The Skerries (District Electoral Area)

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The Skerries was one of the district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014, one of three DEAs from 1985 to 1993 and one of four DEAs from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Coleraine Borough Council until 1993, and five until 2014, and formed part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

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The Skerries DEA (1993-2014) within Coleraine

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Coleraine Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Atlantic, Dunluce, Hopefield, Knockantern, Portstewart, Royal Portrush and Strand. For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced by two wards, losing the Dunluce area to the new Coleraine East DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the new Causeway DEA.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)		Councillor
(Party)
2011 Maura Hickey
(SDLP)		Christine Alexander
(Independent)		 Norman Hillis
(UUP)		Barney Fitzpatrick
(Alliance)		Mark Fielding
(DUP)		5 seats
1993–2014		5 seats
1993–2014
2005 Sandy Gilkinson
(DUP)		 Robert Stewart
(DUP)
2001 Billy Leonard
(SDLP)		 Pauline Armitage
(UUP)
1997 Barbara Dempsey
(Alliance)
1993 Patrick McGowan
(Alliance)		Samuel Kane
(UUP)
1989 Elizabeth Black
(UUP)		William Glenn
(UUP)		William Creelman
(DUP)		Robert Mitchell
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Matthew Kane
(DUP)

2011 Election

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 [1]
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 
UUP 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   
UUP 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%)  

    2005 Election

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

    2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    The Skerries - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Christine Alexander*17.99%846     
    DUP Robert Stewart *16.44%773778 779 786.92  
    UUP Norman Hillis *14.82%697733 737 749.72 1,065.72 
    SDLP Maura Hickey8.89%418441 698 706.08 718.56 734.56
    DUP Sandy Gilkinson11.68%549557 557 561.72 634.2 733.2
    Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick9.68%455500 540 560.16 613.88 706.88
    UUP Stephen Barr9.57%450477 479 486.76   
    Sinn Féin Valerie Leonard7.49%352356     
    Independent Barbara Dempsey3.45%162     
    Electorate: 8,162  Valid: 4,702 (57.61%)  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 784  Turnout: 4,767 (58.40%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

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

      1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

      The Skerries - 5 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SDLP Billy Leonard 18.41%988    
      DUP Robert Stewart *12.58%675943   
      UUP Norman Hillis *11.65%625642 643.76 961.76 
      UUP Pauline Armitage *13.59%729753 754.32 859.98 910.73
      Independent Christine Alexander*14.11%757763 782.69 842.13 851.13
      Alliance Barbara Dempsey*12.69%681686 751.89 776.66 782.66
      UUP Samuel Kane10.29%552565 567.53   
      DUP Sandy Gilkinson6.69%359    
      Electorate: 8,800  Valid: 5,366 (60.98%)  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 895  Turnout: 5,451 (61.94%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

        1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP

        The Skerries - 5 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        UUP Pauline Armitage *19.04%841       
        Independent Christine Alexander17.75%784       
        UUP Norman Hillis *10.64%470477 534.6 543.12 570.26 586.4 876.4 
        DUP Robert Stewart *10.12%447450 453.84 457.68 662.52 666.06 786.06 
        Alliance Barbara Dempsey8.13%359362 368.84 379.04 383.34 603.66 625.92 672.92
        SDLP Patricia Farren11.00%486486 486.24 492.36 493.48 537.5 539.8 540.8
        UUP Samuel Kane*9.62%425444 462.6 468.36 489.08 501.44   
        Alliance Patrick McGowan*6.79%300300 304.68 308.76 309.76    
        DUP James Milliken5.86%259264 268.68 271.02     
        Ind. Unionist Thomas Mackay1.04%46       
        Electorate: 8,975  Valid: 4,417 (49.21%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 737  Turnout: 4,509 (50.24%)  

          1993 Election

          1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

          The Skerries - 5 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          DUP Robert Stewart *20.89%909   
          Alliance Patrick McGowan*19.60%853   
          UUP Pauline Armitage *17.74%772   
          UUP Samuel Kane12.50%544582.22 585.58 732.71
          UUP Norman Hillis 11.72%510544.23 550.79 727.56
          Alliance Kate Condy9.56%416419.57 525.65 553.36
          NI Conservatives Robert Mitchell*5.74%250268.27 275.47  
          DUP Siobhan Watterson2.25%98185.15 185.95  
          Electorate: 8,857  Valid: 4,352 (49.14%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 726  Turnout: 4,475 (50.53%)  

            1989 Election

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

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

            1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

            The Skerries - 7 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            UUP Pauline Armitage *13.53%840       
            UUP Elizabeth Black*12.35%767795.42      
            Alliance Patrick McGowan*7.95%494496.59 553.66 834.66    
            DUP William Creelman*11.66%724727.22 734.22 735.22 736.12 845.12  
            UUP William Glenn*11.66%658673.12 678.19 685.54 695.74 716.02 936.02 
            DUP Robert Stewart 6.49%403403.63 408.63 409.63 409.63 611.81 714.39 771.39
            Ind. Unionist Robert Mitchell*8.20%509511.1 520.1 533.1 547.8 574.94 666.77 741.77
            SDLP Sean Farren 7.76%482482.21 537.21 559.21 584.71 584.71 588.01 589.01
            UUP Thomas Peacock6.96%432435.99 443.06 447.06 450.96 469.96   
            DUP Eric Stewart6.10%379379.77 384.77 384.77 385.97    
            Alliance Kate Condy5.10%317317.49 346.49      
            Labour Party NI Roberta Woods2.16%134134.21       
            Green (NI) Malcolm Samuels1.14%7171       
            Electorate: 11,940  Valid: 6,210 (52.01%)  Spoilt: 149  Quota: 777  Turnout: 6,359 (53.26%)  

              1985 Election

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

              The Skerries - 7 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              DUP William Creelman*16.76%1,056         
              UUP William Glenn*10.76%678693 693.25 714.5 719.5 733 806   
              Alliance Patrick McGowan*8.63%544545.25 553.25 555.25 739.25 740.25 758.25 799.25  
              UUP Elizabeth Black10.00%630636.5 638.5 648.5 655.75 659.5 725 795  
              DUP Matthew Kane*4.68%295362 364 379 380 581 600 633 973 
              UUP Pauline Armitage 8.22%518522.5 523.5 532.5 535.5 538.5 570.75 737.25 790.25 
              UUP Robert Mitchell*4.87%307311.5 312.5 381.75 385.75 396 500.75 563.75 635.25 772.25
              SDLP Sean Farren 9.09%573573.5 587.5 587.5 591.5 591.5 591.5 593 593 594
              DUP Robert Stewart 5.94%374397.5 397.5 415.25 418.25 477.75 496 523.75   
              UUP Hugh Stewart6.00%378386 386 400.5 401.5 408.75 421.25    
              UUP Albert Clarke*5.06%319322.25 322.25 348.25 352.25 355.25     
              DUP Roy Hilldrup2.78%175301.5 301.5 306.5 307.5      
              Alliance Peter Scott3.25%205205.25 215.25 227.25       
              UUP William Robinson3.25%205206.75 207.75        
              Green (NI) Margaret O'Neill0.70%4444.25         
              Electorate: 11,156  Valid: 6,301 (56.48%)  Spoilt: 113  Quota: 788  Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%)  

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                References

                1. ↑ "The Skerries Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
                2. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
                3. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
                4. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
                5. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
                6. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
                7. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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