1997 Ards Borough Council election
Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary |- class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2|TotalCllrs |- class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others |- |align="left"|Ards East |bgcolor="40BFF5"|52.1 |bgcolor="40BFF5"|4 |23.0 |1 |15.3 |1 |0.0 |0 |9.6 |0 |6 |- |align="left"|Ards West |bgcolor="40BFF5"|56.1 |bgcolor="40BFF5"|3 |18.8 |1 |25.1 |2 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |0 |6 |- |align="left"|Newtownards |26.6 |2 |18.6 |1 |15.4 |1 |0.0 |0 |bgcolor="#0077FF"|39.4 |bgcolor="#0077FF"|2 |6 |- |align="left"|Peninsula |22.6 |1 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|29.7 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |28.8 |1 |18.2 |1 |0.7 |0 |5 |- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" |align="left"| Total |39.6 |10 |22.6 |5 |21.1 |5 |4.6 |1 |12.1 |0 |23 |- |} Districts results Ards East 1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance 1993-1997 Change: UUP gain from DUP Ards West 1993: 3 x UUP,