Dunsilly
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Jay Burbank (APNI)
  •   Linda Clarke (DUP)
  •   Henry Cushinan (SF)
  •   Annie O'Loane (SF)
  •   Stewart Wilson (UUP)

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.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Antrim North West DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

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

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 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    
Ulster Unionist 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

    2014: 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

    Dunsilly - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    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  
    Ulster Unionist 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      
    Ulster Unionist 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

      2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Dunsilly - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ulster Unionist 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

        1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
        2. ↑ , ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
        3. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
        4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
        5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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