Dunsilly 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 Cranfield, Parkgate, Randalstown, Shilvodan and Toome.[2] Airport forms part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
| Dunsilly | |
|---|---|
| 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 North West DEA which had existed since 1985.
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) |
Annie O'Loane (Sinn Féin) |
Jay Burbank (Alliance) |
Stewart Wilson (UUP) |
Linda Clarke (DUP) | |||||
| July 2022 Co-Option | Ryan Wilson (SDLP) |
Roderick Swann (UUP) | ||||||||
| December 2021 Defection | Glenn Finlay (Alliance)/ (Independent) | |||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||
| December 2018 Co-Option | Jordan Greer (DUP) | |||||||||
| February 2018 Defection | Brian Duffin (SDLP)/ (Independent) | |||||||||
| July 2017 Co-Option | Trevor Beatty (DUP) | |||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||
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 Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 18.65% | 1,390 | ||||||||
| Sinn Féin | Annie O'Lone | 16.29% | 1,214 | 1,312 | |||||||
| DUP | Linda Clarke* | 13.11% | 977 | 986 | 1,153 | 1,153.13 | 1,153.13 | 1,773.13 | |||
| UUP | Stewart Wilson | 11.31% | 843 | 843 | 951 | 951.78 | 951.78 | 1,134.78 | 1,644.78 | ||
| Alliance | Jay Burbank* | 12.25% | 913 | 930 | 935 | 965.29 | 969.74 | 982.74 | 997.74 | 1,128.74 | |
| SDLP | Ryan Wilson* | 9.71% | 724 | 794 | 801 | 907.08 | 971.16 | 972.16 | 977.16 | 1,000.16 | |
| DUP | Tom Cunningham | 9.46% | 705 | 705 | 846 | 846.13 | 846.13 | ||||
| TUV | Jonathan Campbell | 5.97% | 445 | 446 | |||||||
| Aontú | Siobhán McErlean | 3.26% | 243 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 13,300 Valid: 7,454 (56.05%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,243 Turnout: 7,523 (56.56%) | |||||||||||
2019 Election
edit2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 16.33% | 1,064 | 1,065 | 1,520 | |||
| SDLP | Ryan Wilson | 13.85% | 902 | 913 | 984 | 1,294 | ||
| Alliance | Glenn Finlay ‡† | 15.18% | 989 | 1,030 | 1,048 | 1,111 | ||
| UUP | Roderick Swann* | 10.92% | 711 | 1,038 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,065 | |
| DUP | Linda Clarke* | 14.82% | 965 | 980 | 980 | 980 | 986 | |
| DUP | Jordan Greer | 13.92% | 907 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 939 | |
| Sinn Féin | Andrew Maguire | 8.47% | 552 | 553 | ||||
| UUP | Gareth Thomas | 6.51% | 424 | |||||
| Electorate: 12,519 Valid: 6,514 (52.03%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 6,590 (52.64%) | ||||||||
2014 Election
edit2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| UUP | Roderick Swann* | 18.56% | 1,111 | |||||
| SDLP | Brian Duffin* ‡† | 11.31% | 677 | 679.53 | 1,006.53 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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%) | ||||||||
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.