Downshire East (District Electoral Area)

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Downshire East
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   James Baird (UUP)
  •   Kurtis Dickson (APNI)
  •   Andrew Gowan (DUP)
  •   Uel Mackin (DUP)
  •   Aaron McIntyre (APNI)

Downshire East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacbrennan, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillhall and Ravernet. [2] Downshire East forms part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Downshire DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Aaron McIntyre
(Alliance)
Kurtis Dickson
(Alliance)
James Baird
(UUP)
Andrew Gowan
(DUP)
Uel Mackin
(DUP)
2019 Alex Swan
(UUP)
2014 Luke Poots
(DUP)
Janet Gray
(DUP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Downshire East - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Andrew Gowan*26.01%1,798     
DUP Uel Mackin*15.33%1,0601,576.96    
Alliance Aaron McIntyre*15.94%1,1021,123.96 1,139.00 1,253.00  
Alliance Kurtis Dickson14.12%976981.04 985.84 1,147.84  
Ulster Unionist James Baird*10.50%726768.48 938.40 945.76 959.76 1,154.76
Ulster Unionist Alex Swan*6.97%482498.92 600.36 605.36 626.36 749.36
TUV Stewart Ferris5.73%396428.76 564.12 566.48 570.48  
SDLP John Drake4.51%312314.52 317.08    
Electorate: 12,763  Valid: 6,914 (54.17%)  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 1,143  Turnout: 6,976 (54.66%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP

    Downshire East - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Alliance Aaron McIntyre*21.34%1,318  
    DUP Andrew Gowan18.35%1,133  
    Ulster Unionist James Baird*15.38%9501,003.75 1,081.75
    Ulster Unionist Alex Swan11.76%726787.5 930.5
    DUP Uel Mackin*14.66%905911.25 920.75
    DUP Janet Gray*11.68%721731.5 741.5
    SDLP Owen Beckett6.83%422574.5  
    Electorate: 12,214  Valid: 6,175 (50.56%)  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 1,030  Turnout: 6,222 (50.94%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

      Downshire East - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP Luke Poots*20.78%1,245         
      DUP Uel Mackin*12.25%734778.4 798.2 806.8 1,058.8     
      Ulster Unionist James Baird*12.25%734748.6 787.8 799 825.4 829 1,156   
      DUP Janet Gray8.01%480594 611.4 617 709.2 757.92 824.84 1,074.84  
      Alliance Aaron McIntyre11.54%691693.8 711.8 747.2 753.4 753.88 779.28 804.88 866.88 880.88
      NI21 Christina Dobson7.11%426430.8 450 646.2 654.4 654.88 673.92 722.48 810.48 860.48
      TUV Tom Mateer6.89%413418.8 467.2 470.4 484 485.92 517.24    
      Ulster Unionist Alex Swan7.21%432442.8 451.2 462.4 483.2 485.36     
      DUP Roy Young*6.19%371412.6 427.2 427.8       
      NI21 Glenn Wilson4.52%271274.2 279.2        
      UKIP Peter Lindsay3.32%199202         
      Electorate: 11,563  Valid: 5,990 (51.80%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 6,062 (52.43%)  

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