Upper Falls (District Electoral Area)

{{short description|Electoral division in Belfast, Northern Ireland}}

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District Electoral Area

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Upper Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) 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 Andersonstown; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district, along with the neighbouring Lower Falls district, took its name from the Falls Road, one of the main arterial routes in the west of the city.

History

The district was created for the 1985 local elections. All five wards were part of Area D before 1985. Area D had also contained three wards which became part of the Lower Falls electoral area. Boundary changes for the 2014 local elections created an extra ward in the area and abolished the Upper Falls DEA. Four of the six wards became part of a new Black Mountain District Electoral Area, while the remaining two formed part of a new Collin District Electoral Area, together with parts of the former Lisburn City Council.

Wards

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1	Andersonstown	4,907	94.5%	3.6%	0.3%	1.6%	1.08 km²	4,544/km²	Belfast West	Belfast West	{{cite web\|title=Ward Information for Andersonstown ward 95GG01\|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG01&sName=Andersonstown\|publisher=NISRA\|access-date=22 December 2013}}
2	Falls Park	5,343	94.4%	3.3%	0.7%	1.6%	2.35 km²	2,274/km²	Belfast West	Belfast West	{{cite web\|title=Ward Information for Falls Park ward 95GG22\|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG22&sName=Falls%20Park\|publisher=NISRA\|access-date=22 December 2013}}
3	Glen Road	5,573	95.1%	3.3%	0.5%	1.1%	1.57 km²	3,550/km²	Belfast West	Belfast West	{{cite web\|title=Ward Information for Glen Road ward 95GG25\|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG25&sName=Glen%20Road\|publisher=NISRA\|access-date=22 December 2013}}
4	Glencolin	6,498	93.2%	5.1%	0.2%	1.5%	9.54 km²	681/km²	Belfast West	Belfast West	{{cite web\|title=Ward Information for Glencolin ward 95GG27\|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG27&sName=Glencolin\|publisher=NISRA\|access-date=22 December 2013}}
5	Ladybrook	6,519	85.3%	10.9%	0.6%	3.1%	1.29 km²	5,053/km²	Belfast West	Belfast West	{{cite web\|title=Ward Information for Ladybrook ward 95GG31\|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95GG31&sName=Ladybrook\|publisher=NISRA\|access-date=22 December 2013}}
colspan=2 \| Upper Falls \|\| 28,840 \|\| 92.2% \|\| 5.5% \|\| 0.5% \|\| 1.8% \|\| 15.83 km² \|\| 1,822/km² \|\| Belfast West \|\| Belfast West \|\|

Councillors

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2011 ! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Sinn Féin}}" \| ! rowspan = "1" \| Emma Groves (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Sinn Féin}}" \| ! rowspan = "3" \| Gerard O'Neill (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "6" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Sinn Féin}}" \| ! rowspan = "1" \| Matt Garrett (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "4" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Sinn Féin}}" \| ! rowspan = "1" \| Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" \| ! rowspan = "2" \| Tim Attwood (SDLP)
2005 ! rowspan = "2" \| Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "3" \| Michael Browne (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "1" \| Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín (Sinn Féin)
2001 ! rowspan = "2" \| Chrissie McAuley (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "5" \| Alex Attwood (SDLP)
1997 ! rowspan = "4" \| Alex Maskey (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "1" \| Martin Livingstone (Sinn Féin)
1993 ! rowspan = "1" \| Una Gillespie (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "2" \| Máirtín Ó Muilleoir (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" \| ! rowspan = "1" \| Patricia Lewsley (SDLP)
1989 ! rowspan = "2" \| Teresa Holland (Sinn Féin) ! rowspan = "2" \| Cormac Boomer (SDLP)
1985 ! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color\|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" \| ! rowspan = "1" \| Pip Glendinning (Alliance)

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scope="col" width="50" | Election

! scope="col" width="150" colspan = "2" | Councillor
(Party)

2011

! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

! rowspan = "1" | Emma Groves
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

! rowspan = "3" | Gerard O'Neill
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "6" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

! rowspan = "1" | Matt Garrett
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "4" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

! rowspan = "1" | Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhín
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "7" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |

! rowspan = "2" | Tim Attwood
(SDLP)

2005

! rowspan = "2" | Paul Maskey
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "3" | Michael Browne
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "1" | Christine Mhic Giolla Mhín
(Sinn Féin)

2001

! rowspan = "2" | Chrissie McAuley
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "5" | Alex Attwood
(SDLP)

1997

! rowspan = "4" | Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "1" | Martin Livingstone
(Sinn Féin)

1993

! rowspan = "1" | Una Gillespie
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "2" | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |

! rowspan = "1" | Patricia Lewsley
(SDLP)

1989

! rowspan = "2" | Teresa Holland
(Sinn Féin)

! rowspan = "2" | Cormac Boomer
(SDLP)

1985

! rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |

! rowspan = "1" | Pip Glendinning
(Alliance)

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005-2011 Change: No change

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|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Gerard O'Neill*

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|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Emma Groves

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|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Tim Attwood*

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|count2 = 2,356

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|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín

|count1 = 1,910

|percentage = 15.28%

|count2 = 1,952

|count3 = 2,009

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|party = éirígí

|candidate = Pádraic Mac Coitir

|count1 = 1,415

|percentage = 11.32%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Helen Walsh

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = Eileen Kingston

|count1 = 179

|percentage = 1.43%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Dan McGuinness

|count1 = 162

|percentage = 1.30%

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|valid = 12,498 (60.88%)

|spoilt = 298

|quota = 2,084

|turnout = 12,796 (62.33%)

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2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

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|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Paul Maskey*

|count1 = 3,084

|percentage = 23.69%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Tim Attwood

|count1 = 2,815

|percentage = 21.63%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Gerard O'Neill*

|count1 = 2,448

|percentage = 18.81%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Michael Browne*

|count1 = 2,257

|percentage = 17.34%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Christine Mac Giolla Mhín

|count1 = 1,428

|percentage = 10.97%

|count2 = 2,070.32

|count3 = 2,089.57

|count4 = 2,325.41

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Roisin Mulholland

|count1 = 413

|percentage = 3.17%

|count2 = 467.56

|count3 = 1,025.56

|count4 = 1,031.83

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín

|count1 = 571

|percentage = 4.39%

|count2 = 779.54

|count3 = 843.44

|count4 = 863.79

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|electorate = 19,767

|valid = 13,016 (65.85%)

|spoilt = 437

|quota = 2,170

|turnout = 13,453 (68.06%)

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2001 Election

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

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|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Paul Maskey

|count1 = 3,349

|percentage = 21.81%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Alex Attwood*

|count1 = 3,260

|percentage = 21.23%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Gerard O'Neill

|count1 = 2,866

|percentage = 18.66%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Michael Browne*

|count1 = 2,469

|percentage = 16.08%

|count2 = 2,548.68

|count3 = 2,628.26

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Chrissie McAuley*

|count1 = 1,801

|percentage = 11.73%

|count2 = 2,442.52

|count3 = 2,494.96

|count4 = 2,592.96

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Brian Heading

|count1 = 1,112

|percentage = 7.24%

|count2 = 1,131.44

|count3 = 1,569.13

|count4 = 1,774.13

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Northern Ireland Women's Coalition

|candidate = Mary Catney

|count1 = 365

|percentage = 2.38%

|count2 = 385.4

|count3 = 450.72

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Mary Ayers

|count1 = 136

|percentage = 0.89%

|count2 = 137.92

|count3 = 183.69

|count4 =

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 4

|electorate = 22,107

|valid = 15,358 (69.47%)

|spoilt = 614

|quota = 2,560

|turnout = 15,972 (72.25%)

}}

1997 Election

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

1993-1997 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Alex Attwood*

|count1 = 2,855

|percentage = 20.42%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Alex Maskey*

|count1 = 2,807

|percentage = 20.08%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Michael Browne

|count1 = 2,580

|percentage = 18.45%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Martin Livingstone

|count1 = 2,394

|percentage = 17.12%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Chrissie McAuley

|count1 = 1,738

|percentage = 12.43%

|count2 = 1,754.02

|count3 = 2,181.23

|count4 = 2,401.37

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Patricia Lewsley*

|count1 = 596

|percentage = 4.26%

|count2 = 982.82

|count3 = 998.63

|count4 = 1,003.22

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Stephen McGowan

|count1 = 616

|percentage = 4.41%

|count2 = 707.98

|count3 = 719.54

|count4 = 721.7

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = David McNerlin

|count1 = 201

|percentage = 1.44%

|count2 = 201

|count3 = 201.17

|count4 = 201.26

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)

|candidate = James McAllister

|count1 = 110

|percentage = 0.79%

|count2 = 113.96

|count3 = 117.7

|count4 = 119.23

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Dan McGuinness

|count1 = 85

|percentage = 0.61%

|count2 = 91.3

|count3 = 93.34

|count4 = 93.61

}}

{{STV Election box end2

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|electorate = 22,561

|valid = 13,982 (61.97%)

|spoilt = 345

|quota = 2,331

|turnout = 14,327 (63.50%)

