Английская Википедия:Ards and North Down Borough Council
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон: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 | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Deborah Girvan | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Robert Adair | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Richard Smart | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Bill Keery | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Trevor Cummings | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Mark Brooks | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2022 | 2023 | Karen Douglas | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2023 | Present | Jennifer Gilmour | Шаблон:Party name with colour |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Carl McClean | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2016 | 2017 | William Keery | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Gavin Walker | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Eddie Thompson | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Karen Douglas | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Nigel Edmund | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Robert Adair | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2022 | 2023 | Craig Blaney | Шаблон:Party name with colour | |
| 2023 | Present | Hannah Irwin | Шаблон:Party name with colour |
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 |
Elected 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | DUP | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | Alliance | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | UUP | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | Green (NI) | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | SDLP | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | TUV | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Шаблон:Party color" | | Independent | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Councillors by electoral area
For further details see 2023 Ards and North Down Borough Council election.
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Population
The area covered by the new borough has 163,659 residents according to the 2021 Northern Ireland census.[6]
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