Elections 2011
These elections saw the political landscape at Castlereagh change dramatically. The DUP lost overall control of the council due to the loss of two council seats, one in Central and one in the East. The UUP also lost their sole representative in East. The Alliance party gained one in East and Central, while the Green party gained in East also. There were no changes in the West or South areas (there was much speculation that demographic change would deliver a Sinn Féin a seat in South, however these claims turned out to be unfounded, with the SDLP being the sixth placed runner up, being narrowly beaten by the UUP for the fifth seat.
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