Castle (District Electoral Area)

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Castle
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
Castle DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Brónach Anglin (SF)
  •   Fred Cobain (DUP)
  •   Conor Maskey (SF)
  •   Dean McCullough (DUP)
  •   Sam Nelson (APNI)
  •   Carl Whyte (SDLP)
Castle DEA (1993–2014) within Belfast

Castle is one of the ten district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn, Fortwilliam and Innisfayle. Castle, along with Oldpark district and parts of the Court district and Newtownabbey Borough Council, forms the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district is bounded to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road.

The district takes its name from the current Belfast Castle, which is located on Cave Hill in the north of the district, while the southern section of the district is part of the city centre and forms one of Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast. Castle is served by the M2 and M5 motorways and the Yorkgate railway station.

Castle is one of the most mixed areas in the city, with just over half of the district's population being Protestant at the 2001 Census. There are a number of peace lines in the district, for example along the Whitewell Road.

History

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Castle was created for the 1985 local elections. All six wards came from the former Area H, with only the Cliftonville ward and northern section of the Waterworks ward omitted from the new district. One of the district's six wards, Castleview, was renamed Innisfayle in 2014.

Amenities

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Cavehill

Sport

Education

Wards

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Belfast Castle
Map Ward Population
(2011 Census)		 Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Bellevue 4,910 63.7% 29.3% 1.1% 6% 2.96 km2 1,659/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [1]
2 Castleview 4,722 38.1% 54.2% 1.2% 6.5% 1.41 km2 3,349/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [2]
3 Cavehill 4,820 57.1% 37.7% 0.9% 4.3% 3.41 km2 1,413/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [3]
4 Chichester Park 5,452 74.3% 17.2% 1.6% 6.9% 0.95 km2 5,739/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [4]
5 Duncairn 4,901 23.6% 63.9% 2.2% 10.3 9.24 km2 530/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [5]
6 Fortwilliam 4,561 41.3% 50.3% 1.2% 7.2% 1.03 km2 4,428/km2 Belfast North Belfast North [6]
Castle 29,366 50.3% 41.5% 1.4% 6.9% 19 km2 1,546/km2

Councillors

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The Big Fish sculpture
Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Fred Cobain
(DUP) 		Dean McCullough
(DUP) 		Brónach Anglin
(Sinn Féin) 		Sam Nelson
(Alliance) 		Carl Whyte
(SDLP) 		Conor Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
May 2022 Co-Option Mal O'Hara
(Green Party)
April 2020 Co-Option Nuala McAllister
(Alliance)
January 2020 Co-Option Guy Spence
(DUP)
2019 John Finucane
(Sinn Féin)
July 2017 Defection Lydia Patterson
(DUP) 		David Browne
(UUP) 		Pat Convery
(SDLP)/
(Independent) 		Mary Ellen Campbell
(Sinn Féin)
2014
2011 Tierna Cunningham
(Sinn Féin)
2005 Nigel Dodds
(DUP) 		Ian Crozier
(DUP) 		Cathal Mallaghan
(SDLP)
2001 Alban Maginness
(SDLP) 		Danny Lavery
(Sinn Féin)
1997 Nelson McCausland
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist) 		Tom Campbell
(Alliance)
1993 Jonathan Stevenson
(SDLP) 		John Carson
(UUP)
1989 Frank Millar
(Independent Unionist) 		Tom Campbell
(Alliance)
1985 Alfred Redpath
(UUP)

2023 Election

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2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Green

Castle - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Brónach Anglin 20.15% 2,479        
Sinn Féin Conor Maskey* 16.81% 2,068        
DUP Fred Cobain* 14.43% 1,775        
DUP Dean McCullough* 13.59% 1,671 1,673.31 1,673.85 2,021.85  
Alliance Sam Nelson* 11.31% 1,392 1,546.11 1,590.03 1,772.03  
SDLP Carl Whyte* 8.51% 1,047 1,378.98 1,511.28 1,608.53 1,628.53
Green (NI) Mal O'Hara* 7.96% 979 1,137.73 1,225.75 1,474.88 1,553.88
UUP Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston 4.50% 553 555.64 556.72    
People Before Profit Barney Doherty 2.03% 250 300.16 327.16    
Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.70% 86 102.17 111.17    
Electorate: 23,442   Valid: 12,479 (53.23%)   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,758   Turnout: 12,300 (52.47%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Green

