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In 2005 Alliance lost two seats here to the DUP despite keeping their overall vote at the same level as 2001. The DUP consolidated in Carrickfergus as elsewhere, bringing their total to eight seats.
Map by Conal Kelly
| Electoral Area | 2005 Results | 2001 Results | 1997 Results | 1993 Results |
| Knockagh Monument | 3 DUP, 2 UUP, 1 Alliance | 2 UUP, 2 DUP, 2 Alliance | 2 UUP, 2 Alliance, 1 DUP, 1 Ind | 2 UUP, 2 Alliance, 1 DUP, 1 Ind |
| Carrick Castle | 2 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 UUP, 1 Ind | 2 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 UUP, 1 Ind | 1 Alliance, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 2 Ind | 2 Alliance, 1 DUP, 1 UUP, 1 Ind |
| Kilroot | 3 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 Ind, 1 UUP | 2 DUP, 2 Alliance, 1 Ind, 1 UUP | 2 Alliance, 1 UUP, 1 DUP, 1 Ind U, 1 Ind | 2 Alliance, 2 UUP, 1 Con, 1 Ind |
Summary
| 2005 Results | 2001 Results | 1997 Results | 1993 Results |
| Votes by Party: DUP: 6,015 (43.3%), 8 councillors Alliance: 3,218 (23.2%), 3 councillors UUP: 2,508 (18.0%), 4 councillors *Ind: 2,159 (15.5%), 2 councillors |
Votes by Party: UUP: 3,728 (24.2%), 4 councillors DUP: 4,905 (31.8%), 6 councillors Alliance: 3,629 (23.5%), 5 councillors PUP: 425 (2.8%) *Ind: 2,734 (17.7%), 2 councillors |
Votes by Party: UUP: 2,330 (21.6%), 4 councillors DUP: 2,160 (20.0%), 3 councillors Alliance: 2,956 (27.4%), 5 councillors PUP: 565 (5.2%) U: 1,461 (13.5%), 2 councillors Ind: 1,311 (12.2%), 3 councillors |
Votes by Party: UUP: 2,628 (24.0%), 5 councillors DUP: 2,024 (18.5%), 2 councillors Alliance: 3,520 (32.2%), 6 councillors PUP: 183 (1.7%) Lab: 352 (3.2%) Cons: 776 (7.1%), 1 councillor Ind: 1,461 (13.3%), 3 councillors |
| Electorate: 25,978; votes cast: 14,215; spoilt votes: 315 (2.2%); valid votes: 13,900 (97.8%) | Electorate: 27,257; votes cast: 15,794; spoilt votes: 376 (2.4%); valid votes: 15,418 (97.6%) | Electorate: 26,527; votes cast: 10,960; spoilt votes: 177 (1.6%); valid votes: 10,783 (98.4%) | Electorate: 24,896; votes cast: 11,216; spoilt votes: 272 (2.4%); valid votes: 10,944 (97.6%) |
| 2001 Census: 3,260 "Catholic" (8.66%); 32,042 "Protestant" (85.08%); 135 Other (0.36%); 2222 None (5.90%) | |||
*A change in legislation in 2001 made it impossible to run as an "Independent Unionist", so a number of "Independent" candidates in 2001 had previously been "Independent Unionists". One of the two succesful Independents described himself as a "Unionist" on the council web-site.
See also results from 1985-89 and 1973-81.
Westminster seat: East
Antrim
Includes these wards: Burleigh Hill, Clipperstown, Gortalee, Greenisland, Knockagh, Woodburn
DUP gain from Alliance
| First Count:
May Beattie, (DUP) 1718 Roy Beggs, (UUP) 1007 Stewart Dickson, (Alliance) 785 James McClurg, (DUP) 443 Shireen Bell, (Alliance) 296 Robert Rice, (Ind) 293 Mark Cosgrove, (UUP) 253 Louise Marsden, (DUP) 214 Jackie Glover, (UUP) 165 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 2,375 (45.9%), 3 seats UUP: 1,425 (27.5%), 2 seats Alliance: 1,081 (20.9%), 1 seat Ind: 293 (5.7%) |
| Electorate: 9,540;
seats: 6; votes cast: 5,285; spoilt votes: 111 (2.1%); valid votes: 5,174 (97.9%); quota: 740 |
DUP gain from Ind
| First Count:
Roy Beggs Jr, (UUP) 1,575 May Beattie, (DUP) 1,420 Stewart Dickson, (Alliance) 1,165 Gwendoline Wilson, (UUP) 625 James McClurg, (DUP) 501 Noreen McIlwrath, (Alliance) 199 Carolyn Howarth, (PUP) 166 |
Votes by Party: UUP: 2,200 (38.9%), 2 seats DUP: 1,921 (34.0%), 2 seats Alliance:1,364 (24.2%), 2 seats PUP: 166 (2.9%) |
| Electorate: 9,812;
seats: 6; votes cast: 5,790; spoilt votes: 139 (2.4%); valid votes: 5,651 (97.6%); quota: 808 |
