# Antrim Line (District Electoral Area)

Antrim Line was one of the district electoral areas in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014, one of five DEAs until 1993 and one of four DEAs until 2014. The district elected five members to Newtownabbey Borough Council until 1993 and seven members until 2014, and formed part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Newtownabbey Area D which had existed since 1973, and originally contained the wards of Ballyhenry, Collinbridge, Glebe, Glengormley and Hightown. For the 1993 local elections, it gained another two wards, Burnthill from the abolished Manse Road DEA and Mallusk from the Ballyclare DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and mainly replaced by the new Glengormley Urban DEA, with Mallusk moving to the new Airport DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | John Blair (Alliance) | Noreen McClelland (SDLP) | Marie MacKessy (Sinn Féin) | Gerard O'Reilly (Sinn Féin) | Mark Cosgrove (UUP) | | Audrey Ball (DUP) | | Paula Bradley (DUP) |
| 2005 | Tom Campbell (Alliance) | Noreen McClelland (SDLP) | Briege Meehan (Sinn Féin) | Janet Crilly (UUP) | Mandy Girvan (DUP) | | Nigel Hamilton (DUP) | | Paula Bradley (DUP) |
| 2001 | Tommy McTeague (SDLP) | Noreen McClelland (SDLP) | Briege Meehan (Sinn Féin) | Janet Crilly (UUP) | Ivan Hunter (UUP) | | Nigel Hamilton (DUP) | | Arthur Templeton (DUP) |
| 1997 | Tommy McTeague (SDLP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | John Blair (NRA) | Edward Crilly (UUP) | Ivan Hunter (UUP) | | Arthur Kell (UUP) | | Elizabeth Snoddy (DUP) |
| 1993 | Tommy McTeague (SDLP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | Elizabeth Frazer (Alliance) | Edward Crilly (UUP) | Arthur Templeton (Independent Unionist) | | Arthur Kell (UUP) | | Billy Blair (DUP) |
| 1989 | Tommy McTeague (SDLP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | James Smith (UUP) | William Green (UUP) | Tommy Kirkham (DUP) | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 |
| 1985 | Mary Harkness (DUP) | James Rooney (Alliance) | Ivan Hunter (UUP) | William Green (UUP) | William McDonnell (DUP) | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 | 5 seats 1985-1993 |

## 2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP
Antrim Line - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alliance | John Blair | 15.96% | 1,367 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paula Bradley* | 14.27% | 1,222 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Noreen McClelland* | 14.07% | 1,205 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Marie MacKessy | 12.70% | 1,088 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Audrey Ball | 12.41% | 1,063 | 1,104.14 | | | | |
| | UUP | Mark Cosgrove | 6.67% | 571 | 612.14 | 621.74 | 719.52 | 724.92 | 1,105.92 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerard O'Reilly | 10.27% | 880 | 936.78 | 937.26 | 940.26 | 1,055.82 | 1,064.88 |
| | DUP | Paul Livingstone | 6.57% | 563 | 596.66 | 713.9 | 736.52 | 740.66 | 827.94 |
| | UUP | Ben Coote | 5.06% | 433 | 512.56 | 521.44 | 583.72 | 591.46 | |
| | UUP | Kathy Wolff | 2.02% | 173 | 216.18 | 220.26 | | | |
| Electorate: 17,233 Valid: 8,565 (49.70%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,071 Turnout: 8,703 (50.50%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and SDLP
Antrim Line - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Nigel Hamilton* | 21.02% | 1,901 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Noreen McClelland* | 12.23% | 1,106 | 1,106.8 | 1,146.8 | | | | |
| | UUP | Janet Crilly* | 12.17% | 1,101 | 1,123 | 1,185 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Campbell | 9.50% | 859 | 863.4 | 958.8 | 966.9 | 1,200.9 | | |
| | DUP | Mandy Girvan | 4.70% | 425 | 1,049.4 | 1,104.6 | 1,112.7 | 1,115.7 | 1,292.7 | |
| | DUP | Paula Bradley | 8.96% | 810 | 894 | 928.4 | 933.8 | 934.2 | 1,138.8 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Briege Meehan* | 8.62% | 780 | 780 | 787 | 787 | 914 | 918.4 | 941.4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 7.41% | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 740 | 741.4 | 750.4 |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter* | 5.70% | 516 | 529.6 | 561 | 592.5 | 609.5 | | |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague* | 5.69% | 515 | 515.8 | 533.8 | 534.7 | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | Jennifer Irvine | 3.29% | 298 | 302.8 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Arthur Templeton* | 0.71% | 64 | 66 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,963 Valid: 9,045 (56.66%) Spoilt: 190 Quota: 1,131 Turnout: 9,235 (57.85%) |||||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997-2001 Change: DUP, SDLP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP, Alliance and Newtownabbey Ratepayers
Antrim Line - 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 |
| | UUP | Janet Crilly | 16.28% | 1,704 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Nigel Hamilton | 12.90% | 1,350 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter* | 5.80% | 607 | 869.43 | 923.58 | 925.89 | 978.8 | 986.73 | 1,167.63 | 1,311.63 | | |
| | DUP | Arthur Templeton | 6.11% | 640 | 649.66 | 661.66 | 667.45 | 672.91 | 1,031.59 | 1,167.9 | 1,225.43 | 1,225.43 | 1,428.43 |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague* | 10.78% | 1,128 | 1,131.45 | 1,132.45 | 1,132.54 | 1,165.54 | 1,165.54 | 1,168 | 1,206.46 | 1,266.69 | 1,293.94 |
| | Sinn Féin | Briege Meehan | 7.20% | 754 | 754.46 | 754.46 | 754.49 | 756.49 | 757.49 | 757.49 | 760.49 | 1,264.49 | 1,265.49 |