2014-2019 Change: Green gain from UUP

Castle - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance Nuala McAllister* † 15.81% 1,787                
Sinn Féin John Finucane † 14.60% 1,650                
DUP Fred Cobain 12.73% 1,439 1,440.35 1,440.35 1,443.34 1,446.44 1,458.44 1,460.53 1,939.53  
DUP Guy Spence* † 12.45% 1,407 1,408.08 1,408.08 1,412.17 1,418.26 1,425.26 1,426.35 1,783.35  
Green (NI) Mal O'Hara 7.80% 882 939.51 967.67 1,031.82 1,174.86 1,277.64 1,350.6 1,423.01 1,493.01
SDLP Carl Whyte 5.76% 651 680.61 690.51 709.32 727.04 835.2 1,365.4 1,397.65 1,432.65
Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell* 9.76% 1,103 1,109.66 1,111.93 1,128.29 1,145.56 1,183.92 1,212.91 1,200 1,223
UUP David Browne* 8.97% 1,014 1,022.46 1,024.64 1,027 1,033.27 1,042.72 1,049.35    
SDLP Heather Wilson 4.87% 551 572.78 586.23 604.31 614.58 686.57      
Independent Patrick Convery* 3.33% 377 384.47 398.19 406.46 426.18        
People Before Profit Riley Johnston 1.80% 204 211.83 215.83 245.46          
Workers' Party Gemma Weir 1.38% 159 166.92 171.32            
Independent Cathal Mullaghan 0.67% 76 81.49              
Electorate: 22,262   Valid: 11,300 (50.76%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,615   Turnout: 11,436 (51.37%)  

2014 Election

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2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

Castle - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell* 15.31% 1,619            
SDLP Patrick Convery* ‡ 11.32% 1,197 1,206.6 1,229.66 1,335.9 1,756.9    
Alliance Nuala McAllister 9.64% 1,020 1,021.8 1,064.86 1,261.1 1,388.58 1,410.58 1,549.18
DUP Guy Spence* 12.66% 1,339 1,339.12 1,340.12 1,356.12 1,357.12 1,493.12 1,493.89
DUP Lydia Patterson* 12.06% 1,276 1,276.18 1,277.18 1,287.18 1,295.18 1,463.18 1,467.03
UUP David Browne* 10.71% 1,133 1,133.12 1,136.12 1,158.12 1,163.12 1,459.12 1,465.28
Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham* 9.81% 1,038 1,117.14 1,144.38 1,216.4 1,258.48 1,259.48 1,352.65
PUP William McQuade 6.21% 657 657 659 673 677    
SDLP Cathal Mullaghan 5.24% 554 555.98 596.98 651.28      
NI21 Alison Crawford 3.18% 336 337.08 343.08        
Independent Fra Hughes 2.06% 218 219.02 245.02        
Workers' Party Gemma Weir 1.81% 191 191.48          
Electorate: 20,977   Valid: 10,578 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 10,753 (51.26%)  

2011 Election

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2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Castle - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Lydia Patterson 14.85% 1,489          
DUP Guy Spence 9.44% 946 949 1,529      
Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham* 13.74% 1,377 1,404 1,404 1,433    
SDLP Patrick Convery* 13.64% 1,367 1,399 1,404 1,606    
Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell 12.90% 1,293 1,310 1,310 1,326 1,335 1,335
UUP David Browne* 11.78% 1,181 1,185 1,211 1,332 1,345 1,440.04
SDLP Cathal Mullaghan* 8.81% 883 903 904 1,120 1,255 1,255.64
Alliance David McKechnie 6.87% 689 726 732      
DUP Lee Reynolds 6.27% 629 632        
Workers' Party John Lavery 1.70% 170          
Electorate: 19,494   Valid: 10,024 (51.42%)   Spoilt: 223   Quota: 1,433   Turnout: 10,247 (52.56%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Castle - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Nigel Dodds* 28.96% 3,161            
SDLP Pat Convery* 16.66% 1,818            
UUP David Browne* 10.52% 1,148 1,454.51 1,563.59        
SDLP Cathal Mullaghan 10.41% 1,136 1,139.57 1,408.14 1,614.92      
DUP Ian Crozier* 4.01% 438 1,390.68 1,408.23 1,408.65 2,010.65    
Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham 9.43% 1,029 1,032.06 1,066.06 1,087.34 1,109.25 1,133.25 1,163.17
Sinn Féin David Kennedy 9.17% 1,001 1,003.04 1,032.55 1,046.41 1,068.4 1,090.4 1,111.4
DUP Lydia Patterson 5.66% 618 908.7 918.74 919.16      
Alliance Marjorie Hawkins 2.47% 270 279.69          
Green (NI) Shane Ó Heorpa 1.68% 183 183.51          
Workers' Party John Lavery 1.03% 112 117.61          
Electorate: 18,413   Valid: 10,914 (59.27%)   Spoilt: 253   Quota: 1,560   Turnout: 11,167 (60.65%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin,

