Ards Council Elections 2011

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Ards is divided into 4 wards;

Ards East
Ards West
Newtownards
Peninsula

Party Standings;

DUP - 11
UUP - 6
Alliance - 3
SDLP - 1
IND - 2

2005 Results

Peninsula

First Count:
Richard Shannon, (DUP) 1944
Kieran McCarthy, (Alliance) 990
Joe Boyle, (SDLP) 913
Angus Carson, (UUP) 703
Robin Drysdale, (DUP) 663
Colin Kennedy, (DUP) 408
Anthony Lacken, (SF) 292
Danny McCarthy, (Ind) 270

Votes by Party:

DUP: 3,015 (48.8%), 2 seats
Alliance: 990 (16.0%), 1 seat
SDLP: 913 (14.8%), 1 seat
UUP: 703 (11.4%), 1 seat
SF: 292 (4.7%)
Ind: 270 (4.4%)

Ards East

First Count:
Jonathan Bell, (DUP) 1515
Terence Williams, (DUP) 994
Ronnie Ferguson, (UUP) 993
Hamilton Gregory, (DUP) 943
Linda Cleland, (Alliance) 850
Colville Elliott, (DUP) 814
Jeffrey Magill, (UUP) 624
Tom Smith, (UUP) 560
John McCullough, (Green) 182
Thomas Sheridan, (Ind) 132

Votes by Party:

DUP: 4,266 (56.1%), 4 seats
UUP: 2,177 (28.6%), 2 seats
Alliance: 850 (11.2%)
Green: 182 (2.4%)
Ind: 132 (1.7%)

Ards West

First Count:
Margaret Craig, (DUP) 1227
James McBriar, (Alliance) 1070
Robert Gibson, (UUP) 984
William Montgomery, (DUP) 959
Mervyn Oswald, (DUP) 880
James Fletcher, (UUP) 796
David Gilmore, (DUP) 645
Philip Smith, (UUP) 446

Votes by Party:

DUP: 3,711 (53.0%), 3 seats
UUP: 2,226 (31.8%), 2 seats
Alliance: 1,070 (15.3%), 1 seat

Newtownards

First Count:
George Ennis, (DUP) 1296
Alan McDowell, (Alliance) 823
Tom Hamilton, (UUP) 736
David Smyth, (UUP) 651
Michelle Mcilveen, (DUP) 623
Wilbert Magill, (Ind) 604
Hamilton Lawther, (DUP) 496
Simon Hamilton, (DUP) 490

Votes by Party:

DUP: 2,905 (50.8%), 3 seats
UUP: 1,387 (24.3%), 2 seats
Alliance: 823 (14.4%), 1 seat
Ind: 604 (10.6%)

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Overwhelmingly Unionist Council area with the exception of the bottom of the Ards Peninsula.

The Ards East ward had no election in 2001 as there were 6 seats and only six candidates.