Dunsilly (District Electoral Area)



Dunsilly is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Cranfield, Parkgate, Randalstown, Shilvodan and Toome. Airport forms 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 North West DEA which had existed since 1985.

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