Ards and North Down Borough Council
Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Use British English Vorlage:Infobox legislature Ards and North Down Borough Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ards Borough Council and North Down Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Ards and North Down district on 1 April 2015.
The district was originally called "North Down and Ards"[1] but the council was known as "Ards and North Down District Council".[2] Councillors on the transitional shadow authority (prior to the council's official creation) voted on 15 December 2014 to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015.[2] Negative public reaction to the proposed name prompted a rethink.[3] The district name "Ards and North Down" was not finalised until 2016.[4] The transfer of the borough charter from North Down Borough Council was delayed until after the district naming.[1]
Mayoralty
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Alan Graham | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Deborah Girvan | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Robert Adair | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Richard Smart | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Bill Keery |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Carl McClean | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | William Keery | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Gavin Walker | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Eddie Thompson | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Karen Douglas |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[5]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Ards Peninsula | 6 |
| Bangor Central | 6 |
| Bangor East and Donaghadee | 6 |
| Bangor West | 5 |
| Comber | 5 |
| Holywood and Clandeboye | 5 |
| Newtownards | 7 |
Party strengths
| Party | Elected 2014 |
Elected 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | | DUP | 17 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | | Alliance | 7 | 10 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | | UUP | 9 | 8 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Green Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | | Green (NI) | 3 | 3 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | | SDLP | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Traditional Unionist Voice/meta/color" | | TUV | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Vorlage:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 2 | 3 |
Councillors by electoral area
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† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 11 May 2020.
For further details see 2019 Ards and North Down Borough Council election.
Population
The area covered by the new borough has 156,672 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[6]
References
- ↑ a b Ards and North Down Borough Council. In: The Belfast Gazette. Nr. 7794, 15. Januar 2016, S. 33, notice ID 2462059 (thegazette.co.uk).
- ↑ a b New name signifies a new beginning for local Council. Ards and North Down Borough Council, 17. Dezember 2014, archiviert vom am 12. Januar 2015; abgerufen am 7. Januar 2016: „In the New Year the Council will formally apply for Borough status and will submit an application to the DoE to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015; until then the Council will be known as North Down and Ards District Council“
- ↑ Niall Glynn: Northern Ireland super council names spark controversy In: BBC News NI, BBC, 15 January 2015. Abgerufen im 7 January 2016
- ↑ Change of District Name (North Down and Ards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016. In: STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND 2016 No.10. Legislation.gov.uk, 18. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 15. Juni 2016. (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Juli 2017.)
- ↑ [ARCHIVED CONTENT] Current review of district electoral areas. In: webarchive.proni.gov.uk. Archiviert vom am 29. September 2015; abgerufen am 19. November 2017.
- ↑ NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014. In: NI Statistics and Research Agency. Abgerufen am 28. September 2014.