North Down Borough Council
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North Down Borough Council was a Local Council in
Its main town was
The borough consisted of 4 electoral areas: Abbey,
The Borough of North Down was formed in 1973 in the local government reorganisation from the old Bangor
In elections for the
- See Also: Districts of Northern Ireland
Summary of seats won 1973–2011
1973 | 1977 | 1981 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ulster Unionist (UUP) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Alliance (APNI) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Vanguard (VUPP) |
2 | 2 | ||||||||
Loyalist (Loy) | 2 | |||||||||
Unionist Party of NI (UPNI) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
United Unionist (UUUP) | 1 | |||||||||
Independent Unionist (IU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Unionist (DUP) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | ||
Popular Unionist (UPUP) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
NI Conservatives (Con) | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
UK Unionist Party (UKUP) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
Progressive Unionist (PUP) | 2 | |||||||||
Women's Coalition (NIWC) | 1 | |||||||||
Green Party (GP) |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
Independent/Other† | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
† Others include Ann Marie Hillen, who stood under the label Better Bangor Campaign in 1989, having been elected earlier that year in a by-election. Of the candidates elected in 1993, Jimmy White was elected as a Holywood Pool Campaigner and another as Action '93. Alan Chambers, elected at every election from 1993 to 2011, has usually been described on the ballot paper as an Independent, but describes himself on the council website as an Independent Unionist and stood under that label in 1997.[1] He is tallied as Independent Unionist above for all elections.
2011 Election results
Party | seats | change +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
• | Democratic Unionist Party | 11 | +3 |
• | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 6 | – |
• | Ulster Unionist Party | 4 | -4 |
• | Green Party in Northern Ireland |
1 | – |
• | Independent |
3 | +1 |
Mayor
Year | Name | Political affiliation | |
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1981–82 | Mary O'Fee | UPUP | |
1985–86 | Hazel Bradford | Ulster Unionist | |
1990–92 | Denny Vitty | DUP | |
1992–93 | Leslie Cree | Ulster Unionist | |
1993–94 | Brian Wilson | Alliance | |
1994–95 | Roy Bradford | Ulster Unionist | |
1995–96 | Susan O'Brien | Alliance | |
1996–97 | Irene Cree | Ulster Unionist | |
1997–98 | Ruby Cooling | DUP | |
1998–99 | Marsden Fitzsimons | Alliance | |
1999–00 | Marion Smith | Ulster Unionist | |
2000–01 | Alan Chambers | Independent
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2001–02 | Ian Henry | Ulster Unionist | |
2002–03 | Alan Graham | DUP | |
2003–04 | Anne Wilson | Alliance | |
2004–05 | Valerie Kinghan | UK Unionist | |
2005–06 | Roberta Dunlop | Ulster Unionist | |
2006–07 | Alan Leslie | DUP | |
2007–08 | Stephen Farry | Alliance | |
2008–09 | Leslie Cree | Ulster Unionist | |
2009–10 | Tony Hill | Alliance | |
2010–11 | John Montgomery | DUP | |
2011–12 | James McKerrow | Ulster Unionist | |
2012–13 | Wesley Irvine | DUP | |
2013–14 | Andrew Muir | Alliance | |
2014–15 | Peter Martin | DUP |
Review of Public Administration
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with Ards in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 451 km2 and a population of 149,567.[2] The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[3] It took place in 2015.
Population
The area covered by North Down Borough Council had a population of 78,937 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[4]
References
- ^ North Down council election results 1993–2011, ARK, accessed 13 January 2013
- ^ "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.