Ards West was one of the four district electoral areas in Ards, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Ards Borough Council, and formed part of Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Ards Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballygowan, Comber North, Comber South, Comber West, Killinchy and West Winds. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Comber DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) 2011 Deborah Girvan (Alliance) Philip Smith (UUP) James Fletcher (UUP) Trevor Cummings (DUP) Mervyn Oswald (DUP) Robert Gibson (DUP)/ (UUP) 2005 Jim McBriar (Alliance) Margaret Craig (DUP)/ (UUP) William Montgomery (DUP) 2001 Philip Smith (UUP) David Gilmore (DUP) 1997 David McNarry (UUP) Kathleen Coulter (Alliance) 1993 Stanley McCoy (UUP) Simpson Gibson (DUP) 1989 Bobby McBride (UUP)/ (DUP) Edward Archdale (UUP) David McKibbin (DUP) John Hamilton (DUP) 1985 Stanley McCoy (UUP) Thomas Gourley (DUP)
2011 election
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 change: No change
2005 election
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 change: No change
2001 election
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance
1997 election
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 change: No change
1993 election
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 change: Alliance gain from DUP
1989 election
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 change: UUP gain from DUP
1985 election
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
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