Castle (District Electoral Area)

District Electoral Area in Belfast, Northern Ireland

"Fortwilliam" redirects here. For places named Fort William, see Fort William (disambiguation).

Castle

Belfast City Council DEA constituency

Castle DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards

Current constituency
Created| 2014
Seats| 6 (2014–)
Councillors|

*   Brónach Anglin (SF)
*   Fred Cobain (DUP)
*   Conor Maskey (SF)
*   Dean McCullough (DUP)
*   Sam Nelson (APNI)
*   Carl Whyte (SDLP)

Castle DEA (1993–2014) within Belfast

Castle is one of the ten district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn, Fortwilliam and Innisfayle. Castle, along with Oldpark district and parts of the Court district and Newtownabbey Borough Council, forms the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district is bounded to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road.

The district takes its name from the current Belfast Castle, which is located on Cave Hill in the north of the district, while the southern section of the district is part of the city centre and forms one of Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast. Castle is served by the M2 and M5 motorways and the Yorkgate railway station.

Castle is one of the most mixed areas in the city, with just over half of the district's population being Protestant at the 2001 Census. There are a number of peace lines in the district, for example along the Whitewell Road.

## History

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Castle was created for the 1985 local elections. All six wards came from the former Area H, with only the Cliftonville ward and northern section of the Waterworks ward omitted from the new district. One of the district's six wards, Castleview, was renamed Innisfayle in 2014.

## Amenities

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Cavehill

* Albert Memorial Clock
* Belfast Castle
* Belfast Exposed photographic gallery
* Belfast Harbour
* Belfast Hebrew Congregation
* Belfast Zoo
* Cavehill
* Dividers Sculpture
* Giant's Park
* McHugh's Bar
* Merchant Hotel
* The Northern Whig Bar
* NvTv (Northern Visions Television)
* Obel Tower
* St Anne’s Cathedral (Church of Ireland)
* The Big Fish, sculpture

Sport

* Seaview, Crusaders F.C. home ground
* Skegoneill Avenue, Brantwood F.C. home ground

Education

* Castle High School
* Dominican College
* Hazelwood College
* Seaview Primary School
* St Patrick's College
* University of Ulster, Belfast Campus

## Wards

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Belfast Castle Map | Ward | Population
(2011 Census) | Catholic | Protestant | Other | No Religion | Area | Density | NI Assembly | UK Parliament | Ref

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1 | Bellevue | 4,910 | 63.7% | 29.3% | 1.1% | 6% | 2.96 km2 | 1,659/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [1]
2 | Castleview | 4,722 | 38.1% | 54.2% | 1.2% | 6.5% | 1.41 km2 | 3,349/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [2]
3 | Cavehill | 4,820 | 57.1% | 37.7% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 3.41 km2 | 1,413/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [3]
4 | Chichester Park | 5,452 | 74.3% | 17.2% | 1.6% | 6.9% | 0.95 km2 | 5,739/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [4]
5 | Duncairn | 4,901 | 23.6% | 63.9% | 2.2% | 10.3 | 9.24 km2 | 530/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [5]
6 | Fortwilliam | 4,561 | 41.3% | 50.3% | 1.2% | 7.2% | 1.03 km2 | 4,428/km2 | Belfast North | Belfast North | [6]
Castle | 29,366 | 50.3% | 41.5% | 1.4% | 6.9% | 19 km2 | 1,546/km2 |

## Councillors

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The Big Fish sculpture Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

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2023 |  | Fred Cobain
(DUP)  |  | Dean McCullough
(DUP)  |  | Brónach Anglin
(Sinn Féin)  |  | Sam Nelson
(Alliance)  |  | Carl Whyte
(SDLP)  |  | Conor Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
May 2022 Co-Option |  | Mal O'Hara
(Green Party)
April 2020 Co-Option | Nuala McAllister
(Alliance)
January 2020 Co-Option | Guy Spence
(DUP)
2019 | John Finucane
(Sinn Féin)
July 2017 Defection | Lydia Patterson
(DUP)  |  | David Browne
(UUP)  |  | Pat Convery
(SDLP)/
(Independent)  | Mary Ellen Campbell
(Sinn Féin)
2014 |
2011 |  | Tierna Cunningham
(Sinn Féin)
2005 | Nigel Dodds
(DUP)  | Ian Crozier
(DUP)  |  | Cathal Mallaghan
(SDLP)
2001 | Danny Lavery
(Sinn Féin)  | Alban Maginness
(SDLP)
1997 |  | Nelson McCausland
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)  |  | Tom Campbell
(Alliance)
1993 |  |  | Jonathan Stevenson
(SDLP)  |  | John Carson
(UUP)
1989 |  | Frank Millar
(Independent Unionist)  |  | Tom Campbell
(Alliance)
1985 |  | Alfred Redpath
(UUP)

