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2 2011 census data  




3 Councillors  




4 2023 election  




5 2019 Election  




6 2014 Election  




7 2011 Election  




8 2005 Election  




9 2001 Election  




10 1997 Election  




11 1993 Election  




12 1989 Election  




13 1985 Election  




14 See also  


14.1  Elections  






15 References  













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Court
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Court DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats6 (1985–1993)
5 (1993–2014)
6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Christina Black (SF)
  •   Claire Canavan (SF)
  •   Frank McCoubrey (DUP)
  •   Ron McDowell (TUV)
  •   Ian McLaughlin (DUP)
  •   Nicola Verner (DUP)
    • Court DEA (1993-2014) within Belfast

    Court is one of the ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north and west of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ballygomartin, Clonard, Falls, Forth River, Shankill, and Woodvale. Court is split between the Belfast North and Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

    History[edit]

    Wards of Court DEA in Belfast from 1993 to 2014 (see census table)

    The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. It initially contained six wards, three of which came from the abolished Area E, with the remainder from Area G. From the 1993 through 2011 local elections, it contained five wards, namely Crumlin, Glencairn, Highfield, Shankill and Woodvale, following the abolition of the Saint Anne's ward. For the 2014 local elections, the Crumlin ward was abolished, the Glencairn ward was replaced by Forth River ward and the Highfield ward was replaced by Ballygomartin ward. These four wards were joined by the Falls and Clonard wards, which had previously been part of the abolished Lower Falls DEA.

    2011 census data[edit]

    Map Ward Population
    (2011 Census)    		 Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
    1 Crumlin 4,582 11.3% 82.3% 0.6% 5.9% 0.83 km2 5,520/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [1]
    2 Glencairn 3,749 17.5% 75.5% 0.9% 6.1% 4.1 km2 914/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [2]
    3 Highfield 5,651 9.5% 82.6% 0.9% 7% 2.69 km2 2,101/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [3]
    4 Shankill 3,816 7.9% 84.5% 0.7% 6.9% 0.93 km2 4,103/km2 Belfast West Belfast West [4]
    5 Woodvale 4,088 6% 87% 0.6% 6.4% 0.57 km2 7,172/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [5]
    Court 21,886 10.3% 82.5% 0.7% 6.5% 9.12 km2 2,400/km2 Belfast North (2)
    Belfast West (3)    		 Belfast North (2)
    Belfast West (3    )

    Councillors[edit]

    Election Councillor
    (Party)     		Councillor
    (Party)     		Councillor
    (Party)     		Councillor
    (Party)     		Councillor
    (Party)     		Councillor
    (Party)
    2023 Frank McCoubrey
    (DUP)/
    (Independent)/
    (UDP)     		Ian McLaughlin
    (DUP)     		Nicola Verner
    (DUP)     		Ron McDowell
    (TUV)     		Tina Black
    (Sinn Féin)     		Claire Canavan
    (Sinn Féin)
    June 2022 Co-Option Naomi Thompson
    (DUP)     		Billy Hutchinson
    (PUP)
    2019 Brian Kingston
    (DUP)
    December 2018 Co-Option Jolene Bunting
    (TUV)/
    (Independent)
    January 2018 Co-Option Mary McConville
    (Sinn Féin)
    February 2017 Defection Jim McVeigh
    (Sinn Féin)
    2014
    2011 William Humphrey
    (DUP)     		Hugh Smyth
    (PUP)     		Naomi Thompson
    (DUP)     		5 seats
    1993-2014
    2005 Elaine McMillen
    (DUP)     		Diane Dodds
    (DUP)
    2001 Chris McGimpsey
    (UUP)     		Eric Smyth
    (DUP)
    1997 Fred Cobain
    (UUP)
    1993 Joseph Coggle
    (Independent Unionist)
    1989 Herbert Ditty
    (UUP)     		Elizabeth Seawright
    (Protestant Unionist)
    1985 Frederick Ashby
    (DUP)     		George Seawright
    (Protestant Unionist)

    2023 election[edit]

