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Lower Falls (District Electoral Area)

April 11, 2024

Lower Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas 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 Beechmount; Clonard; Falls; Upper Springfield; and Whiterock. Lower Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Upper Falls district took its name from the Falls Road, one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city.

Lower Falls
District Electoral Area
Map showing Lower Falls wards within Belfast
Population(2008 Estimate)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
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UK Parliament
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Antrim

History edit

Lower Falls was created for the 1985 local elections. The Falls and Clonard wards had previously been in Area F, with the remaining wards part of Area D. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections. The Falls and Clonard wards joined the Court District Electoral Area, while the remaining wards became part of a new Black Mountain District Electoral Area.

Wards edit

Map Ward Population
(2011 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Beechmount 5,485 90.8% 6.1% 0.6% 2.5% 0.84 km2 6,530/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [1]
2 Clonard 4,975 90.5% 6.4% 0.6% 2.6% 0.61 km2 8,156/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [2]
3 Falls 5,184 87.6% 7.5% 2.3% 2.6% 1.2 km2 4,320/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [3]
4 Upper Springfield 5,250 93.5% 4.6% 0.3% 1.6% 2.5 km2 2,100/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [4]
5 Whiterock 5,694 93.1% 4.7% 0.3% 1.8% 0.78 km2 7,300/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [5]
Lower Falls 26,588 91.1% 5.8% 0.3% 1.8% 5.93 km2 4,484 /km2 Belfast West Belfast West

Councillors edit

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Tom Hartley
(Sinn Féin) 		Jim McVeigh
(Sinn Féin) 		Steven Corr
(Sinn Féin) 		Janice Austin
(Sinn Féin) 		Colin Keenan
(SDLP)
2005 Marie Moore
(Sinn Féin) 		Máire Cush
(Sinn Féin) 		Fra McCann
(Sinn Féin)
2001 Margaret Walsh
(SDLP)
1997 Seán McKnight
(Sinn Féin)
1993 Mary Muldoon
(SDLP) 		Patsy McGeown
(Sinn Féin)
1989 Elizabeth Fitzsimons
(Sinn Féin) 		Seán McKnight
(Sinn Féin) 		Joe Hendron
(SDLP)
1985 Seán Keenan
(Sinn Féin) 		Will Glendinning
(Alliance)

2011 Election edit

2005: 5 x Sinn Féin

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Lower Falls - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Janice Austin* 19.66% 1,920        
Sinn Féin Steven Corr 16.10% 1,572 1,583.85 1,603.85 1,618 1,677
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 15.99% 1,561 1,566.1 1,581.1 1,602.25 1,666.25
Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh 15.33% 1,497 1,499.7 1,531 1,544.15 1,600.45
SDLP Colin Keenan 10.24% 1,000 1,003.15 1,058.15 1,214.15 1,326.15
Sinn Féin Breige Brownlee 8.33% 813 1,070.7 1,109 1,123 1,188.3
éirígí John McCusker 6.63% 647 647.6 723.6 748.6  
Workers' Party John Lowry 4.08% 398 398.45 430.45    
Irish Republican Socialist Jim Gorman 2.14% 209 209.75      
Socialist Party Pat Lawlor 1.52% 148 148.5      
Electorate: 17,238   Valid: 9,765 (56.65%)   Spoilt: 305   Quota: 1,628   Turnout: 10,070 (58.42%)  

2005 Election edit

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005: 5 x Sinn Féin

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Lower Falls - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 19.42% 2,071      
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 19.17% 2,045      
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 18.39% 1,962      
Sinn Féin Máire Cush* 15.33% 1,764 1,797    
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 11.67% 1,245 1,253 1,528.1 1,764.42
SDLP Margaret Walsh* 11.86% 1,265 1,439 1,449.95 1,476.27
Workers' Party John Lowry 2.94% 314      
Electorate: 16,334   Valid: 10,666 (65.30%)   Spoilt: 392   Quota: 1,778   Turnout: 11,058 (67.70%)  

2001 Election edit

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

Lower Falls - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 18.97% 2,399        
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 18.59% 2,351        
Sinn Féin Máire Cush 17.63% 2,230        
SDLP Margaret Walsh* 15.94% 2,016 2,262      
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 15.16% 1,917 1,928 1,955.17 1,977.94 1,996.94
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight* 9.86% 1,247 1,272 1,521.99 1,735.83 1,761.83
Workers' Party John Lowry 3.86% 488        
Electorate: 18,349   Valid: 12,648 (68.93%)   Spoilt: 581   Quota: 2,109   Turnout: 13,229 (72.10%)  

