# 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election

The 2023 election to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after the local elections in England. The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.
They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

## Election results

2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | DUP | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32.50 | 30.05 | 16,066 | 1.42 |
| | Sinn Féin | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22.50 | 21.72 | 11,613 | 8.66 |
| | Alliance | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.00 | 17.17 | 9,179 | 1.52 |
| | UUP | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17.50 | 15.63 | 8,358 | 4.64 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 2.84 | 1,517 | 2.50 |
| | SDLP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.50 | 5.29 | 2,829 | 2.51 |
| | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.49 | 2,403 | 2.81 |
| | Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 964 | 1.09 |
| | PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 244 | New |
| | Aontú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 243 | New |
| | NI Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 49 | New |
| Total | Total | 40 | | | | | | 53,465 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election by district :
| District Electoral Area (DEA) | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total cllrs |
| District Electoral Area (DEA) | DUP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Alliance | Alliance | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Independents and others | Independents and others | | Total cllrs |
| Airport | 22.79 | 1 | 36.29 | 2 1 | 15.08 | 1 | 13.41 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 1 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 |
| Antrim | 27.57 | 2 | 17.82 | 1 1 | 20.87 | 1 | 16.64 | 1 1 | 9.51 | 1 | 7.59 | 0 | 6 |
| Ballyclare | 36.36 | 2 | 1.20 | 0 | 13.60 | 1 1 | 24.15 | 1 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 24.84 | 1 | 5 |
| Dunsilly | 22.57 | 1 | 34.94 | 2 1 | 12.25 | 1 | 11.31 | 1 | 9.71 | 0 1 | 9.23 | 0 | 5 |
| Glengormley Urban | 26.06 | 2 | 35.29 | 3 1 | 16.05 | 1 | 10.86 | 1 | 6.45 | 0 1 | 5.29 | 0 | 7 |
| Macedon | 32.98 | 2 1 | 18.63 | 1 | 15.24 | 1 | 15.99 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 17.17 | 1 1 | 6 |
| Three Mile Water | 43.07 | 3 | 4.17 | 0 | 26.93 | 2 | 18.31 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 7.53 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 30.05 | 13 1 | 21.72 | 9 4 | 17.17 | 8 1 | 15.63 | 7 2 | 5.29 | 1 3 | 10.14 | 2 1 | 40 |

## District results
### Airport

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 UUP, 1 x Alliance
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Airport - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | Matthew Magill* | 22.79% | 1,827 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne-Marie Logue* | 19.64% | 1,574 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Maighréad Ní Chonghaile | 16.65% | 1,335 | 1,355 | | |
| | UUP | Paul Michael* ‡ | 13.41% | 1,075 | 1,086 | 1,536.63 | |
| | Alliance | Andrew McAuley* | 15.08% | 1,209 | 1,281 | 1,295.58 | 1,342.02 |
| | SDLP | Thomas Burns* | 10.75% | 862 | 889 | 898.72 | 1,081.96 |
| | Green (NI) | Terri Johnston | 1.67% | 134 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,479 Valid: 8,016 (51.79%) Spoilt: 55 Quota: 1,337 Turnout: 8,071 (52.14%) ||||||||

### Antrim

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
Antrim - 6 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 | Lucille O'Hagan | 17.82% | 1,270 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Neil Kelly* | 15.31% | 1,091 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Dunlop* | 13.84% | 986 | 987.05 | 1,078.05 | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Smyth* | 10.12% | 721 | 722.26 | 857.26 | 858.46 | 905.36 | 1,168.36 | | |
| | SDLP | Roisin Lynch* | 9.51% | 678 | 851.67 | 888.34 | 902.68 | 903.35 | 913.35 | 914.71 | 1,104.71 |
| | UUP | Leah Smyth* | 10.44% | 744 | 746.1 | 764.31 | 768.15 | 770.16 | 867.16 | 963.04 | 1,032.04 |
| | UUP | Jim Montgomery* | 6.20% | 442 | 443.47 | 461.47 | 463.81 | 470.51 | 527.72 | 576 | 610 |
| | Alliance | Tommy Monahan | 5.56% | 396 | 443.04 | 482.77 | 524.59 | 524.59 | 536.07 | 538.79 | |
| | TUV | Richard Shields | 6.36% | 453 | 454.05 | 465.05 | 465.47 | 467.48 | | | |
| | DUP | Karl McMeekin | 3.61% | 257 | 257.21 | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Eleanor Bailey | 1.23% | 88 | 101.23 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,652 Valid: 7,126 (42.79%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 7,215 (43.33%) ||||||||||||

