Elections 2023 results
Northern Ireland results
462 of 462 seats counted. Counting complete.
- Sinn Féin: 144 seats, 39 seats gained
- Democratic Unionist Party: 122 seats, No change
- Alliance Party: 67 seats, 14 seats gained
- Ulster Unionist Party: 54 seats, 21 seats lost
- Social Democratic & Labour Party: 39 seats, 20 seats lost
- Others: 36 seats, 12 seats lost
Ards and North Down election result
Councillor results
Counting complete. After 40 of 40 councillors declared.
Change since 2019
Democratic Unionist Party
- Councillors
- total 14 Councillors
- change 0
Alliance Party
- Councillors
- total 12 Councillors
- change +2
Ulster Unionist Party
- Councillors
- total 8 Councillors
- change 0
Independent
- Councillors
- total 3 Councillors
- change 0
Green
- Councillors
- total 2 Councillors
- change -1
Social Democratic & Labour Party
- Councillors
- total 1 Councillors
- change 0
Traditional Unionist Voice
- Councillors
- total 0 Councillors
- change -1
First preference vote results
Party | Vote share | Change since 2019 |
---|---|---|
Democratic Unionist Party | 29.0% | -4.4% |
Alliance Party | 26.6% | +4.4% |
Ulster Unionist Party | 16.5% | -1.3% |
Green | 5.9% | -4.3% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 4.8% | +3.4% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | 3.7% | +0.5% |
Sinn Féin | 1.7% | +1.2% |
Others | 11.8% |
Party | Vote share |
---|---|
Democratic Unionist Party | 29.0% |
Alliance Party | 26.6% |
Ulster Unionist Party | 16.5% |
Green | 5.9% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 4.8% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | 3.7% |
Sinn Féin | 1.7% |
Others | 11.8% |
Party | Change since 2019 |
---|---|
Democratic Unionist Party | -4.4% |
Alliance Party | +4.4% |
Ulster Unionist Party | -1.3% |
Green | -4.3% |
Traditional Unionist Voice | +3.4% |
Social Democratic & Labour Party | +0.5% |
Sinn Féin | +1.2% |
District electoral area results
Democratic Unionist Party, Robert Adair
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,959
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Joe Boyle
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,279
Alliance Party, Lorna McAlpine
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,266
Democratic Unionist Party, David Kerr
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 827
Ulster Unionist Party, Pete Wray
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 739
Democratic Unionist Party, Nigel Edmund
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 633
Sinn Féin, Noel Sands
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 945
Democratic Unionist Party, Eddie Thompson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 687
Traditional Unionist Voice, Tom Thompson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 592
Green, Gillian McNaull
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 149
Independent, Boyd Ireland
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 108
Alliance Party, Karen Douglas
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,378
Independent, Wesley Irvine
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,369
Democratic Unionist Party, Alistair Cathcart
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,053
Ulster Unionist Party, Craig Blaney
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 917
Independent, Ray McKimm
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 885
Alliance Party, Chris McCracken
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 666
Green, Stephen Dunlop
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 583
Traditional Unionist Voice, Peter Wilson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 454
Alliance Party, Alex Harbinson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 385
Democratic Unionist Party, Dean McSorley
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 361
Ulster Unionist Party, Rachel McCord
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 313
Conservative, Tim Mullen
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 86
Ulster Unionist Party, Mark Brooks
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,972
Alliance Party, Hannah Irwin
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,445
Democratic Unionist Party, James Cochrane
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,275
Ulster Unionist Party, David Chambers
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 932
Democratic Unionist Party, Janice MacArthur
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 712
Alliance Party, Gillian McCollum
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 585
Independent, Bill Keery
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 641
Independent, Tom Smith
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 460
Green, Ciara Henry
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 355
Conservative, Paul Leeman
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 119
Alliance Party, Christine Creighton
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,175
Democratic Unionist Party, Jennifer Gilmour
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,033
Ulster Unionist Party, Stephen Hollywood
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 867
Green, Barry McKee
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 737
Democratic Unionist Party, Peter James Martin
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 640
Independent, Susan Prentice
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 510
Alliance Party, Huw Stacey
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 395
Alliance Party, Alison McWhinney
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 388
Traditional Unionist Voice, John Gordon
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 331
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Tony McCann
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 297
Conservative, Colin Breen
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 132
Democratic Unionist Party, Libby Douglas
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,501
Ulster Unionist Party, Philip Smith
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,407
Democratic Unionist Party, Trevor Cummings
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,303
Alliance Party, Patricia Morgan
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,081
Alliance Party, Rachel Ashe
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,019
Traditional Unionist Voice, Sam Patterson
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 409
Independent, Stephen Cooper
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 322
Green, Cory Quinn
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 197
Independent, John Sloan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 47
Alliance Party, Martin McRandal
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,222
Green, Rachel Woods
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,134
Democratic Unionist Party, Alan Graham
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,112
Alliance Party, David Rossiter
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,074
Ulster Unionist Party, Linzi McLaren
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 989
Alliance Party, Corbett Helen
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 875
Social Democratic & Labour Party, Deirdre Vaughan
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 539
Democratic Unionist Party, Carl McClean
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 419
Traditional Unionist Voice, Diane Adams
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 364
Independent, Steven Irvine
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,463
Democratic Unionist Party, Naomi Armstrong
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,370
Ulster Unionist Party, Richard Smart
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,257
Alliance Party, Alan McDowell
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,236
Democratic Unionist Party, Stephen McIlveen
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 1,057
Alliance Party, Vicky Moore
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 947
Democratic Unionist Party, Colin Kennedy
- candidate status Elected
- first preference vote 580
Traditional Unionist Voice, Eddie Allen
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 598
Independent, Ian Cox
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 527
Green, Maurice Macartney
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 226
Independent, Ben King
- candidate status Eliminated
- first preference vote 24
First preference votes does not necessarily reflect final number of votes