2014 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election

The first election to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote.[1][2][3] The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of votes and seats.

2014 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election
22 May 2014
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt David Ford
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 15 12 4
Seat change New council New council New council
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Alasdair McDonnell Martin McGuinness Jim Allister
Party SDLP Sinn Féin TUV
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change New council New council New council

Results by party
Party Seats First Pref. votes FPv%
DUP 15 14,082 32.23
UUP 12 9,630 22.04
Alliance 4 5,533 12.66
SDLP 4 3,746 8.57
Sinn Féin 3 5,434 12.44
TUV 2 2,479 5.67
Totals 40 43,688 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Airport
Airport - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Anne-Marie Logue* 19.59 1,212        
SDLP Thomas Burns* 15.76 975 1,089.95      
DUP Matthew Magill 14.92 923 923.38 963.57 1,365.57  
UUP Paul Michael* 12.90 798 798.19 843.57 899.57 1,088.57
UUP Mervyn Rea* 11.73 726 726.57 745.57 881.57 1,018.37
DUP Roy Thompson* 9.84 609 609.19 618.19    
Alliance Alan Lawther* 8.84 547 562.58 791.34 801.34 806.74
NI21 Heather Fee 4.46 276 282.27      
SDLP Oran Keenan 1.96 121 156.72      
Electorate: 12,801   Valid: 6,187 (48.33%)   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,032   Turnout: 6,239 (48.74%)

    Antrim
    Antrim - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    UUP Adrian Cochrane-Watson* † 13.22 785 801 844 858.21    
    DUP Nigel Kells † 11.15 662 667 1,026      
    Sinn Féin Noel Maguire* 10.64 632 643 644 644 646.98 646.98
    DUP John Smyth* 10.62 631 636 724 856.79    
    Alliance Neil Kelly* 10.44 620 813 825 830.39 876.39  
    SDLP Roisin Lynch 10.24 608 636 637 638.47 648.94 690.94
    UUP Drew Ritchie* 9.63 572 595 614 626.25 1,009.25  
    TUV Richard Cairns 9.43 560 574 591 598.84    
    DUP Brian Graham* 9.09 540 545        
    Alliance Sian O'Neill 3.06 182          
    NI21 George Young 2.42 144          
    Electorate: 14,408   Valid: 5,939 (41.22%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 849   Turnout: 6,040 (41.92%)

      Ballyclare
      Ballyclare - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Mandy Girvan* 16.57 930 938      
      UUP Jim Bingham* 14.59 819 831 886 936  
      UUP Vera McWilliam 14.52 815 828 856 895 938
      TUV David Arthurs ‡ 13.36 750 766 834 853 900
      DUP Tim Girvan* 10.40 584 589 621 654 1,057
      Alliance Pat McCudden* 9.85 553 581 585 720 730
      DUP Jordan Greer 8.78 493 500 515 526  
      NI21 Gary English 5.56 312 343 348    
      PUP Scott McDowell 3.81 214 220      
      Independent David McMaster 1.85 104        
      Independent Robert Moore 0.69 39        
      Electorate: 12,408   Valid: 5,613 (45.24%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 936   Turnout: 5,684 (45.81%)

        Dunsilly
        Dunsilly - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        UUP Roderick Swann* 18.56 1,111        
        DUP Linda Clarke* 14.90 892 935.12 938.56 1,029.56  
        DUP Trevor Beatty † 14.80 886 935.06 936.72 1,020.72  
        Sinn Féin Henry Cushnihan* 12.99 778 778 801 840.77 849.77
        Sinn Féin Anthony Brady* 11.73 702 702.11 748.11 796.99 803.99
        SDLP Brian Duffin* ‡ 11.31 677 679.53 1,006.53    
        Alliance Julian McGrath 8.19 490 504.52 547.29    
        SDLP Ryan Wilson 7.52 450 452.64      
        Electorate: 11,922   Valid: 5,986 (50.21%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 998   Turnout: 6,057 (50.81%)

          Glengormley Urban
          Glengormley Urban - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          UUP Mark Cosgrove* 16.06 1,193            
          DUP Audrey Ball* 12.08 897 919 933        
          Sinn Féin Michael Goodman 11.54 857 857.22 869.22 888.22 904.22 905.44 906.44
          Alliance John Blair* † 10.72 796 804.14 865.02 1,119.02      
          DUP Philip Brett* 10.18 756 783.28 793.16 803.38 811.38 1,266.38  
          SDLP Noreen McClelland* 9.92 737 738.32 769.32 820.76 927.76 928.98 930.98
          Sinn Féin Gerry O'Reilly* 9.36 695 695 706 718 729 729 729
          DUP Sam Flanagan 6.52 484 496.76 511.76 514.76 522.76    
          UUP Michael Maguire 5.53 411 592.06 634.16 650.48 678.48 718.28 1,030.28
          Alliance Sam Nelson 4.66 346 347.76 382.20        
          NI21 Hairy Miggins 3.43 255 258.74          
          Electorate: 15,506   Valid: 7,427 (47.90%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 929   Turnout: 7,546 (48.67%)

            Macedon
            Macedon - 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            DUP Billy De Courcy* 14.27 844 885          
            Alliance Billy Webb* 13.99 830 946          
            TUV David Hollis 8.13 645 661 664 665.94 821.94 852.94  
            DUP Thomas Hogg* 9.80 581 609 610 613.88 648.88 918.88  
            Sinn Féin Brónach Anglin 9.41 558 599 642 642 643 647 648
            DUP Paul Hamill 9.07 538 579 581 603.31 693.31 907.31  
            UUP John Scott* ‡‡† 9.07 538 559 565 568.88 701.88 752.79 808.79
            PUP Ken Wilkinson 8.48 503 517 519 519      
            DUP Victor Robinson 7.79 462 550 555 559.85 632.85    
            DUP Dineen Walker* 4.32 256            
            SDLP Dominic Mullaghan 3.00 178            
            Electorate: 13,198   Valid: 5,931 (44.94%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 848   Turnout: 6,039 (45.69%)

              Three Mile Water
              Three Mile Water - 6 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              UUP Fraser Agnew* 19.30 1,275                
              Alliance Tom Campbell* 11.28 745 753.84 756.84 756.84 756.84 855.36 1,231.36    
              DUP William Ball* † 11.17 738 801.44 813.74 1,001.74          
              UUP Ben Kelso † 8.89 587 756 763.04 773.60 773.90 849.50 881.18 970.18  
              DUP Stephen Ross 8.43 557 572.08 589.60 638.20 640.30 655.82 661.60 671.60 772.42
              DUP Pamela Barr* 7.96 526 543.68 546.94 585.32 638.12 657.64 676.68 697.68 815.98
              TUV Trevor Mawhinney 7.93 524 540.38 549.16 555.46 556.36 577.62 584.14 601.14 740.70
              Alliance Lynn Frazer 6.42 424 433.36 433.62 433.62 433.62 514.88      
              NI21 Gary Grattan 5.59 369 373.94 376.94 378.94 378.94        
              PUP Darren Logan 5.19 343 348.20 518.98 521.50 521.50 533.50 536.02 546.02  
              DUP Robert Hill* 4.44 293 303.66 305.66            
              PUP Jackie Shaw 3.41 225 230.46              
              Electorate: 13,982   Valid: 6,606 (47.25%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 944   Turnout: 6,698 (47.90%)

                * Incumbent

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options
                Co-option date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                21 Jul 2015 Antrim UUP Adrian Cochrane-Watson Jim Montgomery Cochrane-Watson was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[4]
                22 Jul 2017 Dunsilly DUP Trevor Beatty Jordan Greer Beatty resigned.[5][6]
                11 Oct 2017 Threemilewater UUP Ben Kelso Stephen McCarthy Kelso resigned.[7]
                1 Feb 2018 Macedon UUP John Scott (DUP) Robert Foster Scott (elected as UUP) resigned.[8][9]
                2 Jul 2018 Glengormley Urban Alliance John Blair Julian McGrath Blair was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[10]
                1 Aug 2018 Three Mile Water DUP William Ball Samuel Flanagan Ball retired.[11]
                1 Oct 2018 Antrim DUP Nigel Kells Paul Dunlop Kells resigned.[12][13]
                20 Dec 2018 Dunsilly SDLP Brian Duffin (Ind.) Ryan Wilson Duffin (elected SDLP) resigned.[14]

                ‡ Changes in affiliation
                Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                6 Nov 2015 Ballyclare David Arthurs[15] TUV Independent Resigned.
                9 Nov 2015 Ballyclare David Arthurs Independent UUP Affiliated.[16]
                29 Aug 2017 Macedon John Scott UUP Independent Resigned.[17]
                25 Nov 2017 Macedon John Scott Independent DUP Affiliated.[18]
                4 Dec 2017 Macedon - DUP UUP Scott's seat reverted to UUP on his resignation.[8][9]
                13 Feb 2018 Dunsilly Brian Duffin SDLP Independent Resigned.[19]
                29 Nov 2018 Dunsilly - Independent SDLP Duffin's seat reverted to SDLP on his resignation.[20]
                11 Mar 2019 Threemilewater Pamela Barr DUP Independent Resigned.[21]

                Last updated 26 March 2019.

                Current composition: see Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

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