## 2023 Election

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2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Green

Castle - 6 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Sinn Féin | Brónach Anglin | 20.15%  | 2,479 |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Maskey* | 16.81%  | 2,068 |   |   |   |
| DUP | Fred Cobain* | 14.43%  | 1,775 |   |   |   |
| DUP | Dean McCullough* | 13.59%  | 1,671  | 1,673.31  | 1,673.85  | 2,021.85 |
| Alliance | Sam Nelson* | 11.31%  | 1,392  | 1,546.11  | 1,590.03  | 1,772.03 |
| SDLP | Carl Whyte* | 8.51%  | 1,047  | 1,378.98  | 1,511.28  | 1,608.53  | 1,628.53
| Green (NI) | Mal O'Hara*  | 7.96%  | 979  | 1,137.73  | 1,225.75  | 1,474.88  | 1,553.88
| UUP | Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston  | 4.50%  | 553  | 555.64  | 556.72  |   |
| People Before Profit | Barney Doherty  | 2.03%  | 250  | 300.16  | 327.16  |   |
| Workers' Party | Lily Kerr  | 0.70%  | 86  | 102.17  | 111.17  |   |
Electorate: 23,442   Valid: 12,479 (53.23%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,758   Turnout: 12,300 (52.47%)

## 2019 Election

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2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP

Castle - 6 seats[8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Alliance | Nuala McAllister* †  | 15.81%  | 1,787 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | John Finucane †  | 14.60%  | 1,650 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Fred Cobain | 12.73%  | 1,439  | 1,440.35  | 1,440.35  | 1,443.34  | 1,446.44  | 1,458.44  | 1,460.53  | 1,939.53 |
| DUP | Guy Spence* †  | 12.45%  | 1,407  | 1,408.08  | 1,408.08  | 1,412.17  | 1,418.26  | 1,425.26  | 1,426.35  | 1,783.35 |
| Green (NI) | Mal O'Hara | 7.80%  | 882  | 939.51  | 967.67  | 1,031.82  | 1,174.86  | 1,277.64  | 1,350.6  | 1,423.01  | 1,493.01
| SDLP | Carl Whyte | 5.76%  | 651  | 680.61  | 690.51  | 709.32  | 727.04  | 835.2  | 1,365.4  | 1,397.65  | 1,432.65
| Sinn Féin | Mary Ellen Campbell*  | 9.76%  | 1,103  | 1,109.66  | 1,111.93  | 1,128.29  | 1,145.56  | 1,183.92  | 1,212.91  | 1,200  | 1,223
| UUP | David Browne*  | 8.97%  | 1,014  | 1,022.46  | 1,024.64  | 1,027  | 1,033.27  | 1,042.72  | 1,049.35  |   |
| SDLP | Heather Wilson  | 4.87%  | 551  | 572.78  | 586.23  | 604.31  | 614.58  | 686.57  |   |   |
| Independent | Patrick Convery*  | 3.33%  | 377  | 384.47  | 398.19  | 406.46  | 426.18  |   |   |   |
| People Before Profit | Riley Johnston  | 1.80%  | 204  | 211.83  | 215.83  | 245.46  |   |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Gemma Weir  | 1.38%  | 159  | 166.92  | 171.32  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Cathal Mullaghan  | 0.67%  | 76  | 81.49  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 22,262   Valid: 11,300 (50.76%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,615   Turnout: 11,436 (51.37%)

## 2014 Election

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2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

Castle - 6 seats[9] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Sinn Féin | Mary Ellen Campbell*  | 15.31%  | 1,619 |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Patrick Convery* ‡  | 11.32%  | 1,197  | 1,206.6  | 1,229.66  | 1,335.9  | 1,756.9 |   |
| Alliance | Nuala McAllister | 9.64%  | 1,020  | 1,021.8  | 1,064.86  | 1,261.1  | 1,388.58  | 1,410.58  | 1,549.18
| DUP | Guy Spence*  | 12.66%  | 1,339  | 1,339.12  | 1,340.12  | 1,356.12  | 1,357.12  | 1,493.12  | 1,493.89
| DUP | Lydia Patterson*  | 12.06%  | 1,276  | 1,276.18  | 1,277.18  | 1,287.18  | 1,295.18  | 1,463.18  | 1,467.03
| UUP | David Browne*  | 10.71%  | 1,133  | 1,133.12  | 1,136.12  | 1,158.12  | 1,163.12  | 1,459.12  | 1,465.28
| Sinn Féin | Tierna Cunningham*  | 9.81%  | 1,038  | 1,117.14  | 1,144.38  | 1,216.4  | 1,258.48  | 1,259.48  | 1,352.65
| PUP | William McQuade  | 6.21%  | 657  | 657  | 659  | 673  | 677  |   |
| SDLP | Cathal Mullaghan  | 5.24%  | 554  | 555.98  | 596.98  | 651.28  |   |   |
| NI21 | Alison Crawford  | 3.18%  | 336  | 337.08  | 343.08  |   |   |   |
| Independent | Fra Hughes  | 2.06%  | 218  | 219.02  | 245.02  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Gemma Weir  | 1.81%  | 191  | 191.48  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 20,977   Valid: 10,578 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 10,753 (51.26%)

## 2011 Election

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2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Castle - 6 seats[10] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| DUP | Lydia Patterson | 14.85%  | 1,489 |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Guy Spence | 9.44%  | 946  | 949  | 1,529 |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Tierna Cunningham*  | 13.74%  | 1,377  | 1,404  | 1,404  | 1,433 |   |
| SDLP | Patrick Convery*  | 13.64%  | 1,367  | 1,399  | 1,404  | 1,606 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Ellen Campbell | 12.90%  | 1,293  | 1,310  | 1,310  | 1,326  | 1,335  | 1,335
| UUP | David Browne*  | 11.78%  | 1,181  | 1,185  | 1,211  | 1,332  | 1,345  | 1,440.04
| SDLP | Cathal Mullaghan*  | 8.81%  | 883  | 903  | 904  | 1,120  | 1,255  | 1,255.64
| Alliance | David McKechnie  | 6.87%  | 689  | 726  | 732  |   |   |
| DUP | Lee Reynolds  | 6.27%  | 629  | 632  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | John Lavery  | 1.70%  | 170  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 19,494   Valid: 10,024 (51.42%)   Spoilt: 223   Quota: 1,433   Turnout: 10,247 (52.56%)

## 2005 Election

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2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Castle - 6 seats[11] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| DUP | Nigel Dodds*  | 28.96%  | 3,161 |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Pat Convery*  | 16.66%  | 1,818 |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | David Browne*  | 10.52%  | 1,148  | 1,454.51  | 1,563.59 |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Cathal Mullaghan | 10.41%  | 1,136  | 1,139.57  | 1,408.14  | 1,614.92 |   |   |
| DUP | Ian Crozier*  | 4.01%  | 438  | 1,390.68  | 1,408.23  | 1,408.65  | 2,010.65 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Tierna Cunningham | 9.43%  | 1,029  | 1,032.06  | 1,066.06  | 1,087.34  | 1,109.25  | 1,133.25  | 1,163.17
| Sinn Féin | David Kennedy  | 9.17%  | 1,001  | 1,003.04  | 1,032.55  | 1,046.41  | 1,068.4  | 1,090.4  | 1,111.4
| DUP | Lydia Patterson  | 5.66%  | 618  | 908.7  | 918.74  | 919.16  |   |   |
| Alliance | Marjorie Hawkins  | 2.47%  | 270  | 279.69  |   |   |   |   |
| Green (NI) | Shane Ó Heorpa  | 1.68%  | 183  | 183.51  |   |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | John Lavery  | 1.03%  | 112  | 117.61  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 18,413   Valid: 10,914 (59.27%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,560   Turnout: 11,167 (60.65%)

## 2001 Election

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1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin,

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance

Castle - 6 seats[12] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| DUP | Nigel Dodds*  | 27.94%  | 3,949 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness*  | 17.83%  | 2,520 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Ian Crozier | 5.37%  | 759  | 2,142.12 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Sinn Féin | Danny Lavery*  | 14.09%  | 1,991  | 1,992.02  | 2,094.62 |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | David Browne*  | 10.97%  | 1,550  | 1,868.75  | 1,874.95  | 1,946.95  | 1,947.7  | 1,951.7  | 1,979.41  | 2,337.41
| SDLP | Pat Convery | 9.93%  | 1,403  | 1,407.08  | 1,698.88  | 1,699.13  | 1,749.68  | 1,775.83  | 1,786.83  | 1,911.93
| Alliance | Tom Campbell*  | 6.96%  | 984  | 1,027.86  | 1,090.06  | 1,094.56  | 1,106.71  | 1,131.07  | 1,141.27  | 1,325.27
| PUP | Janet Carson  | 2.49%  | 352  | 456.04  | 457.84  | 478.44  | 478.74  | 484.45  | 490.41  |
| NI Women's Coalition | Elizabeth Byrne McCullough  | 1.79%  | 253  | 259.12  | 277.32  | 279.12  | 284.67  | 300.38  | 308.63  |
| Independent | David Mahood  | 1.26%  | 178  | 218.8  | 220.2  | 229.05  | 229.05  | 230.15  | 236.71  |
| Independent | Alexander Blair  | 0.77%  | 109  | 115.63  | 116.03  | 117.78  | 117.78  | 118.83  |   |
| Workers' Party | Marcella Delaney  | 0.59%  | 84  | 87.57  | 91.37  | 91.62  | 94.02  |   |   |
Electorate: 21,068   Valid: 14,132 (67.08%)   Spoilt: 365   Quota: 2,019   Turnout: 14,497 (68.81%)

