# Antrim North West (District Electoral Area)

Antrim North West was one of the three district electoral areas in Antrim, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Antrim Borough Council and formed 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 A which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Cranfield, Drumanaway, Randalstown, Tardree and Toome. For the 1993 local elections, it lost Tardree but gained Shilvodan. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to the new Dunsilly DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2011 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Anthony Brady (Sinn Féin) | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) |
| 2005 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Anthony Brady (Sinn Féin) | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Nicholl (UUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) |
| 2001 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Martin Meehan (Sinn Féin) | Stephen Nicholl (UUP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) |
| 1997 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | James Graham (UUP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) |
| 1993 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | James Graham (UUP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) |
| 1989 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Donovan McClelland (SDLP) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | James Graham (UUP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) |
| 1985 | Robert Loughran (SDLP) | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | John Blakeley (UUP) | James Graham (UUP) | Wilson Clyde (DUP) |

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Antrim North West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke* | 24.12% | 1,172 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 13.05% | 634 | 648.57 | 715.19 | 1,150.19 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Brady* | 15.19% | 738 | 738.93 | 748.93 | 788.24 | 909.24 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 13.79% | 670 | 671.24 | 675.24 | 751.55 | 895.55 | | |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann | 10.41% | 506 | 545.68 | 628.61 | 643.23 | 654.23 | 668.23 | 681.23 |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde | 6.77% | 329 | 618.54 | 646.09 | 647.4 | 649.4 | 659.4 | 668.4 |
| | SDLP | Brian Duffin | 11.58% | 563 | 566.41 | 596.72 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Pauline Savage | 5.10% | 248 | 252.65 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,054 Valid: 4,860 (53.68%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 811 Turnout: 4,942 (54.58%) |||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Antrim North West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 19.37% | 1,008 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan | 16.81% | 875 | | | |
| | UUP | Stephen Nicholl* | 14.10% | 734 | 821 | 876 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Brady | 11.93% | 621 | 621 | 800 | 925.25 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke | 13.37% | 696 | 791 | 795 | 801.25 |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 11.49% | 598 | 639 | 645 | 653.25 |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland* | 8.03% | 418 | 430 | | |
| | Independent | Brian Johnston | 4.90% | 255 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,345 Valid: 5,205 (62.37%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 868 Turnout: 5,315 (63.69%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997-2001 Change: No change
Antrim North West - 5 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 | Robert Loughran* | 18.78% | 1,093 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 18.09% | 1,053 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Meehan | 17.30% | 1,007 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland* | 11.65% | 678 | 725 | 822.35 | 822.75 | 1,027.75 | | | |
| | UUP | Stephen Nicholl | 7.39% | 430 | 465 | 466.32 | 489.6 | 493.26 | 515.26 | 793.52 | 822.92 |
| | UUP | Avril Swann | 10.81% | 629 | 659 | 660.65 | 677.05 | 677.16 | 680.16 | 786.49 | 792.44 |
| | NI Unionist | Brian Johnston | 7.10% | 413 | 420 | 420.99 | 456.99 | 459.98 | 472.98 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph McCavana | 6.60% | 384 | 384 | 396.32 | 396.48 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Michael Donoghue | 2.29% | 133 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,544 Valid: 5,820 (68.12%) Spoilt: 109 Quota: 971 Turnout: 5,929 (69.39%) ||||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Antrim North West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 25.99% | 1,115 | | | | |
| | UUP | James Graham* | 24.78% | 1,063 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland* | 10.02% | 430 | 774.1 | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 15.92% | 683 | 685.96 | 767.14 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 14.27% | 612 | 644.56 | 644.56 | 655.41 | 708.21 |
| | UUP | Avril Swann | 5.92% | 254 | 257.7 | 508.5 | 594.46 | 597.32 |
| | Alliance | George Picken | 3.10% | 133 | 147.8 | 159.02 | | |
| Electorate: 8,059 Valid: 4,290 (53.23%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 716 Turnout: 4,380 (54.35%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Antrim North West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | James Graham* | 26.53% | 1,167 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 26.17% | 1,151 | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 16.98% | 747 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland* | 9.93% | 437 | 441.18 | 818.9 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan | 14.28% | 628 | 628 | 656.12 | 723.95 | 723.99 |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann* | 6.12% | 269 | 692.7 | 700.68 | 714.17 | 721.09 |
| Electorate: 7,627 Valid: 4,399 (57.68%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 734 Turnout: 4,530 (59.39%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
Antrim North West - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | James Graham* | 29.85% | 1,374 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 22.14% | 1,019 | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 18.57% | 855 | | | | |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann | 6.13% | 282 | 875.55 | | | |
| | SDLP | Donovan McClelland* | 8.80% | 405 | 407.7 | 643.52 | 728.12 | 784.12 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 14.51% | 668 | 669.35 | 684.43 | 686.23 | 693.23 |
| Electorate: 7,570 Valid: 4,603 (60.81%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 768 Turnout: 4,701 (62.10%) |||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Antrim North West - 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 | James Graham* | 23.84% | 1,164 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 17.84% | 871 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 16.10% | 786 | 791.4 | 824.4 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Blakeley* | 5.31% | 259 | 501.1 | 533.7 | 538.32 | 711.04 | 712.04 | 867.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan | 13.83% | 675 | 675.3 | 675.3 | 675.48 | 675.48 | 783.48 | 783.48 |
| | SDLP | James Laverty | 9.73% | 475 | 475 | 483 | 483.06 | 484.06 | 586.36 | 587.36 |
| | DUP | Samuel Hall | 3.83% | 187 | 222.4 | 226.4 | 271.76 | 294.78 | 295.78 | |
| | Irish Independence | John Heffron* | 4.81% | 235 | 235.9 | 242.9 | 242.96 | 242.96 | | |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann | 2.52% | 123 | 179.7 | 202.6 | 203.68 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Wallace | 2.19% | 107 | 113 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,005 Valid: 4,882 (60.81%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,970 (70.95%) |||||||||||