Castlereagh East (District Electoral Area)

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
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.

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

Election Councillor
(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-Option David 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Sharon Skillen* 21.04% 1,655        
Alliance Martin Gregg* 17.50% 1,377        
DUP Samantha Burns 11.17% 879 1,165.72      
Alliance Sharon Lowry* 13.28% 1,045 1,057.16 1,192.16    
DUP John Laverty* 11.31% 890 960.72 966.68 980.62 1,130.62
UUP Hazel Legge* 9.03% 710 735.28 763.92 959.08 1,086.60
DUP David Drysdale* 7.40% 582 678 682.96 703.70 931.76
TUV Andrew Girvin 6.79% 534 558.32 566.64 589.76  
Green (NI) Terry Winchcombe 2.49% 195 199.48      
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Alliance Martin Gregg 17.36% 1,212        
DUP Sharon Skillen* 16.81% 1,174        
Alliance Tim Morrow* † 13.41% 936 1,128.78      
DUP David Drysdale* 12.16% 849 850.19 951.14 956.92 1,081.92
UUP Hazel Legge* 10.36% 723 728.1 736.65 808.9 1,040.9
DUP John Laverty 11.64% 813 814.19 847.04 851.8 976.8
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 9.14% 638 640.72 666.67 672.79 768.79
TUV Andrew Girvin* 9.12% 637 637.85 644.15 656.39  
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 13.37% 881 886 897 903 978      
Alliance Tim Morrow* 7.91% 521 537 566 836 852 1,065    
DUP David Drysdale* 12.49% 823 834 849 858 923 961    
TUV Andrew Girvin 10.37% 683 702 711 716 853 897 908 1,159
DUP Sharon Skillen* 11.95% 787 792 798 801 855 891 903 1,155
UUP Hazel Legge 8.81% 580 608 634 645 733 837 880 1,131
DUP Lynda Spratt 10.63% 700 717 724 726 737 747 754  
Green (NI) Martin Gregg* 6.71% 442 450 492 537 579      
PUP Izzy Giles 7.47% 492 496 506 516        
Alliance Stephen Donnan 4.57% 301 306 369          
NI21 Mark Devenney 3.66% 241 247            
Independent Robert Campbell 1.14% 75              
Independent Sandra Wilson 0.93% 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Gareth Robinson* 24.25% 1,804            
Alliance Judith Cochrane* 17.60% 1,309            
DUP Jim White* 5.93% 441 939.5          
Alliance Tim Morrow 8.74% 650 676 986.01        
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 10.22% 760 920.5 928.62 962.62      
DUP David Drysdale* 8.72% 649 720.5 730.07 780.02 786.18 796.18 900.04
Green (NI) Martin Gregg 7.72% 574 599 620.46 684.99 713.34 716.34 870.15
DUP Aileen Graham 6.86% 510 572 575.48 588.27 591.14 598.14 687
UUP Hazel Legge 5.61% 417 433 444.6 553 565.04 570.04  
BNP Ann Cooper 2.76% 205 216 219.19        
NI Conservatives Terry Dick 1.61% 120 122.5 129.46        
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Iris Robinson* 27.08% 2,090          
Alliance Judith Cochrane 12.40% 957 977.9        
DUP Gareth Robinson* 10.08% 778 1,251        
DUP Tommy Jeffers 11.10% 857 1,033        
UUP David Drysdale* 8.01% 618 648.25 657 844.05 847.41 951.17
DUP Jim White* 5.40% 417 668.35 761.1 786 811.2 891.76
DUP Charlie Tosh 5.52% 426 520.05 671.6 698.5 728.02 861.08
UUP Mervyn Bailie 7.51% 580 597.05 602.3 719.85 722.49 805.28
Independent Francis Gallagher* 7.14% 551 579.05 590.6 665.65 670.69  
UUP Hazel Legge 3.41% 263 287.2 294.2      
PUP Colin Neill 2.35% 181 190.35 195.6      
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Iris Robinson* 44.69% 4,093            
UUP David Drysdale 20.52% 1,879            
Alliance Peter Osborne* 10.08% 923 1,018.25 1,165.21        
DUP Jim White 0.95% 87 1,044.75 1,098.87 1,140.08 1,169.08    
DUP Kim Morton* 1.31% 120 690.75 727.71 768.85 1,078.22 1,091.66 1,197.58
DUP Claire Ennis 2.23% 204 751.5 803.42 847.76 1,035.54 1,043.22 1,113.07
