# Dunsilly (District Electoral Area)

Dunsilly is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Cranfield, Parkgate, Randalstown, Shilvodan and Toome. Airport forms part of the South Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Antrim North West DEA which had existed since 1985.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Annie O'Loane (Sinn Féin) | Jay Burbank (Alliance) | Stewart Wilson (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| July 2022 Co-Option | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Ryan Wilson (SDLP) | Jay Burbank (Alliance) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| December 2021 Defection | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Ryan Wilson (SDLP) | Glenn Finlay (Alliance)/ (Independent) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| 2019 | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Ryan Wilson (SDLP) | Glenn Finlay (Alliance)/ (Independent) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| December 2018 Co-Option | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Ryan Wilson (SDLP) | Jordan Greer (DUP) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| February 2018 Defection | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Brian Duffin (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Jordan Greer (DUP) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| July 2017 Co-Option | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Brian Duffin (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Trevor Beatty (DUP) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |
| 2014 | Henry Cushinan (Sinn Féin) | Brian Duffin (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Trevor Beatty (DUP) | Roderick Swann (UUP) | Linda Clarke (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Dunsilly - 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 18.65% | 1,390 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Annie O'Lone | 16.29% | 1,214 | 1,312 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Linda Clarke* | 13.11% | 977 | 986 | 1,153 | 1,153.13 | 1,153.13 | 1,773.13 | | |
| | UUP | Stewart Wilson | 11.31% | 843 | 843 | 951 | 951.78 | 951.78 | 1,134.78 | 1,644.78 | |
| | Alliance | Jay Burbank* | 12.25% | 913 | 930 | 935 | 965.29 | 969.74 | 982.74 | 997.74 | 1,128.74 |
| | SDLP | Ryan Wilson* | 9.71% | 724 | 794 | 801 | 907.08 | 971.16 | 972.16 | 977.16 | 1,000.16 |
| | DUP | Tom Cunningham | 9.46% | 705 | 705 | 846 | 846.13 | 846.13 | | | |
| | TUV | Jonathan Campbell | 5.97% | 445 | 446 | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Siobhán McErlean | 3.26% | 243 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,300 Valid: 7,454 (56.05%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,243 Turnout: 7,523 (56.56%) ||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2019: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
Dunsilly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan* | 16.33% | 1,064 | 1,065 | 1,520 | | |
| | SDLP | Ryan Wilson | 13.85% | 902 | 913 | 984 | 1,294 | |
| | Alliance | Glenn Finlay ‡† | 15.18% | 989 | 1,030 | 1,048 | 1,111 | |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann* | 10.92% | 711 | 1,038 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,065 |
| | DUP | Linda Clarke* | 14.82% | 965 | 980 | 980 | 980 | 986 |
| | DUP | Jordan Greer | 13.92% | 907 | 935 | 935 | 935 | 939 |
| | Sinn Féin | Andrew Maguire | 8.47% | 552 | 553 | | | |
| | UUP | Gareth Thomas | 6.51% | 424 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,519 Valid: 6,514 (52.03%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,086 Turnout: 6,590 (52.64%) |||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Dunsilly - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann* | 18.56% | 1,111 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Brian Duffin* ‡† | 11.31% | 677 | 679.53 | 1,006.53 | | |
| | DUP | Linda Clarke* | 14.90% | 892 | 935.12 | 938.56 | 1,029.56 | |
| | DUP | Trevor Beatty † | 14.80% | 886 | 935.06 | 936.72 | 1,020.72 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushnihan* | 12.99% | 778 | 778 | 801 | 840.77 | 849.77 |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Brady* | 11.73% | 702 | 702.11 | 748.11 | 796.99 | 803.99 |
| | Alliance | Julian McGrath | 8.19% | 490 | 504.52 | 547.29 | | |
| | SDLP | Ryan Wilson | 7.52% | 450 | 452.64 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,922 Valid: 5,986 (50.21%) Spoilt: 71 Quota: 998 Turnout: 6,057 (50.81%) |||||||||