Ballyholme and Groomsport (District Electoral Area)

Ballyholme and Groomsport was one of the four district electoral areas in North Down, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected six members to North Down Borough Council until 1993 and seven members until 2014, 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballyholme, Ballymaconnell, Ballymagee, Broadway, Churchill and Groomsport. In 1993 it gained an additional ward, Ballycrochan. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mainly replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

2011 Election
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

2005 Election
2001: 2 x Independent, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Women's Coalition

2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition

1997-2001 Change: DUP and Women's Coalition gain from Conservative and UKUP, Independent Unionists (two seats) become Independent

1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UKUP

1993-1997 Change: UKUP gain from DUP

1993 Election
1989: 2 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative

1989-1993 Change: UUP and Independent Unionist gain from Conservative and due to the addition of one seat

1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1989: 2 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

1985 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist