# North Down Area A

North Down Area A 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 Ballyholme, Ballymagee, Bangor Harbour, Churchill and Groomsport. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ballyholme and Groomsport DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1981 | Edmund Mills (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | William Bailie (UPNI) | Bruce Mulligan (UUP) | Raymond Truesdale (DUP) | Donald Hayes (Alliance) |
| 1977 | Edmund Mills (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | William Bailie (UPNI) | Thomas Barkley (UUP) | James Hamilton (Alliance) | Bertie McConnell (Alliance) |
| 1973 | Edmund Mills (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) | Robert Topping (UUP) | Maurice Butler (UUP) | James Hamilton (Alliance) | Bertie McConnell (Alliance) |

## 1981 Election

1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
North Down Area A - 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 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edmund Mills* | 17.64% | 1,216 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Raymond Trousdale | 10.74% | 740 | 742 | 744.8 | 752.9 | 753.9 | 794.55 | 1,356.55 | | | |
| | UUP | Bruce Mulligan* | 10.05% | 693 | 696 | 701.1 | 715.35 | 720.4 | 784.45 | 826.3 | 900.78 | 1,391.78 | |
| | Unionist Party NI | William Bailie* | 9.50% | 655 | 680 | 691.2 | 700.55 | 707.65 | 796.95 | 812.35 | 860.51 | 1,036.64 | 1,218.14 |
| | Alliance | Donald Hayes | 11.78% | 812 | 821 | 825.95 | 834.05 | 984.35 | 1,023.6 | 1,024.65 | 1,034.17 | 1,053.48 | 1,092.48 |
| | Alliance | Jane Copeland | 10.30% | 710 | 713 | 716.15 | 726.2 | 856.5 | 880 | 888.05 | 893.65 | 910.32 | 932.07 |
| | UUP | George Allport | 8.78% | 605 | 609 | 618.25 | 631.6 | 632.75 | 703.75 | 728.75 | 798.19 | | |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Loan | 8.59% | 592 | 592 | 594.6 | 612.75 | 612.85 | 672.45 | | | | |
| | UPUP | Valerie Kinghan | 4.05% | 279 | 284 | 288.3 | 448.2 | 450.25 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Julian Hamilton | 4.32% | 298 | 300 | 301.1 | 302.1 | | | | | | |
| | UPUP | Margaret McGimpsey | 3.58% | 247 | 250 | 253.4 | | | | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | Dorothy Smith | 0.81% | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,648 Valid: 6,893 (54.50%) Spoilt: 176 Quota: 1,149 Turnout: 7,067 (55.87%) ||||||||||||||

## 1977 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: UPNI and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)
North Down Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Bertie McConnell* | 23.71% | 1,372 | | | | | |
| | Unionist Party NI | William Bailie | 20.38% | 1,179 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Edmund Mills* | 14.45% | 836 | 863 | 943.37 | 980.37 | | |
| | Alliance | James Hamilton* | 7.17% | 415 | 667.9 | 703.81 | 711.78 | 729.06 | 1,074.06 |
| | UUP | Thomas Barkley | 8.14% | 471 | 478.8 | 516.23 | 595.41 | 933.1 | 941.1 |
| | DUP | Sammy Wilson | 10.82% | 626 | 628.7 | 636.11 | 645.11 | 663.53 | 666.53 |
| | Alliance | Clifford Creighton | 6.33% | 366 | 472.2 | 492.53 | 494.21 | 502.35 | |
| | UUP | Hugh Irvine | 4.84% | 280 | 286.3 | 304.35 | 415.1 | | |
| | UUP | Lillie Navan | 4.17% | 241 | 244.9 | 257.44 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,231 Valid: 5,786 (51.52%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 965 Turnout: 5,907 (52.60%) ||||||||||

## 1973 Election

1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
North Down Area A - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Robert Topping | 25.99% | 1,786 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Maurice Butler | 14.20% | 976 | 1,180.8 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Bertie McConnell | 15.35% | 1,055 | 1,090.35 | 1,102.55 | 1,103.99 | 1,109.49 | 1,248.49 | | |
| | UUP | Edmund Mills | 8.08% | 555 | 686.95 | 800.25 | 804.09 | 832.96 | 845.8 | 848.96 | 1,279.96 |
| | Alliance | James Hamilton | 10.26% | 705 | 727.05 | 731.1 | 731.48 | 740.58 | 926.39 | 1,052 | 1,166.93 |
| | Loyalist | Thomas Barkley | 6.46% | 444 | 452.4 | 460.45 | 460.63 | 740.92 | 744.97 | 744.97 | 837.39 |
| | UUP | Robert McCready | 7.19% | 494 | 615.1 | 693.05 | 698.13 | 729.98 | 741.12 | 743.49 | |
| | Alliance | Anne Mayne | 5.43% | 373 | 377.9 | 385.35 | 385.49 | 388.86 | | | |
| | Loyalist | Campbell McCormick | 4.17% | 344 | 365.7 | 372.45 | 372.69 | | | | |
| | UUP | James Warden | 2.02% | 139 | 232.1 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,818 Valid: 6,871 (69.99%) Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,146 Turnout: 6,935 (70.64%) ||||||||||||