# Bangor West (District Electoral Area)

Bangor West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Bryansburn, Kilcooley, Rathgael, Rathmore and Silverstream. Bangor West forms 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 B and North Down Area C which had existed since 1973, where it contained originally seven wards (Bryansburn, Clandeboye, Crawfordsburn, Dufferin, Princestown, Silverstream and Spring Hill). For the 2014 local elections, it was reduced to five wards losing areas to the new Holywood and Clandeboye DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| October 2024 Co-Option | Naomi McBurney (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Carl McClean (DUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Stephen Hollywood (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| July 2024 Co-Option | Christine Creighton (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Carl McClean (DUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Stephen Hollywood (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2023 | Christine Creighton (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Peter Martin (DUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Stephen Hollywood (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| May 2022 Co-Option | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Hannah Irwin (Alliance) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2019 | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Connie Egan (Alliance) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| December 2018 Co-Option | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | Barry McKee (Green Party) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| March 2018 Co-Option | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | James Hunter (Green Party) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| February 2018 Co-Option | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | James Hunter (Green Party) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Alan Leslie (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| October 2016 Co-Option | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | Rachel Woods (Green Party) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Alan Leslie (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2014 | Scott Wilson (Alliance) | Paul Roberts (Green Party) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Alan Leslie (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2011 | Anne Wilson (Alliance) | Tony Hill (Alliance) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Alan Leslie (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | | James McKerrow (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 2005 | Anne Wilson (Alliance) | Tony Hill (Alliance) | Alan Graham (DUP) | Alan Leslie (DUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | | James McKerrow (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 2001 | Anne Wilson (Alliance) | Tony Hill (Alliance) | Alan Graham (DUP) | William Keery (UKUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | | Royston Davies (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 1997 | Anne Wilson (Alliance) | Eileen Bell (Alliance) | Ernest Steele (PUP) | William Keery (UKUP) | Marion Smith (UUP) | | Roy Bradford (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 1993 | George Green (Conservative) | Eileen Bell (Alliance) | William Baxter (DUP) | Ian Sinclair (Independent Unionist) | Hazel Bradford (UUP) | | Roy Bradford (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 1989 | Thomas Miskelly (Conservative) | James O'Fee (Conservative) | William Baxter (DUP) | Ann-Marie Hillen (Independent) | Hazel Bradford (UUP) | | Roy Bradford (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |
| 1985 | William Bailie (Alliance) | Alan Graham (DUP) | George McMurtry (DUP) | Ian Sinclair (UPUP) | Hazel Bradford (UUP) | | Cecil Braniff (UUP) | | Brian Wilson (Alliance)/ (Green Party)/ (Independent) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Bangor West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Alliance | Christine Creighton † | 18.06% | 1,175 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jennifer Gilmour* | 15.88% | 1,033 | 1,063 | 1,063.77 | 1,068.77 | 1,205.77 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Stephen Hollywood | 13.33% | 867 | 902 | 903.75 | 911.96 | 976.10 | 996.12 | 1,003.33 | 1,185.33 | | |
