El districte de Carrickfergus és un districte al comtat d'Antrim d'Irlanda del Nord. La seu és a Carrickfergus. El consell administra la zona del marge dret del Belfast Lough i les àrees dels voltats que s'estenen de Greenisland al sud-oest a Whitehead a l'est. El burg té una extensió de 83 kilòmetres quadrats i una població de 39.114 habitants el 2011.
El consell del burg de Carrickfergus es divideix en tres àrees electorals: Carrick Castle, Kilroot i Knockagh Monument. En les eleccions locals de 2011 foren escollits 17 representants dels següents partits: 8 Partit Unionista Democràtic (DUP) - Billy Ashe, Jim McClurg, Lynn McClurg, Terry Clements, Charles Johnston, Deborah Emerson, Davy Hilditch, May Beattie. 4 Partit Unionista de l'Ulster (UUP) - Andrew Wilson, John Stewart, Beryl McKnight, Eric Ferguson, 3 Alliance Party - Sean Neeson, Noel Williams, Isobel Day i 2 Independents - Jim Brown i Billy Hamilton. L'alcalde de Carrickfergus és Alderman Billy Ashe (DUP). Les últimes eleccions havien de tenir lloc en maig de 2009, però el 25 d'abril de 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretari d'Estat per a Irlanda del Nord anuncià que les eleccions previstes per al 2009 es posposarien al 2011 per coincidir amb l'entrada en vigor dels 11 nous consells.Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008 Les reformes proposades foren abandonades en 2010 i les eleccions locals previstes van tenir lloc en 2011.
El consell municipal de Carrickfergus fou creat amb la reorganització del govern local d'Irlanda del Nord de 1973 i era format per l'antic burg de Carrickfergus, el districte urbà de Whitehead i part del districte rural de Larne. El consell de Carrickfergus, juntament amb el de North Down, són els únics on no hi ha presència política del nacionalisme irlandès.
Alcaldes de Carrickfergus Llista d'alcaldes i xèrifs de la corporació de Carrickfergus des de 1523 fins a l'aprovació de la Llei de Corporacions Municipals de 1840 Enric VIII 1523 William Fythe Thomas Unchile, Henry Fythe, anomenats bayliffs Eduard VI 1568-1569 Thomas Stephenson John Teade, Nicholas Wilis 1569-1570 John Teade Nicholas Rogers, John Flude 1570-1571 Rychard Sendall Wolston Elderton, Cornell O'Kane 1571-1572 Edward Brown William Dobbin, Patrick Savadge, Junior 1572-1573 Captain William Piers Wolston Elderton, John Dyer 1573-1574 Thomas Stephenson Gregory Grafton, William Field, Senior 1574-1575 William Piers, Junior Humphrey Potts, John Cockrill 1575-1576 William Piers, Junior John Cockrill, John Dishford 1576-1577 William Dobbin John Dyer, John Dishford 1577-1578 William Piers, Junior Robert Magye, Robert Warcope 1578-1579 Nicholas Wills Humphrey Johnston, Mychaell Savadge 1579-1580 Captain Thomas Sackforde Barnabic Ward, Thomas Stephenson 1580-1581 William Dobbin Humphrey Johnston, John Dyer 1581-1582 Captain Thomas Sackforde and Nicholas Wills John Savadge, Phellimy Magye 1582-1583 Captain William Piers John Dishford, James Dobbin 1583-1584 William Dobbin John Dyer, Rychard Thomas 1584-1585 Captain Nicholas Dawtrey Mathew Jones, John Scully 1585-1586 William Dobbin John Dishford, Mychael Savadge 1586-1587 Thomas Stephenson Humphrey Johnston, John Scully 1587-1588 John Savadge John Dyer, James Dobbin 1588-1589 William Dobbin Thomas Vaughan, John Lugg 1589-1590 Charles Eggerton James Dobbin, Roger Cooper 1590-1591 Matthew Jones William Savadge, Henrie Ockforde} John Dyer, dep 1591-1592 Humphrey Johnston Moyses Hill, Roger Cooper 1592-1593 John Dallwaye Alexander Haynes, James Dobbin 1593-1594 Nicholas Wills i M. Savadge John Hooper, James Rice 1594-1595 John Savadge Robert Wills died, John Dyer, Richard Thomas 1595-1596 Thomas Stephenson Roger Cooper, Rychard Conlon 1596-1597 Charles Eggerton Thomas Vaughan, Thomas Wytter 1597-1598 Humphrey Johnston Rychard Thomas died, Henry Ockford, Thomas Gravott 1598-1599 John Savadge Rychard Newton, Owen Magye 1599-1600 Humphrey Johnston