Downshire (District Electoral Area)

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Downshire DEA (1993-2014) within Lisburn

Downshire was one of the district electoral areas in Lisburn, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. It was one of four Lisburn DEAs until 1993, and one of five until 2014. The district elected seven members to Lisburn City Council from 1985 to 1993, and five members from 1993 to 2014, and formed part of Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Lisburn Area B and part of Lisburn Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballymacashbrennan, Blaris, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillhall, Hillsborough and Maze. For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced by two wards as Blaris and Hillhall were transferred to the new Lisburn South DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the new Downshire East DEA and Downshire West DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Jennifer Coulter
(Alliance)		James Baird
(UUP)		Paul Stewart
(DUP)		Allan Ewart
(DUP)		Uel Mackin
(DUP)		7 seats
1985–1993
2005 Elizabeth Campbell
(Alliance)		William Ward
(UUP)		 Basil McCrea
(UUP)		 Edwin Poots
(DUP)
2001 William Falloon
(UUP)		James Baird
(UUP)
1997 Kenneth Hull
(UUP)		 William Bleakes
(Conservative)/
(UUP)
1993 Thomas Lilburn
(UUP)		William McConnell
(UUP)		 Charles Poots
(DUP)
1989 Wilfred McClung
(UUP)		Thomas Davis
(UUP)/ (DUP)		Anne Blake
(DUP)		Kenneth Hull
(Alliance)
1985 Denis McCarroll
(DUP)		Richard Reid
(Alliance)

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Downshire - 5 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Allan Ewart*20.09%1,591      
DUP Paul Stewart19.64%1,555      
DUP Uel Mackin12.51%1,0701,297.46 1,486.91    
Alliance Jennifer Coulter*14.13%1,1361,142.12 1,147.82 1,156.82 1,173.82 1,194.59 1,393.59
UUP James Baird13.28%1,0521,065.94 1,081.99 1,143.64 1,143.64 1,248.96 1,266.03
UUP Alasdair O'Hara5.62%445449.59 453.64 465.49 466.49 520.82 532.12
UUP Richard Price5.11%405411.12 418.77 440.52 441.52 490.23 499.98
SDLP Christine Wilson3.40%269269.68 271.78 273.58 348.75 352.2  
TUV Kaye Kilpatrick3.65%289294.78 297.18 307.68 308.68   
Sinn Féin Fionnu McCaughley1.35%107107.34 107.49 107.49    
Electorate: 13,764  Valid: 7,919 (57.53%)  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,320  Turnout: 8,033 (58.36%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

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

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    Downshire - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Edwin Poots *23.43%1,929     
    UUP Basil McCrea 19.45%1,601     
    DUP Allan Ewart18.25%1,502     
    UUP William Ward*7.73%636672.54 710.48 888.5 890.34 1,421.13
    Alliance Elizabeth Campbell*13.20%1,0871,097.44 1,123.62 1,221.84 1,222.8 1,325.67
    DUP Joseph Lockhart7.01%5771,008.52 1,017.62 1,040.93 1,153.81 1,247.23
    UUP James Baird*6.79%559603.37 674.91 780.97 783.45  
    UUP William Scott2.88%237257.01 330.79    
    Sinn Féin David Hall1.26%104105.16 105.44    
    Electorate: 12,797  Valid: 8,232 (64.33%)  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,373  Turnout: 8,346 (65.22%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative

      2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

      1997-2001 Change: UUP gain from Conservative

      Downshire - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Edwin Poots *23.65%2,006    
      UUP James Baird17.76%1,507    
      Alliance Elizabeth Campbell*14.16%1,2011,208.2 1,350.1 1,483.1 
      UUP William Ward14.06%1,1931,273.7 1,315.9 1,460.9 
      UUP William Falloon*11.87%1,0071,055.6 1,100 1,308.5 1,382.48
      DUP Allan Ewart7.45%6321,025.3 1,044 1,159.2 1,168.44
      Independent William Bleakes*7.18%609650.1 691.7   
      UUP Joanne Johnston2.56%217255.4    
      Sinn Féin Cara McCann1.31%111111.3    
      Electorate: 12,983  Valid: 8,483 (65.34%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,414  Turnout: 8,602 (66.26%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

        1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative

        1997-2001 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

        Downshire - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        UUP William Falloon*25.06%1,328   
        DUP Edwin Poots 19.65%1,041   
        Alliance Elizabeth Campbell17.02%902   
        NI Conservatives William Bleakes *15.97%846784.9  
        UUP Kenneth Hull6.64%352637.6 647.05 945.05
        DUP Jonathan Craig 8.32%441457.66 567.16 608.16
        UUP William Moore7.34%389500.18 519.38  
        Electorate: 12,872  Valid: 5,299 (41.17%)  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 884  Turnout: 5,380 (41.80%)  

          1993 Election

          1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

          1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

          1989-1993 Change: DUP and Alliance loss due to the reduction of two seats, Conservative leaves UUP

          Downshire - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          UUP Thomas Lilburn*18.38%1,104    
          DUP Charles Poots *16.49%9901,030   
          NI Conservatives William Bleakes *15.73%945999 1,010.61  
          UUP William Falloon*13.62%818863 907.91 1,042.91 
          UUP William McConnell9.64%579601 632.41 868.02 906.02
          Alliance Kenneth Hull*13.25%796811 813.34 831.7 833.6
          DUP James McCann8.18%491552 557.67   
          Ulster Democratic David Adams 8.18%283    
          Electorate: 12,290  Valid: 6,006 (48.87%)  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 1,002  Turnout: 6,130 (49.88%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

            1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

            1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

            Downshire - 7 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            UUP William Bleakes *28.40%2,297      
            UUP Thomas Lilburn*13.40%1,084      
            DUP Charles Poots *12.88%1,042      
            DUP Anne Blake12.34%9981,125.11     
            UUP Thomas Davis8.24%666992.61 995.18 1,018.55   
            UUP Wilfred Corfield-McClung*2.11%171634.98 636.98 682.01 705.11 706.88 1,023.51
            Alliance Kenneth Hull10.78%872910.76 951.33 951.9 956.59 956.95 1,000.61
            DUP James McCann7.10%574637.84 641.84 658.37 666.42 689.88 816.42
            UUP John Curry3.96%320572.51 575.51 601.16 633.78 636.39  
            Workers' Party Patrick Pollock0.78%6364.71      
            Electorate: 15,814  Valid: 8,087 (51.14%)  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 1,011  Turnout: 8,262 (52.24%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

              Downshire - 7 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              UUP William Bleakes *27.49%2,244    
              DUP Charles Poots *13.34%1,089    
              UUP Thomas Lilburn*11.63%9491,587.82   
              UUP Wilfred McClung2.57%210325.02 580.7 682.56 1,037.86
              Alliance Richard Reid11.69%954984.24 992.4 992.94 1,026.94
              DUP Thomas Davis9.63%786925.32 949.32 963.78 1,025.06
              DUP Denis McCarroll*10.49%856960.76 990.52 1,006.06 1,023.06
              DUP James McCann*8.15%665725.48 746.12 772.64 772.64
              UUP William Gardiner-Watson*5.02%410525.02 647.42 652.28  
              Electorate: 14,092  Valid: 8,163 (57.93%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,021  Turnout: 8,304 (58.93%)  

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                References

                1. ↑ "Downshire 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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