Ards and North Down

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Region: Northern Ireland
Country: Northern Ireland

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Ards and North Down occupies the southeastern shore of Northern Ireland, encompassing the Ards Peninsula and towns such as Bangor, Newtownards, and Donaghadee. Known for its coastal scenery, sailing, and maritime heritage, the area blends commuter settlements with rural landscapes and seaside resorts.

The local government for this district is: Ards and North Down Borough Council (local government district).

Northern Ireland's local government is structured around 11 local government districts (LGDs). These districts, also known as councils, are the primary units for local administration and service delivery. They were formed through the merger of the previous 26 district councils in 2015.

This district page, Ards and North Down, is a sub-page of this region page: Northern Ireland. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Ards and North Down

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 18 of them are in Northern Ireland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down is divided into 40 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Ballycrochan
  • Ballygowan
  • Ballygrainey
  • Ballyholme
  • Ballymagee
  • Ballywalter
  • Bloomfield
  • Broadway
  • Bryansburn
  • Carrowdore
  • Castle
  • Clandeboye
  • Comber North
  • Comber South
  • Comber West
  • Conway Square
  • Cronstown
  • Cultra
  • Donaghadee
  • Glen
  • Gregstown
  • Groomsport
  • Harbour
  • Helen's Bay
  • Holywood
  • Kilcooley
  • Killinchy
  • Kircubbin
  • Loughries
  • Loughview
  • Movilla
  • Portaferry
  • Portavogie
  • Rathgael
  • Rathmore
  • Scrabo
  • Silverbirch
  • Silverstream
  • Warren
  • West Winds

Ards and North Down in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Ards and North Down is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Northern Ireland
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Northern Ireland
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Ards and North Down

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Northern Ireland