Ards and North Down Borough Council


Ards and North Down Borough Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ards Borough Council and North Down Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Ards and North Down district on 1 April 2015.
The district was originally called "North Down and Ards" but the council was known as "Ards and North Down District Council". Councillors on the transitional shadow authority voted on 15 December 2014 to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015. Negative public reaction to the proposed name prompted a rethink. The district name "Ards and North Down" was not finalised until 2016. The transfer of the borough charter from North Down Borough Council was delayed until after the district naming.

Mayoralty

Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Alan Graham
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20162017Deborah Girvan
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20172018Robert Adair
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20182019Richard Smart
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20192020Bill Keery
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Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Carl McClean
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20162017William Keery
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20172018Gavin Walker
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20182019Eddie Thompson
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20192020Karen Douglas
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Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Ards Peninsula6
Bangor Central6
Bangor East and Donaghadee6
Bangor West5
Comber5
Holywood and Clandeboye5
Newtownards7

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 11 May 2020.

For further details see 2019 Ards and North Down Borough Council election.''

Population

The area covered by the new borough has 156,672 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.