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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name            = North Down Borough
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| country                  = Northern Ireland
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| static_image_width       = 200
| static_image_caption     = {{small|North Down Borough Council logo}}
| static_image_2_name      = North Down in Northern Ireland.svg
| area_total_km2           = 81
| area_footnotes           = <br />[[List of districts in Northern Ireland by area|Ranked 26th of 26]]
| statistic_title          = District HQ
| statistic                = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| statistic_title1         = Catholic
| statistic1               = 13.5%
| statistic_title2         = Protestant
| statistic2               = 73.2%
| councillor1              = '''[[Members of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly|MLAs]]'''<br />[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]: 3 <br /> [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]]: 1 <br /> [[Green Party in Northern Ireland|Green Party]]: 1 <br /> [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]]: 1
| councillor2              = '''[[List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election|MPs]]'''<br />[[Sylvia Hermon]] ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
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'''North Down Borough Council''' was a Local Council in [[County Down]] in Northern Ireland. It merged with [[Ards Borough Council]] in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become [[North Down and Ards District Council]].

Its main town was [[Bangor, Northern Ireland|Bangor]], 12&nbsp;miles east of [[Belfast]] with a population of approximately 68,000.  The council was headquartered in Bangor. Its secondary centre was the former Urban District of [[Holywood, County Down|Holywood]], 8&nbsp;km northeast of Belfast with a population of approximately 10,000. Most of the remainder of a total population was in suburban villages along the southern shore of [[Belfast Lough]]. The area of the former Borough is heavily suburbanised, railway links with Belfast are good and the area has been the domain of Belfast commuters since the mid-19th century. The former Borough is often held to be the wealthiest area in Northern Ireland, although there are pockets of deprivation in a string of overspill public housing estates along the Bangor Ring Road.

The borough consisted of 4 electoral areas: Abbey, [[Ballyholme]] and [[Groomsport]], Bangor West and Holywood. In the [[2011 United Kingdom local elections|2011 election]], 25 members were elected from the following political parties: 11 [[Democratic Unionist Party]], 6 [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance]], 4 [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionists]], 1 [[Green Party in Northern Ireland|Green]], and 2 Independents.
North Down along with [[Carrickfergus Borough Council]] were the only councils in Northern Ireland without Nationalist political party representation.

The Borough of North Down was formed in 1973 in the local government reorganisation from the old Bangor [[Urban district (Ireland)|Urban District]], Holywood Urban District, [[North Down Rural District]] and part of [[Castlereagh Rural District]].

In elections for the [[Westminster Parliament]] it was part of the slightly larger [[North Down (UK Parliament constituency)|North Down constituency]].

:''See Also'': [[Districts of Northern Ireland]]

==Summary of seats won 1973–2011==
[[File:North Down 1993 blank.svg|thumb|Map of the borough's DEAs from 1993 to 2014]]
{| class="wikitable"
! !! [[1973 North Down Borough Council election|1973]] !! [[1977 North Down Borough Council election|1977]] !! [[1981 North Down Borough Council election|1981]] !! [[1985 North Down Borough Council election|1985]] !! [[1989 North Down Borough Council election|1989]] !! [[1993 North Down Borough Council election|1993]] !! [[1997 North Down Borough Council election|1997]] !! [[2001 North Down Borough Council election|2001]] !! [[2005 North Down Borough Council election|2005]] !! [[2011 North Down Borough Council election|2011]]
|-
| [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] (UUP) ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 9 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 7 || 4 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 8 || 5 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 6 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 6 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 8 ||bgcolor=#AFAFFF| 8 || 4
|-
| [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance]] (APNI) || 7 ||bgcolor=#FFEA82| 7 ||bgcolor=#FFEA82| 6 || 7 || 4 || 5 ||bgcolor=#FFEA82| 6 || 5 || 6 || 6 
|-
| [[Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party|Vanguard]] (VUPP) || 2 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Ulster loyalism|Loyalist]] (Loy) || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Unionist Party of Northern Ireland|Unionist Party of NI]] (UPNI) ||  || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[United Ulster Unionist Party|United Unionist]] (UUUP) ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Independent Unionist]] (IU) ||  || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
| [[Democratic Unionist Party|Democratic Unionist]] (DUP) ||  ||  || 5 || 6 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 5 ||bgcolor=#D3896B| 8 ||bgcolor=#D3896B| 11
|-
| [[Ulster Popular Unionist Party|Popular Unionist]] (UPUP) ||  ||  || 3 || 2 || 2 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Northern Ireland Conservatives|NI Conservatives]] (Con) ||  ||  ||  ||  ||bgcolor="lightblue"| 6 || 4 || 2 ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[UK Unionist Party]] (UKUP) ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 3 || 2 ||  ||
|-
| [[Progressive Unionist Party|Progressive Unionist]] (PUP) ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Northern Ireland Women's Coalition|Women's Coalition]] (NIWC) ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||
|-
| [[Green Party in Northern Ireland|Green Party]] (GP) ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1
|-
| Independent/Other<sup>†</sup> ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 2
|-
|}