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| 2001 Census: 1,080 "Catholic" (7.86%); 11,783 "Protestant" (85.74%); 50 Other (0.59%); 829 None (6.03%) | |
No change
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First Count:
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Votes by Party: UUP: 1,131 (30.0%), 2 seats Alliance: 1,076 (28.6%), 2 seats DUP: 916 (24.3%), 1 seat PUP: 184 (4.9%) Ind: 457 (12.2%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 9,549; seats: 6; valid votes: 3,764; quota: 538 |
| First Count: Stewart Clyde Dickson, (Alliance) 947 David Henry Apsley, (UUP) 684 Charles Johnston, (Ind) 492 William Alexander Haggan, (DUP) 419 May Margaret Beattie, (DUP) 361 Joseph Clarence Reid, (UUP) 231 Mary McFall, (UUP) 175 Noreen McIlwrath, (Alliance) 146 Nicola Ellen Maud Eakin, (Cons) 121 Charles Moffett, (Cons) 94 |
Votes by Party: Alliance: 1,093 (29.8%), 2 seats UUP: 1,090 (27.7%), 2 seats DUP: 780 (21.2%), 1 seat Cons: 215 (5.8%) Ind: 492 (13.4%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 8,859;
seats: 6; votes cast: 3,766; spoilt votes: 96 (2.5%); valid votes: 3,670 (97.5%); quota: 526 |
2005: ***DUP 46%, **UUP
27%, *Alliance 21%, Ind 6%
2001: **UUP 39%, **DUP 34%, **Alliance 24%, PUP 3%
1997: **UUP 30%, **Alliance 29%, *DUP 24%, *Ind 12%, PUP 5%
1993: **Alliance 30%, **UUP 30%, *DUP 21%, *Ind 13%, Cons 6%
Westminster seat: East
Antrim
Includes these wards: Killycrot, Love Lane, Milebush, Northland, Sunnylands
No change
| First Count:
David Hilditch, (DUP) 1052 Sean Neeson, (Alliance) 792 William Hamilton, (Ind) 421 Albert Ferguson, (UUP) 275 Philip Mannis, (Ind) 203 Patricia Mckinney, (DUP) 186 Nicholas Wady, (Ind) 80 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 1,238 (41.1%), 2 seats Alliance: 792 (26.3%), 1 seat UUP: 275 (9.1%), 1 seat Ind: 704 (23.4%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 5,944;
seats: 5; votes cast: 3,092; spoilt votes: 83 (2.7%); valid votes: 3,009 (97.3%); quota: 502 |
DUP gain from Ind
| First Count:
David Hilditch, (DUP) 996 Sean Neeson, (Alliance) 662 William Hamilton, (Ind) 552 Darin Ferguson, (UUP) 435 William Cameron, (Ind) 303 David Beck, (PUP) 259 Nicholas Wady, (Ind) 134 Patricia McKinney, (DUP) 130 Margaret Hawkins, (Alliance) 112 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 1,126 (31.4%), 2 seats Alliance: 774 (21.6%), 1 seat UUP: 435 (12.1%), 1 seat PUP: 259 (7.3%) Ind: 989 (27.6%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 6,542;
seats: 5; votes cast: 3,675; spoilt votes: 92 (2.5%); valid votes: 3,583 (97.5%); quota: 598 |
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| 2001 Census: 797 "Catholic" (9.01%); 7,531 "Protestant" (85.17%); 20 Other (0.23%); 494 None (5.59%) | |
Ind gain from Alliance
| First Count:
Sean Neeson, (Alliance) 741 David Hilditch, (DUP) 626 William Hamilton, (Ind) 494 Samuel McCamley, (UUP) 466 Nicholas Wady, (Ind) 233 Samuel Stewart, (PUP) 144 Arthur McQuitty, (Alliance) 54 |
Votes by Party: Alliance: 795 (28.8%), 1 seat DUP: 626 (22.7%), 1 seat UUP: 466 (16.9%), 1 seat PUP: 144 (5.2%) Ind: 727 (26.4%), 2 seats |
| Electorate: 6,744; seats: 5; valid votes: 2,758; quota: 460 |
| First Count: Sean Neeson, (Alliance) 1,096 David William Hilditch, (DUP) 696 William Samuel Hamilton, (Ind) 580 Samuel Young McCamley, (UUP) 231 Samuel James Stewart, (PUP) 183 Robert Mearns McCartney, (UUP) 174 Arthur Alexander McQuitty, (Alliance) 92 |
Votes by Party: Alliance: 1,188 (38.9%), 2 seats DUP: 696 (22.8%), 1 seat UUP: 405 (13.3%), 1 seat PUP: 183 (6.0%) Ind: 580 (19.0%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 6,731;
seats: 5; votes cast: 3,119; spoilt votes: 67 (2.1%); valid votes: 3,052 (97.9%); quota: 510 |
Best vote share for Alliance in Northern Ireland in 1993.
