Ards Peninsula (District Electoral Area)

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.

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)

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 District Electoral Area. 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
Election Councillor
(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% 1,266 1,273.92 1,383.92    
SDLP Joe Boyle* 13.93% 1,279 1,288.24 1,308.57 1,314.57  
DUP Nigel Edmund* 6.89% 633 996.99 1,003.32 1,174.22 1,675.22
DUP Davy Kerr 9.00% 827 990.68 1,014.99 1,165.61 1,314.61
Ulster Unionist Pete Wray 8.05% 739 773.98 810.31 949.27 1,069.06
Sinn Féin Noel Sands 10.29% 945 946.65 963.65 964.65 965.65
DUP Eddie Thompson* 7.48% 687 720.00 725.33 852.62  
TUV Tom Thompson 6.45% 592 616.09 628.09    
Green (NI) Gilian McNaull 1.62% 149 149.99      
Independent Boyd Ireland 1.18% 108 111.63      
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% 735 1,511.5          
    DUP Eddie Thompson* 10.48% 821 931 934.15 1,273.15      
    Ulster Unionist Angus Carson* 10.62% 832 943.5 968.7 995.45 1,020.2 1,132  
    Alliance Lorna McAlpine* 10.62% 832 849 1,079.65 1,083.9 1,085.75 1,088.95 1,124.95
    Green (NI) Michele Strong 4.07% 319 333 372.9 375.9 383.25 388.25 434.25
    Sinn Féin Murdoch McKibbin 2.50% 196 197.5 380.9 381.4 382.4 382.6 384.6
    UKIP Matt Davey 2.98% 234 267.5 274.15 279.15 291.15 322.55  
    NI Conservatives Tim Mullen 0.74% 58 61 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              
      Ulster Unionist 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 1,074
      DUP Eddie Thompson* 7.25% 456 535.12 539.02 604.98 697.88 712.11 788.67 800
      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% 114 117.87 125.07 131.7 132.1      
      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 Adair 17.56% 1,067          
        Alliance Kieran McCarthy* 15.50% 942 1,271.3        
        DUP Colin Kennedy 11.95% 726 728.59 732.37 770.53 823.53 1,140.53
        Ulster Unionist Angus Carson* 11.83% 719 731.21 746.33 803.28 879.02 954.44
        Alliance Kellie Armstrong 4.74% 288 366.44 568.04 587.31 628.05 646.74
        DUP John Prentice 6.91% 420 423.33 429.21 442.58 507.79  
        Independent Joe Hagan 4.30% 261 269.14 280.48 314.22    
        Independent Robert Drysdale* 2.96% 180 197.76 215.4      
        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% 990 1,074.13    
          SDLP Joe Boyle 14.77% 913 918.17 1,303.17  
          DUP Robert Drysdale* 10.72% 663 1,024.43 1,034.43  
          Ulster Unionist Angus Carson* 11.37% 703 801.7 854.93 937.93
          DUP Colin Kennedy 6.60% 408 745.93 761.69 774.69
          Sinn Féin Anthony Lacken 4.72% 292 293.88    
          Independent Daniel McCarthy* 4.37% 270 281.28    
          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% 705 1,222.92            
            SDLP Daniel McCarthy* 12.51% 860 865.85 899.51 918.84 1,025.08 1,025.88 1,430.88  
            Ulster Unionist Angus Carson 10.33% 710 748.22 755.81 766.28 864.5 894.8 944.8 1,008.8
            Ulster Unionist Paul Carson* 7.56% 520 583.96 593.97 603.82 671.15 710.75 731.42 765.42
            Independent Joe Boyle 7.65% 526 528.73 543.58 553.75 646.87 648.67    
            Independent Robert Ambrose 3.71% 255 289.32 298.01 307.13        
            Independent James McMullan 2.23% 153 155.73 162.99 166.58        
            Alliance Stephen McSherry 0.51% 35 38.12 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
              Ulster Unionist Paul Carson 22.57% 1,114        
              Alliance Kieran McCarthy* 21.21% 1,047        
              DUP Jim Shannon* 20.12% 993        
              DUP Robert Drysdale 10.25% 473 687.21 696.01 849.01  
              SDLP Daniel McCarthy 15.60% 770 777.44 808.9 810.52 930.52
              Alliance William Sheldon* 3.12% 154 202.98 315.62 325.16 346.72
              Alliance John Smyth 4.48% 221 227.82 279.3 281.82 296.02
              SDLP Iain Bell 2.65% 131 131 141.12 141.48  
              Green (NI) Owen Crawford 0.67% 33 40.75 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 McMullan 13.74% 656 818.76    
                Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose* 14.94% 713 758.24 943.24  
                Alliance William Sheldon 4.53% 216 723 743.28 770.28
                DUP Thomas Cully 10.16% 485 498 539.08 599.08
                Ulster Unionist Samuel Brown 5.47% 261 275.56    
                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              
                  Ulster Unionist John Shields* 14.73% 1,018              
                  Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose* 14.59% 1,008              
                  DUP Mervyn Rea 8.45% 584 588.56 682.4 705.49 738.45 748.8 1,139.8  
                  Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson 6.64% 459 464.52 474.21 586.38 688.3 786.85 845.31 983.31
                  Alliance Clifford Auld 7.41% 512 698 705.48 717.3 726.1 742 753.72 765.72
                  Independent James McMullan 8.16% 564 616.32 616.83 616.83 617.95 619 624.15 632.15
                  DUP Oliver Johnston* 6.54% 452 453.44 502.4 511.57 519.09 531.84    
                  Ulster Unionist Trevor Hussey 2.39% 165 167.4 172.5          
                  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            
                    Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose* 11.46% 837 849.4 928.4        
                    Independent Thomas Byers 11.07% 808 808.4 826.48 830.56 1,058.56    
                    Alliance Kieran McCarthy 6.22% 454 455.76 466 667.92 816.92 944.92  
                    Ulster Unionist John Shields 8.34% 609 625.16 641.28 668.24 669.32 669.32 1,036.32
                    DUP Jim Shannon 11.46% 837 844.36 858.32 863.64 863.64 863.64 899
                    DUP Oliver Johnston* 11.11% 811 819.8 822.2 823.36 827.36 828.36 867.12
                    DUP Joseph Thompson* 8.72% 637 642.68 649.68 651.76 651.84 651.84 672.24
                    Ulster Unionist John Scott* 5.70% 416 428.88 468.8 505.16 505.16 505.16  
                    SDLP Patrick Doherty* 4.92% 359 359.24 415.24 419.32      
                    Alliance James Muirhead 3.93% 287 292.04 298.44        
                    Ulster Unionist Samuel McKeown 2.16% 158 165.12          
                    SDLP Seamus O'Neill 1.22% 89 89.16          
                    Electorate: 14,998   Valid: 7,301 (48.68%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 913   Turnout: 7,521 (50.15%)  

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