Bangor East and Donaghadee is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects six members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballycrochan, Ballymagee, Donaghadee, Groomsport, Silverbirch and Warren., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Bangor East and Donaghadee forms part of the North Down constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Ballyholme and Groomsport DEA, and parts of the Ards East DEA, which had existed since 1985 and 1993 respectively.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)April 2026 Co-Option Rosaleen Quinn (Alliance) John Hennessy (Alliance) James Cochrane (DUP) Eddie Thompson (DUP) Mark Brooks (UUP) David Chambers (UUP)October 2024 Co-Option Hannah Irwin (Alliance) April 2024 Co-Option Gillian McCollum (Alliance)2023 Janice MacArthur (DUP) April 2021 Defection Gavin Walker (Alliance) Tom Smith (DUP)/ (Independent) Bill Keery (DUP)/ (Independent) May 2020 Co-Option 2019 Peter Martin (DUP) May 2016 Co-Option December 2015 Defection Alan Chambers (UUP)/ (Independent) 2014
2023 Election
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from Independent
2019 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: UUP gain from Independent, Independent leaves DUP
2014 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
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