2011 Newtownabbey Borough Council election


Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others

Districts results

Antrim Line

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Ballyclare

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

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

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Macedon

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

University

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist

2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP, United Unionist joins UUP