Balmoral (District Electoral Area)

Balmoral
Balmoral
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
	Balmoral DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	5 (1985-1993); 6 (1993–2014); 5 (2014–)
Councillors	Sarah Louise Bunting (DUP); Donal Lyons (SDLP); Geraldine McAteer (SF); Micky Murray (APNI); Gareth Spratt (DUP);

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 Area C, which it effectively replaced, with the final ward, Blackstaff, coming from 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.

Wards (1985–2011)

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.

Election			Councillor (Party)
2023			Five seats from 2014
2022 Co-Option	Micky Murray (Alliance Party)	Donal Lyons (SDLP)			Geraldine McAteer (Sinn Féin)	Gareth Spratt (DUP)	Sarah Louise Bunting (DUP)
2020 Co-Option	Kate Nicholl (Alliance Party)					Gareth Spratt (DUP)
2019						David Graham (DUP)
2016 Co-Option (2)						David Graham (DUP)	Jeffrey Dudgeon (UUP)
2016 Co-Option (1)	Paula Bradshaw (Alliance Party)					Christopher Stalford (DUP)
2015 Co-Option
2014 Co-Option		Claire Hanna (SDLP)
2014					Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin)
2011	Tom Ekin (Alliance Party)			Bernie Kelly (SDLP)	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin)	Ruth Patterson (DUP)	Bob Stoker (UUP)
2005		Carmel Hanna (SDLP)		Bernie Kelly (SDLP)	Jim Kirkpatrick (DUP)
2001				Catherine Molloy (SDLP)	Margaret Crooks (UUP)
1997				Catherine Molloy (SDLP)		Harry Smith (DUP)
1993	Philip McGarry (Alliance Party)	Dorita Field (SDLP)		Harry Smith (DUP)		Joan Parkes (DUP)	Jim Kirkpatrick (UUP)
1989	Mark Long (Alliance Party)	Dorita Field (SDLP)	Five seats from 1985-1993
1985	John Montgomery (Alliance Party)	Billy Dickson (DUP)

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 Elections

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein

2023:

2019-2023 Change:

2019 Elections

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[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	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 Elections

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x UUP

Balmoral - 5 seats[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
	Ulster Unionist	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 Elections

Windsor Park is the home of the Northern Ireland football team.

References

"Ward Information for Blackstaff ward 95GG10". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Ward Information for Finaghy ward 95GG23". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Ward Information for Malone ward 95GG33". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Ward Information for Musgrave ward 95GG34". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Ward Information for Upper Malone ward 95GG45". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Ward Information for Windsor ward 95GG49". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
"Balmoral - Election results 2019". Belfast City Council.
"Balmoral - Election results 2014". Belfast City Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.

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[1] "Ward Information for Blackstaff ward 95GG10". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[2] "Ward Information for Finaghy ward 95GG23". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[3] "Ward Information for Malone ward 95GG33". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[4] "Ward Information for Musgrave ward 95GG34". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[5] "Ward Information for Upper Malone ward 95GG45". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[6] "Ward Information for Windsor ward 95GG49". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[B2019-7] "Balmoral - Election results 2019". Belfast City Council.

[B2014-8] "Balmoral - Election results 2014". Belfast City Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.

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