Castlereagh West (District Electoral Area)

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Castlereagh West DEA (1993-2014) within Castlereagh

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.

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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

ElectionCouncillor
(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'Reilly17.34%936    
DUP Myreve Chambers*11.67%630726 948.6  
UUP Cecil Hall*11.13%601768.5 777.11 811.61 850.67
UUP Bill White4.98%269370.5 374.07 397.78 405.22
Sinn Féin Laura Keenan5.11%276340 340.21 386.71 387.13
People Before Profit Gordon Hewitt1.72%93215 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 Beattie24.00%1,417     
    Alliance Sara Duncan*19.93%1,177     
    DUP Myreve Chambers10.09%596991.1    
    UUP Cecil Hall*14.14%835847.6 917.3 1,039.3  
    SDLP Rosaleen Hughes*13.45%794794.6 850.53 862.85 862.85 1,285.85
    UUP Bill White6.42%379384.1 410.28 467.14 519.08 525.08
    SDLP Gary Vaugh7.47%441441 458 467.19 468.78  
    Independent Cyril Kernaghan4.50%266271.4 284.66    
    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     
      UUP Cecil Hall*25.30%1,728     
      SDLP Rosaleen Hughes*17.51%1,196     
      Alliance Sara Duncan*16.54%1,1301,141.31    
      DUP Vivienne Stevenson0.89%61603.88 840.76 841.6 1,075.37 1,276.18
      NI Women's Coalition Eileen Cairnduff4.48%306311.85 463.47 570.89 577.96 672.08
      PUP Frederick Ferguson4.41%301324.01 452.53 459.53 469  
      DUP Charles Tosh1.35%92223.82 280.52 280.94   
      Sinn Féin Sean Montgomery2.31%158158 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 Duncan14.49%697700.45 816.45      
        DUP Mark Robinson 12.62%607698.5 701.5 815.5     
        UUP Cecil Hall15.47%744759.15 763.3 777.85 781.3 788.5 1,024.5  
        SDLP Rosaleen Hughes*12.87%619619.3 625.3 626.45 631.85 631.85 631.85 637.85 659.6
        PUP Samuel Johnston7.63%367371.8 373.8 378.15 380.4 382 404.9 448.9 651.25
        Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper*5.55%267279.6 281.75 289.15 291.55 294.15 313.5 418.5  
        UUP Marie Luney5.70%274276.25 277.25 284.3 285.2 287.2    
        DUP Thomas Scott2.95%142153.4 153.4       
        Alliance Malcolm Gilmore2.91%140140.3        
        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
          UUP John Taylor *34.16%1,549     
          DUP Ernest Harper*21.81%989     
          Alliance David Andrews20.40%925     
          UUP William Stevenson3.75%170781    
          DUP William Clulow8.05%365434.16 493.68 496.2 518.84 796.44
          Alliance Sara Duncan5.25%238264 266.4 420.66 531.52 546.64
          DUP William Smyth2.95%89139.96 309.16 310.42 349.78  
          NI Conservatives Andrew Fee4.63%210232.36 232.84 237.34   
          Electorate: 10,557  Valid: 4,535 (42.96%)  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 756  Turnout: 4,655 (44.09%)  

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            References

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            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.