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In elections for the [[Westminster Parliament]] and [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] most of the borough is included in the [[Strangford (constituency)|Strangford]] constituency, with part (Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South and Millisle) in the [[North Down (constituency)|North Down]] constituency.<ref>{{UK SI |
In elections for the [[Westminster Parliament]] and [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] most of the borough is included in the [[Strangford (Assembly constituency)|Strangford]] constituency, with part (Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South and Millisle) in the [[North Down (Assembly constituency)|North Down]] constituency.<ref>{{UK SI |
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Revision as of 13:45, 24 April 2013
54°31′16″N 5°44′49″W / 54.521°N 5.747°W Template:NI district Ards (named after the Ards Peninsula) is a local government district in Northern Ireland with the status of borough. It is one of twenty-six districts formed on 1 October 1973, and has its headquarters in Newtownards. Other towns include Portaferry, Comber, and Donaghadee, and the population of the area was 78,078 according to the 2011 census.
Strangford Lough is at the heart of the area, and is the largest inlet in Ireland with internationally-renowned wildlife. The Irish Sea coast stretches from Donaghadee to Portaferry. Mount Stewart, a National Trust property on the shore of Strangford Lough is in the area, as well as Northern Ireland’s only aquarium, Exploris, in Portaferry and Grace Neill's.
Borough council
The borough is governed by Ards Borough Council (Ulster-Scots: Burgh Cooncil o' the Airds, Newton an' Blathewick). The borough is divided into four district electoral areas: Newtownards, Ards West, Ards East and Ards Peninsula, from which 23 members are elected. As of February 2011 the following parties are represented on the council: 11 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 6 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 4 Alliance Party, and 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and there are one Independent councillors.[1] The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[2] The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and district council elections took place in 2011[3]
Mayor of Ards
On creation in 1973 Ards District Council adopted the charter of incorporation of the municipal borough of Newtownards, to become Ards Borough Council. The charter also granted the chairman of the council the title "Mayor of Ards".[4]
| Year | Name | Political affiliation | Deputy | Deputy's affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 - 75 | John Algie
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Ulster Unionist | D. Hamilton
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1975 - 77 | Henry Cosbey
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Ulster Unionist | J. B. Caughey
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| 1977 - 79 | John Scott
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Ulster Unionist | Hamilton McKeag
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1979 - 81 | Hamilton McKeag
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Ulster Unionist | Robert Gaw
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Labour Party" | |
NI Labour | ||
| 1981 - 83 | Robert Gaw
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Northern Ireland Labour Party" | |
NI Labour | Jim McBriar
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Alliance | ||
| 1983 - 84 | Jim McBriar
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Alliance | Oliver Johnston
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 1984 - 85 | Oliver Johnston
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | Gladys McIntyre
style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffdead;" data-sort-value="Ulster Popular Unionist Party" | |
UPUP | ||
| 1985 - 86 | Gladys McIntyre
style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffdead;" data-sort-value="Ulster Popular Unionist Party" | |
UPUP | Robert Ambrose
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1986 - 87 | Robert Ambrose
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | Simpson Gibson
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 1987 - 88 | Simpson Gibson
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | Tom Benson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1988 - 89 | Tom Benson
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | John Hamilton
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DUP | ||
| 1989–1990 | John Hamilton
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DUP | Robert Gibson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1990 - 91 | Robert Gibson
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | Jim Shannon
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 1991 - 92 | Jim Shannon
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DUP | David Smyth
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1992 - 93 | David Smyth
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | Wilbert Magill
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 1993 - 94 | Wilbert Magill
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | John Shields
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 1994 - 95 | John Shields
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | St Clair McAlister
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 1995 - 96 | St Clair McAlister
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | Robert Gibson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| June - December 1996 | Robert Gibson
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Ulster Unionist | Ronnie Ferguson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| January - June 1998 | Ronnie Ferguson
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Ulster Unionist | George Ennis
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DUP | ||
| June 1998 - June 1999 | George Ennis
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DUP | Alan McDowell
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Alliance | ||
| 1999–2000 | Alan McDowell
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Alliance | Tom Hamilton
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2000 - 01 | Tom Hamilton
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Ulster Unionist | Margaret Craig
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DUP | ||
| 2001 - 02 | Margaret Craig
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | Jeff Magill
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2002 - 03 | Jeff Magill
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | Jim McBriar
style="width: 2px; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | |
Alliance | ||
| 2003 - 04 | Jim McBriar
style="width: 2px; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | |
Alliance | Hamilton Gregory
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 2004 - 05 | Hamilton Gregory
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | Angus Carson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2005 - 06 | Terry Williams
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DUP | Angus Carson
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2006 - 07 | Angus Carson
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | Robin Drysdale
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 2007 - 08 | Robin Drysdale
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DUP | Jim Fletcher
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Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2008 - 09 | Jim Fletcher
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Ulster Unionist | William Montgomery
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 2009 - 10 | William Montgomery
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | David Smyth
style="width: 2px; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
Ulster Unionist | ||
| 2010 - 11[1] | David Smyth
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Ulster Unionist | Mervyn Oswald
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DUP | ||
| 2011 - 12 | Mervyn Oswald
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DUP | Hamilton Gregory
style="width: 2px; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | ||
| 2012 - | Hamilton Gregory
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DUP | Stephen McIlveen
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DUP | ||
Source: Freedom of Information request to Ards Borough Council
Parliamentary and assembly representation
In elections for the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly most of the borough is included in the Strangford constituency, with part (Donaghadee North, Donaghadee South and Millisle) in the North Down constituency.[5]
Town twinning
The borough of Ards has a sister city (twinning) relationship with the city of Peoria, Arizona, USA. As a result of this relationship, regular exchange visits are made between the two communities by artists, educators, business, political, and community leaders.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Councillors". Ards Borough Council. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
- ^ "The executive fails to agree a deal on council reform". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ the Charter of the Corporation of the Borough of Newtownards shall have effect in relation to the District of Ards... the name in the Charter shall be changed to Ards Borough Council."No. 2917". The Belfast Gazette. 24 August 1973.
- ^ Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 1486 (section Schedule) The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Coming into force 25 June 2008)
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