Knockagh (District Electoral Area)

Knockagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Burleigh Hill, Gortalee, Greenisland, Sunnylands and Woodburn. Knockagh forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Carrickfergus Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Knockagh Monument until 2014, and contained five wards (Clipperstown, Gortalee, Greenisland, Knockagh and Woodburn). For the 1993 local elections, it gained a sixth ward, Burleigh Hill. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward, with Clipperstown replaced with Sunnylands.

Councillors

2023 election

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

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 change: No change

2019 election

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

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

2014-2019 change: Independent gain from UUP

2014 election

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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

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

2011 election

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

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance<br />

2005-2011 change: No change

2005 election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance<br />

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

2001-2005 change: DUP gain from Alliance

2001 election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP<br />

1997-2001 change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

1997 election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1993-1997 change: No change

1993 election

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />

1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1989-1993 change: Alliance and UUP gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

1989 election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist<br />

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP<br />

1985-1989 change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

1985 election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

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