## 1997 Election

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1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP, Independent Unionist joins UUP

Castle - 6 seats[13] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| DUP | Nigel Dodds*  | 17.41%  | 2,081 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness*  | 14.90%  | 1,781 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Alliance | Tom Campbell | 11.86%  | 1,417  | 1,420.06  | 1,423.46  | 1,518.18  | 1,527.68  | 1,917.68 |   |
| Sinn Féin | Danny Lavery | 11.40%  | 1,362  | 1,362.18  | 1,368.38  | 1,397.74  | 1,397.92  | 1,616.08  | 1,619.28  | 1,715.28
| UUP | David Browne*  | 9.49%  | 1,134  | 1,169.1  | 1,169.18  | 1,192.54  | 1,300.26  | 1,301.62  | 1,633.3  | 1,638.3
| UUP | Nelson McCausland*  | 8.91%  | 1,065  | 1,114.86  | 1,114.9  | 1,124.26  | 1,253.26  | 1,256.62  | 1,456.04  | 1,462.04
| UUP | John Carson*  | 8.58%  | 1,025  | 1,060.28  | 1,060.52  | 1,073.52  | 1,169.38  | 1,192.62  | 1,390.04  | 1,430.04
| PUP | Jim Crothers  | 6.51%  | 778  | 797.8  | 797.8  | 821.2  | 911.18  | 920.46  |   |
| SDLP | Jonathan Stevenson*  | 6.02%  | 720  | 720  | 777.92  | 832.48  | 832.48  |   |   |
| DUP | Robert Ferris  | 0.71%  | 85  | 304.96  | 304.96  | 309.14  |   |   |   |
| Ulster Democratic | Raymond Gilliland  | 1.81%  | 216  | 220.14  | 220.14  | 224.32  |   |   |   |
| NI Women's Coalition | Eileen Calder  | 1.25%  | 149  | 150.08  | 151.12  |   |   |   |   |
| Green (NI) | Alan Warren  | 0.61%  | 73  | 73  | 73.24  |   |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Paul Treanor  | 0.44%  | 53  | 53.18  | 53.9  |   |   |   |   |
| Ulster Independence | Norman McClelland  | 0.01%  | 8  | 8.18  | 8.18  |   |   |   |   |
| Natural Law | Andrea Gribben  | 0.01%  | 5  | 5  | 5.04  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 21,949   Valid: 11,952 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 288   Quota: 1,708   Turnout: 12,240 (55.77%)

## 1993 Election

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1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: UUP and SDLP gain from Independent Unionist and Alliance

Castle - 6 seats[14] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| DUP | Nigel Dodds*  | 20.61%  | 2,470 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | David Browne | 15.27%  | 1,830 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | John Carson*  | 12.98%  | 1,556  | 1,862.24 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ind. Unionist | Nelson McCausland*  | 8.93%  | 1,070  | 1,475.76  | 1,604.58  | 1,608.9  | 1,696.61  | 1,801.61 |   |   |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness*  | 13.26%  | 1,589  | 1,589.96  | 1,589.96  | 1,617.96  | 1,618.31  | 1,626.38  | 2,010.38 |   |
| SDLP | Jonathan Stevenson | 9.09%  | 1,090  | 1,090  | 1,090  | 1,100  | 1,100.21  | 1,101.21  | 1,296.2  | 1,565.9  | 1,566.9
| Alliance | Tom Campbell*  | 9.78%  | 1,172  | 1,185.44  | 1,194.75  | 1,225.75  | 1,234.15  | 1,311.09  | 1,465.04  | 1,490.15  | 1,550.15
| Sinn Féin | Gerard McGuigan  | 4.80%  | 575  | 575.64  | 575.64  | 578.64  | 578.92  | 579.31  |   |   |
| Green (NI) | Alan Warren  | 2.09%  | 251  | 255.8  | 257.51  | 303.83  | 306.7  | 337.1  |   |   |
| NI Conservatives | Margaret Redpath  | 2.05%  | 246  | 269.36  | 274.49  | 274.49  | 281.63  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Paul Treanor  | 1.13%  | 136  | 137.28  | 137.66  |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 22,839   Valid: 11,985 (52.48%)   Spoilt: 346   Quota: 1,713   Turnout: 12,331 (53.99%)

