District electoral area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Knockagh Created 1985 Seats 5 (1985-1993) 6 (1993-2014) 5 (2014-) Councillors Marc Collins (DUP ) Bobby Hadden (IND ) Peter Johnston (DUP ) Aaron Skinner (APNI ) Andrew Wilson (UUP )
Knockagh DEA within Mid and East Antrim
Knockagh Monument DEA (1993-2014) within Carrickfergus
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 .
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
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
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
UUP
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
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
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
UUP
Andrew Wilson *
13.71%
782
833.12
903
919.82
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
UUP
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
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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
UUP
Andrew Wilson
12.29%
568
581.2
586.2
594.81
615.26
651.26
654.71
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DUP
May Beattie *
33.20%
1,718
UUP
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
UUP
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
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
UUP
Roy Beggs Jr
27.87%
1,575
DUP
May Beattie *
25.13%
1,420
Alliance
Stewart Dickson *
20.62%
1,165
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Alliance
Stewart Dickson *
23.03%
867
UUP
Thomas Creighton
20.03%
754
DUP
May Beattie
15.41%
580
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alliance
Stewart Dickson *
25.80%
947
UUP
David Apsley
18.64%
684
Ind. Unionist
Charles Johnston *
13.41%
492
549.04
UUP
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
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
DUP
William Haggan *
19.22%
668
Alliance
Stewart Dickson *
18.70%
650
Ind. Unionist
Charles Johnston *
18.07%
628
UUP
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
UUP
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UUP
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
UUP
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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