Castlereagh Area C

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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.

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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

ElectionCouncillor
(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%352,062.22   
DUP Cedric Wilson 0.49%38206.36 1,149.5  
Ulster Unionist Herbert Johnstone*12.67%9901,090.05 1,100.94  
Alliance Patricia Archer*13.41%1,0481,072.84 1,075.15 1,078.71 1,503.71
Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland*5.26%411495.18 503.1 550.86 577.86
Alliance Bryan Davidson*6.31%493521.98 525.61 528.01  
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 Johnstone22.04%1,200       
    DUP Peter Robinson 21.51%1,171       
    Alliance Patricia Archer16.29%887891.8 894.56 900.17 918.17   
    Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Rea5.58%304541.12 578.38 677.24 765.77 766.34 1,090.34 
    Alliance Bryan Davidson9.74%530532.16 532.62 536.08 601.23 608.64 691.83 768.83
    Alliance Samuel Finlay*10.23%557562.28 566.65 572.8 597.72 599.43 665.62 742.62
    Vanguard Norman Kyle7.02%382410.08 441.82 517.26 594.61 595.18   
    Ind. Unionist John Snodden5.49%299301.16 333.36 372.05     
    UUUP Valerie Walsh2.09%114120.96 272.3      
    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. Black24.24%1,811       
      Ulster Unionist Walter McFarland20.73%1,549       
      Alliance Samuel Finlay10.44%780798.6 804.87 925.25 1,380.25   
      Ulster Unionist F. H. Gray5.94%444874.28 1,077.01 1,089.51 1,098.94 1,111.48 1,633.48 
      Independent C. R. Beacon12.10%904940.58 949.13 956.63 995.32 1,031.62 1,157.55 1,400.55
      NI Labour R. Bingham8.47%633641.99 649.78 664.4 712.9 794.74 854.31 922.31
      Ulster Unionist C. Moore8.65%646702.73 765.81 768.5 772.62 775.26   
      Alliance M. G. McConville5.94%444446.17 446.93 555.93     
      Alliance H. McLernon3.49%261266.89 271.07      
      Electorate: 11,051  Valid: 7,472 (67.61%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,246  Turnout: 7,571 (68.51%)  

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        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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