Local Elections 2023 Results

Results 

The count of the votes for the 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Local Elections took place on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May at Valley Leisure Centre, Newtownabbey. 

The results are listed below both by party and by District Electoral Area and you can also download the full results (excel file).

Results by Party

Results by District Electoral Area (DEA)

• Airport DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	15,479
  Total votes polled	8,071
  Percentage turnout	52.14%

  Results

  Name	Party	Status
  Thomas Burns	SDLP	Excluded
  Terri Johnston	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Anne Marie Logue	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Matthew Magill	DUP	Elected
  Andrew McAuley	Alliance	Elected
  Paul Michael	UUP	Elected
  Maighréad Ní Chonghaile	Sinn Féin	Elected

   

  Following the 4th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Airport District Electoral Area:

  • Matthew Magill, DUP
  • Anne Marie Logue, Sinn Féin
  • Maighréad Ní Chonghaile, Sinn Féin
  • Paul Michael, UUP
  • Andrew McAuley, Alliance

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Antrim DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	16,652
  Total votes polled	7,215
  Percentage turnout	43.33%

  Results

  Name	Party	Status
  Eleanor Bailey	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Paul Dunlop	DUP	Elected
  Neil Kelly	Alliance	Elected
  Roisin Lynch	SDLP	Elected
  Karl McMeekin	DUP	Excluded
  Tommy Monahan	Alliance	Excluded
  Jim Montgomery	UUP	Excluded
  Lucille O'Hagan	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Richard Shields	TUV - No Sea Border	Excluded
  John Smyth	DUP	Elected
  Leah Smyth	UUP	Elected

  
  Following the 8th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Antrim District Electoral Area:

  • Lucille O'Hagan, Sinn Féin
  • Neil Kelly, Alliance
  • Paul Dunlop, DUP
  • John Smyth, DUP
  • Roisin Lynch, SDLP
  • Leah Smyth, UUP

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Ballyclare DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	14,151
  Total votes polled	7,248
  Percentage turnout	51.22%

  Results

  Name	Party	Status
  Jeannie Archibald	DUP	Elected
  Lewis Boyle	Alliance	Elected
  Mel Lucas	TUV - No Sea Border	Excluded
  Gerard Magee	Sinn Féin	Excluded
  Helen Magill	DUP	Elected
  Vera McWilliam	UUP	Elected
  Norrie Ramsay	UUP	Excluded
  Robert Robinson	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Michael Stewart	Independent	Elected

  Following the 5th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Ballyclare District Electoral Area:

  • Jeannie Archibald, DUP
  • Helen Magill, DUP
  • Vera McWilliam, UUP
  • Lewis Boyle, Alliance
  • Michael Stewart, Independent

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Dunsilly DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	13,300
  Total votes polled	7,523
  Percentage turnout	56.56%

  Results

  Candidate	Party	Status
  Jay Burbank	Alliance	Elected
  Jonathan Campbell	TUV - No Sea Border	Excluded
  Linda Clarke	DUP	Elected
  Tom Cunningham	DUP	Excluded
  Henry John Cushinan	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Siobhán McErlean	Aontú for Life, Unity, Economic Justice	Excluded
  Annie O'Lone	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Ryan Wilson	SDLP	Excluded
  Stewart Wilson	UUP	Elected

  Following the 8th and final stage of the count, the following candidates have been deemed elected to represent Dunsilly District Electoral Area:

  • Henry Cushinan, Sinn Féin
  • Annie O'Lone, Sinn Féin
  • Linda Clarke, DUP
  • Stewart Wilson, UUP
  • Jay Burbank, Alliance

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Glengormley Urban DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	16,445
  Total votes polled	8,894
  Percentage turnout	54.08%

  Results

  Candidate	Party	Status
  Alison Bennington	DUP	Elected
  Paula Jane Bradley	DUP	Elected
  Mark Spencer Cosgrove	UUP	Elected
  Michael Goodman	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Rosie Kinnear	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Michael Maguire	Independent	Excluded
  Noreen McClelland	SDLP	Excluded
  Julian McGrath	Alliance	Elected
  Eamonn McLaughlin	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Anita Piatek	Alliance	Excluded
  Jason Reid	Conservative and Unionist Party	Excluded
  Veronica Lesley	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded

  Following the 7th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Glengormley Urban District Electoral Area:

  • Alison Bennington, DUP

  • Eamonn McLaughlin, Sinn Féin

  • Paula Bradley, DUP

  • Julian McGrath, Alliance

  • Mark Spencer Cosgrove, UUP

  • Rosie Kinnear, Sinn Féin

  • Michael Goodman, Sinn Féin

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Macedon DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	14,554
  Total votes polled	7,203
  Percentage turnout	49.49%

  Results

  Name	Party	Status
  Rosemary Bell-McCracken	Progressive Unionist Party of Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Norman Jonathan Boyd	TUV - No Sea Border	Excluded
  Matthew Brady	DUP	Elected
  Ellie Byrne	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Robert Thomas Foster	UUP	Elected
  Ben Mallon	DUP	Elected
  Taylor McGrann	Sinn Féin	Elected
  Victor Robinson	DUP	Excluded
  Stafford Ward	Independent	Elected
  Billy Webb	Alliance	Elected

  Following the 8th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Macedon District Electoral Area:

  • Taylor McGrann, Sinn Féin
  • Matthew Brady, DUP
  • Robert Thomas Foster , UUP
  • Billy Webb, Alliance
  • Ben Mallon, DUP
  • Stafford Ward, Independent

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected. 

• Three Mile Water DEA

  Turnout 

  Eligible electorate	15,531
  Total votes polled	7,876
  Percentage turnout	50.71%

  Results

  Name	Party	Status
  Tom Campbell	Alliance	Elected
  Mark Cooper	DUP	Elected
  Stephen Cosgrove	UUP	Elected
  Sam Flanagan	DUP	Elected
  Julie Gilmour	Alliance	Elected
  Brian Kerr	UUP	Excluded
  Dylan Loughlin	Green Party Northern Ireland	Excluded
  Trevor Mawhinney	TUV - No Sea Border	Excluded
  Emmanuel Mullen	Sinn Féin	Excluded
  Stephen Edward Ross	DUP	Elected

  
  Following the 7th and final stage of the count, the following have been deemed elected to represent Three Mile Water District Electoral Area:

  • Mark Cooper, DUP
  • Tom Campbell, Alliance
  • Stephen Edward Ross, DUP
  • Julie Gilmour, Alliance
  • Sam Flanagan, DUP
  • Stephen Cosgrove, UUP

  These are listed in the order in which the candidates were deemed elected.