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

Election	Councillor (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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

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
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

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

Castlereagh Area C - 5 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	J. Black	24.24%	1,811
	UUP	Walter McFarland	20.73%	1,549
	Alliance	Samuel Finlay	10.44%	780	798.6	804.87	925.25	1,380.25
	UUP	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
	UUP	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

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.