# 2019 Ards and North Down Borough Council election

The second election to Ards and North Down Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party once again won a plurality of seats.

## Election results

Ards and North Down Borough Council Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 16,759 | 2.0 |
| Alliance | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 11,162 | 8.8 |
| UUP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 17.8 | 8,943 | 0.4 |
| Green (NI) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 5,106 | 5.8 |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 4,321 | 1.1 |
| SDLP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1,621 | 1.0 |
| TUV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 695 | 3.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 672 | 1.2 |
| NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 660 | 2.0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 267 | 0.3 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
The overall turnout was 43.80% with a total of 50,206 valid votes cast. A total of 660 ballots were rejected.

## Districts summary

Results of the Ards and North Down Borough Council election, 2019 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | Green | Green | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Ards Peninsula | 47.8 | 3 | 10.6 | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Bangor Central | 26.1 | 2 | 18.3 | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 14.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 23.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Bangor East and Donaghadee | 31.2 | 2 | 17.1 | 1 | 30.1 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Bangor West | 30.5 | 1 | 32.5 | 2 | 17.2 | 1 | 16.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Comber | 37.9 | 2 | 23.2 | 1 | 21.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Holywood and Clandeboye | 26.6 | 1 | 38.7 | 2 | 13.5 | 1 | 19.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Newtownards | 32.4 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 14.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 33.4 | 14 | 22.2 | 10 | 17.8 | 8 | 10.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 12.6 | 4 | 40 |

## District results
### Ards Peninsula

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
Ards Peninsula - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Robert Adair* | 27.93% | 2,189 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joe Boyle* | 20.68% | 1,621 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Nigel Edmund* | 9.38% | 735 | 1,511.5 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Eddie Thompson* | 10.48% | 821 | 931 | 934.15 | 1,273.15 | | | |
| | UUP | Angus Carson* | 10.62% | 832 | 943.5 | 968.7 | 995.45 | 1,020.2 | 1,132 | |
| | Alliance | Lorna McAlpine* | 10.62% | 832 | 849 | 1,079.65 | 1,083.9 | 1,085.75 | 1,088.95 | 1,124.95 |
| | Green (NI) | Michele Strong | 4.07% | 319 | 333 | 372.9 | 375.9 | 383.25 | 388.25 | 434.25 |
| | Sinn Féin | Murdoch McKibbin | 2.50% | 196 | 197.5 | 380.9 | 381.4 | 382.4 | 382.6 | 384.6 |
| | UKIP | Matt Davey | 2.98% | 234 | 267.5 | 274.15 | 279.15 | 291.15 | 322.55 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Tim Mullen | 0.74% | 58 | 61 | 62.05 | 63.05 | | | |
| Electorate: 17,582 Valid: 7,837 (44.57%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 1,120 Turnout: 7,956 (45.25%) |||||||||||

### Bangor Central

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Greens 2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Greens, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from UUP
Bangor Central - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Alliance | Karen Douglas* | 18.29% | 1,346 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Stephen Dunlop | 14.22% | 1,046 | 1,220.9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alistair Cathcart* | 10.70% | 787 | 789.86 | 789.86 | 789.86 | 816.86 | 832.86 | 1,052.08 | | | | |
| | UUP | Craig Blaney | 10.29% | 757 | 774.38 | 777.38 | 788.16 | 818.04 | 862.24 | 871.46 | 903.76 | 1,324.76 | | |
| | DUP | Wesley Irvine* ‡ | 11.93% | 878 | 879.1 | 879.1 | 880.42 | 915.42 | 926.42 | 956.64 | 966.08 | 1,047.84 | 1,191.84 | |
| | Independent | Ray McKimm | 6.84% | 503 | 517.08 | 526.74 | 553.36 | 572.36 | 603.46 | 608.46 | 783.76 | 827.98 | 903.98 | 933.98 |
| | Independent | Noelle Robinson* | 5.75% | 423 | 446.76 | 461.3 | 491.88 | 513.1 | 543.2 | 544.2 | 681.46 | 723.62 | 769.62 | 788.62 |
| | UUP | Ian Henry | 7.37% | 542 | 555.86 | 556.86 | 568.74 | 588.96 | 635.6 | 641.6 | 664.8 | | | |
| | Independent | Maria Lourenço | 4.92% | 362 | 389.6 | 392.5 | 441.78 | 454.32 | 472.2 | 473.42 | | | | |
| | DUP | James Cochrane | 3.47% | 255 | 255.66 | 256.66 | 256.88 | 273.88 | 277.88 | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Frank Shivers | 2.85% | 210 | 215.06 | 215.06 | 221.66 | 238.1 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | John Montgomery | 2.92% | 215 | 217.42 | 217.42 | 220.06 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gavan Reynolds | 0.45% | 33 | 35.86 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,166 Valid: 7,357 (40.50%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,052 Turnout: 7,450 (41.01%) |||||||||||||||

### Bangor East and Donaghadee

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from Independent, Independent leaves DUP
Bangor East and Donaghadee - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | UUP | Mark Brooks* | 17.47% | 1,327 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gavin Walker* | 17.15% | 1,303 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Chambers* | 12.67% | 963 | 1,006 | 1,144.78 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Peter Martin* † | 11.87% | 902 | 905 | 908.24 | 913.28 | 916.97 | 1,413.97 | | |
| | DUP | Bill Keery* ‡ | 10.06% | 764 | 775 | 784 | 787.6 | 799.12 | 965.2 | 1,280.72 | |
| | Independent | Tom Smith* | 10.06% | 765 | 805 | 844.06 | 904.9 | 922.27 | 966.31 | 973.79 | 1,056.75 |
| | Green (NI) | Hannah McNamara | 9.67% | 735 | 752 | 772.88 | 915.62 | 929.3 | 947.44 | 950.16 | 986.2 |
| | DUP | Janice MacArthur | 9.24% | 702 | 711 | 733.14 | 737.28 | 746.82 | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Paul Leeman | 1.80% | 137 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,416 Valid: 7,598 (43.63%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 7,696 (44.19%) ||||||||||||

### Bangor West

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green 2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Green 2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Bangor West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Alliance | Connie Egan † | 20.16% | 1,151 | | |
| | DUP | Jennifer Gilmour | 17.34% | 990 | | |
| | UUP | Marion Smith* | 17.20% | 982 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Barry McKee | 16.62% | 949 | 1,022 | |
| | Alliance | Scott Wilson* | 12.32% | 703 | 746 | 930.79 |
| | DUP | Alan Graham* | 13.12% | 749 | 787 | 791.42 |
| | NI Conservatives | Ben English | 2.00% | 114 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran Maxwell | 1.24% | 71 | | |
| Electorate: 13,585 Valid: 5,709 (42.02%) Spoilt: 85 Quota: 952 Turnout: 5,794 (42.65%) |||||||

### Comber

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV 2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV 2014-2019 Change: No change
Comber - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Deborah Girvan* † | 23.23% | 1,516 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Philip Smith | 16.58% | 1,082 | 1,178.3 | | | | |
| | DUP | Trevor Cummings* | 12.91% | 843 | 856.8 | 895.5 | 901.8 | 1,298.8 | |
| | DUP | Robert Gibson* | 15.09% | 985 | 992.5 | 1,024.5 | 1,028.7 | 1,201.7 | |
| | TUV | Stephen Cooper* ‡ | 10.65% | 695 | 716 | 819.3 | 828 | 887 | 1,065 |
| | Green (NI) | Ricky Bamford | 5.70% | 372 | 582.3 | 737.4 | 780.6 | 797.6 | 816.6 |
| | DUP | John Montgomery | 9.85% | 643 | 648.7 | 689.5 | 693.1 | | |
| | UUP | Michael Palmer | 4.87% | 318 | 361.8 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Sloan | 1.12% | 73 | 100 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,244 Valid: 6,527 (45.82%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,088 Turnout: 6,587 (46.24%) ||||||||||