## 1989 Election

[edit]

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Castle - 6 seats[15] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SDLP | Alban Maginness*  | 19.17%  | 2,301 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| UUP | John Carson*  | 18.26%  | 2,192 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| DUP | Nigel Dodds*  | 14.82%  | 1,779 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Alliance | Tom Campbell*  | 8.77%  | 1,053  | 1,384.02  | 1,405.36  | 1,405.63  | 1,488.77  | 1,493.04  | 1,591.75  | 1,855.75
| Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar*  | 11.54%  | 1,385  | 1,386.62  | 1,455.7  | 1,460.44  | 1,475.44  | 1,559.34  | 1,561.16  | 1,618.15
| Ind. Unionist | Nelson McCausland | 9.69%  | 1,163  | 1,163  | 1,270.36  | 1,276.3  | 1,280.1  | 1,390.64  | 1,392.76  | 1,433.56
| UUP | Alfred Redpath*  | 6.39%  | 767  | 771.05  | 993.25  | 996.76  | 1,003.74  | 1,053.35  | 1,061.95  | 1,118.56
| Workers' Party | Anthony Kerr  | 4.13%  | 496  | 612.37  | 619.85  | 620.24  | 714.69  | 724.37  | 864.13  |
| Sinn Féin | Bobby Lavery*  | 3.77%  | 453  | 510.78  | 511.22  | 511.43  | 527.37  | 527.37  |   |
| DUP | Samuel Lowry  | 1.80%  | 216  | 216.27  | 254.11  | 291.13  | 294.13  |   |   |
| Green (NI) | Maria O'Sullivan  | 0.79%  | 95  | 139.28  | 140.16  | 140.19  |   |   |   |
| Labour '87 | Thomas Galloway  | 0.86%  | 103  | 124.87  | 127.95  | 128.04  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 24,488   Valid: 12,003 (49.02%)   Spoilt: 323   Quota: 1,715   Turnout: 12,326 (50.33%)

## 1985 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

Castle - 6 seats[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| UUP | John Carson*  | 24.23%  | 3,153 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness | 15.19%  | 1,977 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar*  | 12.47%  | 1,623  | 1,812.83  | 1,813.08  | 1,836.49  | 1,863.28 |   |   |
| DUP | Nigel Dodds | 11.54%  | 1,502  | 1,622.95  | 1,623  | 1,625.05  | 1,632.51  | 2,179.51 |   |
| UUP | Alfred Redpath | 8.51%  | 1,107  | 1,783.5  | 1,783.5  | 1,797.73  | 1,821.83  | 1,916.83 |   |
| Alliance | Tom Campbell | 6.14%  | 799  | 822.37  | 825.42  | 919.79  | 1,333.54  | 1,337.77  | 1,351.99  | 1,870.99
| Ind. Unionist | William Gault*  | 5.18%  | 674  | 892.94  | 893.04  | 903.86  | 915.55  | 980.31  | 1,280.51  | 1,281.51
| SDLP | John Murphy  | 4.45%  | 579  | 581.87  | 672.17  | 864.67  | 885.52  | 885.52  | 887.89  |
| DUP | Michael Whittley  | 5.43%  | 706  | 726.5  | 726.5  | 733.5  | 739.32  |   |   |
| Alliance | Robert Jamison  | 3.45%  | 449  | 474.42  | 475.87  | 530.04  |   |   |   |
| Workers' Party | Katherine Johnston  | 3.41%  | 444  | 448.51  | 451.06  |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 24,488   Valid: 12,003 (49.02%)   Spoilt: 323   Quota: 1,715   Turnout: 12,326 (50.33%)

## See also

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* Belfast City Council
* Electoral wards of Belfast
* Local government in Northern Ireland
* Members of Belfast City Council

## References

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1. ^ "Ward Information for Bellevue ward 95GG08". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
2. ^ "Ward Information for Castleview ward 95GG13". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
3. ^ "Ward Information for Cavehill ward 95GG14". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
4. ^ "Ward Information for Chichester Park ward 95GG16". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
5. ^ "Ward Information for Duncairn ward 95GG20". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
6. ^ "Ward Information for Fortwilliam ward 95GG24". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
7. ^ "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
8. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
9. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
10. ^ "Castle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
11. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
12. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
13. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
14. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
15. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
16. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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