Dunsilly is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in

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, Northern Ireland. 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 South Antrim (Assembly constituency), Northern Ireland Assembly and

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. It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Antrim North West DEA which had existed since 1985.

Councillors

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

References

{{reflist 2014 establishments in Northern Ireland