Castlereagh East (District Electoral Area)

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Castlereagh East
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Samantha Burns (DUP)
  •   Martin Gregg (APNI)
  •   John Laverty (DUP)
  •   Hazel Legge (UUP)
  •   Sharon Lowry (APNI)
  •   Sharon Skillen (DUP)
Castlereagh East DEA within Lisburn and Castlereagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Castlereagh East highlight.svg
Castlereagh East DEA within Lisburn and Castlereagh
Castlereagh East DEA (1993-2014) within Castlereagh Castlereagh 1993 Castlereagh East highlight.svg
Castlereagh East DEA (1993-2014) within Castlereagh

Castlereagh East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballyhanwood, Carrowreagh, Dundonald, Enler, Graham's Bridge and Moneyreagh. [2] Castlereagh East forms part of the Belfast East constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Castlereagh Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Ballyhanwood, Carrowreagh, Dundonald, Enler, Gilnahirk, Graham's Bridge and Tullycarnet). For the 2014 local elections, it was decreased to six wards. The Gilnahirk and Tullycarnet areas were transferred to Belfast City Council, while Moneyreagh was gained from Castlereagh South.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Sharon Lowry
(Alliance)		Martin Gregg
(Alliance)		Hazel Legge
(UUP)		Sharon Skillen
(DUP)		John Laverty
(DUP)		Samantha Burns
(DUP)		6 seats
2014–present
January 2020 Co-OptionDavid Drysdale
(DUP)/
(UUP)
2019 Tim Morrow
(Alliance)		Tommy Jeffers
(DUP)
2014 Andrew Girvin
(TUV)
2011 Judith Cochrane
(Alliance)		Martin Gregg
(Green Party)		Gareth Robinson
(DUP)		Jim White
(DUP)
2005 Iris Robinson
(DUP)		Charlie Tosh
(DUP)
2001 Peter Osborne
(Alliance)		Kim Morton
(DUP)		Claire Ennis
(DUP)		Francis Gallagher
(Independent)
1997 Tommy Jeffers
(DUP)/
(UPUP)		William Abraham
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)		Sarah Cummings
(UUP)		Sandy Geddis
(DUP)
1993 Matthew Anderson
(DUP)		John Bell
(UUP)
1989 William Boyd
(Alliance)		John Boyle
(DUP)
1985 Denny Vitty
(DUP)		 Addie Morrow
(Alliance)		William Ward
(UUP)		Ronald Jackson
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: No change

Castlereagh East - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Sharon Skillen*21.04%1,655    
Alliance Martin Gregg*17.50%1,377    
DUP Samantha Burns11.17%8791,165.72   
Alliance Sharon Lowry*13.28%1,0451,057.16 1,192.16  
DUP John Laverty*11.31%890960.72 966.68 980.62 1,130.62
UUP Hazel Legge*9.03%710735.28 763.92 959.08 1,086.60
DUP David Drysdale*7.40%582678 682.96 703.70 931.76
TUV Andrew Girvin6.79%534558.32 566.64 589.76  
Green (NI) Terry Winchcombe2.49%195199.48    
Electorate: 16,289  Valid: 7,867 (48.30%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 1,124  Turnout: 7,957 (48.85%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV
    2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
    2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from TUV

    Castlereagh East - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Alliance Martin Gregg17.36%1,212    
    DUP Sharon Skillen*16.81%1,174    
    Alliance Tim Morrow* †13.41%9361,128.78   
    DUP David Drysdale*12.16%849850.19 951.14 956.92 1,081.92
    UUP Hazel Legge*10.36%723728.1 736.65 808.9 1,040.9
    DUP John Laverty11.64%813814.19 847.04 851.8 976.8
    DUP Tommy Jeffers*9.14%638640.72 666.67 672.79 768.79
    TUV Andrew Girvin*9.12%637637.85 644.15 656.39  
    Electorate: 14,963  Valid: 6,982 (46.66%)  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 998  Turnout: 7,047 (47.10%)  

      2014 Election

      This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.

