Belfast West Borough constituency
Belfast West shown within Northern Ireland
Creation	1922
MP	Gerry Adams
Party	Sinn Féin
Type	House of Commons
Districts	Belfast, Lisburn
EP constituency	Northern Ireland

Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant elected branch of Parliament. ... Northern Ireland is divided into 26 Local Council areas. ... Belfast City Council is the largest Local Council serving the largest city in Northern Ireland which has a population of 277,391. ... Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Northern Ireland is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ...

Boundaries

The seat was created in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut. The seat is centred on the west section of Belfast, though at times it has included the area around the Docks on the north east side of the Lagan Estuary. Belfast West also contains part of the district of Lisburn. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. ... Lisburn is a city split between County Antrim & County Down, Northern Ireland. ...

Proposed boundary changes

At the time of writing the Boundary Commission has proposed alterations for the boundaries of constituencies in Northern Ireland. Belfast West currently has one of the smallest electorates of any constituency in Northern Ireland and it is proposed to expand it further into Lisburn, taking in areas currently contained in Lagan Valley. In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... Lisburn is a city split between County Antrim & County Down, Northern Ireland. ... Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Not included in the proposals is a common suggestion to reunite the five wards centred on the Shankill Road which are currently split between Belfast West and Belfast North. As the proposals are likely to be subject to public consultation it is likely this suggestion will be made and may be incorporated into the final boundaries. Shankill is an area in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Creation 1922 MP Nigel Dodds Party Democratic Unionist Type House of Commons Districts Belfast City Council, Newtownabbey EP constituency Northern Ireland Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

History

Belfast West has historically been the most nationalist of Belfast's four constituencies, though it is only in the last few decades that the votes for unionist parties have plunged to tiny levels. The constituency is largely made of a long, slender, belt along the Falls Road and its suburban extensions, with three of the five wards from the staunchly unionist Shankill area now something of a bolt-on, with a several kilometre long Peace Line dividing them from the rest of the constituency. There is also a smaller Protestant enclave at Suffolk. An Irish nationalist is generally one who seeks (greater) independence of Ireland from Great Britain, including since 1921 the goal of a United Ireland. ... The Falls Road is a main road through West Belfast; from Divis Street in the city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. ... In the Irish context, Unionists form a group of exclusively Protestant people in Ireland, of all social classes, who wish to see the continuation of the 1801 Act of Union, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which the Northern Ireland provincial state created in that latter... Shankill is an area in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The Peace Lines are a series of separation barriers ranging in length from a few hundred yards to over 3 miles, separating Protestant and Catholic neighbourhoods in Belfast, Derry (Londonderry) and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Unsurprisingly, the tenor of the constituency is largely working class, although there are surprisingly large pockets of middle-class housing in Andersonstown and other suburban parts of the seat. Closer to the centre public-sector terraced housing, both Victorian and high quality modern housing, predominates, while in the suburbs, leafy pockets are scattered among post-War housing estates such as Lenadoon and Twinbrook. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted...

The Westminster constituency was consistently held by the Ulster Unionist Party but always had strong Labour movement sympathies. In the UK general election, 1923, the Belfast Labour Party came within 1,000 votes of taking the seat. A by-election in 1943 was won by John Beattie, standing for the Northern Ireland Labour Party. For the next twenty-three years the seat would regularly change from unionist to nationalist/labour, with the latter represented by a variety of parties. The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... The labour movement (or labor movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments. ... The UK general election of 1923 was held on 5th December 1923. ... The Belfast Labour Party was a political party in Northern Ireland from 1892 until 1924. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... John Beattie (born November 27, 1957), rugby player. ... The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until the 1980s. ...

In the 1966 general election the seat was won by Gerry Fitt of the Republican Labour Party. Later in 1970 he left that party to become a founder and first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. In the February 1974 general election, Belfast West was the only constituency in Northern Ireland to elect an MP supporting the Sunningdale Agreement. Fitt's majority was narrow and probably only won because boundary changes had added the Docks section of Belfast (which was Fitt's political base) to the seat and removed the predominately unionist Sandy Row and Village areas from the constituency. Fitt retained the seat for the next nine years but increasingly distanced himself from nationalist groups and in late 1979 he left the SDLP altogether. He sat as an independent socialist but lost his seat in the 1983 when it was won by Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin. The UK general election in 1966 was called by Harold Wilson because his government, elected in the 1964 election, had an unworkably small majority. ... Gerrard Gerry Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005) was a Northern Irish politician. ... The Republican Labour Party was a political party in Northern Ireland. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ... The word Unionist, simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context: Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... United Kingdom general election, 1983 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original...

