Downshire (District Electoral Area)

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.

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
Election Councillor
(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		 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
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DUP Allan Ewart* 20.09% 1,591            
DUP Paul Stewart 19.64% 1,555            
DUP Uel Mackin 12.51% 1,070 1,297.46 1,486.91        
Alliance Jennifer Coulter* 14.13% 1,136 1,142.12 1,147.82 1,156.82 1,173.82 1,194.59 1,393.59
Ulster Unionist James Baird 13.28% 1,052 1,065.94 1,081.99 1,143.64 1,143.64 1,248.96 1,266.03
Ulster Unionist Alasdair O'Hara 5.62% 445 449.59 453.64 465.49 466.49 520.82 532.12
Ulster Unionist Richard Price 5.11% 405 411.12 418.77 440.52 441.52 490.23 499.98
SDLP Christine Wilson 3.40% 269 269.68 271.78 273.58 348.75 352.2  
TUV Kaye Kilpatrick 3.65% 289 294.78 297.18 307.68 308.68    
Sinn Féin Fionnu McCaughley 1.35% 107 107.34 107.49 107.49      
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          
    Ulster Unionist Basil McCrea 19.45% 1,601          
    DUP Allan Ewart 18.25% 1,502          
    Ulster Unionist William Ward* 7.73% 636 672.54 710.48 888.5 890.34 1,421.13
    Alliance Elizabeth Campbell* 13.20% 1,087 1,097.44 1,123.62 1,221.84 1,222.8 1,325.67
    DUP Joseph Lockhart 7.01% 577 1,008.52 1,017.62 1,040.93 1,153.81 1,247.23
    Ulster Unionist James Baird* 6.79% 559 603.37 674.91 780.97 783.45  
    Ulster Unionist William Scott 2.88% 237 257.01 330.79      
    Sinn Féin David Hall 1.26% 104 105.16 105.44      
    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        
      Ulster Unionist James Baird 17.76% 1,507        
      Alliance Elizabeth Campbell* 14.16% 1,201 1,208.2 1,350.1 1,483.1  
      Ulster Unionist William Ward 14.06% 1,193 1,273.7 1,315.9 1,460.9  
      Ulster Unionist William Falloon* 11.87% 1,007 1,055.6 1,100 1,308.5 1,382.48
      DUP Allan Ewart 7.45% 632 1,025.3 1,044 1,159.2 1,168.44
      Independent William Bleakes* 7.18% 609 650.1 691.7    
      Ulster Unionist Joanne Johnston 2.56% 217 255.4      
      Sinn Féin Cara McCann 1.31% 111 111.3      
      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
        Ulster Unionist William Falloon* 25.06% 1,328      
        DUP Edwin Poots 19.65% 1,041      
        Alliance Elizabeth Campbell 17.02% 902      
        NI Conservatives William Bleakes* 15.97% 846 784.9    
        Ulster Unionist Kenneth Hull 6.64% 352 637.6 647.05 945.05
        DUP Jonathan Craig 8.32% 441 457.66 567.16 608.16
        Ulster Unionist William Moore 7.34% 389 500.18 519.38  
        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
          Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 18.38% 1,104        
          DUP Charles Poots* 16.49% 990 1,030      
          NI Conservatives William Bleakes* 15.73% 945 999 1,010.61    
          Ulster Unionist William Falloon* 13.62% 818 863 907.91 1,042.91  
          Ulster Unionist William McConnell 9.64% 579 601 632.41 868.02 906.02
          Alliance Kenneth Hull* 13.25% 796 811 813.34 831.7 833.6
          DUP James McCann 8.18% 491 552 557.67    
          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
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            Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 28.40% 2,297            
            Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 13.40% 1,084            
            DUP Charles Poots* 12.88% 1,042            
            DUP Anne Blake 12.34% 998 1,125.11          
            Ulster Unionist Thomas Davis 8.24% 666 992.61 995.18 1,018.55      
            Ulster Unionist Wilfred Corfield-McClung* 2.11% 171 634.98 636.98 682.01 705.11 706.88 1,023.51
            Alliance Kenneth Hull 10.78% 872 910.76 951.33 951.9 956.59 956.95 1,000.61
            DUP James McCann 7.10% 574 637.84 641.84 658.37 666.42 689.88 816.42
            Ulster Unionist John Curry 3.96% 320 572.51 575.51 601.16 633.78 636.39  
            Workers' Party Patrick Pollock 0.78% 63 64.71          
            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
              Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 27.49% 2,244        
              DUP Charles Poots* 13.34% 1,089        
              Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 11.63% 949 1,587.82      
              Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung 2.57% 210 325.02 580.7 682.56 1,037.86
              Alliance Richard Reid 11.69% 954 984.24 992.4 992.94 1,026.94
              DUP Thomas Davis 9.63% 786 925.32 949.32 963.78 1,025.06
              DUP Denis McCarroll* 10.49% 856 960.76 990.52 1,006.06 1,023.06
              DUP James McCann* 8.15% 665 725.48 746.12 772.64 772.64
              Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson* 5.02% 410 525.02 647.42 652.28  
              Electorate: 14,092   Valid: 8,163 (57.93%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 8,304 (58.93%)  

                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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