Downshire East (District Electoral Area)

Downshire East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacbrennan, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillhall and Ravernet. Downshire East forms part of the Lagan Valley constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Downshire DEA which had existed since 1985.

2023 Election
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

2019 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from DUP

2014 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance