Castlereagh

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Castlereagh Borough
Buirg on Chaisleáin Riabhaigh
Republik Irland Schottland Moyle Coleraine Limavady Derry Ballymoney Larne Strabane Carrickfergus North Down Belfast Castlereagh Ards Down Ballymena Antrim Newtownabbey Lisburn Banbridge Craigavon Newry and Mourne Armagh Magherafelt Cookstown Omagh Dungannon and South Tyrone FermanaghLocation in Northern Ireland
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geography
Traditional county County Down
surface 85 km²
Administrative headquarters Upper Galwally
ISO 3166-2 GB-CSR
Demographics
population 67,716 (2012)
density 797 inhabitants / km²
Denominations Protestants 57.3%
Catholics 19.5%
Homepage
www.castlereagh.gov.uk

Castlereagh ( Irish An Caisleán Riabhach ) was one of the 26 Northern Irish districts that existed from 1973 to 2015. The district, whose area was in the traditional County Down , was established in 1973 and had the status of a borough . Castlereagh comprised the south-eastern suburbs of Belfast . Significant places were Carryduff and Dundonald . The 23-member District Council was dominated by the Democratic Unionist Party , which won 13 seats in the 2005 elections. She also provided the mayor, Joanne Bunting.

Since 2000, Castlereagh was a partner district of Kent in the US state of Washington . Castlereagh is not to be confused with the municipality of Castlerea in the Republic of Ireland .

On April 1, 2015, Castlereagh became part of the new District Lisburn and Castlereagh , with Minnowburn, Belvoir, parts of Ballyhanwood, Cregagh, Downshire, Galwally, Glencregagh, Hillfoot, Lisnasharragh, Lower Braniel, Merok, Tullycarnet, Upper Braniel and Wynchurch making up the District Belfast were slammed.

Castlereagh Council

The election to the Castlereagh Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:

Political party 2011 result Change from 2005
Seats be right Seats be right
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 11 42.6% −2 −3.2%
  Alliance Party 6th 25.2% 2 9.3%
  Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 3 11.2% −1 −6.3%
  Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) 2 11.0% 0 −2.3%
  Green party 1 2.9% 1 2.9%
  Traditional Unionist Voice 0 1.0% 0 1.0%
  Others 0 2.6% 0 0.6%

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
  2. Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
  3. lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk , accessed October 6, 2015
  4. ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)

Coordinates: 54 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 5 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  W.