| Belfast City | |
| Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste | |
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 23rd 115 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ | Belfast |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BFS |
| ONS code | 95Z |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2006) - Density |
Ranked 1st 267,400 2,328 / km² |
| Community | Protestant: 48. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different 6% Catholic: 47. 2% |
| Politics | |
| Belfast City Council http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/ |
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| MPs | Gerry Adams Nigel Dodds Peter Robinson Alasdair McDonnell |
Belfast City Council is the city council for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, MLA, BL (born Derry, 20 August 1958) is a Barrister and Northern Peter David Robinson (born 29 December 1948) is a Northern Irish Politician and is the current First Minister of Northern Ireland Alasdair McDonnell (born 1 September 1949 Cushendall, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish politician deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of It is the largest local council, serving the largest city in Northern Ireland and had an estimated population of 267,400 in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It is the central council for the Belfast Metropolitan Area which has a population of c. 650,000. The Council is based in Belfast City Hall. Belfast City Hall is the civic building of the Belfast City Council. Belfast was also the first seat of government for Northern Ireland. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. The council was created on its current boundaries following the local council elections of May 1973. Originally it was intended that there would be 52 wards. However, local enquiries meant that the proposed Tullycarnet ward became instead the Castlereagh Borough Council wards of Tullycarnet and Gilnahirk.
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Electoral areas
The current Belfast City Council area consists of 9 electoral areas: Oldpark, Castle, Victoria, Pottinger, Laganbank, Balmoral, Upper Falls, Lower Falls and Court. In the 2005 local government elections, the voters of Belfast elected a total of 51 councillors from the following political parties: 15 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 14 Sinn Féin, 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 7 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 4 Alliance Party, 2 Progressive Unionist Party and 1 Independent Unionist. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. See Ulster Progressive Unionist Association, for the political group founded in 1938 The Progressive Unionist Party ( PUP) is a small
In 2006, the local government boundary commission published proposals to extend Belfast into the neighbouring districts of Castlereagh and Lisburn, as well as adding a small part of North Down. The proposed extension mostly comprises the communities of Poleglass, Twinbrook, Dunmurry, Lagmore, Belvoir, Cregagh, Braniel, Gilnahirk and Tullycarnet. However some have suggested extending the council further into Castlereagh and Newtownabbey councils and these proposals have recently been discussed at a local enquiry. [1]
1997 Election results
In 1997, Unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland gaining the balance of power between Nationalists and Unionists. Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and This position was confirmed in the council elections of 2001 and 2005. Local elections took place in some parts of the UK on the 7 June, 2001. Elections for local government were held in the England and Northern Ireland on May 5, 2005 along with the 2005 general election across Since then it has had three Nationalist mayors, two from the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and one from Sinn Féin. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
2005 Election results
In the 2005 local government elections, the voters of Belfast elected fifty-one councillors to Belfast City Council from the following political parties: 15 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 14 Sinn Féin, 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 7 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 4 Alliance Party, 2 Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), and 1 Independent. Belfast City Hall is the civic building of the Belfast City Council. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. See Ulster Progressive Unionist Association, for the political group founded in 1938 The Progressive Unionist Party ( PUP) is a small [2] The Independent is Frank McCoubrey who is a leading member of the Ulster Political Research Group, the successor to the Ulster Democratic Party. The Ulster Political Research Group is an advisory body connected to the Ulster Defence Association, providing advice to them on political matters The Ulster Democratic Party ( UDP) was a small loyalist Political party in Northern Ireland.
| Party | seats | change +/- | |
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| • | Democratic Unionist Party | 15 | +5 |
| • | Sinn Féin | 14 | = |
| • | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 8 | -1 |
| • | Ulster Unionist Party | 7 | -4 |
| • | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 4 | +1 |
| • | Progressive Unionist Party | 2 | -1 |
| • | Independent | 1 | = |
Lord Mayor, High Sheriff
The city of Belfast has a mayoral form of municipal government. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. See Ulster Progressive Unionist Association, for the political group founded in 1938 The Progressive Unionist Party ( PUP) is a small In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The City's elected officials are the Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor and High Sheriff who are drawn from fifty one elected councillors. The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition The High Sheriff is or was a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a The first Lord Mayor of Belfast was Daniel Dixon, who was elected in 1892. [3] As of June 2007, the Lord Mayor of Belfast is Ulster Unionist Party politician, Jim Rodgers, who previously served in the same office in 2001. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Jim Rodgers OBE is a Northern Irish politician who was twice been Lord Mayor of Belfast[http //news His duties, as mayor of Belfast, include presiding over meetings of the council, receiving distinguished visitors to the city, and representing and promoting the city on the national and international stage. [3]
His deputy is Councillor Bernie Kelly (SDLP). The city council also (uniquely amongst Northern Ireland's councils) elects a High Sheriff, who acts as the Queen's representative in the city; the current holder of that office is Councillor Jim Kirkpatrick (DUP). The High Sheriff is or was a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries
Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies
Belfast has four UK parliamentary and Assembly constituencies - North Belfast, West Belfast, South Belfast and East Belfast. Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. For other constituencies of the same name see Belfast West. Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the UK House Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. All four extend somewhat beyond the city boundaries into parts of Castlereagh, Lisburn and Newtownabbey districts. Castlereagh Borough Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. Lisburn (Lios na gCearrbhach meaning fort of the gamblers) is a predominantly Unionist city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast Newtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. In 2007, the people of Belfast elected 8 Sinn Féin, 7 DUP, 3 Ulster Unionist, 4 SDLP, 1 PUP and 2 Alliance members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were selected The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved In the 2005 general election, they elected 2 DUP MPs, 1 SDLP MP and 1 Sinn Féin MP. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general
Assets
The council owns a number of buildings and parks in Belfast, including Belfast Castle and Belfast Botanic Gardens. Belfast Castle is set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park Belfast, Northern Ireland in a prominent position 400 feet above sea level Belfast Botanic Gardens is a public park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Councillors
| Year | APNI | DUP | PUP | SF | SDLP | UDP | UPNI | UUP | Workers | Others |
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| 1973 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 25 | 2 | 7 |
| 1977 | 13 | 7 | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | 7 | 15 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 1985 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 1993 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - | - | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Parks and Open Spaces
Belfast City Council is also responsible for the City's Parks. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. See Ulster Progressive Unionist Association, for the political group founded in 1938 The Progressive Unionist Party ( PUP) is a small Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland The Ulster Democratic Party ( UDP) was a small loyalist Political party in Northern Ireland. The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish They maintain the city's green spaces and organising park events and activities. They also work to promote some of Belfast’s biggest tourist attractions, like Belfast Zoo and Malone House. Belfast Zoo (also known as Bellevue Zoo) is a Zoo in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
See also
References
- ^ Written Representations. Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes The following is an incomplete list of Parks and Open Spaces in Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
- ^ Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005. Northern Ireland Elections. Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive (ARK) (2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
- ^ a b Councillors: Lord Mayor. Belfast City Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
External links
- Go To Belfast - Tourism
- Belfast City Council Minutes — unofficial wiki with annotated and cross-referenced minutes of meetings of Belfast City Council
- Belfast City Council, 1993 - 2005
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