      2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green

      2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP

      2011-2014 Change: TUV and UUP gain from DUP, Alliance and Green and due to the loss of one seat

      Castlereagh East - 6 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      DUP Tommy Jeffers*13.37%881886 897 903 978   
      Alliance Tim Morrow*7.91%521537 566 836 852 1,065  
      DUP David Drysdale*12.49%823834 849 858 923 961  
      TUV Andrew Girvin10.37%683702 711 716 853 897 908 1,159
      DUP Sharon Skillen*11.95%787792 798 801 855 891 903 1,155
      UUP Hazel Legge8.81%580608 634 645 733 837 880 1,131
      DUP Lynda Spratt10.63%700717 724 726 737 747 754  
      Green (NI) Martin Gregg*6.71%442450 492 537 579    
      PUP Izzy Giles7.47%492496 506 516     
      Alliance Stephen Donnan4.57%301306 369      
      NI21 Mark Devenney3.66%241247       
      Independent Robert Campbell1.14%75       
      Independent Sandra Wilson0.93%61       
      Electorate: 13,645  Valid: 6,587 (48.27%)  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 942  Turnout: 6,690 (49.03%)  

        2011 Election

        2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

        2011: 4 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green

        2005-2011 Change: Alliance and Green gain from DUP and UUP

        Castlereagh East - 7 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        DUP Gareth Robinson*24.25%1,804      
        Alliance Judith Cochrane *17.60%1,309      
        DUP Jim White*5.93%441939.5     
        Alliance Tim Morrow8.74%650676 986.01    
        DUP Tommy Jeffers*10.22%760920.5 928.62 962.62   
        DUP David Drysdale*8.72%649720.5 730.07 780.02 786.18 796.18 900.04
        Green (NI) Martin Gregg7.72%574599 620.46 684.99 713.34 716.34 870.15
        DUP Aileen Graham6.86%510572 575.48 588.27 591.14 598.14 687
        UUP Hazel Legge5.61%417433 444.6 553 565.04 570.04  
        BNP Ann Cooper2.76%205216 219.19     
        NI Conservatives Terry Dick1.61%120122.5 129.46     
        Electorate: 14,291  Valid: 7,439 (52.05%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 930  Turnout: 7,557 (52.88%)  

          2005 Election

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

          2005: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

          2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

          Castlereagh East - 7 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          DUP Iris Robinson *27.08%2,090     
          Alliance Judith Cochrane 12.40%957977.9    
          DUP Gareth Robinson*10.08%7781,251    
          DUP Tommy Jeffers11.10%8571,033    
          UUP David Drysdale*8.01%618648.25 657 844.05 847.41 951.17
          DUP Jim White*5.40%417668.35 761.1 786 811.2 891.76
          DUP Charlie Tosh5.52%426520.05 671.6 698.5 728.02 861.08
          UUP Mervyn Bailie7.51%580597.05 602.3 719.85 722.49 805.28
          Independent Francis Gallagher*7.14%551579.05 590.6 665.65 670.69  
          UUP Hazel Legge3.41%263287.2 294.2    
          PUP Colin Neill2.35%181190.35 195.6    
          Electorate: 13,902  Valid: 7,718 (55.52%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 965  Turnout: 7,897 (56.80%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

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

            1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from Independent Unionist

            Castlereagh East - 7 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            DUP Iris Robinson *44.69%4,093      
            UUP David Drysdale20.52%1,879      
            Alliance Peter Osborne*10.08%9231,018.25 1,165.21    
            DUP Jim White0.95%871,044.75 1,098.87 1,140.08 1,169.08  
            DUP Kim Morton*1.31%120690.75 727.71 768.85 1,078.22 1,091.66 1,197.58
            DUP Claire Ennis2.23%204751.5 803.42 847.76 1,035.54 1,043.22 1,113.07
            Independent Francis Gallagher7.10%650755 806.04 871.94 885.01 885.97 1,082.17
            Alliance Gillian Graham4.37%400439.75 626.75 695.33 711.28 712.24 840.05
            PUP Richard Johnston5.09%466538 626.88 669.32 690.22 691.18  
            DUP Sandy Geddis*1.00%92569 601.12 632.7    
            Independent William Abraham*2.67%245310.25 388.57     
            Electorate: 15,245  Valid: 9,159 (60.08%)  Spoilt: 249  Quota: 1,145  Turnout: 9,408 (61.71%)  