Henrie Spearpointe, Sydney Russel 1600-1601 John Dallwaye Rychard Newton, Rychard Faythe 1601-1602 Gregorie Norton Rychard Newton, Rychard Faythe Jaume I 1602-1603 John Hooper Mychaell Whyte, Ralph Storie died, Thomas Gravott 1603-1604 Moyses Hill Dudley Yearworth, Robert Lyndon 1604-1605 John Savadge Thomas Wytter, Clement Foard 1605-1606 James Byrte Thomas M'Manus, Thomas Cooper 1606-1607 James Byrte, Thomas Wytter, deputy Owen Magye, Leonard Gale 1607-1608 Thomas Wytter Nicholas Dobbin, Dermot Haynes 1608-1609 Sir Foulke Conway Robert Elice, Walter Hilman 1609-1610 Sir Foulke Conway Jasper Happer, Thomas Powell 1610-1611 Rychard Tanffe Bartholomewe Johnston, Rychard Wytter 1611-1612 Mychaell Whyte William Hurley, Edward Hodgsone 1612-1613 Robert Lyndon Thomas Bashford, Ezechiel Davis 1613-1614 Thomas Cooper William Dobbin dismissed, Carew Hart 1614-1615 Captain Hercules Langford William Stephenson, Clement Foard 1615-1616 Humphrey Johnston Thomas M'Manus, Thomas Papes 1616-1617 Captain Humphrey Norton William Hurley, Thomas Kirkpatrick 1617-1618 Sir Moyses Hill Matthewe Johnston, John Redworth 1618-1619 Thomas Witter and Mychaell Whyte Nicholas Dobbin, Cornell O'Kane 1619-1620 Sir Hugh Clotworthy Edward Wilkinson, Edward Hodgsone 1620-1621 James Byrte Inghram Horsman, Cornell O'Kane 1621-1622 Thomas Cooper James Savadge died, William Story 1622-1623 Mychael Whyte i William Storr Robert Savadge, John Davis 1623-1624 Sir Hercules Langford Rychard Spearpoynte, William Cloughe 1624-1625 Sir Roger Langford Marmaduke Newton, Edwarde Mason Carles I 1625-1626 Thomas Kirkpatrick Edwarde Hodgsone, Andrewe Dixon 1626-1627 Anthony Dobbin Cornelius Hermans, John Howsell 1627-1628 Inghrame Horsman and Mathewe Johnston Thomas Richison, Ralph Kilman 1628-1629 Mathewe Johnston Thomas Turner, John Edgar 1629-1630 Sir Moyses Hill William Penrie, William Cankarth 1630-1631 James Byrte Thomas Whitager, Anthony Haull 1631-1632 Sir Hercules Langford Joshua Wharton, Clement Bashford 1632-1633 Cornelius Hermans and Mathewe Johnston Rychard Spearpoynte, Marmaduke Newton 1633-1634 Thomas Kirkpatrick John Davies, John Parkes 1634-1635 William Penrye William Happer, William Ayshworth 1635-1636 Thomas Whitager Thomas Gravott, William Bashforde 1636-1637 Richard Spearpoynt Thomas Richison, William Williams 1637-1638 Richard Spearpoynt Edward Johnston, John Hall 1638-1639 Roger Lyndon William Happer, William Penrie, Junior 1639-1640 Sir Roger Langford Thomas Gravott, Humphrey Johnston 1640-1641 John Davies Robert Savadge, George Happer 1641-1642 John Davies T. Baker, Mychaell Savadge 1642-1643 Captain Roger Lyndone John Bullworthy, William Bashforde 1643-1644 Captain Roger Lyndone Patrick Fitzjames Savadge 1644-1645 Thomas Kirkpatrick Patrick Fitz-James Savadge, James F. N. Dobbin 1645-1646 Mathewe Johnston John Savadge, William Bashforde 1646-1647 Richard Spearpoynt Thomas Tennison, John Orpin 1647-1648 Richard Spearpoynt John Boyd, James Dobbin 1648-1649 Captain Roger Lyndone John Boyd, James Dobbin 1649-1650 William Happer William Cathcart, John Orpin 1650-1651 William Happer James Crooks, Robert Welsh 1651-1652 Captain Roger Lyndone Rowland M'Quillan, Edmond Davies 1652-1653 Captain John Dallway Thomas Dobbin, John Bullworthy, Junior 1653-1654 Captain Roger Lyndone Anthony Hall, Rowland M'Quillan 1654-1655 John Bullworthy John Hall, John Birte 1655-1656 John Bullworthy Peter Taylour, Thomas Dobbin Carles II 1656-1657 John Orpin Robert Wytter, William Dobbin 1657-1658 John Orpin Thomas Griffeth, Andrew Gardner 1658-1659 Joseph Harris Jasper Haper, John Wadman 1659-1660 John Davies Samuel Trecherne, William Thomson 1660-1661 John Dallway, Esq Michaell Kerr, Richard Johnston 1661-1662 Captain John Dallway Thomas Dobbin, Rowland M'Quillan 1662-1663 James Dobbin William Thomson, Rowland M'Quillan 1663-1664 Hercules Davies Thomas Dobbin, Rowland M'Quillan 1664-1665 John Dallway, Esq Rowland