Castlereagh West (District Electoral Area)

Castlereagh West was one of the four district electoral areas in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected five members to Castlereagh Borough Council, and formed part of Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Beechill, Galwally, Hillfoot, Minnowburn and Newtownbreda. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mostly transferred to the Castlereagh South DEA with Hillfoot moved to form part of the new Lisnasharragh DEA for the 2014 Belfast City Council election.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Sara Duncan
(Alliance)		 Peter O'Reilly
(SDLP)		 Cecil Hall
(UUP)		 Ann-Marie Beattie
(DUP)		 Myreve Chambers
(DUP)
2005 Rosaleen Hughes
(SDLP)
2001 Mark Robinson
(DUP)		 Vivienne Stevenson
(DUP)
1997 William Clulow
(DUP)
1993 David Andrews
(Alliance)		 John Taylor
(UUP)		 William Stevenson
(UUP)		 Ernest Harper
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

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

2005-2011 Change: No change

Castlereagh West - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Alliance Sara Duncan* 26.97% 1,456        
DUP Ann-Marie Beattie* 21.08% 1,138        
SDLP Peter O'Reilly 17.34% 936        
DUP Myreve Chambers* 11.67% 630 726 948.6    
Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall* 11.13% 601 768.5 777.11 811.61 850.67
Ulster Unionist Bill White 4.98% 269 370.5 374.07 397.78 405.22
Sinn Féin Laura Keenan 5.11% 276 340 340.21 386.71 387.13
People Before Profit Gordon Hewitt 1.72% 93 215 215.21    
Electorate: 10,045   Valid: 5,399 (53.75%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 900   Turnout: 5,499 (54.74%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

    2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Castlereagh West - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Ann-Marie Beattie 24.00% 1,417          
    Alliance Sara Duncan* 19.93% 1,177          
    DUP Myreve Chambers 10.09% 596 991.1        
    Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall* 14.14% 835 847.6 917.3 1,039.3    
    SDLP Rosaleen Hughes* 13.45% 794 794.6 850.53 862.85 862.85 1,285.85
    Ulster Unionist Bill White 6.42% 379 384.1 410.28 467.14 519.08 525.08
    SDLP Gary Vaugh 7.47% 441 441 458 467.19 468.78  
    Independent Cyril Kernaghan 4.50% 266 271.4 284.66      
    Electorate: 9,805   Valid: 5,905 (60.22%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 985   Turnout: 6,050 (61.70%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

      2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

      1997-2001 Change: No change

      Castlereagh West - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP Mark Robinson 27.20% 1,858          
      Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall* 25.30% 1,728          
      SDLP Rosaleen Hughes* 17.51% 1,196          
      Alliance Sara Duncan* 16.54% 1,130 1,141.31        
      DUP Vivienne Stevenson 0.89% 61 603.88 840.76 841.6 1,075.37 1,276.18
      NI Women's Coalition Eileen Cairnduff 4.48% 306 311.85 463.47 570.89 577.96 672.08
      PUP Frederick Ferguson 4.41% 301 324.01 452.53 459.53 469  
      DUP Charles Tosh 1.35% 92 223.82 280.52 280.94    
      Sinn Féin Sean Montgomery 2.31% 158 158 162.62      
      Electorate: 10,958   Valid: 6,830 (62.33%)   Spoilt: 164   Quota: 1,139   Turnout: 6,994 (63.83%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

        1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

        Castlereagh West - 5 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        DUP William Clulow* 19.80% 952                
        Alliance Sara Duncan 14.49% 697 700.45 816.45            
        DUP Mark Robinson 12.62% 607 698.5 701.5 815.5          
        Ulster Unionist Cecil Hall 15.47% 744 759.15 763.3 777.85 781.3 788.5 1,024.5    
        SDLP Rosaleen Hughes* 12.87% 619 619.3 625.3 626.45 631.85 631.85 631.85 637.85 659.6
        PUP Samuel Johnston 7.63% 367 371.8 373.8 378.15 380.4 382 404.9 448.9 651.25
        Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper* 5.55% 267 279.6 281.75 289.15 291.55 294.15 313.5 418.5  
        Ulster Unionist Marie Luney 5.70% 274 276.25 277.25 284.3 285.2 287.2      
        DUP Thomas Scott 2.95% 142 153.4 153.4            
        Alliance Malcolm Gilmore 2.91% 140 140.3              
        Electorate: 11,140   Valid: 4,809 (43.17%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 802   Turnout: 4,896 (43.95%)  

          1993 Election

          1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

          Castlereagh West - 5 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Ulster Unionist John Taylor* 34.16% 1,549          
          DUP Ernest Harper* 21.81% 989          
          Alliance David Andrews 20.40% 925          
          Ulster Unionist William Stevenson 3.75% 170 781        
          DUP William Clulow 8.05% 365 434.16 493.68 496.2 518.84 796.44
          Alliance Sara Duncan 5.25% 238 264 266.4 420.66 531.52 546.64
          DUP William Smyth 2.95% 89 139.96 309.16 310.42 349.78  
          NI Conservatives Andrew Fee 4.63% 210 232.36 232.84 237.34    
          Electorate: 10,557   Valid: 4,535 (42.96%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 756   Turnout: 4,655 (44.09%)  

            References
            1. "Castlereagh West 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.
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