2023 Ards and North Down Borough Council election
18 May 2023
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Naomi Long Doug Beattie
Party DUP Alliance Ulster Unionist
Seats before 14 10 8
Seats won 14 12 8
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 16,522 15,137 9,393
Percentage 29.0% 26.6% 16.5%
Swing Decrease 4.4% Increase 4.4% Decrease 1.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Mal O'Hara Colum Eastwood
Party Independent Green (NI) SDLP
Seats before 3 3 1
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 6,351 3,381 2,115
Percentage 11.2% 5.9% 3.7%
Swing Increase 2.6% Decrease 4.3% Increase 0.5%
Ards and North Down 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

TBC

The 2023 election to Ards and North Down Borough Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Background

Ards and North Down is the only council in Northern Ireland on which Sinn Féin have never won a seat.[3]

Election results

2023 Ards and North Down Borough Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 14 1 1 Steady 0 35.00 29.02 16,522 Decrease 4.36
  Alliance 12 3 1 Increase 2 30.00 26.59 15,137 Increase 4.36
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 0 Steady 0 20.00 16.50 9,393 Decrease 1.31
  Independent 3 1 1 Steady 0 7.50 11.16 6,351 Increase 2.55
  Green (NI) 2 0 1 Decrease 1 5.00 5.94 3,381 Decrease 4.23
  SDLP 1 0 0 Steady 0 2.50 3.72 2,115 Increase 0.49
  TUV 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.00 4.83 2,748 Increase 3.45
  Sinn Féin 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 1.66 945 Increase 1.13
  NI Conservatives 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.00 0.59 337 Decrease 0.72
Total 40 56,929

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

District summary

Results of the 2023 Ards and North Down Borough Council election by District Electoral Area
District Electoral Area (DEA)  %
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DUP Alliance UUP Green SDLP TUV Sinn Féin Independents and others
Ards Peninsula 44.71 3 Steady 13.78 1 Steady 8.05 1 Steady 1.62 0 Steady 13.93 1 Steady 6.45 0 Steady 10.29 0 Steady 1.18 0 Steady 6
Bangor Central 16.73 1 Decrease 1 28.75 2 Increase 1 14.55 1 Steady 6.90 0 Decrease 1 0.00 0 Steady 5.37 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 27.69 2 Increase 1 6
Bangor East and Donaghadee 23.39 2 Steady 23.90 2 Increase 1 34.18 2 Steady 4.18 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 14.35 0 Decrease 1 6
Bangor West 25.72 2 Increase 1 30.09 1 Decrease 1 13.33 1 Steady 11.33 1 Steady 4.57 0 Steady 5.09 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 9.87 0 Steady 5
Comber 38.48 2 Steady 28.83 2 Increase 1 19.31 1 Steady 2.72 0 Steady 0.0 0 Steady 5.61 0 Decrease 1 0.00 0 Steady 5.00 0 Steady 5
Holywood and Clandeboye 19.81 1 Steady 41.03 2 Steady 12.80 1 Steady 14.67 1 Steady 6.97 0 Steady 4.71 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 5
Newtownards 32.38 3 Steady 23.51 2 Steady 13.54 1 Steady 2.43 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 6.44 0 Steady 0.00 0 Steady 21.70 1 Steady 7
Total 29.02 14 Steady 26.59 12 Increase 2 16.50 8 Steady 5.94 2 Decrease 1 3.72 1 Steady 4.83 0 Decrease 1 1.66 0 Steady 11.75 3 Steady 40

District results

Ards Peninsula

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

Ards Peninsula - 6 seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Robert Adair* 21.33% 1,959        
Alliance Lorna McAlpine* 13.78% 1,266 1,273.92 1,383.92    
SDLP Joe Boyle* 13.93% 1,279 1,288.24 1,308.57 1,314.57  
DUP Nigel Edmund* 6.89% 633 996.99 1,003.32 1,174.22 1,675.22
DUP Davy Kerr 9.00% 827 990.68 1,014.99 1,165.61 1,314.61
Ulster Unionist Pete Wray 8.05% 739 773.98 810.31 949.27 1,069.06
Sinn Féin Noel Sands 10.29% 945 946.65 963.65 964.65 965.65
DUP Eddie Thompson* 7.48% 687 720.00 725.33 852.62  
TUV Tom Thompson 6.45% 592 616.09 628.09    
Green (NI) Gilian McNaull 1.62% 149 149.99      
Independent Boyd Ireland 1.18% 108 111.63      
Electorate: 19,000   Valid: 9,184 (48.34%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 9,925 (52.24%)  

