Downshire West 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 Blaris, Hillsborough, Lagan, Maze and Moira., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Downshire West 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, as well as gaining Moira from Killultagh DEA and Blaris from Lisburn South DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Owen Gawith (Alliance) Gretta Thompson (Alliance) Alan Martin (UUP) Caleb McCready (DUP) Allan Ewart (DUP)2019 Jim Dillon (UUP) John Palmer (UUP)/ (DUP)June 2016 Co-Option Nicholas Trimble (UUP)September 2015 Defection Alexander Redpath (UUP)2014
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: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: No change
2014 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
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