Bangor West (District Electoral Area)

Bangor West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Bryansburn, Kilcooley, Rathgael, Rathmore and Silverstream.[2] Bangor West forms part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Bangor West
Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (1985–2014)
5 (2014–present)
Councillors
  •   Christine Creighton (APNI)
  •   Jennifer Gilmour (DUP)
  •   Stephen Hollywood (UUP)
  •   Peter Martin (DUP)
  •   Barry McKee (Green Party)

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing North Down Area B and North Down Area C which had existed since 1973, where it contained originally seven wards (Bryansburn, Clandeboye, Crawfordsburn, Dufferin, Princestown, Silverstream and Spring Hill). For the 2014 local elections, it was reduced to five wards losing areas to the new Holywood and Clandeboye DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Christine Creighton
(Alliance)		 Barry McKee
(Green Party)		 Peter Martin
(DUP)		 Jennifer Gilmour
(DUP)		 Stephen Hollywood
(UUP)		 5 seats
2014–present		 5 seats
2014–present
May 2022 Co-Option Scott Wilson
(Alliance)		 Hannah Irwin
(Alliance)		 Marion Smith
(UUP)
2019 Connie Egan
(Alliance)
December 2018 Co-Option Alan Graham
(DUP)
March 2018 Co-Option James Hunter
(Green Party)
February 2018 Co-Option Alan Leslie
(DUP)
October 2016 Co-Option Rachel Woods
(Green Party)
2014 Paul Roberts
(Green Party)
2011 Anne Wilson
(Alliance)		 Tony Hill
(Alliance)		 James McKerrow
(UUP)		 Brian Wilson

(Alliance)/
(Green Party)/
(Independent)

2005
2001 William Keery
(UKUP)		 Royston Davies
(UUP)
1997 Eileen Bell
(Alliance)		 Ernest Steele
(PUP)		 Roy Bradford
(UUP)
1993 George Green
(Conservative)		 William Baxter
(DUP)		 Ian Sinclair
(Independent Unionist)		 Hazel Bradford
(UUP)
1989 Thomas Miskelly
(Conservative)		 James O'Fee
(Conservative)		 Ann-Marie Hillen
(Independent)
1985 William Bailie
(Alliance)		 Alan Graham
(DUP)		 George McMurtry
(DUP)		 Ian Sinclair
(UPUP)		 Cecil Braniff
(UUP)

2023 Election

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

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

2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Bangor West - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Alliance Christine Creighton 18.06% 1,175                  
DUP Jennifer Gilmour* 15.88% 1,033 1,063 1,063.77 1,068.77 1,205.77          
Ulster Unionist Stephen Hollywood 13.33% 867 902 903.75 911.96 976.10 996.12 1,003.33 1,185.33    
DUP Peter Martin 9.84% 640 649 649.35 650.35 732.42 828.88 830.95 1,045.93 1,113.13  
Green (NI) Barry McKee* 11.33% 737 752 758.23 880.63 884.77 884.77 913.47 978.61 1,002.97 1,019.77
Alliance Alison McWhinney 5.96% 388 392 440.02 548.91 551.91 551.91 961.60 997.02 1,005.42 1,008.78
Independent Susan Prentice 7.84% 510 522 522.77 529.77 585.77 589.41 598.48      
Alliance Huw Stacy 6.07% 395 398 417.67 460.81 460.81 460.81        
TUV John Gordon 5.09% 331 348 348.35 350.35             
SDLP Tony McCann 4.57% 297 298 301.92              
NI Conservatives Colin Breen 2.03% 132                  
Electorate: 14,486   Valid: 6,505 (44.91%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 6,588 (45.48%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

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

    2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

    Bangor West - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Alliance Connie Egan † 20.16% 1,151    
    DUP Jennifer Gilmour 17.34% 990    
    Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 17.20% 982    
    Green (NI) Barry McKee 16.62% 949 1,022  
    Alliance Scott Wilson* 12.32% 703 746 930.79
    DUP Alan Graham* 13.12% 749 787 791.42
    NI Conservatives Ben English 2.00% 114    
    Sinn Féin Kieran Maxwell 1.24% 71    
    Electorate: 13,585   Valid: 5,709 (42.02%)   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 952   Turnout: 5,794 (42.65%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

