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Carrick Castle (District Electoral Area)

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Carrick Castle
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Billy Ashe (DUP)
  •   David Clarke (TUV)
  •   Bethany Ferris (UUP)
  •   Lauren Gray (APNI)
  •   Robin Stewart (UUP)
Carrick Castle DEA within Mid and East Antrim
Carrick Castle DEA (1993-2014) within Carrickfergus

Carrick Castle 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 Boneybefore, Castle, Kilroot, Love Lane and Victoria.[2] Carrick Castle forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Carrickfergus Area C which had existed since 1973, and originally contained five wards (Killycrot, Love Lane, Milebush, Northland and Sunnylands). For the 2014 local elections it lost Sunnylands to the Knockagh DEA, but also gained parts of the abolished Kilroot DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
March 2024 Defection Lauren Gray
(Alliance)
Bethany Ferris
(UUP)
Robin Stewart
(UUP)
David Clarke
(TUV)/
(Independent)/
(DUP)
Billy Ashe
(DUP)
January 2024 Defection
October 2023 Co-Option
2023 Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP)
October 2020 Defection John McDermott
(DUP)/
(UUP)
2019
October 2018 By-Election Noel Jordan
(UKIP)/
(Independent)
Peter Johnston
(DUP)
June 2018 Defection James Brown
(Independent)
April 2017 Co-Option
2014 John Stewart
(UUP)
2011 Seán Neeson
(Alliance)
William Hamilton
(Independent)
Elizabeth McKnight
(UUP)
David Hilditch
(DUP)
Deborah Emerson
(DUP)
2005 Darin Ferguson
(UUP)
Patricia McKinney
(DUP)
2001
1997 Samuel McCamley
(UUP)
Nicholas Wady
(Independent)
1993 Arthur McQuitty
(Alliance)
1989 Samuel Stewart
(PUP)
Andrew Blair
(DUP)
1985 Victor Fleming
(DUP)
Robert English
(UUP)

2023 Election

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

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

2019–2023 Change: No change

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Lauren Gray* 25.70% 1,607            
DUP Cheryl Brownlee* 18.45% 1,154            
DUP Billy Ashe* 16.47% 1,030 1,047.48          
UUP Robin Stewart* 12.01% 751 874.50 883.50 926.39 1,021.01 1,048.01  
UUP Bethany Ferris 11.29% 706 813.92 823.91 849.54 936.77 973.77 1,070.67
TUV Frances Henderson 6.99% 437 446.1 455.57 501.56 611.29 617.29 629.07
Green (NI) Jenny Hutchinson 2.17% 136 420.62 421.88 425.87 426.97    
DUP John McDermott* 4.30% 269 272.04 337.83 373.08      
PUP Jim McCaw 2.62% 164 169.32 175.44        
Electorate: 13,886   Valid: 6,254 (45.04%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,043   Turnout: 6,325 (45.54%)  

2019 Election

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2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x Independent

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

2014-2019 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from Independent and UKIP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Lauren Gray 21.40% 1,210            
DUP Billy Ashe* 18.91% 1,069            
DUP Cheryl Johnston* 16.86% 953            
UUP Robin Stewart* 14.38% 813 879 906.3 928.89 979.89    
UUP John McDermott 7.87% 445 513.4 565.66 620.1 659.53 780.15 811.83
Independent Noel Jordan* 7.62% 431 481.1 490.72 545.03 641.47 778.2 783.15
Democrats and Veterans Si Harvey 4.69% 265 289.3 301.26 353.08 383.37    
Independent Nicholas Wady 4.32% 244 286.3 290.2 311.79      
PUP Jim McCaw 2.11% 119 127.4 135.46        
UKIP John Kennedy 1.84% 104 111.2 123.68        
Electorate: 13,323   Valid: 5,653 (42.43%)   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 943   Turnout: 5,721 (42.94%)  

2014 Election

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

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x UKIP, 1 x Independent

2011-2014 Change: UKIP gain from Alliance

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP John Stewart 16.12% 939 967 1,010              
Independent James Brown* ♭ 15.14% 882 919 936 937.9 959.9 997.9        
UKIP Noel Jordan 12.86% 749 783 857 867.45 875.45 984.45        
DUP Billy Ashe* 12.86% 749 769 791 794.8 800.8 876.65 1,052.65      
DUP Cheryl Johnston 7.54% 439 460 494 501.6 506.6 564.4 793.35 872.81 880.81 892.69
Alliance Gavin Norris* 8.65% 504 523 526 527.9 536.9 852.9 867.75 868.91 872.91 874.26
DUP Fred Cobain* 6.83% 398 405 416 418.85 419.85 463.8        
TUV William Knox 5.80% 338 347 385 395.45 399.45          
Alliance Elena Aceves-Cully 5.87% 342 362 363 363            
PUP Jonathan Cooke 4.26% 248 261                
Independent Nick Wady 2.25% 131                  
Independent John Cameron 1.80% 105                  
Electorate: 12,878   Valid: 5,824 (45.22%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 971   Turnout: 5,893 (45.76%)  

