Coast Road (District Electoral Area)

District electoral area in Northern Ireland

Coast Road

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created| 1985
Seats| 5 (1985-)
Councillors|

* Andrew Clarke (DUP)
* James McKeown (SF)
* Maureen Morrow (UUP)
* Gerardine Mulvenna (APNI)
* Angela Smyth (DUP)

Coast Road is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Cairncastle, Carnlough and Glenarm, Craigyhill, Gardenmore and The Maidens.[2] Coast Road forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Larne Area A and part of Larne Area C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Ballyloran, Carncastle, Carnlough, Craigy Hill and Glenarm). For the 2014 local elections it gained most of Larne from the abolished Larne Town DEA.

## Councillors[edit]

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

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2023 |  | James McKeown
(Sinn Féin)  |  | Gerardine Mulvenna
(Alliance)  |  | Maureen Morrow
(UUP)  |  | Angela Smyth
(DUP)  |  | Andrew Clarke
(DUP)
2019
October 2015 Co-Option |  | Ruth Wilson
(TUV)
2014 | Gordon Lyons
(DUP)
2011 | Oliver McMullan
(Sinn Féin)  | Winston Fulton
(DUP)  |  | Brian Dunn
(UUP)/
(Independent)
2005 |  | Danny O'Connor
(SDLP)  |  | Rachel Rea
(DUP)  |
2001 | Joan Drummond
(UUP)
1997 |  | William Cunning
(Independent Nationalist)  |  | Thomas Robinson
(UUP)
1993 |  | Amelia Kelly
(Alliance)  | Winston Fulton
(DUP)
1989
1985 |  | Rachel Rea
(DUP)

## 2023 Election[edit]

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: No change

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown* | 20.08%  | 1,180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | Andrew Clarke* | 18.90%  | 1,111 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna* | 18.61%  | 1,094 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| DUP | Angela Smyth* | 13.75%  | 808  | 808.42  | 905.33  | 912.76  | 914.06  | 977.37  | 1,199.37 |
| Ulster Unionist | Maureen Morrow* | 7.78%  | 457  | 463.93  | 477.02  | 489.49  | 493.69  | 705.44  | 828.91  | 1,006.91
| Alliance | Niamh Spurle  | 7.62%  | 448  | 587.65  | 588.31  | 678  | 776.9  | 795.02  | 800.35  | 801.35
| TUV | Wesley Stevenson  | 5.79%  | 340  | 340.21  | 347.36  | 351.99  | 352.19  | 383.74  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Olivia Swan  | 5.55%  | 326  | 326.63  | 329.38  | 337.38  | 339.68  |  |  |
| Green (NI) | Eddie Alcorn  | 1.92%  | 113  | 159.83  | 160.49  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,799  Valid: 5,877 (45.92%)  Spoilt: 60  Quota: 980  Turnout: 5,937 (46.39%)

## 2019 Election[edit]

2014: 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x TUV

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Alliance | Geraldine Mulvenna*  | 21.67%  | 1,217 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Andrew Clarke | 17.33%  | 973 |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown*  | 15.55%  | 873  | 922.14  | 922.2  | 1,109.2 |
| Ulster Unionist | Maureen Morrow*  | 12.96%  | 728  | 795.08  | 798.74  | 937.76 |
| DUP | Angela Smyth*  | 13.60%  | 764  | 771.28  | 794.32  | 817.46  | 828.46
| TUV | Ruth Wilson*  | 10.70%  | 601  | 611.14  | 612.94  | 665.95  | 681.95
| Independent | Martin Wilson  | 8.19%  | 460  | 597.02  | 597.29  |  |
Electorate: 12,429  Valid: 5,616 (45.18%)  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 937  Turnout: 5,686 (45.75%)

