Belfast South (Assembly constituency)

Belfast South
Borough Constituency
for the Northern Ireland Assembly

Belfast South shown within Northern Ireland
Districts Belfast, Castlereagh
Current constituency
Created 1973
Assembly Members Clare Bailey
Paula Bradshaw
Claire Hanna
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Emma Pengelly
Christopher Stalford

Belfast South is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast South UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010-2011 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes and from 1996 to 1997 when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983–95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.

Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.

The constituency is primarily formed from the Belfast City Council districts of Balmoral, Laganbank and as well as a number of wards from Pottinger and Castlereagh Borough Council. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1973 Basil Glass
(Alliance Party)
Basil McIvor
(UUP)
Reginald Magee
(UUP)
Herbert Kirk
(UUP)
Nelson Elder
(UUP)
Edward Burns
(DUP)
1975 Jim Hendron
(Alliance)
Jeremy Burchill
(UUP)
Martin Smyth
(UUP)
David Trimble
(Vanguard)
1982 David Cook
(Alliance Party)
Edgar Graham
(UUP)
Jim Kirkpatrick
(UUP)
5 seats
1982-1998
Raymond McCrea
(DUP)
1984
by-election
Frank Millar Jr
(UUP)
1996 Steve McBride
(Alliance Party)
Alasdair McDonnell
(SDLP)
Jim Clarke
(UUP)
Bob Stoker
(UUP)
Joan Parkes
(DUP)
1998 Monica McWilliams
(NI Women's Coalition)
Carmel Hanna
(SDLP)
Esmond Birnie
(UUP)
Michael McGimpsey
(UUP)
Mark Robinson
(DUP)
2003 Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
2007 Anna Lo
(Alliance Party)
Jimmy Spratt
(DUP)
January 2010
co-option
Conall McDevitt
(SDLP)
2011
September 2013
co-option
Fearghal McKinney
(SDLP)
October 2014
co-option
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)
June 2015
co-option
Claire Hanna
(SDLP)
September 2015
co-option
Emma Pengelly
(DUP)
2016 Clare Bailey
(Greens)
Paula Bradshaw
(Alliance Party)
Christopher Stalford
(DUP)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast South – 6 Seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.2 5,207 5,208 5,234 5,245 5,247
Alliance Paula Bradshaw 9.1 3,332 3,352 3,369 3,400 3,418 3,425 3,437 3,570 5,729
SDLP Claire Hanna 12.3 4,516 4,522 4,559 4,574 4,581 4,582 4,591 4,738 4,934 5,056.50 7,641.50
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 9.6 3,521 3,534 3,600 3,670 3,678 3,691 3,707 4,289 4,524 4,729.50 4,932.75 6,056.75
DUP Emma Pengelly 12.3 4,511 4,526 4,526 4,528 4,595 4,644 4,703 5,049 5,073 5,092.25 5,117 5,150
DUP Christopher Stalford 9.7 3,570 3,582 3,582 3,583 3,615 3,717 3,866 4,355 4,368 4,373.25 4,389.25 4,409.25
UUP Rodney McCune 6.7 2,466 2,514 2,515 2,527 2,615 2,677 2,755 3,213 3,272 3,337.50 3,367.50 3,449.50
SDLP Fearghal McKinney 7.7 2,845 2,850 2,869 2,876 2,877 2,878 2,878 2,964 3,057 3,104.75
Alliance Duncan Morrow 7.3 2,691 2,698 2,707 2,730 2,733 2,736 2,744 2,837
UKIP Bob Stoker 2.2 794 801 803 804 832 908 1,025
Labour Alternative Seán Burns 2.4 871 871 909 971 974 985 989
TUV John Hiddleston 1.3 495 498 499 501 558 590 685
Independent Ruth Patterson 1.3 475 478 479 481 502 571
PUP Ian Shanks 1.2 430 432 435 438 444
South Belfast Unionists William Dickson 1.0 351 357 358 359
NI Labour Brigitte Anton 0.7 246 248 258
Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.7 241 241
NI Conservatives Ben Manton 0.4 161
Electorate: 68,469   Valid: 36,723   Spoilt: 424 (1.14%)   Quota: 5,247   Turnout: 54.25

