Antrim (District Electoral Area)

Antrim is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Antrim Centre, Fountain Hill, Greystone, Springfarm, Steeple and Stiles. Antrim forms part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Antrim Area C which had existed since 1973. It was called Antrim Town until 2014, and originally contained seven wards (Balloo, Fountain Hill, Massereene, Rathenraw, Springfarm, Steeple and Stiles). For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward, losing Massereene and Rathenraw but gaining Antrim Centre.

Councillors

2023 election

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

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

2019 election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP<br />

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP<br />

2014-2019 change: No change

2014 election

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

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

2011-2014 change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

2011 election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP<br />

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP<br />

2005-2011 change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

2005 election

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP<br />

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2001-2005 change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and SDLP

2001 election

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP<br />

1997-2001 change: DUP and SDLP gain from UUP and Alliance

1997 election

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1997: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1993-1997 change: No change

1993 election

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1993: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1989-1993 change: No change

1989 election

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance<br />

1985-1989 change: UUP gain from DUP

1985 election

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

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