# Holywood (District Electoral Area)

Holywood was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. 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 1985 local elections, replacing North Down Area D which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Craigavad, Cultra, Holywood Demesne, Holywood Priory and Loughview. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Holywood and Clandeboye DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Andrew Muir (Alliance) | Laurence Thompson (Alliance) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Jennifer Gilmour (DUP) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |
| 2005 | David Alderdice (Alliance) | Ian Parsley (Alliance) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Diana Peacocke (UUP) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |
| 2001 | Susan O'Brien (Alliance) | Dennis Ogborn (Independent) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Diana Peacocke (UUP) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |
| 1997 | Susan O'Brien (Alliance) | Dennis Ogborn (Independent) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Richard Good (Alliance) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |
| 1993 | Susan O'Brien (Alliance) | Dennis Ogborn (Independent) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Laurence Kennedy (Conservative) | James White (Independent) |
| 1989 | Susan O'Brien (Alliance) | Dennis Ogborn (Independent) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | Laurence Kennedy (Conservative) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |
| 1985 | Susan O'Brien (Alliance) | Michael Clarke (Alliance) | Ellie McKay (UUP) | John Auld (UUP) | Gordon Dunne (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

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%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: Alliance gain from Independent
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 25.42% | 1,282 | | | | |
| | Alliance | David Alderdice | 24.58% | 1,240 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 19.81% | 999 | | | | |
| | UUP | Diana Peacocke* | 11.95% | 603 | 954 | | | |
| | Alliance | Ian Parsley | 6.80% | 343 | 379.45 | 714.01 | 830.65 | 903.55 |
| | Green (NI) | John Barry | 11.44% | 577 | 629.65 | 691.19 | 731.75 | 771.35 |
| Electorate: 9,107 Valid: 5,044 (55.39%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 841 Turnout: 5,127 (56.30%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: UUP gain from Alliance
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 21.98% | 1,346 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Susan O'Brien* | 17.47% | 1,070 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 14.96% | 916 | 954.25 | 998.5 | 1,021.5 | | |
| | Independent | Dennis Ogborn* | 13.31% | 815 | 863.75 | 868.5 | 905.75 | 977.5 | 1,110.5 |
| | UUP | Diana Peacocke | 8.02% | 491 | 673.25 | 696.25 | 764.25 | 806.75 | 904.5 |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Norma Heaton | 8.31% | 509 | 521.75 | 525.75 | 539.5 | 575 | 751.25 |
| | Alliance | Laurence Thompson | 7.12% | 436 | 448.5 | 453.25 | 472.5 | 513.5 | |
| | Independent | Robert Irvine | 3.79% | 232 | 241 | 259.25 | 270.5 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Lindsay Cumming | 3.07% | 188 | 196.5 | 202.75 | | | |
| | PUP | David Rose | 1.99% | 122 | 126 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,063 Valid: 6,125 (60.87%) Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,249 (62.10%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Conservative
1997: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1993-1997 Change: Alliance and DUP gain from Conservative and Independent
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 22.31% | 863 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Susan O'Brien* | 19.82% | 767 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dennis Ogborn* | 14.09% | 545 | 594.66 | 608.26 | 630.3 | 677.5 | |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne | 10.78% | 417 | 474.72 | 477.12 | 570.44 | 644.08 | 694.08 |
| | Alliance | Richard Good | 11.22% | 434 | 449.08 | 544.92 | 560.42 | 607.8 | 643.48 |
| | Independent | James White* | 7.21% | 279 | 297.2 | 300.4 | 309.18 | 317.72 | 442.62 |
| | Independent | Bobby Irvine | 6.20% | 240 | 248.58 | 251.3 | 259.3 | 274.38 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Jennifer Cumming | 4.26% | 165 | 199.58 | 201.5 | 233.88 | | |
| | UK Unionist | Jeffrey Dudgeon | 4.11% | 159 | 187.6 | 188.24 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,434 Valid: 3,869 (37.08%) Spoilt: 52 Quota: 645 Turnout: 3,921 (37.58%) ||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Conservative
1989-1993 Change: Independent gain from DUP
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Dennis Ogborn* | 19.70% | 871 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 18.89% | 835 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Susan O'Brien* | 15.27% | 675 | 721.24 | 723.73 | 738 | | |
| | Independent | James White | 7.69% | 340 | 353.76 | 358.92 | 366.84 | 623.76 | 737.76 |
| | NI Conservatives | Laurence Kennedy* | 9.36% | 414 | 442.48 | 524.56 | 551.92 | 565.56 | 680.68 |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 11.83% | 523 | 537.4 | 548.88 | 582 | 600.96 | 615.76 |
| | Alliance | John Coates | 7.67% | 339 | 354.68 | 364.84 | 369.88 | 382.44 | |
| | Independent | Robert Irvine | 7.01% | 310 | 318.16 | 322.16 | 327.8 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Lindsay Cumming | 2.58% | 114 | 117.68 | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,411 Valid: 4,421 (42.46%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 737 Turnout: 4,510 (43.32%) ||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
1985-1989 Change: Conservative and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | NI Conservatives | Laurence Kennedy | 16.14% | 775 | 852 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 12.27% | 589 | 641 | 694 | 704.12 | 1,035.12 | |
| | Independent | Dennis Ogborn | 14.47% | 695 | 712 | 755 | 764.2 | 804.2 | |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 11.68% | 561 | 564 | 576 | 578.76 | 659.28 | 805.28 |
| | Alliance | Susan O'Brien* | 13.74% | 660 | 670 | 696 | 701.52 | 732.96 | 754.96 |
| | Alliance | Paul De Haan | 11.50% | 552 | 559 | 585 | 592.36 | 626.12 | 659.12 |
| | UUP | John Auld* | 9.85% | 473 | 498 | 549 | 564.64 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Alice Kennedy | 5.60% | 269 | 299 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Michael Weir | 2.81% | 135 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ian Sinclair* | 1.94% | 93 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,290 Valid: 4,802 (46.67%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 801 Turnout: 4,918 (47.79%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Holywood - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Ellie McKay* | 16.36% | 786 | 944 | | |
| | UUP | John Auld* | 16.32% | 784 | 882 | | |
| | DUP | Gordon Dunne* | 13.62% | 654 | 813 | | |
| | Alliance | Susan O'Brien* | 15.93% | 765 | 793 | 819 | |
| | Alliance | Michael Clarke* | 14.62% | 702 | 720 | 738 | 758 |
| | Independent | Dennis Ogborn | 12.18% | 585 | 629 | 675 | 694 |
| | UPUP | James White | 6.45% | 310 | | | |
| | UUP | Roger Lomas | 2.39% | 115 | | | |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Graham | 2.12% | 102 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,824 Valid: 4,803 (48.89%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 801 Turnout: 4,896 (49.84%) ||||||||