Maps by Conal Kelly and Nicholas Whyte

This constituency takes in the southern quarter of Belfast City Council and adjacent parts of Castlereagh District Council. The member of parliament has been Rev Martin Smyth (UUP) since a 1982 by-election caused by the IRA assassination of the previous incumbent. The constituency was expanded a little in 1983 and rather more in 1995 (see the 1983-92 election results).

See also results of all South Belfast elections 1993-2003.
 

			Surplus McGimpsey		Exclude Steven		Exclude Lynn		Exclude Barbour & Lomas
Michael McGimpsey	UUP	5389	-913	4476	-	4476	-	4476	-	4476
Mark Robinson	DUP	3991	33.32	4024.32	0	4024.32	1	4025.32	14.34	4039.66
Esmond Birnie	UUP	2311	551.99	2862.99	0	2862.99	3	2865.99	56.19	2922.18
Carmel Hanna	SDLP	3910	12.92	3922.92	3	3925.92	10	3935.92	17.17	3953.09
Alex Maskey	SF	3933	2.55	3935.55	2	3937.55	10	3947.55	21	3968.55
Alasdair McDonnell	SDLP	3266	17	3283	4	3287	20	3307	10.34	3317.34
Monica McWilliams	NIWC	2150	30.43	2180.43	5	2185.43	18	2203.43	45	2248.43
Ruth Patterson	DUP	2538	18.7	2556.7	0	2556.7	0	2556.7	19.34	2576.04
Geraldine Rice	Alliance	1185	13.94	1198.94	3	1201.94	1	1202.94	12	1214.94
John Hiddleston	UUP	769	199.75	968.75	1	969.75	1.17	970.92	19.68	990.6
Tom Ekin	Alliance	664	8.5	672.5	1	673.5	5	678.5	19.68	698.18
Thomas Morrow	PUP	495	14.62	509.62	0	509.62	2	511.62	9	520.62
John Wright	Green	308	1.19	309.19	16.17	325.36	5	330.36	37.17	367.53
Roger Lomas	Cons	116	3.06	119.06	1	120.06	0	120.06	-120.06	0
James Barbour	Soc	167	1.19	168.19	2	170.19	11	181.19	-181.19	0
Patrick Lynn	WP	96	0.17	96.17	1	97.17	-97.17	0	-	-
Lindsay Steven	VFYP	42	0.17	42.17	-42.17	0	-	-	-	-
			3.5	3.5	3	6.5	10	16.5	20.34	36.84

Stage 2: Of McGimpsey's 5389 votes, 3247 transferred to Birnie and 1175 to Hiddleston, thus 4422 (82.1%) to the other UUP candidates; 196 went to Robinson and 110 to Patterson, thus 306 (5.7%) to the DUP; 179 (3.3%) went to McWilliams (NIWC); 100 went to McDonnell and 76 to Hanna, thus 176 (3.3%) to the SDLP; 82 went to Rice and 50 to Ekin, thus 132 (2.4%) to Alliance; 86 (1.6%) to Morrow (PUP); 18 (0.3%) to Lomas (Cons); 15 (0.3%) to Maskey (SF); 7 (0.1%) to Wright (Green); also 7 (0.1%) to Barbour (Socialist); 1 (0.02%) to Lynn (WP); and also 1 (0.02%) to Steven (VFYP) with 39 (0.7%) non-transferable.
 

			Exclude Wright		Exclude Morrow		Exclude Ekin		Exclude Hiddleston
Michael McGimpsey	UUP	4476	-	4476	-	4476	-	4476	-	4476
Mark Robinson	DUP	4039.66	9.17	4048.83	102.04	4150.87	4.34	4155.21	91.61	4246.82
Esmond Birnie	UUP	2922.18	16.51	2938.69	99.4	3038.09	50.02	3088.11	783.2	3871.31
Carmel Hanna	SDLP	3953.09	29.17	3982.26	8.51	3990.77	65.53	4056.3	6.38	4062.68
Alex Maskey	SF	3968.55	19	3987.55	2	3989.55	2	3991.55	0	3991.55
Alasdair McDonnell	SDLP	3317.34	23	3340.34	10.17	3350.51	30.51	3381.02	8.53	3389.55
Monica McWilliams	NIWC	2248.43	139.17	2387.6	43.53	2431.13	86.87	2518	24.23	2542.23
Ruth Patterson	DUP	2576.04	4	2580.04	100.21	2680.25	3.17	2683.42	135.25	2818.67
Geraldine Rice	Alliance	1214.94	55	1269.94	14.68	1284.62	462.72	1747.34	15.38	1762.72
John Hiddleston	UUP	990.6	5	995.6	94.21	1089.81	21.19	1111	-1111	0
Tom Ekin	Alliance	698.18	28.17	726.35	13.51	739.86	-739.86	0	-	-
Thomas Morrow	PUP	520.62	8	528.62	-528.62	0	-	-	-	-
John Wright	Green	367.53	-367.53	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
		36.84	31.34	68.18	40.36	108.54	13.51	122.05	46.42	168.47

			Exclude Rice		Exclude Patterson		Surplus Robinson
Michael McGimpsey	UUP	4476	-	4476	-	4476	-	4476
Mark Robinson	DUP	4246.82	21.34	4268.16	2393	6661.16	-2185.16	4476
Esmond Birnie	UUP	3871.31	441.18	4312.49	224	4536.49	-	4536.49
Carmel Hanna	SDLP	4062.68	270.02	4332.7	4.85	4337.55	67	4404.55
Alex Maskey	SF	3991.55	12	4003.55	8	4011.55	1	4012.55
Alasdair McDonnell	SDLP	3389.55	199.55	3589.1	10.87	3599.97	50	3649.97
Monica McWilliams	NIWC	2542.23	626.25	3168.48	40.06	3208.54	314	3522.54
Ruth Patterson	DUP	2818.67	20.17	2838.84	-2838.84	0	-	-
Geraldine Rice	Alliance	1762.72	-1762.72	0	-	-	-	-
		168.47	172.21	340.68	158.06	498.74	1753.16	2251.9

Stage 12: Of the 2393 votes transferred from Patterson to Robinson, 314 (13.1%) went to McWilliams (NIWC); 67 went to Hanna and 50 to McDonnell, thus 117 (4.9%) to the SDLP; and 1 (0.04%) to Maskey (SF) with 1961 (81.9%) non-transferable.

See also: Jim Riley's analysis of votes and seats in the 1998 Assembly election | The constituencies | Single Transferable Vote | The political parties | Useful books and links

Full 2003 results for each seat: East Belfast | North Belfast | South Belfast | West Belfast | East Antrim | North Antrim | South Antrim | North Down | South Down | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | East Londonderry | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | Strangford | West Tyrone | Upper Bann

Other sites based at ARK: ORB (Online Research Bank) | CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) | Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

Your comments, please! Send an email to me at nicholas.whyte@gmail.com..

Compiled by Nicholas Whyte, Becky Vanasek and Simon Smyth, 10 April 2004.