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Ards Area A was one of the three district electoral areas in Ards, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected seven members to Ards Borough Council, and formed part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyhalbert, Carrowdore, Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South, Greyabbey, Kircubbin and Portaferry. It was abolished for the 1985 local elections and replaced by the Ards Peninsula DEA.
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1981 | John Scott (UUP) |
Robert Ambrose (UUP) |
Oliver Johnston (DUP) |
Joseph Thompson (DUP) |
Gladys McIntyre (UPUP) |
William Sheldon (Alliance) |
Patrick Doherty (SDLP) | |||||||
1977 | William Caughey (UUP) |
Charles Dunleath (Alliance) | ||||||||||||
1973 | Henry Cosbey (UUP) |
Oliver Johnston (UUP) |
T. G. H. Pollock (UUP) |
J. Donnan (UUP) |
G. McMordie (UUP) |
J. B. McPolin (SDLP) |
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1981: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1977-1981 Change: DUP and UPUP gain from UUP and Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
UPUP | Gladys McIntyre | 13.04% | 1,034 | ||||||||||
UUP | Robert Ambrose* | 7.68% | 609 | 610 | 627.04 | 653.64 | 692.04 | 747.52 | 758.64 | 1,021.64 | |||
SDLP | Patrick Doherty* | 11.88% | 942 | 942.04 | 942.04 | 943.12 | 943.12 | 943.12 | 961.16 | 965.2 | 1,347.2 | ||
DUP | Joseph Thompson* | 11.57% | 917 | 918.32 | 923.44 | 950.76 | 954.8 | 960.92 | 960.92 | 974.16 | 976.24 | 981.24 | |
Alliance | William Sheldon* | 5.39% | 427 | 427.44 | 436.44 | 439.64 | 448.68 | 453.8 | 730.44 | 764.76 | 820.84 | 974.84 | |
DUP | Oliver Johnston | 11.04% | 875 | 876.68 | 882.84 | 890.68 | 901.92 | 920.16 | 923.2 | 952.72 | 954.72 | 958.72 | |
UUP | John Scott* | 6.88% | 545 | 548.48 | 576.72 | 592.08 | 633.6 | 758.12 | 790.32 | 878.6 | 882.84 | 886.84 | |
DUP | Jim Shannon | 9.35% | 741 | 743.04 | 744.08 | 754.52 | 760.56 | 763.68 | 768.72 | 796.92 | 798.08 | 807.08 | |
Independent | James McMullan | 6.07% | 481 | 481.64 | 484.64 | 486.68 | 486.68 | 488.68 | 492.68 | 495.72 | |||
UUP | William Caughey* | 4.28% | 339 | 339.72 | 346.84 | 358.12 | 420.56 | 483.28 | 491.4 | ||||
Alliance | Alan Burnside | 4.25% | 337 | 337.36 | 341.36 | 346.16 | 348.2 | 367.36 | |||||
UUP | James Kennett | 3.27% | 259 | 260 | 271.08 | 278.6 | 307.92 | ||||||
UUP | David Hamilton | 2.64% | 209 | 209.8 | 210.96 | 215.36 | |||||||
UPUP | Frances Millar | 1.26% | 100 | 125.48 | 140.96 | ||||||||
Unionist Party NI | Michael Long | 1.41% | 112 | 113.52 | |||||||||
Electorate: 14,228 Valid: 7,927 (55.71%) Spoilt: 235 Quota: 991 Turnout: 8,162 (57.37%) |
1973: 6 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1977: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1973-1977 Change: Alliance (two seats) and DUP gain from UUP (three seats)
