Macedon (District Electoral Area)

Macedon is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and contains the wards of Abbey, Carnmoney Hill, O'Neill, Rathcoole, Valley and Whitehouse. Macedon forms part of the Belfast North constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1993 local elections, where it contained six wards (Abbey, Cloughfern, Coole, Dunanney, Valley and Whitehouse).

2023 Election
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

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

2019–2023 Change: Independent gain from DUP

2019 Election
2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 X UUP, 1 x TUV

2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from TUV

2014 Election
2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP

2014: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV, 1 x UUP

2011-2014 Change: TUV gain from DUP

2011 Election
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent

2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from Independent, Newtownabbey Ratepayers joins Alliance

2005 Election
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

2001 Election
1997: 2 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent Unionist

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers

1997-2001 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from Newtownabbey Labour and Independent Unionist, Newtownabbey Labour and UDP become Independent

1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Independent Unionist

1997: 2 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x UUP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent Unionist

1993-1997 Change: Newtownabbey Labour, Newtownabbey Ratepayers and UDP gain from UUP, DUP and Alliance

1993 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Independent Unionist