This seat contains some of the most strife-ridden areas of the city.
Although it has a predominantly unionist population, there is a significant minority of Catholics (approximately 37%), and there are some well-known Catholic enclaves in the seat: areas such as the Ardoyne, Cliftonville and New Lodge all conjure up memories of some of the tragic events seen over the last 30 years.
Aside from some of the more rundown parts of the city centre which are currently enjoying rejuvenation, the seat extends up along the Antrim Road into some more pleasant residential areas.
This may well prove to be the most interesting contest to watch in Northern Ireland on election night - a four-way marginal between the UUP, DUP, SDLP and Sinn Fein. When all four parties stood in 1979, the DUP won with only 27% of the vote, though the seat has been UUP since 1983
In the 1998 Assembly election the six seats each went to a different party, with Sinn Féin topping the poll with only 21.3%, with the DUP and SDLP both barely 100 votes behind.