Castle (District Electoral Area)

Castle
District Electoral Area
Castle ; District Electoral Area
	Map showing Castle wards within Belfast
Area	19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population	28,290 (2008 Estimate)
• Density	1,489/km2 (3,860/sq mi)
District	Belfast City Council;
County	County Antrim;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Belfast North;
NI Assembly	North Belfast;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim

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 Belfast Castle which is located on Cavehill in the north of the district, while the southern section of the district is part of the city centre and forms one of the 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. This has resulted in the construction of a number of peace lines, for example along the Whitewell Road.

History

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

Sport

Seaview, Crusaders F.C. home ground
Skegoneill Avenue, Brantwood F.C. home ground

Education

Wards

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

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
April 2020 co-option	rowspan="5" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" \|	Nuala McAllister (Alliance)	rowspan="3" width="3" style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" \|	Carl Whyte (SDLP)	rowspan="3" width="3" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	Fred Cobain (DUP)	rowspan="3" width="3" style="background-color: Template:Green Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" \|	Mal O'Hara (Green)	rowspan="2" width="2" style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|	Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin)	rowspan="1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	Dean McCullough (DUP)
January 2020 co-option	rowspan="5" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|		Guy Spence (DUP)							Conor Maskey (Sinn Féin)
2019	rowspan="1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|				John Finucane (Sinn Féin)
June 2017 defection	rowspan="1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \|			Pat Convery (SDLP/Independent)	rowspan="3" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	Lydia Patterson (DUP)	rowspan="7" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	David Browne (UUP)	rowspan="3" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|	Mary Campbell (Sinn Féin)
2014	rowspan="4" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" \|
2011	rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|	Tierna Cunningham (Sinn Féin)
2005	rowspan = "6" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	Tierna Cunningham (Sinn Féin)	Nigel Dodds (DUP)		rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" \|	Cathal Mullaghan (SDLP)	rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" \|		Ian Crozier (DUP)
2001	rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" \|	Danny Lavery (Sinn Féin)			rowspan = "5" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" \|	Alban Maginness (SDLP)			Ian Crozier (DUP)
1997	rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" \|	Danny Lavery (Sinn Féin)		Tom Campbell (Alliance)	rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" \|		Nelson McCausland (UUP/Independent Unionist)
1993	rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" \|	Jonathan Stephenson (SDLP)		rowspan = "3" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	John Carson (UUP)				rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Independent Unionist/meta/color" \|
1989	rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" \|	Tom Campbell (Alliance)		rowspan = "2" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Independent Unionist/meta/color" \|				Frank Millar (Independent Unionist)
1985	rowspan = "1" width="1" style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" \|	Tom Campbell (Alliance)		Alfie Redpath (UUP)				Frank Millar (Independent Unionist)

Elections

See also: Results of elections in 2019; 2014; 2011; 2005; 2001; 1997; 1993; 1989 and 1985.

2019 Elections

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8dc63f;" data-sort-value="Green Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E91D50;" data-sort-value="People Before Profit" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Belfast City Council elections, 2019^[7]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
Alliance	Nuala McAllister	1,787
Sinn Féin	John Finucane	1,650
DUP	Fred Cobain	1,439
DUP	Guy Spence	1,407
Sinn Féin	Mary Ellen Campbell	1,103
UUP	David Browne	1,014
Green (NI)	Mal O'Hara	883
SDLP	Carl Whyte	651
SDLP	Heather Wilson	551
Independent	Patrick Convery	377
People Before Profit	Riley Johnston	204
Workers' Party of Ireland	Gemma Weir	159
Independent	Cathal Mulligan	159
Turnout			11,300
style="background:Template:Green Party in Northern Ireland/meta/color;"\|	Green gain from Ulster Unionist

2014 Elections

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B45A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008080;" data-sort-value="NI21" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" |

Belfast City Council elections, 2014^[8]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
Sinn Féin	Mary Ellen Campbell	1,619
DUP	Guy Spence	1,339
DUP	Lydia Patterson	1,276
SDLP	Patrick Convery	1,197
UUP	David Browne	1,133
Sinn Féin	Tierna Cunningham	1,038
Alliance	Nuala McAllister	1,020
PUP	William McQuade	657
SDLP	Cathal Mullaghan	554
NI21	Alison Crawford	336
Independent	Fra Hughes	218
Workers' Party of Ireland	Gemma Weir	191
Turnout			10,578
style="background:Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color;"\|	Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

2011 Elections

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" |

Belfast City Council elections, 2011^[9]
Party		Candidate	1st Pref
DUP	Lydia Patterson	1,489
Sinn Féin	Tierna Cunningham	1,377
SDLP	Pat Convery	1,367
Sinn Féin	Mary Campbell	1,293
UUP	David Browne	1,181
DUP	Guy Spence	946
SDLP	Cathal Mullaghan	883
Alliance	David McKechnie	689
DUP	Lee Reynolds	629
Workers' Party of Ireland	John Lavery	170
Turnout			10,024
style="background:Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color;"\|	Sinn Féin gain from Social Democratic and Labour

References

^ "Ward Information for Bellevue ward 95GG08". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ward Information for Castleview ward 95GG13". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ward Information for Cavehill ward 95GG14". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ward Information for Chichester Park ward 95GG16". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ward Information for Duncairn ward 95GG20". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ward Information for Fortwilliam ward 95GG24". NISRA. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ Elections 2019: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council
^ Elections 2014: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council
^ Elections 2011: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council

[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] Elections 2019: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council

[8] Elections 2014: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council

[9] Elections 2011: Castle Archived 12 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Belfast City Council

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