Local government election in Northern Ireland
2005 Castlereagh Borough Council election|
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 2005 Castlereagh City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes. |
Elections to Castlereagh Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Election results
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 2005[1]
| Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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DUP
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13
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3
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0
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 3
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56.5
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46.5
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12,136
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7.1
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UUP
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4
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0
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1
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 1
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17.4
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17.8
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4,633
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4.3
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Alliance
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4
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0
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0
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17.4
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16.2
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4,219
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1.0
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SDLP
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2
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0
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0
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8.7
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12.0
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3,131
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0.6
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Independent
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0.0
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3.9
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1,026
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0.3
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PUP
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0.0
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2.1
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537
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2.1
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Sinn Féin
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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1.5
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395
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0.3
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 2005
by district[1]
| Ward
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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Total
Cllrs
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| DUP
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UUP
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Alliance
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SDLP
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Others
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| Castlereagh Central
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54.4
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4
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12.5
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1
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16.3
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1
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6.5
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0
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10.3
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0
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6
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| Castlereagh East
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59.2
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5
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18.9
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1
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12.4
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1
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0.0
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0
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9.5
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0
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7
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| Castlereagh South
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36.7
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2
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18.3
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1
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17.1
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1
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22.2
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0
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5.7
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0
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5
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| Castlereagh West
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34.1
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2
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20.6
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1
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19.9
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1
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20.9
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1
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4.5
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0
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5
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| Total
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46.5
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13
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17.8
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4
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16.2
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4
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12.0
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2
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7.5
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0
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23
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Districts results
Castlereagh Central
2001: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from PUP
Castlereagh Central - 6 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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DUP
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Peter Robinson*
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25.81%
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1,431
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Alliance
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Michael Long*
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16.32%
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905
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DUP
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Joanne Bunting*
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16.14%
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895
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UUP
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Michael Copeland*
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9.76%
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541
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582.86
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608.21
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611.62
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727.3
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796.3
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DUP
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John Norris*
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7.59%
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421
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663.42
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669.27
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699.08
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710.82
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790.83
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800.83
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DUP
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Andrew Ramsey
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4.91%
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272
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523.16
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527.97
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583.85
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588.42
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614.39
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621.65
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PUP
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Tommy Sandford*
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6.42%
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356
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391.88
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399.03
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401.34
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403.99
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436.39
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491.01
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SDLP
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Sean Mullan
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6.55%
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363
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363.92
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397.72
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397.94
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407.8
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429.9
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Independent
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Alan Carson
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3.77%
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209
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254.08
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269.55
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274.72
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295.81
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UUP
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Alan Martin
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2.74%
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152
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165.8
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181.01
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181.89
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| Electorate: 9,735 Valid: 5,545 (56.96%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 793 Turnout: 5,700 (58.55%)
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Castlereagh East
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[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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DUP
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Iris Robinson*
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27.08%
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2,090
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Alliance
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Judith Cochrane
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12.40%
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957
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977.9
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DUP
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Gareth Robinson*
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10.08%
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778
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1,251
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DUP
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Tommy Jeffers
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11.10%
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857
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1,033
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UUP
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David Drysdale*
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8.01%
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618
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648.25
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657
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844.05
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847.41
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951.17
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DUP
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Jim White*
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5.40%
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417
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668.35
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761.1
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786
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811.2
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891.76
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DUP
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Charlie Tosh
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5.52%
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426
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520.05
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671.6
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698.5
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728.02
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861.08
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UUP
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Mervyn Bailie
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7.51%
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580
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597.05
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602.3
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719.85
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722.49
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805.28
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Independent
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Francis Gallagher*
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7.14%
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551
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579.05
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590.6
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665.65
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670.69
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UUP
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Hazel Legge
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3.41%
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263
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287.2
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294.2
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PUP
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Colin Neill
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2.35%
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181
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190.35
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195.6
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| Electorate: 13,902 Valid: 7,718 (55.52%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 965 Turnout: 7,897 (56.80%)
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Castlereagh South
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Castlereagh South - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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DUP
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James Spratt
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19.06%
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1,317
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DUP
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John Beattie*
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17.64%
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1,219
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Alliance
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Geraldine Rice*
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17.08%
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1,180
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UUP
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Michael Henderson*
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14.14%
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977
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1,082.75
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1,125.71
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1,385.71
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SDLP
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Brian Hanvey*
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16.09%
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1,112
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1,114.85
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1,116.65
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1,138.43
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SDLP
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Leo Van Es
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6.09%
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421
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422.8
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423.1
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431.31
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Sinn Féin
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Dermot Kennedy
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5.72%
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395
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395.45
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395.51
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396.66
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UUP
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Barbara McBurney*
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4.17%
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288
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333.3
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346.14
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| Electorate: 11,421 Valid: 6,909 (60.49%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,152 Turnout: 7,008 (61.36%)
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Castlereagh West
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: No change
Castlereagh West - 5 seats[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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DUP
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Ann-Marie Beattie
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24.00%
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1,417
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Alliance
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Sara Duncan*
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19.93%
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1,177
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DUP
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Myreve Chambers
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10.09%
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596
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991.1
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UUP
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Cecil Hall*
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14.14%
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835
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847.6
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917.3
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1,039.3
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SDLP
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Rosaleen Hughes*
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13.45%
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794
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794.6
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850.53
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862.85
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862.85
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1,285.85
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UUP
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Bill White
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6.42%
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379
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384.1
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410.28
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467.14
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519.08
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525.08
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SDLP
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Gary Vaugh
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7.47%
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441
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441
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458
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467.19
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468.78
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Independent
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Cyril Kernaghan
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4.50%
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266
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271.4
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284.66
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| Electorate: 9,805 Valid: 5,905 (60.22%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 985 Turnout: 6,050 (61.70%)
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