Downshire East (District Electoral Area)

Downshire East
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   James Baird (UUP)
  •   Kurtis Dickson (APNI)
  •   Andrew Gowan (DUP)
  •   Uel Mackin (DUP)
  •   Aaron McIntyre (APNI)
Downshire East DEA within Lisburn and Castlereagh

Downshire East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and contains the wards of Ballymacbrennan, Dromara, Drumbo, Hillhall and Ravernet.[2] 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.

  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023