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Ballyholme and Groomsport (District Electoral Area)

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Ballyholme and Groomsport DEA (1993-2014) within North Down

Ballyholme and Groomsport was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to North Down Borough Council until 1993 and seven members until 2014, and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing North Down Area A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballyholme, Ballymaconnell, Ballymagee, Broadway, Churchill and Groomsport. In 1993 it gained an additional ward, Ballycrochan. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mainly replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
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2011 Christine Bower
(Alliance)
Ian Henry
(UUP)
Peter Martin
(DUP)
Peter Weir
(DUP)
Alex Easton
(DUP)
Alan Chambers
(Independent Unionist)
Austen Lennon
(Independent Unionist)
2005 Marsden Fitzsimons
(Alliance)
Leslie Cree
(UUP)
2001 Patricia Wallace
(NI Women's Coalition)
1997 Bruce Mulligan
(Conservative)/
(UUP)
Elizabeth Roche
(UKUP)
1993 Raymond Stewart
(DUP)
1989 Jane Copeland
(Alliance)
Ivan Thompson
(Conservative)
Alan Leslie
(DUP)
Edmund Mills
(Independent Unionist)
6 seats
1985–1993
1985 Donald Hayes
(Alliance)
Samuel Hamilton
(UUP)

2011 Election

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

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DUP Alex Easton* 22.06% 1,812                    
Independent Alan Chambers* 18.03% 1,481                    
DUP Peter Weir* 9.28% 762 1,048.88                  
DUP Peter Martin 6.44% 529 903.88 980.72 997.16 1,019.52 1,053.52          
UUP Ian Henry* 5.04% 414 434.68 479.56 484.32 547.32 586.58 659.86 684 687 1,100  
Alliance Christine Bower 7.38% 606 615.68 648.32 654.32 662.88 690.7 731.16 854.1 856.1 897.26 911.26
Independent Austen Lennon* 6.12% 503 532.48 615.44 619.44 627.78 660.02 740.06 812.14 816.14 844.18 854.18
Alliance Adam Harbinson 6.37% 523 533.12 570.52 575.52 586.98 617.8 651.34 764.28 767.28 794.66 801.66
UUP Colin Breen 5.64% 463 478.84 514.2 524.88 572.26 597.82 624.78 654.14 657.14    
Green (NI) Paul Roberts 4.75% 390 392.2 408.86 418.56 422.44 449.78 472.82        
Independent Roberta Dunlop* 2.71% 223 233.56 307.34 319.22 324.9 351.06          
NI Conservatives David Symington 2.86% 235 241.16 258.16 272.6 284.94            
UUP Francis McCully 2.11% 173 180.04 198.4 205.08              
UKIP Pat Toms 1.23% 101 107.6 113.38                
Electorate: 17,062   Valid: 8,215 (48.15%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,027   Turnout: 8,322 (48.78%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x Independent, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

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

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Women's Coalition

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Peter Weir 16.85% 1,571            
Independent Alan Chambers* 16.70% 1,557            
DUP Alex Easton* 15.66% 1,460            
Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons* 11.14% 1,039 1,054.5 1,119.74 1,147.42 1,160.92 1,486.92  
Independent Austen Lennon* 6.65% 620 649.45 733.17 839.67 897.27 1,083.3 1,203.3
UUP Ian Henry* 7.77% 724 804.29 850.49 902.87 967.37 1,056.33 1,094.33
UUP Leslie Cree* 7.52% 701 778.19 843.15 890.15 952.85 1,015.17 1,053.17
UUP Mark Brooks 7.18% 669 742.16 781.64 829.49 897.89 941.17 969.17
NI Women's Coalition Patricia Wallace* 7.92% 738 756.6 792.72 822.64 842.14    
Independent Henry Gordon 1.89% 176 196.15 235.91        
UK Unionist Charles Teggart 0.73% 68 147.05 159.65        
Electorate: 16,218   Valid: 9,323 (57.49%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1,166   Turnout: 9,479 (58.44%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

1997-2001 Change: DUP and Women's Coalition gain from Conservative and UKUP, Independent Unionists (two seats) become Independent

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Alan Chambers* 20.40% 2,099                    
UUP Leslie Cree* 15.85% 1,631                    
Independent Austen Lennon* 13.25% 1,363                    
DUP Alex Easton 11.32% 1,164 1,262.04 1,281.36 1,287.3              
Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons* 9.13% 939 1,083.48 1,108.89 1,199.99 1,140.67 1,145.65 1,203.14 1,456.14      
UUP Ian Henry* 5.84% 601 720.11 804.53 812.09 843.14 871.67 928.72 955.95 1,381.64    
NI Women's Coalition Patricia Wallace 6.39% 657 724.51 731.65 743.05 763.13 767.83 804.97 894.63 926.33 1,077.33 1,106.52
UK Unionist Henry Gordon 5.55% 571 625.18 637.78 642.34 686.71 902.71 931.35 936.31 989.21 994.21 1,024.45
UUP Arthur Gadd 1.96% 202 313.8 481.59 488.07 523.97 541.32 576.75 595.96      
Alliance Gavin Walker 3.27% 336 373.84 376.99 383.35 397.75 401.6 436.34        
Independent Ernest Steele 2.12% 218 313.89 318.09 329.67 350.62 359.46          
UK Unionist Joseph Teggart 2.68% 276 306.53 308.42 310.52 329.39            
NI Unionist Elizabeth Roche* 1.36% 140 164.94 167.25 170.01              
PUP Brian Lacey 0.87% 90 101.61 104.34 105.96              
Electorate: 17,348   Valid: 10,287 (59.30%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,286   Turnout: 10,481 (60.42%)  

