Knockagh (District Electoral Area)

Knockagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Burleigh Hill, Gortalee, Greenland, Sunnylands and Woodburn.[2] Knockagh forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Knockagh
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-1993)
6 (1993-2014)
5 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Marc Collins (DUP)
  •   Bobby Hadden (IND)
  •   Peter Johnston (DUP)
  •   Aaron Skinner (APNI)
  •   Andrew Wilson (UUP)

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Carrickfergus Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Knockagh Monument until 2014, and contained five wards (Clipperstown, Gortalee, Greenisland, Knockagh and Woodburn). For the 1993 local elections, it gained a sixth ward, Burleigh Hill. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced by one ward, with Clipperstown replaced with Sunnylands.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Aaron Skinner
(Alliance)		 Bobby Hadden
(Independent)		 Andrew Wilson
(UUP)		 Peter Johnston
(DUP)		 Marc Collins
(DUP)		 5 seats
2014–present
2019 Noel Williams
(Alliance)
March 2019 Defection Paul Sinclair
(Alliance)		 Lindsay Millar
(UUP)		 Lynn McClurg
(DUP)		 May Beattie
(TUV)/
(DUP)
2014
2011 Stewart Dickson
(Alliance)		 John Stewart
(UUP)		 James McClurg
(DUP)		 Charie Johnston
(DUP)
2005 Roy Beggs Jr
(UUP)		 Mark Cosgrove
(UUP)		 Louise Marsden
(DUP)
2001 Gwendoline Wilson
(UUP)		 Noreen McIlwrath
(Alliance)
1997 Joseph Reid
(UUP)		 Thomas Creighton
(UUP)		 Charles Johnston
(Independent Unionist)
1993 David Apsley
(UUP)		 William Haggan
(DUP)
1989 William Murray
(UUP)		 Mary Ardill
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)		 5 seats
1985–1993
1985 Samuel Wilson
(UUP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2019–2023 Change: No change

Knockagh - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Independent Bobby Hadden* 18.22% 1,182        
DUP Peter Johnston* 17.64% 1,144        
DUP Marc Collins* 14.35% 931 957.19 1,191.19    
Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson* 12.21% 792 809.19 868.19 1,266.15  
Alliance Aaron Skinner 13.92% 903 917.58 919.67 954.67 1,075.81
Alliance Noel Williams* 11.61% 753 763.53 770.89 788.67 856.48
Ulster Unionist Gary McCabe 6.68% 433 446.23 478.23    
TUV James Strange 5.37% 348 358.53      
Electorate: 13,223   Valid: 6,486 (49.05%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,082   Turnout: 6,545 (49.50%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

    2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: Independent gain from UUP

    Knockagh - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Alliance Noel Williams 20.57% 1,173      
    DUP Peter Johnston 16.96% 967      
    DUP Marc Collins – 14.84% 846 854.16 1,016.16  
    Independent Bobby Hadden 13.99% 798 887.76 980.76  
    Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson* 13.71% 782 833.12 903 919.82
    Ulster Unionist Lindsay Millar* 10.94% 624 675.84 825.92 873.48
    TUV May Beattie* 5.75% 328 336.88    
    PUP David Barnett 3.24% 185 190.28    
    Electorate: 12,289   Valid: 5,703 (46.41%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 951   Turnout: 5,762 (46.89%)  

      2014 Election

      2011 Election: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

      2014 Election: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

      2011-2014 Change: DUP loss due to the reduction of one seat.

      Knockagh - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson* 16.23% 912 927 939            
      DUP May Beattie* 15.20% 854 858 881 966          
      DUP Lynn McClurg* 6.41% 360 362 371 530 548.02 548.02 604.56 613.56 937.56
      Alliance Paul Sinclair 8.53% 479 492 511 515 515.68 515.68 519.68 876.68 892.02
      Ulster Unionist Lindsay Millar 10.34% 581 592 622 629 630.7 631.7 725.7 754.7 852
      TUV Ken McFaul 9.91% 557 561 578 588 588.68 588.88 721.56 733.56 789.92
      DUP Robert Stewart 8.49% 477 488 495 530 535.78 536.38 577.38 590.38  
      Alliance Noel Williams* 7.42% 417 429 436 436 436 436 440    
      PUP Gareth Cole 5.36% 301 305 424 434 435.36 436.56      
      DUP Robert Harrison-Rice 5.57% 313 318 323            
      PUP Jim McCaw 2.78% 156 156              
      NI Conservatives Gary Broad 1.90% 107 113              
      Independent Barry Patterson 1.85% 104                
      Electorate: 12,090   Valid: 5,618 (46.47%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 937   Turnout: 5,683 (47.01%)  

        2011 Election

        2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

        2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

        2005-2011 Change: No change

        Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        DUP May Beattie* 23.47% 1,085            
        Alliance Stewart Dickson* 18.07% 835            
        DUP Charie Johnston 9.32% 431 677.8          
        DUP James McClurg* 12.12% 560 605.2 611.6 621.68 837.68    
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Wilson 12.29% 568 581.2 586.2 594.81 615.26 651.26 654.71
        Ulster Unionist John Stewart 9.82% 454 468.8 479.8 490.51 520.76 579.76 591.01
        Alliance Shireen Bell 6.84% 316 327.6 403.6 535.9 550.95 575.95 577.85
        DUP Louise Marsden* 5.37% 248 332.4 335.4 340.02      
        Green (NI) Brian Luney 2.70% 125 126.6          
        Electorate: 10,090   Valid: 4,622 (45.81%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 661   Turnout: 4,703 (46.61%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

