Ards Peninsula (District Electoral Area)

Ards Peninsula is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballywalter, Carrowdore, Kircubbin, Loughries, Portaferry and Portavogie. Ards Peninsula forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ards Area A which had existed since 1973, and originally contained seven wards (Ballywalter, Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South, Kircubbin, Millisle, Portaferry and Portavogie). For the 1993 local elections it was reduced to five wards, gaining Carrowdore but losing Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South and Millisle to the new Ards East DEA. For the 2014 local elections, it was increased to six wards, regaining Millisle while Donaghadee moved to the new Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA.

2023 Election
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2023: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: No change

2019 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: No change

2014 Election
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

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

2011-2014 Change: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat

2011 Election
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: No change

2005 Election
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change

2001 Election
1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: No change

1997 Election
1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1997: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: DUP and SDLP gain from Alliance and Independent

1993 Election
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance

1993: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1989-1993 Change: UUP (two seats) and DUP loss to Independent and due to the reduction of two seats

1989 Election
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from UPUP and Independent

1985 Election
1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent