1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
1977: 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPNI, 1 x Independent Unionist
1973-1977 Change: UPNI and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)
North Down Area A - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance
Bertie McConnell *
23.71%
1,372
Unionist Party NI
William Bailie
20.38%
1,179
Ind. Unionist
Edmund Mills *
14.45%
836
863
943.37
980.37
Alliance
James Hamilton *
7.17%
415
667.9
703.81
711.78
729.06
1,074.06
UUP
Thomas Barkley
8.14%
471
478.8
516.23
595.41
933.1
941.1
DUP
Sammy Wilson
10.82%
626
628.7
636.11
645.11
663.53
666.53
Alliance
Clifford Creighton
6.33%
366
472.2
492.53
494.21
502.35
UUP
Hugh Irvine
4.84%
280
286.3
304.35
415.1
UUP
Lillie Navan
4.17%
241
244.9
257.44
Electorate: 11,231 Valid: 5,786 (51.52%) Spoilt: 121 Quota: 965 Turnout: 5,907 (52.60%)
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Loyalist, 1 x Alliance
1977: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard, 1 x DUP
1973-1977 Change: Vanguard and DUP gain from Loyalist (two seats)
North Down Area B - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Vanguard
George Green *
18.00%
823
Alliance
James Magee *
17.08%
781
UUP
Bruce Mulligan
10.89%
498
539
554.92
555.6
864.6
DUP
James Boyle
4.58%
598
713
721.96
722.28
748.76
UUP
John Shields
12.05%
551
594
610.16
610.78
742.68
Alliance
John Hoy
10.69%
489
522
526.88
539.56
570.22
UUP
Amy Corry*
10.61%
485
514
526.72
527.32
Ind. Unionist
William Ash
4.02%
184
Ind. Unionist
William Alexander
3.59%
164
Electorate: 12,454 Valid: 4,573 (36.73%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 763 Turnout: 4,745 (38.10%)
1973: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist
1977: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x Vanguard
1973-1977 Change: Loyalist joins Vanguard
North Down Area C - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP
Hazel Bradford
14.05%
635
717
793
Alliance
William Morrow
15.95%
721
725
791
Vanguard
Mary O'Fee *
12.17%
550
565
624
630.6
797.6
Alliance
Thomas Rollins
14.09%
637
643
701
707.6
710.6
711.04
732.16
UUP
Maisie McMullan
7.19%
325
439
496
519.1
662.1
703.9
709.02
Alliance
Jane Copeland
13.96%
631
635
674
676.2
680.2
681.52
691.76
DUP
Alan Graham
8.87%
401
413
423
423
Unionist Party NI
Frank Gill
8.16%
369
376
UUP
Archibald Pollock
5.55%
251
Electorate: 9,940 Valid: 4,520 (45.47%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 754 Turnout: 4,597 (46.25%)
1973: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Loyalist
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUUP
1973-1977 Change: UUUP gain from Loyalist
North Down Area D - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP
John Auld *
24.57%
1,042
Alliance
Keith Jones *
21.72%
921
Alliance
Kenneth Kennedy
12.24%
519
557.4
706.67
769.67
UUP
Thomas Bussell
5.99%
254
456.24
458.08
724.08
UUUP
Frederick White
13.98%
593
615.08
615.54
662.25
669.25
678.71
Alliance
Susan O'Brien
12.07%
512
524.16
577.06
613.34
654.34
661.82
Unionist Party NI
Robert Todd
5.02%
213
227.4
230.16
UUP
Henry Clouston
4.41%
187
226.04
227.65
Electorate: 9,242 Valid: 4,241 (45.89%) Spoilt: 157 Quota: 707 Turnout: 4,398 (47.59%)