Ballycastle (District Electoral Area)

District electoral areas in Moyle, Northern Ireland

Ballycastle was one of the three district electoral areas in Moyle, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014. The district elected five members to Moyle District Council, and formed part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Moyle Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Bonamargy and Rathlin, Dalriada, Glentaisie, Kinbane and Knocklayd. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and most of the area was transferred to The Glens DEA.

## Councillors[edit]

Election  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)  | Councillor
(Party)

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2011 |  | Seamus Blaney
(Independent)  |  | Donal Cunningham
(SDLP)  |  | Padraig McShane
(Independent)  |  | Cara McShane
(Sinn Féin)  |  | Joan Baird
(UUP)
2005 | Madeline Black
(SDLP)  |  | Cathal Newcombe
(Sinn Féin)  | Helen Harding
(UUP)
2001 |  | Michael Molloy
(SDLP)  |  | Gardiner Kane
(DUP)
1997 |  | Christopher McCaughan
(Independent)  | Richard Kerr
(SDLP)
1993
1989 | James McShane
(Independent)  | Archibald McAuley
(Independent)  | Michael O'Cleary
(SDLP)  | Robert McPherson
(UUP)
1985 |  | Francis McCarry
(Sinn Féin)

## 2011 Election[edit]

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

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

2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Ballycastle - 5 seats[1] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Independent | Padraig McShane | 23.01%  | 535 |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Cara McShane*  | 17.42%  | 405 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Donal Cunningham | 16.99%  | 395 |  |  |  |
| UUP | Joan Baird | 11.61%  | 270  | 272.04  | 290.38  | 290.62  | 388.62
| Independent | Seamus Blaney*  | 8.90%  | 207  | 271.26  | 293.32  | 296.72  | 347.84
| Independent | Kevin McAuley  | 9.89%  | 230  | 259.24  | 279.26  | 281.38  | 317.56
| DUP | Christina McFaul  | 5.55%  | 129  | 130.02  | 140.02  | 140.1  |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Hamilton  | 3.57%  | 83  | 124.14  | 125.48  | 134  |
| Independent | Helen Harding*  | 3.05%  | 71  | 79.84  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,282  Valid: 2,325 (54.30%)  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 388  Turnout: 2,363 (55.18%)

## 2005 Election[edit]

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

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

2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from SDLP and DUP

Ballycastle - 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Sinn Féin | Cara McShane | 22.76%  | 545 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Newcombe | 12.23%  | 293  | 405.86 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Madeline Black*  | 15.49%  | 371  | 379.1  | 380.1  | 381.66  | 590.66 |
| Independent | Seamus Blaney*  | 12.61%  | 302  | 321.98  | 322.98  | 325.46  | 357.13  | 460.13
| UUP | Helen Harding*  | 13.49%  | 323  | 323.81  | 336.81  | 337.13  | 355.46  | 398.46
| DUP | Ian Chestnutt  | 7.14%  | 171  | 171.27  | 274.27  | 274.27  | 275.27  | 279.27
| SDLP | Michael Molloy*  | 11.06%  | 265  | 267.7  | 268.7  | 270.06  |  |
| DUP | Christina McFaul  | 5.22%  | 125  | 125  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,142  Valid: 2,395 (57.82%)  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 400  Turnout: 2,439 (58.88%)

## 2001 Election[edit]

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

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

1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Independent

Ballycastle - 5 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SDLP | Madeline Black | 17.63%  | 429 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Michael Molloy | 14.67%  | 357  | 365  | 379.25  | 441.25 |  |  |
| UUP | Helen Harding*  | 15.57%  | 379  | 382  | 383.3  | 409.3 |  |  |
| Independent | Seamus Blaney*  | 12.61%  | 197  | 204  | 206.55  | 238.8  | 258.8  | 375.5  | 376.65
| DUP | Gardiner Kane*  | 14.17%  | 345  | 345  | 345.05  | 355.05  | 357.05  | 363.05  | 365.12
| Sinn Féin | Charlie Neill  | 12.16%  | 296  | 298  | 298.8  | 317.85  | 320.85  | 362.95  | 362.95
| Independent | Liam McBride  | 8.30%  | 202  | 213  | 214.2  | 240.3  | 246.3  |  |
| Independent | Christopher McCaughan*  | 7.76%  | 189  | 195  | 195.95  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Anna Edwards  | 1.64%  | 40  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,112  Valid: 2,434 (59.19%)  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 406  Turnout: 2,522 (61.33%)