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1993 Election

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1989-1993 Change: No change

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|numcounts= 9

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Alex Attwood*

|count1 = 3,203

|percentage = 24.08%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Una Gillespie

|count1 = 2,765

|percentage = 20.79%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Alex Maskey*

|count1 = 2,735

|percentage = 20.56%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Mairtin O'Muilleoir*

|count1 = 2,093

|percentage = 15.74%

|count2 = 2,114.12

|count3 = 2,629.32

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Patricia Lewsley

|count1 = 798

|percentage = 6.00%

|count2 = 1,428.72

|count3 = 1,437.72

|count4 = 1,602.89

|count5 = 1,623.89

|count6 = 1,625.89

|count7 = 1,670.62

|count8 = 1,774.2

|count9 = 2,122.7

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Terence Tracey

|count1 = 702

|percentage = 5.28%

|count2 = 888.24

|count3 = 891.64

|count4 = 1,007.84

|count5 = 1,019.24

|count6 = 1,027.24

|count7 = 1,059.73

|count8 = 1,167.52

|count9 = 1,327.21

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent Nationalist

|candidate = Cormac Boomer*

|count1 = 378

|percentage = 2.84%

|count2 = 474.96

|count3 = 477.56

|count4 = 582.14

|count5 = 594.34

|count6 = 595.34

|count7 = 626.15

|count8 = 744.45

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent Labour

|candidate = Billy Lynn

|count1 = 144

|percentage = 1.08%

|count2 = 154.24

|count3 = 158.24

|count4 = 242.9

|count5 = 260.7

|count6 = 271.85

|count7 = 298.53

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Julie Greaves

|count1 = 145

|percentage = 1.09%

|count2 = 173.8

|count3 = 175.4

|count4 = 186.19

|count5 = 187.39

|count6 = 253.59

|count7 = 266.7

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)

|candidate = James Maxwell

|count1 = 164

|percentage = 1.23%

|count2 = 171.36

|count3 = 173.56

|count4 = 206.76

|count5 = 208.36

|count6 = 217.36

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = David McNerlin

|count1 = 174

|percentage = 1.31%

|count2 = 174.64

|count3 = 174.64

|count4 = 176.3

|count5 = 176.7

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 21,948

|valid = 13,301 (60.60%)

|spoilt = 424

|quota = 2,217

|turnout = 13,725 (62.53%)

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1989 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

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|numcounts= 7

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Alex Attwood*

|count1 = 3,292

|percentage = 26.53%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Alex Maskey*

|count1 = 2,378

|percentage = 19.26%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Teresa Holland*

|count1 = 2,329

|percentage = 18.77%

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Cormac Boomer*

|count1 = 1,189

|percentage = 9.58%

|count2 = 2,202.46

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Mairtin O'Muilleoir

|count1 = 1,435

|percentage = 15.74%

|count2 = 1,462.74

|count3 = 1,739.64

|count4 = 1,976.47

|count5 = 2,000.75

|count6 = 2,004.3

|count7 = 2,004.67

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Peter Prendiville

|count1 = 713

|percentage = 5.75%

|count2 = 815.98

|count3 = 819.1

|count4 = 820.97

|count5 = 834.35

|count6 = 935.6

|count7 = 962.75

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Dan McGuinness

|count1 = 326

|percentage = 2.63%

|count2 = 363.24

|count3 = 365.71

|count4 = 368.35

|count5 = 374.73

|count6 = 384.88

|count7 = 505.88

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Jean Craig

|count1 = 380

|percentage = 3.06%

|count2 = 409.64

|count3 = 411.72

|count4 = 413.48

|count5 = 432.48

|count6 = 443.83

|count7 = 488.83

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = Robert Morrow

|count1 = 283

|percentage = 2.28%

|count2 = 283

|count3 = 283.39

|count4 = 283.72

|count5 = 283.72

|count6 = 283.97

|count7 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Communist Party of Ireland

|candidate = Kevin O'Donnell

|count1 = 84

|percentage = 0.68%

|count2 = 87.04

|count3 = 89.77

|count4 = 90.54

|count5 =

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 7

|electorate = 22,975

|valid = 12,409 (54.01%)

|spoilt = 426

|quota = 2,069

|turnout = 12,835 (55.87%)