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Alliance | Charles Dunleath | 20.39% | 1,339 | ||||||||||||
DUP | Joseph Thompson* | 14.94% | 981 | ||||||||||||
SDLP | Patrick Doherty* | 14.68% | 964 | ||||||||||||
Alliance | William Sheldon | 2.89% | 190 | 568.8 | 571.86 | 600.93 | 601.93 | 607.61 | 612.61 | 629.49 | 636.46 | 796.17 | 896.17 | ||
UUP | John Scott* | 6.79% | 446 | 453.6 | 467.71 | 468.22 | 471.41 | 480.36 | 491.1 | 500.27 | 672.78 | 674.29 | 823.29 | ||
UUP | William Caughey | 6.87% | 451 | 471.8 | 487.61 | 487.95 | 489.66 | 507.16 | 561.82 | 567.52 | 630.82 | 632.62 | 692.58 | 706.58 | |
UUP | Robert Ambrose | 4.37% | 287 | 294.6 | 320.1 | 320.61 | 335.46 | 373.95 | 437.32 | 535.52 | 565.02 | 575.44 | 626.94 | 647.94 | |
UUP | Oliver Johnston* | 7.01% | 460 | 466.4 | 475.41 | 475.92 | 477.09 | 480.28 | 493.12 | 497.8 | 529.42 | 531.42 | 566.01 | 578.01 | |
Unionist Party NI | Michael Long | 5.65% | 371 | 401.4 | 406.67 | 407.69 | 408.09 | 411.77 | 421.11 | 451.85 | 477.96 | 499.54 | |||
Independent | James McMullan | 4.77% | 313 | 343.8 | 343.97 | 446.14 | 446.14 | 447.71 | 449.91 | 453.1 | 454.27 | ||||
UUP | Henry Cosbey* | 4.69% | 308 | 316 | 325.69 | 326.03 | 327.2 | 333.61 | 343.69 | 346.77 | |||||
Independent | Francis McMaster | 1.95% | 128 | 133.2 | 142.72 | 144.76 | 175.45 | 207.96 | 218.98 | ||||||
UUP | William Keag | 2.41% | 158 | 166 | 172.97 | 173.99 | 179.84 | 193.41 | |||||||
Ind. Unionist | Robert Mason | 1.55% | 102 | 108.4 | 150.56 | 150.73 | 169.78 | ||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Vera Shaw | 1.04% | 68 | 71.2 | 83.1 | 83.1 | |||||||||
Electorate: 13,817 Valid: 6,566 (47.52%) Spoilt: 227 Quota: 821 Turnout: 6,793 (49.16%) |
1973: 6 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
SDLP | J. B. McPolin | 14.68% | 1,101 | |||||||||
UUP | Henry Cosbey | 12.81% | 961 | |||||||||
UUP | John Scott | 11.27% | 845 | 845 | 847.17 | 854.17 | 879.51 | 1,029.51 | ||||
UUP | J. Donnan | 12.07% | 905 | 906.87 | 910.55 | 925.55 | 937.89 | 1,020.89 | ||||
UUP | T. G. H. Pollock | 11.64% | 873 | 873.17 | 873.51 | 891.51 | 904.51 | 990.51 | ||||
UUP | Oliver Johnston | 9.59% | 719 | 719.17 | 722.17 | 730.34 | 742.34 | 814.34 | 870.58 | 915.58 | 944.83 | |
UUP | G. McMordie | 10.05% | 754 | 755.02 | 757.02 | 760.19 | 778.7 | 836.7 | 871.48 | 891.48 | 914.73 | |
Alliance | C. McNamara | 4.20% | 315 | 416.49 | 451.74 | 510.8 | 817.24 | 823.92 | 823.92 | 824.92 | 824.92 | |
Vanguard | R. H. Willis | 6.37% | 478 | 478.68 | 484.19 | 940.36 | 492.36 | |||||
Alliance | M. Leroux | 3.52% | 264 | 268.25 | 278.25 | 403.35 | ||||||
Alliance | William Sheldon | 3.07% | 230 | 234.59 | 249.67 | |||||||
NI Labour | J. M. Paden | 0.73% | 55 | 100.22 | ||||||||
Electorate: 13,393 Valid: 7,500 (56.00%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 938 Turnout: 7,592 (56.69%) |