              1997 Election

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

              1997: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

              1993-1997 Change: UPUP joins DUP

              Castlereagh East - 7 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              DUP Iris Robinson *46.08%2,787     
              DUP Tommy Jeffers*2.84%172799.52    
              UUP Sarah Cummings11.11%672768.2    
              Ind. Unionist William Abraham*10.04%607721.7 757.4   
              DUP Sandy Geddis*2.65%160643.96 663.92 733.56 810.56 
              Alliance Peter Osborne*11.19%677709.56 721.3 728.48 757.18 
              DUP Kim Morton1.21%73400.82 411.56 555.72 624.32 663.32
              Alliance Michael Long 7.71%466486.72 504.2 505.68 539.12 545.12
              Ulster Democratic Stephen McNally5.01%303365.16 387.12 401.44   
              DUP Sarah Seddon0.26%16246.14 248.88    
              Independent David Brown1.90%115130.54     
              Electorate: 15,542  Valid: 6,048 (38.91%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 757  Turnout: 6,178 (39.75%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

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

                1989-1993: No change

                Castlereagh East - 7 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                DUP Iris Robinson *45.13%2,690       
                Alliance Peter Osborne15.27%910       
                DUP Matthew Anderson*3.89%2321,364.94      
                DUP Sandy Geddis1.44%86298.38 831.58     
                UPUP Tommy Jeffers*9.34%557676.88 688.88 732.66 736.36   
                UUP John Bell*8.00%477531.02 539.02 563.44 607.76 608.36 632.44 723.44
                Ind. Unionist William Abraham*7.03%419493.74 502.14 523.48 532.1 532.88 547.56 624.02
                NI Conservatives David Munster3.88%231262.08 264.48 294.18 295.18 295.48 496.52 520.6
                DUP Will Kelly1.54%92362.1 395.3 399.48 409.52 484.1 491.2  
                NI Conservatives Barbara Finney3.52%210231.46 235.06 266.3 267.52 267.88   
                UUP John Boyle*0.95%5776.98 81.38 89.74     
                Electorate: 15,253  Valid: 5,961 (39.08%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 746  Turnout: 6,086 (39.90%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

                  1989: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

                  1985-1989 Change: UPUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)

                  Castlereagh East - 7 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456789
                  DUP Iris Robinson 21.05%1,168        
                  DUP Matthew Anderson*16.91%938        
                  Ind. Unionist William Abraham*13.63%756        
                  Alliance William Boyd13.50%749        
                  UUP John Bell9.03%501522.32 535.58 538.1 563.86 626.15 643.75 868.75 
                  UPUP Tommy Jeffers9.17%509530.73 537.23 539.64 552.04 643.35 663.7 695.7 
                  DUP John Boyle*3.53%196344.42 527.46 532.76 539.24 548.66 550.86 592.4 650.4
                  DUP Mark Robinson 2.20%122371.28 402.22 407.04 410.88 421.71 424.24 457.28 492.28
                  UUP Alexander Murray5.62%312332.91 335.77 347.03 353.27 384.43 393.12   
                  Alliance Muriel Wilkes4.63%257263.56 265.64 272.64 274.4     
                  Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks0.72%4041.23 43.83       
                  Electorate: 14,754  Valid: 5,548 (37.60%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 694  Turnout: 5,703 (38.65%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

                    Castlereagh East - 7 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456789
                    DUP Denny Vitty *34.06%2,317        
                    UUP William Ward*16.96%1,154        
                    DUP John Boyle*2.20%1501,105.71       
                    UUP William Abraham10.95%745778.39 875.11      
                    DUP Matthew Anderson*7.19%489652.8 674.64 894.96     
                    Alliance Addie Morrow *10.27%699710.97 728.65 729.45 729.6 730.14 761.03 862.03 
                    UUP Ronald Jackson3.97%270297.09 421.89 424.45 425.35 444.13 454.95 517.48 702.48
                    DUP Albert Johnston2.70%184414.58 432.52 448.68 487.23 488.37 501.11 574.3 606.3
                    Alliance Melissa Jeffers5.09%346351.67 352.97 353.29 353.35 353.47 382.73 474.38  
                    Alliance Ian Kirkpatrick2.84%193203.08 209.32 209.32 209.35 209.47 220.47   
                    Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks1.87%127140.86 146.84 147.64 148.03 148.69 154.95   
                    NI Labour James Bate0.85%5859.26 59.52 60 60.03 60.15    
                    NI Labour William Gunning0.65%4445.89 47.97 47.97 47.97 47.97    
                    NI Labour William Copley0.40%2727 27.78 27.78 27.84 27.9    
                    Electorate: 14,584  Valid: 6,803 (46.65%)  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 851  Turnout: 6,986 (47.90%)  

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