| | DUP | Peter Martin † | 9.84% | 640 | 649 | 649.35 | 650.35 | 732.42 | 828.88 | 830.95 | 1,045.93 | 1,113.13 | |
| | Green (NI) | Barry McKee* | 11.33% | 737 | 752 | 758.23 | 880.63 | 884.77 | 884.77 | 913.47 | 978.61 | 1,002.97 | 1,019.77 |
| | Alliance | Alison McWhinney | 5.96% | 388 | 392 | 440.02 | 548.91 | 551.91 | 551.91 | 961.60 | 997.02 | 1,005.42 | 1,008.78 |
| | Independent | Susan Prentice | 7.84% | 510 | 522 | 522.77 | 529.77 | 585.77 | 589.41 | 598.48 | | | |
| | Alliance | Huw Stacy | 6.07% | 395 | 398 | 417.67 | 460.81 | 460.81 | 460.81 | | | | |
| | TUV | John Gordon | 5.09% | 331 | 348 | 348.35 | 350.35 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Tony McCann | 4.57% | 297 | 298 | 301.92 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Colin Breen | 2.03% | 132 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,486 Valid: 6,505 (44.91%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,085 Turnout: 6,588 (45.48%) ||||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Bangor West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Alliance | Connie Egan † | 20.16% | 1,151 | | |
| | DUP | Jennifer Gilmour | 17.34% | 990 | | |
| | UUP | Marion Smith* | 17.20% | 982 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Barry McKee | 16.62% | 949 | 1,022 | |
| | Alliance | Scott Wilson* | 12.32% | 703 | 746 | 930.79 |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 13.12% | 749 | 787 | 791.42 |
| | NI Conservatives | Ben English | 2.00% | 114 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran Maxwell | 1.24% | 71 | | |
| Electorate: 13,585 Valid: 5,709 (42.02%) Spoilt: 85 Quota: 952 Turnout: 5,794 (42.65%) |||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green
Bangor West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Marion Smith* | 16.15% | 870 | 887 | 890 | 950 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 16.08% | 866 | 889 | 891 | 932 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Leslie* † | 15.80% | 851 | 881 | 883 | 895 | 912 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Scott Wilson | 11.49% | 619 | 622 | 686 | 701 | 709 | 713 | 713 | 807 | 1,102 | |
| | Green (NI) | Paul Roberts †­†† | 6.42% | 346 | 359 | 426 | 449 | 453 | 456 | 456 | 562 | 664 | 830 |
| | TUV | Robert Gordon | 9.12% | 491 | 520 | 521 | 568 | 573 | 580 | 586 | 634 | 646 | 657 |
| | Alliance | Laurence Thompson* | 5.85% | 315 | 319 | 403 | 422 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 506 | | |
| | NI21 | Steven Denny | 6.37% | 344 | 354 | 382 | 412 | 415 | 419 | 420 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Mark Brotherston | 4.72% | 254 | 272 | 277 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Ingrid Logan | 4.91% | 264 | 268 | | | | | | | | |
| | Community Partnership | Alison Blayney | 3.08% | 166 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,479 Valid: 5,386 (39.96%) Spoilt: 62 Quota: 898 Turnout: 5,448 (40.42%) ||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) |||||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UKUP, Independent joins Greens
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Green (NI) | Brian Wilson* | 19.83% | 1,593 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 18.46% | 1,483 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Marion Smith* | 12.74% | 1,024 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anne Wilson* | 9.42% | 757 | 1,116.86 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Leslie | 7.43% | 597 | 640.32 | 1,054.08 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tony Hill* | 5.49% | 441 | 474.82 | 479.62 | 533.57 | 564.37 | 566.47 | 583.54 | 643.54 | 1,061.91 |
| | UUP | James McKerrow | 5.38% | 432 | 470 | 478 | 499.19 | 572.83 | 589.83 | 660.69 | 759.07 | 803.16 |
| | UK Unionist | William Keery* | 4.65% | 374 | 397.56 | 423.8 | 430.04 | 454.36 | 475.36 | 536.16 | 635.51 | 653.03 |
| | SDLP | William Logan | 6.55% | 526 | 564 | 564.64 | 576.08 | 582.74 | 583.04 | 590.04 | 607.68 | |
| | Independent | Alan Field | 3.88% | 312 | 330.62 | 337.02 | 343 | 359.02 | 362.37 | 396.14 | | |
| | PUP | James Rea | 3.95% | 317 | 323.46 | 327.94 | 329.24 | 335.82 | 340.92 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Julian Robertson | 2.23% | 179 | 198.76 | 201.32 | 207.56 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,658 Valid: 8,035 (54.82%) Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,005 Turnout: 8,203 (55.96%) |||||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from PUP