Adams' share of the vote, at 37%, was short of a majority and he achieved victory only due to Fitt and the SDLP candidate splitting the non-Sinn Féin vote. In the 1987 Adams narrowly held his seat, but lost it in the 1992 general election amidst a strong tactical voting campaign in favour of Joe Hendron of the Social Democratic and Labour Party by unionists in the Shankill Road area of the constituency. Hendron and his election agent were found guilty in an election court of having performed "corrupt and illegal practices" during the election by accepting advertising in the Irish News at less than the market rate, but the court upheld the election result. The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting) occurs when a voter misrepresents his or her sincere preferences in order to gain a more favorable outcome. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Irish News is the only quality newspaper published in Northern Ireland. ...

After boundary changes and the IRA ceasefire, support for Sinn Féin in the constituency soared to new levels and in all elections held in the seat since 1996 they have taken over 50% of the vote. In 1997 Adams regained the Westminster seat. Few expect Sinn Féin to lose the seat again for many years. This article primarily deals with the Irish Republican Army up to 1922. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Westminster elections

Members of Parliament

The Member of Parliament since the 1997 general election is Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin. He previously held the seat between 1983 and 1992 when he lost it to Joe Hendron of the Social Democratic and Labour Party but regained it in 1997. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... United Kingdom general election, 1983 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

• Constituency created (1922)
• 1922 — 1929: R.J. Lynn, Ulster Unionist
• 1929 — 1931: W.E.D. Allen, Ulster Unionist until 1931, then New Party
• 1931 — 1943: A.C. Browne, Ulster Unionist
• 1943 — 1950: John Beattie, Nothern Ireland Labout Party (by-election
• 1950: Rev James Godfrey MacManaway, Ulster Unionist - Disqualified after Privy Council inquiry as he was an ordained priest in the Church of Ireland.
• 1950 — 1951: Thomas Teevan, Ulster Unionist elected in November 1950 by-election
• 1951 — 1955: John Beattie, Irish Labour
• 1955 — 1964: Patricia McLaughlin, Ulster Unionist
• 1964 — 1966: James Kilfedder, Ulster Unionist
• 1966 — 1983: Gerry Fitt, Republican Labour until 1970, then Social Democratic and Labour until 1979, then Independent socialist
• 1983 — 1992: Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin
• 1992 — 1997: Joe Hendron, Social Democratic and Labour
• 1997 — present: Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin

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Election results

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Assemblies and Forum elections

The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election are: This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

• Gerry Adams Sinn Fein
• Alex Attwood Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Bairbre De Brun Sinn Fein
• Diane Dodds Democratic Unionist Party
• Michael Ferguson Sinn Fein
• Fra McCann Sinn Fein

In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were: Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Bairbre de Br n (born January 10, 1954 in Dublin) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... This article is about the Australian politician. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ...

• Gerry Adams Sinn Fein
• Alex Attwood Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Bairbre De Brun Sinn Fein
• Joe Hendron Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Alex Maskey Sinn Fein
• Sue Ramsey Sinn Fein

In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from North Belfast. They were as follows: Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Bairbre de Br n (born January 10, 1954 in Dublin) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Alex Maskey (born January 8, 1951) is a Northern Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfasts Lord Mayor. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

• Gerry Adams Sinn Fein
• Annie Armstrong Sinn Fein
• Joe Hendron Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Alex Maskey Sinn Fein
• Dodie McGuinness Sinn Fein

In 1982 elections were held for an Assembly for Northern Ireland to hold the Secretary of State to account, in the hope that this would be the first step towards restoring devolution. West Belfast elected 4 members as follows: Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Alex Maskey (born January 8, 1951) is a Northern Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfasts Lord Mayor. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ...

• Gerry Adams Sinn Fein
• Will Glendinning Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Joe Hendron Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Thomas Passmore Ulster Unionist Party

In 1975 elections were held to a Constitutional Convention which sought (unsuccessfully) to generate a consensus on the future of the province. The six members elected from West Belfast were: Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... 1975 was a common year starting on ghjgh Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

• John Laird Ulster Unionist Party
• Paddy Devlin Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Bob Cooper Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Joe Hendron Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Hugh Smyth independent Unionist
• Jean Coulter Ulster Unionist Party

In 1973 elections were held to the Assembly set up under the Sunningdale Agreement. The six members elected from West Belfast were: The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... Paddy Devlin was a Northern Irish social democrat and Labour activist, a former Stormont MP, a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Robert B. Cooper is a U.S. electronics journalist specialising in CATV, and long distance terrestrial and satellite TVRO television reception. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ...

• John Laird Ulster Unionist Party anti Sunningdale
• Paddy Devlin Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Bob Cooper Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Desmond Gillespie Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Hugh Smyth independent Unionist
• Jean Coulter Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... Paddy Devlin was a Northern Irish social democrat and Labour activist, a former Stormont MP, a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Robert B. Cooper is a U.S. electronics journalist specialising in CATV, and long distance terrestrial and satellite TVRO television reception. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. ...

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland