Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 2014

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Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 2014
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All 40 council seats
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Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt David Ford
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won15124
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Leader Alasdair McDonnell Martin McGuinness Jim Allister
Party SDLP Sinn Féin TUV
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The 2014 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in Northern Ireland. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. [2] [3]

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council local authority in Northern Ireland

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaces Antrim Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council. A statutory transition committee was established in 2013 to prepare for the merger. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 with 73 candidates standing for 40 seats. The authority acted in shadow form until the formal creation of the Antrim and Newtownabbey district on 1 April 2015.

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Results by party

PartySeatsFirst Pref. votesFPv%
DUP 1514,08232.23
UUP 129,63022.04
Alliance 45,53312.66
SDLP 43,7468.57
Sinn Féin 35,43412.44
TUV 22,4795.67
Totals4043,688100%

Results by Electoral Area

Airport

Airport - 5 seats
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue*19.591,212    
SDLP Thomas Burns *15.769751,089.95   
DUP Matthew Magill14.92923923.38963.571,365.57 
UUP Paul Michael*12.90798798.19843.57899.571,088.57
UUP Mervyn Rea*11.73726726.57745.57881.571,018.37
DUP Roy Thompson*9.84609609.19618.19  
Alliance Alan Lawther*8.84547562.58791.34801.34806.74
NI21 Heather Fee4.46276282.27   
SDLP Oran Keenan1.96121156.72   
Electorate: 12,801  Valid: 6,187 (48.33%)  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,032  Turnout: 6,239 (48.74%)

    Antrim

    Antrim - 6 seats
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    UUP Adrian Cochrane-Watson * †13.22785801844858.21  
    DUP Nigel Kells †11.156626671,026   
    Sinn Féin Noel Maguire*10.64632643644644646.98646.98
    DUP John Smyth*10.62631636724856.79  
    Alliance Neil Kelly*10.44620813825830.39876.39 
    SDLP Roisin Lynch10.24608636637638.47648.94690.94
    UUP Drew Ritchie*9.63572595614626.251,009.25 
    TUV Richard Cairns9.43560574591598.84  
    DUP Brian Graham*9.09540545    
    Alliance Sian O'Neill3.06182     
    NI21 George Young2.42144     
    Electorate: 14,408  Valid: 5,939 (41.22%)  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 849  Turnout: 6,040 (41.92%)

      Ballyclare

      Ballyclare - 5 seats
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
      DUP Mandy Girvan*16.57930938   
      UUP Jim Bingham*14.59819831886936 
      UUP Vera McWilliam14.52815828856895938
      TUV David Arthurs ‡13.36750766834853900
      DUP Tim Girvan*10.405845896216541,057
      Alliance Pat McCudden*9.85553581585720730
      DUP Jordan Greer8.78493500515526 
      NI21 Gary English5.56312343348  
      PUP Scott McDowell3.81214220   
      Independent David McMaster1.85104    
      Independent Robert Moore0.6939    
      Electorate: 12,408  Valid: 5,613 (45.24%)  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 936  Turnout: 5,684 (45.81%)

        Dunsilly

        Dunsilly - 5 seats
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        UUP Roderick Swann*18.561,111    
        DUP Linda Clarke*14.90892935.12938.561,029.56 
        DUP Trevor Beatty †14.80886935.06936.721,020.72 
        Sinn Féin Henry Cushnihan*12.99778778801840.77849.77
        Sinn Féin Anthony Brady*11.73702702.11748.11796.99803.99
        SDLP Brian Duffin* ‡11.31677679.531,006.53  
        Alliance Julian McGrath8.19490504.52547.29  
        SDLP Ryan Wilson7.52450452.64   
        Electorate: 11,922  Valid: 5,986 (50.21%)  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 998  Turnout: 6,057 (50.81%)

