Newtownards (District Electoral Area)

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Newtownards
Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (1985-1993)
6 (1993-2014)
7 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Naomi Armstrong (DUP)
  •   Steven Irvine (IND)
  •   Colin Kennedy (DUP)
  •   Alan McDowell (APNI)
  •   Stephen McIlveen (DUP)
  •   Vicky Moore (APNI)
  •   Richard Smart (UUP)
File:Ards and North Down Newtownards highlight.svg
Newtownards DEA within Ards and North Down
File:Ards 1993 Newtownards highlight.svg
Newtownards DEA (1993-2014) within Ards

Newtownards 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 Conway Square, Cronstown, Glen, Gregstown, Movilla, Scrabo and West Winds.[2] Newtownards forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. It was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained seven wards (Bradshaw's Brae, Central, Glen, Loughries, Movilla, Scrabo and Whitespots). For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced to six wards, gaining Ballyrainey but losing Loughries and Movilla to the new Ards East DEA. For the 2014 local elections, it returned to seven wards as Ards East was abolished.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party) 		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Alan McDowell
(Alliance) 		Vicky Moore
(Alliance) 		Richard Smart
(UUP) 		Steven Irvine
(Independent) 		Naomi Armstrong
(DUP) 		Stephen McIlveen
(DUP) 		Colin Kennedy
(DUP)
May 2022 Co-Options
2019 Nick Mathison
(Alliance) 		Jimmy Menagh
(Independent)
2014 Katherine Ferguson
(UUP)
2011 Thomas Hamilton
(UUP) 		David Smyth
(UUP) 		6 seats
1993-2014
2005 George Ennis
(DUP) 		Simon Hamilton
(DUP) 		Michelle McIlveen
(DUP)
2001 Hamilton Lawther
(DUP) 		Wilbert Magill
(DUP)/
(Independent Unionist)
1997 Bobby McBride
(Independent Unionist)
1993 Nancy Orr
(Independent Unionist)
1989 Owen Dorrian
(Alliance) 		Thomas Benson
(UUP) 		Simpson Gibson
(DUP) 		John Elliott
(DUP) 		John Purdy
(Independent Unionist)
1985 William Gilmore
(DUP) 		Robert Gaw
(NILP)

2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2019–2023 Change: No change

Newtownards - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Steven Irvine* 15.76% 1,463              
Democratic Unionist Party Naomi Armstrong* 14.75% 1,370              
UUP Richard Smart* 13.54% 1,257              
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 13.31% 1,236              
Democratic Unionist Party Stephen McIlveen* 11.38% 1,057 1,111.78 1,154.98 1,161.98        
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Vicky Moore* 10.20% 947 959.32 961.42 1,126.21 1,159.33 1,230.97    
Democratic Unionist Party Colin Kennedy* 6.25% 580 628.4 764.75 768.49 797.83 798.25 801.43 981.25
TUV Eddie Allen 6.44% 598 670.16 681.26 686.68 700.36 700.72 702.4 872.68
Independent Ian Cox 5.68% 527 618.3 625.5 672.21 685.08 685.56 701.16  
Green (NI) Maurice Macartney 2.43% 226 233.04 234.39          
Independent Ben King 0.26% 24 36.54 36.84          
Electorate: 21,723   Valid: 9,285 (42.74%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,161   Turnout: 9,452 (43.51%)  

2019 Election

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Newtownards - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Jimmy Menagh* † 25.63% 2,138            
Democratic Unionist Party Naomi Armstrong* 14.77% 1,232            
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Nick Mathison † 13.08% 1,091            
Democratic Unionist Party Stephen McIlveen* 10.77% 898 1,127.1          
Democratic Unionist Party Colin Kennedy – 6.83% 570 771.84 919.59 924.07 988.03 1,055.03  
UUP Richard Smart* 8.82% 736 964.52 970.97 979.45 986.99 1,040.12 1,076.12
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 6.88% 574 668.54 670.19 678.83 679.87 696.66 977.61
UUP Ian Dickson 5.77% 481 585.98 599.78 602.09 607.29 677.47 734.16
Green (NI) Maurice Macartney 4.49% 374 448.82 450.47 466.01 467.05 503.97  
UK Independence Party Paul Corry 2.67% 223 341.32 348.07 358.34 361.2    
Independent Ben King 0.29% 24 61.12 61.42        
Electorate: 20,491   Valid: 8,341 (40.71%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,043   Turnout: 8,479 (41.38%)  

