2014 North Down and Ards Council election
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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt David Ford
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 17 9 7
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 1 Decrease 5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Jim Allister
Leader Steven Agnew Jim Allister Alasdair McDonnell
Party Green (NI) TUV SDLP
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2
Seat change New council
Ards and North Down 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

The first election to North Down and Ards District Council (now Ards and North Down Borough Council), part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote.[1][2] The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.

Election results

Party Seats First Pref. votes FPv%
DUP 17 16,460 35.93
Ulster Unionist 9 8,092 17.66
Alliance 7 6,243 13.63
Green (NI) 3 2,023 4.42
Independent 2 4,505 9.83
TUV 1 2,252 4.92
SDLP 1 1,695 3.70
NI Conservatives 0 1,554 3.77
NI21 0 1,441 3.49
UKIP 0 1,180 2.86
Sinn Féin 0 388 0.94
Community Partnership 0 388 0.94
Totals 40 41,270 100.00

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Districts summary

Results of the North Down and Ards Borough Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Green TUV SDLP Others
Ards Peninsula 47.1 3 16.6 1 8.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 19.1 1 9.1 0 6
Bangor Central 28.0 2 15.7 2 12.8 1 7.6 1 4.6 0 0.0 0 31.3 0 6
Bangor East and Donaghadee 32.4 3 18.9 1 9.8 1 3.9 0 5.3 0 0.0 0 29.7 1 6
Bangor West 31.9 2 16.2 1 17.3 1 6.4 1 9.1 0 4.9 0 14.2 0 5
Comber 39.2 2 22.1 1 13.2 1 0.0 0 9.3 1 0.0 0 16.2 0 5
Holywood and Clandeboye 31.9 2 17.8 1 22.2 1 14.9 1 0.0 0 5.0 0 8.2 0 5
Newtownards 35.7 3 15.2 2 12.7 1 0.0 0 6.4 0 0.0 0 30.0 1 7
Total 35.4 17 17.4 9 13.4 7 4.4 3 4.8 1 4.2 1 20.4 2 40

District results

Ards Peninsula

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Ards Peninsula - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Robert Adair* 24.48% 1,773              
SDLP Joe Boyle* 19.15% 1,387              
Ulster Unionist Angus Carson* 16.55% 1,199              
DUP Nigel Edmund 8.57% 621 1,159.79            
Alliance Kellie Armstrong* † 6.06% 439 457.49 605.69 619.46 620.56 650.47 862 1,074
DUP Eddie Thompson* 7.25% 456 535.12 539.02 604.98 697.88 712.11 788.67 800
DUP Louise Wallace 7.72% 559 616.19 618.29 653.99 669.89 678.18 701.41 703.31
Sinn Féin Sheila Bailie 5.36% 388 390.58 535.48 535.82 535.92 538.82 557.69  
NI Conservatives Paul Leeman 2.22% 161 180.35 185.75 215.67 220.17 246.71    
Alliance Colin McCormick 2.02% 146 150.73 190.33 200.02 200.72 220.09    
NI21 John Bustard 1.57% 114 117.87 125.07 131.7 132.1      
Electorate: 16,656   Valid: 7,243 (43.49%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 1,035   Turnout: 7,369 (44.24%)  

Bangor Central

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green

Bangor Central - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
DUP Wesley Irvine* 9.81% 643 650 651 746 776 791 837 841 878 956      
Alliance Stuart Anderson † 6.76% 443 454 478 482 485 509 510 831 875 892 892 990  
Green (NI) Noelle Robinson ‡ 7.57% 496 513 556 559 569 594 599 648 694 743 743.26 957.26  
Ulster Unionist Ian Henry* 8.98% 589 603 611 619 635 657 741 747 848 932 934.08 956.08  
Ulster Unionist Carl McClean 6.74% 442 470 477 487 500 517 545 551 607 692 693.56 789.56 809.56
DUP Alistair Cathcart* 8.45% 554 556 560 584 589 606 642 643 664 721 725.16 754.16 757.16
DUP Roberta Dunlop* 6.62% 434 440 443 477 495 515 543 548 612 656 665.36 705.36 710.36
Independent Mary Macartney 6.79% 445 455 465 470 486 512 515 537 619 664 665.04    
UKIP William Montgomery* 5.87% 385 400 408 412 434 450 561 565 591        
Independent David Chambers 5.90% 387 406 411 420 429 501 508 525          
Alliance Nicholas Fell 6.03% 395 399 433 435 436 449 451            
TUV William Cudworth 4.58% 300 304 305 308 360 369              
Independent Colin Breen 4.18% 274 281 293 295 301                
Community Partnership Mark Gordon 3.39% 222 224 229 230                  
DUP Adam Harbinson* 3.10% 203 209 212                    
NI21 Peter Floyd 2.65% 174 178                      
NI Conservatives David Symington 2.59% 170                        
Electorate: 17,194   Valid: 6,556 (38.13%)   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 937   Turnout: 6,678 (38.84%)  

