Glengormley Urban (District Electoral Area) Explained

Glengormley Urban
Type:Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council DEA
Year:2014
Seats:7 (2014-)
Members Label:Councillors

Glengormley Urban is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects seven members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Ballyhenry, Burnthill, Carnmoney, Collinbridge, Glebe, Glengormley and Hightown.[2] Glengormley Urban forms part of the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and 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 Line DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023Julian McGrath
(Alliance)
Eamonn McLaughlin
(Sinn Féin)
Rosie Kinnear
(Sinn Féin)
Michael Goodman
(Sinn Féin)
Mark Cosgrove
(UUP)
Paula Bradley
(DUP)
Alison Bennington
(DUP)
June 2022 Co-OptionNoreen McClelland
(SDLP)
2019Phillip Brett
(DUP)
June 2018 Co-OptionMichael Maguire
(UUP)
Audrey Ball
(DUP)
2014John Blair
(Alliance)

2023 Election

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

2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2019: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-25357751 Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations
  2. Web site: Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council . 2023-07-10 . www.ark.ac.uk.