Independent Francis Gallagher 7.10% 650 755 806.04 871.94 885.01 885.97 1,082.17
Alliance Gillian Graham 4.37% 400 439.75 626.75 695.33 711.28 712.24 840.05
PUP Richard Johnston 5.09% 466 538 626.88 669.32 690.22 691.18  
DUP Sandy Geddis* 1.00% 92 569 601.12 632.7      
Independent William Abraham* 2.67% 245 310.25 388.57        
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Iris Robinson* 46.08% 2,787          
DUP Tommy Jeffers* 2.84% 172 799.52        
UUP Sarah Cummings 11.11% 672 768.2        
Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 10.04% 607 721.7 757.4      
DUP Sandy Geddis* 2.65% 160 643.96 663.92 733.56 810.56  
Alliance Peter Osborne* 11.19% 677 709.56 721.3 728.48 757.18  
DUP Kim Morton 1.21% 73 400.82 411.56 555.72 624.32 663.32
Alliance Michael Long 7.71% 466 486.72 504.2 505.68 539.12 545.12
Ulster Democratic Stephen McNally 5.01% 303 365.16 387.12 401.44    
DUP Sarah Seddon 0.26% 16 246.14 248.88      
Independent David Brown 1.90% 115 130.54        
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Iris Robinson* 45.13% 2,690              
Alliance Peter Osborne 15.27% 910              
DUP Matthew Anderson* 3.89% 232 1,364.94            
DUP Sandy Geddis 1.44% 86 298.38 831.58          
UPUP Tommy Jeffers* 9.34% 557 676.88 688.88 732.66 736.36      
UUP John Bell* 8.00% 477 531.02 539.02 563.44 607.76 608.36 632.44 723.44
Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 7.03% 419 493.74 502.14 523.48 532.1 532.88 547.56 624.02
NI Conservatives David Munster 3.88% 231 262.08 264.48 294.18 295.18 295.48 496.52 520.6
DUP Will Kelly 1.54% 92 362.1 395.3 399.48 409.52 484.1 491.2  
NI Conservatives Barbara Finney 3.52% 210 231.46 235.06 266.3 267.52 267.88    
UUP John Boyle* 0.95% 57 76.98 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Iris Robinson 21.05% 1,168                
DUP Matthew Anderson* 16.91% 938                
Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 13.63% 756                
Alliance William Boyd 13.50% 749                
UUP John Bell 9.03% 501 522.32 535.58 538.1 563.86 626.15 643.75 868.75  
UPUP Tommy Jeffers 9.17% 509 530.73 537.23 539.64 552.04 643.35 663.7 695.7  
DUP John Boyle* 3.53% 196 344.42 527.46 532.76 539.24 548.66 550.86 592.4 650.4
DUP Mark Robinson 2.20% 122 371.28 402.22 407.04 410.88 421.71 424.24 457.28 492.28
UUP Alexander Murray 5.62% 312 332.91 335.77 347.03 353.27 384.43 393.12    
Alliance Muriel Wilkes 4.63% 257 263.56 265.64 272.64 274.4        
Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 0.72% 40 41.23 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Denny Vitty* 34.06% 2,317                
UUP William Ward* 16.96% 1,154                
DUP John Boyle* 2.20% 150 1,105.71              
UUP William Abraham 10.95% 745 778.39 875.11            
DUP Matthew Anderson* 7.19% 489 652.8 674.64 894.96          
Alliance Addie Morrow* 10.27% 699 710.97 728.65 729.45 729.6 730.14 761.03 862.03  
UUP Ronald Jackson 3.97% 270 297.09 421.89 424.45 425.35 444.13 454.95 517.48 702.48
DUP Albert Johnston 2.70% 184 414.58 432.52 448.68 487.23 488.37 501.11 574.3 606.3
Alliance Melissa Jeffers 5.09% 346 351.67 352.97 353.29 353.35 353.47 382.73 474.38  
Alliance Ian Kirkpatrick 2.84% 193 203.08 209.32 209.32 209.35 209.47 220.47    
Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 1.87% 127 140.86 146.84 147.64 148.03 148.69 154.95    
NI Labour James Bate 0.85% 58 59.26 59.52 60 60.03 60.15      
NI Labour William Gunning 0.65% 44 45.89 47.97 47.97 47.97 47.97      
NI Labour William Copley 0.40% 27 27 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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