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The Mid and East Antrim District Council was made up of the old
Ballymena, Carrickfergus, and Larne Borough Councils in their
entirety.
In
2019,
the big winner in Mid and East Antrim was the Alliance Party.
They increased their share of the first preference vote by over
6% and picked-up four additional seats for a total of seven. The
TUV had their strongest performance here, slightly increasing
the share of vote (15.2%) and keeping their total of five seats.
The UUP lost seats in Ballymena, Larne Lough, and Knockagh but
gained what had been Northern Ireland's sole UKIP seat in
Carrick Castle. The DUP remain the largest party with 15 seats;
a net drop of one.
Map by Conal
Kelly
Summary
| Electoral Area | 2019 Results | 2014 Results |
| Coast Road |
2 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 SF, 1 UUP |
1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SF, 1 Alliance, 1 TUV |
| Braid | 3 DUP, 2 TUV, 1 UUP, 1 Alliance |
4 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 TUV, 1 SF |
| Bannside | 2 TUV, 2 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SF |
2 DUP, 2 TUV, 1 UUP, 1 SF |
| Larne Lough |
2 DUP, 2 Alliance, 1 UUP |
2 UUP, 2 DUP, 1 Alliance |
| Carrick Castle |
2 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 Alliance |
2 DUP, 1 Ind, 1 UUP, 1 UKIP |
| Knockagh | 2 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 Alliance, 1 Ind |
2 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 Alliance |
| Ballymena | 2 DUP, 2 Ind, 1 TUV, 1 SDLP, 1 Alliance |
3 DUP, 1 Ind, 1 TUV, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP |
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Votes by Party
| 2019 Results | 2014 Results | 2011 Notional Results |
| DUP 14,976 (32.0%) 15 councillors UUP 8,540 (18.2%) 7 councillors Alliance 7,407 (15.8%) 7 councillors TUV 7,126 (15.2%) 5 councillors Ind 3,862 (8.2%) 3 councillors SF 2,996 (6.4%) 2 councillors SDLP 848 (1.8%) 1 councillor PUP 304 (0.6%) DVP 265 (0.6%) Green 256 (0.5%) UKIP 247 (0.5%) |
DUP 15.093 (33.0%), 16 councillors UUP 8,578 (18.8%), 9 councillors TUV 6,863 (15.0%), 5 councillors Alliance 4,277 (9.4%), 3 councillors Inds 2,761 (6.0%), 2 councillors SF: 3,118 (6.8%), 3 councillors SDLP 1,864 (4.1%), 1 councillor PUP 1,352 (3.0%) NI21 783 (1.7%) UKIP 749 (1.6%), 1 councillor BNP 173 (0.4%) Cons 107 (0.2%) |
DUP: 19,729 (42.0%), 19 councillors UUP: 7,876 (16.8%), 8 councillors Alliance: 5,102 (10.9%), 4 councillors TUV: 4,043 (8.6%), 2 councillors SF: 2,769 (5.9%) 3 councillors SDLP: 2,712 (5.8%) 1 councillor Green: 404 (0.9%) BNP: 182 (0.4%) PUP: 146 (0.3%) Ind: 4,018 (8.6%) 3 councillors |
| Electorate: 98,410; votes cast: 47,383 (48.1%); invalid votes: 556 (1.2%); valid votes: 46,827 | Electorate: 96,494; votes cast: 46,269 (48.9%); invalid votes: 551 (1.2%); valid votes: 45,718 | Electorate: 92,809; votes cast: 50,179; invalid votes: 768 (1.5%); valid votes: 49,411 (98.5%) |
2011 Census: 26,181 "Catholic" (19.34%); 98,639 "Protestant"
(72.88%); 1,087 Other (0.80%); 9,431 None (6.97%)
The
notional
results given above are my best guess projection of the 2011
results on the new boundaries - a "backcast" rather than a
forecast.
See
also
results for:
Ballymena: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81
Carrickfergus: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81.
Larne: 1993-2011,
1985-89,
and 1973-81.
