# 2011 North Down Borough Council election

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 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44.0 | 36.2 | 9,031 | 4.8 |
| Alliance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 18.3 | 4,561 | 2.3 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 3,472 | 7.6 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 4,583 | 7.3 |
| Green (NI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1,834 | 1.0 |
| NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 727 | 1.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 427 | New |
| SDLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 298 | 0.7 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 2011 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | Green | Green | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Abbey | 48.0 | 4 | 14.7 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 11.5 | 1 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | 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 | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 | | |
| | UUP | 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 - 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 |
| | 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 | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 :
| 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%) |||||||||||||||

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 24.79% | 1,081 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Andrew Muir | 22.73% | 991 | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) ||||||||||