2019 Mid and East Antrim District Council election

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2019 Mid and East Antrim Council election
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Leader Arlene Foster Robin Swann Naomi Long
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won1577
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  JimAllister.jpg Michelle O'Neill (cropped from Martin McGuinness, Michelle O'Neill, Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams).jpg Colum Eastwood MLA.JPG
Leader Jim Allister Michelle O'Neill Colum Eastwood
Party TUV Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won521
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Leader Gerard Batten
Party Independent UKIP
Seats won30
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Mid and East Antrim 2019 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)

Elections to Mid and East Antrim District 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

Mid and East Antrim District Council Election Result 2019 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1501Decrease2.svg 137.532.014,976Decrease2.svg1.0
  Ulster Unionist 713Decrease2.svg 217.518.28,540Decrease2.svg0.6
  Alliance 740Increase2.svg 417.515.87,407Increase2.svg6.4
  TUV 511Steady2.svg 012.515.27,126Increase2.svg0.2
  Independent 321Increase2.svg 17.58.23,862Increase2.svg2.2
  Sinn Féin 201Decrease2.svg 15.06.42,996Decrease2.svg0.4
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg 02.51.8848Decrease2.svg2.3
  PUP 000Steady2.svg 00.00.6304Decrease2.svg2.4
  Democrats and Veterans 000Steady2.svg 00.00.6265New
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg 00.00.5256Increase2.svg0.5
  UKIP 001Decrease2.svg 10.00.5247Decrease2.svg1.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 47.58% with a total of 46,827 valid votes cast. A total of 556 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

Results of the Mid and East Antrim District Council election, 2019
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance TUV Sinn Féin SDLP Others
Ballymena27.627.008.3115.117.5012.2122.427
Bannside27.0215.319.3036.4212.010.000.006
Braid37.7321.318.0120.127.100.005.807
Carrick Castle35.8222.3221.410.000.000.0020.505
Coast Road30.9213.0121.7110.7015.510.008.205
Knockagh31.8224.7120.615.800.000.0017.215
Larne Lough32.9225.8129.727.300.000.004.305
Total32.01518.2715.8715.256.421.8110.4340

District results

Ballymena

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance and Independent gain from DUP and UUP

Ballymena - 7 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent James Henry*12.57%872       
SDLP Eugene Reid12.23%848870      
TUV Matthew Armstrong11.03%765781 1,016     
Alliance Patricia O'Lynn †8.33%578611 612 614.96 617.96 941.96  
DUP Audrey Wales*6.79%471496 499 503.44 706.36 707.36 709.3 812.72
Independent Rodney Quigley6.24%433514 530 571.44 586.44 610.44 669.61 802.38
DUP John Carson* –7.60%527538 544 558.8 655.28 657.28 657.28 758.47
DUP Reuben Glover*7.18%498511 529 557.12 632.3 634.3 634.3 706.4
Ulster Unionist Stephen Nicholl*6.99%485500 510 548.48 575.48 578.48 589.15  
Sinn Féin Patrice Hardy7.51%521529 529 529 530    
DUP William Logan5.80%402410 417 431.06     
TUV Philip Gordon4.13%286302       
UKIP Rab Picken2.06%143       
Independent Conal Stewart1.54%107       
Electorate: 15,896  Valid: 6,956 (43.76%)  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 870  Turnout: 7,023 (44.18%)  

    Bannside

    2014: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    2019: 2 x TUV, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    2014-2019 Change: No change

    Bannside - 6 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    TUV Stewart McDonald*18.63%1,504       
    TUV Timothy Gaston*17.75%1,433       
    Ulster Unionist William McNeilly*9.70%783855.54 916.48 1,285.48    
    DUP Thomas Gordon9.21%744796.52 863.84 895.3 923.14 1,339.14  
    DUP Tommy Nicholl*8.55%690812.72 856.72 901.14 940.5 1,242.5  
    Sinn Féin Ian Friary12.03%971971.52 972.18 972.18 972.18 972.4 972.4 972.4
    Alliance Philip Burnside9.29%750763 773.34 809.52 860.4 883.34 927.34 971.34
    DUP Andrew Wright9.28%749773.7 828.92 843.44 854.44    
    Ulster Unionist Jackson Minford5.56%449503.08 537.4      
    Electorate: 14,393  Valid: 8,073 (56.09%)  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,154  Turnout: 8,169 (56.76%)  

      Braid

      2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
      2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x TUV, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
      2014-2019 Change: TUV and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin

      Braid - 7 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist Robin Cherry*12.26%1,0841,107     
      DUP Beth Adger*11.03%975982 1,284    
      Alliance Muriel Burnside †7.95%703896 896 896 896.08 1,296.08 
      DUP Julie Frew10.48%926933 1,077 1,103.55 1,103.59 1,106.59 
      DUP William McCaughey*9.33%825827 907 1,050.96 1,051.04 1,054.04 1,058.04
      TUV Christopher Jamieson10.20%902909 964 966.36 966.36 972.36 983.36
      TUV Brian Collins*9.86%872881 894 896.36 896.52 898.52 905.52
      Ulster Unionist Keith Turner9.05%800816 827 827.59 828.03 848.03 898.03
      Sinn Féin Colette McAllister7.14%631827 827 827 827.04   
      DUP Sam Hanna6.85%605606      
      Independent Marian Maguire4.20%371      
      Independent Roni Browne1.65%146      
      Electorate: 16,951  Valid: 8,840 (52.15%)  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,106  Turnout: 8,936 (52.72%)  

        Carrick Castle

        2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x Independent
        2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
        2014-2019 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from Independent and UKIP

        Carrick Castle - 5 seats [3]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Alliance Lauren Gray21.40%1,210      
        DUP Billy Ashe*18.91%1,069      
        DUP Cheryl Johnston *16.86%953      
        Ulster Unionist Robin Stewart*14.38%813879 906.3 928.89 979.89  
        Ulster Unionist John McDermott ‡7.87%445513.4 565.66 620.1 659.53 780.15 811.83
        Independent Noel Jordan*7.62%431481.1 490.72 545.03 641.47 778.2 783.15
        Democrats and Veterans Si Harvey4.69%265289.3 301.26 353.08 383.37   
        Independent Nicholas Wady4.32%244286.3 290.2 311.79    
        PUP Jim McCaw2.11%119127.4 135.46     
        UKIP John Kennedy1.84%104111.2 123.68     
        Electorate: 13,323  Valid: 5,653 (42.43%)  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 943  Turnout: 5,721 (42.94%)  

          Coast Road

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

          Coast Road - 5 seats [3]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Alliance Geraldine Mulvenna*21.67%1,217    
          DUP Andrew Clarke17.33%973    
          Sinn Féin James McKeown*15.55%873922.14 922.2 1,109.2 
          Ulster Unionist Maureen Morrow*12.96%728795.08 798.74 937.76 
          DUP Angela Smyth*13.60%764771.28 794.32 817.46 828.46
          TUV Ruth Wilson*10.70%601611.14 612.94 665.95 681.95
          Independent Martin Wilson8.19%460597.02 597.29   
          Electorate: 12,429  Valid: 5,616 (45.18%)  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 937  Turnout: 5,686 (45.75%)  

            Knockagh

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

            Knockagh - 5 seats [3]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Alliance Noel Williams 20.57%1,173   
            DUP Peter Johnston16.96%967   
            DUP Marc Collins –14.84%846854.16 1,016.16 
            Independent Bobby Hadden13.99%798887.76 980.76 
            Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson*13.71%782833.12 903 919.82
            Ulster Unionist Lindsay Millar*10.94%624675.84 825.92 873.48
            TUV May Beattie*5.75%328336.88   
            PUP David Barnett3.24%185190.28   
            Electorate: 12,289  Valid: 5,703 (46.41%)  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 951  Turnout: 5,762 (46.89%)  

              Larne Lough

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

              Larne Lough - 5 seats [3]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              DUP Gregg McKeen*19.48%1,166     
              Alliance Danny Donnelly †17.66%1,057     
              Ulster Unionist Mark McKinty* †16.42%983995.88 1,025.88   
              DUP Paul Reid*13.46%806939.98 950.12 1,133.12  
              Alliance Robert Logan*12.01%719720.82 890.82 909.1 912.1 961.75
              Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson*9.42%564570.3 581.58 782.9 914.9 916.2
              TUV James Strange7.27%435441.72 453.86    
              Green (NI) Robert Robinson4.28%256256.56     
              Electorate: 13,129  Valid: 5,986 (45.59%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 998  Turnout: 6,086 (46.36%)  

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options

                Date co-optedElectoral AreaPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
                16 August 2019Larne Lough Ulster Unionist Mark McKintyKeith TurnerMcKinty resigned.
                17 October 2020Braid Alliance Muriel BurnsideDavid ReidBurnside resigned.
                26 May 2022Ballymena Alliance Patricia O'Lynn John HylandO'Lynn was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
                26 May 2022Larne Lough Alliance Danny Donnelly Maeve DonnellyDonnelly was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

                ‡ Changes in affiliation

                DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
                29 October 2020Carrick CastleJohn McDermott Ulster Unionist DUP Defected from the UUP to the DUP. [4]

                – Suspensions

                Marc Collins (DUP) was suspended from the council for eight months from Friday 24 June 2022. [5]

                John Carson (DUP) was suspended from the council for three months from Monday 10 October 2022. [6]

                Last updated 12 October 2022.

                Current composition: see Mid and East Antrim District Council

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