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The district was originally called "North Down and Ards" but the council was known as "Ards and North Down
District Council". Councillors on the transitional shadow authority (prior to the council's official creation) voted on 15 December 2014 to submit an application to the
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In the New Year the
Council will formally apply for Borough status and will submit an application to the DoE to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015; until then the Council will be known as North Down and Ards District
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with effect from 1 April 2015. Negative public reaction to the proposed name prompted a rethink. The district name "Ards and North Down" was not finalised until 2016. The transfer of the
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The area covered by the new borough has 163,659 residents according to the 2021 Northern
Ireland census.
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For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
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1906:"[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Current review of district electoral areas"
1819:. Ards and North Down Borough Council. 17 December 2014. Archived from
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district on 1 April 2015, it acted as a shadow authority.
1848:"Northern Ireland super council names spark controversy"
1817:"New name signifies a new beginning for local Council"
292:. The first elections to the authority took place on
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1802:(7794): 33, notice ID 2462059. 15 January 2016.
1880:STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND 2016 No.10
978:Borders of the DEAs within Ards and North Down
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2029:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
2005:Local government in Northern Ireland
18:North Down and Ards District Council
1946:Ards and North Down Borough Council
278:Ards and North Down Borough Council
36:Ards and North Down Borough Council
27:Local authority in Northern Ireland
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1846:Glynn, Niall (15 January 2015).
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112:Cllr Jennifer Gilmour,
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1942:"Councillor Libby Douglas"
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318:North Down Borough Council
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2019:Antrim and Newtownabbey
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67:Ards and North Down
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