Downshire East (District Electoral Area)

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.

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)

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

Councillors
Election Councillor
(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% 1,060 1,576.96        
Alliance Aaron McIntyre* 15.94% 1,102 1,123.96 1,139.00 1,253.00    
Alliance Kurtis Dickson 14.12% 976 981.04 985.84 1,147.84    
Ulster Unionist James Baird* 10.50% 726 768.48 938.40 945.76 959.76 1,154.76
Ulster Unionist Alex Swan* 6.97% 482 498.92 600.36 605.36 626.36 749.36
TUV Stewart Ferris 5.73% 396 428.76 564.12 566.48 570.48  
SDLP John Drake 4.51% 312 314.52 317.08      
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 Gowan 18.35% 1,133    
    Ulster Unionist James Baird* 15.38% 950 1,003.75 1,081.75
    Ulster Unionist Alex Swan 11.76% 726 787.5 930.5
    DUP Uel Mackin* 14.66% 905 911.25 920.75
    DUP Janet Gray* 11.68% 721 731.5 741.5
    SDLP Owen Beckett 6.83% 422 574.5  
    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% 734 778.4 798.2 806.8 1,058.8          
      Ulster Unionist James Baird* 12.25% 734 748.6 787.8 799 825.4 829 1,156      
      DUP Janet Gray 8.01% 480 594 611.4 617 709.2 757.92 824.84 1,074.84    
      Alliance Aaron McIntyre 11.54% 691 693.8 711.8 747.2 753.4 753.88 779.28 804.88 866.88 880.88
      NI21 Christina Dobson 7.11% 426 430.8 450 646.2 654.4 654.88 673.92 722.48 810.48 860.48
      TUV Tom Mateer 6.89% 413 418.8 467.2 470.4 484 485.92 517.24      
      Ulster Unionist Alex Swan 7.21% 432 442.8 451.2 462.4 483.2 485.36        
      DUP Roy Young* 6.19% 371 412.6 427.2 427.8            
      NI21 Glenn Wilson 4.52% 271 274.2 279.2              
      UKIP Peter Lindsay 3.32% 199 202                
      Electorate: 11,563   Valid: 5,990 (51.80%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 6,062 (52.43%)  

        References
        1. Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
        2. , ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
        3. "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
        4. "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
        5. "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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