Belfast Area F

The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It contained the whole of the former Saint George's ward, centred on the Sandy Row area. It also contained smaller sections of the former Cromac, Falls, Saint Anne's and Smithfield wards. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The depopulated Falls and Grosvenor wards were merged to form a single Falls ward, which, together with Clonard, formed part of the new Lower Falls DEA. The Donegall ward, which was renamed Blackstaff in 1985, became part of the Balmoral DEA. The Cromac and Saint George's wards were merged to form the Shaftsbury ward, which became part of the new Laganbank DEA.

The by-election was held after Flynn, the IRSP councillor, was disqualified for non-attendance.Belfast Telegraph, 30 March 1984, p1-4 It was the second seat on Belfast City Council that Sinn Féin won, following a by-election win in Area D in June 1983.

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IRSP, 1 x Alliance

1977-1981 Change: DUP and IRSP gain from UUP and Republican Clubs

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|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = William Dickson*

|count1 = 1,913

|percentage = 17.80%

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|party = Irish Republican Socialist Party

|candidate = Sean Flynn

|count1 = 1,639

|percentage = 15.25%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Owen Allen*

|count1 = 898

|percentage = 8.36%

|count2 = 898.4

|count3 = 923.88

|count4 = 938.01

|count5 = 1,045.03

|count6 = 1,242.88

|count7 = 1,244.88

|count8 = 1,784.88

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Will Glendinning*

|count1 = 844

|percentage = 7.85%

|count2 = 852

|count3 = 865

|count4 = 1,036.69

|count5 = 1,060.21

|count6 = 1,102.06

|count7 = 1,176.59

|count8 = 1,350.01

|count9 = 1,498.97

|count10= 1,603.97

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = Eric Smyth

|count1 = 924

|percentage = 8.60%

|count2 = 1,203.2

|count3 = 1,203.98

|count4 = 1,204.44

|count5 = 1,207.57

|count6 = 1,211.97

|count7 = 1,304.57

|count8 = 1,308.57

|count9 = 1,317.39

|count10= 1,512.99

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = James Stewart*

|count1 = 719

|percentage = 6.69%

|count2 = 742.6

|count3 = 742.86

|count4 = 742.86

|count5 = 742.86

|count6 = 753.99

|count7 = 969.39

|count8 = 969.59

|count9 = 970.57

|count10= 1,460.35

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Jim Sullivan*

|count1 = 1,002

|percentage = 9.32%

|count2 = 1,002

|count3 = 1,013.7

|count4 = 1,024.96

|count5 = 1,048.74

|count6 = 1,093.43

|count7 = 1,095.43

|count8 = 1,147.29

|count9 = 1,232.55

|count10= 1,235.53

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Linda Cust

|count1 = 638

|percentage = 5.94%

|count2 = 663.2

|count3 = 663.33

|count4 = 667.33

|count5 = 667.33

|count6 = 674.93

|count7 = 920.13

|count8 = 921.13

|count9 = 925.05

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Maurice Fitzmaurice

|count1 = 719

|percentage = 6.69%

|count2 = 719.4

|count3 = 737.21

|count4 = 739.6

|count5 = 764.29

|count6 = 868.06

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Harry Fletcher*

|count1 = 621

|percentage = 5.78%

|count2 = 651

|count3 = 651.13

|count4 = 652.33

|count5 = 652.33

|count6 = 661.73

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Mary Smyth

|count1 = 389

|percentage = 3.62%

|count2 = 395.2

|count3 = 406.64

|count4 = 410.16

|count5 = 458.8

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Thomas Lappin

|count1 = 227

|percentage = 2.11%

|count2 = 227

|count3 = 243.64

|count4 = 245.9

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Paul Maguire

|count1 = 215

|percentage = 2.00%

|count2 = 215.4

|count3 = 219.56

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|numcounts = 10

|electorate = 18,575

|valid = 10,748 (57.86%)

|spoilt = 680

|quota = 1,536

|turnout = 11,428 (61.52%)

