Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Local authority in Northern Ireland

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Type
Type|

District council

of Causeway Coast and Glens

History
Founded| 1 April 2015
Preceded by| Ballymoney Borough Council
Coleraine Borough Council
Limavady Borough Council
Moyle District Council
Leadership

Mayor

Councillor Ciarán McQuillan, Sinn Féin

Deputy Mayor

Councillor Tanya Stirling, Democratic Unionist Party

Structure
Seats| 40

Political groups

|  DUP (12)
Sinn Féin (12)
Alliance (5)
UUP (4)
SDLP (3)
TUV (2)
PUP (1)
Independent (1)
Elections

Last election

| 18 May 2023
Website
http://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It covers most of the northern coast of Northern Ireland and replaced Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council. The area covered by the council has a population of 141,745 residents as at the 2021 census.[1]

The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Causeway Coast and Glens district on 1 April 2015.

## Mayoralty

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### Mayor

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From  | To  | Name  |  | Party

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2015  | 2016  | Michelle Knight-McQuillan  |  | DUP
2016  | 2017  | Maura Hickey  |  | SDLP
2017  | 2018  | Joan Baird  |  | UUP
2018  | 2019  | Brenda Chivers  |  | Sinn Féin
2019  | 2020  | Sean Bateson  |  | Sinn Féin
2020  | 2021  | Mark Fielding  |  | DUP
2021  | 2022  | Richard Holmes  |  | UUP
2022  | 2023  | Ivor Wallace  |  | DUP
2023  | 2024  | Steven Callaghan[2] |  | DUP
2024  | Present  | Ciarán McQuillan[3] |  | Sinn Féin

### Deputy Mayor

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From  | To  | Name  |  | Party

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2015  | 2016  | Darryl Wilson  |  | UUP
2016  | 2017  | James McCorkell  |  | DUP
2017  | 2018  | Cathal McLaughlin  |  | Sinn Féin
2018  | 2019  | Trevor Clarke  |  | DUP
2019  | 2020  | Sharon McKillop  |  | DUP
2020  | 2021  | Tom McKeown  |  | UUP
2021  | 2022  | Ashleen Schenning  |  | SDLP
2022  | 2023  | Kathleen McGurk  |  | Sinn Féin
2023  | 2024  | Margaret-Anne McKillop[2] |  | SDLP
2024  | Present  | Tanya Stirling[3] |  | DUP

## Councillors

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For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[4]

Area  | Seats

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Ballymoney  | 7
Bann  | 5
Benbradagh  | 5
Causeway  | 7
Coleraine  | 6
Limavady  | 5
The Glens  | 5

### Seat summary

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Party  | Elected
2014  | Elected
2019  | Elected
2023  | Current

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| DUP | 11  | 14  | 13  | 12
| Sinn Féin | 7  | 9  | 12  | 12
| Alliance | 1  | 2  | 5  | 5
| UUP | 10  | 7  | 4  | 4
| SDLP | 6  | 6  | 3  | 3
| TUV | 3  | 0  | 2  | 2
| PUP | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1
| Independents | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1

### Councillors by electoral area

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See also: 2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election

Borders of the DEAs within Causeway Coast and Glens Current council members

District electoral area  | Name  | Party
Ballymoney | Mervyn Storey |  |  DUP
Ciarán McQuillan |  |  Sinn Féin
Darryl Wilson |  |  UUP
Leanne Peacock |  |  Sinn Féin
Ivor Wallace ‡  |  |  Independent
Lee Kane |  |  Alliance
Jonathan McAuley |  |  TUV
Bann | Sean Bateson |  |  Sinn Féin
Michelle Knight-McQuillan |  |  DUP
Dawn Higgins |  |  DUP
Ciarán Archibald |  |  Sinn Féin
Richard Holmes |  |  UUP
Benbradagh | Seán McGlinchey |  |  Sinn Féin
Dermot Nicholl |  |  Sinn Féin
Kathleen McGurk |  |  Sinn Féin
Edgar Scott |  |  DUP
Michael Coyle |  |  SDLP
Causeway | Mark Fielding |  |  DUP
Peter McCully |  |  Alliance
Sandra Hunter |  |  UUP
John McAuley |  |  DUP
Richard Stewart |  |  Alliance
Allister Kyle |  |  TUV
Sharon McKillop |  |  DUP
Coleraine | Philip Anderson |  |  DUP
Russell Watton |  |  PUP
Yvonne Boyle |  |  Alliance
Niamh Archibald |  |  Sinn Féin
John Wisener |  |  UUP
Tanya Stirling |  |  DUP
Limavady | Brenda Chivers |  |  Sinn Féin
Steven Callaghan |  |  DUP
Ashleen Schenning |  |  SDLP
Aaron Callan |  |  DUP
Amy Mairs |  |  Alliance
The Glens | Cara McShane |  |  Sinn Féin
Oliver McMullan |  |  Sinn Féin
Mairghéad Watson |  |  Sinn Féin
Bill Kennedy |  |  DUP
Margret Anne McKillop |  |  SDLP

## Arms

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Coat of arms of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Notes
Granted 4 October 2017 by the College of Arms.
Crest
Rocks of the Giants' Causeway issuing therefrom a fountain Proper surmounted by a salmon haurient Or.
Torse
Or and Azure.
Escutcheon
Per saltire Azure and Or an anchor and an anchor reversed in pale Or and two garbs in fess Gules.
Supporters
Dexter a dragon sinister an Irish wolf-hound both Azure and gorged with a mural crown Or.

## See also

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* Local government in Northern Ireland
* 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
* Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "Census 2021 Main statistics for Northern Ireland Phase 2" (PDF). NISRA.gov.uk. December 2022.
2. ^ a b Harte, Lauren (10 June 2023). "The new faces dominating the top positions on Northern Ireland's councils". BelfastLive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
3. ^ a b Ainsworth, Paul (3 June 2024). "Causeway Coast and Glens appoints its youngest mayor". Irish News. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
4. ^ Current review of district electoral areas

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