North Down Area D

North Down Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. 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 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Craigavad, Cultra, Holywood Demesne, Holywood Priory and Loughview. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Holywood DEA.

Councillors

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)
1981		Gordon Dunne (DUP)		John Auld (UUP)		Ellie McKay (UUP)		Susan O'Brien (Alliance)		Michael Clarke (Alliance)
1977		Frederick White (UUUP)				Thomas Bussell (UUP)		Keith Jones (Alliance)		Kenneth Kennedy (Alliance)
1973		Ian Kerr (Loyalist)				Kathleen McClure (UUP)				James Shannon (Alliance)

1981 Election

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP

1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from UUUP

North Down Area D - 5 seats^[1]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	UUP	Ellie McKay	21.01%	1,076
	UUP	John Auld*	15.68%	803	887.84
	DUP	Gordon Dunne	9.94%	509	524.54	534.96	542.59	804.16	882.16
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien	14.20%	727	738.97	741.39	751.81	752.23	764.38	767.89	769.13	841.13
	Alliance	Michael Clarke	8.26%	423	426.15	429.36	439.2	440.2	457.77	470.11	470.11	799.11
	UPUP	Frederick White*	7.30%	374	389.75	497.43	552.48	566.11	667.53	686.9	710.46	722.46
	Alliance	Irene Cave	7.64%	391	396.46	398.46	418.3	419.3	449.29	455.66	458.76
	UUP	Thomas Bussell*	4.39%	225	288.42	293.68	358.2	369.3
	DUP	Edith Cole	5.41%	277	283.72	287.93	297.35
	Unionist Party NI	Trevor Boyd	3.53%	181	187.51	191.93
	UPUP	Eric Griffith	2.64%	135	139.83
Electorate: 9,205   Valid: 5,121 (55.63%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 854   Turnout: 5,246 (56.99%)

1977 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist

1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP

1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Loyalist

North Down Area D - 5 seats^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	John Auld*	24.57%	1,042
	Alliance	Keith Jones*	21.72%	921
	Alliance	Kenneth Kennedy	12.24%	519	557.4	706.67	769.67
	UUP	Thomas Bussell	5.99%	254	456.24	458.08	724.08
	UUUP	Frederick White	13.98%	593	615.08	615.54	662.25	669.25	678.71
	Alliance	Susan O'Brien	12.07%	512	524.16	577.06	613.34	654.34	661.82
	Unionist Party NI	Robert Todd	5.02%	213	227.4	230.16
	UUP	Henry Clouston	4.41%	187	226.04	227.65
Electorate: 9,242   Valid: 4,241 (45.89%)   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 707   Turnout: 4,398 (47.59%)

1973 Election

1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist

North Down Area D - 5 seats^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	UUP	John Auld	14.89%	948	959	967	1,022	1,152
	Alliance	Keith Jones	16.09%	1,024	1,030	1,031	1,033	1,046	1,261
	Alliance	James Shannon	14.49%	922	937	940	953	972	1,122
	UUP	Kathleen McClure	12.24%	779	785	792	866	942	951	995	1,049.76	1,066.76
	Loyalist	Ian Kerr	7.24%	461	467	652	659	671	677	683	690.4	692.9	894.54
	Independent	Henry McCourt	8.48%	540	573	575	576	578	599	695	696.48	729.48	881.18
	UUP	David McCormick	7.53%	479	482	491	549	586	599	627	653.64	661.14
	Alliance	John Marks	6.32%	402	405	406	411	416
	UUP	Maurice Davison	4.27%	272	272	275	294
	UUP	Richard Thompson	3.66%	233	233	235
	Loyalist	Arthur Millar	3.33%	212	222
	Independent	Francis McKeag	1.46%	93
Electorate: 9,077   Valid: 6,365 (70.12%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,061   Turnout: 6,478 (71.37%)

References

1. "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.