Pottinger (District Electoral Area)

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.

Pottinger
District Electoral Area
Map showing Pottinger wards within Belfast
Area6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population31,272 (2008 Estimate)
• Density5,068/km2 (13,130/sq mi)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

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
MapWardPopulation
(2011 Census)		CatholicProtestantOtherNo ReligionAreaDensityNI AssemblyUK ParliamentRef
1Ballymacarrett4,90851.4%41.2%1.4%6.2%0.78 km26,292 /km2Belfast EastBelfast East[1]
2Bloomfield5,45316.1%69.7%1.7%12.5%0.74 km27,369 /km2Belfast EastBelfast East[2]
3Orangefield5,61911%77%1.4%10.6%1.46 km23,849 /km2Belfast EastBelfast East[3]
4Ravenhill6,04139.7%46.9%2%11.5%1.88 km23,213 /km2Belfast SouthBelfast South[4]
5The Mount5,59116.1%68.3%1.3%14.3%0.75 km27,455 /km2Belfast EastBelfast East[5]
6Woodstock5,44519.4%63.3%2.8%14.5%0.56 km29,723 /km2Belfast SouthBelfast South[6]
Pottinger33,05725.3%61.2%1.8%11.7%6.17 km25,358 /km2

Councillors
Gate in the peace line to enter the Short Strand.
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Máire Hendron
(Alliance)		 Niall Ó Donnghaile
(Sinn Féin)		 Adam Newton
(DUP)		 May Campbell
(DUP)		 Gavin Robinson
(DUP)		 John Kyle
(PUP)
2005 Reg Empey
(UUP)		 Margaret McKenzie
(DUP)		 Sammy Wilson
(DUP)		 David Ervine
(PUP)
2001 Joseph O'Donnell
(Sinn Féin)		 Margaret Clarke
(UUP)		 Harry Toan
(DUP)
1997 Mervyn Jones
(Alliance)		 Robert Cleland
(DUP)
1993 Sandy Blair
(UUP)		 Jim Walker
(DUP)
1989 Margaret Clarke
(UUP)		 Dorothy Dunlop
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Frank Leslie
(DUP)

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

Pottinger - 6 seats[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Alliance Máire Hendron* 19.89% 1,895                
DUP Gavin Robinson 15.99% 1,523                
Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 11.31% 1,077 1,085.96 1,086.91 1,086.91 1,091.15 1,117.43 1,128.07 1,155.55 1,373.55
PUP John Kyle 10.73% 1,022 1,084.72 1,091.76 1,101.04 1,109.04 1,112.36 1,176.89 1,210.81 1,257.85
DUP May Campbell* 11.03% 1,051 1,085.24 1,110.76 1,117.19 1,120.05 1,121.05 1,167.41 1,196.81 1,206.01
DUP Adam Newton 9.83% 936 971.84 1,082.61 1,083.72 1,086.79 1,086.79 1,109.97 1,129.71 1,138.63
Ulster Unionist Philip Robinson 8.25% 786 871.76 884.74 890.13 894.09 896.41 964.04 1,007.9 1,048.01
SDLP Séamas De Faoite 4.79% 456 553.92 554.03 555.35 561.59 588.19 615.15 705.91  
Green (NI) David Newman 2.34% 223 353.88 355.31 360.23 394.11 413.99 480.99    
TUV John Hiddleston 2.01% 191 199.64 200.52 206.84 209.16 210.48      
Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 150 163.12 163.67 165.07 177.67 190.27      
Workers' Party Kevin McNally 1.09% 104 111.68 111.79 115.43 125.31        
People Before Profit Donna Marie McCusker 0.73% 70 92.4 92.73 95.01          
Independent Karl Hedley 0.35% 33 42.28 42.83            
Independent Samuel Smyth 0.09% 9 10.6 10.93            
Electorate: 19,929   Valid: 9,526 (47.80%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 1,361   Turnout: 9,716 (48.75%)  

