2014 North Down and Ards District Council election

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2014 North Down and Ards Council election
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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.

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Election results

PartySeatsFirst Pref. votesFPv%
DUP 1716,46035.93
UUP 98,09217.66
Alliance 76,24313.63
Green (NI) 32,0234.42
Independent 24,5059.83
TUV 12,2524.92
SDLP 11,6953.70
NI Conservatives 01,5543.77
NI21 01,4413.49
UKIP 01,1802.86
Sinn Féin 03880.94
Community Partnership03880.94
Totals4041,270100.00

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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 Peninsula47.1316.618.110.000.0019.119.106
Bangor Central28.0215.7212.817.614.600.0031.306
Bangor East and Donaghadee32.4318.919.813.905.300.0029.716
Bangor West31.9216.2117.316.419.104.9014.205
Comber39.2222.1113.210.009.310.0016.205
Holywood and Clandeboye31.9217.8122.2114.910.005.008.205
Newtownards35.7315.2212.710.006.400.0030.017
Total35.41717.4913.474.434.814.2120.4240

District results

Ards Peninsula

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

Ards Peninsula - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Robert Adair*24.48%1,773       
SDLP Joe Boyle*19.15%1,387       
UUP Angus Carson*16.55%1,199       
DUP Nigel Edmund8.57%6211,159.79      
Alliance Kellie Armstrong * †6.06%439457.49 605.69 619.46 620.56 650.47 862 1,074
DUP Eddie Thompson*7.25%456535.12 539.02 604.98 697.88 712.11 788.67 800
DUP Louise Wallace7.72%559616.19 618.29 653.99 669.89 678.18 701.41 703.31
Sinn Féin Sheila Bailie5.36%388390.58 535.48 535.82 535.92 538.82 557.69  
NI Conservatives Paul Leeman2.22%161180.35 185.75 215.67 220.17 246.71   
Alliance Colin McCormick2.02%146150.73 190.33 200.02 200.72 220.09   
NI21 John Bustard1.57%114117.87 125.07 131.7 132.1    
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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    DUP Wesley Irvine*9.81%643650 651 746 776 791 837 841 878 956   
    Alliance Stuart Anderson †6.76%443454 478 482 485 509 510 831 875 892 892 990 
    Green (NI) Noelle Robinson ‡7.57%496513 556 559 569 594 599 648 694 743 743.26 957.26 
    UUP Ian Henry*8.98%589603 611 619 635 657 741 747 848 932 934.08 956.08 
    UUP Carl McClean6.74%442470 477 487 500 517 545 551 607 692 693.56 789.56 809.56
    DUP Alistair Cathcart*8.45%554556 560 584 589 606 642 643 664 721 725.16 754.16 757.16
    DUP Roberta Dunlop*6.62%434440 443 477 495 515 543 548 612 656 665.36 705.36 710.36
    Independent Mary Macartney6.79%445455 465 470 486 512 515 537 619 664 665.04   
    UKIP William Montgomery*5.87%385400 408 412 434 450 561 565 591     
    Independent David Chambers5.90%387406 411 420 429 501 508 525      
    Alliance Nicholas Fell6.03%395399 433 435 436 449 451       
    TUV William Cudworth4.58%300304 305 308 360 369        
    Independent Colin Breen4.18%274281 293 295 301         
    Community PartnershipMark Gordon3.39%222224 229 230          
    DUP Adam Harbinson*3.10%203209 212           
    NI21 Peter Floyd2.65%174178            
    NI Conservatives David Symington2.59%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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Independent Alan Chambers * ‡†19.15%1,311          
      UUP Mark Brooks15.65%1,071          
      Alliance Gavin Walker9.82%672724.92 731.58 804.68 839.66 1,001.66     
      DUP Peter Martin*9.13%625662.8 664.6 671.44 685.58 691.51 691.51 726.28 782.4 1,083.4 
      DUP Bill Keery*8.15%558594.68 600.98 607.98 619.31 627.71 627.71 653.88 755.77 905.81 945.33
      DUP Tom Smith*7.90%541556.96 572.17 575.73 590.41 597.51 597.51 640.36 680.13 737.56 801.78
      UKIP Patrick Toms5.38%368383.4 385.65 394.02 411.31 426.29 427.29 566.11 636.84 658.93 660.07
      DUP Terence Malcolm*7.19%492516.08 517.61 522.89 531.26 539 539 563.37 614   
      UUP Christopher Eisenstadt3.27%224285.6 333.3 349.51 390.3 424.77 425.77 507.38    
      TUV Joseph Strutt5.29%362379.92 382.98 387.54 404.54 411.4 411.4     
      Green (NI) Trana Gray3.87%265288.52 291.4 330.08 347.59       
      NI Conservatives Brian McBride2.56%175204.96 208.83 218.39        
      NI21 William McKee2.64%181192.48 192.93         
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        UUP Marion Smith*16.15%870887 890 950      
        DUP Alan Graham*16.08%866889 891 932      
        DUP Alan Leslie* †15.80%851881 883 895 912     
        Alliance Scott Wilson11.49%619622 686 701 709 713 713 807 1,102 
        Green (NI) Paul Roberts †­††6.42%346359 426 449 453 456 456 562 664 830
        TUV Robert Gordon9.12%491520 521 568 573 580 586 634 646 657
        Alliance Laurence Thompson*5.85%315319 403 422 425 425 425 506   
        NI21 Steven Denny6.37%344354 382 412 415 419 420    
