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.

It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mainly replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

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