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.
| Airport | |
|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Seats | 5 (2014-) |
| Councillors | |
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Antrim South East DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 Defection | Anne-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
edit2019: 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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| DUP | Matthew Magill* | 22.79% | 1,827 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Anne-Marie Logue* | 19.64% | 1,574 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Maighréad Ní Chonghaile | 16.65% | 1,335 | 1,355 | |||
| UUP | Paul Michael* ‡ | 13.41% | 1,075 | 1,086 | 1,536.63 | ||
| Alliance | Andrew McAuley* | 15.08% | 1,209 | 1,281 | 1,295.58 | 1,342.02 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Burns* | 10.75% | 862 | 889 | 898.72 | 1,081.96 | |
| Green (NI) | Terri Johnston | 1.67% | 134 | ||||
| Electorate: 15,479 Valid: 8,016 (51.79%) Spoilt: 55 Quota: 1,337 Turnout: 8,071 (52.14%) | |||||||
2019 Election
edit2014: 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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Alliance | Vikki McAuley † | 17.31% | 1,221 | |||||
| DUP | Matthew Magill* | 16.51% | 1,164 | 1,165.44 | 1,589.44 | |||
| UUP | Paul Michael* | 12.66% | 893 | 903.24 | 940.68 | 1,190.68 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Anne-Marie Logue* | 15.53% | 1,095 | 1,097.56 | 1,098.56 | 1,098.56 | 1,567.56 | |
| SDLP | Thomas Burns* | 15.95% | 1,125 | 1,148.68 | 1,152.8 | 1,166.8 | 1,197.8 | |
| UUP | Mervyn Rea* | 8.06% | 568 | 571.16 | 584.16 | 702.16 | 704.16 | |
| Sinn Féin | Cathy Rooney | 7.16% | 505 | 506.6 | 506.6 | 506.6 | ||
| DUP | Ben Mallon | 6.82% | 481 | 481.76 | ||||
| Electorate: 14,042 Valid: 7,052 (50.22%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,176 Turnout: 7,121 (50.71%) | ||||||||
2014 Election
edit2014: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 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 | |
| Alliance | Alan Lawther* | 8.84% | 547 | 562.58 | 791.34 | 801.34 | 806.74 | |
| DUP | Roy Thompson* | 9.84% | 609 | 609.19 | 618.19 | |||
| 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%) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
- ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.