      Bangor West - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 16.15% 870 887 890 950            
      DUP Alan Graham* 16.08% 866 889 891 932            
      DUP Alan Leslie* † 15.80% 851 881 883 895 912          
      Alliance Scott Wilson 11.49% 619 622 686 701 709 713 713 807 1,102  
      Green (NI) Paul Roberts †­†† 6.42% 346 359 426 449 453 456 456 562 664 830
      TUV Robert Gordon 9.12% 491 520 521 568 573 580 586 634 646 657
      Alliance Laurence Thompson* 5.85% 315 319 403 422 425 425 425 506    
      NI21 Steven Denny 6.37% 344 354 382 412 415 419 420      
      NI Conservatives Mark Brotherston 4.72% 254 272 277              
      SDLP Ingrid Logan 4.91% 264 268                
      Community Partnership Alison Blayney 3.08% 166                  
      Electorate: 13,479   Valid: 5,386 (39.96%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 898   Turnout: 5,448 (40.42%)  

        2011 Election

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

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

        2005-2011 Change: Green becomes Independent

        Bangor West - 7 seats[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Independent Brian Wilson* 20.86% 1,458                    
        DUP Alan Graham* 15.55% 1,087                    
        DUP Alan Leslie* 13.32% 931                    
        Alliance Anne Wilson* 11.56% 808 1,107.28                  
        Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 9.84% 688 772.28 837.8 908.36              
        Alliance Tony Hill* 6.31% 441 493.89 590.22 602.54 606.14 607.66 608.66 622.82 658.67 824.12 863.6
        Ulster Unionist James McKerrow* 4.12% 288 312.08 321.05 402.53 428.93 453.63 457.93 509.31 586.4 593.12 645.89
        Green (NI) Joanne Dunlop 4.31% 301 351.74 384.5 394.02 398.22 400.5 403.6 424.48 449.1 541.19 575.81
        Community Partnership Alison Blayney 2.75% 192 199.31 202.82 206.46 210.66 211.04 329.41 349.47 356.96 366.21  
        SDLP Liam Logan 4.26% 298 325.09 337.18 339.98 341.28 341.66 342.76 347.61 355.9    
        NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 2.59% 181 196.91 201.59 210.27 213.27 215.74 216.74 239.31      
        UKIP Ade Benson 2.16% 151 164.76 167.1 184.74 190.24 191.19 195.29        
        Community Partnership Jamie Bryson 2.39% 167 168.72 170.28 171.96 176.36 176.74          
        Electorate: 14,952   Valid: 6,991 (46.76%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 874   Turnout: 7,151 (47.83%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

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

          2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UKUP, Independent joins Greens

          Bangor West - 7 seats[7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Green (NI) Brian Wilson* 19.83% 1,593                
          DUP Alan Graham* 18.46% 1,483                
          Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 12.74% 1,024                
          Alliance Anne Wilson* 9.42% 757 1,116.86              
          DUP Alan Leslie 7.43% 597 640.32 1,054.08            
          Alliance Tony Hill* 5.49% 441 474.82 479.62 533.57 564.37 566.47 583.54 643.54 1,061.91
          Ulster Unionist James McKerrow 5.38% 432 470 478 499.19 572.83 589.83 660.69 759.07 803.16
          UK Unionist William Keery* 4.65% 374 397.56 423.8 430.04 454.36 475.36 536.16 635.51 653.03
          SDLP William Logan 6.55% 526 564 564.64 576.08 582.74 583.04 590.04 607.68  
          Independent Alan Field 3.88% 312 330.62 337.02 343 359.02 362.37 396.14    
          PUP James Rea 3.95% 317 323.46 327.94 329.24 335.82 340.92      
          NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 2.23% 179 198.76 201.32 207.56          
          Electorate: 14,658   Valid: 8,035 (54.82%)   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,005   Turnout: 8,203 (55.96%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

