2014 North Down and Ards District Council election

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.

2014 North Down and Ards Council election
22 May 2014
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt David Ford
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 17 9 7
Seat change New council New council New council
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Steven Agnew Jim Allister Alasdair McDonnell
Party Green (NI) TUV SDLP
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change New council New council New council
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2
Seat change New council

Results by party
Party Seats First Pref. votes FPv%
DUP 17 16,460 35.93%
UUP 9 8,092 17.66%
Alliance 7 6,243 13.63%
Green (NI) 3 2,023 4.42%
TUV 1 2,252 4.92%
SDLP 1 1,695 3.70%
Independent 2 4,505 9.83%
Totals 40 41,270 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Ards Peninsula
Ards Peninsula - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
DUP Robert Adair* 24.48 1,773              
SDLP Joe Boyle* 19.15 1,387              
UUP Angus Carson* 16.55 1,199              
DUP Nigel Edmund 8.57 621 1,159.79            
Alliance Kellie Armstrong* † 6.06 439 457.49 605.69 619.46 620.56 650.47 862.00 1,074.00
DUP Edward Thompson* 7.25 456 535.12 539.02 604.98 697.88 712.11 788.67 800.00
DUP Louise Wallace 7.72 559 616.19 618.29 653.99 669.89 678.18 701.41 703.31
Sinn Féin Sheila Bailie 5.36 388 390.58 535.48 535.82 535.92 538.82 557.69  
NI Conservatives Paul Leeman 2.22 161 180.35 185.75 215.67 220.17 246.71    
Alliance Colin McCormick 2.02 146 150.73 190.33 200.02 200.72 220.09    
NI21 John Bustard 1.57 114 117.87 125.07 131.70 132.10      
Electorate: 16,656   Valid: 7,243   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 1,035   Turnout: 7,369 (44.24%)

    Bangor Central
    Bangor Central - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
    DUP Wesley Graham Irvine* 9.81 643 650 651 746 776 791 837 841 878 956      
    Alliance Stuart Anderson † 6.76 443 454 478 482 485 509 510 831 875 892 892.00 990.00  
    Green (NI) Noelle Robinson ‡ 7.57 496 513 556 559 569 594 599 648 694 743 743.26 957.26  
    UUP Ian Henry* 8.98 589 603 611 619 635 657 741 747 848 932 934.08 956.08  
    UUP Carl McClean 6.74 442 470 477 487 500 517 545 551 607 692 693.56 789.56 809.56
    DUP Alistair Cathcart* 8.45 554 556 560 584 589 606 642 643 664 721 725.16 754.16 757.16
    DUP Roberta Dunlop* 6.62 434 440 443 477 495 515 543 548 612 656 665.36 705.36 710.36
    Independent Mary Macartney 6.79 445 455 465 470 486 512 515 537 619 664 665.04    
    UKIP William Montgomery* 5.87 385 400 408 412 434 450 561 565 591        
    Independent David Chambers 5.90 387 406 411 420 429 501 508 525          
    Alliance Nicholas Fell 6.03 395 399 433 435 436 449 451            
    TUV William Cudworth 4.58 300 304 305 308 360 369              
    Independent Colin Breen 4.18 274 281 293 295 301                
    Communist Party Mark Gordon 3.39 222 224 229 230                  
    DUP Adam Harbinson* 3.10 203 209 212                    
    NI21 Peter Floyd 2.65 174 178                      
    NI Conservatives David Symington 2.59 170                        
    Electorate: 17,194   Valid: 6,556   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 937   Turnout: 6,678 (38.84%)

      Bangor East and Donaghadee
      Bangor East and Donaghadee - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
      Independent Alan Chambers* ‡† 19.15 1,311                    
      UUP Mark Brooks 15.65 1,071                    
      Alliance Gavin Walker 9.82 672 724.92 731.58 804.68 839.66 1,001.66          
      DUP Peter Martin* 9.13 625 662.80 664.60 671.44 685.58 691.51 691.51 726.28 782.40 1,083.40  
      DUP William Keery* 8.15 558 594.68 600.98 607.98 619.31 627.71 627.71 653.88 755.77 905.81 945.33
      DUP Thomas Smith* 7.90 541 556.96 572.17 575.73 590.41 597.51 597.51 640.36 680.13 737.56 801.78
      UKIP Patrick Toms 5.38 368 383.40 385.65 394.02 411.31 426.29 427.29 566.11 636.84 658.93 660.07
      DUP Terence Malcolm* 7.19 492 516.08 517.61 522.89 531.26 539.0 539.0 563.37 614.0    
      UUP Christopher Eisenstadt 3.27 224 285.60 333.30 349.51 390.30 424.77 425.77 507.38      
      TUV Joseph Strutt 5.29 362 379.92 382.98 387.54 404.54 411.40 411.40        
      Green (NI) Trana Gray 3.87 265 288.52 291.40 330.08 347.59            
      NI Conservatives Brian McBride 2.56 175 204.96 208.83 218.39              
      NI21 William McKee 2.64 181 192.48 192.93                
      Electorate: 16,956   Valid: 6,845   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 978   Turnout: 6,915 (40.78%)

        Bangor West
        Bangor West - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        UUP Marion Smith* 16.15 870 887 890 950            
        DUP Alan Graham* 16.08 866 889 891 932            
        DUP Alan Leslie* † 15.80 851 881 883 895 912          
        Alliance Scott Wilson 11.49 619 622 686 701 709 713 713 807 1,102  
        Green (NI) Paul Roberts †­†† 6.42 346 359 426 449 453 456 456 562 664 830
        TUV Robert Gordon 9.12 491 520 521 568 573 580 586 634 646 657
        Alliance Laurence Thompson* 5.85 315 319 403 422 425 425 425 506    
        NI21 Steven Denny 6.37 344 354 382 412 415 419 420      
        NI Conservatives Mark Brotherston 4.72 254 272 277              
        SDLP Ingrid Logan 4.91 264 268                
        Communist Party Alison Blayney 3.08 166                  
        Electorate: 13,479   Valid: 5,386   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 898   Turnout: 5,448 (40.42%)

