Coleraine (District Electoral Area)

District electoral area in Northern Ireland

Coleraine

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created| 2014
Seats| 6 (2014-)
Councillors|

* Philip Anderson (DUP)
* Niamh Archibald (SF)
* Yvonne Boyle (APNI)
* Tanya Stirling (DUP)
* Russell Watton (PUP)
* John Wisener (UUP)

Coleraine DEA within Causeway Coast and Glens

Coleraine is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects six members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Churchland, Mountsandel, Quarry, University, Waterside and Windy Hall.[2] Causeway forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Coleraine Central DEA and the Coleraine East DEA which had existed since 1993.

## Councillors

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

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2023 |  | Niamh Archibald
(Sinn Féin)  |  | Yvonne Boyle
(Alliance)  |  | John Wisener
(UUP)  |  | Russell Watton
(PUP)  |  | Philip Anderson
(DUP)  |  | Tanya Stirling
(DUP)
July 2020 Defection |  | Stephanie Quigley
(SDLP)/
(Independent)  |  | William McCandless
(UUP)/
(Independent)  | George Duddy
(DUP)
April 2020 Defection |
2019 |
April 2016 Defection |  | David Harding
(Conservative)/
(Independent)/
(UUP)  | Trevor Clarke
(DUP)
February 2015 Defection |
2014 |

## 2023 Election

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2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

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

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Coleraine - 6 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| DUP | Philip Anderson* | 18.79%  | 1,389 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| PUP | Russell Watton* | 13.74%  | 1,016  | 1,055.12  | 1,066.12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle* | 12.81%  | 947  | 952.04  | 1,041.04  | 1,049.04  | 1,220.04 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Niamh Archibald | 11.61%  | 858  | 858.72  | 892.96  | 894.96  | 1,023.96  | 1,035.68  | 1,117.68 |  |  |
| UUP | John Wisener | 9.75%  | 721  | 730.84  | 739.84  | 799.00  | 815.00  | 1,019.32  | 1,046.32  | 1,067.32 |  |
| DUP | Tanya Stirling | 5.97%  | 441  | 623.40  | 629.64  | 747.40  | 757.64  | 907.80  | 908.80  | 910.80  | 913.80  | 913.80
| DUP | Adele Tomb  | 8.86%  | 655  | 714.04  | 721.04  | 805.40  | 809.64  | 901.08  | 901.08  | 904.08  | 907.08  | 910.08
| Independent | George Duddy*  | 6.09%  | 450  | 470.40  | 487.64  | 553.08  | 566.32  |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Helen Maher  | 4.45%  | 329  | 330.20  | 380.20  | 383.20  |  |  |  |  |  |
| TUV | Michael Sweeney  | 4.59%  | 339  | 351.72  | 358.44  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| People Before Profit | Amy Merron  | 3.34%  | 247  | 248.44  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 16,874  Valid: 7,392 (43.81%)  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,057  Turnout: 7,489 (44.38%)

## 2019 Election

[edit]

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Coleraine - 6 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| PUP | Russell Watton*  | 18.58%  | 1,325 |  |  |  |
| DUP | Philip Anderson | 12.63%  | 901  | 987.48  | 1,013.85  | 1,031.85 |
| SDLP | Stephanie Quigley* ‡  | 13.78%  | 983  | 989.67  | 1,009.13  | 1,031.13 |
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle | 10.27%  | 732  | 734.99  | 765.91  | 780.83  | 1,057.83
| DUP | George Duddy*  | 12.14%  | 866  | 942.36  | 972.35  | 992.11  | 992.43
| UUP | William McCandless* ‡  | 8.88%  | 633  | 699.8  | 716.33  | 958.05  | 963.05
| DUP | Trevor Clarke*  | 10.78%  | 769  | 817.07  | 835.60  | 857.35  | 861.35
| Sinn Féin | Ciarán Archibald  | 5.85%  | 417  | 417.23  | 419.23  | 420.23  |
| UUP | John Wisener  | 4.09%  | 292  | 315.92  | 354.14  |  |
| NI Conservatives | David Harding*  | 1.57%  | 112  | 155.22  |  |  |
| UKIP | Amanda Ranaghan  | 1.42%  | 101  | 116.18  |  |  |
Electorate: 15,879  Valid: 7,131 (44.90%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,019  Turnout: 7,208 (45.39%)

## 2014 Election

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2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| PUP | Russell Watton | 11.84%  | 777  | 779  | 812  | 938 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SDLP | Stephanie Quigley*  | 10.99%  | 721  | 734  | 745  | 755  | 758  | 1,016 |  |  |  |
| DUP | George Duddy*  | 10.82%  | 710  | 712  | 728  | 752  | 813  | 815  | 1,041 |  |  |
| UUP | William McCandless*  | 9.77%  | 641  | 654  | 674  | 698  | 756  | 758  | 772  | 773.84  | 837.84  | 847.84
| DUP | Trevor Clarke*  | 9.56%  | 627  | 629  | 645  | 664  | 727  | 728  | 783  | 847.86  | 878.32  | 881.32
| UUP | David Harding ‡‡  | 8.22%  | 539  | 546  | 557  | 571  | 634  | 637  | 661  | 662.38  | 747.38  | 760.38
| DUP | Tracy Craig  | 7.36%  | 483  | 483  | 490  | 505  | 553  | 557  | 621  | 653.66  | 674.66  | 677.66
| Alliance | Yvonne Boyle*  | 6.22%  | 408  | 450  | 460  | 474  | 482  | 520  | 527  | 527.46  |  |
| DUP | Phyllis Fielding*  | 5.49%  | 360  | 363  | 368  | 384  | 409  | 410  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Margaret Fleming  | 5.84%  | 383  | 384  | 387  | 389  | 389  |  |  |  |  |
| TUV | Tommy Collins  | 4.98%  | 327  | 328  | 360  | 378  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Billy Ellis  | 4.33%  | 284  | 288  | 300  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| UKIP | William Ogilby  | 2.85%  | 187  | 200  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NI21 | Chris McCaw  | 1.72%  | 113  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 15,443  Valid: 6,560 (42.48%)  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 938  Turnout: 6,639 (42.99%)

## References

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1. ^ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
2. ^ "Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 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.

*[FPv%]: First preference votes percentage