Ballyholme and Groomsport (District Electoral Area)

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Ballyholme and Groomsport DEA (1993-2014) within North Down

Ballyholme and Groomsport was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to North Down Borough Council until 1993 and seven members until 2014, and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing North Down Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballyholme, Ballymaconnell, Ballymagee, Broadway, Churchill and Groomsport. In 1993 it gained an additional ward, Ballycrochan. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mainly replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Christine Bower
(Alliance)		Ian Henry
(UUP)		Peter Martin
(DUP)		 Peter Weir
(DUP)		 Alex Easton
(DUP)		 Alan Chambers
(Independent Unionist)		Austen Lennon
(Independent Unionist)
2005 Marsden Fitzsimons
(Alliance)		 Leslie Cree
(UUP)
2001 Patricia Wallace
(NI Women's Coalition)
1997 Bruce Mulligan
(Conservative)/
(UUP)		Elizabeth Roche
(UKUP)
1993 Raymond Stewart
(DUP)
1989 Jane Copeland
(Alliance)		Ivan Thompson
(Conservative)		Alan Leslie
(DUP)		Edmund Mills
(Independent Unionist)		6 seats
1985–1993
1985 Donald Hayes
(Alliance)		Samuel Hamilton
(UUP)

2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
DUP Alex Easton *22.06%1,812          
Independent Alan Chambers *18.03%1,481          
DUP Peter Weir *9.28%7621,048.88         
DUP Peter Martin6.44%529903.88 980.72 997.16 1,019.52 1,053.52     
UUP Ian Henry*5.04%414434.68 479.56 484.32 547.32 586.58 659.86 684 687 1,100 
Alliance Christine Bower7.38%606615.68 648.32 654.32 662.88 690.7 731.16 854.1 856.1 897.26 911.26
Independent Austen Lennon*6.12%503532.48 615.44 619.44 627.78 660.02 740.06 812.14 816.14 844.18 854.18
Alliance Adam Harbinson6.37%523533.12 570.52 575.52 586.98 617.8 651.34 764.28 767.28 794.66 801.66
UUP Colin Breen5.64%463478.84 514.2 524.88 572.26 597.82 624.78 654.14 657.14   
Green (NI) Paul Roberts4.75%390392.2 408.86 418.56 422.44 449.78 472.82     
Independent Roberta Dunlop*2.71%223233.56 307.34 319.22 324.9 351.06      
NI Conservatives David Symington2.86%235241.16 258.16 272.6 284.94       
UUP Francis McCully2.11%173180.04 198.4 205.08        
UKIP Pat Toms1.23%101107.6 113.38         
Electorate: 17,062  Valid: 8,215 (48.15%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,027  Turnout: 8,322 (48.78%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 2 x Independent, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Women's Coalition

    Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Peter Weir 16.85%1,571      
    Independent Alan Chambers *16.70%1,557      
    DUP Alex Easton *15.66%1,460      
    Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons*11.14%1,0391,054.5 1,119.74 1,147.42 1,160.92 1,486.92 
    Independent Austen Lennon*6.65%620649.45 733.17 839.67 897.27 1,083.3 1,203.3
    UUP Ian Henry*7.77%724804.29 850.49 902.87 967.37 1,056.33 1,094.33
    UUP Leslie Cree *7.52%701778.19 843.15 890.15 952.85 1,015.17 1,053.17
    UUP Mark Brooks7.18%669742.16 781.64 829.49 897.89 941.17 969.17
    NI Women's Coalition Patricia Wallace*7.92%738756.6 792.72 822.64 842.14   
    Independent Henry Gordon1.89%176196.15 235.91     
    UK Unionist Charles Teggart0.73%68147.05 159.65     
    Electorate: 16,218  Valid: 9,323 (57.49%)  Spoilt: 156  Quota: 1,166  Turnout: 9,479 (58.44%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

      2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

      1997-2001 Change: DUP and Women's Coalition gain from Conservative and UKUP, Independent Unionists (two seats) become Independent

      Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Independent Alan Chambers *20.40%2,099          
      UUP Leslie Cree *15.85%1,631          
      Independent Austen Lennon*13.25%1,363          
      DUP Alex Easton 11.32%1,1641,262.04 1,281.36 1,287.3       
      Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons*9.13%9391,083.48 1,108.89 1,199.99 1,140.67 1,145.65 1,203.14 1,456.14   
      UUP Ian Henry*5.84%601720.11 804.53 812.09 843.14 871.67 928.72 955.95 1,381.64  
      NI Women's Coalition Patricia Wallace6.39%657724.51 731.65 743.05 763.13 767.83 804.97 894.63 926.33 1,077.33 1,106.52
      UK Unionist Henry Gordon5.55%571625.18 637.78 642.34 686.71 902.71 931.35 936.31 989.21 994.21 1,024.45
      UUP Arthur Gadd1.96%202313.8 481.59 488.07 523.97 541.32 576.75 595.96    
      Alliance Gavin Walker3.27%336373.84 376.99 383.35 397.75 401.6 436.34     
      Independent Ernest Steele2.12%218313.89 318.09 329.67 350.62 359.46      
      UK Unionist Joseph Teggart2.68%276306.53 308.42 310.52 329.39       
      NI Unionist Elizabeth Roche*1.36%140164.94 167.25 170.01        
      PUP Brian Lacey0.87%90101.61 104.34 105.96        
      Electorate: 17,348  Valid: 10,287 (59.30%)  Spoilt: 194  Quota: 1,286  Turnout: 10,481 (60.42%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

