Downshire East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacbrennan, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillhall and Ravernet., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 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.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Aaron McIntyre (Alliance) Kurtis Dickson (Alliance) James Baird (UUP) Andrew Gowan (DUP) Uel Mackin (DUP)2019 Alex Swan (UUP)2014 Luke Poots (DUP) Janet Gray (DUP)
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
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