Castlereagh Area C

Castlereagh Area C was one of the three district electoral areas in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Castlereagh Borough Council, and formed part of the Belfast East constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Cregagh, Downshire, Hillfoot, Lisnasharragh and Wynchurch. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Castlereagh Central DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
1981 Peter Robinson
(DUP)		 Denny Vitty
(DUP)		 Cedric Wilson
(DUP)		 Herbert Johnstone
(UUP)		 Patricia Archer
(Alliance)
1977 Bryan Davidson
(Alliance)		 Elizabeth Rea
(UUP)
1973 C. R. Beacon
(Independent)		 Walter McFarland
(UUP)		 J. Black
(UUP)		 F. H. Gray
(UUP)		 Samuel Finlay
(Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1981: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Alliance and UUP

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Peter Robinson* 45.58% 3,562        
DUP Denny Vitty 0.45% 35 2,062.22      
DUP Cedric Wilson 0.49% 38 206.36 1,149.5    
Ulster Unionist Herbert Johnstone* 12.67% 990 1,090.05 1,100.94    
Alliance Patricia Archer* 13.41% 1,048 1,072.84 1,075.15 1,078.71 1,503.71
Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland* 5.26% 411 495.18 503.1 550.86 577.86
Alliance Bryan Davidson* 6.31% 493 521.98 525.61 528.01  
Electorate: 14,751   Valid: 7,815 (52.98%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 977   Turnout: 8,035 (54.47%)  

    1977 Election

    1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

    1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

    1973-1977 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from UUP and Independent

    Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Ulster Unionist Herbert Johnstone 22.04% 1,200              
    DUP Peter Robinson 21.51% 1,171              
    Alliance Patricia Archer 16.29% 887 891.8 894.56 900.17 918.17      
    Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Rea 5.58% 304 541.12 578.38 677.24 765.77 766.34 1,090.34  
    Alliance Bryan Davidson 9.74% 530 532.16 532.62 536.08 601.23 608.64 691.83 768.83
    Alliance Samuel Finlay* 10.23% 557 562.28 566.65 572.8 597.72 599.43 665.62 742.62
    Vanguard Norman Kyle 7.02% 382 410.08 441.82 517.26 594.61 595.18    
    Ind. Unionist John Snodden 5.49% 299 301.16 333.36 372.05        
    UUUP Valerie Walsh 2.09% 114 120.96 272.3          
    Electorate: 10,932   Valid: 5,444 (49.80%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 908   Turnout: 5,619 (51.40%)  

      1973 Election

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

      Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist J. Black 24.24% 1,811              
      Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland 20.73% 1,549              
      Alliance Samuel Finlay 10.44% 780 798.6 804.87 925.25 1,380.25      
      Ulster Unionist F. H. Gray 5.94% 444 874.28 1,077.01 1,089.51 1,098.94 1,111.48 1,633.48  
      Independent C. R. Beacon 12.10% 904 940.58 949.13 956.63 995.32 1,031.62 1,157.55 1,400.55
      NI Labour R. Bingham 8.47% 633 641.99 649.78 664.4 712.9 794.74 854.31 922.31
      Ulster Unionist C. Moore 8.65% 646 702.73 765.81 768.5 772.62 775.26    
      Alliance M. G. McConville 5.94% 444 446.17 446.93 555.93        
      Alliance H. McLernon 3.49% 261 266.89 271.07          
      Electorate: 11,051   Valid: 7,472 (67.61%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 1,246   Turnout: 7,571 (68.51%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
        3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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