    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

    Pottinger - 6 seats[8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Sammy Wilson* 22.60% 2,385          
    Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 18.65% 1,968          
    DUP May Campbell 12.34% 1,302 1,530.29        
    PUP David Ervine* 10.95% 1,156 1,248.87 1,324.71 1,394.99 1,556.39  
    DUP Margaret McKenzie 6.79% 717 1,216.13 1,239.89 1,281.08 1,451.42 1,461.25
    Alliance Máire Hendron 7.53% 795 800.92 830.92 895.09 1,008.55 1,428.28
    Sinn Féin Deborah Devenny 8.94% 944 944 947.84 967.84 969.84 1,126.08
    SDLP Mary Muldoon 6.35% 670 672.22 677.26 743.18 766.22  
    Ulster Unionist Sonia Copeland 2.62% 277 303.64 524.92 644.92    
    Socialist Party Tommy Black 1.57% 163 165.96 168.36      
    Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 105 105.74 106.74      
    Ulster Unionist Henry Wallace 0.68% 72 85.69 180.25      
    Electorate: 19,621   Valid: 10,554 (53.79%)   Spoilt: 381   Quota: 1,508   Turnout: 10,935 (55.73%)  

      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

      Pottinger - 6 seats[9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP Sammy Wilson* 30.21% 3,918                  
      Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 23.88% 3,097                  
      PUP David Ervine* 12.20% 1,582 1,748.42 2,005.46              
      Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 4.31% 559 621.01 1,279.99 1,338.86 1,366.14 1,398.3 1,406.09 1,508.73 1,524.67 1,892.91
      Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 9.75% 1,264 1,264 1,265.68 1,266.26 1,267.26 1,268.26 1,285.26 1,287.26 1,451.29 1,567.85
      DUP Harry Toan 1.58% 205 1,377.89 1,430.39 1,440.54 1,445.54 1,475.47 1,477.47 1,529.03 1,532.03 1,552.64
      DUP Mary Campbell 4.45% 577 1,146.22 1,196.62 1,204.16 1,209.37 1,232.61 1,236.56 1,297.52 1,302.59 1,328.67
      Alliance Mervyn Jones* 5.34% 693 702.01 801.13 825.2 842.04 845.14 881.27 929.43 1,189.34  
      SDLP Leo Van Es 3.54% 459 463.24 514.06 518.41 518.41 518.41 554.41 561.83    
      Independent John Bushell 1.68% 218 236.55 254.19 259.7 262.12 268.5 283.98      
      PUP Robin Stewart 0.97% 127 132.3 141.12 163.16 168.29 175.43 177.43      
      Workers' Party Joseph Bell 0.99% 129 131.65 134.59 136.04 138.33 140.33        
      UK Unionist David Fairfield 0.57% 74 94.14 118.5 127.49 135.57          
      NI Conservatives Jason Docherty 0.51% 66 70.24 89.56 93.91            
      Electorate: 21,854   Valid: 12,968 (59.34%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)  

        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

        Pottinger - 6 seats[10]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 20.32% 2,309                      
        DUP Sammy Wilson* 19.94% 2,265                      
        PUP David Ervine 18.57% 2,110                      
        Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 6.76% 768 1,265.55 1,309.63 1,340.83 1,345 1,347.62 1,358.2 1,385.31 1,387.1 1,625.38    
        DUP Robert Cleland* 5.33% 605 636.62 822.22 847.18 852.58 852.58 856.87 889.14 889.43 928.08 1,324.88 1,536.14
        Alliance Mervyn Jones* 7.66% 870 886.74 892.83 906.51 913.8 937.04 1,004.94 1,013.63 1,218.16 1,237.87 1,241.33 1,306.26
        Sinn Féin Dominic Corr 8.61% 978 978 978 978 978 992 996 996 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,100.29 1,102.25
        PUP Alexander Gordon 2.31% 262 281.84 298.37 615.65 622.49 625.97 641.61 692.25 699.49 723.33 763.61  
        DUP Frank Leslie 1.25% 142 160.91 487.45 504.49 506.78 506.78 510.91 545.02 546.02 567.76    
        Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair* 2.21% 251 320.75 338.73 356.49 360.07 372.31 377.1 395.04 398.35      
        SDLP Marga Foley 2.72% 309 310.55 311.42 312.14 315.14 349.14 384.38 384.38        
        Ulster Democratic Robert Girvan 1.49% 169 188.53 210.57 255.69 263.55 267.03 271.03          
        NI Women's Coalition Pearl Sagar 1.31% 149 151.48 153.22 160.66 173.95 182.43            
        Workers' Party Joseph Bell 1.01% 115 115.62 115.91 118.79 124.34              
        Ulster Independence Josephine Challis 0.18% 21 23.48 24.93 26.13                
        Labour Coalition Sean McGouran 0.17% 19 19 20.45 20.69                
        Natural Law David Collins 0.17% 19 19.31 19.6 19.84                
        Electorate: 21,854   Valid: 12,968 (59.34%)   Spoilt: 458   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 13,426 (61.43%)  

