Ards West (District Electoral Area)

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
DUP Robert Gibson* 23.10% 1,519          
DUP Trevor Cummings 16.13% 1,061          
DUP 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 Deborah Girvan 11.60% 763 775.87 804.22 832.61 833.24 872.75
Alliance 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
DUP Margaret Craig* 17.51% 1,227      
Alliance 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  
DUP William Montgomery* 13.69% 959 994.28 1,021.28  
DUP Mervyn Oswald 12.56% 880 893.14 915.04 981.04
DUP 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          
DUP Margaret Craig* 15.32% 1,230          
UUP Philip Smith 7.78% 625 1,516.55        
DUP William Montgomery 12.94% 1,039 1,098.95 1,100.56 1,117.89 1,124.49 1,175.49
Alliance Jim McBriar* 9.41% 756 835.75 840.35 866.23 867.07 1,023.47
DUP David Gilmore* 8.63% 693 789.25 794.08 810.63 873.15 1,001.09
Alliance 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 Kathleen Coulter* 15.18% 741          
UUP Margaret Craig* 11.71% 572 871.52        
DUP David Gilmore 13.00% 635 683.75 877.19      
Alliance Jim McBriar* 9.85% 481 511.03 595.27 599.43 654.81 693.81
DUP 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      
DUP Simpson Gibson* 14.75% 736      
UUP Margaret Craig 12.92% 645 906.6    
Alliance Jim McBriar* 12.70% 634 671.44 684.15 750.15
Alliance Kathleen Coulter 12.34% 616 628.48 637.91 712.68
UUP Stanley McCoy 5.39% 269 472.52 604.13 674.94
DUP 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        
DUP David McKibbin 10.43% 619 698.17 702.09 759.48 887.48  
Alliance Jim McBriar* 11.12% 660 692.37 696.57 700.57 706.8 1,072.8
DUP 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 Alan McDowell 6.52% 387 393.24 394.08 400.08 402.08  
DUP Glynn Moore 3.20% 190 205.21 207.45 268.12    
DUP 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
DUP Thomas Gourley* 24.29% 1,493          
UUP Robert Gibson 24.13% 1,483          
DUP John Hamilton* 9.58% 589 1,040.82        
Alliance 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  
DUP 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 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.