Holywood (District Electoral Area)

District electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland

Holywood DEA (1993-2014) within North Down

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

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Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

|
|
|
|
|

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)
1997 |  | Richard Good
(Alliance)
1993 |  | Laurence Kennedy
(Conservative)  |  | James White
(Independent)
1989 |  | Gordon Dunne
(DUP)
1985 |  | Michael Clarke
(Alliance)  |  | John Auld
(UUP)

## 2011 Election

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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

|
|
|

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

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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

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|
|

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

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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

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|
|

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

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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

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|
|

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

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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

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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

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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

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|
|

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

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

Holywood - 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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

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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.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage