Ards East was one of the four district electoral areas in Ards, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected six members to Ards Borough Council and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, and part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South, Gregstown, Loughries, Millisle and Movilla. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA and Newtownards DEA.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Linda Cleland (Alliance) | Ronald Ferguson (UUP) | Tom Smith (DUP) | Eddie Thompson (DUP) | John Elliott (DUP) | Hamilton Gregory (DUP) | ||||||
| 2005 | Jeffrey Magill (UUP)/ (DUP) | Jonathan Bell (DUP) | Terence Williams (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Linda Cleland (Alliance) | John Shields (UUP) | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Thomas Benson (UUP) | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Laurence Thompson (Alliance) | St Clair McAlister (DUP) | ||||||||||
2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain (two seats) from UUP and Alliance
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance