2019 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election


Elections to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council using Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.

Results by party

The overall turnout was 49.16% with a total of 47,989 valid votes cast. A total of 537 ballots were rejected.

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:
After the election, the composition of the council was:
I - Independent

Results by electoral area

Airport

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

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

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from UUP

Antrim

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

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

2014-2019 Change: No change

Ballyclare

2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x TUV

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

2014-2019 Change: Independent gain one seat from TUV

Dunsilly

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 one seat from DUP

Glengormley Urban

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

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

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain one seat from UUP

Macedon

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 X UUP, 1 x TUV

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

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain one seat from TUV

Three Mile Water

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from UUP

Changes during the term

† Co-options

‡ Changes in affiliation

None

– Suspensions

None
Last updated 7 May 2020.
Current composition: see Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council