<sup>†</sup> Others include Ann Marie Hillen, who stood under the label ''Better Bangor Campaign'' in 1989, having been elected earlier that year in a by-election. Of the candidates elected in 1993, Jimmy White was elected as a ''Holywood Pool Campaigner'' and another as ''Action '93''. Alan Chambers, elected at every election from 1993 to 2011, has usually been described on the ballot paper as an Independent, but describes himself on the council website as an Independent Unionist and stood under that label in 1997.<ref>[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgnorthdown.htm North Down council election results 1993–2011], ARK, accessed 13 January 2013</ref> He is tallied as Independent Unionist above for all elections.

==2011 Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!colspan=2| Party || seats || change +/-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Democratic Unionist Party]] ||align="right"| 11 ||align="right"| +3
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]] ||align="right"| 6 ||align="right"| –
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Ulster Unionist Party]] ||align="right"| 4 ||align="right"| -4
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of Northern Ireland}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Green Party in Northern Ireland]] ||align="right"| 1 ||align="right"| –
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] ||align="right"| 3 ||align="right"| +1
|-
|}

==Mayor==

{{incomplete list|date=June 2016}}

{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Political affiliation
|-
|1981–82
|Mary O'Fee
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}
|-
|1985–86
|Hazel Bradford
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|1990–92
|[[Denny Vitty]]
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|1992–93
|[[Leslie Cree]]
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|1993–94
|[[Brian Wilson (Northern Ireland politician)|Brian Wilson]]
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|1994–95
|[[Roy Bradford]]
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|1995–96
|Susan O'Brien
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|1996–97
|Irene Cree
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|1997–98
|Ruby Cooling
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|1998–99
|Marsden Fitzsimons
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|1999–00
|Marion Smith
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2000–01
|[[Alan Chambers (Northern Ireland politician)|Alan Chambers]]
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|2001–02
|Ian Henry
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2002–03
|Alan Graham
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2003–04
|Anne Wilson
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|2004–05
|Valerie Kinghan
| {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}}
|-
|2005–06
|Roberta Dunlop
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2006–07
|Alan Leslie
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2007–08
|[[Stephen Farry]]
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|2008–09
|[[Leslie Cree]]
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2009–10
|Tony Hill
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|2010–11
|John Montgomery
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2011–12
|James McKerrow
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|-
|2012–13
|Wesley Irvine
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|-
|2013–14
|Andrew Muir
| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
|-
|2014–15
|Peter Martin
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}
|}

==Review of Public Administration==
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with [[Ards (borough)|Ards]] in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 451&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 149,567.<ref>{{cite web | title=Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform | work=DoE | url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | access-date=31 May 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163053/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, [[Shaun Woodward]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008]</ref> It took place in 2015.

==Population==
The area covered by North Down Borough Council had a population of 78,937 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 – Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bangor-countydown.co.uk/ Bangor, County Down]

{{Former districts of Northern Ireland}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Politics of County Down]]
[[Category:Bangor, County Down]]
[[Category:District councils of Northern Ireland, 1973–2015]]
[[Category:Ards and North Down]]