2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election

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2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
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All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Michelle O'Neill [n 1] Naomi Long
Party DUP Sinn Féin Alliance
Last election1492
Seats won13125
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote15,04117,1615,425
Percentage27.0%30.8%9.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.3%Increase2.svg 8.7%Increase2.svg 1.7%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Doug Beattie Colum Eastwood Jim Allister
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP TUV
Last election760
Seats won432
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote7,0552,7742,657
Percentage12.7%5.0%4.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.6%Decrease2.svg 4.3%Increase2.svg 0.5%
 Seventh party
 
PUP
Leader Billy Hutchinson
Party PUP
Last election1
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0
Popular vote1,016
Percentage1.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.3%
Causeway Coast and Glens2023.png
Causeway Coast and Glens 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

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  Sinn Féin: 12 seats
  SDLP: 3 seats
  Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: 5 seats
  Progressive Unionist Party: 1 seat
  Ulster Unionist Party: 4 seats
  Democratic Unionist Party: 13 seats
  Traditional Unionist Voice: 2 seats
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2023 election to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is scheduled to be held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after 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]

Contents

They will return 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

Causeway Coast and Glens District Council Election Result 2023
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1312Decrease2.svg 132.5027.0215,041Decrease2.svg 3.33
  Sinn Féin 1230Increase2.svg 330.0030.8217,161Increase2.svg8.66
  Alliance 530Increase2.svg 312.509.745,425Increase2.svg 1.73
  Ulster Unionist 403Decrease2.svg 310.0012.677,055Decrease2.svg 2.59
  SDLP 303Decrease2.svg 37.504.982,774Decrease2.svg 4.27
  TUV 220Increase2.svg 25.004.772,657Increase2.svg 0.47
  PUP 100Steady2.svg 02.501.821,016Decrease2.svg 1.29
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg 10.004.842,696Increase2.svg 0.81
  Aontú 000Steady2.svg 00.002.241,248Increase2.svg 0.28
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg 00.000.64354Decrease2.svg 0.01
  People Before Profit 000Steady2.svg 00.000.44247New
Total4055,674

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the 2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA) %
Cllrs
 %
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 %
Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
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Cllrs
Total
cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin Alliance UUP SDLP TUV PUP Independents and others
Ballymoney34.582Decrease2.svg 125.212Steady2.svg8.831Increase2.svg 116.981Decrease2.svg 12.870 Steady2.svg9.981Increase2.svg 10.000 Steady2.svg1.550 Steady2.svg7
Bann24.062Steady2.svg27.022Increase2.svg 17.240 Steady2.svg19.481Steady2.svg2.190 Decrease2.svg 15.760 Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg14.250 Steady2.svg5
Benbradagh15.681Steady2.svg58.803Steady2.svg4.490 Steady2.svg7.640 Steady2.svg5.621Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg7.770 Steady2.svg5
Causeway34.533Steady2.svg8.110 Steady2.svg15.802Increase2.svg 115.901Decrease2.svg 15.110 Decrease2.svg 19.841Increase2.svg 10.000 Steady2.svg10.700 Steady2.svg7
Coleraine33.622Steady2.svg11.611Increase2.svg 112.811Steady2.svg9.751Steady2.svg4.450 Decrease2.svg 14.590 Steady2.svg13.741Steady2.svg9.430 Steady2.svg6
Limavady32.902Decrease2.svg 129.851Steady2.svg9.071Increase2.svg 18.470 Steady2.svg7.351Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg12.370 Steady2.svg5
The Glens12.271Increase2.svg 158.673Increase2.svg 19.520 Steady2.svg7.620 Decrease2.svg 18.471Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg0.000 Steady2.svg3.440 Decrease2.svg 15
Total27.0213Increase2.svg 130.8212Increase2.svg 39.745Increase2.svg 312.674Decrease2.svg 44.983Decrease2.svg 34.772Increase2.svg 21.821Steady2.svg8.160Decrease2.svg 140

