Upper Falls was one of the nine district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in

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from 1985 to 2014. Located in the west of the city, the district elected five members to

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and contained the wards of

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; Falls Park; Glen Road; Glencolin; and Ladybrook. Upper Falls formed part of the Belfast West constituencies for the

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and

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. 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

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Wards

Councillors

2011 Election

2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election

2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election

1997: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP 1997-2001 Change: No change

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

1993 Election

1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 1993: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP 1989-1993 Change: No change

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

1985 Election

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

References

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