1997 Election edit

1993: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: No change

Lower Falls - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 19.65% 2,420      
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 18.56% 2,286      
SDLP Margaret Walsh 14.32% 1,764 1,775.4 2,248.7  
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley* 16.42% 2,022 2,047.05 2,061.05  
Sinn Féin Marie Moore* 14.70% 1,810 1,822.15 1,829.15 2,033.65
Sinn Féin Janice Austin 10.34% 1,274 1,581.35 1,606.25 1,625.75
Workers' Party John Lowry 3.80% 468 468.75    
SDLP Mary White 1.84% 227 227.9    
Alliance Keith Jacques 0.37% 45 45.3    
Electorate: 19,372   Valid: 12,316 (63.58%)   Spoilt: 390   Quota: 2,053   Turnout: 12,706 (65.59%)  

1993 Election edit

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1993: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Lower Falls - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Tom Hartley 19.79% 2,573          
Sinn Féin Fra McCann* 18.40% 2,393          
Sinn Féin Patrick McGeown 18.09% 2,352          
Sinn Féin Marie Moore 14.97% 1,946 2,316.77        
SDLP Mary Muldoon* 13.45% 1,749 1,760.39 1,832.92 1,929.38 2,030.98 2,325.98
SDLP Margaret Walsh 7.59% 987 991.93 1,049.44 1,134.77 1,165.97 1,306.48
Workers' Party John Lowry 6.11% 794 804.37 831.54 874.47 924.07  
Alliance Patrick Woods 0.83% 108 109.87        
Democratic Left Mary McMahon 0.78% 101 105.24        
Electorate: 19,978   Valid: 13,003 (65.09%)   Spoilt: 509   Quota: 2,168   Turnout: 13,512 (67.63%)  

1989 Election edit

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Lower Falls - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Joe Hendron* 23.51% 2,748        
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 19.73% 2,307        
Sinn Féin Elizabeth Fitzsimons* 15.10% 1,765 1,786.7 1,816.25 1,849.69 1,885.5
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight* 12.22% 1,428 1,461.48 1,466.72 1,750.56 1,774.62
SDLP Mary Muldoon 5.03% 588 1,196.84 1,257.51 1,261.19 1,738.98
Sinn Féin Richard May 13.91% 1,626 1,634.68 1,637.68 1,651.92 1,679.45
Workers' Party Mary McMahon 9.35% 1,093 1,186 1,218.75 1,224.19  
Alliance Derrick Crothers 1.15% 135 164.45      
Electorate: 20,095   Valid: 11,690 (58.17%)   Spoilt: 570   Quota: 1,949   Turnout: 12,260 (61.01%)  

