2011 Coleraine Borough Council election

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2011 Coleraine Borough Council election
  2005 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2014  

All 22 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won953
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Coleraine 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 22 councillors.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 2011 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 911Steady2.svg040.935.66,984Decrease2.svg1.3
  Ulster Unionist 503Decrease2.svg322.720.64,047Decrease2.svg11.4
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg013.610.52,066Decrease2.svg1.8
  Independent 210Increase2.svg19.113.52,642Increase2.svg7.2
  Alliance 220Increase2.svg29.18.81,723Increase2.svg4.1
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg04.59.01,759Increase2.svg1.1
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.01.7324New
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.00.591New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Bann35.0225.5215.314.1016.513.606
Coleraine Central31.9316.018.617.208.3028.016
Coleraine East59.9323.116.8010.210.000.005
The Skerries20.8117.118.6116.016.9030.615
Total35.6920.6510.538.829.0115.5222

District results

Bann

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change

Bann - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Adrian McQuillan *22.04%1,440       
Sinn Féin Ciaran Archibald16.47%1,076       
Ulster Unionist William King*14.35%938       
DUP Sam Cole*9.53%623860.96 861.68 940.68    
SDLP Roisin Loftus8.91%582583.44 656.7 658.7 701.42 701.42 711.86 1,070.86
Ulster Unionist Richard Holmes5.55%363379.2 379.38 440.26 480.62 481.72 838.48 846.38
DUP Angela Torrens3.41%223429.64 429.82 465.78 491.78 496.08 542 554.98
SDLP Eamon Mullan6.41%419421.16 483.26 484.26 525.06 525.26 526.26  
Ulster Unionist Rosemary Torrens5.60%366395.52 395.52 434.24 470.6 471.4   
Alliance Charlie McConaghy4.07%266267.44 271.04 272.4     
TUV Elizabeth Collins3.66%239248 248.18      
Electorate: 10,978  Valid: 6,535 (59.53%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 934  Turnout: 6,645 (60.53%)  

    Coleraine Central

    2005: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
    2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent leaves UUP

    Coleraine Central - 6 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Independent David McClarty *22.09%1,260       
    DUP George Duddy12.53%715746.16 746.16 836.16    
    SDLP Gerry McLaughlin*7.08%404437.06 502.82 506.96 506.96 815.38  
    Ulster Unionist David Barbour*9.76%557650.48 652.48 699.46 702.22 704.22 939.22 
    DUP James McClure *10.20%582646.98 646.98 734.3 735.68 738.68 783.21 815.03
    DUP William McCandless9.20%525570.6 570.6 643.88 657.68 661.06 712.38 774.54
    Alliance Graham Scobie8.27%472545.72 551.72 560.62 560.85 586.85 621.35 649.47
    Ulster Unionist Nigel MacAuley6.19%353411.52 412.9 438.32 439.93 444.69   
    Sinn Féin Susan Kelly7.15%408412.94 419.32 419.32 419.32    
    Independent Russell Watton5.99%342368.98 368.98      
    SDLP Sebastian Pierzchalski1.52%8789.66       
    Electorate: 11,313  Valid: 5,705 (50.43%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 816  Turnout: 5,813 (51.38%)  

      Coleraine East

      2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
      2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

      Coleraine East - 6 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Maurice Bradley *44.01%1,507    
      DUP William Creelman*10.98%3761,120.25   
      DUP Phyllis Fielding*4.88%167251.5 768.46  
      Ulster Unionist David Harding15.10%517568.35 579.39  
      Alliance Yvonne Boyle10.22%350261.7 362.66 370.86 539.06
      Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson*8.03%275308.8 318.88 505.43 518.9
      SDLP Teresa Young6.78%232241.1 243.02 245.48  
      Electorate: 7,678  Valid: 3,424 (44.59%)  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 571  Turnout: 3,519 (45.83%)  

        The Skerries

        2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2011: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
        2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

        The Skerries - 5 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick15.99%635636 649 676    
        Independent Christine Alexander*14.85%590594 651 670    
        DUP Mark Fielding14.15%562572 593 594 594.61 618.61 823.61 
        Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis *10.45%415424 447 448 448 624 688 
        SDLP Maura Hickey*8.61%342342 348 534 544.98 552.98 560.98 571.98
        Independent Noel Kennedy8.41%334352 391 398 399.22 423.22 431.22 466.22
        DUP Sandy Gilkinson*6.65%264281 299 299 299 324   
        Ulster Unionist Lesley MacAuley6.62%263267 291 291 291    
        Sinn Féin Christopher O'Neill6.92%275275 280      
        Independent James Davies2.92%116117       
        UKIP Adrian Parke2.29%91105       
        TUV Michael Wiggins2.14%85       
        Electorate: 8,167  Valid: 3,972 (48.63%)  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 663  Turnout: 4,034 (49.39%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Coleraine Council Elections 1993-2011". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Bann Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
          3. "Coleraine Central Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
          4. "Coleraine East Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
          5. "The Skerries Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.