Westminster
seat: East
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Cairncastle, Carnlough & Glenarm, Craigyhill,
Gardenmore, and The Maidens.
| First Count: Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) 1,217 Andrew Clarke (DUP) 973 James McKeown (SF) 873 Angela Smyth (DUP) 764 Maureen Morrow (UUP) 728 Ruth Wilson (TUV) 601 Martin Wilson (Ind) 460 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,737 (30.9%) 2 seats Alliance 1,217 (21.7%) 1 seat SF 873 (15.5%) 1 seat UUP 728 (13.0%) 1 seat TUV 601 (10.7%) Ind 460 (8.2%) |
Electorate: 12,429; votes cast: 5,686 (45.7%); invalid votes: 70
(1.2%); valid votes: 5,616; quota: 937.
Smyth (DUP) was 146.51 ahead of Wilson (TUV) for the last seat,
with no undistributed surpluses remaining. Interesting to note
that while the SDLP didn't field a candidate, their 2014 candidate
stood as an independent and improved his performance.
| First Count: Maureen Morrow (UUP) 947 James McKeown (SF) 756 Gordon Lyons (DUP) 660 Geraldine Mulvenna (Alliance) 590 Ruth Wilson (TUV) 575 Drew Niblock (DUP) 484 Jonathan Hodge (PUP) 464 Martin Wilson (SDLP) 416 Danny O'Connor (Independent) 188 John Anderson (Independent) 133 Robert Bell (BNP) 101 Steven Moore (BNP) 72 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,144 (21.2%) 1 seat UUP 947 (17.5%) 1 seat SF 756 (14.0%) 1 seat Alliance 590 (10.9%) 1 seat TUV 575 (10.7%) 1 seat PUP 464 (8.6%) SDLP 416 (7.7%) Inds 321 (5.9%) BNP 173 (3.2%) |
Electorate 12,427; total poll 5,444 (43.8%); invalid votes 58
(1.1%); valid votes 5,386; quota 898.
Hodge (PUP) finished 185.40 votes behind Wilson (TUV).
Westminster
seat: North
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Ballee & Harryville, Broughshane, Glenravel,
Glenwhirry, Kells, Kirkinriola, and Slemish.
| First Count: Robin Cherry (UUP) 1,084 Beth Adger (DUP) 975 Julie Frew (DUP) 926 Christopher Jamieson (TUV) 902 Brian Collins (TUV) 872 William McCaughey (DUP) 825 Keith Turner (UUP) 800 Muriel Burnside (Alliance) 703 Collette McAllister (SF) 631 Sam Hanna (DUP) 605 Marian Maguire (Ind) 371 Roni Browne (Ind) 146 |
Votes by Party: DUP 3,331 (37.7%) 3 seats UUP 1,884 (21.3%) 1 seat TUV 1,774 (20.1%) 2 seats Alliance 703 (8.0%) 1 seat SF 631 (7.1%) Ind 517 (5.8%) |
Electorate: 16,951; votes cast: 8,936 (52.7%); invalid votes: 96
(1.1%); valid votes: 8,840; quota: 1,106.
Collins (TUV) was just 7.49 votes ahead of Turner (UUP) for the
last seat, with no undistributed surpluses remaining. The TUV
managed two seats on 1.6 quotas, thanks to impressive balancing,
while the UUP got just one with 1.7 quotas and Alliance also got
one with 0.6 of a quota.
| First Count: Robin Cherry (UUP) 961 William McCaughey (DUP) 932 Brian Collins (TUV) 912 Beth Adger (DUP) 891 Beth Clyde (DUP) 865 Samuel Hanna (DUP) 800 Paul Maguire (SF) 722 Roy McPeake (TUV) 597 Chris Wales (DUP) 569 Brian Thompson (UUP) 559 Catherine O'Hara (SDLP) 524 Danny Donnelly (Alliance) 299 William Parkhill (PUP) 183 |
Votes by Party: DUP 4,057 (46.0%) 4 seats UUP 1,520 (17.2%) 1 seat TUV 1,509 (17.1%) 1 seat SF 722 (8.2%) 1 seat SDLP 524 (5.9%) Alliance 299 (3.4%) PUP 183 (2.1%) |
Electorate
16,543; total poll 8,902 (53.8%); invalid votes 88 (1.0%); valid
votes 8,814; quota 1,102.
Thompson (UUP)
finished 80.99 votes behind Hanna (DUP) on the last count.
Irish
Observer and Faha
both projected 4 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 SF, so this can probably
be counted as a TUV gain from the UUP.
