Electoral district in Northern Ireland
| Comber |
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| Created | 2014 |
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| Seats | 5 (2014–) |
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Comber DEA within Ards and North Down
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.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Ards West DEA, which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
2023 Election
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]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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DUP
|
Libby Douglas [4]
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20.60%
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1,501
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UUP
|
Philip Smith*
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19.31%
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1,407
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DUP
|
Trevor Cummings*
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17.88%
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1,303
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Alliance
|
Patricia Morgan*
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14.84%
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1,081
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1,087.38
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1,127.54
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1,204.6
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1,219.6
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Alliance
|
Rachel Ashe
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13.99%
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1,019
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1,032.64
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1,074.72
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1,160.8
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1,215.2
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TUV
|
Sam Patterson
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5.61%
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409
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595.56
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651.24
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677.36
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922.12
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Independent
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Stephen Cooper*
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4.42%
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322
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374.14
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399.58
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452.36
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Green (NI)
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Cory Quinn
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2.72%
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197
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207.56
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219.56
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Independent
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John Sloan
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0.58%
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47
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52.5
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66.42
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| Electorate: 15,112 Valid: 7,286 (48.21%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 7,381 (48.84%)
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2019 Election
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]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
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Alliance
|
Deborah Girvan* †
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23.23%
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1,516
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UUP
|
Philip Smith
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16.58%
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1,082
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1,178.3
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DUP
|
Trevor Cummings*
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12.91%
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843
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856.8
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895.5
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901.8
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1,298.8
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DUP
|
Robert Gibson*
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15.09%
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985
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992.5
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1,024.5
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1,028.7
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1,201.7
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TUV
|
Stephen Cooper* ‡
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10.65%
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695
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716
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819.3
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828
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887
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1,065
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Green (NI)
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Ricky Bamford
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5.70%
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372
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582.3
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737.4
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780.6
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797.6
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816.6
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DUP
|
John Montgomery
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9.85%
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643
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648.7
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689.5
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693.1
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UUP
|
Michael Palmer
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4.87%
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318
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361.8
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Independent
|
John Sloan
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1.12%
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73
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100
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| Electorate: 14,244 Valid: 6,527 (45.82%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 1,088 Turnout: 6,587 (46.24%)
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2014 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV
Comber - 5 seats[6]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
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DUP
|
Robert Gibson*
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17.29%
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1,071
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UUP
|
James Fletcher*
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13.93%
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863
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878
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880.61
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974.67
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1,037.67
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Alliance
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Deborah Girvan*
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13.16%
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815
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880
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880.3
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980.39
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1,016.48
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1,121.48
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DUP
|
Trevor Cummings*
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11.54%
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715
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724
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733.39
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771.63
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838.93
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960.93
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975.93
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TUV
|
Stephen Cooper
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9.32%
|
577
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585
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585.78
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639.87
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750.08
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908.23
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920.23
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DUP
|
John Oswald*
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10.33%
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640
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648
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663.36
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676.63
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742.14
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867.38
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879.38
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UUP
|
Philip Smith*
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8.17%
|
506
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526
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526.42
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588.48
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661.6
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UKIP
|
Isabella Hanna
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6.89%
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427
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439
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440.65
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477.71
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NI Conservatives
|
John Andrews
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6.64%
|
411
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425
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425.93
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NI21
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Margaret Howson
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2.73%
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169
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| Electorate: 13,681 Valid: 6,194 (45.27%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,033 Turnout: 6,272 (45.84%)
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