The first election to North Down and Ards District Council (now

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 ...

), part of the

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on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via

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. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.

Election results

Districts summary

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District results

Ards Peninsula

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Bangor Central

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green

Bangor East and Donaghadee

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

Bangor West

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

Comber

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV

Holywood and Clandeboye

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

Newtownards

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent * ''Incumbent''

Changes during the term

† Co-options

‡ Changes of affiliation

''Last update 26 March 2019.'' ''Current composition: see

References

External links

Election results
North Down and Ards District Council {{United Kingdom local elections, 2014 2014 Northern Ireland local elections 21st century in County Down Elections in County Down