        NI Conservatives Mark Brotherston4.72%254272 277        
        SDLP Ingrid Logan4.91%264268         
        Community PartnershipAlison Blayney3.08%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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          DUP Robert Gibson*17.29%1,071      
          UUP James Fletcher*13.93%863878 880.61 974.67 1,037.67  
          Alliance Deborah Girvan*13.16%815880 880.3 980.39 1,016.48 1,121.48 
          DUP Trevor Cummings*11.54%715724 733.39 771.63 838.93 960.93 975.93
          TUV Stephen Cooper9.32%577585 585.78 639.87 750.08 908.23 920.23
          DUP John Oswald*10.33%640648 663.36 676.63 742.14 867.38 879.38
          UUP Philip Smith*8.17%506526 526.42 588.48 661.6   
          UKIP Isabella Hanna6.89%427439 440.65 477.71    
          NI Conservatives John Andrews6.64%411425 425.93     
          NI21 Margaret Howson2.73%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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            DUP Stephen Dunne *23.12%1,423      
            Alliance Andrew Muir *14.79%910922.88 983.16 1,013.44 1,154.44  
            Green (NI) John Barry * †14.88%916933.92 988.76 1,024.04 1,098.04  
            UUP Daniel Allen ‡‡10.06%619647.28 672.56 728.12 735.12 735.12 1,098.12
            DUP Jennifer Gilmour* †8.77%540837.64 855.92 882.60 886.16 886.16 954.96
            Alliance Kate Nicholl 7.41%456460.48 485.04 518.32 586.16 710.16 759.4
            UUP James McKerrow*7.72%475491.52 508.80 558.80 562.64 564.64  
            SDLP Peter Lismore5.00%308311.36 319.64 326.64    
            NI Conservatives William O'Callaghan4.31%265268.08 280.08     
            NI21 Matthew Johnston3.38%208210.8      
            Independent Gerard Leddy0.55%3434.28      
            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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Independent James Menagh*18.06%1,464        
              DUP Naomi Armstrong*12.94%1,049        
              DUP Stephen McIlveen*10.23%829900.4 907.75 910.3 931.46 946.89 1,016.34  
              DUP Colin Kennedy*6.82%553585.2 591.2 593.6 607.35 618.73 665.55 1,030.55 
              Alliance Alan McDowell*6.64%538554.8 567.15 567.42 578.82 631.22 653.02 659.17 1,074.17
              UUP Richard Smart7.88%639683.1 705.8 706.25 725.35 751.1 807.56 836.74 864.79
              UUP Katherine Ferguson7.34%595631.05 659.10 660.24 681.12 714.9 759.1 811.18 855.85
              TUV David McMullen6.44%522559.8 570.5 570.95 586.4 602.48 647.68 679.45 689.53
              Alliance Linda Cleland*6.11%495512.85 515.85 516.51 530.96 588.66 623.36 634.13  
              DUP John Elliott*5.72%464508.45 512.45 534.26 555.77 565.56 611.51   
              Independent Ian Cox4.74%384470.45 471.45 472.11 542.34 559.39    
              NI21 Nichola Keenan3.10%251263.25 274.25 274.49 288.19     
              Independent Sharon Hunt2.54%206250.8 253.8 254.01      
              NI Conservatives William McKendry1.46%118121.85        
              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 dateElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                19 May 2016Bangor East and Donaghadee UUP Alan Chambers David Chambers [4] A. Chambers was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [5]
                1 Jun 2016Ards Peninsula Alliance Kellie Armstrong Lorna McAlpine [6] Armstrong was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
                7 Jul 2016Bangor Central Alliance Stuart AndersonKaren Douglas [7] Anderson resigned. [8]
                24 Oct 2016Bangor West Green (NI) Paul Roberts Rachel Woods [9]
                28 Feb 2018Bangor West DUP Alan LeslieJennifer Gilmour [10]
                15 Mar 2018Bangor West Green (NI) Rachel Woods James HunterWoods moved to the Holywood and Clandeboye DEA. [11] [12]
                15 Mar 2018Holywood and Clandeboye Green (NI) Prof. John BarryRachel Woods [12] Barry resigned. [13]
                27 Mar 2018Holywood and Clandeboye DUP Jennifer GilmourRoberta Dunlop [14] Gilmour moved to the Bangor West DEA.
                20 Dec 2018Bangor West Green (NI) James HunterJames Barry McKee [15]

                ‡ Changes of affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                6 Feb 2015Bangor CentralNoelle Robinson Green (NI) Independent Resigned. [16]
                11 Dec 2015Bangor East and DonaghadeeAlan Chambers Independent UUP Joined. [17]
                11 Apr 2016Holywood and ClandeboyeDaniel Allen UUP Independent Resigned. [18]
                16 Aug 2016Holywood and ClandeboyeDaniel Allen Independent DUP Joined. [19]

                Last update 26 March 2019.

                Current composition: see Ards and North Down Borough Council

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