Coleraine (District Electoral Area)

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Coleraine
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created2014
Seats6 (2014-)
Councillors
  •   Philip Anderson (DUP)
  •   Niamh Archibald (SF)
  •   Yvonne Boyle (APNI)
  •   Tanya Stirling (DUP)
  •   Russell Watton (PUP)
  •   John Wisener (UUP)
Coleraine DEA within Causeway Coast and Glens Causeway Coast and Glens Coleraine highlight.svg
Coleraine DEA within Causeway Coast and Glens

Coleraine is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. [1] The district elects six members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Churchland, Mountsandel, Quarry, University, Waterside and Windy Hall. [2] Causeway forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Contents

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Coleraine Central DEA and the Coleraine East DEA which had existed since 1993.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2023 Niamh Archibald
(Sinn Féin)
Yvonne Boyle
(Alliance)
John Wisener
(UUP)
Russell Watton
(PUP)
Philip Anderson
(DUP)
Tanya Stirling
(DUP)
July 2020 DefectionStephanie Quigley
(SDLP)/
(Independent)
William McCandless
(UUP)/
(Independent)
George Duddy
(DUP)
April 2020 Defection
2019
April 2016 DefectionDavid Harding
(Conservative)/
(Independent)/
(UUP)
Trevor Clarke
(DUP)
February 2015 Defection
2014

2023 Election

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]
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   
UUP 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%)  

    2019 Election

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

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

    2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

    Coleraine - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    PUP Russell Watton*18.58%1,325    
    DUP Philip Anderson12.63%901987.48 1,013.85 1,031.85 
    SDLP Stephanie Quigley* ‡13.78%983989.67 1,009.13 1,031.13 
    Alliance Yvonne Boyle10.27%732734.99 765.91 780.83 1,057.83
    DUP George Duddy*12.14%866942.36 972.35 992.11 992.43
    UUP William McCandless* ‡8.88%633699.8 716.33 958.05 963.05
    DUP Trevor Clarke*10.78%769817.07 835.60 857.35 861.35
    Sinn Féin Ciarán Archibald5.85%417417.23 419.23 420.23  
    UUP John Wisener4.09%292315.92 354.14   
    NI Conservatives David Harding*1.57%112155.22    
    UKIP Amanda Ranaghan1.42%101116.18    
    Electorate: 15,879  Valid: 7,131 (44.90%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,019  Turnout: 7,208 (45.39%)  

      2014 Election

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

      Coleraine - 6 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      PUP Russell Watton11.84%777779 812 938      
      SDLP Stephanie Quigley*10.99%721734 745 755 758 1,016    
      DUP George Duddy*10.82%710712 728 752 813 815 1,041   
      UUP William McCandless*9.77%641654 674 698 756 758 772 773.84 837.84 847.84
      DUP Trevor Clarke*9.56%627629 645 664 727 728 783 847.86 878.32 881.32
      UUP David Harding ‡‡8.22%539546 557 571 634 637 661 662.38 747.38 760.38
      DUP Tracy Craig7.36%483483 490 505 553 557 621 653.66 674.66 677.66
      Alliance Yvonne Boyle*6.22%408450 460 474 482 520 527 527.46   
      DUP Phyllis Fielding*5.49%360363 368 384 409 410     
      Sinn Féin Margaret Fleming5.84%383384 387 389 389      
      TUV Tommy Collins4.98%327328 360 378       
      Independent Billy Ellis4.33%284288 300        
      UKIP William Ogilby2.85%187200         
      NI21 Chris McCaw1.72%113         
      Electorate: 15,443  Valid: 6,560 (42.48%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 938  Turnout: 6,639 (42.99%)  

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