            2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

            1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from PUP

            Bangor West - 7 seats[8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Independent Brian Wilson* 20.54% 1,871            
            Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 14.39% 1,311            
            Alliance Anne Wilson* 12.21% 1,112 1,608.8          
            DUP Alan Graham 10.86% 989 1,007.4 1,021.4 1,037 1,043.16 1,150.16  
            Ulster Unionist Royston Davies 8.74% 796 827.6 871.2 902.6 966.44 1,077.85  
            UK Unionist William Keery* 7.42% 676 704.8 721.6 740.8 748.5 804.12 1,247.12
            Alliance Tony Hill 6.92% 630 676.8 936.4 965.2 974.86 1,003 1,025.14
            Ulster Unionist Evan Ward 4.57% 416 474.8 539.6 574.4 648.18 719.4 766.28
            UK Unionist Alan Field 6.58% 599 614.2 625 637.4 642.44 686.98  
            PUP James Rea 5.91% 538 546.8 556.4 560.4 563.9    
            NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 1.89% 172 183.2 196.4        
            Electorate: 15,748   Valid: 9,110 (57.85%)   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,139   Turnout: 9,324 (59.21%)  

              1997 Election

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

              1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent

              1993-1997 Change: UKUP, PUP and Independent gain from DUP, Conservative and Independent Unionist

              Bangor West - 7 seats[9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789101112
              Independent Brian Wilson* 20.32% 1,090                      
              Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford* 13.03% 699                      
              Alliance Eileen Bell* 12.34% 662 700.61                    
              Alliance Anne Wilson 7.21% 387 661.56 668.73 679.23                
              Ulster Unionist Marion Smith 8.56% 459 480.45 481.45 481.45 485.97 490.95 510.32 517.18 657.86 788.86    
              UK Unionist William Keery 9.49% 509 528.11 528.11 529.01 530.89 536.61 550.73 564.2 585.85 640.36 662.36 663.86
              PUP Ernest Steele 8.18% 439 444.46 444.46 444.76 445.4 451.08 458.42 468.42 480.74 502.9 527.9 530.3
              DUP Robert Gordon 5.74% 308 310.73 311.73 311.73 312.89 312.89 317.28 466.96 490.35 508.76 523.76 523.76
              Ind. Unionist Ian Sinclair* 4.23% 227 246.11 246.5 247.1 247.62 268.22 300.12 304.2 324.05      
              Ulster Unionist Royston Davies 3.54% 190 201.7 202.7 203 220.32 229.5 246.48 249.48        
              DUP Alan Graham 3.56% 191 195.68 196.07 196.07 196.47 196.77 197.77          
              NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 2.09% 112 116.68 118.07 118.37 119.05 125.03            
              Alliance Derek Bell 1.42% 76 85.75 87.75 103.65 103.93              
              Independent Robert Mooney 0.28% 15 18.12                    
              Electorate: 15,442   Valid: 5,364 (34.74%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 671   Turnout: 5,480 (35.49%)  

                1993 Election

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

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

                1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Independent Unionist gain from Conservative and Independent