          2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

          2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

          Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          DUP May Beattie* 33.20% 1,718            
          Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jr* 19.46% 1,007            
          Alliance Stewart Dickson* 15.17% 785            
          DUP Louise Marsden 4.14% 214 926.82          
          DUP James McClurg* 8.56% 443 571.18 594.7 770.05      
          Ulster Unionist Mark Cosgrove 4.89% 253 300.56 456.24 458.49 461.19 637.85 729.17
          Alliance Shireen Bell 5.72% 296 330.8 352.92 353.52 390.78 406.96 453.98
          Independent Robert Rice 5.66% 293 311.56 317.72 318.77 320.75 330.45  
          Ulster Unionist Jackie Glover 3.19% 165 194 249.44 250.64 252.26    
          Electorate: 9,540   Valid: 5,174 (54.23%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 740   Turnout: 5,285 (55.40%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

            2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP

            1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent Unionist

            Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jr 27.87% 1,575          
            DUP May Beattie* 25.13% 1,420          
            Alliance Stewart Dickson* 20.62% 1,165          
            Ulster Unionist Gwendoline Wilson 11.06% 625 1,203.88        
            DUP James McClurg 8.87% 501 598.2 1,168.78      
            Alliance Noreen McIlwrath* 3.52% 199 257.86 270.55 493.57 560.78 894.41
            PUP Carolyn Howarth 2.94% 166 194.08 212.88 300.9 422.63 439.13
            Electorate: 9,812   Valid: 5,651 (57.59%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 808   Turnout: 5,790 (59.01%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

              1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

              1993-1997 Change: No change

              Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234
              Alliance Stewart Dickson* 23.03% 867      
              Ulster Unionist Thomas Creighton 20.03% 754      
              DUP May Beattie 15.41% 580      
              Ulster Unionist Joseph Reid* 10.02% 377 392.99 544.95  
              Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 12.14% 457 486.25 507.71 552.71
              Alliance Noreen McIlwrath* 5.55% 209 479.66 488.36 514.45
              DUP William Haggan* 8.93% 336 342.63 364.96 425.38
              PUP Carolyn Howarth 4.89% 184 189.85 196.81  
              Electorate: 9,549   Valid: 3,764 (39.42%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 538   Turnout: 3,829 (40.10%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

                1993: 2 x Alliance, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

                1989-1993 Change: Alliance and UUP gain from Independent Unionist and due to the addition of one seat

                Knockagh Monument - 6 seats[10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456
                Alliance Stewart Dickson* 25.80% 947          
                Ulster Unionist David Apsley 18.64% 684          
                Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 13.41% 492 549.04        
                Ulster Unionist Joseph Reid* 6.29% 231 242.96 277.69 286.07 324.22 535.59
                Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 3.98% 146 463.4 465.01 470.93 507.3 521.74
                DUP William Haggan* 11.42% 419 426.82 437.4 438.63 451.78 475.08
                DUP May Beattie 9.84% 361 366.52 383.77 386.77 397.15 407.22
                Ulster Unionist Mary McFall 4.77% 175 183.74 264.01 268.47 299  
                NI Conservatives Nicola Eakin 3.30% 121 129.28 134.34 203.72    
                NI Conservatives Charles Moffett 2.56% 94 98.14 100.44      
                Electorate: 8,859   Valid: 3,670 (41.43%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 526   Turnout: 3,766 (42.51%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

                  1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP

                  1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

                  Knockagh Monument - 5 seats[11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  DUP William Haggan* 19.22% 668          
                  Alliance Stewart Dickson* 18.70% 650          
                  Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 18.07% 628          
                  Ulster Unionist William Murray 14.47% 503 536.6 538.14 551.26 566.03 641.03
                  Ind. Unionist Mary Ardill* 12.51% 435 445.08 451.79 466.43 525.76 552.16
                  Ulster Unionist Samuel Wilson* 8.98% 312 337.2 338.19 343.87 356.28 402.5
                  Protestant Unionist John Everitt 4.86% 169 183.98 184.31 189.03 194.74  
                  Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 3.19% 111 111.98 171.05 176.89    
                  Electorate: 7,803   Valid: 3,476 (44.55%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 580   Turnout: 3,549 (45.48%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

                    Knockagh Monument - 5 seats[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567
                    Ulster Unionist Mary Ardill* 20.56% 736            
                    Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 18.44% 660            
                    Alliance Stewart Dickson 14.61% 523 530.22 540.22 548.7 754.7    
                    Ulster Unionist Samuel Wilson 6.90% 250 348.8 365.6 388.33 408.57 496.57 568.05
                    DUP William Haggan* 9.78% 350 358.17 361.37 462.86 467.55 474.55 531.53
                    DUP Andrew Blair 9.95% 356 367.78 372.88 431.85 436.34 442.34 517.29
                    Ulster Democratic Robert Gordon 6.87% 246 251.32 258.42 291.81 294.21 297.21  
                    Alliance Robert Kay 6.76% 242 244.09 250.39 251.78      
                    DUP Joseph Seaton 6.04% 216 219.23 231.23        
                    Electorate: 6,888   Valid: 3,579 (51.96%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 597   Turnout: 3,648 (52.96%)  

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