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Brian Wilson* | 20.54% | 1,871 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Marion Smith* | 14.39% | 1,311 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anne Wilson* | 12.21% | 1,112 | 1,608.8 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham | 10.86% | 989 | 1,007.4 | 1,021.4 | 1,037 | 1,043.16 | 1,150.16 | |
| | UUP | Royston Davies | 8.74% | 796 | 827.6 | 871.2 | 902.6 | 966.44 | 1,077.85 | |
| | UK Unionist | William Keery* | 7.42% | 676 | 704.8 | 721.6 | 740.8 | 748.5 | 804.12 | 1,247.12 |
| | Alliance | Tony Hill | 6.92% | 630 | 676.8 | 936.4 | 965.2 | 974.86 | 1,003 | 1,025.14 |
| | UUP | Evan Ward | 4.57% | 416 | 474.8 | 539.6 | 574.4 | 648.18 | 719.4 | 766.28 |
| | UK Unionist | Alan Field | 6.58% | 599 | 614.2 | 625 | 637.4 | 642.44 | 686.98 | |
| | PUP | James Rea | 5.91% | 538 | 546.8 | 556.4 | 560.4 | 563.9 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Julian Robertson | 1.89% | 172 | 183.2 | 196.4 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,748 Valid: 9,110 (57.85%) Spoilt: 214 Quota: 1,139 Turnout: 9,324 (59.21%) |||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
1993-1997 Change: UKUP, PUP and Independent gain from DUP, Conservative and Independent Unionist
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Independent | Brian Wilson* | 20.32% | 1,090 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Roy Bradford* | 13.03% | 699 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eileen Bell* | 12.34% | 662 | 700.61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Anne Wilson | 7.21% | 387 | 661.56 | 668.73 | 679.23 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Marion Smith | 8.56% | 459 | 480.45 | 481.45 | 481.45 | 485.97 | 490.95 | 510.32 | 517.18 | 657.86 | 788.86 | | |
| | UK Unionist | William Keery | 9.49% | 509 | 528.11 | 528.11 | 529.01 | 530.89 | 536.61 | 550.73 | 564.2 | 585.85 | 640.36 | 662.36 | 663.86 |
| | PUP | Ernest Steele | 8.18% | 439 | 444.46 | 444.46 | 444.76 | 445.4 | 451.08 | 458.42 | 468.42 | 480.74 | 502.9 | 527.9 | 530.3 |
| | DUP | Robert Gordon | 5.74% | 308 | 310.73 | 311.73 | 311.73 | 312.89 | 312.89 | 317.28 | 466.96 | 490.35 | 508.76 | 523.76 | 523.76 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ian Sinclair* | 4.23% | 227 | 246.11 | 246.5 | 247.1 | 247.62 | 268.22 | 300.12 | 304.2 | 324.05 | | | |
| | UUP | Royston Davies | 3.54% | 190 | 201.7 | 202.7 | 203 | 220.32 | 229.5 | 246.48 | 249.48 | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham | 3.56% | 191 | 195.68 | 196.07 | 196.07 | 196.47 | 196.77 | 197.77 | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Julian Robertson | 2.09% | 112 | 116.68 | 118.07 | 118.37 | 119.05 | 125.03 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Derek Bell | 1.42% | 76 | 85.75 | 87.75 | 103.65 | 103.93 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Mooney | 0.28% | 15 | 18.12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,442 Valid: 5,364 (34.74%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 671 Turnout: 5,480 (35.49%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x Conservative, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Independent Unionist gain from Conservative and Independent
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Alliance | Brian Wilson* | 21.91% | 1,228 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Baxter* | 14.36% | 805 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Hazel Bradford* | 13.45% | 754 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eileen Bell | 10.76% | 603 | 969.93 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Roy Bradford* | 7.03% | 394 | 418.64 | 449.04 | 456.32 | 498.67 | 508.46 | 508.46 | 511.24 | 520.32 | 532.92 | 557.6 | 701.43 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Ian Sinclair | 5.10% | 286 | 313.72 | 352.12 | 353.29 | 354.41 | 368.68 | 378.85 | 392.02 | 423.55 | 488.67 | 563.26 | 615.52 |
| | NI Conservatives | George Green* | 6.10% | 342 | 357.4 | 376.2 | 379.71 | 381.67 | 385.47 | 391.27 | 436.38 | 443.62 | 458.9 | 480.58 | 508.31 |
| | NI Conservatives | James O'Fee* | 4.76% | 267 | 295.16 | 325.56 | 325.95 | 327.77 | 335.57 | 339.17 | 399.07 | 405.35 | 422.39 | 467.67 | 485.3 |