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs

1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Alliance

1973-1977 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Owen Allen

|count1 = 1,886

|percentage = 18.81%

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|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = James Stewart*

|count1 = 1,681

|percentage = 16.76%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Jim Sullivan*

|count1 = 1,099

|percentage = 10.96%

|count2 = 1,113.16

|count3 = 1,113.31

|count4 = 1,131.55

|count5 = 1,433.35

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Harry Fletcher*

|count1 = 1,081

|percentage = 10.78%

|count2 = 1,082.92

|count3 = 1,185.22

|count4 = 1,193.67

|count5 = 1,194.67

|count6 = 1,504.97

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = William Dickson

|count1 = 949

|percentage = 9.46%

|count2 = 958.36

|count3 = 975.01

|count4 = 981.61

|count5 = 982.61

|count6 = 1,009.76

|count7 = 1,474.76

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Will Glendinning

|count1 = 1,077

|percentage = 10.74%

|count2 = 1,142.04

|count3 = 1,152.09

|count4 = 1,173.96

|count5 = 1,188.27

|count6 = 1,211.97

|count7 = 1,221.92

|count8 = 1,287.92

|count9 = 1,316.92

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Thomas Lappin

|count1 = 899

|percentage = 8.97%

|count2 = 1,232.84

|count3 = 1,233.29

|count4 = 1,247.49

|count5 = 1,265.24

|count6 = 1,267.48

|count7 = 1,270.38

|count8 = 1,273.38

|count9 = 1,277.38

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = John Parkes

|count1 = 525

|percentage = 5.24%

|count2 = 525.72

|count3 = 534.27

|count4 = 538.57

|count5 = 538.57

|count6 = 575.67

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Thomas Murphy*

|count1 = 369

|percentage = 3.68%

|count2 = 369.48

|count3 = 470.88

|count4 = 480.88

|count5 = 480,88

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|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Sean O'Hare

|count1 = 346

|percentage = 3.45%

|count2 = 355.12

|count3 = 355.87

|count4 = 369.11

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Communist Party of Ireland

|candidate = James Stewart

|count1 = 115

|percentage = 1.15%

|count2 = 117.4

|count3 = 119.2

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|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 21,177

|valid = 10,027 (47.35%)

|spoilt = 1,013

|quota = 1,433

|turnout = 11,040 (52.13%)

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1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Republican Clubs

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Harry Fletcher

|count1 = 3,441

|percentage = 21.82%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = James Stewart

|count1 = 3,320

|percentage = 21.06%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Ulster Unionist Party