District results

Ballymoney

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Alliance

2019–2023 Change: Alliance and TUV gain from DUP and UUP

Ballymoney - 7 seats [3] [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP Mervyn Storey*17.84%1,779      
Sinn Féin Ciarán McQuillan*13.24%1,320      
Ulster Unionist Darryl Wilson*12.59%1,255      
Sinn Féin Leanne Peacock*11.97%1,1941,195.50 1,259.50    
DUP Ivor Wallace*8.10%8081,123.60 1,126.60 1,248.60   
Alliance Lee Kane8.83%880881.50 903.80 1,233.20 1,300.30  
TUV Jonathan McAuley9.98%9951,025.30 1,030.30 1,134.40 1,134.70 1,139.20 1,139.20
DUP Alan McLean*8.64%8611,020.30 1,022.60 1,115.30 1,115.60 1,118.30 1,121.30
Ulster Unionist Tom McKeown*4.39%438459.00 463.00     
SDLP Caitlin Bond2.87%286286.30 314.30     
Independent Cathal McLaughlin1.55%155155.60      
Electorate: 18,117  Valid: 9,971 (55.04%)  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1247  Turnout: 10,090 (55.69%)  

    Bann

    2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

    2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

    2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Bann - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Sinn Féin Sean Bateson*16.13%1,2771,312.00 1,450.00     
    DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan*13.31%1,0541,054.00 1,057.00 1,160.00 1,160.00 1,183.00 1,523.00 
    DUP Dawn Huggins10.75%851853.00 856.00 985.00 985.00 1,009.00 1,144.00 1,283.50
    Sinn Féin Ciarán Archibald10.89%862898.00 1,006.00 1,006.00 1,122.00 1,258.00 1,272.00 1,272.62
    Ulster Unionist Richard Holmes*9.88%782788.00 793.00 889.00 889.00 1,009.00 1,200.00 1,238.44
    Ulster Unionist Andrew Kerr9.60%760768.00 770.00 815.00 815.00 964.00 1,042.00 1,064.32
    Independent Adrian McQuillan*8.85%701715.00 724.00 789.00 791.00 883.00   
    Alliance Joe Hutchinson7.24%573693.00 746.00 755.00 766.00    
    TUV William Craig5.76%456461.00 463.00      
    Aontú Gemma Brolly4.24%336364.00       
    SDLP Ryan Barkley2.19%173       
    Green (NI) Jen McCahon1.16%92       
    Electorate: 13,347  Valid: 7,917 (59.32%)  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,320  Turnout: 7,987 (59.84%)  

      Benbradagh

      2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

      2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

      2019–2023 Change: No change

      Benbradagh - 5 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin Sean McGlinchey*24.04%1,888      
      Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl*19.84%1,558      
      Sinn Féin Kathleen McGurk*14.92%1,1721,640.00     
      DUP Edgar Scott*15.68%1,2311,231.00 1,231.30 1,231.57 1,256.38 1,755.38 
      SDLP Michael Coyle 5.62%441461.70 549.60 710.52 991.86 1,067.60 1,187.60
      Aontú Liam McElhinney6.29%494546.20 645.80 690.08 805.25 812.25 825.25
      Ulster Unionist Robert Carmichael7.64%600600.00 601.20 601.47 659.94   
      Alliance Christine Turner4.49%353360.20 389.00 420.86    
      Independent Niall Murphy1.48%116131.60 169.40 180.20    
      Electorate: 13,317  Valid: 7,853 (58.97%)  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,309  Turnout: 7,903 (59.34%)  