    2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP

    2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV

    2019–2023 Change: TUV gain from PUP

    Court - 6 seats[6]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    DUP Frank McCoubrey* 22.00% 2,645                    
    Sinn Féin Tina Black* 15.15% 1,822                    
    DUP Nicola Verner* 14.83% 1,783                    
    Sinn Féin Claire Canavan* 13.44% 1,616 1,616.70 1,697.65 1,698.65 1,698.74 1,712.04 1780.04        
    DUP Ian McLaughlin 8.26% 993 1,656.25 1,656.25 1,661.30 1,702.37 1,703.40 1,705.46 1,705.46 1,705.46 1,720.5  
    TUV Ron McDowell 8.01% 963 1,090.40 1,090.50 1,093.50 1,098.73 1,098.73 1,101.7 1,101.7 1,104.73 1,130.85 1,156.85
    PUP Billy Hutchinson* 5.65% 679 789.25 789.35 790.35 795.63 795.63 801.07 803.07 803.07 853.92 906.27
    People Before Profit Cailín McCaffery 3.39% 408 409.05 411.40 411.40 411.52 436.62 500.92 509.92 631.27 807.62  
    Alliance Ally Haydock 2.74% 329 333.20 333.80 336.80 337.43 337.48 440.33 465.33 477.43    
    Irish Republican Socialist Michael Kelly 3.32% 399 399.00 402.5 402.5 402.53 406.78 422.98 425.98      
    SDLP Olcan McSparron 1.46% 175 176.05 177.55 178.55 178.61 189.66          
    Green (NI) Sara Haller 0.90% 108 110.45 110.8 111.8 111.92 117.97          
    Workers' Party Tony Walls 0.71% 85 85.00 85.85 85.9 85.93            
    Independent Geoffrey Wilson 0.15% 18 19.05 19.10                
    Electorate: 23,779   Valid: 12,023 (50.56%)   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,718   Turnout: 12,275 (51.62%)  

    2019 Election[edit]

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV

    2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP

    2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV

    Court - 6 seats[7]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    DUP Frank McCoubrey* 19.70% 2,227                    
    DUP Brian Kingston* † 14.60% 1,648                    
    DUP Nicola Verner 9.90% 1,119 1,533.18 1,548.13 1,549.41 1,549.41 1,652.41          
    PUP Billy Hutchinson* 8.20% 929 1,016.48 1,018.08 1,023.35 1,024.35 1,077.13 1,077.55 1,090.55 1,096.55 1,264.73 1,622.32
    Sinn Féin Claire Canavan* 12.80% 1,447 1,447 1,447 1,455 1,466 1,467 1,467 1,489 1,565 1,468 1,569
    Sinn Féin Tina Black* 12.30% 1,396 1,396.27 1,396.28 1,405.29 1,458.29 1,458.29 1,458.29 1,473.29 1,549.29 1,552.56 1,560.56
    People Before Profit Cailín McCaffery 6.10% 686 686.27 686.33 724.33 765.6 767.6 781.88 864.88 968.89 985.43 1,010.75
    UUP Dave Anderson 3.40% 385 411.19 411.89 418.9 420.9 481.45 498.67 529.22 534.22 668.93  
    Independent Jolene Bunting* 3.10% 351 380.43 380.84 383.84 383.84 423.3 427.5 438.5 450.5    
    SDLP Tiernan Fitzlarkin 2.60% 298 298.54 298.54 306.54 320.55 320.55 320.55 359.83      
    Alliance Ciara Campbell 2.20% 253 254.35 254.88 296.38 302.38 305.65 305.65        
    TUV Eric Smyth 2.30% 259 287.43 287.97 287.98 287.98            
    Workers' Party Joanne Lowry 1.50% 166 166 166.02 180.29              
    Green (NI) Sinéad Magner 1.30% 147 148.08 148.13                
    Electorate: 22,116   Valid: 11,310 (51.14%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,616   Turnout: 11,528 (52.13%)  

    2014 Election[edit]

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

    2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP, 1 x TUV

    2011-2014 Changes: Sinn Féin (two seats) and TUV gain from DUP (two seats) and due to the addition of one seat, Independent joins DUP

    Court - 6 seats[8]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    PUP Billy Hutchinson* 14.55% 1,674                      
    DUP Frank McCoubrey* 13.53% 1,557 1,557 1,569 1,569 1,570 1,769            
    DUP Brian Kingston* 9.86% 1,134 1,136 1,154 1,154 1,157 1,207 1,311.58 1,313.63 1,715.63      
    Sinn Féin Mary McConville 12.17% 1,400 1,400 1,419 1,485 1,533 1,535 1,535 1,535.02 1,536.02 1,536.02 1,539.04 1,732.04
    Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh* † 11.79% 1,357 1,357 1,362 1,398 1,410 1,411 1,411 1,411.01 1,412.01 1,412.3 1,413.32 1,547.33
    TUV Jolene Bunting ‡ 7.29% 839 842 852 854 856 865 865.63 866.51 888.87 905.88 1,123.89 1,135.16
    UUP Bill Manwaring 5.66% 651 653 674 675 677 685 688.78 689.85 754.69 785.74 1,098.7 1,117.8
    SDLP Colin Keenan* 4.89% 563 566 635 697 809 809 809 809.04 812.67 813.75 818.31  
    PUP Billy Mawhinney 5.28% 607 610 621 621 625 629 631.52 643.17 713.41 734.47    
    DUP Nicola Verner 4.49% 516 516 519 519 521 609 621.6 622.26        
    DUP Naomi Thompson* 3.17% 365 366 366 368 369              
    Workers' Party John Lowry 2.57% 296 297 319 334                
    Republican Network Tommy Doherty 2.45% 282 282 284                  
    Alliance Sheila Gallagher 1.12% 129 130                    
    NI21 Stuart Hunter 1.02% 117 117                    
    Independent Willie Faulkner 0.16% 18                      
    Electorate: 20,881   Valid: 11,505 (55.10%)   Spoilt: 304   Quota: 1,644   Turnout: 11,809 (56.55%)  

