Airport (District Electoral Area)

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Airport
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Anne-Marie Logue (SF)
  •   Matthew Magill (DUP)
  •   Andrew McAuley (APNI)
  •   Paul Michael (IND)
  •   Maighréad Ní Chonghaile (SF)
Airport DEA within Antrim and Newtownabbey Antrim and Newtownabbey Airport highlight.svg
Airport DEA within Antrim and Newtownabbey

Airport is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Aldergrove, Clady, Crumlin, Mallusk and Templepatrick. [2] Airport forms part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Antrim South East DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
May 2024 DefectionAnne-Marie Logue
(Sinn Féin)
Maighréad Ní Chonghaile
(Sinn Féin)
Andrew McAuley
(Alliance)
Paul Michael
(Independent)/
(UUP)
Matthew Magill
(DUP)
2023
February 2021 Co-Option Thomas Burns
(SDLP)
2019 Vikki McAuley
(Alliance)
2014 Mervyn Rea
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Airport - 5 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Matthew Magill*22.79%1,827   
Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue*19.64%1,574   
Sinn Féin Maighréad Ní Chonghaile16.65%1,3351,355  
UUP Paul Michael*13.41%1,0751,086 1,536.63 
Alliance Andrew McAuley*15.08%1,2091,281 1,295.58 1,342.02
SDLP Thomas Burns*10.75%862889 898.72 1,081.96
Green (NI) Terri Johnston1.67%134   
Electorate: 15,479  Valid: 8,016 (51.79%)  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 1,337  Turnout: 8,071 (52.14%)  

    2019 Election

    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 [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Alliance Vikki McAuley17.31%1,221    
    DUP Matthew Magill*16.51%1,1641,165.44 1,589.44  
    UUP 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
    UUP 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%)  

      2014 Election

      2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

      Airport - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue*19.59%1,212    
      SDLP Thomas Burns *15.76%9751,089.95   
      DUP Matthew Magill14.92%923923.38 963.57 1,365.57 
      UUP Paul Michael*12.90%798798.19 843.57 899.57 1,088.57
      UUP Mervyn Rea*11.73%726726.57 745.57 881.57 1,018.37
      Alliance Alan Lawther*8.84%547562.58 791.34 801.34 806.74
      DUP Roy Thompson*9.84%609609.19 618.19   
      NI21 Heather Fee4.46%276282.27    
      SDLP Oran Keenan*1.96%121156.72    
      Electorate: 12,801  Valid: 6,187 (48.33%)  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,032  Turnout: 6,239 (48.74%)  

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