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: No change

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alliance Sean Neeson* 26.44% 651            
DUP David Hilditch* 20.59% 507            
Independent William Hamilton* 14.87% 366 391.08 400.01 448.01      
DUP Deborah Emerson 10.56% 260 272.16 308.07 314.97 318.97 455.97  
UUP Elizabeth McKnight 9.87% 243 262 266.37 283.7 286.7 316.52 355.4
Alliance Noel Williams 5.04% 124 270.68 273.34 297.84 305.84 321.96 327.63
DUP Patricia McKinney* 7.55% 186 198.92 237.68 250.34 260.34    
Independent Nicholas Wady 5.08% 125 145.14 147.61        
Electorate: 5,761   Valid: 2,462 (42.74%)   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 411   Turnout: 2,513 (43.62%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

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

2001-2005 Change: No change

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
DUP David Hilditch* 34.96% 1,052      
Alliance Sean Neeson* 26.32% 792      
DUP Patricia McKinney* 6.18% 186 612.12    
Independent William Hamilton* 13.99% 421 477.18 570.46  
UUP Darin Ferguson* 9.14% 275 312.63 415.59 494.34
Independent Philip Mannis 6.75% 203 214.66 230.94 243.33
Independent Nicholas Wady 2.66% 80 89.01 162.05 177.59
Electorate: 5,944   Valid: 3,009 (50.62%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 502   Turnout: 3,092 (52.02%)  

2001 Election

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

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Independent

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP David Hilditch* 27.80% 996          
Alliance Sean Neeson* 18.48% 662          
Independent William Hamilton* 15.41% 552 581.93 588.23 604.23    
UUP Darin Ferguson 12.14% 435 448.53 456.13 487.83 528.87 589.03
DUP Patricia McKinney 3.63% 130 443.65 446.55 451.36 465.81 530.6
Independent William Cameron 8.46% 303 315.3 316.6 322.6 337.95 388.4
PUP David Beck 7.23% 259 271.3 273.1 277.9 298.05  
Independent Nicholas Wady* 3.74% 134 146.3 153.8 192.4    
Alliance Margaret Hawkins 3.13% 112 113.64 148.04      
Electorate: 6,542   Valid: 3,583 (54.77%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 598   Turnout: 3,675 (56.18%)  

1997 Election

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

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

1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from Alliance

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Sean Neeson* 26.87% 741          
DUP David Hilditch* 22.70% 626          
Independent William Hamilton* 17.91% 494          
UUP Samuel McCamley* 16.90% 466          
Independent Nicholas Wady 8.45% 233 266.18 305.13 320.13 320.79 398.87
Alliance Arthur McQuitty* 1.96% 54 274.92 291.32 294.12 294.97 332.75
PUP Samuel Stewart 5.22% 144 169.2 277.44 291.44 293.09  
Electorate: 6,744   Valid: 2,758 (40.90%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 460   Turnout: 2,814 (41.73%)  

1993 Election

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1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

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

1989-1993 Change: Independent gain from PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Alliance Sean Neeson* 35.91% 1,096        
DUP David Hilditch 22.80% 696        
Independent William Hamilton 19.00% 580        
Alliance Arthur McQuitty* 3.01% 92 532.73      
UUP Samuel McCamley* 7.57% 231 267.58 358.93 379.09 556.58
PUP Samuel Stewart* 6.00% 183 243.18 292.88 327.44 351.69
UUP Robert McCartney 5.70% 174 218.25 259.55 274.67  
Electorate: 6,731   Valid: 3,052 (45.34%)   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 510   Turnout: 3,119 (46.34%)  

1989 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Sean Neeson* 32.91% 1,029          
PUP Samuel Stewart* 15.09% 472 531.16        
UUP Samuel McCamley* 9.18% 287 320.15 362.72 381.29 398.88 567.88
DUP Andrew Blair 9.31% 291 298.65 301.16 444.69 458.22 492.79
Alliance Arthur McQuitty 2.59% 81 369.66 375.72 376.72 458.75 476.93
Protestant Unionist David Hilditch 9.66% 302 315.77 325.83 339.34 353.87 383.4
UUP Robert English* 7.29% 228 245.85 263.91 275.91 290.48  
Independent Patrick Lennox 5.47% 171 222 225.51 226.51    
UUP Margaret Cross 6.08% 190 199.69 203.2      
UUP Sarah Picken 2.43% 76 93.34        
Electorate: 6,840   Valid: 3,127 (45.72%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 522   Turnout: 3,181 (46.51%)  

1985 Election

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1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance Sean Neeson* 29.92% 1,005              
DUP Victor Fleming 14.20% 477 488.7 503.7 582.7        
UUP Samuel McCamley 12.89% 433 485.2 550.25 571.25        
UUP Robert English 12.21% 410 430.7 477.85 500.15 582.25      
PUP Samuel Stewart 9.35% 314 349.55 354.9 378.5 440.15 441.65 458.45 461.89
DUP James Strange* 8.01% 269 283.85 295.3 411.15 422.6 443.3 448.34 456.08
Alliance Owen Mulvenna 1.82% 61 331.9 333.35 334.8        
DUP Gladys Service 7.35% 247 269.95 273.4          
UUP James McBride 4.26% 143 153.35            
Electorate: 6,872   Valid: 3,359 (48.88%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 560   Turnout: 3,440 (50.06%)  

References

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  1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
  2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
  3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Carrick Castle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.