Newtownards (District Electoral Area)

Newtownards 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 Conway Square, Cronstown, Glen, Gregstown, Movilla, Scrabo and West Winds. 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

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

2019 Election

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent<br />

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent<br />

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

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

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent<br />

2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP

2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent<br />

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent<br />

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1993-1997 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP

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

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP<br />

1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from NILP

1985 Election

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

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