# Castlereagh Area A

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

| 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) | Ernest Harper (DUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | James Lowe (DUP) | Frederick Kane (UUP) | Bertie Barker (UUP) | Philip Grosse (Alliance) |
| 1973 | Thomas Hawthorne (Alliance) | Marlene Currie (United Loyalist) | William Stewart (UUP) | Frederick Kane (UUP) | Bertie Barker (UUP) | Sarah Bell (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
Castlereagh Area A - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) ||||||||||||