    Bangor Central

    2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent

    2023: 2 x Alliance, 2 x Independent, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP

    2019–2023 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from DUP and Green

    Bangor Central - 6 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Alliance Karen Douglas* † 16.31% 1,378                
    Independent Wesley Irvine* 16.20% 1,369                
    DUP Alistair Cathcart* 12.46% 1,053 1,053.84 1,061.84 1,091.36 1,107.68 1,397.68      
    Ulster Unionist Craig Blaney* 10.85% 917 920.48 935.48 965.96 1,205.28 1,225.28      
    Alliance Chris McCracken 7.88% 666 699.24 705.36 707.16 718.76 719.88 722.76 1,154.88 1,436.88
    Independent Ray McKimm* 10.47% 885 891.48 906.48 933.84 958.52 962.36 975.8 1,003.44 1,218.44
    TUV Peter Wilson 5.37% 454 454.36 463.48 492.88 505.36 552.2 712.52 713.52 729.52
    Green (NI) Stephen Dunlop* 6.90% 583 598.84 600.84 605.4 615.88 622.48 631.12 666  
    Alliance Alex Harbinson 4.56% 385 485.92 492.04 494.44 503.92 504.16 507.04    
    DUP Dean McSorley 4.27% 361 361.12 366.12 381.84 388.16        
    Ulster Unionist Rachel McCord 3.70% 313 315.76 328.76 341.12          
    NI Conservatives Tim Mullen 1.02% 86 86.36              
    Electorate: 19,376   Valid: 8,450 (43.61%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,208   Turnout: 8,555 (44.15%)  

      Bangor East and Donaghadee

      2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

      2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

      2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from Independent

      Bangor East and Donaghadee - 6 seats[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Mark Brooks* 23.21% 1,972              
      Alliance Hannah Irwin* 17.01% 1,445              
      DUP James Cochrane 15.01% 1,275              
      Ulster Unionist David Chambers* 10.97% 932 1,323.95            
      Alliance Gillian McCollum 6.89% 585 630.63 839.59 864.14 1,110.04 1,128.24 1,208.73 1,208.85
      DUP Janice MacArthur* 8.38% 712 816.52 817.64 837.20 853.25 901.13 1,062.63 1,110.67
      Independent Bill Keery* 7.54% 641 668.30 671.66 697.22 731.42 751.58 1,019.71 1,021.15
      Independent Tom Smith* 5.41% 460 590.26 592.34 612.46 646.29 669.67    
      Green (NI) Ciara Henry 4.18% 355 394.30 408.25          
      NI Conservatives Paul Leeman 1.40% 119 132.65 133.13          
      Electorate: 18,066   Valid: 8,496 (47.03%)   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 1,214   Turnout: 8,590 (47.55%)  

        Bangor West

        2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

        2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green

        2019–2023 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

        Bangor West - 5 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Alliance Christine Creighton 18.06% 1,175                  
        DUP Jennifer Gilmour* 15.88% 1,033 1,063 1,063.77 1,068.77 1,205.77          
        Ulster Unionist Stephen Hollywood 13.33% 867 902 903.75 911.96 976.10 996.12 1,003.33 1,185.33    
        DUP Peter Martin 9.84% 640 649 649.35 650.35 732.42 828.88 830.95 1,045.93 1,113.13  
        Green (NI) Barry McKee* 11.33% 737 752 758.23 880.63 884.77 884.77 913.47 978.61 1,002.97 1,019.77
        Alliance Alison McWhinney 5.96% 388 392 440.02 548.91 551.91 551.91 961.60 997.02 1,005.42 1,008.78
        Independent Susan Prentice 7.84% 510 522 522.77 529.77 585.77 589.41 598.48      
        Alliance Huw Stacy 6.07% 395 398 417.67 460.81 460.81 460.81        
        TUV John Gordon 5.09% 331 348 348.35 350.35             
        SDLP Tony McCann 4.57% 297 298 301.92              
        NI Conservatives Colin Breen 2.03% 132                  
        Electorate: 14,486   Valid: 6,505 (44.91%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 6,588 (45.48%)  

