Coleraine Town (District Electoral Area)

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Coleraine Town was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected seven members to Coleraine Borough Council, and formed 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 C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballysally, Central, Churchland, Cross Glebe, Mount Sandel, university and Waterside. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, with Central, Churchland, Mount Sandel and Waterside moving to the new Coleraine Central DEA and Ballysally, Cross Glebe and University moving to the new Coleraine East DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
1989 Patrick McFeely
(Independent)		William Mathews
(Alliance)		Robert White
(UUP)		Gladys Black
(UUP)		 David McClarty
(UUP)		Marie McAllister
(DUP)		 James McClure
(DUP)
1985 Robert Bolton
(DUP)

1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Coleraine Town - 7 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
DUP James McClure *28.97%1,790      
Ulster Unionist Robert White*18.27%1,129      
Ulster Unionist Gladys Black*13.24%818      
Ulster Unionist David McClarty 9.83%607743.4 1,006.9    
DUP Marie McAllister*3.03%187759.88 788.78    
Independent Patrick McFeely*6.56%405424.22 431.36 434.88 452.56 499.9 765.9
Alliance William Mathews*6.44%398419.08 446.96 456.16 489.14 631 720
DUP William Thompson1.91%118372.2 392.94 418.46 516.38 538.88 540.88
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin7.01%433434.86 436.22 436.54 437.22 468.38  
Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman1.62%100103.72 105.42 106.62 109.34   
Alliance Yvonne Boyle1.59%9898.62 99.98 101.1 105.18   
Green (NI) David Garland0.91%5656.62 57.98 58.54 60.92   
Workers' Party Rosemary McBride0.63%3940.86 42.22 42.7 44.06   
Electorate: 12,216  Valid: 6,178 (50.57%)  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 773  Turnout: 6,329 (51.81%)  

    1985 Election

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

    Coleraine Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    DUP James McClure *38.12%2,444           
    Ulster Unionist Robert White*16.06%1,030           
    Independent Patrick McFeely9.11%584613.24 617.64 633.86 654.54 655.44 864.44     
    Ulster Unionist Gladys Black5.74%368456.4 549.46 550.68 552.36 559.92 560.92 561.84 610.86 845.86  
    DUP Robert Bolton *0.92%59674.4 678.58 679.58 683.84 751.4 751.4 751.4 785.62 827.82  
    Alliance William Mathews6.53%419440.08 451.74 514.42 536.42 537.78 584.46 617.12 658.42 712.6 723.62 723.62
    DUP Marie McAllister2.14%137470.2 475.04 475.72 480.4 581.86 581.86 581.86 606.76 676.88 696.6 712.92
    Independent William McNabb*4.37%280408.52 425.9 428.58 440.26 443.2 452.2 469.68 611.62 676.94 689.7 693.1
    Ulster Unionist Stephen Smyth5.15%330445.6 511.16 515.16 519.84 539.46 539.46 540.38 577.42    
    Independent Randall Crawford*3.76%241338.24 355.84 359.84 379.52 385.36 397.36 407.48     
    SDLP Deirdre Busby4.46%286286.68 286.68 289.68 307.68 307.68       
    DUP Geoffrey Whitehead0.44%28212.96 216.92 216.92 217.6        
    Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman1.72%110118.16 118.6 119.6         
    Alliance Colm McCloskey1.50%9698.04 98.7          
    Electorate: 11,221  Valid: 6,412 (57.14%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 802  Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%)  

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      References

      1. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
      2. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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