James Clarke, known as Jim Clarke, is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Clarke became active in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and was elected for the Laganbank area on Belfast City Council at the 1989 Northern Ireland local elections. He held his seat in 1993, and was then also elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. However, he failed to hold this seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.