          Glengormley Urban

          Glengormley Urban - 7 seats
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          UUP Mark Cosgrove*16.061,193      
          DUP Audrey Ball*12.08897919933    
          Sinn Féin Michael Goodman11.54857857.22869.22888.22904.22905.44906.44
          Alliance John Blair* †10.72796804.14865.021,119.02   
          DUP Philip Brett*10.18756783.28793.16803.38811.381,266.38 
          SDLP Noreen McClelland*9.92737738.32769.32820.76927.76928.98930.98
          Sinn Féin Gerry O'Reilly*9.36695695706718729729729
          DUP Sam Flanagan6.52484496.76511.76514.76522.76  
          UUP Michael Maguire5.53411592.06634.16650.48678.48718.281,030.28
          Alliance Sam Nelson4.66346347.76382.20    
          NI21 Hairy Miggins3.43255258.74     
          Electorate: 15,506  Valid: 7,427 (47.90%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 929  Turnout: 7,546 (48.67%)

            Macedon

            Macedon - 6 seats
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            DUP Billy De Courcy*14.27844885     
            Alliance Billy Webb*13.99830946     
            TUV David Hollis8.13645661664665.94821.94852.94 
            DUP Thomas Hogg*9.80581609610613.88648.88918.88 
            Sinn Féin Brónach Anglin9.41558599642642643647648
            DUP Paul Hamill9.07538579581603.31693.31907.31 
            UUP John Scott* ‡‡†9.07538559565568.88701.88752.79808.79
            PUP Ken Wilkinson8.48503517519519   
            DUP Victor Robinson7.79462550555559.85632.85  
            DUP Dineen Walker*4.32256      
            SDLP Dominic Mullaghan3.00178      
            Electorate: 13,198  Valid: 5,931 (44.94%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 848  Turnout: 6,039 (45.69%)

              Threemilewater

              Threemilewater - 6 seats
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
              UUP Fraser Agnew *19.301,275        
              Alliance Tom Campbell*11.28745753.84756.84756.84756.84855.361,231.36  
              DUP William Ball* †11.17738801.44813.741,001.74     
              UUP Ben Kelso †8.89587756763.04773.60773.90849.50881.18970.18 
              DUP Stephen Ross8.43557572.08589.60638.20640.30655.82661.60671.60772.42
              DUP Pamela Barr*7.96526543.68546.94585.32638.12657.64676.68697.68815.98
              TUV Trevor Mawhinney7.93524540.38549.16555.46556.36577.62584.14601.14740.70
              Alliance Lynn Frazer6.42424433.36433.62433.62433.62514.88   
              NI21 Gary Grattan5.59369373.94376.94378.94378.94    
              PUP Darren Logan5.19343348.20518.98521.50521.50533.50536.02546.02 
              DUP Robert Hill*4.44293303.66305.66      
              PUP Jackie Shaw3.41225230.46       
              Electorate: 13,982  Valid: 6,606 (47.25%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 944  Turnout: 6,698 (47.90%)

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Co-option dateElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                21 Jul 2015Antrim UUP Adrian Cochrane-WatsonJim MontgomeryCochrane-Watson was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [4]
                22 Jul 2017Dunsilly DUP Trevor BeattyJordan GreerBeatty resigned. [5] [6]
                11 Oct 2017Threemilewater UUP Ben KelsoStephen McCarthyKelso resigned. [7]
                1 Feb 2018Macedon UUP John Scott (DUP)Robert FosterScott (elected as UUP) resigned. [8] [9]
                2 Jul 2018Glengormley Urban Alliance John BlairJulian McGrathBlair was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [10]
                1 Aug 2018Three Mile Water DUP William BallSamuel FlanaganBall retired. [11]
                1 Oct 2018Antrim DUP Nigel KellsPaul DunlopKells resigned. [12] [13]

                ‡ Changes in affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                6 Nov 2015BallyclareDavid Arthurs [14] TUV Independent Resigned.
                9 Nov 2015BallyclareDavid Arthurs Independent UUP Affiliated. [15]
                29 Aug 2017MacedonJohn Scott UUP Independent Resigned. [16]
                25 Nov 2017MacedonJohn Scott Independent DUP Affiliated. [17]
                4 Dec 2017Macedon- DUP UUP Scott's seat reverted to UUP on his retirement. [8] [9]
                13 Feb 2018DunsillyBrian Duffin SDLP Independent Resigned. [18]

                Current composition: see Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

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