Dunsilly is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Cranfield, Parkgate, Randalstown, Shilvodan and Toome., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 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 Ryan Wilson (SDLP) Roderick Swann (UUP) December 2021 Defection Glenn Finlay (Alliance)/ (Independent)2019 December 2018 Co-Option Jordan Greer (DUP) February 2018 Defection Brian Duffin (SDLP)/ (Independent) July 2017 Co-Option Trevor Beatty (DUP)2014
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
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
2014 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
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