A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Our historical statistics are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Belfast. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.
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Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts — units with RD or RSD suffixes — may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Belfast.
Election results are available for these constituencies associated with Belfast.
| Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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| Queens University Belfast UniCon | 1918 | 1948 |
| Belfast West PBDivCon/BCon | 1922 | |
| Belfast South PBDivCon/BCon | 1922 | |
| Belfast North PBDivCon/BCon | 1922 | |
| Belfast East PBDivCon/BCon | 1922 |
Additional constituencies that covered Belfast may be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab.
This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Belfast:
| Administrative Area: | Popu- lation |
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| Shankill IrlPar | | | | | | | |||
| Belfast Upper IrlBarony | | | | | | ||||
| Antrim IrlC | | | | | | | | ||
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Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Belfast.
| Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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| Belfast South PBDivCon/BCon | 1998 | 2007 |
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Belfast. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.