| | SDLP | Noreen McClelland | 8.47% | 887 | 889.3 | 889.3 | 889.33 | 967.56 | 968.56 | 973.56 | 1,007.82 | 1,081.82 | 1,097.07 |
| | Alliance | Pam Tilson | 5.23% | 547 | 555.05 | 564.05 | 564.14 | 619.09 | 621.09 | 630.32 | 739.73 | 740.73 | 914.42 |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell* | 5.12% | 536 | 593.27 | 612.96 | 613.38 | 631.87 | 636.62 | 689.23 | 735.15 | 736.15 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Roisin McGurk | 6.14% | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 655.23 | | |
| | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | John Blair* | 3.72% | 389 | 396.82 | 451.28 | 451.55 | 487.39 | 490.42 | 524.86 | | | |
| | NI Unionist | Norman Boyd | 3.99% | 418 | 426.97 | 453.89 | 454.79 | 464.2 | 471.52 | | | | |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Snoddy* | 3.22% | 337 | 347.81 | 362.27 | 392.09 | 402.81 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Joan Cosgrove | 2.86% | 299 | 309.35 | 323.04 | 323.19 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Beckett | 2.18% | 228 | 232.37 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,969 Valid: 10,467 (61.68%) Spoilt: 261 Quota: 1,309 Turnout: 10,728 (63.22%) ||||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers
1993-1997 Change: UUP and Newtownabbey Ratepayers gain from Alliance and Independent Unionist
Antrim Line - 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 |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague* | 21.82% | 1,500 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Edward Crilly* | 19.33% | 1,329 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Rooney* | 7.17% | 493 | 888.74 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter | 7.74% | 532 | 533.41 | 856.11 | 1,009.11 | | | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell* | 10.94% | 752 | 755.76 | 831.01 | 865.01 | | | | |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Snoddy | 9.41% | 647 | 648.41 | 662.06 | 745.51 | 823.51 | 823.51 | 1,033.51 | |
| | Newtownabbey Ratepayers | John Blair* | 6.72% | 462 | 546.6 | 556.05 | 608.15 | 617.15 | 619.37 | 701.37 | 763.37 |
| | Alliance | Tommy Frazer | 4.89% | 336 | 473.71 | 481.76 | 503.75 | 504.75 | 525.54 | 584.13 | 605.13 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Arthur Templeton* | 6.43% | 442 | 445.76 | 458.01 | 486.86 | 505.86 | 506.1 | | |
| | Ulster Democratic | Billy Blair* | 5.56% | 382 | 382.94 | 403.24 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,864 Valid: 6,875 (40.77%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 860 Turnout: 6,995 (41.48%) ||||||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 Change: Alliance and Independent Unionist gain due to the addition of two seats
Antrim Line - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague* | 17.85% | 1,271 | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Arthur Templeton* | 17.53% | 1,248 | | | | |
| | UUP | Edward Crilly | 12.69% | 904 | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Rooney* | 10.22% | 728 | 947.52 | | | |
| | DUP | Billy Blair | 12.26% | 873 | 873 | 920.4 | | |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell* | 7.91% | 563 | 564.6 | 707.1 | 907.1 | |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Frazer | 8.07% | 575 | 634.84 | 654.04 | 775.78 | 826.99 |
| | DUP | Tommy Kirkham* | 8.72% | 621 | 621.64 | 665.44 | 741.54 | 741.63 |
| | UUP | Marell Hunter | 3.52% | 251 | 252.6 | 351.6 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Brendan Harrison | 1.22% | 87 | 172.76 | 174.56 | | |
| Electorate: 15,806 Valid: 7,121 (45.05%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 891 Turnout: 7,281 (46.06%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Antrim Line - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance | James Rooney* | 18.97% | 908 | | | |
| | DUP | Tommy Kirkham | 16.71% | 800 | | | |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague | 14.29% | 684 | 731.71 | 771.39 | 868.39 |
| | UUP | James Smith | 16.19% | 775 | 788.65 | 796.95 | 806.95 |
| | UUP | William Green* | 15.00% | 718 | 725.02 | 734.06 | 745.74 |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter* | 8.65% | 414 | 420.63 | 423.89 | 435.79 |
| | DUP | William McDonnell* | 4.91% | 235 | 237.86 | 242.12 | 250.03 |
| | Workers' Party | Brendan Harrison | 2.97% | 142 | 156.69 | 207.36 | |
| | Labour '87 | Thomas Davidson | 2.32% | 111 | 127.77 | | |
| Electorate: 10,918 Valid: 4,787 (43.85%) Spoilt: 106 Quota: 798 Turnout: 4,893 (44.82%) ||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Antrim Line - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | William Green | 17.12% | 873 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James Rooney* | 15.51% | 791 | 843 | 872 | | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Hunter* | 13.10% | 668 | 675 | 676 | 1,112 | | |
| | DUP | William McDonnell | 14.22% | 725 | 729 | 731 | 766 | 885.72 | |
| | DUP | Mary Harkness* | 12.51% | 638 | 642 | 642 | 680 | 818.58 | 852.08 |
| | SDLP | Tommy McTeague | 8.86% | 452 | 462 | 756 | 757 | 759.46 | 759.46 |
| | UUP | Arthur Kell | 10.24% | 522 | 524 | 527 | | | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Harrison | 6.14% | 313 | 334 | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Thomas Davidson | 1.59% | 81 | | | | | |
| | Newtownabbey Labour | Lindsay Prior | 0.73% | 37 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,194 Valid: 5,100 (50.03%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 851 Turnout: 5,238 (51.38%) ||||||||||