The 2023 election to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after the local elections in England.^[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.^[2]

Quick Facts All 40 council seats 21 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election

← 2019 18 May 2023 2027 →
All 40 council seats 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Naomi Long Party DUP Sinn Féin Alliance Last election 14 5 7 Seats won 13 9 8 Seat change 1 4 1 Popular vote 16,066 11,613 9,179 Percentage 30.1% 21.7% 17.1% Swing 1.4% 8.6% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Doug Beattie Colum Eastwood Party Ulster Unionist Independent SDLP Last election 9 1 4 Seats won 7 2 1 Seat change 2 1 3 Popular vote 8,358 1,517 2,829 Percentage 15.7% 2.8% 5.3% Swing 4.6% 2.5% 2.5%
Antrim and Newtownabbey 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by the plurality of FPVs)
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election TBC

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They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

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2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	13	0	1	1	32.50	30.05	16,066	1.42
	Sinn Féin	9	4	0	4	22.50	21.72	11,613	8.66
	Alliance	8	1	0	1	20.00	17.17	9,179	1.52
	Ulster Unionist	7	0	2	2	17.50	15.63	8,358	4.64
	Independent	2	1	0	1	5.00	2.84	1,517	2.50
	SDLP	1	0	3	3	2.50	5.29	2,829	2.51
	TUV	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.49	2,403	2.81
	Green (NI)	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.80	964	1.09
	PUP	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.46	244	New
	Aontú	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.45	243	New
	NI Conservatives	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.09	49	New
Total		40						53,465

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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.