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance

Castle - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Nigel Dodds* 27.94% 3,949              
SDLP Alban Maginness* 17.83% 2,520              
DUP Ian Crozier 5.37% 759 2,142.12            
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery* 14.09% 1,991 1,992.02 2,094.62          
UUP David Browne* 10.97% 1,550 1,868.75 1,874.95 1,946.95 1,947.7 1,951.7 1,979.41 2,337.41
SDLP Pat Convery 9.93% 1,403 1,407.08 1,698.88 1,699.13 1,749.68 1,775.83 1,786.83 1,911.93
Alliance Tom Campbell* 6.96% 984 1,027.86 1,090.06 1,094.56 1,106.71 1,131.07 1,141.27 1,325.27
PUP Janet Carson 2.49% 352 456.04 457.84 478.44 478.74 484.45 490.41  
NI Women's Coalition Elizabeth Byrne McCullough 1.79% 253 259.12 277.32 279.12 284.67 300.38 308.63  
Independent David Mahood 1.26% 178 218.8 220.2 229.05 229.05 230.15 236.71  
Independent Alexander Blair 0.77% 109 115.63 116.03 117.78 117.78 118.83    
Workers' Party Marcella Delaney 0.59% 84 87.57 91.37 91.62 94.02      
Electorate: 21,068   Valid: 14,132 (67.08%)   Spoilt: 365   Quota: 2,019   Turnout: 14,497 (68.81%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin

1993-1997 Change: Alliance and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP, Independent Unionist joins UUP

Castle - 6 seats[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Nigel Dodds* 17.41% 2,081              
SDLP Alban Maginness* 14.90% 1,781              
Alliance Tom Campbell 11.86% 1,417 1,420.06 1,423.46 1,518.18 1,527.68 1,917.68    
Sinn Féin Danny Lavery 11.40% 1,362 1,362.18 1,368.38 1,397.74 1,397.92 1,616.08 1,619.28 1,715.28
UUP David Browne* 9.49% 1,134 1,169.1 1,169.18 1,192.54 1,300.26 1,301.62 1,633.3 1,638.3
UUP Nelson McCausland* 8.91% 1,065 1,114.86 1,114.9 1,124.26 1,253.26 1,256.62 1,456.04 1,462.04
UUP John Carson* 8.58% 1,025 1,060.28 1,060.52 1,073.52 1,169.38 1,192.62 1,390.04 1,430.04
PUP Jim Crothers 6.51% 778 797.8 797.8 821.2 911.18 920.46    
SDLP Jonathan Stevenson* 6.02% 720 720 777.92 832.48 832.48      
DUP Robert Ferris 0.71% 85 304.96 304.96 309.14        
Ulster Democratic Raymond Gilliland 1.81% 216 220.14 220.14 224.32        
NI Women's Coalition Eileen Calder 1.25% 149 150.08 151.12          
Green (NI) Alan Warren 0.61% 73 73 73.24          
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 0.44% 53 53.18 53.9          
Ulster Independence Norman McClelland 0.01% 8 8.18 8.18          
Natural Law Andrea Gribben 0.01% 5 5 5.04          
Electorate: 21,949   Valid: 11,952 (54.45%)   Spoilt: 288   Quota: 1,708   Turnout: 12,240 (55.77%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989-1993 Change: UUP and SDLP gain from Independent Unionist and Alliance