          Comber
          Comber - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          DUP Robert Gibson* 17.29 1,071            
          UUP James Fletcher* 13.93 863 878 880.61 974.67 1,037.67    
          Alliance Deborah Girvan* 13.16 815 880 880.30 980.39 1,016.48 1,121.48  
          DUP Trevor Cummings* 11.54 715 724 733.39 771.63 838.93 960.93 975.93
          TUV Stephen Cooper 9.32 577 585 585.78 639.87 750.08 908.23 920.23
          DUP John Oswald* 10.33 640 648 663.36 676.63 742.14 867.38 879.38
          UUP Philip Smith* 8.17 506 526 526.42 588.48 661.60    
          UKIP Isabella Hanna 6.89 427 439 440.65 477.71      
          NI Conservatives John Andrews 6.64 411 425 425.93        
          NI21 Margaret Howson 2.73 169            
          Electorate: 13,681   Valid: 6,194   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,033   Turnout: 6,272 (45.84%)

            Holywood and Clandeboye
            Holywood and Clandeboye - 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            DUP Stephen Dunne* 23.12 1,423            
            Alliance Andrew Muir* 14.79 910 922.88 983.16 1,013.44 1,154.44    
            Green (NI) Prof. John Barry* † 14.88 916 933.92 988.76 1,024.04 1,098.04    
            UUP Daniel Allen ‡‡ 10.06 619 647.28 672.56 728.12 735.12 735.12 1,098.12
            DUP Jennifer Gilmour* † 8.77 540 837.64 855.92 882.60 886.16 886.16 954.96
            Alliance Kate Nicholl 7.41 456 460.48 485.04 518.32 586.16 710.16 759.40
            UUP James McKerrow* 7.72 475 491.52 508.80 558.80 562.64 564.64  
            SDLP Peter Lismore 5.00 308 311.36 319.64 326.64      
            NI Conservatives William O'Callaghan 4.31 265 268.08 280.08        
            NI21 Matthew Johnston 3.38 208 210.80          
            Independent Gerard Leddy 0.55 34 34.28          
            Electorate: 14,158   Valid: 6,154   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 6,229 (44.00%)

              Newtownards
              Newtownards - 7 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
              Independent James Menagh* 18.06 1,464                
              DUP Naomi Armstrong* 12.94 1,049                
              DUP Stephen McIlveen* 10.23 829 900.40 907.75 910.30 931.46 946.89 1,016.34    
              DUP Colin Kennedy* 6.82 553 585.20 591.20 593.60 607.35 618.73 665.55 1,030.55  
              Alliance Alan McDowell* 6.64 538 554.80 567.15 567.42 578.82 631.22 653.02 659.17 1,074.17
              UUP Richard Smart 7.88 639 683.10 705.80 706.25 725.35 751.10 807.56 836.74 864.79
              UUP Katherine Ferguson 7.34 595 631.05 659.10 660.24 681.12 714.90 759.10 811.18 855.85
              TUV David McMullen 6.44 522 559.80 570.50 570.95 586.40 602.48 647.68 679.45 689.53
              Alliance Linda Cleland* 6.11 495 512.85 515.85 516.51 530.96 588.66 623.36 634.13  
              DUP John Elliott* 5.72 464 508.45 512.45 534.26 555.77 565.56 611.51    
              Independent Ian Cox 4.74 384 470.45 471.45 472.11 542.34 559.39      
              NI21 Nichola Keenan 3.10 251 263.25 274.25 274.49 288.19        
              Independent Sharon Hunt 2.54 206 250.80 253.80 254.01          
              NI Conservatives William McKendry 1.46 118 121.85              
              Electorate: 19,953   Valid: 8,107   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,250 (41.35%)

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options
                Co-option date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                19 May 2016 Bangor East and Donaghadee UUP Alan Chambers David Chambers[3] A. Chambers was elected to the Assembly.[4]
                1 Jun 2016 Ards Peninsula Alliance Kellie Armstrong Lorna McAlpine[5] Armstrong was elected to the Assembly.
                7 Jul 2016 Bangor Central Alliance Stuart Anderson Karen Douglas[6] Anderson resigned.[7]
                24 Oct 2016 Bangor West Green (NI) Paul Roberts Rachel Woods[8]
                28 Feb 2018 Bangor West DUP Alan Leslie Jennifer Gilmour[9]
                15 Mar 2018 Bangor West Green (NI) Rachel Woods James Hunter Woods moved to the Hollywood seat.[10][11]
                15 Mar 2018 Hollywood and Clandeboye Green (NI) Prof. John Barry Rachel Woods[11] Barry resigned.[12]
                27 Mar 2018 Holywood and Clandeboye DUP Jennifer Gilmour Roberta Dunlop[13] Gilmour moved to the Bangor West seat on 28 Feb.
                20 Dec 2018 Bangor West Green (NI) James Hunter James Barry McKee[14]

                ‡ Changes of affiliation
                Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                6 Feb 2015 Bangor Central Noelle Robinson Green (NI) Independent Resigned.[15]
                11 Dec 2015 Bangor East and Donaghadee Alan Chambers Independent UUP Joined.[16]
                11 Apr 2016 Holywood and Clandeboye Daniel Allen UUP Independent Resigned.[17]
                16 Aug 2016 Holywood and Clandeboye Daniel Allen Independent DUP Joined.[18]

                Last update 26 March 2019.

                Current composition: see Ards and North Down Borough Council

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