# University (District Electoral Area)

University was one of the four district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Newtownabbey Borough Council and formed part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Ballyduff, Carnmoney, Hawthorne, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Mossley and Rosstulla. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced by the Three Mile Water DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Lynn Frazer (Alliance) | Tom Campbell (Alliance) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Fraser Agnew (UUP)/ (UUC)/ (Independent Unionist) | Pamela Barr (DUP) | Robert Hill (DUP) | William Ball (DUP) |
| 2005 | Lynn Frazer (Alliance) | Barbara Gilliland (UUP) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Fraser Agnew (UUP)/ (UUC)/ (Independent Unionist) | John Mann (DUP) | Robert Hill (DUP) | William Ball (DUP) |
| 2001 | Lynn Frazer (Alliance) | Barbara Gilliland (UUP) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Fraser Agnew (UUP)/ (UUC)/ (Independent Unionist) | John Mann (DUP) | Roger Hutchinson (DUP) | Vi Scott (UUP) |
| 1997 | Lynn Frazer (Alliance) | Barbara Gilliland (UUP) | Ken Robinson (UUP) | Fraser Agnew (UUP)/ (UUC)/ (Independent Unionist) | George Herron (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | William Greer (PUP) | Bill Johnston (UUP) |
| 1993 | Gordon Mawhinney (Alliance) | Barbara Gilliland (UUP) | James Robinson (UUP) | Fraser Agnew (UUP)/ (UUC)/ (Independent Unionist) | George Herron (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Tony Lough (DUP) | Alan Hewitt (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP, United Unionist joins UUP
University - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | William Ball* | 16.54% | 1,328 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Pamela Barr | 12.64% | 1,015 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Fraser Agnew* | 12.02% | 965 | 981.56 | 994.56 | 994.56 | 1,116.56 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Campbell* | 11.26% | 904 | 909.04 | 912.04 | 931.04 | 944.28 | 952.04 | 1,067.04 | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Hill* | 8.04% | 645 | 907.56 | 930.8 | 933.8 | 958.92 | 971.53 | 978.77 | 978.77 | 1,151.77 | |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson* | 9.09% | 730 | 734.08 | 745.08 | 746.08 | 868.04 | 937.88 | 950.12 | 950.69 | 1,107.69 | |
| | Alliance | Lynn Frazer* | 6.79% | 545 | 548.6 | 551.6 | 571.84 | 582.08 | 592.75 | 736.72 | 796 | 836.1 | 860.1 |
| | Independent | Stephen Ross | 5.99% | 481 | 485.08 | 497.08 | 501.08 | 521.8 | 528.59 | 576.59 | 578.3 | 627.79 | 662.79 |
| | PUP | Phil Hamilton | 6.30% | 506 | 516.8 | 536.04 | 536.04 | 549.76 | 553.64 | 562.64 | 563.21 | | |
| | SDLP | Dominic Mulligan | 3.26% | 262 | 262.48 | 262.48 | 409.48 | 410.48 | 411.45 | | | | |
| | UUP | Barbara Gilliland* | 4.07% | 327 | 335.64 | 339.64 | 339.64 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown | 2.68% | 215 | 215.48 | 218.48 | | | | | | | |
| | BNP | Stephen Parkes | 1.30% | 104 | 105.68 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,063 Valid: 8,027 (49.97%) Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,004 Turnout: 8,190 (50.99%) ||||||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
University - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | William Ball | 23.45% | 2,025 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson* | 16.57% | 1,431 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Robert Hill | 7.31% | 631 | 1,418.52 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Lynn Frazer* | 12.44% | 1,074 | 1,076.76 | 1,091.01 | | | |
| | DUP | John Mann | 10.02% | 865 | 923.88 | 941.63 | 1,260.64 | | |
| | UUP | Barbara Gilliland* | 8.70% | 751 | 777.68 | 904.43 | 906.33 | 1,155.33 | |
| | United Unionist | Fraser Agnew* | 8.52% | 736 | 769.12 | 792.62 | 794.52 | 906.34 | 1,023.19 |
| | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | John Blair | 9.01% | 778 | 789.5 | 806 | 806.19 | 854.4 | 886.7 |
| | UUP | Vi Scott* | 3.97% | 343 | 348.52 | 496.02 | 396.97 | | |
| Electorate: 15,829 Valid: 8,634 (54.55%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 1,080 Turnout: 8,845 (55.88%) ||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist
1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from PUP and Independent Unionist, Independent Unionist joins United Unionist
University - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | Roger Hutchinson | 17.92% | 1,791 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson* | 15.36% | 1,535 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Barbara Gilliland* | 13.52% | 1,351 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Lynn Frazer* | 13.14% | 1,313 | | | | | | | |