Bangor East and Donaghadee

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Bangor East and Donaghadee - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Alan Chambers* ‡† 19.15% 1,311                    
Ulster Unionist Mark Brooks 15.65% 1,071                    
Alliance Gavin Walker 9.82% 672 724.92 731.58 804.68 839.66 1,001.66          
DUP Peter Martin* 9.13% 625 662.8 664.6 671.44 685.58 691.51 691.51 726.28 782.4 1,083.4  
DUP Bill Keery* 8.15% 558 594.68 600.98 607.98 619.31 627.71 627.71 653.88 755.77 905.81 945.33
DUP Tom Smith* 7.90% 541 556.96 572.17 575.73 590.41 597.51 597.51 640.36 680.13 737.56 801.78
UKIP Patrick Toms 5.38% 368 383.4 385.65 394.02 411.31 426.29 427.29 566.11 636.84 658.93 660.07
DUP Terence Malcolm* 7.19% 492 516.08 517.61 522.89 531.26 539 539 563.37 614    
Ulster Unionist Christopher Eisenstadt 3.27% 224 285.6 333.3 349.51 390.3 424.77 425.77 507.38      
TUV Joseph Strutt 5.29% 362 379.92 382.98 387.54 404.54 411.4 411.4        
Green (NI) Trana Gray 3.87% 265 288.52 291.4 330.08 347.59            
NI Conservatives Brian McBride 2.56% 175 204.96 208.83 218.39              
NI21 William McKee 2.64% 181 192.48 192.93                
Electorate: 16,956   Valid: 6,845 (40.37%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 978   Turnout: 6,915 (40.78%)  

Bangor West

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

Bangor West - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Marion Smith* 16.15% 870 887 890 950            
DUP Alan Graham* 16.08% 866 889 891 932            
DUP Alan Leslie* † 15.80% 851 881 883 895 912          
Alliance Scott Wilson 11.49% 619 622 686 701 709 713 713 807 1,102  
Green (NI) Paul Roberts †­†† 6.42% 346 359 426 449 453 456 456 562 664 830
TUV Robert Gordon 9.12% 491 520 521 568 573 580 586 634 646 657
Alliance Laurence Thompson* 5.85% 315 319 403 422 425 425 425 506    
NI21 Steven Denny 6.37% 344 354 382 412 415 419 420      
NI Conservatives Mark Brotherston 4.72% 254 272 277              
SDLP Ingrid Logan 4.91% 264 268                
Community Partnership Alison Blayney 3.08% 166                  
Electorate: 13,479   Valid: 5,386 (39.96%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 898   Turnout: 5,448 (40.42%)  

Comber

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV

Comber - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Robert Gibson* 17.29% 1,071            
Ulster Unionist James Fletcher* 13.93% 863 878 880.61 974.67 1,037.67    
Alliance Deborah Girvan* 13.16% 815 880 880.3 980.39 1,016.48 1,121.48  
DUP Trevor Cummings* 11.54% 715 724 733.39 771.63 838.93 960.93 975.93
TUV Stephen Cooper 9.32% 577 585 585.78 639.87 750.08 908.23 920.23
DUP John Oswald* 10.33% 640 648 663.36 676.63 742.14 867.38 879.38
Ulster Unionist Philip Smith* 8.17% 506 526 526.42 588.48 661.6    
UKIP Isabella Hanna 6.89% 427 439 440.65 477.71      
NI Conservatives John Andrews 6.64% 411 425 425.93        
NI21 Margaret Howson 2.73% 169            
Electorate: 13,681   Valid: 6,194 (45.27%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,033   Turnout: 6,272 (45.84%)  

Holywood and Clandeboye

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

Holywood and Clandeboye - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Stephen Dunne* 23.12% 1,423            
Alliance Andrew Muir* 14.79% 910 922.88 983.16 1,013.44 1,154.44    
Green (NI) John Barry* † 14.88% 916 933.92 988.76 1,024.04 1,098.04    
Ulster Unionist Daniel Allen ‡‡ 10.06% 619 647.28 672.56 728.12 735.12 735.12 1,098.12
DUP Jennifer Gilmour* † 8.77% 540 837.64 855.92 882.60 886.16 886.16 954.96
Alliance Kate Nicholl 7.41% 456 460.48 485.04 518.32 586.16 710.16 759.4
Ulster Unionist James McKerrow* 7.72% 475 491.52 508.80 558.80 562.64 564.64  
SDLP Peter Lismore 5.00% 308 311.36 319.64 326.64      
NI Conservatives William O'Callaghan 4.31% 265 268.08 280.08        
NI21 Matthew Johnston 3.38% 208 210.8          
Independent Gerard Leddy 0.55% 34 34.28          
Electorate: 14,158   Valid: 6,154 (43.47%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 6,229 (44.00%)  