1985 Election edit

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Lower Falls - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Joe Hendron* 22.06% 2,606      
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 16.41% 1,939 1,963 1,985.4  
Alliance Will Glendinning* 9.42% 1,113 1,195 1,549.48 2,015.48
Sinn Féin Sean Keenan 14.83% 1,752 1,764 1,795.36 1,845.2
Sinn Féin Elizabeth Fitzsimons 13.50% 1,595 1,609 1,649.6 1,697.4
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 12.42% 1,467 1,472 1,499.44 1,552.4
Workers' Party Mary McMahon 9.44% 1,115 1,168 1,312.2  
SDLP Sean Mullan 1.35% 159      
Communist Desmond Murray 0.57% 67      
Electorate: 21,058   Valid: 11,813 (56.10%)   Spoilt: 450   Quota: 1,969   Turnout: 12,263 (58.23%)  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ward Information for Beechmount ward 95GG07". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Clonard ward 95GG18". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Falls ward 95GG21". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Upper Springfield ward 95GG46". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Ward Information for Whiterock ward 95GG48". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Lower Falls Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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Lower Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas 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 Beechmount Clonard Falls Upper Springfield and Whiterock Lower Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament The district along with the neighbouring Upper Falls district took its name from the Falls Road one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city Lower Falls District Electoral AreaMap showing Lower Falls wards within BelfastPopulation 2008 Estimate DistrictBelfast City CouncilCountyCounty AntrimCountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomUK ParliamentBelfast WestNI AssemblyBelfast WestList of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Councillors 4 2011 Election 5 2005 Election 6 2001 Election 7 1997 Election 8 1993 Election 9 1989 Election 10 1985 Election 11 See also 12 ReferencesHistory editLower Falls was created for the 1985 local elections The Falls and Clonard wards had previously been in Area F with the remaining wards part of Area D It was abolished for the 2014 local elections The Falls and Clonard wards joined the Court District Electoral Area while the remaining wards became part of a new Black Mountain District Electoral Area Wards editMap Ward Population 2011 Census Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref1 Beechmount 5 485 90 8 6 1 0 6 2 5 0 84 km2 6 530 km2 Belfast West Belfast West 1 2 Clonard 4 975 90 5 6 4 0 6 2 6 0 61 km2 8 156 km2 Belfast West Belfast West 2 3 Falls 5 184 87 6 7 5 2 3 2 6 1 2 km2 4 320 km2 Belfast West Belfast West 3 4 Upper Springfield 5 250 93 5 4 6 0 3 1 6 2 5 km2 2 100 km2 Belfast West Belfast West 4 5 Whiterock 5 694 93 1 4 7 0 3 1 8 0 78 km2 7 300 km2 Belfast West Belfast West 5 Lower Falls 26 588 91 1 5 8 0 3 1 8 5 93 km2 4 484 km2 Belfast West Belfast WestCouncillors editElection Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party 2011 Tom Hartley Sinn Fein Jim McVeigh Sinn Fein Steven Corr Sinn Fein Janice Austin Sinn Fein Colin Keenan SDLP 2005 Marie Moore Sinn Fein Maire Cush Sinn Fein Fra McCann Sinn Fein 2001 Margaret Walsh SDLP 1997 Sean McKnight Sinn Fein 1993 Mary Muldoon SDLP Patsy McGeown Sinn Fein 1989 Elizabeth Fitzsimons Sinn Fein Sean McKnight Sinn Fein Joe Hendron SDLP 1985 Sean Keenan Sinn Fein Will Glendinning Alliance 2011 Election edit2005 5 x Sinn Fein2011 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP2005 2011 Change SDLP gain from Sinn Fein Lower Falls 5 seats 6 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Sinn Fein Janice Austin 19 66 1 920 Sinn Fein Steven Corr 16 10 1 572 1 583 85 1 603 85 1 618 1 677Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 15 99 1 561 1 566 1 1 581 1 1 602 25 1 666 25Sinn Fein Jim McVeigh 15 33 1 497 1 499 7 1 531 1 544 15 1 600 45SDLP Colin Keenan 10 24 1 000 1 003 15 1 058 15 1 214 15 1 326 15Sinn Fein Breige Brownlee 8 33 813 1 070 7 1 109 1 123 1 188 3eirigi John McCusker 6 63 647 647 6 723 6 748 6 Workers Party John Lowry 4 08 398 398 45 430 45 Irish Republican Socialist Jim Gorman 2 14 209 209 75 Socialist Party Pat Lawlor 1 52 148 148 5 Electorate 17 238 Valid 9 765 56 65 Spoilt 305 Quota 1 628 Turnout 10 070 58 42 2005 Election edit2001 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP2005 5 x Sinn Fein2001 2005 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Lower Falls 5 seats 7 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Sinn Fein Janice Austin 19 42 2 071 Sinn Fein Fra McCann 19 17 2 045 Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 