                Bangor West - 7 seats[10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789101112
                Alliance Brian Wilson* 21.91% 1,228                      
                DUP William Baxter* 14.36% 805                      
                Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford* 13.45% 754                      
                Alliance Eileen Bell 10.76% 603 969.93                    
                Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford* 7.03% 394 418.64 449.04 456.32 498.67 508.46 508.46 511.24 520.32 532.92 557.6 701.43
                Ind. Unionist Ian Sinclair 5.10% 286 313.72 352.12 353.29 354.41 368.68 378.85 392.02 423.55 488.67 563.26 615.52
                NI Conservatives George Green* 6.10% 342 357.4 376.2 379.71 381.67 385.47 391.27 436.38 443.62 458.9 480.58 508.31
                NI Conservatives James O'Fee* 4.76% 267 295.16 325.56 325.95 327.77 335.57 339.17 399.07 405.35 422.39 467.67 485.3
                DUP Harold Blemings 4.41% 247 263.28 272.48 358.54 360.64 361.64 362.64 363.59 371.13 379.57 389.97  
                Independent Ann-Marie Foster* 2.64% 148 157.68 218.48 218.74 219.02 226.1 246.34 249.94 285.66 361.6    
                Independent Arthur Gadd 2.05% 115 123.8 143.4 143.79 143.93 149.37 210.64 212.64 260.33      
                Independent Ernest Steele 2.59% 145 157.32 174.12 174.77 174.91 180.31 194.63 194.63        
                NI Conservatives Elizabeth Maguire 2.02% 113 120.04 132.84 133.88 134.72 137.52 137.52          
                Independent Robert Mooney 1.80% 101 105.4 121.4 121.53 121.67 125.87            
                Independent Edward Lindsay 1.03% 58 61.96 72.76 72.89 72.96              
                Electorate: 15,097   Valid: 5,606 (37.13%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 701   Turnout: 5,795 (38.39%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP

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

                  1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) and Independent gain from Alliance, DUP and UPUP

                  Bangor West - 7 seats[11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678910
                  Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford* 10.73% 698 707 710 716 748 880        
                  DUP William Baxter 7.10% 462 497 498 502 551 573 575.5 829.5    
                  Alliance Brian Wilson* 10.71% 697 699 763 779 789 802 808 817    
                  Independent Ann-Marie Hillen 8.25% 537 540 549 701 725 741 742.5 764.5 902.5  
                  NI Conservatives Thomas Miskelly 9.62% 626 629 632 643 664 694 695.5 703.5 763.5 794.5
                  NI Conservatives James O'Fee 8.81% 573 579 580 587 597 623 624.5 641.5 717 744
                  Ulster Unionist Roy Bradford 6.19% 403 408 409 411 443 534 581 650 693 706
                  NI Conservatives Jack Preston 8.25% 537 550 551 556 577 605 605 613 662 673
                  Alliance William Bailie* 6.36% 414 416 471 473 476 491 491.5 493.5    
                  DUP Alan Graham* 5.34% 347 398 402 404 429 453 457.5      
                  Ulster Unionist Terence McKeag 6.09% 396 397 398 399 425          
                  PUP Thomas O'Brien 4.86% 316 327 328 329            
                  Independent Colin Simpson 3.24% 211 212 212              
                  Alliance Eileen Bell 2.23% 145 145                
                  DUP Elizabeth McMurtry 2.08% 135                  
                  PUP Samuel Meneely 0.14% 9                  
                  Electorate: 15,249   Valid: 6,506 (42.67%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 814   Turnout: 6,653 (43.63%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP

                    Bangor West - 7 seats[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345678910
                    Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford* 26.01% 1,695                  
                    DUP Alan Graham* 14.89% 970                  
                    Alliance William Bailie* 14.01% 913                  
                    Ulster Unionist Cecil Braniff* 6.53% 414 856.52                
                    Alliance Brian Wilson* 10.53% 686 719.28 721.04 742.44 743.76 744.56 760.63 778.88 1,008.88  
                    DUP George McMurtry 5.85% 381 419.48 540.76 541.86 654.12 655.57 675.88 747.77 752.92 760.92
                    UPUP Ian Sinclair 7.75% 505 551.8 555.48 558.58 564.1 565.2 539.84 630.43 663.09 695.09
                    Ulster Unionist Edward Lindsay 1.81% 118 269.84 274 277.4 287.76 319.71 489.03 538.36 596.81 688.81
                    Alliance Alfred Mairs 4.01% 261 298.96 299.76 358.96 364.28 365.03 386.66 392.98    
                    PUP Thomas O'Brien 4.10% 267 282.6 284.68 284.88 292.52 292.97 297.01      
                    Ulster Unionist William Smiley 2.64% 172 262.48 264.08 265.08 278.2 283.05        
                    DUP William Swain 2.06% 134 145.96 164.68 164.78            
                    Electorate: 14,384   Valid: 6,516 (45.30%)   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 815   Turnout: 6,669 (46.36%)  

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