2019 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election

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2019 Antrim and Newtownabbey Council election
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  2014 2 May 2019 2023  

All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Arlene Foster MLA.jpg Robin Swann 2020.jpg Cropped image of Naomi Long.JPG
Leader Arlene Foster Robin Swann Naomi Long
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won1497
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 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Michelle O'Neill (cropped from Martin McGuinness, Michelle O'Neill, Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams).jpg Colum Eastwood MLA.JPG
Leader Michelle O'Neill [n 1] Colum Eastwood
Party Sinn Féin SDLP Independent
Seats won541
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1

 Seventh party
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Leader Jim Allister
Party TUV
Seats won0
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Antrim and Newtownabbey 2019 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)

Elections to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council , part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council using Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats. [1] [2]

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Election results

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 2019 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1401Decrease2.svg 135.031.515,100Decrease2.svg0.7
  Ulster Unionist 903Decrease2.svg 322.520.39,726Decrease2.svg1.7
  Alliance 730Increase2.svg 317.518.78,970Increase2.svg6.0
  Sinn Féin 520Increase2.svg 212.513.16,269Increase2.svg0.7
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg 010.07.83,742Decrease2.svg0.8
  Independent 110Increase2.svg 12.55.35,364Increase2.svg5.0
  TUV 002Decrease2.svg 201.7804Decrease2.svg4.0
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg 001.0473Increase2.svg1.0
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg 000.7341Increase2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 49.07% with a total of 48,526 valid votes cast. A total of 537 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

Results of the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 2019
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Sinn Féin SDLP Others
Airport23.3120.7117.3122.7116.010.005
Antrim26.4216.0226.319.1011.2111.006
Ballyclare30.2234.0211.500.000.0024.315
Dunsilly28.7117.4115.2124.8113.810.005
Glengormley Urban29.3215.5116.9121.5212.514.307
Macedon43.0315.3118.0112.210.0011.606
Three Mile Water40.1322.9125.920.000.0011.006
Total31.51420.3918.7713.157.848.7140

District results

Airport

2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2019: 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Airport - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Alliance Vikki McAuley17.31%1,221    
DUP Matthew Magill*16.51%1,1641,165.44 1,589.44  
Ulster Unionist Paul Michael*12.66%893903.24 940.68 1,190.68 
Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue*15.53%1,0951,097.56 1,098.56 1,098.56 1,567.56
SDLP Thomas Burns *15.95%1,1251,148.68 1,152.8 1,166.8 1,197.8
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea*8.06%568571.16 584.16 702.16 704.16
Sinn Féin Cathy Rooney7.16%505506.6 506.6 506.6  
DUP Ben Mallon6.82%481481.76    
Electorate: 14,042  Valid: 7,052 (50.22%)  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,176  Turnout: 7,121 (50.71%)  

    Antrim

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
    2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
    2014-2019 Change: No change

    Antrim - 6 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Alliance Neil Kelly*26.26%1,689      
    SDLP Roisin Lynch*11.24%7231,111.11     
    DUP John Smyth*11.41%734765.11 769.79 832.32 1,047.32  
    DUP Paul Dunlop9.38%603620.34 622.14 704.69 806.77 921.45 
    Ulster Unionist Leah Smyth9.56%615721.08 752.04 802.07 838.17 844.27 971.27
    Ulster Unionist Jim Montgomery6.47%416477.2 503.48 557.05 578.68 581.73 824.65
    Sinn Féin Gerard Magee9.06%583637.06 725.98 727.98 728.34 728.34 740.89
    Independent Adrian Cochrane-Watson 5.58%359421.73 449.09 527.29 538.82 541.26  
    DUP Karl McMeekin5.64%363379.83 382.35 403.35    
    TUV Richard Cairns5.40%347374.54 379.58     
    Electorate: 15,051  Valid: 6,432 (42.73%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 919  Turnout: 6,512 (43.27%)  

      Ballyclare

      2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV
      2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent
      2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from TUV

      Ballyclare - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Danny Kinahan 18.54%1,253     
      Independent Michael Stewart17.49%1,182     
      Ulster Unionist Vera McWilliam*10.46%707790.4 1,073.2 1,084.95 1,109.3 1,233.3
      DUP Jeannie Archibald10.93%739745.4 754.1 756.55 1,054.6 1,130.6
      DUP Mandy Girvan*12.74%861865 876.1 880.65 1,006.8 1,091.8
      Alliance Gary English11.47%775783.9 799.5 811.35 819.55 900.55
      Independent David Arthurs*6.76%457462.9 473.7 496.2 503.75  
      DUP Austin Orr6.56%443445.9 465.2 466.8   
      Ulster Unionist Norman Ramsey5.05%341352.8     
      Electorate: 13,190  Valid: 6,758 (51.24%)  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 1,127  Turnout: 6,821 (51.71%)  

        Dunsilly

        2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
        2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
        2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

        Dunsilly - 5 seats [3]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan*16.33%1,0641,065 1,520  
        SDLP Ryan Wilson13.85%902913 984 1,294 
        Alliance Glenn Finlay ‡†15.18%9891,030 1,048 1,111 
        Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann*10.92%7111,038 1,040 1,040 1,065
        DUP Linda Clarke*14.82%965980 980 980 986
        DUP Jordan Greer13.92%907935 935 935 939
        Sinn Féin Andrew Maguire8.47%552553    
        Ulster Unionist Gareth Thomas6.51%424    
        Electorate: 12,519  Valid: 6,514 (52.03%)  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 1,086  Turnout: 6,590 (52.64%)  

          Glengormley Urban

          2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
          2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
          2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

          Glengormley Urban - 7 seats [3]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Alliance Julian McGrath*16.94%1,345      
          DUP Phillip Brett * †13.84%1,099      
          SDLP Noreen McClelland*12.50%9921,127     
          Ulster Unionist Mark Cosgrove*11.22%891921.51 928.53 936.81 1,208.81  
          DUP Alison Bennington10.78%856861.67 861.67 894.7 929.84 1,052.84 
          Sinn Féin Michael Goodman*11.39%904914.8 925.06 925.24 928.51 929.51 932.69
          Sinn Féin Rosie Kinnear10.09%801814.23 827.46 827.55 827.82 827.82 829
          Green (NI) Paul Veronica4.30%341471.41 558.08 558.53 586.11 629.11 761
          DUP Samantha Burns4.70%373374.35 374.35 429.34 440.32 475.32  
          Ulster Unionist Michael Maguire*4.24%337358.33 365.62 366.34    
          Electorate: 15,810  Valid: 7,939 (50.22%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 993  Turnout: 8,046 (50.89%)  

            Macedon

            2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 X UUP, 1 x TUV
            2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
            2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from TUV

            Macedon - 6 seats [3]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Alliance Billy Webb*18.01%1,127      
            DUP Paul Hamill* †16.67%1,043      
            DUP Thomas William Hogg* †15.96%999      
            Ulster Unionist Robert Foster*15.28%956      
            DUP Dean McCullough ††5.13%321332.4 439.08 509.88 558.24 687.42 976.42
            Sinn Féin Taylor McGrann12.22%765830.7 830.84 831.54 834.84 836.44 836.44
            Independent Stafford Ward5.48%343452.8 458.96 463.26 499.72 545.22 560.22
            DUP Victor Robinson5.23%327337.5 354.72 368.42 383.52 444.78  
            TUV David Hollis*3.56%223238 244.58 248.48 297.56   
            UKIP Robert Hill2.46%154168.1 173.56 176.56    
            Electorate: 13,593  Valid: 6,258 (46.04%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 895  Turnout: 6,331 (46.58%)  

              Three Mile Water

              2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
              2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
              2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

              Three Mile Water - 6 seats [3]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              DUP Mark Cooper*17.48%1,230      
              DUP Stephen Ross*15.68%1,103      
              Ulster Unionist Fraser Agnew *15.63%1,100      
              Alliance Tom Campbell*15.28%1,075      
              DUP Sam Flanagan*6.95%489679.62 761.43 770.79 771.27 777.13 996.13
              Alliance Julie Gilmour10.64%749751.34 752.69 755.49 815.01 927.45 975.45
              Ulster Unionist Stephen McCarthy*7.31%514522.64 528.13 589.41 591.45 651.33 843.33
              UKIP Raymond Stewart4.53%319324.76 328.27 331.55 331.73 347.97  
              TUV Norman Boyd 3.33%234240.84 243.81 251.73 252.03 258.7  
              Independent Gary Grattan3.17%223224.8 225.79 227.07 228.57   
              Electorate: 14,694  Valid: 7,036 (47.88%)  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,006  Turnout: 7,105 (48.35%)  

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Date co-optedElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                31 October 2019Macedon DUP Thomas HoggVictor RobinsonHogg resigned.
                4 May 2020Macedon DUP Dean McCulloughLinda IrwinMcCullough was co-opted to Belfast City Council.
                2 September 2020Ballyclare Ulster Unionist Danny KinahanNorman RamsayKinahan resigned following his appointment as Northern Ireland’s Veterans Commissioner.
                24 February 2021Airport Alliance Vikki McAuleyAndrew McAuleyVikki McAuley resigned.
                18 October 2021Macedon DUP Paul HamillBen MallonHamill died.
                7 December 2021Macedon DUP Linda IrwinMatthew BradyIrwin resigned.
                31 May 2022Glengormley Urban DUP Phillip Brett Paula Bradley Brett was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
                18 June 2022Dunsilly Alliance Glenn Finlay (Ind.)Jay BurbankFinlay died.

                ‡ Changes in affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                3 December 2021DunsillyGlenn Finlay Alliance Independent Suspended from Alliance due to 'ongoing investigations'. [4]
                18 June 2022DunsillyVacant Independent Alliance Finlay's seat returned to Alliance. [5]

                – Suspensions

                None

                Last updated 19 June 2022.

                Current composition: see Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

                Notes

                1. The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

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