18 39 1 962 Sinn Fein Maire Cush 15 33 1 764 1 797 Sinn Fein Marie Moore 11 67 1 245 1 253 1 528 1 1 764 42SDLP Margaret Walsh 11 86 1 265 1 439 1 449 95 1 476 27Workers Party John Lowry 2 94 314 Electorate 16 334 Valid 10 666 65 30 Spoilt 392 Quota 1 778 Turnout 11 058 67 70 2001 Election edit1997 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP2001 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP1997 2001 Change No change Lower Falls 5 seats 8 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5Sinn Fein Fra McCann 18 97 2 399 Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 18 59 2 351 Sinn Fein Maire Cush 17 63 2 230 SDLP Margaret Walsh 15 94 2 016 2 262 Sinn Fein Marie Moore 15 16 1 917 1 928 1 955 17 1 977 94 1 996 94Sinn Fein Sean McKnight 9 86 1 247 1 272 1 521 99 1 735 83 1 761 83Workers Party John Lowry 3 86 488 Electorate 18 349 Valid 12 648 68 93 Spoilt 581 Quota 2 109 Turnout 13 229 72 10 1997 Election edit1993 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP1997 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP1993 1997 Change No change Lower Falls 5 seats 9 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Sinn Fein Fra McCann 19 65 2 420 Sinn Fein Sean McKnight 18 56 2 286 SDLP Margaret Walsh 14 32 1 764 1 775 4 2 248 7 Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 16 42 2 022 2 047 05 2 061 05 Sinn Fein Marie Moore 14 70 1 810 1 822 15 1 829 15 2 033 65Sinn Fein Janice Austin 10 34 1 274 1 581 35 1 606 25 1 625 75Workers Party John Lowry 3 80 468 468 75 SDLP Mary White 1 84 227 227 9 Alliance Keith Jacques 0 37 45 45 3 Electorate 19 372 Valid 12 316 63 58 Spoilt 390 Quota 2 053 Turnout 12 706 65 59 1993 Election edit1989 3 x Sinn Fein 2 x SDLP1993 4 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP1989 1993 Change Sinn Fein gain from SDLP Lower Falls 5 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Sinn Fein Tom Hartley 19 79 2 573 Sinn Fein Fra McCann 18 40 2 393 Sinn Fein Patrick McGeown 18 09 2 352 Sinn Fein Marie Moore 14 97 1 946 2 316 77 SDLP Mary Muldoon 13 45 1 749 1 760 39 1 832 92 1 929 38 2 030 98 2 325 98SDLP Margaret Walsh 7 59 987 991 93 1 049 44 1 134 77 1 165 97 1 306 48Workers Party John Lowry 6 11 794 804 37 831 54 874 47 924 07 Alliance Patrick Woods 0 83 108 109 87 Democratic Left Mary McMahon 0 78 101 105 24 Electorate 19 978 Valid 13 003 65 09 Spoilt 509 Quota 2 168 Turnout 13 512 67 63 1989 Election edit1985 3 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1 x Alliance1989 3 x Sinn Fein 2 x SDLP1985 1989 Change SDLP gain from Alliance Lower Falls 5 seats 11 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5SDLP Joe Hendron 23 51 2 748 Sinn Fein Fra McCann 19 73 2 307 Sinn Fein Elizabeth Fitzsimons 15 10 1 765 1 786 7 1 816 25 1 849 69 1 885 5Sinn Fein Sean McKnight 12 22 1 428 1 461 48 1 466 72 1 750 56 1 774 62SDLP Mary Muldoon 5 03 588 1 196 84 1 257 51 1 261 19 1 738 98Sinn Fein Richard May 13 91 1 626 1 634 68 1 637 68 1 651 92 1 679 45Workers Party Mary McMahon 9 35 1 093 1 186 1 218 75 1 224 19 Alliance Derrick Crothers 1 15 135 164 45 Electorate 20 095 Valid 11 690 58 17 Spoilt 570 Quota 1 949 Turnout 12 260 61 01 1985 Election edit1985 3 x Sinn Fein 1 x SDLP 1 x Alliance Lower Falls 5 seats 12 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4SDLP Joe Hendron 22 06 2 606 Sinn Fein Sean McKnight 16 41 1 939 1 963 1 985 4 Alliance Will Glendinning 9 42 1 113 1 195 1 549 48 2 015 48Sinn Fein Sean Keenan 14 83 1 752 1 764 1 795 36 1 845 2Sinn Fein Elizabeth Fitzsimons 13 50 1 595 1 609 1 649 6 1 697 4Sinn Fein Fra McCann 12 42 1 467 1 472 1 499 44 1 552 4Workers Party Mary McMahon 9 44 1 115 1 168 1 312 2 SDLP Sean Mullan 1 35 159 Communist Desmond Murray 0 57 67 Electorate 21 058 Valid 11 813 56 10 Spoilt 450 Quota 1 969 Turnout 12 263 58 23 See also editBelfast City Council Electoral wards of Belfast Local government in Northern Ireland Members of Belfast City CouncilReferences edit Ward Information for Beechmount ward 95GG07 NISRA Retrieved 22 December 2013 Ward Information for Clonard ward 95GG18 NISRA Retrieved 22 December 2013 Ward Information for Falls ward 95GG21 NISRA Retrieved 22 December 2013 Ward Information for Upper Springfield ward 95GG46 NISRA Retrieved 22 December 2013 Ward Information for Whiterock ward 95GG48 NISRA Retrieved 22 December 2013 Lower Falls Result Sheet PDF EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 2005 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 2001 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 1997 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 1993 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 1989 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Local Government Results 1985 EONI Retrieved 8 July 2021 Retrieved from https en 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