          Comber

          2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

          2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

          2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from TUV

          Comber - 5 seats[4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          DUP Libby Douglas [5] 20.60% 1,501        
          Ulster Unionist Philip Smith* 19.31% 1,407        
          DUP Trevor Cummings* 17.88% 1,303        
          Alliance Patricia Morgan* 14.84% 1,081 1,087.38 1,127.54 1,204.6 1,219.6
          Alliance Rachel Ashe 13.99% 1,019 1,032.64 1,074.72 1,160.8 1,215.2
          TUV Sam Patterson 5.61% 409 595.56 651.24 677.36 922.12
          Independent Stephen Cooper* 4.42% 322 374.14 399.58 452.36  
          Green (NI) Cory Quinn 2.72% 197 207.56 219.56    
          Independent John Sloan 0.58% 47 52.5 66.42    
          Electorate: 15,112   Valid: 7,286 (48.21%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,215   Turnout: 7,381 (48.84%)  

            Holywood and Clandeboye

            2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Green, 1 x UUP

            2023: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Green, 1 x UUP

            2019–2023 Change: No change

            Holywood and Clandeboye - 5 seats[4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            DUP Alan Graham 14.39% 1,112 1,300      
            Ulster Unionist Linzi McLaren 12.80% 989 1,056 1,344    
            Alliance Martin McRandal* 15.81% 1,222 1,226 1,237 1,385  
            Green (NI) Rachel Woods* † 14.67% 1,134 1,144 1,186 1,361  
            Alliance David Rossiter 13.90% 1,074 1,076 1,083 1,179 1,256.39
            Alliance Helen Corbett 11.32% 875 891 900 1,004 1,021.75
            SDLP Déirdre Vaughan 6.97% 539 541 549    
            DUP Carl McClean* 5.42% 419 483      
            TUV Diane Adams 4.71% 364        
            Electorate: 15,973   Valid: 7,728 (48.38%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,289   Turnout: 7,815 (48.93%)  

              Newtownards

              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

              Newtownards - 7 seats[4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Independent Steven Irvine* 15.76% 1,463              
              DUP Naomi Armstrong* 14.75% 1,370              
              Ulster Unionist Richard Smart* 13.54% 1,257              
              Alliance Alan McDowell* 13.31% 1,236              
              DUP Stephen McIlveen* 11.38% 1,057 1,111.78 1,154.98 1,161.98        
              Alliance Vicky Moore* 10.20% 947 959.32 961.42 1,126.21 1,159.33 1,230.97    
              DUP Colin Kennedy* 6.25% 580 628.4 764.75 768.49 797.83 798.25 801.43 981.25
              TUV Eddie Allen 6.44% 598 670.16 681.26 686.68 700.36 700.72 702.4 872.68
              Independent Ian Cox 5.68% 527 618.3 625.5 672.21 685.08 685.56 701.16  
              Green (NI) Maurice Macartney 2.43% 226 233.04 234.39          
              Independent Ben King 0.26% 24 36.54 36.84          
              Electorate: 21,723   Valid: 9,285 (42.74%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,161   Turnout: 9,452 (43.51%)  

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                25 September 2023 Bangor Central Alliance Karen Douglas Alex Harbinson Douglas resigned.[6]
                30 October 2023 Holywood and Clandeboye Green (NI) Rachel Woods Lauren Kendall Woods resigned.[7]

                Notes

                  References

                  1. ↑ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
                  2. ↑ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
                  3. ↑ Ainsworth, Paul (2023-05-04). "Independents aim to return in Ards and North Down, while Sinn Féin hopes to score first ever seat". The Irish News. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
                  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
                  5. ↑ "Councillor Libby Douglas | Ards and North Down Borough Council".
                  6. ↑ "New Councillor - Bangor Central DEA".
                  7. ↑ "New Councillor - Holywood and Clandeboye District Electoral Area".
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