Holywood (District Electoral Area)

Holywood was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to North Down Borough Council 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 D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Craigavad, Cultra, Holywood Demesne, Holywood Priory and Loughview. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Holywood and Clandeboye DEA.

Councillors

Election
2011	Andrew Muir (Alliance)	Laurence Thompson (Alliance)	Ellie McKay (UUP)	Jennifer Gilmour (DUP)	Gordon Dunne (DUP)
2005	David Alderdice (Alliance)	Ian Parsley (Alliance)		Diana Peacocke (UUP)
2001	Susan O'Brien (Alliance)	Dennis Ogborn (Independent)		Diana Peacocke (UUP)
1997				Richard Good (Alliance)
1993				Laurence Kennedy (Conservative)	James White (Independent)
1989				Laurence Kennedy (Conservative)	Gordon Dunne (DUP)
1985		Michael Clarke (Alliance)		John Auld (UUP)	Gordon Dunne (DUP)

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Holywood - 5 seats^[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	24.79%	1,081
	Alliance	Andrew Muir	22.73%	991
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	15.48%	675	739.94
	Alliance	Laurence Thompson	9.20%	401	414.26	645.65	810.65
	DUP	Jennifer Gilmour	5.78%	252	449.52	503.03	627.22	658.54	668.66
	Green (NI)	John Barry	12.04%	525	533.5	550.78	611.2	663.4	665.6
	UUP	Gillian McGimpsey	5.73%	250	262.92	268.05
	NI Conservatives	David O'Callaghan	4.24%	185	189.76	192.73
Electorate: 9,433 Valid: 4,360 (46.22%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 727 Turnout: 4,436 (47.03%)

2005 Election

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

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

2001-2005 Change: Alliance gain from Independent

Holywood - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	25.42%	1,282
	Alliance	David Alderdice	24.58%	1,240
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	19.81%	999
	UUP	Diana Peacocke*	11.95%	603	954
	Alliance	Ian Parsley	6.80%	343	379.45	714.01	830.65	903.55
	Green (NI)	John Barry	11.44%	577	629.65	691.19	731.75	771.35
Electorate: 9,107 Valid: 5,044 (55.39%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 841 Turnout: 5,127 (56.30%)

2001 Election

1997: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

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

1997-2001 Change: UUP gain from Alliance

Holywood - 5 seats^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	21.98%	1,346
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	17.47%	1,070
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	14.96%	916	954.25	998.5	1,021.5
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn*	13.31%	815	863.75	868.5	905.75	977.5	1,110.5
	UUP	Diana Peacocke	8.02%	491	673.25	696.25	764.25	806.75	904.5
	NI Women's Coalition	Norma Heaton	8.31%	509	521.75	525.75	539.5	575	751.25
	Alliance	Laurence Thompson	7.12%	436	448.5	453.25	472.5	513.5
	Independent	Robert Irvine	3.79%	232	241	259.25	270.5
	NI Conservatives	Lindsay Cumming	3.07%	188	196.5	202.75
	PUP	David Rose	1.99%	122	126
Electorate: 10,063 Valid: 6,125 (60.87%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,249 (62.10%)

1993 Election

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

1997: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1993-1997 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from Conservative and Independent

Holywood - 5 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	22.31%	863
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	19.82%	767
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn*	14.09%	545	594.66	608.26	630.3	677.5
	DUP	Gordon Dunne	10.78%	417	474.72	477.12	570.44	644.08	694.08
	Alliance	Richard Good	11.22%	434	449.08	544.92	560.42	607.8	643.48
	Independent	James White*	7.21%	279	297.2	300.4	309.18	317.72	442.62
	Independent	Bobby Irvine	6.20%	240	248.58	251.3	259.3	274.38
	NI Conservatives	Jennifer Cumming	4.26%	165	199.58	201.5	233.88
	UK Unionist	Jeffrey Dudgeon	4.11%	159	187.6	188.24
Electorate: 10,434 Valid: 3,869 (37.08%) Spoilt: 52 Quota: 645 Turnout: 3,921 (37.58%)

1993 Election

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

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

1989-1993 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Holywood - 5 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn*	19.70%	871
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	18.89%	835
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	15.27%	675	721.24	723.73	738
	Independent	James White	7.69%	340	353.76	358.92	366.84	623.76	737.76
	NI Conservatives	Laurence Kennedy*	9.36%	414	442.48	524.56	551.92	565.56	680.68
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	11.83%	523	537.4	548.88	582	600.96	615.76
	Alliance	John Coates	7.67%	339	354.68	364.84	369.88	382.44
	Independent	Robert Irvine	7.01%	310	318.16	322.16	327.8
	NI Conservatives	Lindsay Cumming	2.58%	114	117.68
Electorate: 10,411 Valid: 4,421 (42.46%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 737 Turnout: 4,510 (43.32%)

1989 Election

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

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

1985-1989 Change: Conservative and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance

Holywood - 5 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	NI Conservatives	Laurence Kennedy	16.14%	775	852
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	12.27%	589	641	694	704.12	1,035.12
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn	14.47%	695	712	755	764.2	804.2
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	11.68%	561	564	576	578.76	659.28	805.28
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	13.74%	660	670	696	701.52	732.96	754.96
	Alliance	Paul De Haan	11.50%	552	559	585	592.36	626.12	659.12
	UUP	John Auld*	9.85%	473	498	549	564.64
	NI Conservatives	Alice Kennedy	5.60%	269	299
	NI Conservatives	Michael Weir	2.81%	135
	UUP	Ian Sinclair*	1.94%	93
Electorate: 10,290 Valid: 4,802 (46.67%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 801 Turnout: 4,918 (47.79%)

1985 Election

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

Holywood - 5 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	UUP	Ellie McKay*	16.36%	786	944
	UUP	John Auld*	16.32%	784	882
	DUP	Gordon Dunne*	13.62%	654	813
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien*	15.93%	765	793	819
	Alliance	Michael Clarke*	14.62%	702	720	738	758
	Independent	Dennis Ogborn	12.18%	585	629	675	694
	UPUP	James White	6.45%	310
	UUP	Roger Lomas	2.39%	115
	DUP	Elizabeth Graham	2.12%	102
Electorate: 9,824 Valid: 4,803 (48.89%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 801 Turnout: 4,896 (49.84%)

References

^ "Holywood Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[1] "Holywood Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[2] "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[3] "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[6] "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[7] "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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