2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform. 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2011-2014: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat

Newtownards - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent James Menagh* 18.06% 1,464                
Democratic Unionist Party Naomi Armstrong* 12.94% 1,049                
Democratic Unionist Party Stephen McIlveen* 10.23% 829 900.4 907.75 910.3 931.46 946.89 1,016.34    
Democratic Unionist Party Colin Kennedy* 6.82% 553 585.2 591.2 593.6 607.35 618.73 665.55 1,030.55  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 6.64% 538 554.8 567.15 567.42 578.82 631.22 653.02 659.17 1,074.17
UUP Richard Smart 7.88% 639 683.1 705.8 706.25 725.35 751.1 807.56 836.74 864.79
UUP Katherine Ferguson 7.34% 595 631.05 659.10 660.24 681.12 714.9 759.1 811.18 855.85
TUV David McMullen 6.44% 522 559.8 570.5 570.95 586.4 602.48 647.68 679.45 689.53
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Linda Cleland* 6.11% 495 512.85 515.85 516.51 530.96 588.66 623.36 634.13  
Democratic Unionist Party 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% 206 250.8 253.8 254.01          
NI Conservatives William McKendry 1.46% 118 121.85              
Electorate: 19,953   Valid: 8,107 (40.63%)   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,250 (41.35%)  

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Newtownards - 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Democratic Unionist Party Naomi Armstrong 18.31% 979      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 16.51% 883      
Democratic Unionist Party Stephen McIlveen 14.72% 787      
Independent Jimmy Menagh 14.29% 764 772.14    
UUP Thomas Hamilton* 10.45% 559 573.96 671.06 713.78
UUP David Smyth* 10.53% 563 567.84 654.94 711.1
Democratic Unionist Party Charlie Simmons 7.82% 418 589.16 639.24 657.96
TUV Hamilton Lawther 3.42% 183 186.96    
Independent Ken Richardson 2.30% 123 124.54    
Social Democratic and Labour Party Gerard Lennon 1.66% 89 90.32    
Electorate: 12,092   Valid: 5,348 (44.23%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 765   Turnout: 5,467 (45.21%)  

2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

Newtownards - 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Democratic Unionist Party George Ennis* 22.66% 1,296      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 14.39% 823      
Democratic Unionist Party Simon Hamilton 8.57% 490 840.76    
Democratic Unionist Party Michelle McIlveen 10.89% 623 652.23 1,005.23  
UUP Thomas Hamilton* 12.87% 736 766.34 820.7  
UUP David Smyth* 11.38% 651 660.62 688.91 774.91
Independent Wilbert Magill* 10.56% 604 617.69 668.09 716.09
Democratic Unionist Party Hamilton Lawther* 8.67% 496 536.33    
Electorate: 11,945   Valid: 5,719 (47.88%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 818   Turnout: 5,849 (48.97%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

Newtownards - 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Democratic Unionist Party George Ennis* 22.81% 1,608        
UUP Thomas Hamilton* 18.27% 1,288        
UUP David Smyth* 15.04% 1,060        
Independent Wilbert Magill* 12.61% 889 923.2 1,043.2    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 12.18% 859 863.94 915.32 1,075.9  
Democratic Unionist Party Hamilton Lawther 5.15% 363 838 877.14 944.41 967.66
Democratic Unionist Party Bobby McBride* 9.52% 671 734.46 779.5 830.96 852.04
Independent Nancy Orr 4.43% 312 322.66      
Electorate: 12,965   Valid: 7,050 (54.38%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 1,008   Turnout: 7,268 (56.06%)  

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP

Newtownards - 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ind. Unionist Wilbert Magill* 19.41% 914                
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell* 15.37% 724                
UUP David Smyth* 14.65% 690                
Democratic Unionist Party George Ennis* 10.89% 653 692.44              
UUP Thomas Hamilton* 12.00% 565 628.22 635.8 651.6 656.36 666.68 728.68    
Ind. Unionist Bobby McBride 6.92% 326 377.33 382.33 388.83 391.38 391.78 426.07 507.6 534.6
Ind. Unionist Nancy Orr* 7.15% 337 393.26 407.42 430.62 433.68 434.68 461.61 503.67 510.67
Democratic Unionist Party John Purdy 4.78% 225 238.63 245.08 246.28 253.76 254.62 305.39    
PUP Alfred McCrory 4.69% 221 231.15 245.15 249.45 250.47 250.73      
Ulster Democratic Billy McKeown 1.17% 55 59.93              
Electorate: 12,942   Valid: 4,710 (36.39%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 673   Turnout: 4,830 (37.32%)  

