| Newtownards | |
| Type: | Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Seats: | 7 (1985-1993) 6 (1993-2014) 7 (2014–) |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
Newtownards is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Conway Square, Cronstown, Glen, Gregstown, Movilla, Scrabo and West Winds.[2] Newtownards forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained seven wards (Bradshaw's Brae, Central, Glen, Loughries, Movilla, Scrabo and Whitespots). For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced to six wards, gaining Ballyrainey but losing Loughries and Movilla to the new Ards East DEA. For the 2014 local elections, it returned to seven wards as Ards East was abolished.
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alan McDowell (Alliance) | Vicky Moore (Alliance) | Richard Smart (UUP) | Steven Irvine (Independent) | Naomi Armstrong (DUP) | Stephen McIlveen (DUP) | Colin Kennedy (DUP) | |||||||
| May 2022 Co-Options | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Nick Mathison (Alliance) | Jimmy Menagh (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Katherine Ferguson (UUP) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Thomas Hamilton (UUP) | David Smyth (UUP) | 6 seats 1993-2014 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | George Ennis (DUP) | Simon Hamilton (DUP) | Michelle McIlveen (DUP) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Hamilton Lawther (DUP) | Wilbert Magill (DUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Bobby McBride (Independent Unionist) | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Nancy Orr (Independent Unionist) | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Owen Dorrian (Alliance) | Thomas Benson (UUP) | Simpson Gibson (DUP) | John Elliott (DUP) | John Purdy (Independent Unionist) | |||||||||
| 1985 | William Gilmore (DUP) | Robert Gaw (NILP) | ||||||||||||
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: No change
2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform.
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2011-2014: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from NILP
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x NILP, 1 x Alliance