Castlereagh Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six members to Castlereagh Borough Council, and formed part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Beechill, Carryduff, Four Winds, Minnowburn, Moneyreagh and Newtownbreda. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Castlereagh South DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1981 William Clulow
(Independent Unionist)
Ernest Harper
(DUP)/ (Independent Unionist)
John Hillis
(DUP)
Frederick Kane
(UUP)
John Glass
(UUP)
Philip Grosse
(Alliance)
1977 Thomas Hawthorne
(Alliance)
James Lowe
(DUP)
Bertie Barker
(UUP)
1973 Marlene Currie
(United Loyalist)
William Stewart
(UUP)
Sarah Bell
(Alliance)

1981 Election

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1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Ernest Harper* 17.81% 1,555              
UUP John Glass 12.64% 1,104 1,109.6 1,123.6 1,238.8 1,250.8      
UUP Frederick Kane* 9.91% 865 873.6 883 931.2 936.2 1,383.2    
DUP John Hillis 6.22% 543 760.8 986.4 1,066.4 1,067.4 1,098 1,596  
Ind. Unionist William Clulow 12.09% 1,056 1,079.2 1,094.6 1,127.6 1,129.6 1,172.6 1,212.4 1,332.4
Alliance Philip Grosse* 8.58% 749 750.2 752.4 766.4 1,044.6 1,065.8 1,074 1,107
Alliance Samuel Finlay 6.56% 573 574.4 575.4 586.4 791.8 802.8 811 836
DUP James Lowe* 5.02% 438 459.8 571.4 625.6 628.6 657.6    
UUP Bryan Milford 6.28% 548 555.6 563.6 593.6 600.6      
Alliance Ann Smith 5.75% 502 502.8 502.8 521.8        
UPUP John Moore 4.81% 420 420.4 426.6          
DUP Robin Newton 4.34% 379 400.4            
Electorate: 14,838   Valid: 8,732 (58.85%)   Spoilt: 248   Quota: 1,248   Turnout: 8,980 (60.52%)  

1977 Election

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1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1973-1977 Change: DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP and United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Bertie Barker* 12.64% 955 993 1,180          
UUP Frederick Kane* 9.03% 646 705 978 1,115.46        
Alliance Thomas Hawthorne* 12.06% 863 879 905 909.35 922.79 1,374.79    
Alliance Philip Grosse 12.31% 881 886 904 908.35 922.63 1,128.63    
Ind. Unionist Ernest Harper 11.71% 838 852 862 863.74 883.06 902.84 1,080.84  
DUP James Lowe 10.93% 782 854 866 867.74 889.58 900.13 921.13 956.13
DUP William Stevenson 9.53% 682 710 727 728.74 742.18 747.05 784.05 786.05
Alliance Margaret Hull 9.33% 668 691 704 709.22 719.3      
UUP William Stewart* 7.31% 523 568            
Vanguard John Moore 4.44% 318              
Electorate: 14,898   Valid: 7,156 (48.03%)   Spoilt: 226   Quota: 1,023   Turnout: 7,382 (49.55%)  

1973 Election

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1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist

Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Frederick Kane 15.10% 1,364              
UUP Bertie Barker 14.59% 1,318              
United Loyalist Marlene Currie 14.44% 1,305              
UUP William Stewart 14.37% 1,298              
Alliance Thomas Hawthorne 9.53% 861 864.05 965.1 966.1 1,058.26 1,068.05 1,431.05  
Alliance Sarah Bell 7.70% 696 698.05 838.1 839.72 976.95 991.55 1,201.4 1,335.56
UUP H. Russell 7.02% 634 652.55 652.65 657.61 684.85 1,131.49 1,145.31 1,148.82
Alliance F. J. Smith 5.04% 455 456.1 512.15 512.69 589.83 596.36    
UUP J. Lennon 4.36% 394 435.5 439.75 456.71 494.48      
NI Labour L. Lannie 4.33% 391 391.9 405.9 406.68        
Alliance W. Clarke 3.53% 319 319.5            
Electorate: 13,994   Valid: 9,035 (64.56%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,291   Turnout: 9,112 (65.11%)  

References

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  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.