### Holywood and Clandeboye

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Green, 1 x UUP 2019: 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP 2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Holywood and Clandeboye - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Alliance | Andrew Muir* † | 20.43% | 1,397 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Rachel Woods ††† | 19.18% | 1,311 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gillian Greer | 18.27% | 1,249 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Stephen Dunne* † | 16.66% | 1,139 | 1,171.4 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Carl McClean ‡ | 7.42% | 507 | 557.04 | 599.82 | 683.19 | 725.94 | 729.9 | 1,143.9 |
| | DUP | Roberta Dunlop | 9.90% | 677 | 681.32 | 697.13 | 712.49 | 721.23 | 730.23 | 742.23 |
| | UUP | Tim Lemon | 6.08% | 416 | 505.64 | 563.92 | 645.74 | 701.6 | 705.92 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Andrew Turner | 2.06% | 141 | 218.4 | 269.55 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,052 Valid: 6,837 (45.42%) Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 6,904 (45.87%) |||||||||||

### Newtownards

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent 2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Newtownards - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Jimmy Menagh* † | 25.63% | 2,138 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Naomi Armstrong* | 14.77% | 1,232 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Nick Mathison † | 13.08% | 1,091 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Stephen McIlveen* | 10.77% | 898 | 1,127.1 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Colin Kennedy – | 6.83% | 570 | 771.84 | 919.59 | 924.07 | 988.03 | 1,055.03 | |
| | UUP | Richard Smart* | 8.82% | 736 | 964.52 | 970.97 | 979.45 | 986.99 | 1,040.12 | 1,076.12 |
| | Alliance | Alan McDowell* | 6.88% | 574 | 668.54 | 670.19 | 678.83 | 679.87 | 696.66 | 977.61 |
| | UUP | Ian Dickson | 5.77% | 481 | 585.98 | 599.78 | 602.09 | 607.29 | 677.47 | 734.16 |
| | Green (NI) | Maurice Macartney | 4.49% | 374 | 448.82 | 450.47 | 466.01 | 467.05 | 503.97 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Corry | 2.67% | 223 | 341.32 | 348.07 | 358.34 | 361.2 | | |
| | Independent | Ben King | 0.29% | 24 | 61.12 | 61.42 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,491 Valid: 8,341 (40.71%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,043 Turnout: 8,479 (41.38%) |||||||||||

## Changes during the term
### † Co-options

| Date co-opted | Electoral Area | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 11 October 2019 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Green (NI) | Rachel Woods | Kathryn McNickle | Woods was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 30 January 2020 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Alliance | Andrew Muir | Martin McRandal | Muir was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 11 May 2020 | Bangor East and Donaghadee | DUP | Peter Martin | Janice MacArthur | Martin resigned. |
| 19 July 2021 | Holywood and Clandeboye | DUP | Stephen Dunne | Peter Johnson | Dunne was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 12 October 2021 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Green (NI) | Kathryn McNickle | Lauren Kendall | McNickle resigned. |
| 5 May 2022 | Newtownards | Independent | Jimmy Menagh | Steven Irvine | Menagh died. |
| 25 May 2022 | Newtownards | Alliance | Nick Mathison | Vicky Moore | Mathison was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 25 May 2022 | Bangor West | Alliance | Connie Egan | Hannah Irwin | Egan was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 22 September 2022 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Green (NI) | Lauren Kendall | Rachel Woods | Kendall resigned. |
| 6 January 2023 | Comber | Alliance | Deborah Girvan | Patricia Morgan | Girvan resigned. |
| 31 March 2023 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Alliance | Gillian Greer | vacant | Greer resigned but was not replaced before May election. |

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Bangor East and Donaghadee | Bill Keery | DUP | Independent | Suspended from the DUP following controversial comments about Prince Philip. |
| 2 March 2022 | Bangor Central | Wesley Irvine | DUP | Independent | Resigned from the DUP to support the re-election campaign of independent unionist MLA Alex Easton. |
| 4 January 2023 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Carl McClean | UUP | Independent | Resigned from the UUP following criticisms of the party's candidate selection process. |
| 13 January 2023 | Holywood and Clandeboye | Carl McClean | Independent | DUP | Joined the DUP following his period as an Independent. |
| 8 February 2023 | Comber | Stephen Cooper | TUV | Independent | Left the TUV following an allegation of harassment from a female party member. |

### – Suspensions

Colin Kennedy (DUP) was suspended from the council for six weeks from Friday 18 June 2021.
Last update 8 February 2023.
Current composition: see Ards and North Down Borough Council.