Castle - 6 seats[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Nigel Dodds* 20.61% 2,470                
UUP David Browne 15.27% 1,830                
UUP John Carson* 12.98% 1,556 1,862.24              
Ind. Unionist Nelson McCausland* 8.93% 1,070 1,475.76 1,604.58 1,608.9 1,696.61 1,801.61      
SDLP Alban Maginness* 13.26% 1,589 1,589.96 1,589.96 1,617.96 1,618.31 1,626.38 2,010.38    
SDLP Jonathan Stevenson 9.09% 1,090 1,090 1,090 1,100 1,100.21 1,101.21 1,296.2 1,565.9 1,566.9
Alliance Tom Campbell* 9.78% 1,172 1,185.44 1,194.75 1,225.75 1,234.15 1,311.09 1,465.04 1,490.15 1,550.15
Sinn Féin Gerard McGuigan 4.80% 575 575.64 575.64 578.64 578.92 579.31      
Green (NI) Alan Warren 2.09% 251 255.8 257.51 303.83 306.7 337.1      
NI Conservatives Margaret Redpath 2.05% 246 269.36 274.49 274.49 281.63        
Workers' Party Paul Treanor 1.13% 136 137.28 137.66            
Electorate: 22,839   Valid: 11,985 (52.48%)   Spoilt: 346   Quota: 1,713   Turnout: 12,331 (53.99%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Castle - 6 seats[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Alban Maginness* 19.17% 2,301              
UUP John Carson* 18.26% 2,192              
DUP Nigel Dodds* 14.82% 1,779              
Alliance Tom Campbell* 8.77% 1,053 1,384.02 1,405.36 1,405.63 1,488.77 1,493.04 1,591.75 1,855.75
Ind. Unionist Frank Millar* 11.54% 1,385 1,386.62 1,455.7 1,460.44 1,475.44 1,559.34 1,561.16 1,618.15
Ind. Unionist Nelson McCausland 9.69% 1,163 1,163 1,270.36 1,276.3 1,280.1 1,390.64 1,392.76 1,433.56
UUP Alfred Redpath* 6.39% 767 771.05 993.25 996.76 1,003.74 1,053.35 1,061.95 1,118.56
Workers' Party Anthony Kerr 4.13% 496 612.37 619.85 620.24 714.69 724.37 864.13  
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery* 3.77% 453 510.78 511.22 511.43 527.37 527.37    
DUP Samuel Lowry 1.80% 216 216.27 254.11 291.13 294.13      
Green (NI) Maria O'Sullivan 0.79% 95 139.28 140.16 140.19        
Labour '87 Thomas Galloway 0.86% 103 124.87 127.95 128.04        
Electorate: 24,488   Valid: 12,003 (49.02%)   Spoilt: 323   Quota: 1,715   Turnout: 12,326 (50.33%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

Castle - 6 seats[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP John Carson* 24.23% 3,153              
SDLP Alban Maginness 15.19% 1,977              
Ind. Unionist Frank Millar* 12.47% 1,623 1,812.83 1,813.08 1,836.49 1,863.28      
DUP Nigel Dodds 11.54% 1,502 1,622.95 1,623 1,625.05 1,632.51 2,179.51    
UUP Alfred Redpath 8.51% 1,107 1,783.5 1,783.5 1,797.73 1,821.83 1,916.83    
Alliance Tom Campbell 6.14% 799 822.37 825.42 919.79 1,333.54 1,337.77 1,351.99 1,870.99
Ind. Unionist William Gault* 5.18% 674 892.94 893.04 903.86 915.55 980.31 1,280.51 1,281.51
SDLP John Murphy 4.45% 579 581.87 672.17 864.67 885.52 885.52 887.89  
DUP Michael Whittley 5.43% 706 726.5 726.5 733.5 739.32      
Alliance Robert Jamison 3.45% 449 474.42 475.87 530.04        
Workers' Party Katherine Johnston 3.41% 444 448.51 451.06          
Electorate: 24,488   Valid: 12,003 (49.02%)   Spoilt: 323   Quota: 1,715   Turnout: 12,326 (50.33%)  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ward Information for Bellevue ward 95GG08". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward Information for Castleview ward 95GG13". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Ward Information for Cavehill ward 95GG14". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ward Information for Chichester Park ward 95GG16". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Ward Information for Duncairn ward 95GG20". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Ward Information for Fortwilliam ward 95GG24". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Castle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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