Westminster
seat: North
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Ahoghill, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Grange, Maine, and
Portglenone.
| First Count: Stewart McDonald (TUV) 1,504 Timothy Gaston (TUV) 1,433 Ian Friary (SF) 971 William McNeilly (UUP) 783 Philip Burnside (Alliance) 750 Andrew Wright (DUP) 749 Thomas Gordon (DUP) 744 Tommy Nicholl (DUP) 690 Jackson Minford (UUP) 449 |
Votes by Party: TUV 2,937 (36.4%) 2 seats - best TUV result of the election DUP 2,183 (27.0%) 2 seats UUP 1,232 (15.3%) 1 seat SF 971 (12.0%) 1 seat Alliance 750 (9.3%) |
Electorate: 14,393; votes cast: 8,169 (56.8%); invalid votes: 96
(1.2%); valid votes: 8,073; quota: 1,154.
In what was one of the closest results of the election, Friary
(SF) was just 1.06 votes ahead of Burnside (Alliance) for the last
seat. Bannside was the TUV's best performance across all 80
Electoral Areas with 36.4% of the first preference vote. With 2.54
quotas, they probably should have fielded a third candidate but a
third seat would have been difficult.
| First Count: Timothy Gaston (TUV) 1,212 Patrice Hardy (SF) 1,035 Stewart McDonald (TUV) 951 William McNeilly (UUP) 867 Tommy Nicholl (DUP) 777 Thomas Gordon (DUP) 673 Andrew Wright (UUP) 668 Billy Henry (DUP) 601 Phil Moffatt (DUP) 582 Philip Burnside (Alliance) 450 |
Votes by Party: DUP 2,633 (33.7%) 2 seats TUV 2,163 (27.7%) 2 seats - TUV's best result in Northern Ireland UUP 1,535 (19.6%) 1 seat SF 1,035 (13.2%) 1 seat Alliance 450 (5.8%) |
Electorate 14,039; total poll 7,921 (56.4%); invalid votes 105
(1.3%); valid votes 7,816; quota 1,117.
Wright (UUP) finished 264.26 votes behind McNeilly (also UUP)
with a DUP surplus of 153 undistributed. On the penultimate count,
Wright (UUP) and Gordon (DUP) were both less than 7 votes behind
Henry (DUP); there were certainly enough DUP votes to elect Gordon
or Henry, but the latter had a narrow squeak.
Irish
Observer and Faha
both projected 3 DUP, 1 TUV, 1 UUP, 1 SF, so this can
probably be counted as a TUV gain from the DUP.
Westminster
seat: East
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Ballycarry & Glynn, Curran & Inver, Islandmagee,
Kilwaughter, and Whitehead South.
| First Count: Gregg McKeen (DUP) 1,166 Danny Donnelly (Alliance) 1,057 Mark McKinty (UUP) 983 Paul Reid (DUP) 806 Robert Logan (Alliance) 719 Andy Wilson (UUP) 564 James Strange (TUV) 435 Robert Robinson (Green) 256 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,972 (32.9%) 2 seats Alliance 1,776 (29.7%) 2 seats UUP 1,547 (25.8%) 1 seat TUV 435 (7.3%) Green 256 (4.3%) |
Electorate: 13,129; votes cast: 6,086 (46.4%); invalid votes: 100
(1.6%); valid votes: 5,986; quota: 998.
Logan (Alliance) was 45.55 votes ahead of Wilson (UUP) for the
last seat, with another UUP surplus of 27.88 undistributed, which
would have narrowed the final margin.
NB that Andy Wilson, elected here for the UUP, is not the same person as Andrew Wilson, elected for the UUP in neighbouring Knockagh. Both were elected in both 2014 and 2019.
| First Count: Gregg McKeen (DUP) 966 Mark McKinty (UUP) 927 Andrew Wilson (UUP) 836 Kenneth Johnston (TUV) 606 Robert Logan (Alliance) 583 Jeremy Jones (NI21) 572 Paul Reid (DUP) 457 Matthew Scott (DUP) 307 Michael Lynch (Alliance) 303 Seán Waide (SF) 128 |
Votes by Party: UUP 1,763 (31.0%) 2 seats DUP 1,730 (30.4%) 2 seats Alliance 886 (15.6%) 1 seat TUV 606 (10.7%) NI21 572 (10.1%) SF 128 (2.3%) |
Electorate 12,826; total poll 5,757 (44.9%); invalid votes 72 (1.3%); valid votes 5,685; quota 948.
