2014 Mid and East Antrim Council election
22 May 2014 2019 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Jim Allister
Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt Jim Allister
Party DUP Ulster Unionist TUV
Seats won 16 9 5
Seat change New council New council New council
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Martin McGuiness
Leader David Ford Martin McGuinness Alasdair McDonnell
Party Alliance Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 3 3 1
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  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Nigel Farage
Party UKIP Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change New council New council
Mid and East Antrim 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

The first election to Mid and East Antrim District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.[1][2]

Election results

Party Seats ± First
Preference
Votes 		FPV% ±%
DUP 16 15,093 33.01%
Ulster Unionist 9 8,577 18.76%
TUV 5 6,704 14.66%
Alliance 3 4,277 9.36%
Sinn Féin 3 3,118 6.82%
Independent 2 2,761 6.04%
SDLP 1 2,023 4.43%
UKIP 1 749 1.64%
PUP 0 1,352 2.96%
NI21 0 783 1.71%
BNP 0 173 0.38%
NI Conservatives 0 107 0.23%
Totals 40 45,718 100% —

[3]

Districts summary

Results of the Mid and East Antrim District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP TUV Alliance Sinn Féin SDLP UKIP Others
Ballymena 29.5 3 5.8 1 17.0 1 4.7 0 7.3 0 14.1 1 0.0 0 21.6 1 7
Bannside 33.7 2 19.6 1 27.7 2 5.8 0 13.2 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 6
Braid 46.0 4 17.2 1 17.1 1 3.4 0 8.2 1 5.9 0 0.0 0 2.2 0 7
Carrick Castle 27.2 2 16.1 1 5.8 0 14.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 12.9 1 23.5 1 5
Coast Road 21.2 1 17.5 1 10.7 1 10.9 1 14.0 1 7.7 0 0.0 0 18.0 0 5
Knockagh 35.7 2 26.6 2 9.9 0 15.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 11.9 0 5
Larne Lough 30.4 2 31.0 2 10.7 0 15.6 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 10.0 0 5
Total 33.0 16 18.8 9 15.0 5 9.4 3 6.8 3 4.1 1 1.6 2 11.3 2 40

District results

Ballymena

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

Ballymena - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent James Henry* 15.85% 1,042                    
SDLP Declan O'Loan* 9.66% 635 649.08 655.52 672.06 906.06            
DUP Audrey Wales* 9.10% 598 632.76 657.84 682.6 684.6 685.05 883.05        
TUV Donna Anderson ‡ 11.22% 738 754.72 798.14 804.14 804.14 804.14 813.24 813.86 1,117.86    
DUP John Carson* 8.85% 582 598.5 625.48 633.14 633.14 633.59 683.89 730.39 761.35 859.35  
Ulster Unionist Stephen Nicholl 5.79% 381 418.18 434.94 477.02 480.46 480.91 497.33 497.95 534.67 616.67 728.92
DUP Reuben Glover 6.49% 427 439.76 461.52 470.4 470.4 470.85 531.81 543.59 564.79 627.79 647.45
Sinn Féin Marian Maguire 7.25% 477 479.42 479.42 484.42 516.3 548.25 548.25 548.25 548.25 548.25 605.45
Alliance Jayne Dunlop* 4.71% 310 328.48 333.9 410.18 422.72 471.77 473.21 473.21 478.43 482.43  
TUV Matthew Armstrong 5.73% 377 388.89 400.2 404.86 404.86 404.86 412.74 413.05      
DUP David McCartney 5.05% 332 346.08 355.74 362.18 362.18 362.18          
SDLP Eugene Reid 4.40% 289 292.52 293.52 296.52              
NI21 Richard Marshall 3.21% 211 225.74 236.28                
Independent Rodney Quigley 2.68% 176 197.34                  
Electorate: 15,691   Valid: 6,575 (41.90%)   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 822   Turnout: 6,669 (42.50%)  

