
993.37
995.55
995.73
996.73
1,002.18
1,011.54
1,070.86
1,242.48
1,363.48
1,396.48
Alliance
Mark Long*
7.80%
923
1,065.02
1,066.46
1,068.46
1,078.69
1,101.01
1,149.61
1,222.54
1,298.24
1,310.14
1,325.14
1,357.14
UUP
Bob Stoker
5.17%
611
611
627.74
628.74
630.1
631.1
635.1
637.37
707.88
NI Conservatives
Esmond Birnie
2.36%
279
279.54
280.26
304.26
304.26
307.98
311.25
318.79
NI Conservatives
William Dickson
2.23%
264
264.81
276.33
276.51
276.51
279.51
292.78
296.05
Green (NI)
Roderick McAlister
1.05%
124
168.28
168.82
172.82
189.38
213.13
273.59
Independent Labour
Niall Cusack
0.96%
113
153.5
154.04
166.04
178.25
207.45
Democratic Left
Jean Craig
0.82%
97
117.52
118.06
118.06
133.81
Workers' Party
Shaun McKeown
0.40%
48
85.53
86.25
86.25
NI Conservatives
Hubert Mullan
0.42%
50
50.54
51.98
Electorate: 23,497 Valid: 11,829 (50.34%) Spoilt: 331 Quota: 1,690 Turnout: 12,160 (51.75%)
1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 16]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
Mary Crooks 18.97%
2,163
UUP
Jim Kirkpatrick 15.94%
1,818
1,968.72
DUP
John Parkes *
14.05%
1,602
1,631.76
1,997.76
Alliance
Mark Long
9.69%
1,105
1,111
1,178.68
1,182.37
1,188.37
2,118.37
SDLP
Dorita Field 14.35%
1,636
1,637.08
1,708.32
1,708.73
1,708.85
1,778.63
1,888.89
Ind. Unionist
William Dickson *
10.32%
1,177
1,207.84
1,418.56
1,505.89
1,558.09
1,639.9
1,743.87
Alliance
John Montgomery*
9.30%
1,061
1,067.24
1,152.32
1,157.65
1,162.09
DUP
Caroline Bingham
5.25%
599
626
Workers' Party
Shaun McKeown
2.14%
243
243.72
Electorate: 23,343 Valid: 11,404 (48.85%) Spoilt: 314 Quota: 1,901 Turnout: 11,718 (50.20%)
1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Balmoral - 6 seats[ 17]
Party
Candidate
FPv% Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
UUP
Mary Crooks 19.07%
2,438
UUP
Jim Kirkpatrick 14.23%
1,820
2,014.16
2,061.12
2,137.12
DUP
William Dickson 12.81%
1,638
1,660.56
1,676.68
1,931.32
2,321.32
Alliance
John Montgomery
10.37%
1,326
1,329.12
1,426.48
1,430.6
1,488.68
1,497.39
2,449.39
DUP
John Parkes
7.80%
998
1,009.28
1,032.64
1,281.76
1,536
1,691.44
1,780.22
1,908.19
SDLP
Dorita Field
10.42%
1,332
1,332.24
1,446.24
1,448.24
1,457.24
1,457.24
1,587.04
1,772.63
Alliance
David Cook *
8.15%
1,042
1,054
1,180.48
1,191.08
1,345.04
1,367.82
UUP
James Stewart *
8.38%
1,071
1,102.08
1,127.68
1,166.44
DUP
Clarke Gibson
7.80%
620
633.68
646.8
Labour Party NI
Stanley Graham
1.45%
186
187.08
Workers' Party
Shaun McKeown
1.04%
133
133.12
Ind. Unionist
Victor Brennan
0.99%
127
127.6
Ind. Unionist
William Stevenson*
0.44%
56
57.44
Electorate: 23,220 Valid: 12,787 (55.07%) Spoilt: 315 Quota: 2,132 Turnout: 13,102 (56.43%)
Windsor Park is the home of the Northern Ireland football team .
See also
References
Places adjacent to Balmoral (District Electoral Area)
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