M'Quillan Thomas Dobbin 1665-1666 Anthony Hall Richard Johnston, John Magee 1666-1667 William Dobbin Cornelius Bashforde, Richard Westbrook 1667-1668 Edmond Davies Henry Burnes, Ezekiel Davies 1668-1669 Robert Welsh Richard Pendleton, William Hilditch 1669-1670 Anthony Horsman Samuel Trehecue, John Stubbs 1670-1671 Anthony Horsman John Henderson, Symon Richardson 1671-1672 Richard Dobbs Symon Richardson, William Bennett 1672-1673 Henry Davies and Edmond Davies, dep Thomas M'Manus, John Smyth 1673-1674 William Hill i Anthony Horsman, dep James M'Cullogh, John Davies 1674-1675 William Hill i Anthony Horsman, dep George Walsh, Edward Hall 1675-1676 John Byrte Thomas Harper, Adam Dennison 1676-1677 John Byrte John Smyth, John Tyso 1677-1678 Soloman Faith James M'Cullogh, William Dawson 1678-1679 Ezekell Davies Robert Williams, Cornelius Bashford 1679-1680 Hercules Davies Richard Pendleton, John Magee 1680-1681 Henry Clements Andrew Clements, John Byrtt 1681-1682 Samuel Webby John Dobbin, Henry Burnes 1682-1683 Richard Dobbs John Davies, William Johnston 1683-1684 Andrew Willoughby John Kerr, Edward Hall Jaume II 1684-1685 Edmond Davies Symon Richison, John Henderson 1685-1686 Author Earl of Donegall and Soloman Faith, dep James M'Cullogh, John Kerr 1686-1687 John Davies John M'Cullogh, Richard Kane 1687-1688 Richard Dobbs Richard Horsman, Marmaduke Newton 1688-1689 Richard Dobbs Richard Horsman, Marmaduke Newton Guillem i Maria 1689-1690 Richard Dobbs Richard Horsman, Marmaduke Newton 1690-1691 Henry Davys Samuel Davys, William Tisdall 1691-1692 Andrew Clements Soloman Bashford, John Brown 1692-1693 Marmaduke Newton David Hood, John M'Cully 1693-1694 Marmaduke Newton William Dawson, James Erwin 1694-1695 Richard Horsman William Tisdall, Cornelius Crymble, 1695-1696 Samuel Davys Robert Williams, Cornelius Bashford 1696-1697 Henry Clements and Samuel Davys Roger Horseman, Soloman Bashford 1697-1698 Hon. John E. Chichester David Hood, James Erwin 1698-1699 Henry Davys Captain Arthur Davys, Captain John Davys 1699-1700 Sir Thomas Dancer John Chaplin, Captain James Gibbons 1700-1701 Cornelius Crymble Soloman Bashford, James Erwin 1701-1702 Captain John Davys and Samuel Davys, dep John Bashford, Nathaniel Byrtte 1702-1703 Andrew Clements and Samuel Davys, dep David Hood, Thomas Bashford 1703-1704 Andrew Clements and Cornelius Crymble, dep David Hood, Thomas Bashford 1704-1705 Edward Clements John Chaplin, Thomas Bashford 1705-1706 Edward Clements John Chaplin, Thomas Bashford 1706-1707 Richard Horsman Thomas Young, Nicholas Brown 1707-1708 Richard Horsman Thomas Young, Nicholas Brown 1708-1709 Cornelius Crymble John Bashford, Thomas Bashford 1709-1710 Cornelius Crymble John Bashford, Thomas Bashford 1710-1711 Edward Clements Thomas Young, William Bashford 1711-1712 John Chaplin Rigby Dobbin, Nicholas Brown 1712-1713 Samuel Davys Charles Howard, James Wilson 1713-1714 Samuel Davys Ezekiel Davys Wilson, John Brown, Junior Jordi I 1714-1715 John Davys, Jun i Samuel Davys, dep Thomas Young, Thomas Bashford 1715-1716 Andrew Clements i Samuel Davys, dep Rigby Dobbin, Nicholas Brown 1716-1717 Francis Ellis David Morrison, William Bashford 1717-1718 Francis Ellis David Morrison, William Spencer 1718-1719 John Chaplin Rigby Dobbin, Andrew Newton 1719-1720 Francis Clements i Francis Ellis, dep David Morrison, William Bashford 1720-1721 Arthur Dobbs i Francis Ellis, dep David Morrison, William Magee 1721-1722 John Lyndon and John Chaplin, dep William Bashford, James Erwin 1722-1723 Ezekiel Davys Wilson David Morrison, Thomas Bashford 1723-1724 Anthony Horsman David Morrison, Thomas Bashford 1724-1725 Rigby Dobbin John Chaplin and Anthony Horsman, deputies David Morrison, Thomas Bashford 1725-1726 Valentine Jones and Ezekiel D. Wilson, dep Willoughby Chaplin, Nathaniel Byrt 1726-1727 Francis Ellis David Morrison, John Coleman George II 1727-1728 Francis Clements John Chaplin, George Spaight