University (District Electoral Area)

University was one of the four district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Newtownabbey Borough Council and formed part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

University DEA (1993-2014) within Newtownabbey

It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyduff, Carnmoney, Hawthorne, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Mossley and Rosstulla. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Three Mile Water DEA.

Councillors

edit
Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Lynn Frazer
(Alliance)
Tom Campbell
(Alliance)
Ken Robinson
(UUP)
Fraser Agnew
(UUP)/
(UUC)/
(Independent Unionist)
Pamela Barr
(DUP)
Robert Hill
(DUP)
William Ball
(DUP)
2005 Barbara Gilliland
(UUP)
John Mann
(DUP)
2001 Roger Hutchinson
(DUP)
Vi Scott
(UUP)
1997 George Herron
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)
William Greer
(PUP)
Bill Johnston
(UUP)
1993 Gordon Mawhinney
(Alliance)
James Robinson
(UUP)
Tony Lough
(DUP)
Alan Hewitt
(DUP)

2011 Election

edit

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP, United Unionist joins UUP

University - 7 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP William Ball* 16.54% 1,328                  
DUP Pamela Barr 12.64% 1,015                  
UUP Fraser Agnew* 12.02% 965 981.56 994.56 994.56 1,116.56          
Alliance Tom Campbell* 11.26% 904 909.04 912.04 931.04 944.28 952.04 1,067.04      
DUP Robert Hill* 8.04% 645 907.56 930.8 933.8 958.92 971.53 978.77 978.77 1,151.77  
UUP Ken Robinson* 9.09% 730 734.08 745.08 746.08 868.04 937.88 950.12 950.69 1,107.69  
Alliance Lynn Frazer* 6.79% 545 548.6 551.6 571.84 582.08 592.75 736.72 796 836.1 860.1
Independent Stephen Ross 5.99% 481 485.08 497.08 501.08 521.8 528.59 576.59 578.3 627.79 662.79
PUP Phil Hamilton 6.30% 506 516.8 536.04 536.04 549.76 553.64 562.64 563.21    
SDLP Dominic Mulligan 3.26% 262 262.48 262.48 409.48 410.48 411.45        
UUP Barbara Gilliland* 4.07% 327 335.64 339.64 339.64            
Sinn Féin James McKeown 2.68% 215 215.48 218.48              
BNP Stephen Parkes 1.30% 104 105.68                
Electorate: 16,063   Valid: 8,027 (49.97%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 1,004   Turnout: 8,190 (50.99%)  

2005 Election

edit

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

University - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP William Ball 23.45% 2,025          
UUP Ken Robinson* 16.57% 1,431          
DUP Robert Hill 7.31% 631 1,418.52        
Alliance Lynn Frazer* 12.44% 1,074 1,076.76 1,091.01      
DUP John Mann 10.02% 865 923.88 941.63 1,260.64    
UUP Barbara Gilliland* 8.70% 751 777.68 904.43 906.33 1,155.33  
United Unionist Fraser Agnew* 8.52% 736 769.12 792.62 794.52 906.34 1,023.19
Newtownabbey Ratepayers John Blair 9.01% 778 789.5 806 806.19 854.4 886.7
UUP Vi Scott* 3.97% 343 348.52 496.02 396.97    
Electorate: 15,829   Valid: 8,634 (54.55%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 1,080   Turnout: 8,845 (55.88%)  

2001 Election

edit

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from PUP and Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist joins United Unionist

University - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Roger Hutchinson 17.92% 1,791              
UUP Ken Robinson* 15.36% 1,535              
UUP Barbara Gilliland* 13.52% 1,351              
Alliance Lynn Frazer* 13.14% 1,313              
United Unionist Fraser Agnew* 8.28% 828 836.7 856.46 861.15 866.07 952.41 1,183.38 1,329.38
DUP John Mann 4.79% 479 976.4 989.89 993.81 994.89 1,051.57 1,100.67 1,253.67
UUP Vi Scott 4.68% 468 473.1 671.65 741.16 760.18 882.12 966.52 1,080.02
PUP William Greer* 8.11% 811 817.6 827.48 830.42 833.72 873.9 922.98 974.03
NI Unionist Billy Boyd 5.04% 504 509.7 517.49 519.73 521.71 540.75 578.13  
United Unionist John Scott 4.69% 469 471.1 488.2 491.91 495.33 527.11    
Independent Alister Bell 4.47% 447 449.1 460.12 462.57 483.75      
Electorate: 16,875   Valid: 9,996 (59.24%)   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 1,250   Turnout: 10,232 (60.63%)  