Westminster seat: East
Antrim
Includes these wards: Blackhead, Bluefield, Boneybefore, Eden, Victoria, Whitehead
DUP gain from Alliance
| First Count:
Billy Ashe, (DUP) 1775 Charles Brown, (Ind) 1162 Isobel Day, (Alliance) 709 Robert Logan, (Alliance) 636 Eric Ferguson, (UUP) 622 Terence Clements, (DUP) 375 Lynn McClurg, (DUP) 252 Carolyn Howarth, (UUP) 186 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 2,402 (42.0%), 3 seats Alliance: 1,345 (23.5%), 1 seat UUP: 808 (14.1%), 1 seat Ind: 1,162 (20.3%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 10,494;
seats: 6; votes cast: 5,838; spoilt votes: 121 (2.1%); valid votes: 5,717 (97.9%); quota: 817 |
DUP gain from Ind U
| First Count:
William Ashe, (DUP) 1,425 James Brown, (Ind) 1,275 Eric Ferguson, (UUP) 1,093 Janet Crampsey, (Alliance) 807 Robin Cavan, (Alliance) 684 Samuel Crowe, (Ind) 470 Robert Clements, (DUP) 430 |
Votes by Party: DUP: 1,855 (30.0%), 2 seats Alliance: 1,491 (24.1%), 2 seats UUP: 1,093 (17.7%), 1 seat Ind: 1,745 (28.2%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 10,903;
seats: 6; votes cast: 6,329; spoilt votes: 145 (2.3%); valid votes: 6,184 (97.7%); quota: 884 |
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| 2001 Census: 1,383 "Catholic" (9.17%); 12,728 "Protestant" (84.44%); 64 Other (0.42%); 899 None (5.96%) | |
DUP and Ind U gain from UUP and Cons
| First Count:
James Brown, (Ind U) 908 Janet Crampsey, (Alliance) 554 Samuel Crowe, (Ind) 553 Robin Cavan, (Alliance) 531 Eric Ferguson, (UUP) 371 Colin McAuley, (UUP) 362 William Ashe, (DUP) 357 Desmond Robinson, (DUP) 261 Billy Donaldson, (PUP) 237 Norman Dixon, (Ind) 127 |
Votes by Party: Alliance: 1,085 (25.5%), 2 seats UUP: 733 (17.2%), 1 seat DUP: 618 (14.5%), 1 seat PUP: 237 (5.6%) Ind U: 908 (21.3%), 1 seat Ind: 680 (15.9%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 10,234; seats: 6; valid votes: 4,261; quota: 609 |
| First Count: Brenda Janet Crampsey, (Alliance) 850 James Brown, (UUP) 521 Alexander Francis Beggs, (UUP) 463 Samuel Crowe, (Cons) 460 William Cross, (DUP) 403 William Donadson, (Alliance) 389 Robert Barron Patton, (Ind) 389 Norman Bernard Dixon, (Ind Workers Representatives) 229 Eric Alexander Higgings, (DUP) 145 Robert Alexander Wilson, (Cons) 101 Ronald Mowat, (UUP) 93 Eric Ferguson, (UUP) 56 William Robert James Venables, (Ind Workers Representatives) 123 |
Votes by Party: Alliance: 1,239 (29.3%), 2 seats UUP: 1,133 (26.8%), 2 seats DUP: 548 (13.0%) Cons: 561 (13.3%), 1 seat Ind Workers Representatives: 352 (8.3%) Ind: 389 (9.3%), 1 seat |
| Electorate: 9,306; seats: 6; votes cast: 4,331; spoilt votes: 109 (2.5%); valid votes: 4,222 (97.5%); quota: 605 |
2005: ***DUP 42%, *Alliance
23%, *Ind 20%, *UUP 14%
2001: **DUP 30%, *Inds 28%, **Alliance 24%, *UUP 18%
1997: **Alliance 25%, *Ind U 21%, *UUP 17%, *Inds 16%, *DUP 15%, PUP 6%
(1994 by-election: *Alliance 49%, UUP 27%, DUP 24%)
1993: **Alliance 29%, **UUP 27%, *Cons 13%, DUP 13%, *Ind 9%, Independent Workers
Representatives 8%
2005: DUP 8, UUP
4, Alliance 3, Ind 2
2001: DUP 6, Alliance 5, UUP 4, Ind 2
1997: Alliance 5, UUP 4, DUP 3, U 2, Ind 3
1993: Alliance 6, UUP 5, DUP 2, Con 1, Ind 3
1989: UUP 4, Alliance 4, DUP 3, PUP 1, U 2, Ind 1
1985: OUP 7, DUP 3, Alliance 3, PUP 1, Ind 1
1981: DUP 7, UUP 3, Alliance 3, Loy 1, Ind U 1
1977: Alliance 5, UUP 5, DUP 3, UPNI 1, Loy 1
1973: U Loy 5, UUP 5, Alliance 3, Loy 1, Ind U 1
NB: 17 councillors since 1993 election, 15 before that.
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