Glengormley Urban (District Electoral Area)

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Glengormley Urban
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Alison Bennington (DUP)
  •   Paula Bradley (DUP)
  •   Mark Cosgrove (UUP)
  •   Michael Goodman (SF)
  •   Rosie Kinnear (SF)
  •   Julian McGrath (APNI)
  •   Eamonn McLaughlin (SF)

Glengormley Urban is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects seven members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballyhenry, Burnthill, Carnmoney, Collinbridge, Glebe, Glengormley and Hightown. [2] Glengormley Urban forms part of the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and 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 Line DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Julian McGrath
(Alliance)
Eamonn McLaughlin
(Sinn Féin)
Rosie Kinnear
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Goodman
(Sinn Féin)
Mark Cosgrove
(UUP)
Paula Bradley
(DUP)
Alison Bennington
(DUP)
June 2022 Co-OptionNoreen McClelland
(SDLP)
2019 Phillip Brett
(DUP)
June 2018 Co-OptionMichael Maguire
(UUP)
Audrey Ball
(DUP)
2014 John Blair
(Alliance)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Glengormley Urban - 7 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Alison Bennington*16.34%1,432      
Sinn Féin Eamonn McLaughlin14.60%1,280      
DUP Paula Bradley*9.72%8521,151.92     
Alliance Julian McGrath*11.34%994996.76 999.42 1,012.42 1,072.84 1,434.84 
Ulster Unionist Mark Cosgrove*10.86%952969.25 969.39 1,041.69 1,069.92 1,104.92 
Sinn Féin Rosie Kinnear*11.09%972972.23 1,011.43 1,014.8 1,052.22 1,066.64 1,094.64
Sinn Féin Michael Goodman*9.59%841841.69 966.57 969.57 994.13 1,008.83 1,030.83
SDLP Noreen McClelland*6.45%565567.07 574.35 582.35 632.63 707.03 907.03
Alliance Anita Piatek4.71%413413.69 416.63 422.77 532   
Green (NI) Lesley Veronica3.57%313313.92 315.46 341.06    
Independent Michael Maguire1.16%102104.07 104.49     
NI Conservatives Jason Reid0.56%4950.15 50.15     
Electorate: 16,445  Valid: 8,765 (53.30%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,096  Turnout: 8,894 (54.08%)  

    2019 Election

    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 [4]
    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%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Glengormley Urban - 7 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist Mark Cosgrove*16.06%1,193      
      DUP Audrey Ball*12.08%897919 933    
      Alliance John Blair * †10.72%796804.14 865.02 1,119.02   
      DUP Phillip Brett 10.18%756783.28 793.16 803.38 811.38 1,266.38 
      Ulster Unionist Michael Maguire5.53%411592.06 634.16 650.48 678.48 718.28 1,030.28
      SDLP Noreen McClelland*9.92%737738.32 769.32 820.76 927.76 928.98 930.98
      Sinn Féin Michael Goodman11.54%857857.22 869.22 888.22 904.22 905.44 906.44
      Sinn Féin Gerry O'Reilly*9.36%695695 706 718 729 729 729
      DUP Sam Flanagan6.52%484496.76 511.76 514.76 522.76   
      Alliance Sam Nelson4.66%346347.76 382.2     
      NI21 Mary Higgins3.43%255258.74      
      Electorate: 15,506  Valid: 7,427 (47.90%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 929  Turnout: 7,546 (48.67%)  

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