Castlereagh Central (District Electoral Area)

Castlereagh Central DEA (1993-2014) within Castlereagh

Castlereagh Central was one of the district electoral areas in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. It was one of three Castlereagh DEAs until 1993, and one of four until 2014. The district elected seven members to Castlereagh Borough Council from 1985 to 1993, and six members from 1993 to 2014. It formed part of the Strangford constituency until 1997, the Strangford and Belfast East constituencies from 1997 to 2010 and the Belfast East and Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Castlereagh Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Cregagh, Downshire, Hillfoot, Lisnasharragh, Lower Braniel, Upper Braniel and Wynchurch. For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced by one ward as Hillfoot was transferred to the new Castlereagh West District Electoral Area. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to Belfast City Council for the 2014 Belfast City Council election to form part of the new Lisnasharragh DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Michael Long
(Alliance) 		Carole Howard
(Alliance) 		Michael Copeland
(UUP) 		Denny Vitty
(DUP) 		Tommy Sandford
(DUP) 		Vivienne McCoy
(DUP) 		6 seats
1993–2014
2005 Peter Robinson
(DUP) 		Joanne Bunting
(DUP) 		John Norris
(DUP) 		Andrew Ramsey
(DUP)
2001 Tommy Sandford
(PUP)
1997 Patrick Mitchell
(Alliance) 		Alan Carson
(UUP)/
(DUP) 		John Dunn
(DUP) 		Grant Dillon
(UKUP)/
(Independent Unionist)/
(UUP)
1993 Cecil Moore
(DUP)
1989 Joyce Boyd
(DUP) 		Paul McNaughten
(DUP) 		Ellen Gray
(UUP)
1985 Patricia Archer
(Alliance) 		Cedric Wilson
(DUP) 		Ivan Castles
(DUP) 		Herbert Johnstone
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance Michael Long* 18.14% 919              
DUP Vivienne McCoy 14.21% 720 727.35            
UUP Michael Copeland* 12.91% 654 667.65 763.65          
Alliance Carole Howard 10.64% 539 676.34 696.23 706.43 926.43      
DUP Tommy Sandford 12.51% 634 639.46 675.88 688.12 692.75 700.75 943.75  
DUP Denny Vitty 8.64% 438 439.47 453.47 457.55 457.55 457.55 508.37 723.97
PUP Jason Burke 6.37% 323 326.36 353.36 362.2 369.67 394.67 401.67 405.59
DUP Sharon Skillen 6.08% 308 310.31 324.31 328.39 329.81 329.81    
SDLP Rosaleen Hughes 5.66% 287 300.23 303.44 303.44        
TUV Alan Carson 4.84% 245 247.94            
Electorate: 9,341   Valid: 5,067 (54.24%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 724   Turnout: 5,171 (55.36%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from PUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Peter Robinson* 25.81% 1,431            
Alliance Michael Long* 16.32% 905            
DUP Joanne Bunting* 16.14% 895            
UUP Michael Copeland* 9.76% 541 582.86 608.21 611.62 727.3 796.3  
DUP John Norris* 7.59% 421 663.42 669.27 699.08 710.82 790.83 800.83
DUP Andrew Ramsey 4.91% 272 523.16 527.97 583.85 588.42 614.39 621.65
PUP Tommy Sandford* 6.42% 356 391.88 399.03 401.34 403.99 436.39 491.01
SDLP Sean Mullan 6.55% 363 363.92 397.72 397.94 407.8 429.9  
Independent Alan Carson 3.77% 209 254.08 269.55 274.72 295.81    
UUP Alan Martin 2.74% 152 165.8 181.01 181.89      
Electorate: 9,735   Valid: 5,545 (56.96%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 793   Turnout: 5,700 (58.55%)  

2001 Election

1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKUP

2001: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

1997-2001 Change: PUP gain from UKUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Peter Robinson* 42.40% 2,841              
UUP Michael Copeland 15.40% 1,032              
DUP John Norris* 2.40% 161 949.8 976.8          
Alliance Michael Long 11.48% 769 798.82 879.68 904.16 1,274.16      
DUP Joanne Bunting 4.51% 302 737.2 772.52 778.36 779.8 780.8 1,151.16  
PUP Tommy Sandford 7.54% 505 564.16 590.56 599.84 612.24 674.24 695.24 719.72
UK Unionist Grant Dillon* 4.31% 289 393.04 488.96 512.96 515.04 547.04 572.44 661.52
DUP John Dunn* 1.10% 74 437.12 467.8 473.08 476.44 480.44    
SDLP Sean Mullan 6.37% 427 431.08 436.44 438.6        
Independent Alan Carson* 3.27% 219 277.48            
NI Conservatives Terence Dick 1.22% 82 95.8            
Electorate: 10,528   Valid: 6,701 (63.65%)   Spoilt: 237   Quota: 958   Turnout: 6,938 (65.90%)  

1997 Election

1993: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKUP

1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist joins UKUP

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Peter Robinson* 55.30% 2,783          
UUP Alan Carson* 16.97% 854          
DUP John Norris* 1.21% 61 950.2        
Alliance Patrick Mitchell* 11.92% 600 623.56 626.96 644.3 966.3  
DUP John Dunn 1.73% 87 593.92 662.12 684.05 689.12 698.12
UK Unionist Grant Dillon* 5.30% 267 516.28 528.28 591.69 609.59 684.59
DUP Alwyn McClernon 0.46% 23 372.6 512.4 527.53 541.35 548.35
SDLP Dominic Marsella 4.45% 224 225.52 225.52 225.69    
Alliance Ann Smith 2.66% 134 161.36 162.76 171.94    
Electorate: 11,033   Valid: 5,033 (45.62%)   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 720   Turnout: 5,181 (46.96%)  

1993 Election

1989: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1993: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP, DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Peter Robinson* 53.27% 2,775                
Alliance Patrick Mitchell* 15.01% 782                
UUP Alan Carson* 12.57% 655 802              
DUP John Norris 0.90% 47 770.75              
DUP Cecil Moore 2.17% 113 689 695 707.8 708 723.74 737.31 746.31  
Ind. Unionist Grant Dillon* 6.53% 340 450.25 452.75 471.31 471.83 472.63 505.81 570.92 645.92
DUP Mary Fairfield 1.06% 55 417.25 423 431.32 431.48 433.5 442.41 469 493
Alliance Ann Smith 3.55% 185 209.75 214.5 216.1 245.22 245.34 292.08 320.1  
UUP Ellen Gray* 1.98% 103 142 164 174.24 174.6 174.84 206.33    
NI Conservatives Leeburn Stitt 2.42% 126 144.75 146.75 151.23 151.75 151.81      
UUP John Ferris 0.54% 28 46              
Electorate: 11,260   Valid: 5,209 (46.26%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 745   Turnout: 5,411 (48.06%)  

1989 Election

1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: No change

Castlereagh Central - 7 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Peter Robinson* 50.75% 3,461              
UUP Grant Dillon* 13.40% 914              
Alliance Patrick Mitchell 13.33% 909              
DUP Alan Carson* 4.06% 277 1,895.04            
DUP Joyce Boyd 2.70% 184 497.88 1,371.06          
UUP Ellen Gray* 6.64% 453 616.4 657.56 684.26 733.46 970.46    
DUP Paul McNaughten 0.38% 26 124.8 192.42 646.32 647.16 666.92 729.71 759.29
DUP Cecil Moore 2.20% 150 510.24 553.85 583.55 584.81 621.55 675.24 699.55
Alliance Ann Smith 6.54% 446 474.88 479.29 481.09 482.53      
Electorate: 14,462   Valid: 6,820 (47.16%)   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 853   Turnout: 7,008 (48.46%)  

1985 Election

1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Castlereagh Central - 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Peter Robinson* 52.69% 4,118            
DUP Cedric Wilson* 0.92% 72 2,292.72          
UUP Herbert Johnstone* 11.90% 930 1,076.68          
DUP Alan Carson* 3.85% 301 683.28 1,651.23        
DUP Ivan Castles 0.69% 54 211.32 413.82 1,068.22      
Alliance Patricia Archer* 11.43% 893 921.88 958.78 962.62 968.56 983.56  
UUP Ellen Gray* 7.73% 604 673.16 725.36 733.36 802 884.95 926.44
Alliance Derek Middleton 5.40% 422 441 446.85 448.45 455.71 463.97 743.85
Alliance William Moreland 3.69% 288 313.84 323.74 325.02 334.26 352.44  
Ind. Unionist Cecil Moore 1.70% 133 189.24 213.54 218.02 225.94    
Electorate: 14,751   Valid: 7,815 (52.98%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 977   Turnout: 8,035 (54.47%)  

References

  1. ^ "Castlereagh Central Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.