Castlereagh East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 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., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 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 Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Sharon Lowry (Alliance) Martin Gregg (Alliance) Hazel Legge (UUP) Sharon Skillen (DUP) John Laverty (DUP) Samantha Burns (DUP) 6 seats2014–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
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
2019 Election
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
2014 Election
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
2011 Election
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
2005 Election
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
2001 Election
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
1997 Election
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
1993 Election
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
1989 Election
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)
1985 Election
1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
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