Bangor Central (District Electoral Area)

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Bangor Central
Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Craig Blaney (UUP)
  •   Alistair Cathcart (DUP)
  •   Alex Harbinson (APNI)
  •   Wesley Irvine (IND)
  •   Chris McCracken (APNI)
  •   Ray McKimm (IND)
Bangor Central DEA within Ards and North Down Ards and North Down Bangor Central highlight.svg
Bangor Central DEA within Ards and North Down

Bangor Central is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects six members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballygrainey, Ballyholme, Bloomfield, Broadway, Castle and Harbour. [2] Bangor Central forms greater of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Abbey DEA, which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
September 2023 Co-OptionAlex Harbinson
(Alliance)		Chris McCracken
(Alliance)		Ray McKimm
(Independent)		Craig Blaney
(UUP)		Alistair Cathcart
(DUP)		Wesley Irvine
(DUP)/
(Independent)
2023 Karen Douglas
(Alliance)
March 2022 DefectionStephen Dunlop
(Green Party)
2019
July 2016 Co-OptionNoelle Robinson
(Green Party)/
(Independent)		Ian Henry
(UUP)		Carl McClean
(UUP)
February 2015 DefectionStuart Anderson
(Alliance)
2014

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from DUP and Green

Bangor Central - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Alliance Karen Douglas* †16.31%1,378        
Independent Wesley Irvine*16.20%1,369        
DUP Alistair Cathcart*12.46%1,0531,053.84 1,061.84 1,091.36 1,107.68 1,397.68   
UUP Craig Blaney*10.85%917920.48 935.48 965.96 1,205.28 1,225.28   
Alliance Chris McCracken7.88%666699.24 705.36 707.16 718.76 719.88 722.76 1,154.88 1,436.88
Independent Ray McKimm*10.47%885891.48 906.48 933.84 958.52 962.36 975.8 1,003.44 1,218.44
TUV Peter Wilson5.37%454454.36 463.48 492.88 505.36 552.2 712.52 713.52 729.52
Green (NI) Stephen Dunlop*6.90%583598.84 600.84 605.4 615.88 622.48 631.12 666  
Alliance Alex Harbinson4.56%385485.92 492.04 494.44 503.92 504.16 507.04   
DUP Dean McSorley4.27%361361.12 366.12 381.84 388.16     
UUP Rachel McCord3.70%313315.76 328.76 341.12      
NI Conservatives Tim Mullen1.02%8686.36        
Electorate: 19,376  Valid: 8,450 (43.61%)  Spoilt: 105  Quota: 1,208  Turnout: 8,555 (44.15%)  

    2019 Election

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

    2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from UUP

    Bangor Central - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Alliance Karen Douglas*18.29%1,346          
    Green (NI) Stephen Dunlop14.22%1,0461,220.9         
    DUP Alistair Cathcart*10.70%787789.86 789.86 789.86 816.86 832.86 1,052.08    
    UUP Craig Blaney10.29%757774.38 777.38 788.16 818.04 862.24 871.46 903.76 1,324.76  
    DUP Wesley Irvine* ‡11.93%878879.1 879.1 880.42 915.42 926.42 956.64 966.08 1,047.84 1,191.84 
    Independent Ray McKimm6.84%503517.08 526.74 553.36 572.36 603.46 608.46 783.76 827.98 903.98 933.98
    Independent Noelle Robinson*5.75%423446.76 461.3 491.88 513.1 543.2 544.2 681.46 723.62 769.62 788.62
    UUP Ian Henry7.37%542555.86 556.86 568.74 588.96 635.6 641.6 664.8    
    Independent Maria Lourenço4.92%362389.6 392.5 441.78 454.32 472.2 473.42     
    DUP James Cochrane3.47%255255.66 256.66 256.88 273.88 277.88      
    NI Conservatives Frank Shivers2.85%210215.06 215.06 221.66 238.1       
    UKIP John Montgomery2.92%215217.42 217.42 220.06        
    Independent Gavan Reynolds0.45%3335.86          
    Electorate: 18,166  Valid: 7,357 (40.50%)  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 1,052  Turnout: 7,450 (41.01%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Bangor Central - 6 seats [5]
      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%)  

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