1993 Election

1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 1989-1993 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

Newtownards - 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP David Smyth* 17.55% 817      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alan McDowell 16.49% 768      
Ind. Unionist Nancy Orr 13.70% 638 645.56 695.56  
UUP Thomas Hamilton 9.84% 458 551.24 631.1 677.79
Democratic Unionist Party Wilbert Magill* 11.90% 554 567.32 657.3 663.51
Democratic Unionist Party George Ennis 11.71% 545 549.32 634.22 638.59
UUP Bobby McBride* 10.74% 500 513.68 546.02 588.34
Democratic Unionist Party John Purdy* 4.60% 214 217.24    
NI Conservatives Andrew Thompson 3.48% 162 171    
Electorate: 12,647   Valid: 4,656 (36.82%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 666   Turnout: 4,797 (37.93%)  

1989 Election

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

Newtownards - 7 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP Thomas Benson* 20.60% 1,307                
Democratic Unionist Party Simpson Gibson* 20.22% 1,283                
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Owen Dorrian* 11.33% 719 757 763.08 770.08 964.08        
Democratic Unionist Party Wilbert Magill 8.64% 548 565.6 679.98 686.38 686.38 687.38 799.54    
Democratic Unionist Party John Elliott* 6.43% 408 450.4 625.2 633.1 633.48 634.48 785.14 906.14  
UUP David Smyth* 7.12% 452 544 565.66 625.38 628.18 671.18 699.68 794.68  
Ind. Unionist John Purdy 7.45% 473 485.4 496.04 503.22 511.82 578.82 585.74 682.36 697.36
UUP Thomas Hamilton 2.88% 183 430.6 449.22 482.58 489.58 525.58 535.06 603.58 636.58
Ind. Unionist William Hannigan 6.84% 434 449.6 473.92 478.72 481.12 490.12 504.1    
Democratic Unionist Party Cedric Wilson 3.59% 228 236.4 339.38 340.18 342.58 343.58      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Laurence Thompson 3.36% 213 218.2 218.58 221.58          
UUP James McKernon 1.54% 98 130.8 136.12            
Electorate: 16,907   Valid: 6,346 (37.53%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 794   Turnout: 6,521 (38.57%)  

1985 Election

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

Newtownards - 7 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Democratic Unionist Party Simpson Gibson* 22.50% 1,596                  
NI Labour Robert Gaw* 16.30% 1,156                  
Democratic Unionist Party John Elliott* 14.47% 1,026                  
UUP Thomas Benson 13.96% 990                  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Owen Dorrian* 7.74% 549 568.8 638.64 640.07 645.07 666.67 848.2 1,002.2    
UUP David Smyth 7.29% 517 552.1 595.06 597.79 613.79 641.15 656.35 665.87 678.87 922.87
Democratic Unionist Party William Gilmore 3.41% 242 701.9 741.26 845.65 852.15 859.57 860.63 866.49 869.49 891.94
Democratic Unionist Party Joseph Patterson 3.95% 280 425.35 443.83 458.39 460.79 467.97 470.45 472.65 473.65 489.95
UUP David Jeffers 3.34% 237 263.1 301.5 307.48 369.38 412.86 420.88 427.76 443.76  
Labour Party NI Hugh McMullan 2.65% 188 190.25 217.85 217.98 218.18 230.86 235.34      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Laurence Thompson 2.82% 200 201.8 214.76 215.15 215.95 219.29        
UUP James McKernon 1.07% 76 84.1 89.38 90.94 95.24          
Ulster Liberal Michael McGuigan 0.49% 35 36.35 40.43 40.43 40.83          
Electorate: 15,487   Valid: 7,092 (45.79%)   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 887   Turnout: 7,249 (46.81%)  

References

  1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ↑ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
  3. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Newtownards Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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