# 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

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Aaron Skinner (Alliance) | Bobby Hadden (Independent) | Andrew Wilson (UUP) | Peter Johnston (DUP) | Marc Collins (DUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2019 | Noel Williams (Alliance) | Bobby Hadden (Independent) | Andrew Wilson (UUP) | Peter Johnston (DUP) | Marc Collins (DUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| March 2019 Defection | Paul Sinclair (Alliance) | Lindsay Millar (UUP) | Andrew Wilson (UUP) | Lynn McClurg (DUP) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2014 | Paul Sinclair (Alliance) | Lindsay Millar (UUP) | Andrew Wilson (UUP) | Lynn McClurg (DUP) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | 5 seats 2014–present | 5 seats 2014–present |
| 2011 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | John Stewart (UUP) | Andrew Wilson (UUP) | James McClurg (DUP) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | | Charie Johnston (DUP) |
| 2005 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | Mark Cosgrove (UUP) | James McClurg (DUP) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | | Louise Marsden (DUP) |
| 2001 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | Roy Beggs Jr (UUP) | Gwendoline Wilson (UUP) | James McClurg (DUP) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | | Noreen McIlwrath (Alliance) |
| 1997 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | Joseph Reid (UUP) | Thomas Creighton (UUP) | Charles Johnston (Independent Unionist) | May Beattie (TUV)/ (DUP) | | Noreen McIlwrath (Alliance) |
| 1993 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | Joseph Reid (UUP) | David Apsley (UUP) | Charles Johnston (Independent Unionist) | William Haggan (DUP) | | Noreen McIlwrath (Alliance) |
| 1989 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | William Murray (UUP) | Mary Ardill (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Charles Johnston (Independent Unionist) | William Haggan (DUP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 |
| 1985 | Stewart Dickson (Alliance) | Samuel Wilson (UUP) | Mary Ardill (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) | Charles Johnston (Independent Unionist) | William Haggan (DUP) | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 | 5 seats 1985–1993 |

## 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
Knockagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Bobby Hadden* | 18.22% | 1,182 | | | | |
| | DUP | Peter Johnston* | 17.64% | 1,144 | | | | |
| | DUP | Marc Collins* | 14.35% | 931 | 957.19 | 1,191.19 | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Wilson* | 12.21% | 792 | 809.19 | 868.19 | 1,266.15 | |
| | Alliance | Aaron Skinner | 13.92% | 903 | 917.58 | 919.67 | 954.67 | 1,075.81 |
| | Alliance | Noel Williams* | 11.61% | 753 | 763.53 | 770.89 | 788.67 | 856.48 |
| | UUP | Gary McCabe | 6.68% | 433 | 446.23 | 478.23 | | |
| | TUV | James Strange | 5.37% | 348 | 358.53 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,223 Valid: 6,486 (49.05%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,082 Turnout: 6,545 (49.50%) |||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from UUP
Knockagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance | Noel Williams | 20.57% | 1,173 | | | |
| | DUP | Peter Johnston | 16.96% | 967 | | | |
| | DUP | Marc Collins – | 14.84% | 846 | 854.16 | 1,016.16 | |
| | Independent | Bobby Hadden | 13.99% | 798 | 887.76 | 980.76 | |
| | UUP | Andrew Wilson* | 13.71% | 782 | 833.12 | 903 | 919.82 |
| | UUP | Lindsay Millar* | 10.94% | 624 | 675.84 | 825.92 | 873.48 |
| | TUV | May Beattie* | 5.75% | 328 | 336.88 | | |
| | PUP | David Barnett | 3.24% | 185 | 190.28 | | |
| Electorate: 12,289 Valid: 5,703 (46.41%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 951 Turnout: 5,762 (46.89%) ||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011 Election: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2014 Election: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011-2014 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat.