|candidate = Thomas Murphy

|count1 = 1,000

|percentage = 6.34%

|count2 = 2,049.24

|count3 = 2,971.48

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Paddy Devlin

|count1 = 2,242

|percentage = 14.22%

|count2 = 2,242

|count3 = 2,242.64

|count4 = 2,242.96

|count5 = 2,259.96

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Jim Sullivan

|count1 = 735

|percentage = 4.66%

|count2 = 735.34

|count3 = 735.66

|count4 = 735.98

|count5 = 740.98

|count6 = 752.98

|count7 = 753.98

|count8 = 753.98

|count9 = 756.98

|count10= 758.98

|count11= 772.98

|count12= 1,072.98

|count13= 1,072.98

|count14= 1,461.98

|count15= 1,691.64

|count16= 2,419.62

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = William Spence

|count1 = 1,190

|percentage = 7.55%

|count2 = 1,286.9

|count3 = 1,389.3

|count4 = 1,768.5

|count5 = 1,771.46

|count6 = 1,776.1

|count7 = 1,779.1

|count8 = 1,796.54

|count9 = 1,796.54

|count10= 1,797.86

|count11= 1,808.06

|count12= 1,859.24

|count13= 1,860.56

|count14= 1,861.56

|count15= 1,935.46

|count16= 1,939.46

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Owen Allen

|count1 = 475

|percentage = 3.01%

|count2 = 475.34

|count3 = 475.98

|count4 = 476.3

|count5 = 482.62

|count6 = 493.62

|count7 = 524.62

|count8 = 533.42

|count9 = 536.36

|count10= 704.56

|count11= 720.05

|count12= 804.39

|count13= 877.39

|count14= 896.71

|count15= 1,228.12

|count16= 1,282.44

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Sean O'Hare

|count1 = 700

|percentage = 4.44%

|count2 = 700.68

|count3 = 701.64

|count4 = 701.64

|count5 = 705.64

|count6 = 720.64

|count7 = 744.64

|count8 = 747.64

|count9 = 748.13

|count10= 751.62

|count11= 751.62

|count12= 769.94

|count13= 850.92

|count14= 1,089.92

|count15= 1,111.24

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Mary Smyth

|count1 = 370

|percentage = 2.35%

|count2 = 376.12

|count3 = 382.2

|count4 = 413.88

|count5 = 416.22

|count6 = 431.9

|count7 = 423.24

|count8 = 448.44

|count9 = 448.44

|count10= 475.44

|count11= 693.79

|count12= 859.69

|count13= 872.69

|count14= 876.69

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = A. Dornan

|count1 = 560

|percentage = 3.55%

|count2 = 560

|count3 = 560.32

|count4 = 560.32

|count5 = 562.32

|count6 = 546.32

|count7 = 595.32

|count8 = 595.32

|count9 = 595.32

|count10= 595.64

|count11= 597.64

|count12= 606.64

|count13= 681.64

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Clubs

|candidate = Sean Flynn

|count1 = 538

|percentage = 3.41%

|count2 = 538.34

|count3 = 538.66

|count4 = 538.98

|count5 = 539.98

|count6 = 543.98

|count7 = 556.98

|count8 = 558.98

|count9 = 559.96

|count10= 573.96

|count11= 576.96

|count12= 581.96

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = T. Magee

|count1 = 232

|percentage = 1.47%

|count2 = 538.34

|count3 = 538.66

|count4 = 538.98

|count5 = 539.98

|count6 = 543.98

|count7 = 556.98

|count8 = 558.98

|count9 = 559.96

|count10= 573.96

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = P. Woods

|count1 = 230

|percentage = 1.46%

|count2 = 231.02

|count3 = 234.22

|count4 = 249.58

|count5 = 260.58

|count6 = 258.9

|count7 = 258.9

|count8 = 270.82

|count9 = 272.29

|count10= 285.29

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Desmond Gillespie

|count1 = 230

|percentage = 1.46%

|count2 = 231.02

|count3 = 231.02

|count4 = 231.98

|count5 = 234.98

|count6 = 237.98

|count7 = 257.98

|count8 = 265.3

|count9 = 265.79

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Northern Ireland Labour Party

|candidate = W. Ritchie

|count1 = 165

|percentage = 1.05%

|count2 = 170.44

|count3 = 180.36

|count4 = 213.32

|count5 = 213.66

|count6 = 229.98

|count7 = 232.98

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Labour Party

|candidate = W. J. Clarke

|count1 = 129

|percentage = 0.82%

|count2 = 129.34

|count3 = 129.34

|count4 = 129.66

|count5 = 179.66

|count6 = 186.66

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Communist Party of Ireland

|candidate = Betty Sinclair

|count1 = 110

|percentage = 0.70%

|count2 = 110.68

|count3 = 111.96

|count4 = 113.88

|count5 = 115.22

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Labour Party

|candidate = Margaret McKenna

|count1 = 72

|percentage = 0.46%

|count2 = 72

|count3 = 72.64

|count4 = 73.28

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Republican Labour Party

|candidate = J. Marron

|count1 = 29

|percentage = 0.18%

|count2 = 31.72

|count3 = 33.64

|count4 = 33.96

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|numcounts = 16

|electorate = 27,067

|valid = 15,768 (58.26%)

|spoilt = 622

|quota = 2,253

|turnout = 16,390 (60.55%)

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