1997 Election

edit

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP

1993-1997 Change: PUP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP (two seats)

University - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ind. Unionist Fraser Agnew* 13.21% 878                      
UUP Ken Robinson 10.62% 706 708.2 748.35 760.45 764.5 770.5 800.75 801.8 832.8      
Alliance Lynn Frazer* 6.94% 461 462.3 464.3 471.35 472.35 529.35 565.4 568.4 573.4 874.4    
Ind. Unionist George Herron* 9.52% 633 648.55 653.55 682.7 688.7 693.7 716.8 740 822.25 837.25    
UUP Barbara Gilliland* 7.37% 490 496.65 507.7 512.85 516.85 519.85 537.9 550.05 572.05 606.15 751.6 772.48
UUP Bill Johnston 7.51% 499 501.1 507.1 513.5 517.5 520.5 531.75 545.9 567.95 584.05 715.55 729.95
PUP William Greer 6.74% 448 449 452.05 452.2 537.3 548.3 560.3 571.45 654.55 671.6 708.4 713.8
DUP Tony Lough* 5.01% 333 333.75 334.75 339.85 342.85 346.85 357.85 560.7 614.9 616.95 686.3 688.46
UK Unionist Billy Boyd 6.41% 426 432.65 433.7 439.8 440.85 446.85 470.95 486.05 518.35 530.45    
Alliance William McKimmon 5.55% 369 369.55 371.55 376.55 378.55 442.55 506.55 506.55 510.55      
Ulster Democratic Harry Speers 5.58% 371 372 375 377 395 400 407 425.1        
DUP Alan Hewitt* 4.50% 299 300.7 300.7 300.85 301.85 302.85 307.85          
Newtownabbey Ratepayers Samuel Neill 3.40% 226 226.75 228.8 230.8 231.85 264.85            
Newtownabbey Labour William McClinton 3.19% 212 212 213 214 216              
PUP Alexander Knell 1.97% 131 131.2 131.2 134.3                
Ind. Unionist Jack McDonald 1.29% 86 88.45 89.45                  
UUP Louie Robinson 1.17% 78 78.35                    
Electorate: 16,179   Valid: 6,646 (41.08%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 831   Turnout: 6,745 (41.69%)  

1993 Election

edit

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

University - 7 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ind. Unionist Fraser Agnew* 18.24% 1,169              
UUP George Herron* 13.43% 861              
UUP James Robinson* 8.18% 524 588 604.31 608.95 702.66 728.76 1,003.76  
UUP Barbara Gilliland* 5.63% 361 515.24 533.23 545.36 620.75 639.19 803.19  
DUP Tony Lough 8.46% 542 556.72 557.98 558.62 567.01 712.89 737.29 769.29
DUP Alan Hewitt 6.94% 445 464.84 468.06 471.06 492.8 658.49 687.07 755.07
Alliance Gordon Mawhinney* 9.10% 583 592.28 593.26 649.58 661.18 675.13 716.09 736.09
Alliance William McKimmon* 8.94% 573 582.6 584 651.32 658.45 665.44 688.99 711.99
UUP Ken Robinson* 8.33% 534 566.64 572.31 578.63 591.08 614.7    
DUP Samuel Neill* 5.96% 382 407.28 409.87 416.51 425.43      
UUP Elizabeth McClenaghan 3.43% 220 246.88 255 262        
Newtownabbey Labour Deborah Hayes 1.75% 112 114.56 114.77          
Newtownabbey Labour Stafford Ward 0.92% 59 59.96 59.96          
Newtownabbey Labour William McClinton 0.69% 44 45.92 45.99          
Electorate: 15,330   Valid: 6,409 (41.81%)   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 802   Turnout: 6,557 (42.77%)  

References

edit
  1. ^ "University Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.