    2011

    2011 Assembly Election: Belfast South[1][2]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
    Alliance Anna Lo 19.8 6,390
    SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.0 4,527 4,916.10
    UUP Michael McGimpsey 9.2 2,988 3,208.80 3,241.05 3,322.95 4,622.05
    Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.5 4,038 4,124.70 4,138.45 4,268.15 4,452.05
    SDLP Conall McDevitt 9.9 3,191 3.510.50 3,687.25 3,852.10 4,444.80
    DUP Jimmy Spratt 12.5 4,045 4,098.70 4,103.45 4,163.85 4,281.45
    DUP Ruth Patterson 11.8 3,800 3,887 3,893.75 3,953.05 4,163.40
    Green (NI) Clare Bailey 2.8 889 1,226.80 1,263.55 1,655.60
    UUP Mark Finlay 4.3 1,394 1,554.50 1,567 1,617.70
    People Before Profit Brian Faloon 1.3 414 475.80 480.05
    Socialist Party Paddy Meehan 0.7 234 252 255
    UKIP Nico Torregrosa 0.7 234 244.50 245
    Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.5 135 155.40 158.90
    Independent Charles Smyth 0.1 29 33.50 33.50
    Electorate: 62,484   Valid: 32,308   Spoilt: 444   Quota: 4,616   Turnout: 32,752 (52.42%)

      Note: Charles Smyth sought election as a Procapitalism candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

      2007

      2007 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 Seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
      DUP Jimmy Spratt 15.7% 4,762
      SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.4% 4,379
      Alliance Anna Lo 12.6% 3,829 3,831 3,834 3,853 3,908 3,956 4,046 4,415
      UUP Michael McGimpsey 8.7% 2,647 2,656 2,657 2,663 2,686 2,691 2,802 2,837 3,472 4,927
      SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.4% 3,748 3,749 3,780 3,786 3,815 3,849 3,856 4,063 4,077 4,262
      Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 13.2% 3,996 3,996 4,002 4,004 4,022 4,052 4,065 4,153 4,162 4,167
      DUP Christopher Stalford 6.7% 2,035 2,387 2,388 2,398 2,410 2,421 2,656 2,684 2,932 3,275
      UUP Esmond Birnie 5.9% 1,804 1,807 1,807 1,807 1,827 1,838 1,920 1,958 2,252
      UUP Bob Stoker 3.7% 1,122 1,131 1,132 1,135 1,138 1,143 1,254 1,268
      Green (NI) Brenda Cooke 2.4% 737 737 737 763 787 876 907
      PUP Andrew Park 1.4% 410 412 413 416 425 436
      UK Unionist David Hoey 1.0% 298 299 299 302 309 322
      Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.8% 248 248 248 253 277
      Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.4% 123 123 123 126
      NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.4% 108 108 108 108
      Make Politicians History Rainbow George 0.2% 66 66 66
      Independent Charles Smyth 0.1% 22 22 22
      Independent Geoffrey Wilson 0.03% 10 10 10
      Electorate: 48,923   Valid: 30,344   Spoilt: 189 (0.62%)   Quota: 4,335   Turnout: 62.41%

        2003

        2003 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 Seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
        UUP Michael McGimpsey 17.2% 5,389
        DUP Mark Robinson 12.7% 3,991 4,024 4,024 4,025 4,040 4,049 4,151 4,155 4,247 4,268 6,661
        UUP Esmond Birnie 7.4% 2,311 2,863 2,863 2,866 2,922 2,939 3,038 3,088 3,871 4,312 4,536
        SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.5% 3,910 3,923 3,926 3,936 3,953 3,982 3,991 4,056 4,063 4,333 4,338 4,405
        Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.6% 3,933 3,936 3,938 3,948 3,969 3,988 3,990 3,992 3,992 4,004 4,012 4,013
        SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 10.3% 3,226 3,283 3,287 3,307 3,317 3,340 3,351 3,381 3,390 3,589 3,600 3,650
        NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 6.9% 2,150 2,180 2,185 2,203 2,248 2,388 2,431 2,518 2,542 3,168 3,209 3,523
        DUP Ruth Patterson 8.1% 2,538 2,557 2,557 2,557 2,576 2,580 2,680 2,683 2,819 2,839
        Alliance Geraldine Rice 3.8% 1,185 1,999 1,202 1,203 1,215 1,270 1,285 1,747 1,763
        UUP John Hiddlestone 2.5% 769 969 970 971 991 996 1,090 1,111
        Alliance Tom Ekin 2.1% 664 673 674 679 698 726 740
        PUP Thomas Morrow 1.6% 495 510 510 512 521 529
        Green (NI) John Wright 1.0% 308 309 325 330 368
        Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.5% 167 168 170 181
        NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.4% 116 119 120 120
        Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.3% 96 96 97
        Rainbow Dream Ticket Lindsay Steven 0.1% 42 42
        Electorate: 50,707   Valid: 31,330   Spoilt: 407 (1.28%)   Quota: 4,476   Turnout: 62.59%

