Castlereagh East (District Electoral Area)

Castlereagh East

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created| 1985
Seats| 7 (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 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[edit]

Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

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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[edit]

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

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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
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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 |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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
| Ulster Unionist | 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  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| DUP | Iris Robinson*  | 44.69%  | 4,093 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | Iris Robinson*  | 46.08%  | 2,787 |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | Tommy Jeffers*  | 2.84%  | 172  | 799.52 |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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 |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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  | 5.01%  | 210  | 231.46  | 235.06  | 266.3  | 267.52  | 267.88  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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
| Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]

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

Castlereagh East - 7 seats[12] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| DUP | Denny Vitty*  | 34.06%  | 2,317 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | William Ward*  | 16.96%  | 1,154 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | John Boyle*  | 2.20%  | 150  | 1,105.71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | 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 |
| Ulster Unionist | 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%)

## References[edit]

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2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
6. ^ "Castlereagh East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage