Ards Peninsula (District Electoral Area)

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Ards Peninsula
Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-1993)
5 (1993–2014)
6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Robert Adair (DUP)
  •   Joe Boyle (SDLP)
  •   Nigel Edmund (DUP)
  •   Davy Kerr (DUP)
  •   Lorna McAlpine (APNI)
  •   Pete Wray (UUP)
Ards Peninsula DEA within Ards and North Down Ards and North Down Ards Peninsula highlight.svg
Ards Peninsula DEA within Ards and North Down

Ards Peninsula 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 Ballywalter, Carrowdore, Kircubbin, Loughries, Portaferry and Portavogie. [2] Ards Peninsula forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ards Area A which had existed since 1973, and originally contained seven wards (Ballywalter, Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South, Kircubbin, Millisle, Portaferry and Portavogie). For the 1993 local elections it was reduced to five wards, gaining Carrowdore but losing Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South and Millisle to the new Ards East DEA. For the 2014 local elections, it was increased to six wards, regaining Millisle while Donaghadee moved to the new Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Lorna McAlpine
(Alliance)		Joe Boyle
(SDLP)		Pete Wray
(UUP)		Robert Adair
(DUP)		Nigel Edmund
(DUP)		Davy Kerr
(DUP)		6 seats
2014–present
2019 Angus Carson
(UUP)		Eddie Thompson
(DUP)
June 2016 Co-Option
2014 Kellie Armstrong
(Alliance)
2011 Kieran McCarthy
(Alliance)		Colin Kennedy
(DUP)		5 seats
1993-2014
2005 Jim Shannon
(DUP)		Robert Drysdale
(DUP)
2001 Daniel McCarthy
(SDLP)
1997 Paul Carson
(UUP)
1993 William Sheldon
(Alliance)		Robert Ambrose
(UUP)		James McMullan
(Independent)
1989 Clifford Auld
(Alliance)		Mervyn Rea
(DUP)		John Shields
(UUP)		Ronald Ferguson
(UUP)
1985 Thomas Byers
(Independent)		Oliver Johnston
(DUP)		Gladys McIntyre
(UPUP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: No change

Ards Peninsula - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Robert Adair*21.33%1,959    
Alliance Lorna McAlpine*13.78%1,2661,273.92 1,383.92  
SDLP Joe Boyle*13.93%1,2791,288.24 1,308.57 1,314.57 
DUP Nigel Edmund*6.89%633996.99 1,003.32 1,174.22 1,675.22
DUP Davy Kerr9.00%827990.68 1,014.99 1,165.61 1,314.61
UUP Pete Wray8.05%739773.98 810.31 949.27 1,069.06
Sinn Féin Noel Sands10.29%945946.65 963.65 964.65 965.65
DUP Eddie Thompson*7.48%687720.00 725.33 852.62  
TUV Tom Thompson6.45%592616.09 628.09   
Green (NI) Gilian McNaull1.62%149149.99    
Independent Boyd Ireland1.18%108111.63    
Electorate: 19,000  Valid: 9,184 (48.34%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,313  Turnout: 9,925 (52.24%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    2014-2019 Change: No change

    Ards Peninsula - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Robert Adair*27.93%2,189      
    SDLP Joe Boyle*20.68%1,621      
    DUP Nigel Edmund*9.38%7351,511.5     
    DUP Eddie Thompson*10.48%821931 934.15 1,273.15   
    UUP Angus Carson*10.62%832943.5 968.7 995.45 1,020.2 1,132 
    Alliance Lorna McAlpine*10.62%832849 1,079.65 1,083.9 1,085.75 1,088.95 1,124.95
    Green (NI) Michele Strong4.07%319333 372.9 375.9 383.25 388.25 434.25
    Sinn Féin Murdoch McKibbin2.50%196197.5 380.9 381.4 382.4 382.6 384.6
    UKIP Matt Davey2.98%234267.5 274.15 279.15 291.15 322.55  
    NI Conservatives Tim Mullen0.74%5861 62.05 63.05    
    Electorate: 17,582  Valid: 7,837 (44.57%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,120  Turnout: 7,956 (45.25%)  

      2014 Election

      2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

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

      2011-2014 Change: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat

      Ards Peninsula - 6 seats [5]
      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%)  

        2011 Election

        2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

        2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

        2005-2011 Change: No change

        Ards Peninsula - 5 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SDLP Joe Boyle*24.24%1,473     
        DUP Robert Adair17.56%1,067     
        Alliance Kieran McCarthy *15.50%9421,271.3    
        DUP Colin Kennedy11.95%726728.59 732.37 770.53 823.53 1,140.53
        UUP Angus Carson*11.83%719731.21 746.33 803.28 879.02 954.44
        Alliance Kellie Armstrong 4.74%288366.44 568.04 587.31 628.05 646.74
        DUP John Prentice6.91%420423.33 429.21 442.58 507.79  
        Independent Joe Hagan4.30%261269.14 280.48 314.22   
        Independent Robert Drysdale*2.96%180197.76 215.4    
        Electorate: 12,879  Valid: 6,076 (47.18%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 1,014  Turnout: 6,208 (48.20%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

