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) James Lowe (DUP) Bertie Barker (UUP) 1973 Marlene Currie (United Loyalist) William Stewart (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
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
1973 Election
1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x United Loyalist
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