Bann (District Electoral Area)

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Bann
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats7 (1985-1993)
6 (1993-2014)
7 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Ciarán Archibald (SF)
  •   Sean Bateson (SF)
  •   Richard Holmes (UUP)
  •   Dawn Huggins (DUP)
  •   Michelle Knight-McQuillan (DUP)

Bann is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Aghadowey, Castlerock, Garvagh, Kilrea and Macosquin. [2] Bann forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Coleraine Area A which had existed since 1973, where it contained seven wards (Agivey, Castlerock, Garvagh, Kilrea, Macosquin, Ringsent and The Cuts). For the 1993 local elections it was reduced to six wards, losing The Cuts to the new Coleraine Central DEA. For the 2014 local elections it was reduced to five wards.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2023 Ciarán Archibald
(Sinn Féin)		Sean Bateson
(Sinn Féin)		Richard Holmes
(UUP)		Dawn Huggins
(DUP)		Michelle Knight-McQuillan
(DUP)		5 seats
2014–present		6 seats
1993–2014
February 2023 DefectionHelena Dallat O'Driscoll
(SDLP)		 Adrian McQuillan
(DUP)/
(Independent)
2019
2014 Róisín Loftus
(SDLP)		William King
(UUP)		Sam Cole
(DUP)
2011 Adrian McQuillan
(DUP)		Ciarán Archibald
(Sinn Féin)
2005 John Dallat
(SDLP)		Olive Church
(UUP)		 Billy Leonard
(Sinn Féin)
2001 William Watt
(UUP)		Eamon Mullan
(SDLP)
1997 Robert Bolton
(DUP)
1993 Gerard O'Kane
(SDLP)
1989 Creighton Hutchinson
(UUP)		Robert Catherwood
(DUP)		John Moody
(UUP)
1985

2023 Election

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 [3]
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%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

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

    2014-2019 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

    Bann - 5 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Sean Bateson19.29%1,403    
    DUP Adrian McQuillan ‡14.40%1,0471,048.12 1,173.12 1,180.28 1,307.28
    Ulster Unionist Richard Holmes*13.26%964964.8 1055.8 1,121.6 1,248.6
    DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan*10.74%781781.48 862.48 870.48 1,241.48
    SDLP Helena Dallat O'Driscoll9.43%686846.16 853.16 1,138.44 1,144.6
    Ulster Unionist William King*10.99%799799 848 922 986
    DUP Sam Cole*8.79%639639.48 714.48 721.64  
    Alliance Charlie McConaghy6.75%491511.64 522.64   
    PUP Timmy Reid3.45%251251    
    TUV Elizabeth Collins2.94%214214    
    Electorate: 12,656  Valid: 7,272 (57.45%)  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 1,213  Turnout: 7,272 (58.07%)  

      2014 Election

      2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

      2014: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

      2011-2014 Change: Sinn Féin loss due to the reduction of one seat

      Bann - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist William King*17.13%1,127     
      DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan*15.58%1,0251,166    
      Ulster Unionist Richard Holmes*13.38%8801,140    
      DUP Sam Cole*13.56%8921,063 1,127.66   
      SDLP Róisín Loftus*13.30%875981 984.66 1,023.36 1,030.07 1,057.79
      Sinn Féin Ciaran Archibald*15.11%9941,010 1,010 1,014.3 1,014.3 1,015.84
      TUV Elizabeth Collins8.36%550     
      Alliance Charlie McConaghy3.57%235     
      Electorate: 12,175  Valid: 6,578 (54.03%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,097  Turnout: 6,655 (54.66%)  

        2011 Election

        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 [6]
        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%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

          2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

          2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP

          Bann - 6 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          SDLP John Dallat *12.88%9011,326   
          Sinn Féin Billy Leonard 12.79%895925 1,161  
          DUP Sam Cole*11.68%817817 817 818 1,175
          DUP Adrian McQuillan *14.10%986986 988 990 1,139
          Ulster Unionist William King*12.77%893896 907 912 949
          Ulster Unionist Olive Church*13.12%918920 924 933 947
          Ulster Unionist William Watt*7.75%542544 570 601 609
          DUP Mark Fielding8.19%573573 574 574  
          SDLP Eamon Mullan*6.72%470    
          Electorate: 10,299  Valid: 6,995 (67.92%)  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 7,116 (69.09%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