    2011 Election[edit]

    2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    2005-2011 Change: No change

    Court - 5 seats[9]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5
    DUP William Humphrey* 40.05% 2,643        
    DUP Brian Kingston 20.77% 1,371        
    DUP Naomi Thompson 3.59% 237 1,153.8      
    Independent Frank McCoubrey* 11.42% 754 937.6 1,006.48 1,015.36 1,131.36
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 9.70% 640 782.2 846.04 862.36 939.38
    UUP Bobby McConnell 5.98% 395 585.2 698.32 717.88 805.64
    Independent Raymond McCord 3.02% 199 263.8 281.72 285.98  
    Sinn Féin Karol McKee 2.79% 184 184.6 184.6 184.6  
    Alliance Mark Long 1.18% 78 103.8 108.56 109.76  
    SDLP Conor McNeill 1.50% 99 101.4 102.24 102.54  
    Electorate: 13,455   Valid: 6,600 (49.05%)   Spoilt: 170   Quota: 1,101   Turnout: 6,770 (50.32%)  

    2005 Election[edit]

    2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Court - 5 seats[10]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5
    DUP Diane Dodds 55.73% 4,176        
    DUP William Humphrey 9.06% 679 2,320.52      
    DUP Elaine McMillen* 2.95% 221 730.07 1,577.39    
    Independent Frank McCoubrey* 10.60% 794 1,107.11 1,186.23 1,244.66 1,312.41
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 10.66% 799 1,003.48 1,043.96 1,065.41 1,174.86
    UUP Chris McGimpsey* 7.67% 575 777.35 860.61 903.08 1,022.96
    Sinn Féin Francis Hamilton 3.32% 249 266.04 267.42    
    Electorate: 13,582   Valid: 7,493 (55.17%)   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,249   Turnout: 7,726 (56.88%)  

    2001 Election[edit]

    1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x UDP

    2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

    1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP, UDP becomes Independent

    Court - 5 seats[11]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5
    DUP Eric Smyth* 26.71% 2,605        
    Independent Frank McCoubrey* 17.76% 1,732        
    UUP Chris McGimpsey* 15.66% 1,527 1,612.8 1,661.97    
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 13.70% 1,336 1,450.66 1,478.05 1,510.05 1,774.05
    DUP Elaine McMillen 7.38% 720 1,401.33 1,411.89 1,438.85 1,639.85
    PUP William Smith 8.34% 813 861.75 875.75 893.67 991.67
    UUP Fred Cobain* 7.40% 722 764.51 787.9 812.78  
    Sinn Féin Mick Conlon 2.76% 269 269.39      
    Third Way David Kerr 0.29% 28 31.9      
    Electorate: 15,674   Valid: 9,752 (62.22%)   Spoilt: 333   Quota: 1,626   Turnout: 10,085 (64.34%)  

    1997 Election[edit]

    1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UDP

    1993-1997 Change: UDP gain from Independent Unionist

    Court - 5 seats[12]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 32.83% 3,070              
    DUP Eric Smyth* 16.82% 1,573              
    Ulster Democratic Frank McCoubrey 12.83% 1,200 1,545.28 1,552.32 1,553.48 1,581.48      
    UUP Fred Cobain* 11.21% 1,048 1,240.92 1,248.52 1,249.78 1,297.29 1,326.32 1,369.48 1,699.48
    UUP Chris McGimpsey* 8.56% 800 1,039.2 1,053.28 1,054.7 1,088.81 1,121.22 1,184.77 1,362.25
    Ind. Unionist Joseph Coggle* 4.35% 407 755.92 763.04 764.22 838.38 868.22 936.49 1,084.08
    UUP Glenn Bradley 5.49% 513 617 627.6 628.27 662.05 679.85 839.12  
    UUP Denis Robinson 2.53% 237 349.84 350.84 351.62 372.7 405.17    
    NI Women's Coalition Linda Walker 1.60% 150 208.76 308.52 309.02 325.22      
    DUP Margaret Ferris 2.22% 208 291.72 296.76 303.48        
    Alliance John Roberts 1.54% 144 165.32            
    Electorate: 17,089   Valid: 9,350 (54.71%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 9,593 (56.14%)  