Johnston (TUV) finished 127.18 votes behind Reid (DUP), with a UUP surplus of just under 13 votes undistributed. Alliance benefited from both SF and NI21 transfers.
Faha
projected 2
DUP, 2 UUP, 1 Alliance, which was the actual result. Irish
Observer projected 2 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 Alliance, 1 Ind;
there were no independent candidates in 2014.
Westminster
seat: East
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Boneybefore, Castle, Kilroot, Love Lane, and Victoria.
| First Count: Lauren Gray (Alliance) 1,210 Billy Ashe (DUP) 1,069 Cheryl Johnston (DUP) 953 Robin Stewart (UUP) 813 John McDermott (UUP) 445 Noel Jordan (Ind) 431 Si Harvey (DVP) 265 Nicholas Wady (Ind) 244 Jim McCaw (PUP) 119 John Kennedy (UKIP) 104 |
Votes by Party: DUP 2,022 (35.8%) 2 seats UUP 1,258 (22.3%) 2 seats Alliance 1,210 (21.4%) 1 seat Ind 675 (11.9%) DVP 265 (4.7%) PUP 119 (2.1%) UKIP 104 (1.8%) |
Electorate: 13,323; votes cast: 5,721 (42.9%); invalid votes: 68
(1.2%); valid votes: 5,653; quota: 943.
McDermott (UUP) was 28.68 ahead of Jordan (Ind) for the last
seat, with DUP surplus of 10 votes undistributed, which may have
narrowed the final margin. Jordan had been elected in 2014 as a
UKIP candidate. UUP did well to get two seats on 1.3 quotas.
| First Count: John Stewart (UUP) 939 James Brown (Independent) 882 Billy Ashe (DUP) 749 Noel Jordan (UKIP) 749 Gavin Norris (Alliance) 504 Cheryl Johnston (DUP) 439 Fred Cobain (DUP) 398 Elena Aceves-Cully (Alliance) 342 William Knox (TUV) 338 Jonathan Cooke (PUP) 248 Nick Wady (Independent) 131 John Cameron (Independent) 105 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,586 (27.2%) 2 seats Inds 1,118 (19.2%) 1 seat UUP 939 (16.1%) 1 seat Alliance 846 (14.5%) UKIP 749 (12.9%) 1 seat TUV 338 (5.8%) PUP 248 (4.3%) |
Electorate 12,878; total poll 5,893 (45.8%); invalid votes 69 (1.2%); valid votes 5,824; quota 971.
Norris
(Alliance) was 18.43 votes behind Johnston (DUP) on the last
count. Although the Alliance Party started with 0.85 of a quota,
which would normally give a decent chance of success, it picked
up very few external transfers, and a decent internal transfer
from Aceves-Cully to Norris was not enough.
Irish Observer projected 2 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 UUP, 1 Ind, and Faha 3 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 UUP. So we can likely count this as a UKIP gain and an Alliance loss, and debate whether James Brown held his seat at the expense of the DUP.
Westminster
seat: East
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Burleigh Hill, Gortalee, Greenisland, Sunnylands, and
Woodburn.
| First Count: Noel Williams (Alliance) 1,173 Peter Johnston (DUP) 967 Marc Collins (DUP) 846 Bobby Hadden (Ind) 798 Andrew Wilson (UUP) 782 Lindsay Millar (UUP) 624 May Beattie (TUV) 328 David Barnett (PUP) 185 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,813 (31.8%) 2 seats UUP 1,406 (24.7%) 1 seat Alliance 1,173 (20.6%) 1 seat Ind 798 (14.0%) 1 seat TUV 328 (5.8%) PUP 185 (3.2%) |
Electorate: 12,289; votes cast: 5,762 (46.9%); invalid votes: 59
(1.0%); valid votes: 5,703; quota: 951.
Wilson (UUP) was 46.34 ahead of his running mate Millar for the
last seat, with undistributed surpluses of 29.76 (Ind) and 16
(DUP).
