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
Created	2014
Seats	5 (2014-)
Councillors	James Baird (UUP)   Kurtis Dickson (APNI)   Andrew Gowan (DUP)   Uel Mackin (DUP)   Aaron McIntyre (APNI)

Downshire East DEA within Lisburn and Castlereagh

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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	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
	UUP	James Baird*	10.50%	726	768.48	938.40	945.76	959.76	1,154.76
	UUP	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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Alliance	Aaron McIntyre*	21.34%	1,318
	DUP	Andrew Gowan	18.35%	1,133
	UUP	James Baird*	15.38%	950	1,003.75	1,081.75
	UUP	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]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Luke Poots*	20.78%	1,245
	DUP	Uel Mackin*	12.25%	734	778.4	798.2	806.8	1,058.8
	UUP	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
	UUP	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.