Newtownabbey Council Elections 2011

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4 Electoral Areas;

Antrim Line
Macedon
University
Ballyclare

Current Party Standings;

DUP - 12
UUP - 6
All - 3
SDLP - 1
SF - 1
UUC - 1
IND - 1 (Mark Langhammer - Labour)
IND U - 1 (Tommy Kirkham)

2005 Results

Antrim Line

First Count:
Nigel Hamilton, (DUP) 1901
Noreen McClelland, (SDLP) 1106
Janet Crilly, (UUP) 1101
Tom Campbell, (Alliance) 859
Paula Bradley, (DUP) 810
Briege Meehan, (SF) 780
Martin Meehan, (SF) 670
Ivan Hunter, (UUP) 516
Tommy McTeague, (SDLP) 515
Mandy Girvan, (DUP) 425
Jennifer Irvine, (NRA) 298
Arthur Templeton, (Ind) 64

Votes by Party:

DUP: 3,136 (34.7%), 3 seats
SDLP: 1,621 (17.9%), 1 seat
UUP: 1,617 (17.9%), 1 seat
SF: 1,450 (16.0%), 1 seat
Alliance: 859 (9.5%), 1 seat
NRA: 298 (3.3%)
Ind: 64 (0.7%)

Ballyclare

First Count:
Paul Girvan, (DUP) 3402
Jim Bingham, (UUP) 925
Vera McWilliam, (UUP) 735
Ted Turkington, (UUP) 603
Patrick Sweeney, (Alliance) 451
Alan Greer, (Cons) 235
Pamela Hunter, (DUP) 180
Etta Mann, (DUP) 174

Votes by Party:

DUP: 3,756 (56.0%), 3 seats
UUP: 2,263 (33.8%), 2 seats
Alliance: 451 (6.7%)
Cons: 235 (3.5%)

Macedon

First Count:
Billy DeCourcey, (DUP) 1670
Billy Webb, (Newtownabbey Ratepayers Assoc) 821
Victor Robinson, (DUP) 748
Tommy Kirkham, (Ind) 582
John Scott, (UUP) 551
Sean Oliver, (SF) 321
Dineen Walker, (DUP) 292
Catherine Robinson, (PUP) 291
Michael McBrien, (SDLP) 200

Votes by Party:

DUP: 2,710 (49.5%), 3 seats
NRA: 821 (15.0%), 1 seat
Ind: 582 (10.6%), 1 seat
UUP: 551 (10.1%), 1 seat
SF: 321 (5.9%)
PUP: 291 (5.3%)
SDLP: 200 (3.7%)

University

First Count:
William Ball, (DUP) 2025
Ken Robinson, (UUP) 1431
Lynn Frazer, (Alliance) 1074
John Mann, (DUP) 865
John Blair, (Newtownabbey Ratepayers Assoc) 778
Barbara Gilliland, (UUP) 751
Frazer Agnew, (United Unionist Coalition ) 736
Robert Hill, (DUP) 631
Vi Scott, (UUP) 343

Votes by Party:

DUP: 3,521 (40.8%), 3 seats
UUP: 2,525 (29.2%), 2 seats
Alliance: 1,074 (12.4%), 1 seat
NRA: 778 (9.0%)
UUC: 736 (8.5%), 1 seat

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Councillor Billy Webb was elected in 2005 on the 'Newtownabbey Ratepayers Assoc' which has since dissolved with Webb joining Alliance.

The Independent Unionist is a colourful character. Tommy Kirkham was initially elected as a DUP Councillor in 1989 but became involved with the paramilitary

steering UPRG on the UDA faction.

He had quite a high profile meeting the southern government and often seen with Jackie McDonald.

He left the UPRG and sided with the UDA's SE Antrim Brigade which split from the main UDA. He became the head of a new group called 'Beyond Conflict' which demanded £8million from the Government to 'transform' the UDA. The UPRG got the money but the SE Antrim faction got nothing.

He backed the Andre Shoukri faction in its feud with the UDA leadership which eventually expelled him from the area but Tommy refused to move. This despite his house being attacked previously by gang loyal to Shoukri's close associate Johnny Adair. (Ye gotta love Loyalist feuds)

He is also the head of a group known as 'The Ulster Protestant League' but a great deal of doubt exists as to whether or not it has any other members.

In 2010, he refused to give evidence at the trial of a man charged with a sectarian murder in 1973 until the Judge told him failure to do so would result in his arrest and prosecution.