NB that Andrew Wilson, elected here for the UUP, is not the same person as Andy Wilson, elected for the UUP in neighbouring Larne Lough. Both were elected in both 2014 and 2019.
| First Count: Andrew Wilson (UUP) 912 May Beattie (DUP) 854 Lindsay Millar (UUP) 581 Ken McFaul (TUV) 557 Paul Sinclair (Alliance) 479 Robert Stewart (DUP) 477 Noel Williams (Alliance) 417 Lynn McClurg (DUP) 360 Robert Harrison-Rice (DUP) 313 Gareth Cole (PUP) 301 Jim McCaw (PUP) 156 Gary Broad (Cons) 107 Barry Patterson (Independent) 104 |
Votes by Party: DUP 2,004 (35.7%) 2 seats UUP 1,493 (26.6%) 2 seats Alliance 896 (15.9%) 1 seat TUV 557 (9.9%) PUP 457 (8.1%) Cons 107 (1.9%) Ind 104 (1.9%) |
Electorate 12,090; total poll 5,683 (47.0%); invalid votes 65
(1.1%); valid votes 5,618; quota 937.
McFaul (TUV) ended 62.08 votes behind Millar (UUP), with a DUP
surplus of 0.37 undistributed. On the previous count, Stewart
(DUP) was only 23 votes behind McClurg (DUP) when he was
eliminated; she squeaked over the quota on his transfers.
Irish Observer and Faha both projected 3 DUP, 1 APNI, 1 UUP, so this can be counted as a UUP gain from the DUP.
Westminster
seat: North
Antrim
Includes
these
wards: Academy, Ardeevin, Ballykeel, Braidwater, Castle Demesne,
Fair Green, and Park.
| First Count: James Henry (Ind) 872 Eugene Reid (SDLP) 848 Matthew Armstrong (TUV) 765 Patricia O'Lynn (Alliance) 578 John Carson (DUP) 527 Patrice Hardy (SF) 521 Reuben Glover (DUP) 498 Audrey Wales (DUP) 491 Stephen Nicholl (UUP) 485 Rodney Quigley (Ind) 433 William Logan (DUP) 402 Philip Gordon (TUV) 286 Rab Picken (UKIP) 143 Conal Stewart (Ind) 107 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,918 (27.6%) 2 seats Ind 1,412 (20.3%) 2 seats TUV 1,051 (15.1%) 1 seat SDLP 848 (12.2%) 1 seat Alliance 578 (8.3%) 1 seat SF 521 (7.5%) UUP 485 (7.0%) UKIP 143 (2.1%) |
Electorate: 15,896; votes cast: 7,023 (44.2%); invalid votes: 67
(1.0%); valid votes: 6,956; quota: 870.
Carson (DUP) was 52.07 ahead of his running mate Glover for the
last seat, with an Ind surplus of 2 undistributed. Also of note,
Ballymena had the lowest quota (870) of any of the 80 Electoral
Areas across Northern Ireland (Cusher had the highest at 1,910).
| First Count: James Henry (Independent) 1,042 Donna Anderson (TUV) 738 Declan O'Loan (SDLP) 635 Audrey Wales (DUP) 598 John Carson (DUP) 582 Marian Maguire (SF) 477 Reuben Glover (DUP) 427 Stephen Nicholl (UUP) 381 Matthew Armstrong (TUV) 377 David McCartney (DUP) 332 Jayne Dunlop (Alliance) 310 Eugene Reid (SDLP) 289 Richard Marshall (NI21) 211 Rodney Quigley (Independent) 176 |
Votes by Party: DUP 1,939 (29.5%) 3 seats Inds 1,218 (18.5%) 1 seat TUV 1,115 (17.0%) 1 seat SDLP 924 (14.1%) 1 seat SF 477 (7.3%) UUP 381 (5.8%) 1 seat Alliance 310 (4.7%) NI21 211 (3.2%) |
Electorate 15,691; total poll 6,669 (42.5%); invalid votes 94
(1.4%); valid votes 6,575; quota 822.
Maguire (SF) finished 42 votes behind Glover (DUP), with an undistributed DUP surplus of 37 which would have widened the gap. The DUP were fortunate to squeeze a third seat out of 2.36 quotas here, and the UUP also fortunate to get a seat with 0.46 of a quota; better balancing from the TUV would have given them a decent shot at a second seat.
Irish Observer projected 3 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 TUV, 1 Ind, which was the actual result. Faha projected 3 DUP, 2 SDLP, 1 UUP, 1 TUV, which turned out to be an overestimate of Nationalist strength (in fact only 1.70 quotas).
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