| | DUP | Harold Blemings | 4.41% | 247 | 263.28 | 272.48 | 358.54 | 360.64 | 361.64 | 362.64 | 363.59 | 371.13 | 379.57 | 389.97 | |
| | Independent | Ann-Marie Foster* | 2.64% | 148 | 157.68 | 218.48 | 218.74 | 219.02 | 226.1 | 246.34 | 249.94 | 285.66 | 361.6 | | |
| | Independent | Arthur Gadd | 2.05% | 115 | 123.8 | 143.4 | 143.79 | 143.93 | 149.37 | 210.64 | 212.64 | 260.33 | | | |
| | Independent | Ernest Steele | 2.59% | 145 | 157.32 | 174.12 | 174.77 | 174.91 | 180.31 | 194.63 | 194.63 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Elizabeth Maguire | 2.02% | 113 | 120.04 | 132.84 | 133.88 | 134.72 | 137.52 | 137.52 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Mooney | 1.80% | 101 | 105.4 | 121.4 | 121.53 | 121.67 | 125.87 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Edward Lindsay | 1.03% | 58 | 61.96 | 72.76 | 72.89 | 72.96 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,097 Valid: 5,606 (37.13%) Spoilt: 189 Quota: 701 Turnout: 5,795 (38.39%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP
1989: 2 x Conservative, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) and Independent gain from Alliance, DUP and UPUP
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Hazel Bradford* | 10.73% | 698 | 707 | 710 | 716 | 748 | 880 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Baxter | 7.10% | 462 | 497 | 498 | 502 | 551 | 573 | 575.5 | 829.5 | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Wilson* | 10.71% | 697 | 699 | 763 | 779 | 789 | 802 | 808 | 817 | | |
| | Independent | Ann-Marie Hillen | 8.25% | 537 | 540 | 549 | 701 | 725 | 741 | 742.5 | 764.5 | 902.5 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Thomas Miskelly | 9.62% | 626 | 629 | 632 | 643 | 664 | 694 | 695.5 | 703.5 | 763.5 | 794.5 |
| | NI Conservatives | James O'Fee | 8.81% | 573 | 579 | 580 | 587 | 597 | 623 | 624.5 | 641.5 | 717 | 744 |
| | UUP | Roy Bradford | 6.19% | 403 | 408 | 409 | 411 | 443 | 534 | 581 | 650 | 693 | 706 |
| | NI Conservatives | Jack Preston | 8.25% | 537 | 550 | 551 | 556 | 577 | 605 | 605 | 613 | 662 | 673 |
| | Alliance | William Bailie* | 6.36% | 414 | 416 | 471 | 473 | 476 | 491 | 491.5 | 493.5 | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 5.34% | 347 | 398 | 402 | 404 | 429 | 453 | 457.5 | | | |
| | UUP | Terence McKeag | 6.09% | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 425 | | | | | |
| | PUP | Thomas O'Brien | 4.86% | 316 | 327 | 328 | 329 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Simpson | 3.24% | 211 | 212 | 212 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Eileen Bell | 2.23% | 145 | 145 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Elizabeth McMurtry | 2.08% | 135 | | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Samuel Meneely | 0.14% | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,249 Valid: 6,506 (42.67%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 814 Turnout: 6,653 (43.63%) ||||||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP
Bangor West - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Hazel Bradford* | 26.01% | 1,695 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 14.89% | 970 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Bailie* | 14.01% | 913 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Cecil Braniff* | 6.53% | 414 | 856.52 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Wilson* | 10.53% | 686 | 719.28 | 721.04 | 742.44 | 743.76 | 744.56 | 760.63 | 778.88 | 1,008.88 | |
| | DUP | George McMurtry | 5.85% | 381 | 419.48 | 540.76 | 541.86 | 654.12 | 655.57 | 675.88 | 747.77 | 752.92 | 760.92 |
| | UPUP | Ian Sinclair | 7.75% | 505 | 551.8 | 555.48 | 558.58 | 564.1 | 565.2 | 539.84 | 630.43 | 663.09 | 695.09 |
| | UUP | Edward Lindsay | 1.81% | 118 | 269.84 | 274 | 277.4 | 287.76 | 319.71 | 489.03 | 538.36 | 596.81 | 688.81 |
| | Alliance | Alfred Mairs | 4.01% | 261 | 298.96 | 299.76 | 358.96 | 364.28 | 365.03 | 386.66 | 392.98 | | |
| | PUP | Thomas O'Brien | 4.10% | 267 | 282.6 | 284.68 | 284.88 | 292.52 | 292.97 | 297.01 | | | |
| | UUP | William Smiley | 2.64% | 172 | 262.48 | 264.08 | 265.08 | 278.2 | 283.05 | | | | |
| | DUP | William Swain | 2.06% | 134 | 145.96 | 164.68 | 164.78 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,384 Valid: 6,516 (45.30%) Spoilt: 153 Quota: 815 Turnout: 6,669 (46.36%) ||||||||||||||