1997 Election

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

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

1993-1997 Change: UKUP gain from DUP

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ind. Unionist Alan Chambers* 21.59% 1,218              
Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons* 13.65% 770              
UUP Leslie Cree* 13.38% 755              
Ind. Unionist Austen Lennon* 13.10% 739              
UK Unionist Elizabeth Roche 7.80% 440 516.93 517.89 519.39 523.74 534.44 556.02 714.7
UUP Ian Henry* 3.16% 178 232.39 234.15 240.69 242.89 338.96 515.62 709.27
NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan* 8.83% 498 568.56 572.96 575.96 580.11 601.74 618.19 652.24
Alliance Gavin Walker 7.20% 406 479.99 529.75 530.83 532.13 546.44 557.33 564.49
DUP Marie Cree 6.65% 375 464.67 465.23 470.15 472.3 485.14 502.06  
UUP Ronald Dorrian 1.88% 106 193.71 194.99 218.39 220.89 272.64    
UUP James Kingan 2.77% 156 209.9 211.02 214.5 217.45      
Electorate: 16,947   Valid: 5,641 (33.29%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 706   Turnout: 5,740 (33.87%)  

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: UUP and Independent Unionist gain from Conservative and due to the addition of one seat

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ind. Unionist Alan Chambers 32.04% 1,892                
DUP Raymond Stewart 14.06% 830                
UUP Leslie Cree* 11.50% 679 925.37              
Alliance Marsden Fitzsimons 11.04% 652 838.73              
NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan* 5.52% 326 389.19 397.38 403.68 408.62 466.44 614.27 683.9 732.7
UUP Ian Henry 3.57% 211 283.42 384.22 389.26 432.29 437.55 452.2 477.96 719.58
Ind. Unionist Austen Lennon 4.89% 289 582.94 590.5 600.58 603.7 612.54 617.67 666.14 690.56
Alliance Siobhan Laird 6.98% 412 421.23 426.9 487.38 488.81 496.07 501.07 538.24 557.49
UUP James Kingan 3.88% 229 332.66 380.54 385.58 409.89 423.67 428.48 457.33  
Independent Joseph Thompson 2.22% 131 240.34 247.9 253.36 258.56 268.92 282.65    
NI Conservatives Bill McLean 2.30% 136 162.27 168.57 169.83 172.04 212.89      
NI Conservatives William Palmer 2.00% 118 154.21 155.47 159.25 165.62        
Electorate: 15,787   Valid: 5,905 (37.40%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 739   Turnout: 6,015 (38.10%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

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

1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Leslie Cree 15.81% 864                  
NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan* 11.18% 611 612.35 614.35 621.98 623.25 814.25        
Alliance Jane Copeland* 13.01% 711 712.53 762.53 768.89 771.16 779.25 779.59 1,159.59    
NI Conservatives Ivan Thompson 10.49% 573 574.53 582.53 586.89 587.16 672.43 703.71 765.07 877.07  
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills* 10.58% 578 580.25 584.25 589.88 593.06 602.42 602.76 630.85 684.85 713.85
DUP Alan Leslie* 7.85% 429 432.6 434.6 452.31 686.82 693.09 693.26 697.89 703.89 705.89
UUP Samuel Mellon 6.52% 356 375.35 378.35 518.2 532.28 547.09 547.09 575.54 608.54 635.54
Alliance Donald Hayes* 8.86% 484 485.44 533.44 535.71 535.89 542.89 543.06      
NI Conservatives William McLean 5.84% 319 320.44 322.53 326.25 329.34          
DUP Robert Gordon 4.58% 250 255.22 255.31 269.21            
UUP Ian Henry 3.04% 166 204.79 207.79              
Alliance William Johnston 2.25% 123 123.18                
Electorate: 14,179   Valid: 5,464 (38.54%)   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 781   Turnout: 5,614 (39.59%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballyholme and Groomsport - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Bruce Mulligan* 14.81% 893              
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills* 14.44% 871              
DUP Alan Leslie 13.18% 795 809 1,181          
UUP Samuel Hamilton 10.11% 610 722 728 870        
Alliance Jane Copeland 7.71% 465 477 479 484 485.8 486.57 486.66 899.66
Alliance Donald Hayes* 12.22% 737 758 759 770 777.52 778.71 778.89 833.89
UPUP Valerie Kinghan 9.27% 559 583 610 710 725.2 728.98 736.63 744.63
Alliance Sylvia Anderson 7.81% 471 480 480 483 484.8 485.22 485.22  
DUP Elizabeth Loan 6.62% 399 417            
DUP Enid Stringer 3.53% 213              
PUP Samuel Meneely 0.30% 18              
Electorate: 12,532   Valid: 6,031 (48.12%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 862   Turnout: 6,124 (48.87%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Ballyholme and Groomsport 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.