ELECTED MEMBERS
The following is a list of elected members for the 4 District Electoral Areas that make up the Ards Borough Council area.
- Newtownards
- Ards East (includes the eastern part of Newtownards town, Millisle and Donaghadee)
- Ards West (includes Comber, Ballygowan, Killinchy and Lisbane)
- Ards Peninsula (includes the towns and villages on the Ards Peninsula, such as Greyabbey, Kircubbin, Portaferry, Portavogie, Ballyhalbert and Ballywalter)
A breakdown of the local government election results is available for download, below.
Mayor, Councillor Robin Drysdale (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards Peninsula
Councillor Jonathan Bell (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Councillor Joe Boyle (SDLP)
District Electoral Area: Ards Peninsula
Councillor Angus Carson (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards Peninsula
Alderman Margaret Craig (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Councillor Colville Elliott (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Alderman George Ennis (IND)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor Ronnie Ferguson (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Jim Fletcher (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Alderman Robert Gibson (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Councillor Hamilton Gregory (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Councillor Simon Hamilton (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor Tom Hamilton (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor Jeffrey Magill (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Councillor Jim McBriar (ALL)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Alderman Kieran McCarthy (ALL)
District Electoral Area: Ards Peninsula
Councillor Alan McDowell (ALL)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor Michelle McIlveen (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor William Montgomery (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Councillor Mervyn Oswald (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards West
Alderman Jim Shannon (DUP)
District Electoral Area: Ards Peninsula
Councillor David Smyth (UUP)
District Electoral Area: Newtownards
Councillor Terence Williams (IND)
District Electoral Area: Ards East
Ards Borough Council
2 Church Street
Newtownards
Co.Down
BT23 4AP
Tel: 028 9182 4000
Fax: 028 9181 9628
Email us at ards@ards-council.gov.uk
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