            2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

            1997-2001 Change: No change

            Bann - 6 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SDLP John Dallat *23.22%1,714     
            DUP Adrian McQuillan 16.47%1,216     
            SDLP Eamon Mullan*7.25%5351,079.07    
            Ulster Unionist Olive Church*13.36%986989.28 997.86 1,014.27 1,066.73 
            Ulster Unionist William King*11.12%821826.74 833.76 854.53 961.04 1,156.04
            Ulster Unionist William Watt*9.54%704708.1 721.62 736.03 816.41 1,024.79
            Independent Reginald McAuley6.93%512589.9 591.2 628.3 643.38 722.47
            Independent Robert Bolton*6.96%514516.87 527.53 540.94 601.22  
            DUP Hazel Sommers3.59%265265.41 377.08 377.21   
            Alliance Yvonne Boyle1.57%116132.81 133.2    
            Electorate: 10,232  Valid: 7,383 (72.16%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 7,543 (73.72%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

              1997: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

              1993-1997 Change: No change

              Bann - 6 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              SDLP John Dallat *20.31%1,234     
              Ulster Unionist Olive Church*16.84%1,023     
              Ulster Unionist William Watt*16.29%990     
              SDLP Eamon Mullan10.57%642990.6    
              Ulster Unionist William King*14.07%855856.8 963.75   
              DUP Robert Bolton *10.83%658659.2 685.75 708.25 716.05 785.07
              DUP James McCloskey8.59%522524.1 533.7 554 566 613.09
              Alliance Ian McEwan2.50%152157.4 161    
              Electorate: 9,982  Valid: 6,076 (60.87%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 869  Turnout: 6,188 (61.99%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                1989-1993 Change: UUP loss due to the reduction of one seat

                Bann - 6 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Ulster Unionist William Watt*16.92%1,072    
                Ulster Unionist Olive Church16.22%1,028    
                Ulster Unionist William King*15.81%1,002    
                SDLP John Dallat *15.29%969    
                SDLP Gerard O'Kane*13.89%880883.4 916.4  
                DUP Robert Bolton 12.34%782820.25 836.42 865.82 879.82
                Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson6.83%433554.89 622.74 707.7 782.1
                Alliance Ian McEwan2.70%171173.21    
                Electorate: 9,793  Valid: 6,337 (64.71%)  Spoilt: 142  Quota: 906  Turnout: 6,479 (66.16%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                  1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                  1985-1989 Change: No change

                  Bann - 7 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  Ulster Unionist William King*18.82%1,326    
                  Ulster Unionist William Watt*16.82%1,185    
                  Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson*16.04%1,130    
                  SDLP John Dallat *15.50%1,092    
                  DUP Robert Catherwood*13.56%955    
                  Ulster Unionist John Moody*7.50%528957.4   
                  SDLP Gerard O'Kane*8.87%625626.9 680.9 710.9 909.1
                  Alliance Ian McEwan2.88%203215.54 384.54 594.54 601.54
                  Electorate: 11,366  Valid: 7,044 (61.97%)  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 881  Turnout: 7,245 (63.74%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

                    Bann - 7 seats [12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Ulster Unionist William King*17.14%1,310     
                    Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson15.04%1,150     
                    SDLP John Dallat *14.21%1,086     
                    Ulster Unionist William Watt12.06%9221,005.7    
                    SDLP Gerard O'Kane*8.84%676678.16 678.5 794.42 996.42 
                    DUP Robert Catherwood*9.98%763776.77 810.94 811.3 811.3 1,023.3
                    Ulster Unionist John Moody7.61%582761.28 899.49 900.21 900.72 933.72
                    DUP Thomas Malone*7.27%556611.62 621.31 621.31 623.58 687.58
                    DUP Douglas Darragh4.23%323332.45 337.21 337.81 337.81  
                    Irish Republican Socialist Eamon Mullan3.61%276276.81 276.81 284.73   
                    Electorate: 11,018  Valid: 7,644 (69.38%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 956  Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%)  

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