Ards East was one of the four district electoral areas in Ards, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected six members to Ards Borough Council and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament, and part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South, Gregstown, Loughries, Millisle and Movilla. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Bangor East and Donaghadee DEA and Newtownards DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Linda Cleland
(Alliance)		 Ronald Ferguson
(UUP)		 Tom Smith
(DUP)		 Eddie Thompson
(DUP)		 John Elliott
(DUP)		 Hamilton Gregory
(DUP)
2005 Jeffrey Magill
(UUP)/
(DUP)		 Jonathan Bell
(DUP)		 Terence Williams
(DUP)
2001 Linda Cleland
(Alliance)		 John Shields
(UUP)
1997 Thomas Benson
(UUP)
1993 Laurence Thompson
(Alliance)		 St Clair McAlister
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ards East - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Colville Elliott* 20.05% 1,353              
Alliance Linda Cleland 16.21% 1,094              
DUP Hamilton Gregory* 14.11% 952 1,168.92            
DUP Tom Smith 14.26% 962 1,082.93            
DUP Eddie Thompson 9.19% 620 633.92 818.94 831.12 946.25 953.67 978.67  
Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson* 9.23% 623 632.57 636.34 649.64 649.93 654.91 675.39 765.23
Ulster Unionist Katherine Ferguson 7.78% 525 540.95 543.85 572.69 572.98 580.36 620.45 694.57
TUV Terence Williams* 4.51% 304 306.61 310.38 318.22 318.8 321.08 347  
Green (NI) Emer Hopkins 2.83% 191 193.03 193.9 236.18 236.18 311.26    
SDLP Moira Ritchie 1.82% 123 123.87 125.61 147.45 147.74      
Electorate: 16,004   Valid: 6,747 (42.16%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 965   Turnout: 6,912 (43.19%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

    2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain (two seats) from UUP and Alliance

    Ards East - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Jonathan Bell 19.92% 1,515          
    DUP Terence Williams* 13.07% 994 1,097.6        
    DUP John Elliott* 10.70% 814 1,060.68 1,081.52 1,099.52    
    Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson* 13.05% 993 1,006.72 1,056.56 1,247.56    
    DUP Hamilton Gregory* 12.40% 943 977.16 1,000.44 1,038.52 1,054.36 1,063.96
    Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill* 8.20% 624 628.2 650.2 942.88 1,062.67 1,063.63
    Alliance Linda Cleland* 11.17% 850 858.68 959.96 1,012.08 1,036.83 1,038.75
    Ulster Unionist Tom Smith 7.36% 560 566.72 633.28      
    Green (NI) John McCullough 2.39% 182 183.4        
    Independent Thomas Sheridan 1.74% 132 134.8        
    Electorate: 15,367   Valid: 7,607 (49.50%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 7,788 (50.68%)  

      2001 Election

      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 East - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Alliance Linda Cleland* N/A N/A
      Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson* N/A N/A
      DUP Hamilton Gregory* N/A N/A
      Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill* N/A N/A
      Ulster Unionist John Shields* N/A N/A
      DUP Terence Williams N/A N/A
      Electorate: N/A   Valid: N/A   Spoilt: N/A   Quota: N/A   Turnout: N/A  
        • As only six candidates had been nominated for six seats, there was no vote in Ards East and all six candidates were deemed elected.

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP

        Ards East - 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson* 17.40% 882              
        Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson* 13.33% 676 762.4            
        DUP Hamilton Gregory 12.25% 621 628.2 629.53 656.71 811.71      
        Ulster Unionist John Shields* 11.95% 606 618.24 622.44 656.62 668.05 668.64 752.64  
        Alliance Linda Cleland 8.24% 418 422.32 422.53 437.71 441.71 442.89 462.07 792.07
        Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Magill* 9.47% 480 508.98 533.69 582.23 616.56 621.87 680.76 694.05
        DUP St Clair McAlister* 5.82% 295 299.32 299.95 309.95 369.2 447.67 509.28 518.64
        Alliance Laurence Thompson* 6.94% 352 355.06 355.48 363.48 363.48 363.48 378.66  
        UK Unionist Thomas Sheridan 5.31% 269 271.16 271.93 283.93 287.93 287.93    
        DUP Hamilton Lawther 4.95% 251 254.96 255.87 274.87        
        PUP Georgina McCrory 4.34% 220 221.26 221.33          
        Electorate: 14,904   Valid: 5,070 (34.02%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 725   Turnout: 5,184 (34.78%)  

          1993 Election

          1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

          Ards East - 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson* 19.85% 956    
          DUP Jeffrey Magill 17.99% 866    
          Ulster Unionist John Shields* 15.39% 741    
          Alliance Laurence Thompson 14.97% 721    
          Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson 10.49% 505 730.3  
          DUP St Clair McAlister 13.73% 661 686.2 851.8
          NI Conservatives Gavin Walker 7.58% 365 382.1 389.46
          Electorate: 13,490   Valid: 4,815 (35.69%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 688   Turnout: 4,935 (36.58%)  

            References

            1. ↑ "Ards East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
            5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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