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[edit]

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

1981 Election[edit]

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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	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[edit]

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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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[edit]

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

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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[edit]

^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[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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