Oldpark (District Electoral Area) facts for kids
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 Map showing Oldpark wards within Belfast |
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| Population | (2008 Estimate) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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Oldpark is one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the North of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Ardoyne; Ballysillan; Cliftonville; Legoniel; New Lodge and Water Works. Oldpark forms part of the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
History
The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections. Legoniel, Ballysillan and Ardoyne wards had previously been part of Area E, New Lodge and the southern half of the Waterworks ward had been in Area G, while Cliftonville and the northern half of Waterworks ward had been in Area H.
Wards
| Map | Ward | Population (2011 Census) |
Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament | Ref |
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| 1 | Ardoyne | 5,987 | 92.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.58 km2 | 10,322 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| 2 | Ballysillan | 5,626 | 7.8% | 83.3% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 1.11 km2 | 5,068 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 5,330 | 71% | 23.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 1.18 km2 | 4,517 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| 4 | Legoniel | 6,409 | 48.2% | 45.4% | 0.8% | 5.6% | 8.82 km2 | 727 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| 5 | New Lodge | 4,950 | 89.2% | 7.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.72 km2 | 6,875 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| 6 | Water Works | 5,829 | 87.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 1.27 km2 | 4,590 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | |
| Oldpark | 34,131 | 65.6% | 29.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 13.68 km2 | 2,495 /km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | ||
2011 Elections
- See also: Results of elections in 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.
| Belfast City Council elections, 2011 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | |
| Democratic Unionist | Ian Crozier | 1,770 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Maskey | 1,573 | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerard McCabe | 1,492 | |
| Sinn Féin | Daniel Lavery | 1,370 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Nichola Mallon | 1,184 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Clarke | 1,180 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Gareth McKee | 917 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Fred Rodgers | 540 | |
| style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Template:Irish Republican Socialist Party/meta/color| | [[Irish Republican Socialist Party|Template:Irish Republican Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] | Paul Little | 379 |
| Alliance | James McClure | 303 | |
| Independent | Martin McAuley | 146 | |
| Turnout | 10,584 | ||
| Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist | |||
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