2011 North Down Borough Council election
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All 25 seats to North Down Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Alliance Ulster Unionist
Seats won 11 6 4
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0 Decrease 4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Green (NI)
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Elections to North Down Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

Election results

North Down Borough Council Election Result 2011[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 11 3 0 Increase3 44.0 36.2 9,031 Increase4.8
  Alliance 6 0 0 Steady0 24.0 18.3 4,561 Increase2.3
  Ulster Unionist 4 0 4 Decrease4 16.0 13.9 3,472 Decrease7.6
  Independent 3 1 0 Increase1 12.0 18.4 4,583 Increase7.3
  Green (NI) 1 1 1 Steady0 4.0 7.4 1,834 Increase1.0
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.9 727 Increase1.6
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 427 New
  SDLP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 298 Decrease0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 2011
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP Alliance UUP Green Others
Abbey 48.0 4 14.7 1 9.7 0 11.5 0 16.1 0 6
Ballyholme and Groomsport 37.8 3 13.7 1 12.8 1 4.7 0 31.0 2 7
Bangor West 28.9 2 17.9 2 14.0 2 4.3 0 34.9 1 7
Holywood 30.6 2 31.9 2 21.2 1 12.0 0 4.3 0 5
Total 36.2 8 18.3 6 13.9 4 7.4 1 24.2 3 25

Districts results

Abbey

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green
2005-2011 Change: DUP and Green gain from UUP (two seats)

Abbey - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
DUP Ivy Cooling* 16.01% 859                        
Alliance Michael Bower 14.74% 791                        
DUP Wesley Irvine* 12.99% 697 702.3 703.14 703.2 706.23 709.23 712.23 717.23 732.29 742.45 759.68 828.68  
Green (NI) Steven Agnew 11.51% 618 619 629.56 633.62 641.68 651.95 656.95 663.17 682.38 698.57 711.88 776.88  
DUP Harry Dunlop* 9.99% 536 606.3 607.92 607.92 609.92 614.01 618.01 620.11 630.24 647.3 662.53 731.75 753.75
DUP William Montgomery* 9.04% 485 489.2 489.92 492.92 492.92 497.95 503.95 508.95 521.95 534.01 546.11 592.43 610.43
Ulster Unionist Heather Bingham-Steele 5.65% 303 303.9 305.07 305.1 307.2 312.23 313.23 318.26 332.44 348.6 518.53 549.89 554.89
Community Partnership Mark Gordon 6.80% 365 365.8 366.7 368.7 372.73 376.76 379.76 423.03 432.12 444.21 455.33    
Ulster Unionist Aaron Jamison 4.06% 218 219.1 220.09 220.09 223.09 225.12 228.12 230.15 255.24 275.3      
UKIP William Ferguson 1.90% 102 102.2 102.83 102.83 104.89 107.92 148.95 150.05 164.11        
NI Conservatives Dean Russell 2.35% 126 126.1 126.97 127 127.1 129.16 133.16 136.16          
Community Partnership Karen Worrall 1.42% 76 76.3 76.78 77.78 78.78 84.78 86.81            
UKIP Stuart Tanner 1.36% 73 73 73.06 73.06 74.06 77.09              
Independent Ed Simpson 1.36% 44 44 44.72 61.05 70.11                
Independent Christopher Carter 0.73% 39 39.3 39.72 42.72                  
Independent Robert Mooney 0.65% 35 35 35.57                    
Electorate: 13,358   Valid: 5,367 (40.18%)   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 767   Turnout: 5,495 (41.14%)  

Ballyholme and Groomsport

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[3]
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          
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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            
Ulster Unionist 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%)  

Bangor West

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Green becomes Independent

Bangor West - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Brian Wilson* 20.86% 1,458                    
DUP Alan Graham* 15.55% 1,087                    
DUP Alan Leslie* 13.32% 931                    
Alliance Anne Wilson* 11.56% 808 1,107.28                  
Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 9.84% 688 772.28 837.8 908.36              
Alliance Tony Hill* 6.31% 441 493.89 590.22 602.54 606.14 607.66 608.66 622.82 658.67 824.12 863.6
Ulster Unionist James McKerrow* 4.12% 288 312.08 321.05 402.53 428.93 453.63 457.93 509.31 586.4 593.12 645.89
Green (NI) Joanne Dunlop 4.31% 301 351.74 384.5 394.02 398.22 400.5 403.6 424.48 449.1 541.19 575.81
Community Partnership Alison Blayney 2.75% 192 199.31 202.82 206.46 210.66 211.04 329.41 349.47 356.96 366.21  
SDLP Liam Logan 4.26% 298 325.09 337.18 339.98 341.28 341.66 342.76 347.61 355.9    
NI Conservatives Julian Robertson 2.59% 181 196.91 201.59 210.27 213.27 215.74 216.74 239.31      
UKIP Ade Benson 2.16% 151 164.76 167.1 184.74 190.24 191.19 195.29        
Community Partnership Jamie Bryson 2.39% 167 168.72 170.28 171.96 176.36 176.74          
Electorate: 14,952   Valid: 6,991 (46.76%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 874   Turnout: 7,151 (47.83%)  

Holywood

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[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Gordon Dunne* 24.79% 1,081          
Alliance Andrew Muir 22.73% 991          
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "North Down Council Elections 1997-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Abbey Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ballyholme and Groomsport Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Bangor West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Holywood Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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