}}

1985 Election

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

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|numcounts= 9

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Alex Attwood

|count1 = 2,461

|percentage = 19.35%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Alex Maskey

|count1 = 2,329

|percentage = 18.30%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Teresa Holland

|count1 = 2,256

|percentage = 17.73%

|count2 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Cormac Boomer*

|count1 = 1,655

|percentage = 13.01%

|count2 = 1,890.43

|count3 = 1,897.72

|count4 = 1,900.42

|count5 = 1,903.42

|count6 = 1,958.24

|count7 = 2,028.22

|count8 = 2,161.22

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

|candidate = Pip Glendinning

|count1 = 931

|percentage = 7.32%

|count2 = 947.38

|count3 = 949.9

|count4 = 951.16

|count5 = 955.16

|count6 = 958.73

|count7 = 994.31

|count8 = 1,334.43

|count9 = 1,805.43

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Mairtin O'Muilleoir

|count1 = 1,031

|percentage = 8.01%

|count2 = 1,034.25

|count3 = 1,214.16

|count4 = 1,334.58

|count5 = 1,339.82

|count6 = 1,410.1

|count7 = 1,440.06

|count8 = 1,461.64

|count9 = 1,561.64

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Mary Muldoon*

|count1 = 799

|percentage = 6.28%

|count2 = 834.36

|count3 = 840.84

|count4 = 843.36

|count5 = 850.36

|count6 = 903.78

|count7 = 940.23

|count8 = 1,035.15

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)

|candidate = Gerald McCann

|count1 = 386

|percentage = 3.03%

|count2 = 389.77

|count3 = 390.67

|count4 = 391.63

|count5 = 405.76

|count6 = 413.51

|count7 = 463.37

|count8 =

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}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Democratic Unionist Party

|candidate = Irene Lewis

|count1 = 372

|percentage = 2.92%

|count2 = 372.39

|count3 = 372.39

|count4 = 372.51

|count5 = 372.6

|count6 = 372.6

|count7 = 374.6

|count8 =

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}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Labour and Trade Union Group

|candidate = Michael Duffy

|count1 = 238

|percentage = 1.87%

|count2 = 243.2

|count3 = 244.82

|count4 = 246.14

|count5 = 255.14

|count6 = 273.81

|count7 =

|count8 =

|count9 =

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = People's Democracy (Ireland)

|candidate = John McAnulty*

|count1 = 131

|percentage = 1.03%

|count2 = 131.91

|count3 = 137.67

|count4 = 140.73

|count5 = 146

|count6 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party

|candidate = Peter Prendiville

|count1 = 72

|percentage = 0.57%

|count2 = 87.86

|count3 = 88.04

|count4 = 88.28

|count5 = 90.5

|count6 =

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{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Communist Party of Ireland

|candidate = Kevin McCorry

|count1 = 60

|percentage = 0.47%

|count2 = 60.39

|count3 = 61.11

|count4 = 61.17

|count5 =

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 23,327

|valid = 12,721 (54.53%)

|spoilt = 331

|quota = 2,121

|turnout = 13,052 (55.95%)

}}

References

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Upper Falls

|North = Court
Lower Falls

|Northeast = Balmoral
Lower Falls

|East = Balmoral

|Southeast = Balmoral

|South = Balmoral

|Southwest = Lisburn City Council

|West = Lisburn City Council

|Northwest = Lisburn City Council

}}

Category:Former District Electoral Areas of Belfast

Category:1985 establishments in Northern Ireland

Category:2014 disestablishments in Northern Ireland

Upper Falls (District Electoral Area)

History

Wards

Councillors

2011 Election

2005 Election

2001 Election

1997 Election

1993 Election

1989 Election

1985 Election

See also

References