Bannside

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

Bannside - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TUV Timothy Gaston* 15.51% 1,212            
Sinn Féin Patrice Hardy 13.24% 1,035 1,123          
DUP Tommy Nicholl* 9.94% 777 790 793.52 1,205.52      
DUP Billy Henry* ‡ 7.69% 601 614 618.08 690.52 758.14 758.4 1,270.4
TUV Stewart McDonald 12.17% 951 975 1,040.6 1,054.88 1,057.82 1,058.86 1,105.67
Ulster Unionist William McNeilly* 11.09% 867 944 947.76 967.08 968.13 971.25 1,056.77
Ulster Unionist Andrew Wright 8.55% 668 720 724.56 747.52 750.25 751.81 792.51
DUP Thomas Gordon 8.61% 673 694 702.16 740.64 751.77 751.77  
DUP Phil Moffatt 7.45% 582 593 598.04        
Alliance Philip Burnside 5.76% 450            
Electorate: 14,039   Valid: 7,816 (55.67%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,117   Turnout: 7,921 (56.42%)  

Braid

2014: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Sinn Féin

Braid - 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Beth Clyde* 9.81% 865 890 1,210            
DUP William McCaughey* 10.57% 932 955 1,038 1,112.46          
TUV Brian Collins 10.35% 912 939 945 945.34 954.34 1,416.34      
Ulster Unionist Robin Cherry* 10.90% 961 1,009 1,027 1,028.36 1,057.36 1,090.36 1,160.92    
DUP Beth Adger* 10.11% 891 934 990 1,011.76 1,021.76 1,058.1 1,153.02    
Sinn Féin Paul Maguire* ‡ 8.19% 722 736 737 737 1,044 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,045
DUP Samuel Hanna* 9.08% 800 808 845 851.8 863.14 881.14 923.14 935.74 978.49
Ulster Unionist Brian Thompson 6.34% 559 618 666 668.04 692.04 745.04 848.35 889.52 897.5
TUV Roy McPeake 6.77% 597 632 645 645.34 649.34        
SDLP Catherine O'Hara 5.95% 524 606 608 608.68          
DUP Chris Wales 6.46% 569 590              
Alliance Danny Donnelly 3.39% 299                
PUP William Parkhill 2.08% 183                
Electorate: 16,543   Valid: 8,814 (53.28%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,102   Turnout: 8,902 (53.81%)  

Carrick Castle

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x Independent

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist John Stewart † 16.12% 939 967 1,010              
Independent James Brown* ♭ 15.14% 882 919 936 937.9 959.9 997.9        
UKIP Noel Jordan 12.86% 749 783 857 867.45 875.45 984.45        
DUP Billy Ashe* 12.86% 749 769 791 794.8 800.8 876.65 1,052.65      
DUP Cheryl Johnston 7.54% 439 460 494 501.6 506.6 564.4 793.35 872.81 880.81 892.69
Alliance Gavin Norris* 8.65% 504 523 526 527.9 536.9 852.9 867.75 868.91 872.91 874.26
DUP Fred Cobain* 6.83% 398 405 416 418.85 419.85 463.8        
TUV William Knox 5.80% 338 347 385 395.45 399.45          
Alliance Elena Aceves-Cully 5.87% 342 362 363 363            
PUP Jonathan Cooke 4.26% 248 261                
Independent Nick Wady 2.25% 131                  
Independent John Cameron 1.80% 105                  
Electorate: 12,878   Valid: 5,824 (45.22%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 971   Turnout: 5,893 (45.76%)  

Coast Road

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV

Coast Road - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Maureen Morrow* 17.56% 946                  
Sinn Féin James McKeown* 14.04% 756 756.1 756.1 761.15 785.2 930.2        
Alliance Geraldine Mulvenna* 10.95% 590 598.35 600.4 635.7 701.95 910.95        
DUP Gordon Lyons† 12.25% 660 669.85 677 692.1 722.55 730.7 732.7 736.38 1,133.38  
TUV Ruth Wilson 10.68% 575 583.7 591.7 613.95 652.3 659.5 660.5 663.26 718.11 873.72
PUP Jonathan Hodge 8.61% 464 466.25 473.3 477.4 523.7 536.8 553.8 558.4 610.06 688.32
DUP Drew Niblock* 8.99% 484 494.3 499.3 504.45 536.7 544.8 550.8 552.64    
SDLP Martin Wilson* 7.72% 416 417.1 417.1 425.15 486.4          
Independent Danny O'Connor 3.49% 188 188.85 188.85 207            
BNP Robert Bell 1.88% 101 101.8 140.25 153.3            
Independent John Anderson 2.47% 133 134.3 134.3              
BNP Steven Moore 1.34% 72 72.7                
Electorate: 12,427   Valid: 5,386 (43.34%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 898   Turnout: 5,444 (43.81%)  