## 2014 Election[edit]

2011: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV

2011-2014 Change: TUV gain from Independent

Coast Road - 5 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Ulster Unionist | Maureen Morrow*  | 17.56%  | 946 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown*  | 14.04%  | 756  | 756.1  | 756.1  | 761.15  | 785.2  | 930.2 |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Geraldine Mulvenna*  | 10.95%  | 590  | 598.35  | 600.4  | 635.7  | 701.95  | 910.95 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Gordon Lyons†  | 12.25%  | 660  | 669.85  | 677  | 692.1  | 722.55  | 730.7  | 732.7  | 736.38  | 1,133.38 |
| TUV | Ruth Wilson | 10.68%  | 575  | 583.7  | 591.7  | 613.95  | 652.3  | 659.5  | 660.5  | 663.26  | 718.11  | 873.72
| PUP | Jonathan Hodge  | 8.61%  | 464  | 466.25  | 473.3  | 477.4  | 523.7  | 536.8  | 553.8  | 558.4  | 610.06  | 688.32
| DUP | Drew Niblock*  | 8.99%  | 484  | 494.3  | 499.3  | 504.45  | 536.7  | 544.8  | 550.8  | 552.64  |  |
| SDLP | Martin Wilson*  | 7.72%  | 416  | 417.1  | 417.1  | 425.15  | 486.4  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Danny O'Connor | 3.49%  | 188  | 188.85  | 188.85  | 207  |  |  |  |  |  |
| BNP | Robert Bell  | 1.88%  | 101  | 101.8  | 140.25  | 153.3  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Anderson  | 2.47%  | 133  | 134.3  | 134.3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| BNP | Steven Moore  | 1.34%  | 72  | 72.7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,427  Valid: 5,386 (43.34%)  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 898  Turnout: 5,444 (43.81%)

## 2011 Election[edit]

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

2011: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and DUP

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 18.53%  | 613 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna*  | 10.28%  | 340  | 355.6  | 355.72  | 394.04  | 408.04  | 644.56 |
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 13.85%  | 458  | 458  | 474  | 507.12  | 550.12  | 556.36 |
| Ulster Unionist | Maureen Morrow | 8.92%  | 295  | 296.2  | 307.2  | 335.32  | 502.32  | 525.16  | 550.57
| Independent | Brian Dunn*  | 10.61%  | 351  | 351.48  | 358.48  | 393.84  | 429.84  | 473.76  | 530.46
| DUP | Gordon Lyons | 10.40%  | 344  | 344.24  | 355.24  | 380.24  | 409.24  | 416.48  | 423.2
| SDLP | Danny O'Connor*  | 9.92%  | 328  | 365.92  | 367.92  | 399.48  | 406.48  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Andrew Wilson  | 8.31%  | 275  | 275  | 289  | 312  |  |  |
| Green (NI) | Danny Donnelly | 3.33%  | 110  | 114.32  | 116.32  |  |  |  |
| TUV | Kenneth Johnston  | 3.17%  | 105  | 105  | 121  |  |  |  |
| BNP | Steven Moore  | 2.69%  | 89  | 89.12  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,832  Valid: 3,308 (48.42%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 552  Turnout: 3,362 (49.21%)

## 2005 Election[edit]

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

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

2001-2005 Change: No change

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 21.01%  | 770 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Rachel Rea*  | 13.83%  | 507  | 644.76 |  |  |
| SDLP | Danny O'Connor*  | 15.39%  | 564  | 564.42  | 640.42 |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Brian Dunn*  | 13.67%  | 501  | 511.08  | 519.29  | 748.29 |
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna*  | 12.03%  | 441  | 444.36  | 478.36  | 495.09  | 606.09
| Sinn Féin | James McKeown  | 11.21%  | 411  | 411  | 476  | 477  | 478
| Ulster Unionist | Joan Drummond*  | 7.07%  | 259  | 265.93  | 271.93  |  |
| Independent | William Cunning  | 5.78%  | 212  | 212.21  |  |  |
Electorate: 6,653  Valid: 3,665 (55.09%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 611  Turnout: 3,747 (56.32%)