Knockagh - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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%) |||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | May Beattie* | 23.47% | 1,085 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 18.07% | 835 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Charie Johnston | 9.32% | 431 | 677.8 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McClurg* | 12.12% | 560 | 605.2 | 611.6 | 621.68 | 837.68 | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Wilson | 12.29% | 568 | 581.2 | 586.2 | 594.81 | 615.26 | 651.26 | 654.71 |
| | UUP | John Stewart | 9.82% | 454 | 468.8 | 479.8 | 490.51 | 520.76 | 579.76 | 591.01 |
| | Alliance | Shireen Bell | 6.84% | 316 | 327.6 | 403.6 | 535.9 | 550.95 | 575.95 | 577.85 |
| | DUP | Louise Marsden* | 5.37% | 248 | 332.4 | 335.4 | 340.02 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Brian Luney | 2.70% | 125 | 126.6 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,090 Valid: 4,622 (45.81%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 661 Turnout: 4,703 (46.61%) |||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | May Beattie* | 33.20% | 1,718 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs Jr* | 19.46% | 1,007 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 15.17% | 785 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Louise Marsden | 4.14% | 214 | 926.82 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McClurg* | 8.56% | 443 | 571.18 | 594.7 | 770.05 | | | |
| | UUP | Mark Cosgrove | 4.89% | 253 | 300.56 | 456.24 | 458.49 | 461.19 | 637.85 | 729.17 |
| | Alliance | Shireen Bell | 5.72% | 296 | 330.8 | 352.92 | 353.52 | 390.78 | 406.96 | 453.98 |
| | Independent | Robert Rice | 5.66% | 293 | 311.56 | 317.72 | 318.77 | 320.75 | 330.45 | |
| | UUP | Jackie Glover | 3.19% | 165 | 194 | 249.44 | 250.64 | 252.26 | | |
| Electorate: 9,540 Valid: 5,174 (54.23%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 740 Turnout: 5,285 (55.40%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | Roy Beggs Jr | 27.87% | 1,575 | | | | | |
| | DUP | May Beattie* | 25.13% | 1,420 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 20.62% | 1,165 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gwendoline Wilson | 11.06% | 625 | 1,203.88 | | | | |
| | DUP | James McClurg | 8.87% | 501 | 598.2 | 1,168.78 | | | |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath* | 3.52% | 199 | 257.86 | 270.55 | 493.57 | 560.78 | 894.41 |
| | PUP | Carolyn Howarth | 2.94% | 166 | 194.08 | 212.88 | 300.9 | 422.63 | 439.13 |
| Electorate: 9,812 Valid: 5,651 (57.59%) Spoilt: 139 Quota: 808 Turnout: 5,790 (59.01%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993-1997 Change: No change
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 23.03% | 867 | | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Creighton | 20.03% | 754 | | | |
| | DUP | May Beattie | 15.41% | 580 | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph Reid* | 10.02% | 377 | 392.99 | 544.95 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 12.14% | 457 | 486.25 | 507.71 | 552.71 |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath* | 5.55% | 209 | 479.66 | 488.36 | 514.45 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 8.93% | 336 | 342.63 | 364.96 | 425.38 |
| | PUP | Carolyn Howarth | 4.89% | 184 | 189.85 | 196.81 | |
| Electorate: 9,549 Valid: 3,764 (39.42%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 538 Turnout: 3,829 (40.10%) ||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and UUP gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat
Knockagh Monument - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 25.80% | 947 | | | | | |
| | UUP | David Apsley | 18.64% | 684 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 13.41% | 492 | 549.04 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joseph Reid* | 6.29% | 231 | 242.96 | 277.69 | 286.07 | 324.22 | 535.59 |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath | 3.98% | 146 | 463.4 | 465.01 | 470.93 | 507.3 | 521.74 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 11.42% | 419 | 426.82 | 437.4 | 438.63 | 451.78 | 475.08 |
| | DUP | May Beattie | 9.84% | 361 | 366.52 | 383.77 | 386.77 | 397.15 | 407.22 |
| | UUP | Mary McFall | 4.77% | 175 | 183.74 | 264.01 | 268.47 | 299 | |
| | NI Conservatives | Nicola Eakin | 3.30% | 121 | 129.28 | 134.34 | 203.72 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Charles Moffett | 2.56% | 94 | 98.14 | 100.44 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,859 Valid: 3,670 (41.43%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 526 Turnout: 3,766 (42.51%) ||||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Knockagh Monument - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 19.22% | 668 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson* | 18.70% | 650 | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 18.07% | 628 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Murray | 14.47% | 503 | 536.6 | 538.14 | 551.26 | 566.03 | 641.03 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Mary Ardill* | 12.51% | 435 | 445.08 | 451.79 | 466.43 | 525.76 | 552.16 |
| | UUP | Samuel Wilson* | 8.98% | 312 | 337.2 | 338.19 | 343.87 | 356.28 | 402.5 |
| | Protestant Unionist | John Everitt | 4.86% | 169 | 183.98 | 184.31 | 189.03 | 194.74 | |
| | Alliance | Noreen McIlwrath | 3.19% | 111 | 111.98 | 171.05 | 176.89 | | |
| Electorate: 7,803 Valid: 3,476 (44.55%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 580 Turnout: 3,549 (45.48%) ||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Knockagh Monument - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Mary Ardill* | 20.56% | 736 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 18.44% | 660 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 14.61% | 523 | 530.22 | 540.22 | 548.7 | 754.7 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Wilson | 6.90% | 250 | 348.8 | 365.6 | 388.33 | 408.57 | 496.57 | 568.05 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 9.78% | 350 | 358.17 | 361.37 | 462.86 | 467.55 | 474.55 | 531.53 |
| | DUP | Andrew Blair | 9.95% | 356 | 367.78 | 372.88 | 431.85 | 436.34 | 442.34 | 517.29 |
| | Ulster Democratic | Robert Gordon | 6.87% | 246 | 251.32 | 258.42 | 291.81 | 294.21 | 297.21 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Kay | 6.76% | 242 | 244.09 | 250.39 | 251.78 | | | |
| | DUP | Joseph Seaton | 6.04% | 216 | 219.23 | 231.23 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,888 Valid: 3,579 (51.96%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 597 Turnout: 3,648 (52.96%) |||||||||||