Ards West (District Electoral Area)

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Ards West DEA (1993-2014) within Ards

Ards West was one of the four district electoral areas in Ards, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Ards Borough Council, and formed part of Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ards Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballygowan, Comber North, Comber South, Comber West, Killinchy and West Winds. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Comber DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Deborah Girvan
(Alliance) 		Philip Smith
(UUP) 		James Fletcher
(UUP) 		Trevor Cummings
(DUP) 		Mervyn Oswald
(DUP) 		Robert Gibson
(DUP)/
(UUP)
2005 Jim McBriar
(Alliance) 		Margaret Craig
(DUP)/
(UUP) 		William Montgomery
(DUP)
2001 Philip Smith
(UUP) 		David Gilmore
(DUP)
1997 David McNarry
(UUP) 		Kathleen Coulter
(Alliance)
1993 Stanley McCoy
(UUP) 		Simpson Gibson
(DUP)
1989 Bobby McBride
(UUP)/
(DUP) 		Edward Archdale
(UUP) 		David McKibbin
(DUP) 		John Hamilton
(DUP)
1985 Stanley McCoy
(UUP) 		Thomas Gourley
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change

Ards West - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Democratic Unionist Party Robert Gibson* 23.10% 1,519          
Democratic Unionist Party Trevor Cummings 16.13% 1,061          
Democratic Unionist Party Mervyn Oswald* 13.20% 868 1,300.12        
UUP James Fletcher* 13.40% 881 929.75 1,063.31      
UUP Philip Smith 7.16% 471 497.91 615.72 663.56 767.51 935.53
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Deborah Girvan 11.60% 763 775.87 804.22 832.61 833.24 872.75
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 8.24% 542 572.03 600.38 619.77 623.55 661.78
TUV Jack Allister 5.22% 343 358.21 400.42 412.81 414.07  
NI Conservatives Bill McKendry 1.96% 129 133.68 138.72      
Electorate: 13,199   Valid: 6,577 (49.83%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 941   Turnout: 6,692 (50.70%)  

2005 Election

2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: No change

Ards West - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Democratic Unionist Party Margaret Craig* 17.51% 1,227      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 15.27% 1,070      
UUP Robert Gibson* 14.04% 984 1,003.26    
UUP James Fletcher 11.36% 796 804.1 1,154.1  
Democratic Unionist Party William Montgomery* 13.69% 959 994.28 1,021.28  
Democratic Unionist Party Mervyn Oswald 12.56% 880 893.14 915.04 981.04
Democratic Unionist Party David Gilmore* 9.21% 645 784.14 798.04 851.04
UUP Philip Smith* 6.37% 446 449.78    
Electorate: 12,766   Valid: 7,007 (54.89%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,002   Turnout: 7,147 (55.98%)  

2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance

Ards West - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Robert Gibson* 30.56% 2,454          
Democratic Unionist Party Margaret Craig* 15.32% 1,230          
UUP Philip Smith 7.78% 625 1,516.55        
Democratic Unionist Party William Montgomery 12.94% 1,039 1,098.95 1,100.56 1,117.89 1,124.49 1,175.49
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 9.41% 756 835.75 840.35 866.23 867.07 1,023.47
Democratic Unionist Party David Gilmore* 8.63% 693 789.25 794.08 810.63 873.15 1,001.09
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kathleen Coulter* 9.12% 732 791.4 795.08 842.96 843.92 965.11
UUP Arthur Spence 3.87% 311 412.75 762.35 829.73 830.93  
NI Conservatives Christopher Connolly 2.37% 190 205.4 207.01      
Electorate: 13,602   Valid: 8,030 (59.04%)   Spoilt: 223   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 8,253 (60.67%)  

1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change

Ards West - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Robert Gibson* 22.59% 1,103          
UUP David McNarry 21.83% 1,066          
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kathleen Coulter* 15.18% 741          
UUP Margaret Craig* 11.71% 572 871.52        
Democratic Unionist Party David Gilmore 13.00% 635 683.75 877.19      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 9.85% 481 511.03 595.27 599.43 654.81 693.81
Democratic Unionist Party Lorraine Gilmore 5.84% 285 311.13 398.49 552.93 649.26 650.58
Electorate: 12,917   Valid: 4,883 (37.80%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 698   Turnout: 4,953 (38.34%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP 1989-1993: Alliance gain from DUP

Ards West - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Robert Gibson* 26.41% 1,318      
Democratic Unionist Party Simpson Gibson* 14.75% 736      
UUP Margaret Craig 12.92% 645 906.6    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 12.70% 634 671.44 684.15 750.15
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kathleen Coulter 12.34% 616 628.48 637.91 712.68
UUP Stanley McCoy 5.39% 269 472.52 604.13 674.94
Democratic Unionist Party Richard Finlay 9.64% 481 542.44 571.55 611.56
NI Conservatives Robert Darnley 5.85% 292 307.84 315.22  
Electorate: 12,414   Valid: 4,991 (40.20%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 714   Turnout: 5,109 (41.16%)  

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Ards West - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Robert Gibson* 23.16% 1,375          
UUP Edward Archdale 13.73% 815 930.05        
UUP Bobby McBride* 13.02% 773 856.46        
Democratic Unionist Party David McKibbin 10.43% 619 698.17 702.09 759.48 887.48  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 11.12% 660 692.37 696.57 700.57 706.8 1,072.8
Democratic Unionist Party John Hamilton* 10.97% 651 684.15 689.47 727.47 817.61 822.78
UUP William Elliott 4.60% 273 427.05 488.37 497.65 515 530.07
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell 6.52% 387 393.24 394.08 400.08 402.08  
Democratic Unionist Party Glynn Moore 3.20% 190 205.21 207.45 268.12    
Democratic Unionist Party Andrew Marks 3.27% 194 195.17 196.01      
Electorate: 13,303   Valid: 5,937 (44.63%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 849   Turnout: 6,073 (45.65%)  

1985 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Ards West - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Democratic Unionist Party Thomas Gourley* 24.29% 1,493          
UUP Robert Gibson 24.13% 1,483          
Democratic Unionist Party John Hamilton* 9.58% 589 1,040.82        
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim McBriar* 13.00% 799 816.63 851.07 854.37 1,098.37  
UUP Stanley McCoy 10.27% 631 666.26 801.92 809.72 899.72  
Democratic Unionist Party Bobby McBride 9.08% 558 626.88 658.38 798.93 830.63 860.63
UUP Trevor Hussey 2.80% 172 187.58 529.46 534.56 625.38 716.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell 4.03% 248 249.23 257.63 257.78    
UUP Arthur Spence 2.13% 131 135.92 166.58 167.93    
Independent Johnston Haire 0.70% 43 53.66 70.46 71.06    
Electorate: 12,416   Valid: 6,147 (49.51%)   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 879   Turnout: 6,290 (50.66%)  

References

  1. ↑ "Ards West Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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