        1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

        1993-1997 Change: UKUP gain from DUP

        Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ind. Unionist Alan Chambers *21.59%1,218       
        Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons*13.65%770       
        UUP Leslie Cree *13.38%755       
        Ind. Unionist Austen Lennon*13.10%739       
        UK Unionist Elizabeth Roche7.80%440516.93 517.89 519.39 523.74 534.44 556.02 714.7
        UUP Ian Henry*3.16%178232.39 234.15 240.69 242.89 338.96 515.62 709.27
        NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan*8.83%498568.56 572.96 575.96 580.11 601.74 618.19 652.24
        Alliance Gavin Walker7.20%406479.99 529.75 530.83 532.13 546.44 557.33 564.49
        DUP Marie Cree6.65%375464.67 465.23 470.15 472.3 485.14 502.06  
        UUP Ronald Dorrian1.88%106193.71 194.99 218.39 220.89 272.64   
        UUP James Kingan2.77%156209.9 211.02 214.5 217.45    
        Electorate: 16,947  Valid: 5,641 (33.29%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 706  Turnout: 5,740 (33.87%)  

          1993 Election

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

          1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

          1989-1993 Change: UUP and Independent Unionist gain from Conservative and due to the addition of one seat

          Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Ind. Unionist Alan Chambers 32.04%1,892        
          DUP Raymond Stewart14.06%830        
          UUP Leslie Cree *11.50%679925.37       
          Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons11.04%652838.73       
          NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan*5.52%326389.19 397.38 403.68 408.62 466.44 614.27 683.9 732.7
          UUP Ian Henry3.57%211283.42 384.22 389.26 432.29 437.55 452.2 477.96 719.58
          Ind. Unionist Austen Lennon4.89%289582.94 590.5 600.58 603.7 612.54 617.67 666.14 690.56
          Alliance Siobhan Laird6.98%412421.23 426.9 487.38 488.81 496.07 501.07 538.24 557.49
          UUP James Kingan3.88%229332.66 380.54 385.58 409.89 423.67 428.48 457.33  
          Independent Joseph Thompson2.22%131240.34 247.9 253.36 258.56 268.92 282.65   
          NI Conservatives Bill McLean2.30%136162.27 168.57 169.83 172.04 212.89    
          NI Conservatives William Palmer2.00%118154.21 155.47 159.25 165.62     
          Electorate: 15,787  Valid: 5,905 (37.40%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 739  Turnout: 6,015 (38.10%)  

            1989 Election

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

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

            1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

            Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            UUP Leslie Cree 15.81%864         
            NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan*11.18%611612.35 614.35 621.98 623.25 814.25    
            Alliance Jane Copeland*13.01%711712.53 762.53 768.89 771.16 779.25 779.59 1,159.59  
            NI Conservatives Ivan Thompson10.49%573574.53 582.53 586.89 587.16 672.43 703.71 765.07 877.07 
            Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills*10.58%578580.25 584.25 589.88 593.06 602.42 602.76 630.85 684.85 713.85
            DUP Alan Leslie*7.85%429432.6 434.6 452.31 686.82 693.09 693.26 697.89 703.89 705.89
            UUP Samuel Mellon6.52%356375.35 378.35 518.2 532.28 547.09 547.09 575.54 608.54 635.54
            Alliance Donald Hayes*8.86%484485.44 533.44 535.71 535.89 542.89 543.06    
            NI Conservatives William McLean5.84%319320.44 322.53 326.25 329.34      
            DUP Robert Gordon4.58%250255.22 255.31 269.21       
            UUP Ian Henry3.04%166204.79 207.79        
            Alliance William Johnston2.25%123123.18         
            Electorate: 14,179  Valid: 5,464 (38.54%)  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 781  Turnout: 5,614 (39.59%)  

              1985 Election

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

              Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              UUP Bruce Mulligan*14.81%893       
              Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills*14.44%871       
              DUP Alan Leslie13.18%795809 1,181     
              UUP Samuel Hamilton10.11%610722 728 870    
              Alliance Jane Copeland7.71%465477 479 484 485.8 486.57 486.66 899.66
              Alliance Donald Hayes*12.22%737758 759 770 777.52 778.71 778.89 833.89
              UPUP Valerie Kinghan9.27%559583 610 710 725.2 728.98 736.63 744.63
              Alliance Sylvia Anderson7.81%471480 480 483 484.8 485.22 485.22  
              DUP Elizabeth Loan6.62%399417       
              DUP Enid Stringer3.53%213       
              PUP Samuel Meneely0.30%18       
              Electorate: 12,532  Valid: 6,031 (48.12%)  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 862  Turnout: 6,124 (48.87%)  

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                References

                1. ↑ "Ballyholme and Groomsport Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
                7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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