    1993 Election[edit]

    1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1989-1993 Change: Protestant Unionist loss due to the reduction of one seat

    Court - 5 seats[13]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    DUP Eric Smyth* 24.98% 2,385            
    UUP Fred Cobain* 17.53% 1,674            
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 16.85% 1,609            
    UUP Chris McGimpsey 15.42% 1,472 1,672.2          
    Ind. Unionist Joseph Coggle* 8.29% 792 1,010.4 1,101.4 1,133.55 1,158.34 1,164.77 1,569.37
    UUP Herbert Ditty* 5.99% 572 695.9 792.7 824.4 859.25 861.65 1,068.26
    PUP Elizabeth Seawright* 5.84% 558 772.2 819.65 832.3 850.32 855.74  
    Alliance Irene Galway 3.89% 371 387.1          
    Workers' Party Peter Cullen 1.21% 116 119.5          
    Electorate: 18,813   Valid: 9,549 (50.76%)   Spoilt: 332   Quota: 1,592   Turnout: 9,881 (52.52%)  

    1989 Election[edit]

    1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist

    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Court - 5 seats[14]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 24.25% 2,533            
    Protestant Unionist Elizabeth Seawright 13.48% 1,408 1,768.36          
    UUP Fred Cobain* 11.20% 1,170 1,253.16 1,289.54 1,294.54 1,334.82 1,468.84 1,669.84
    DUP Eric Smyth 9.63% 1,006 1,158.04 1,197.48 1,199.48 1,220.08 1,276.5 1,559.5
    Ind. Unionist Joseph Coggle* 9.12% 953 1,134.02 1,212.9 1,217.9 1,253.74 1,349.08 1,439.04
    UUP Herbert Ditty* 8.59% 897 962.52 1,002.98 1,005.32 1,030.92 1,208.88 1,309.8
    Independent William Smith 6.87% 717 809.4 847.82 849.82 932.84 979.16 1,008.36
    DUP Frederick Ashby* 6.17% 644 673.82 688.1 688.1 703.78 762.72  
    Ind. Unionist Alfie Ferguson 4.87% 509 562.34 583.08 583.08 625.5    
    Workers' Party Peter Cullen 3.51% 367 374.98 379.06 467.06      
    Sinn Féin Joe Austin 2.30% 240 240.42 240.76        
    Electorate: 21,173   Valid: 10,444 (49.33%)   Spoilt: 381   Quota: 1,493   Turnout: 10,825 (51.13%)  

    1985 Election[edit]

    1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist

    Court - 5 seats[15]
    Party Candidate FPv% Count
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Protestant Unionist George Seawright* 24.39% 2,970                
    PUP Hugh Smyth* 14.46% 1,761                
    DUP Frederick Ashby* 11.66% 1,420 1,591.36 1,593.78 1,681.1 1,682.1 1,732.92 2,186.92    
    UUP Herbert Ditty 9.83% 1,197 1,288.98 1,296.98 1,312.28 1,313.28 1,618.2 1,695.52 1,781.52  
    UUP Fred Cobain 6.60% 804 846 847 856.1 858.1 1,028.28 1,101.26 1,216.26 1,457.46
    Ind. Unionist Joseph Coggle* 7.34% 894 1,134.66 1,139.08 1,144.76 1,146.76 1,201.2 1,266.44 1,336.44 1,471.32
    Ulster Democratic Samuel Doyle 4.40% 536 837.56 842.98 859.22 860.22 946.5 1,004.12 1,050.12 1,097.32
    Alliance William Dukelow 5.14% 626 642.38 730.8 732.64 874.64 899.16 907 914  
    DUP William Baxter 4.70% 572 706.4 708.82 800.34 800.34 826.64      
    UUP James Sands 5.13% 624 750 751 773.24 773.24        
    Sinn Féin Harry Fitzsimmons 3.55% 432 432.42 463.42 463.42          
    DUP Robert Morrow 1.49% 182 260.96 261.38            
    Workers' Party Peter Cullen 1.29% 157 161.62              
    Electorate: 22,375   Valid: 12,175 (54.41%)   Spoilt: 372   Quota: 1,740   Turnout: 12,547 (56.08%)  

    See also[edit]

    Elections[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Ward Information for Crumlin (Belfast) ward 95GG19". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  • ^ "Ward Information for Glencairn ward 95GG26". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  • ^ "Ward Information for Highfield ward 95GG28". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  • ^ "Ward Information for Shankill ward 95GG40". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  • ^ "Ward Information for Woodvale ward 95GG51". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  • ^ "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  • ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  • ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  • ^ "Court 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.

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