          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

          Pottinger - 6 seats[11]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          DUP Sammy Wilson* 25.52% 2,784              
          Alliance Mervyn Jones* 12.99% 1,417 1,427.35 1,461.35 1,476.15 1,700.15      
          DUP Jim Walker* 7.27% 793 1,476.55 1,478.55 1,549.15 1,566.15      
          Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 11.87% 1,295 1,380.95 1,381.95 1,408.8 1,418.8 1,428.8 1,612.8  
          DUP Robert Cleland 9.00% 982 1,252.45 1,254.45 1,307.9 1,324.8 1,326.8 1,379.45 1,388.45
          Ulster Unionist Alexander Blair 8.22% 897 919.05 921.05 931.95 960.3 979.3 1,070.15 1,080.15
          Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 6.91% 754 778.75 782.2 790.1 802.55 807.55 926.65 939.65
          Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 6.50% 709 709 713 714 754 769 771  
          NI Conservatives Dorothy Dunlop* 4.93% 538 574 580 595.15 624.15 644.15    
          Independent Labour Colin Ballentine 2.48% 271 273.25 297.25 305.25        
          Workers' Party Joseph Bell 2.08% 227 228.35 240.35 243.8        
          Ind. Unionist Samuel Walker 1.22% 133 214.9 216.9          
          Green (NI) Thaddeus Bradley 0.98% 107 108.35            
          Electorate: 24,293   Valid: 10,907 (44.90%)   Spoilt: 482   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 11,389 (46.89%)  

            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

            Pottinger - 6 seats[12]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            DUP Sammy Wilson* 25.88% 2,780          
            Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke* 13.78% 1,480 1,524.55 1,537.55      
            Alliance Mervyn Jones* 12.07% 1,296 1,309.05 1,314.3 1,326.75 1,599.75  
            DUP Jim Walker* 4.59% 493 1,268.35 1,479.35 1,531.7 1,546.7  
            Ind. Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 10.98% 1,179 1,225.8 1,245.75 1,313.9 1,344.35 1,357.35
            Ulster Unionist Reg Empey* 8.04% 864 921.15 942.1 1,210.2 1,220.2 1,226.2
            DUP Frank Leslie* 7.15% 768 900.3 1,015 1,044.05 1,056.5 1,064.4
            Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 5.86% 629 629.45 631.9 631.9 677.9  
            Workers' Party Sean Flanagan 5.04% 541 543.7 546.7 548.7    
            Ulster Unionist David McNutt 3.91% 420 447 457.15      
            DUP John Norris 2.45% 263 381.8        
            National Front Stuart McCullough 0.25% 27 29.7        
            Electorate: 24,265   Valid: 10,740 (44.26%)   Spoilt: 508   Quota: 1,535   Turnout: 11,248 (46.35%)  

              1985 Election

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

              Pottinger - 6 seats[13]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              DUP Sammy Wilson* 19.99% 2,454              
              DUP Frank Leslie 18.11% 2,224              
              Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 16.28% 1,999              
              DUP Jim Walker 9.39% 1,153 1,763.12            
              Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 9.10% 1,117 1,143.6 1,442.8 1,630.12 1,659.16 1,660.5 1,756.5  
              Alliance Mervyn Jones 8.30% 1,019 1,026.56 1,039.48 1,044.64 1,127.4 1,272.74 1,309.88 1,547.28
              Ulster Unionist Harry Fletcher 3.51% 431 449.2 546.1 569.38 594.16 595.16 706.38 727.66
              Sinn Féin Joseph O'Donnell 4.61% 566 566 566 566 572.28 634.6 635.6 713.42
              Workers' Party Francis Cullen 2.47% 303 304.12 306.5 312.02 398.48 496.48 514.94  
              PUP David Ervine 3.21% 394 402.12 442.58 448.1 459.68 460.68    
              SDLP Carmel Maginness 2.77% 340 340.28 342.32 342.32 353.66      
              Labour and Trade Union Stan Dempsey 1.78% 218 219.68 227.16 232.44        
              Communist James Stewart 0.25% 61 64.08 66.8 67.16        
              Electorate: 24,757   Valid: 12,279 (49.60%)   Spoilt: 506   Quota: 1,755   Turnout: 12,785 (51.64%)  

                See also

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

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