### Ballyclare

2019: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Ballyclare - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Jeannie Archibald* | 23.18% | 1,655 | | | | |
| | DUP | Helen Magill | 13.18% | 947 | 1,297.46 | | | |
| | UUP | Vera McWilliam* | 15.74% | 1,131 | 1,151.52 | 1,159.79 | 1,620.79 | |
| | Alliance | Lewis Boyle | 13.60% | 977 | 984.02 | 1,103.02 | 1,129.29 | 1,234.29 |
| | Independent | Michael Stewart* | 12.92% | 928 | 937.99 | 990.99 | 1,041.5 | 1,153.5 |
| | TUV | Mel Lucas | 10.40% | 747 | 791.55 | 793.82 | 845.14 | 1,004.14 |
| | UUP | Norrie Ramsay* | 8.41% | 604 | 615.07 | 619.34 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Robert Robinson | 1.52% | 109 | 109.81 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerard Magee | 1.20% | 86 | 86.27 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,151 Valid: 7,184 (50.77%) Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,198 Turnout: 7,248 (51.22%) |||||||||

### Dunsilly

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%) ||||||||||||

### Glengormley Urban

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Glengormley Urban - 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 | Alison Bennington* | 16.34% | 1,432 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Eamonn McLaughlin | 14.60% | 1,280 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Paula Bradley* | 9.72% | 852 | 1,151.92 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Julian McGrath* | 11.34% | 994 | 996.76 | 999.42 | 1,012.42 | 1,072.84 | 1,434.84 | |
| | UUP | Mark Cosgrove* | 10.86% | 952 | 969.25 | 969.39 | 1,041.69 | 1,069.92 | 1,104.92 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Rosie Kinnear* | 11.09% | 972 | 972.23 | 1,011.43 | 1,014.8 | 1,052.22 | 1,066.64 | 1,094.64 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Goodman* | 9.59% | 841 | 841.69 | 966.57 | 969.57 | 994.13 | 1,008.83 | 1,030.83 |
| | SDLP | Noreen McClelland* | 6.45% | 565 | 567.07 | 574.35 | 582.35 | 632.63 | 707.03 | 907.03 |
| | Alliance | Anita Piatek | 4.71% | 413 | 413.69 | 416.63 | 422.77 | 532 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Lesley Veronica | 3.57% | 313 | 313.92 | 315.46 | 341.06 | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Maguire | 1.16% | 102 | 104.07 | 104.49 | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Jason Reid | 0.56% | 49 | 50.15 | 50.15 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,445 Valid: 8,765 (53.30%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,096 Turnout: 8,894 (54.08%) |||||||||||

### Macedon

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2019–2023 Change: Independent gain from DUP
Macedon - 6 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 | Taylor McGrann* | 18.63% | 1,326 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Matthew Brady* | 17.14% | 1,220 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert Foster* | 15.99% | 1,138 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Billy Webb* | 15.24% | 1,085 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Ben Mallon* | 8.06% | 574 | 576.05 | 728.21 | 757.8 | 848.12 | 850.01 | 1,039.01 | |
| | Independent | Stafford Ward | 6.84% | 487 | 518.16 | 523.92 | 552.85 | 611.8 | 623.7 | 683.8 | 836.19 |
| | DUP | Victor Robinson* | 7.78% | 553 | 555.05 | 571.37 | 584.9 | 608.42 | 610.45 | 722.49 | 751.79 |
| | Green (NI) | Ellie Byrne | 2.22% | 158 | 420.4 | 422.16 | 427.22 | 443.25 | 491.76 | 512.08 | |
| | TUV | Norman Boyd | 4.68% | 333 | 334.64 | 345.2 | 363.79 | 433.8 | 435.76 | | |
| | PUP | Rosemary Bell-McCracken | 3.43% | 244 | 250.56 | 258.24 | 281.89 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,554 Valid: 7,118 (48.91%) Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,017 Turnout: 7,203 (49.49%) ||||||||||||

### Three Mile Water

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No Change
Three Mile Water - 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 | Mark Cooper* | 20.19% | 1,575 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Campbell* | 17.82% | 1,390 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Stephen Ross* | 15.52% | 1,211 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Julie Gilmour* | 9.11% | 711 | 716.22 | 955.05 | 1,057.62 | 1,328.62 | | |
| | DUP | Sam Flanagan* | 7.36% | 574 | 952.74 | 954.83 | 957.83 | 960.83 | 963.83 | 1,206.83 |
| | UUP | Stephen Cosgrove | 11.52% | 899 | 931.48 | 942.12 | 955.5 | 966.45 | 1,007.45 | 1,081.45 |
| | UUP | Brian Kerr | 6.79% | 530 | 542.76 | 545.61 | 557.18 | 562.37 | 583.37 | 661.37 |
| | TUV | Trevor Mawhinney | 5.45% | 425 | 446.17 | 446.55 | 451.93 | 455.93 | 460.93 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Emmanuel Mullen | 4.17% | 325 | 325 | 328.42 | 340.56 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Dylan Loughlin | 2.08% | 162 | 162.87 | 167.81 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,531 Valid: 7,802 (50.24%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,115 Turnout: 7,876 (50.71%) |||||||||||

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

| Date | Electoral Area | Name | Previous affiliation | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 21 May 2024 | Airport | Paul Michael | | UUP | | Independent | Left the UUP after criticising the party's decision to line up Mike Nesbitt as Health Minister to replace Robin Swann, and criticising the party's response to the two-day suspension of Steve Aiken from the Assembly. |