          1998

          1998 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 Seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
          UUP Michael McGimpsey 12.1% 4,938 5,032 5,183 5,358 5,898
          SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 12.2% 4,956 5,039 5,042 5,059 5,073 5,963
          DUP Mark Robinson 7.1% 2,872 2,940 3,484 3,629 3,779 3,781 4,351 6,524
          UUP Esmond Birnie 7.1% 2,875 2,980 3,065 3,499 4,389 4,392 5,267 5,881
          NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 9.6% 3,912 4,053 4,067 4,112 4,157 4,675 5,077 5,118 5,238 5,277
          SDLP Carmel Hanna 9.5% 3,882 3,923 3,927 3,954 3,968 4,791 4,851 4,866 4,891 4,983
          Alliance Steve McBride 10.0% 4,086 4,187 4,203 4,236 4,331 4,374 4,616 4,670 4,826 4,832
          DUP Myreve Chambers 6.0% 2,449 2,505 3,011 3,205 3,314 3,318 3,510
          PUP Ernie Purvis 5.2% 2,112 2,187 2,230 2,721 2,823 2,855
          Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 6.4% 2,605 2,627 2,627 2,653 2,654
          UUP Jim Clarke 4.2% 1,720 1,793 1,916 2,057
          Ulster Democratic David Adams 4.3% 1,745 1,796 1,855
          UK Unionist Grant Dillon 3.7% 1,496 1,579
          Independent Unionist William Dixon 1.1% 437
          Labour Party NI Boyd Black 0.6% 231
          Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.4% 176
          NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.2% 97
          Natural Law James Anderson 0.2% 73
          Independent Labour Niall Cusack 0.2% 62
          Electorate: 61,209   Valid: 40,724   Spoilt: 542 (1.31%)   Quota: 5,819   Turnout: 67.42%

            1996 Forum

            Successful candidates are shown in bold.[3]

            Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
            UUP Bob Stoker
            Jim Clarke
            Michael McGimpsey
            Drew Nelson
            Gordon Lucy
            8,617 22.8
            SDLP Alasdair McDonnell
            Peter O'Reilly
            Carmel Hanna
            Douglas Arthur Hegney
            Rosaleen Hughes
            7,956 21.0
            DUP Joan Parkes
            Thomas Scott
            John Norris
            5,818 15.4
            Alliance Steve McBride
            Philip McGarry
            Margaret Marshall
            4,689 12.4
            Sinn Féin Sean Hayes
            Sean Clinton
            Deborah Moore
            2,455 6.5
            PUP Dawn Purvis
            Victor Murphy
            2,321 6.1
            UK Unionist Patrick Roche
            Kate Garrett
            1,750 4.6
            Ulster Democratic David Adams
            Pauline Gilmore
            1,666 4.4
            NI Women's Coalition Kate Fearon
            Annie Campbell
            Barbara McCabe
            Claire McLaughlin
            Fidelma O'Gorman
            947 2.5
            Labour coalition Peter Hadden
            Eleanor Rogers
            Niall Cusack
            Neil House
            Maeve Cross
            333 0.9
            Green (NI) Mary Carberry
            Jane Carney
            Owen Clarke
            Andy Frew
            314 0.8
            NI Conservatives Myrtle Boal
            Alan McKelvey
            279 0.7
            Workers' Party Paddy Lynn
            Ian Foster
            270 0.7
            Democratic Partnership Paul Smyth
            Alison Wilson
            133 0.4
            Ulster Independence Gordon Smyth
            Samuel Stevenson
            108 0.3
            Democratic Left Jean Craig
            Chris Skillen
            96 0.3
            Ulster Christian Democratic Austin Scallan
            Martine McLaughlin
            John McLaughlin
            Brian McLaughlin
            Margaret Gibson
            31 0.1
            Natural Law James Anderson
            Morris Ahmed
            13 0.0
            Independent Chambers Bertha Burleigh
            Mark Strain
            5 0.0

            1984 by-election

            1984 by-election: South Belfast – 1 Seat
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1
            UUP Frank Millar Jr 100.0% Unopposed
            Electorate: -   Valid: Unopposed   Spoilt: Unopposed   Quota: Unopposed   Turnout: Unopposed

              1982

              1982 Assembly election: South Belfast – 5 Seats
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
              UUP Martin Smyth 35.6% 13,347
              Alliance David Cook 17.4% 6,514
              DUP Stuart McCrea 10.9% 4,091 2,940 3,484 3,629
              UUP Edgar Graham 7.7% 2,875 5,210 5,370 5,408 5,734 6,253
              UUP Jim Kirkpatrick 3.0% 1,126 4,427 4,617 4,673 4,960 5,416
              SDLP Ben Caraher 8.9% 3,342 3,344 3,740 3,740 3,741 4,713
              Alliance Basil Glass 6.7% 2,493 2,644 3,260 3,274 3,293
              DUP Cedric Wilson 5.6% 2,111 2,408 2,496
              Workers' Party Gerard Carr 2.5% 933 939
              UUUP Philip Moles 0.7% 248 332
              Communist Party Barry Bruton 0.7% 168 170
              UUUP James Scott 0.2% 82 239
              Liberal Michael Warden 0.2% 65 89
              Independent William Clulow 0.2% 65 86
              Independent Stuart Hall Raleigh 0.1% 19 20
              Electorate: 66,683   Valid: 37,469   Spoilt: 1,243 (3.21%)   Quota: 4,424   Turnout: 58.05%