| | United Unionist | Fraser Agnew* | 8.28% | 828 | 836.7 | 856.46 | 861.15 | 866.07 | 952.41 | 1,183.38 | 1,329.38 |
| | DUP | John Mann | 4.79% | 479 | 976.4 | 989.89 | 993.81 | 994.89 | 1,051.57 | 1,100.67 | 1,253.67 |
| | UUP | Vi Scott | 4.68% | 468 | 473.1 | 671.65 | 741.16 | 760.18 | 882.12 | 966.52 | 1,080.02 |
| | PUP | William Greer* | 8.11% | 811 | 817.6 | 827.48 | 830.42 | 833.72 | 873.9 | 922.98 | 974.03 |
| | NI Unionist | Billy Boyd | 5.04% | 504 | 509.7 | 517.49 | 519.73 | 521.71 | 540.75 | 578.13 | |
| | United Unionist | John Scott | 4.69% | 469 | 471.1 | 488.2 | 491.91 | 495.33 | 527.11 | | |
| | Independent | Alister Bell | 4.47% | 447 | 449.1 | 460.12 | 462.57 | 483.75 | | | |
| Electorate: 16,875 Valid: 9,996 (59.24%) Spoilt: 236 Quota: 1,250 Turnout: 10,232 (60.63%) ||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x PUP
1993-1997 Change: PUP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP (two seats)
University - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Fraser Agnew* | 13.21% | 878 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson | 10.62% | 706 | 708.2 | 748.35 | 760.45 | 764.5 | 770.5 | 800.75 | 801.8 | 832.8 | | | |
| | Alliance | Lynn Frazer* | 6.94% | 461 | 462.3 | 464.3 | 471.35 | 472.35 | 529.35 | 565.4 | 568.4 | 573.4 | 874.4 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | George Herron* | 9.52% | 633 | 648.55 | 653.55 | 682.7 | 688.7 | 693.7 | 716.8 | 740 | 822.25 | 837.25 | | |
| | UUP | Barbara Gilliland* | 7.37% | 490 | 496.65 | 507.7 | 512.85 | 516.85 | 519.85 | 537.9 | 550.05 | 572.05 | 606.15 | 751.6 | 772.48 |
| | UUP | Bill Johnston | 7.51% | 499 | 501.1 | 507.1 | 513.5 | 517.5 | 520.5 | 531.75 | 545.9 | 567.95 | 584.05 | 715.55 | 729.95 |
| | PUP | William Greer | 6.74% | 448 | 449 | 452.05 | 452.2 | 537.3 | 548.3 | 560.3 | 571.45 | 654.55 | 671.6 | 708.4 | 713.8 |
| | DUP | Tony Lough* | 5.01% | 333 | 333.75 | 334.75 | 339.85 | 342.85 | 346.85 | 357.85 | 560.7 | 614.9 | 616.95 | 686.3 | 688.46 |
| | UK Unionist | Billy Boyd | 6.41% | 426 | 432.65 | 433.7 | 439.8 | 440.85 | 446.85 | 470.95 | 486.05 | 518.35 | 530.45 | | |
| | Alliance | William McKimmon | 5.55% | 369 | 369.55 | 371.55 | 376.55 | 378.55 | 442.55 | 506.55 | 506.55 | 510.55 | | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Harry Speers | 5.58% | 371 | 372 | 375 | 377 | 395 | 400 | 407 | 425.1 | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Hewitt* | 4.50% | 299 | 300.7 | 300.7 | 300.85 | 301.85 | 302.85 | 307.85 | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | Samuel Neill | 3.40% | 226 | 226.75 | 228.8 | 230.8 | 231.85 | 264.85 | | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | William McClinton | 3.19% | 212 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 216 | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Alexander Knell | 1.97% | 131 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 134.3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Jack McDonald | 1.29% | 86 | 88.45 | 89.45 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Louie Robinson | 1.17% | 78 | 78.35 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,179 Valid: 6,646 (41.08%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 831 Turnout: 6,745 (41.69%) ||||||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
University - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Fraser Agnew* | 18.24% | 1,169 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | George Herron* | 13.43% | 861 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Robinson* | 8.18% | 524 | 588 | 604.31 | 608.95 | 702.66 | 728.76 | 1,003.76 | |
| | UUP | Barbara Gilliland* | 5.63% | 361 | 515.24 | 533.23 | 545.36 | 620.75 | 639.19 | 803.19 | |
| | DUP | Tony Lough | 8.46% | 542 | 556.72 | 557.98 | 558.62 | 567.01 | 712.89 | 737.29 | 769.29 |
| | DUP | Alan Hewitt | 6.94% | 445 | 464.84 | 468.06 | 471.06 | 492.8 | 658.49 | 687.07 | 755.07 |
| | Alliance | Gordon Mawhinney* | 9.10% | 583 | 592.28 | 593.26 | 649.58 | 661.18 | 675.13 | 716.09 | 736.09 |
| | Alliance | William McKimmon* | 8.94% | 573 | 582.6 | 584 | 651.32 | 658.45 | 665.44 | 688.99 | 711.99 |
| | UUP | Ken Robinson* | 8.33% | 534 | 566.64 | 572.31 | 578.63 | 591.08 | 614.7 | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Neill* | 5.96% | 382 | 407.28 | 409.87 | 416.51 | 425.43 | | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth McClenaghan | 3.43% | 220 | 246.88 | 255 | 262 | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Deborah Hayes | 1.75% | 112 | 114.56 | 114.77 | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Stafford Ward | 0.92% | 59 | 59.96 | 59.96 | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | William McClinton | 0.69% | 44 | 45.92 | 45.99 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,330 Valid: 6,409 (41.81%) Spoilt: 148 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,557 (42.77%) ||||||||||||