Comber (District Electoral Area)

Comber is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Ards and North Down Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballygowan, Comber North, Comber South, Comber West and Killinchy.[2] Comber forms part of the Strangford constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Comber
Ards and North Down Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Rachel Ashe (APNI)
  •   Trevor Cummings (DUP)
  •   Libby Douglas (DUP)
  •   Patricia Morgan (APNI)
  •   Philip Smith (UUP)

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Ards West DEA, which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

edit
ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023Patricia Morgan
(Alliance)
Rachel Ashe
(Alliance)
Philip Smith
(UUP)
Libby Douglas
(DUP)
Trevor Cummings
(DUP)
February 2023 DefectionStephen Cooper
(TUV)/
(Independent)
Robert Gibson
(DUP)
January 2023 Co-Option
2019Deborah Girvan
(Alliance)
2014James Fletcher
(UUP)

2023 Election

edit

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from TUV

Comber - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUPLibby Douglas [4]20.60%1,501    
UUPPhilip Smith*19.31%1,407    
DUPTrevor Cummings*17.88%1,303    
AlliancePatricia Morgan*14.84%1,0811,087.381,127.541,204.61,219.6
AllianceRachel Ashe13.99%1,0191,032.641,074.721,160.81,215.2
TUVSam Patterson5.61%409595.56651.24677.36922.12
IndependentStephen Cooper*4.42%322374.14399.58452.36 
Green (NI)Cory Quinn2.72%197207.56219.56  
IndependentJohn Sloan0.58%4752.566.42  
Electorate: 15,112   Valid: 7,286 (48.21%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,215   Turnout: 7,381 (48.84%)  

2019 Election

edit

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

2014-2019 Change: No change

Comber - 5 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
AllianceDeborah Girvan* †23.23%1,516     
UUPPhilip Smith16.58%1,0821,178.3    
DUPTrevor Cummings*12.91%843856.8895.5901.81,298.8 
DUPRobert Gibson*15.09%985992.51,024.51,028.71,201.7 
TUVStephen Cooper* ‡10.65%695716819.38288871,065
Green (NI)Ricky Bamford5.70%372582.3737.4780.6797.6816.6
DUPJohn Montgomery9.85%643648.7689.5693.1  
UUPMichael Palmer4.87%318361.8    
IndependentJohn Sloan1.12%73100    
Electorate: 14,244   Valid: 6,527 (45.82%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 1,088   Turnout: 6,587 (46.24%)  

2014 Election

edit

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV

Comber - 5 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUPRobert Gibson*17.29%1,071      
UUPJames Fletcher*13.93%863878880.61974.671,037.67  
AllianceDeborah Girvan*13.16%815880880.3980.391,016.481,121.48 
DUPTrevor Cummings*11.54%715724733.39771.63838.93960.93975.93
TUVStephen Cooper9.32%577585585.78639.87750.08908.23920.23
DUPJohn Oswald*10.33%640648663.36676.63742.14867.38879.38
UUPPhilip Smith*8.17%506526526.42588.48661.6  
UKIPIsabella Hanna6.89%427439440.65477.71   
NI ConservativesJohn Andrews6.64%411425425.93    
NI21Margaret Howson2.73%169      
Electorate: 13,681   Valid: 6,194 (45.27%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,033   Turnout: 6,272 (45.84%)  

References

edit
  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/about-the-council/councillors/councillor-libby-douglas
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.