Knockagh

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

Knockagh - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson* 16.23% 912 927 939            
DUP May Beattie* 15.20% 854 858 881 966          
DUP Lynn McClurg* 6.41% 360 362 371 530 548.02 548.02 604.56 613.56 937.56
Alliance Paul Sinclair 8.53% 479 492 511 515 515.68 515.68 519.68 876.68 892.02
Ulster Unionist Lindsay Millar 10.34% 581 592 622 629 630.7 631.7 725.7 754.7 852
TUV Ken McFaul 9.91% 557 561 578 588 588.68 588.88 721.56 733.56 789.92
DUP Robert Stewart 8.49% 477 488 495 530 535.78 536.38 577.38 590.38  
Alliance Noel Williams* 7.42% 417 429 436 436 436 436 440    
PUP Gareth Cole 5.36% 301 305 424 434 435.36 436.56      
DUP Robert Harrison-Rice 5.57% 313 318 323            
PUP Jim McCaw 2.78% 156 156              
NI Conservatives Gary Broad 1.90% 107 113              
Independent Barry Patterson 1.85% 104                
Electorate: 12,090   Valid: 5,618 (46.47%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 937   Turnout: 5,683 (47.01%)  

Larne Lough

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

Larne Lough - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Gregg McKeen* 16.99% 966            
Ulster Unionist Mark McKinty* 16.31% 927 928 966        
Alliance Robert Logan 10.23% 583 619 622 903 903.05 1,200.05  
Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson 14.71% 836 836 855 879 881.94 960.94  
DUP Paul Reid 7.93% 457 457 700 710 715.71 773.71 805.71
TUV Kenneth Johnston 10.67% 606 606 615 621 621.51 657.53 678.53
NI21 Jeremy Jones 10.06% 572 583 586 611 611.08    
Alliance Michael Lynch* 5.33% 303 366 372        
DUP Matthew Scott 5.40% 307 307          
Sinn Féin Seán Waide 2.25% 128            
Electorate: 12,826   Valid: 5,685 (44.32%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 948   Turnout: 5,757 (44.89%)  

* Incumbent

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Co-option date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
13 Nov 2015 Coast Road DUP Gordon Lyons Angela Smyth Lyons was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[4]
4 Apr 2017 Carrick Castle Ulster Unionist John Stewart Robin Stewart John was elected to the Assembly.[5]

♭ Carrick Castle by-election, 18 October 2018

After independent unionist councillor Charles (Jim) Brown died in August 2018, the Electoral Office determined that none of his three proposed substitutes met the criteria for co-option. This triggered the first by-election in Northern Ireland since local government reform in 2014.[6] The DUP's Peter Johnston won the seat on the third count.[7][8]

Carrick Castle by-election (18 October 2018)[1][2]- 1 Seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Peter Keith Johnston 38.82 1,106 1,298 1,362
Ulster Unionist John McDermott 23.45 668 823 1,147
Alliance Lauren Gray 19.52 556 645
Democrats and Veterans Si Harvey 15.72 448
Independent Will Sibley 2.49 71
Electorate: 13,181   Valid: 2,849   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 1,425   Turnout: 2,873 (21.8%)  

‡ Changes in affiliation

Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
24 Sep 2015 Ballymena Donna Anderson TUV UKIP Moved.[9]
30 Aug 2016 Braid Paul Maguire Sinn Féin Independent Resigned.[10]
06 Jun 2018 Carrick Castle Noel Jordan UKIP Independent Resigned.[11]
03 Aug 2018 Ballymena Donna Anderson UKIP Independent Resigned.[12]
2018-2019 Bannside Billy Henry[13][14] DUP Independent
25 March 2019 Knockagh May Beattie DUP TUV Moved.[15]

Last updated 31 March 2019.

Current composition: see Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

References

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  7. ^ "The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland - EONI". www.eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ McCormack, Jayne (19 October 2018). "DUP wins Carrickfergus by-election". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Ballymena councillor joins UKIP from TUV". u.tv. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Sinn Fein members quit party over Daithi McKay resignation". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Mid and East Antrim councillor leaves party". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Last UKIP councillor in NI quits the party of its 'cowardly conduct'". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Billy Henry | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council". 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Billy Henry | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council". www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Veteran Carrickfergus DUP councillor switches to TUV". Larne Times. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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