2001 Ards Borough Council election
Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors. Districts summary. !|Ward !Cllrs !Cllrs !Cllrs !Cllrs !Cllrs !|TotalCllrs ! | DUP ! | UUP ! | Alliance ! | SDLP !| Others Districts results. Ards East. 1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from UUP Ards West. 1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x  Alliance, 1 x DUP 2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance 1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance Newtownards. 1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist 1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist becomes Independent Peninsula. 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 2001 Ards