## 2001 Election[edit]

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

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

1997-2001 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist

Coast Road - 5 seats[8] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| DUP | Winston Fulton | 17.49%  | 753 |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Danny O'Connor*  | 17.42%  | 750 |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Joan Drummond*  | 14.26%  | 614  | 616  | 618.68  | 895.68 |
| Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna | 13.68%  | 589  | 701  | 701.2  | 721.2 |
| DUP | Rachel Rea*  | 11.27%  | 485  | 485  | 509.72  | 616.8  | 767.8
| Independent | William Cunning*  | 8.80%  | 379  | 488  | 488  | 494.04  | 516.04
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson*  | 9.99%  | 430  | 431  | 432.44  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Martin Graffin  | 7.08%  | 305  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,121  Valid: 4,305 (60.45%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 718  Turnout: 4,404 (61.85%)

## 1997 Election[edit]

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

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

1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

Coast Road - 5 seats[9] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson*  | 17.09%  | 527 |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Joan Drummond*  | 15.34%  | 473  | 522 |  |  |
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning*  | 16.28%  | 502  | 506  | 506.21  | 573.21 |
| SDLP | Danny O'Connor | 13.27%  | 409  | 414  | 414.3  | 530.3 |
| DUP | Rachel Rea | 10.15%  | 313  | 388  | 398.2  | 423.98  | 428.98
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 10.18%  | 314  | 365  | 370.58  | 394.87  | 401.87
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly*  | 10.28%  | 317  | 347  | 351.38  |  |
| DUP | George Robinson  | 5.03%  | 155  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Norman McCann  | 2.37%  | 73  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,255  Valid: 3,083 (42.49%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 514  Turnout: 3,165 (43.63%)

## 1993 Election[edit]

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

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

1989-1993 Change: No change

Coast Road - 5 seats[10] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson*  | 20.35%  | 612 |  |  |  |
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning*  | 19.95%  | 600 |  |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Joan Drummond*  | 17.72%  | 533 |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly*  | 14.99%  | 451  | 473.44  | 566.32 |  |
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 14.36%  | 432  | 457.08  | 457.89  | 494.08  | 515.59
| DUP | Rachel Rea  | 12.63%  | 380  | 439.62  | 441.51  | 469.23  | 478.23
Electorate: 7,176  Valid: 3,008 (41.92%)  Spoilt: 94  Quota: 502  Turnout: 3,102 (43.23%)

## 1989 Election[edit]

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

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

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Coast Road - 5 seats[11] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson*  | 23.19%  | 777 |  |  |
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning*  | 20.89%  | 700 |  |  |
| Ulster Unionist | Joan Drummond | 12.80%  | 429  | 554.72  | 561 |
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 14.26%  | 478  | 496.48  | 560.44 |
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly*  | 13.10%  | 439  | 446.84  | 454.4  | 592.32
| DUP | Rachel Rea*  | 12.32%  | 413  | 465.08  | 507.72  | 508.64
| DUP | Hill Taggart  | 3.43%  | 115  | 122  |  |
Electorate: 7,089  Valid: 3,351 (47.27%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 559  Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%)

## 1985 Election[edit]

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

Coast Road - 5 seats[12] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson*  | 22.25%  | 782 |  |  |
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning*  | 21.48%  | 755 |  |  |
| DUP | Winston Fulton*  | 18.07%  | 635 |  |  |
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly | 12.94%  | 455  | 468.75  | 629.57 |
| DUP | Rachel Rea*  | 13.97%  | 491  | 533.75  | 535.04  | 674.04
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Martin  | 6.66%  | 234  | 356.25  | 360.12  | 371.12
| DUP | Hill Taggart  | 4.64%  | 163  | 175  | 175.86  |
Electorate: 6,875  Valid: 3,515 (51.13%)  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 586  Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
2. ^ [1], ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
3. ^ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. ^ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
5. ^ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
6. ^ "Coast Road Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
9. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
10. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
11. ^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
12. ^ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage