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2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Main article: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections

The 2023 election to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after the local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election
← 201918 May 20232027 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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LeaderJeffrey DonaldsonMichelle O'Neill[n 1]Naomi Long
PartyDUPSinn FéinAlliance
Last election1457
Seats won1398
Seat changeDecrease 1Increase 4Increase 1
Popular vote16,06611,6139,179
Percentage30.1%21.7%17.1%
SwingDecrease 1.4%Increase 8.6%Decrease 1.6%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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LeaderDoug BeattieColum Eastwood
PartyUUPIndependentSDLP
Last election914
Seats won721
Seat changeDecrease 2Increase 1Decrease 3
Popular vote8,3581,5172,829
Percentage15.7%2.8%5.3%
SwingDecrease 4.6%Decrease 2.5%Decrease 2.5%
Antrim and Newtownabbey 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

TBC

They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

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2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 DUP1301 132.5030.0516,066 1.42
 Sinn Féin940 422.5021.7211,613 8.66
 Alliance810 120.0017.179,179 1.52
 UUP702 217.5015.638,358 4.64
 Independent210 15.002.841,517 2.50
 SDLP103 32.505.292,829 2.51
 TUV000 00.004.492,403 2.81
 Green (NI)000 00.001.80964 1.09
 PUP000 00.000.46244New
 Aontú000 00.000.45243New
 NI Conservatives000 00.000.0949New
Total4053,465

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA)%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
cllrs
DUPSinn FéinAllianceUUPSDLPIndependents and others
Airport22.791 36.292 115.081 13.411 10.750 11.670 5
Antrim27.572 17.821 120.871 16.641 19.511 7.590 6
Ballyclare36.362 1.200 13.601 124.151 10.000 24.841 5
Dunsilly22.571 34.942 112.251 11.311 9.710 19.230 5
Glengormley Urban26.062 35.293 116.051 10.861 6.450 15.290 7
Macedon32.982 118.631 15.241 15.991 0.000 17.171 16
Three Mile Water43.073 4.170 26.932 18.311 0.000 7.530 6
Total30.0513 121.729 417.178 115.637 25.291 310.142 140

District results

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Airport

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2019: 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

Airport - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUPMatthew Magill*22.79%1,827   
Sinn FéinAnne-Marie Logue*19.64%1,574   
Sinn FéinMaighréad Ní Chonghaile16.65%1,3351,355  
UUPPaul Michael* ‡13.41%1,0751,0861,536.63 
AllianceAndrew McAuley*15.08%1,2091,2811,295.581,342.02
SDLPThomas Burns*10.75%862889898.721,081.96
Green (NI)Terri Johnston1.67%134   
Electorate: 15,479   Valid: 8,016 (51.79%)   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 1,337   Turnout: 8,071 (52.14%)  

Antrim

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

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

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

Antrim - 6 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn FéinLucille O'Hagan17.82%1,270       
AllianceNeil Kelly*15.31%1,091       
DUPPaul Dunlop*13.84%986987.051,078.05     
DUPJohn Smyth*10.12%721722.26857.26858.46905.361,168.36  
SDLPRoisin Lynch*9.51%678851.67888.34902.68903.35913.35914.711,104.71
UUPLeah Smyth*10.44%744746.1764.31768.15770.16867.16963.041,032.04
UUPJim Montgomery*6.20%442443.47461.47463.81470.51527.72576610
AllianceTommy Monahan5.56%396443.04482.77524.59524.59536.07538.79 
TUVRichard Shields6.36%453454.05465.05465.47467.48   
DUPKarl McMeekin3.61%257257.21      
Green (NI)Eleanor Bailey1.23%88101.23      
Electorate: 16,652   Valid: 7,126 (42.79%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,019   Turnout: 7,215 (43.33%)  

Ballyclare

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2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Ballyclare - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUPJeannie Archibald*23.18%1,655    
DUPHelen Magill13.18%9471,297.46   
UUPVera McWilliam*15.74%1,1311,151.521,159.791,620.79 
AllianceLewis Boyle13.60%977984.021,103.021,129.291,234.29
IndependentMichael Stewart*12.92%928937.99990.991,041.51,153.5
TUVMel Lucas10.40%747791.55793.82845.141,004.14
UUPNorrie Ramsay*8.41%604615.07619.34  
Green (NI)Robert Robinson1.52%109109.81   
Sinn FéinGerard Magee1.20%8686.27   
Electorate: 14,151   Valid: 7,184 (50.77%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,198   Turnout: 7,248 (51.22%)  

