Ards and North Down Borough Council is a local authority in

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that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ards Borough Council and

North Down Borough Council North Down Borough Council was a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ards Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become North Down and Ards District Council. Its m ...

. 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 (prior to the council's official creation) voted on 15 December 2014 to submit an application to the

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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

was delayed until after the district naming.

Mayoralty

Mayor

Deputy Mayor

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

†'' Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.''
‡'' Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 24 September 2022.'' 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.

References

{{NI districts District councils of Northern Ireland Politics of County Down 2015 establishments in Northern Ireland