        Causeway

        2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

        2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

        2019–2023 Change: Alliance and TUV gain from UUP and SDLP

        Causeway - 7 seats [3] [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        DUP Mark Fielding*14.81%1,305         
        Alliance Peter McCully10.49%924925.35 1,022.35 1,068.65 1,165.65     
        Ulster Unionist Sandra Hunter*9.00%793802.90 818.05 830.05 880.05 880.76 888.62 1,335.62  
        DUP John McAuley*9.76%860992.15 995.45 1,003.60 1,032.20 1,032.91 1,034.06 1,072.91 1,142.60 
        Alliance Richard Stewart5.31%468468.90 489.90 538.20 599.20 649.61 936.29 1,021.59 1,111.98 
        TUV Allister Kyle9.84%867886.50 888.65 898.80 936.25 936.25 940.25 992.90 1,037.06 1,038.86
        DUP Sharon McKillop*9.96%878899.00 900.15 909.45 925.60 925.60 929.60 963.20 992.18 1,030.43
        Sinn Féin Emma Thompson8.11%715715.00 732.00 751.00 767.00 767.71 937.71 945.71 945.71 945.71
        Ulster Unionist Barry Torrens6.90%608613.70 625.70 663.85 738.60 739.61 766.31    
        SDLP Paul Shevlin5.11%450450.30 491.30 530.30 562.30 572.24     
        Independent David Alexander4.02%354355.80 375.80 476.95       
        Independent Angela Mulholland*3.71%327328.50 353.65        
        Green (NI) Mark Coulson2.97%262263.05         
        Electorate: 17,620  Valid: 8,811 (50.01%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,102  Turnout: 8,908 (50.55%)  

          Coleraine

          2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

          2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

          2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

          Coleraine - 6 seats [3] [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          DUP Philip Anderson*18.79%1,389         
          PUP Russell Watton*13.74%1,0161,055.12 1,066.12       
          Alliance Yvonne Boyle*12.81%947952.04 1,041.04 1,049.04 1,220.04     
          Sinn Féin Niamh Archibald11.61%858858.72 892.96 894.96 1,023.96 1,035.68 1,117.68   
          Ulster Unionist John Wisener9.75%721730.84 739.84 799.00 815.00 1,019.32 1,046.32 1,067.32  
          DUP Tanya Stirling5.97%441623.40 629.64 747.40 757.64 907.80 908.80 910.80 913.80 913.80
          DUP Adele Tomb8.86%655714.04 721.04 805.40 809.64 901.08 901.08 904.08 907.08 910.08
          Independent George Duddy*6.09%450470.40 487.64 553.08 566.32      
          SDLP Helen Maher4.45%329330.20 380.20 383.20       
          TUV Michael Sweeney4.59%339351.72 358.44        
          People Before Profit Amy Merron3.34%247248.44         
          Electorate: 16,874  Valid: 7,392 (43.81%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,057  Turnout: 7,489 (44.38%)  

            Limavady

            2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

            2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

            2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

            Limavady - 5 seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers*29.85%1,800      
            DUP Steven Callaghan*16.75%1,010      
            SDLP Ashleen Schenning*7.35%443974.84 1,049.84    
            DUP Aaron Callan*8.22%496496.48 505.48 506.48 906.96 1,068.96 
            Alliance Amy Mairs9.07%547674.20 754.56 789.56 794.56 914.40 931.65
            Independent James McCorkell*9.32%562567.28 594.56 597.56 649.56 850.56 895.41
            Ulster Unionist Barry Crawford8.47%511513.40 522.76 523.76 541.76   
            DUP Jordan Wallace7.93%478479.92 485.92 485.92    
            Aontú John Boyle2.54%153269.64      
            Independent Billy Stewart0.51%3132.92      
            Electorate: 11,615  Valid: 6,031 (51.92%)  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 1,006  Turnout: 6,081 (52.35%)  

              The Glens

              2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

              2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

              2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from UUP and Independent

              The Glens - 5 seats [3] [4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Sinn Féin Cara McShane*24.85%1,913     
              Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan*18.99%1,462     
              Sinn Féin Mairghéad Watson14.83%1,1421,578.92    
              DUP Bill Kennedy12.27%945947.31 949.29 953.62 1,384.62 
              SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop*8.47%652755.29 922.93 1,102.92 1,135.58 1,273.90
              Alliance Glenise Morgan9.52%733789.10 848.17 898.05 982.03 1,016.99
              Ulster Unionist Wesley Craig7.62%587590.30 590.63 597.96   
              Aontú John Robbin3.44%265285.46 335.62    
              Electorate: 13,178  Valid: 7,699 (58.42%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 1,284  Turnout: 7,799 (59.18%)  

                Notes

                1. ↑ The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.

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