Dunsilly

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2019: 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

Dunsilly - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn FéinHenry Cushinan*18.65%1,390       
Sinn FéinAnnie O'Lone16.29%1,2141,312      
DUPLinda Clarke*13.11%9779861,1531,153.131,153.131,773.13  
UUPStewart Wilson11.31%843843951951.78951.781,134.781,644.78 
AllianceJay Burbank*12.25%913930935965.29969.74982.74997.741,128.74
SDLPRyan Wilson*9.71%724794801907.08971.16972.16977.161,000.16
DUPTom Cunningham9.46%705705846846.13846.13   
TUVJonathan Campbell5.97%445446      
AontúSiobhán McErlean3.26%243       
Electorate: 13,300   Valid: 7,454 (56.05%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,243   Turnout: 7,523 (56.56%)  

Glengormley Urban

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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
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DUPAlison Bennington*16.34%1,432      
Sinn FéinEamonn McLaughlin14.60%1,280      
DUPPaula Bradley*9.72%8521,151.92     
AllianceJulian McGrath*11.34%994996.76999.421,012.421,072.841,434.84 
UUPMark Cosgrove*10.86%952969.25969.391,041.691,069.921,104.92 
Sinn FéinRosie Kinnear*11.09%972972.231,011.431,014.81,052.221,066.641,094.64
Sinn FéinMichael Goodman*9.59%841841.69966.57969.57994.131,008.831,030.83
SDLPNoreen McClelland*6.45%565567.07574.35582.35632.63707.03907.03
AllianceAnita Piatek4.71%413413.69416.63422.77532  
Green (NI)Lesley Veronica3.57%313313.92315.46341.06   
IndependentMichael Maguire1.16%102104.07104.49    
NI ConservativesJason Reid0.56%4950.1550.15    
Electorate: 16,445   Valid: 8,765 (53.30%)   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 1,096   Turnout: 8,894 (54.08%)  

Macedon

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2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

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

2019–2023 Change: Independent gain from DUP

Macedon - 6 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn FéinTaylor McGrann*18.63%1,326       
DUPMatthew Brady*17.14%1,220       
UUPRobert Foster*15.99%1,138       
AllianceBilly Webb*15.24%1,085       
DUPBen Mallon*8.06%574576.05728.21757.8848.12850.011,039.01 
IndependentStafford Ward6.84%487518.16523.92552.85611.8623.7683.8836.19
DUPVictor Robinson*7.78%553555.05571.37584.9608.42610.45722.49751.79
Green (NI)Ellie Byrne2.22%158420.4422.16427.22443.25491.76512.08 
TUVNorman Boyd4.68%333334.64345.2363.79433.8435.76  
PUPRosemary Bell-McCracken3.43%244250.56258.24281.89    
Electorate: 14,554   Valid: 7,118 (48.91%)   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 7,203 (49.49%)  

Three Mile Water

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2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

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

2019–2023 Change: No Change

Three Mile Water - 6 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUPMark Cooper*20.19%1,575      
AllianceTom Campbell*17.82%1,390      
DUPStephen Ross*15.52%1,211      
AllianceJulie Gilmour*9.11%711716.22955.051,057.621,328.62  
DUPSam Flanagan*7.36%574952.74954.83957.83960.83963.831,206.83
UUPStephen Cosgrove11.52%899931.48942.12955.5966.451,007.451,081.45
UUPBrian Kerr6.79%530542.76545.61557.18562.37583.37661.37
TUVTrevor Mawhinney5.45%425446.17446.55451.93455.93460.93 
Sinn FéinEmmanuel Mullen4.17%325325328.42340.56   
Green (NI)Dylan Loughlin2.08%162162.87167.81    
Electorate: 15,531   Valid: 7,802 (50.24%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,115   Turnout: 7,876 (50.71%)  

‡ Changes in affiliation

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DateElectoral AreaNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
21 May 2024AirportPaul MichaelUUPIndependentLeft the UUP after criticising the party's decision to line up Mike Nesbitt as Health Minister to replace Robin Swann, and criticising the party's response to the two-day suspension of Steve Aiken from the Assembly.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

References

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  1. ^ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Hughes, Brendan (25 April 2023). "All the NI council election candidates standing in each area". BelfastLive. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Councillor quits UUP over Mike Nesbitt health role". BBC News. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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