Ards Borough Council was the local authority of Ards in Northern Ireland. It merged with North Down Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become North Down and Ards District Council.
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Members
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Ards Borough Council was sub-divided into four electoral areas: Ards East, Ards Peninsula, Ards West, and Newtownards, from which 23 members were elected. In the last election to the former Council in February 2011, the following political parties were represented: 11 Democratic Unionist Party, 6 Ulster Unionist Party, 4 Alliance, 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party and 1 independent.[1] Elections were held using the proportional representation system.
Population
editThe area covered by Ards Borough Council had a population of 78,078 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ards Council elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.