                1975 Constitutional Convention

                1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast South - 6 seats
                Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
                UUP Martin Smyth 31.5% 15,061
                Alliance Basil Glass 16.7% 7,961
                UUP Jeremy Burchill 8.8% 4,230 7,751
                Alliance Jim Hendron 5.2% 2,499 2,536 3,473 3,483 4,282 4,288 4,465 7,329
                Vanguard David Trimble 5.1% 2,429 4,398 4,403 4,638 4,742 5,147 5,217 5,226 7,241
                DUP Thomas Burns 5.3% 2,529 3,406 3,413 3,733 3,837 4,965 5,042 5,054 6,117 6,134 6,514
                Unionist Party NI Reginald Magee 7.4% 3,552 3,819 3,862 3,909 4,076 4,132 5,718 5,779 5,948 6,424 6,448
                Vanguard Raymond Jordan 3.9% 1,874 2,733 2,736 2,907 2,996 3,282 3,351 3,365
                SDLP Ben Caraher 6.4% 3,065 3,069 3,126 3,127 3,269 3,271 3,281
                Unionist Party NI John Houston 3.5% 1,697 1,783 1,800 1,827 2,020 2,051
                DUP Robert McNeice 2.8% 1,316 1,837 1,839 1,903 1,928
                NI Labour Erskine Holmes 3.3% 1,599 1,682 1,716 1,726
                Electorate: 73,324   Valid: 47,812   Spoilt: 789 (1.62%)   Quota: 6,831   Turnout: 66.28%

                  1973

                  1973 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 Seats
                  Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13Count 14Count 15Count 16
                  UUP Basil McIvor 13.1% 6,930 6,940 6,958 6,959 6,981 7,003 7,120 7,152 7,191 7,385 8,185
                  Alliance Basil Glass 9.8% 5,148 5,244 5,367 5,404 5,848 5,852 5,876 7,305 7,309 7,393 7,441 9,025
                  DUP Thomas Burns 8.8% 4,640 4.640 4.641 4,641 4,644 4,779 4,872 4,874 6,343 6,893 6,986 7,103 7,133 10,436
                  UUP Nelson Elder 9.1% 4,807 4,810 4,815 4,815 4,821 4,840 4,909 4,917 4,965 6,110 6,610 6,835 6,978 7,287 8,044
                  UUP Herbert Kirk 10.3% 5,426 5,429 5,435 5,439 5,447 5,465 5,610 5,620 5,653 6,009 6,605 6,838 7,038 7,297 7,663
                  UUP Reginald Magee 6.9% 3,656 3,661 3,666 3,666 3,676 3,696 3,835 3,854 3,895 4,042 5,051 5,235 5,417 5,603 6,039 6,690
                  SDLP Ben Caraher 6.3% 3,320 3,326 3,414 3,779 3,799 3,800 3,802 3,980 3,982 3,999 4,000 4,575 5,018 5,029 5,037 5,038
                  Vanguard Martin Gowdy 4.6% 2,434 2,434 2,436 2,438 2,442 3,208 3,273 3,277 3,865 4,082 4,170 4,272 4,283
                  NI Labour Erskine Holmes 5.1% 2,684 2,699 2,833 2,950 2,996 3,003 3,038 3,155 3,168 3,241 3,292
                  UUP Robert Stewart 5.4% 2,850 2,853 2,859 2,861 2,868 2,886 3,010 3,017 3,074 3,218
                  Independent Unionist Grace Bannister 4.8% 2,538 2,540 2,553 2,554 2,568 2,584 2,900 2,918 2,992
                  DUP Thomas Wright 4.0% 2,134 2,134 2,135 2,138 2,139 2,295 2,369 2,373
                  Alliance William McCollum 2.5% 1,294 1,446 1,525 1,545 1,834 1,835 1,848
                  Independent Unionist Thomas Rea 2.3% 1,201 1,204 1,210 1,211 1,214 1,230
                  Vanguard Stanley Morgan 2.3% 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,206
                  Alliance Jean Graham 1.4% 743 810 869 885
                  Republican Clubs Sean Flynn 1.5% 783 784 794
                  Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 1.0% 548 560
                  Alliance John Somerville 0.7% 380
                  Electorate: 75,990   Valid: 52,721   Spoilt: 928 (1.73%)   Quota: 7,532   Turnout: 70.60%

                    References

                    1. South Belfast, UTV
                    2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
                    3. 1996 Candidates – South Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections

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