          2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

          2001-2005 Change: No change

          Ards Peninsula - 5 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          DUP Jim Shannon *31.44%1,944   
          Alliance Kieran McCarthy *16.01%9901,074.13  
          SDLP Joe Boyle14.77%913918.17 1,303.17 
          DUP Robert Drysdale*10.72%6631,024.43 1,034.43 
          UUP Angus Carson*11.37%703801.7 854.93 937.93
          DUP Colin Kennedy6.60%408745.93 761.69 774.69
          Sinn Féin Anthony Lacken4.72%292293.88   
          Independent Daniel McCarthy*4.37%270281.28   
          Electorate: 11,725  Valid: 6,183 (52.73%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,031  Turnout: 6,313 (53.84%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

            2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

            1997-2001 Change: No change

            Ards Peninsula - 5 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            DUP Jim Shannon *26.53%1,824       
            Alliance Kieran McCarthy *18.71%1,286       
            DUP Robert Drysdale*10.25%7051,222.92      
            SDLP Daniel McCarthy*12.51%860865.85 899.51 918.84 1,025.08 1,025.88 1,430.88 
            UUP Angus Carson10.33%710748.22 755.81 766.28 864.5 894.8 944.8 1,008.8
            UUP Paul Carson*7.56%520583.96 593.97 603.82 671.15 710.75 731.42 765.42
            Independent Joe Boyle7.65%526528.73 543.58 553.75 646.87 648.67   
            Independent Robert Ambrose3.71%255289.32 298.01 307.13     
            Independent James McMullan2.23%153155.73 162.99 166.58     
            Alliance Stephen McSherry0.51%3538.12 85.2      
            Electorate: 11,849  Valid: 6,874 (58.01%)  Spoilt: 211  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 7,085 (59.79%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

              1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

              1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from Alliance and Independent

              Ards Peninsula - 5 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              UUP Paul Carson22.57%1,114    
              Alliance Kieran McCarthy *21.21%1,047    
              DUP Jim Shannon *20.12%993    
              DUP Robert Drysdale10.25%473687.21 696.01 849.01 
              SDLP Daniel McCarthy15.60%770777.44 808.9 810.52 930.52
              Alliance William Sheldon*3.12%154202.98 315.62 325.16 346.72
              Alliance John Smyth4.48%221227.82 279.3 281.82 296.02
              SDLP Iain Bell2.65%131131 141.12 141.48  
              Green (NI) Owen Crawford0.67%3340.75 44.49 45.75  
              Electorate: 11,165  Valid: 4,936 (44.21%)  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 824  Turnout: 5,037 (45.11%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance

                1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

                1989-1993 Change: UUP (two seats) and DUP loss to Independent and due to the reduction of two seats

                Ards Peninsula - 5 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234
                Alliance Kieran McCarthy *32.39%1,546   
                DUP Jim Shannon *18.77%896   
                Independent James McMullan13.74%656818.76  
                UUP Robert Ambrose*14.94%713758.24 943.24 
                Alliance William Sheldon4.53%216723 743.28 770.28
                DUP Thomas Cully10.16%485498 539.08 599.08
                UUP Samuel Brown5.47%261275.56   
                Electorate: 10,416  Valid: 4,773 (45.82%)  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 796  Turnout: 4,931 (47.34%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent

                  1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance

                  1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from UPUP and Independent

                  Ards Peninsula - 7 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678
                  Alliance Kieran McCarthy *16.19%1,119       
                  DUP Jim Shannon *14.90%1,030       
                  UUP John Shields*14.73%1,018       
                  UUP Robert Ambrose*14.59%1,008       
                  DUP Mervyn Rea8.45%584588.56 682.4 705.49 738.45 748.8 1,139.8 
                  UUP Ronald Ferguson6.64%459464.52 474.21 586.38 688.3 786.85 845.31 983.31
                  Alliance Clifford Auld7.41%512698 705.48 717.3 726.1 742 753.72 765.72
                  Independent James McMullan8.16%564616.32 616.83 616.83 617.95 619 624.15 632.15
                  DUP Oliver Johnston*6.54%452453.44 502.4 511.57 519.09 531.84   
                  UUP Trevor Hussey2.39%165167.4 172.5      
                  Electorate: 16,006  Valid: 6,911 (43.18%)  Spoilt: 229  Quota: 864  Turnout: 7,140 (44.61%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

                    Ards Peninsula - 7 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567
                    UPUP Gladys McIntyre*13.68%999      
                    UUP Robert Ambrose*11.46%837849.4 928.4    
                    Independent Thomas Byers11.07%808808.4 826.48 830.56 1,058.56  
                    Alliance Kieran McCarthy 6.22%454455.76 466 667.92 816.92 944.92 
                    UUP John Shields8.34%609625.16 641.28 668.24 669.32 669.32 1,036.32
                    DUP Jim Shannon 11.46%837844.36 858.32 863.64 863.64 863.64 899
                    DUP Oliver Johnston*11.11%811819.8 822.2 823.36 827.36 828.36 867.12
                    DUP Joseph Thompson*8.72%637642.68 649.68 651.76 651.84 651.84 672.24
                    UUP John Scott*5.70%416428.88 468.8 505.16 505.16 505.16  
                    SDLP Patrick Doherty*4.92%359359.24 415.24 419.32    
                    Alliance James Muirhead3.93%287292.04 298.44     
                    UUP Samuel McKeown2.16%158165.12      
                    SDLP Seamus O'Neill1.22%8989.16      
                    Electorate: 14,998  Valid: 7,301 (48.68%)  Spoilt: 220  Quota: 913  Turnout: 7,521 (50.15%)  

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