Newtownards

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Newtownards - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent James Menagh* 18.06% 1,464                
DUP Naomi Armstrong* 12.94% 1,049                
DUP Stephen McIlveen* 10.23% 829 900.4 907.75 910.3 931.46 946.89 1,016.34    
DUP Colin Kennedy* 6.82% 553 585.2 591.2 593.6 607.35 618.73 665.55 1,030.55  
Alliance Alan McDowell* 6.64% 538 554.8 567.15 567.42 578.82 631.22 653.02 659.17 1,074.17
Ulster Unionist Richard Smart 7.88% 639 683.1 705.8 706.25 725.35 751.1 807.56 836.74 864.79
Ulster Unionist Katherine Ferguson 7.34% 595 631.05 659.10 660.24 681.12 714.9 759.1 811.18 855.85
TUV David McMullen 6.44% 522 559.8 570.5 570.95 586.4 602.48 647.68 679.45 689.53
Alliance Linda Cleland* 6.11% 495 512.85 515.85 516.51 530.96 588.66 623.36 634.13  
DUP John Elliott* 5.72% 464 508.45 512.45 534.26 555.77 565.56 611.51    
Independent Ian Cox 4.74% 384 470.45 471.45 472.11 542.34 559.39      
NI21 Nichola Keenan 3.10% 251 263.25 274.25 274.49 288.19        
Independent Sharon Hunt 2.54% 206 250.8 253.8 254.01          
NI Conservatives William McKendry 1.46% 118 121.85              
Electorate: 19,953   Valid: 8,107 (40.63%)   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,250 (41.35%)  

* Incumbent

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Co-option date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
19 May 2016 Bangor East and Donaghadee Ulster Unionist Alan Chambers David Chambers[4] A. Chambers was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5]
1 Jun 2016 Ards Peninsula Alliance Kellie Armstrong Lorna McAlpine[6] Armstrong was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
7 Jul 2016 Bangor Central Alliance Stuart Anderson Karen Douglas[7] Anderson resigned.[8]
24 Oct 2016 Bangor West Green (NI) Paul Roberts Rachel Woods[9]
28 Feb 2018 Bangor West DUP Alan Leslie Jennifer Gilmour[10]
15 Mar 2018 Bangor West Green (NI) Rachel Woods James Hunter Woods moved to the Holywood and Clandeboye DEA.[11][12]
15 Mar 2018 Holywood and Clandeboye Green (NI) Prof. John Barry Rachel Woods[12] Barry resigned.[13]
27 Mar 2018 Holywood and Clandeboye DUP Jennifer Gilmour Roberta Dunlop[14] Gilmour moved to the Bangor West DEA.
20 Dec 2018 Bangor West Green (NI) James Hunter James Barry McKee[15]

‡ Changes of affiliation

Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
6 Feb 2015 Bangor Central Noelle Robinson Green (NI) Independent Resigned.[16]
11 Dec 2015 Bangor East and Donaghadee Alan Chambers Independent Ulster Unionist Joined.[17]
11 Apr 2016 Holywood and Clandeboye Daniel Allen Ulster Unionist Independent Resigned.[18]
16 Aug 2016 Holywood and Clandeboye Daniel Allen Independent DUP Joined.[19]

Last update 26 March 2019.

Current composition: see Ards and North Down Borough Council

References

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  2. ^ "UTV local election results, North Down and Ards". UTV. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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  4. ^ "New Councillor - Ards and North Down Borough Council". www.eoni.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Julie Flaherty & David Chambers join Ulster Unionist Local Government team". uup.org. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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  12. ^ a b "A to Z of councillors". Ards and North Down Borough Council. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. ^ Barry, John (15 March 2018). "So today I formally stepped down from @ANDborough council. And brings to an end 7 years of being a councillor. Its been a great honour and privilege to serve the citizens of Bangor Central (2011-2014) and Holywood and Clandeboye (2014-2018). @GreenPartyNI". @CllrJohnBarry. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Cllr Stephen McIlveen on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  15. ^ "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Green Party councillor quits over its stance on terrorist groups". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  17. ^ Ferguson, Amanda (11 December 2015). "Veteran independent councillor Alan Chambers joins UUP". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  18. ^ Hello (11 April 2016). "UUP councillor quits party". Belfast Newsletter. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Former Ulster Unionist Allen joins the DUP". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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