## 1997 Election[edit]

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

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

1993-1997 Change: No change

Ballycastle - 5 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| Independent | Seamus Blaney*  | 28.88%  | 551 |  |
| SDLP | Richard Kerr*  | 25.31%  | 483 |  |
| DUP | Gardiner Kane*  | 18.66%  | 356 |  |
| Independent | Christopher McCaughan*  | 11.58%  | 221  | 418.88 |
| UUP | Helen Harding*  | 14.83%  | 283  | 311.05  | 439.05
| DUP | Elizabeth Brennan  | 0.73%  | 14  | 16.04  | 25.04
Electorate: 3,770  Valid: 1,908 (50.61%)  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 319  Turnout: 1,944 (51.56%)

## 1993 Election[edit]

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

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

1989-1993 Change: No change

Ballycastle - 5 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| DUP | Gardiner Kane*  | 22.61%  | 499 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Christopher McCaughan | 17.26%  | 381 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Richard Kerr | 14.18%  | 313  | 313.28  | 314.56  | 316.24  | 328.09  | 394.09 |
| Independent | Seamus Blaney | 13.41%  | 296  | 296.56  | 297.56  | 300.56  | 333.11  | 355.69  | 460.69
| UUP | Helen Harding | 8.88%  | 196  | 310.52  | 317.48  | 318.38  | 337  | 338.06  | 338.09
| SDLP | Anna Edwards  | 6.80%  | 150  | 151.12  | 153.12  | 154.32  | 161.56  | 180.89  | 202.92
| Sinn Féin | Paul Little  | 6.84%  | 151  | 151.28  | 151.28  | 151.43  | 152.46  | 153.46  |
| SDLP | Michael O'Cleary*  | 5.26%  | 116  | 116.28  | 116.28  | 117.18  | 133.69  |  |
| Independent | Archibald McAuley*  | 4.26%  | 94  | 102.68  | 106.08  | 108.63  |  |  |
| Independent | Elizabeth McConaghy  | 0.50%  | 11  | 16.04  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 3,621  Valid: 2,207 (60.95%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 368  Turnout: 2,248 (62.08%)

## 1989 Election[edit]

1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

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

1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Ballycastle - 5 seats[6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| DUP | Gardiner Kane*  | 20.52%  | 385 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Michael O'Cleary*  | 20.20%  | 379 |  |  |  |
| Independent | Archibald McAuley | 11.62%  | 218  | 221.2  | 232.2  | 251.96  | 318.96
| Independent | James McShane*  | 10.77%  | 202  | 202.2  | 233.2  | 251.82  | 300.77
| UUP | Robert McPherson*  | 11.62%  | 218  | 284.2  | 285.2  | 285.2  | 297.39
| Independent | Seamus Blaney  | 11.78%  | 221  | 221.4  | 231.4  | 242.61  | 273.6
| Independent | Christopher McCaughan  | 8.53%  | 160  | 161.2  | 177.2  | 191.64  |
| SDLP | Noel McCurdy  | 4.96%  | 93  | 93.6  |  |  |
Electorate: 3,489  Valid: 1,876 (53.77%)  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 313  Turnout: 1,926 (55.20%)

## 1985 Election[edit]

1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

Ballycastle - 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| DUP | Gardiner Kane | 26.24%  | 524 |  |  |  |  |
| UUP | Robert McPherson | 12.77%  | 255  | 434.82 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Michael O'Cleary*  | 16.37%  | 327  | 327.74  | 331.07  | 366.07 |  |
| Sinn Féin | Francis McCarry | 13.82%  | 276  | 276.37  | 276.37  | 285.37  | 285.37  | 316.07
| Independent | James McShane*  | 10.92%  | 218  | 219.11  | 223.55  | 228.55  | 230.43  | 288.24
| Independent | Archibald McAuley*  | 7.71%  | 154  | 158.81  | 210.98  | 218.35  | 219.29  | 281.35
| SDLP | Richard Kerr*  | 7.41%  | 148  | 149.48  | 152.81  | 188.18  | 218.26  |
| SDLP | Noel McCurdy  | 4.76%  | 95  | 95.37  | 96.48  |  |  |
Electorate: 3,235  Valid: 1,997 (61.73%)  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 333  Turnout: 2,045 (63.21%)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ballycastle Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
6. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage