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2014 Causeway Coast and Glens Council election
22 May 2014 2019 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Martin McGuiness
Leader Peter Robinson Mike Nesbitt Martin McGuinness
Party DUP UUP Sinn Féin
Seats won 11 10 7
Seat change New council New council New council
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Jim Allister
Leader Alasdair McDonnell Jim Allister David Ford
Party SDLP TUV Alliance
Seats won 6 3 1
Seat change New council New council New council
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Billy Hutchinson
Party PUP Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change New council New council
Causeway Coast and Glens 2014 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

The first election to Causeway Coast and Glens District Council,[1] part of the Northern Ireland local elections[2][3] on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.

Election results

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
DUP 11 12,582 26.95%
UUP 10 8,071 17.29%
Sinn Féin 7 9,313 19.95%
SDLP 6 5,852 12.54%
TUV 3 4,846 10.38%
Independent 1 2,431 5.21%
Alliance 1 1,821 3.90%
PUP 1 777 1.66%
UKIP 0 518 1.11%
NI21 0 378 0.81%
NI Conservatives 0 129 0.28%
Totals 40 46,685 100.00% —

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Districts summary

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Results of the Causeway Coast and Glens District Council election, 2014
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Sinn Féin SDLP TUV Alliance PUP Others
Ballymoney 33.1 3 16.7 2 18.9 1 5.9 0 17.9 1 3.7 0 0.0 0 3.8 0 7
Bann 29.1 2 30.5 2 15.1 0 13.3 1 8.4 0 3.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 12.7 0 0.0 0 49.5 3 18.2 1 19.6 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Causeway 31.2 2 25.6 2 0.0 0 9.4 1 10.1 1 10.5 1 0.0 0 13.2 0 7
Coleraine 33.2 2 18.0 2 5.8 0 11.0 1 5.0 0 6.2 0 11.8 1 9.0 0 6
Limavady 40.2 2 15.4 1 21.3 1 15.4 1 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1.8 0 5
The Glens 7.6 0 10.4 1 35.2 2 18.7 1 3.5 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 22.6 1 5
Total 27.0 11 17.1 10 19.9 7 12.7 6 10.4 3 3.9 1 1.7 1 7.3 1 40

District results

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Ballymoney

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2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV

Ballymoney - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
DUP John Finlay* 13.04% 1,075                      
Sinn Féin Philip McGuigan* † 11.41% 941 941 942 958 1,011 1,023 1,023 1,183        
TUV William Blair* 10.26% 846 848.6 860.64 860.64 860.64 867.68 883.96 886.96 887.96 1,394.96    
DUP Ian Stevenson* 7.19% 593 600.84 613.96 616.96 618.96 630.96 972.96 983 983 1,020.64 1,107.76  
UUP Darryl Wilson* 9.14% 754 755.4 776.48 777.48 777.48 813.48 837.8 853.8 853.8 870.92 952.76 965.96
UUP Tom McKeown* 7.53% 621 623.92 654.92 655.92 657.96 724 745.2 765.2 767.2 801.64 905.48 913.40
DUP Alan McLean* 6.40% 528 540.32 552.36 555.36 556.36 572.36 685.44 690.44 691.44 733.04 821.92 869.44
Sinn Féin Leanne Peacock 7.46% 615 615 615 621 653 662 662 767 859 860.04 860.04 860.04
TUV Jamise McIlhagga 7.66% 632 634.12 635.12 636.12 637.12 644.12 664.28 666.28        
SDLP Harry Boyle 4.05% 334 334.08 337.08 428.08 500.08 569.08 569.12          
DUP Jonathan Wallace 6.43% 530 542.16 542.2 542.2 542.2 550.24            
Alliance Stephen McFarland 3.69% 304 304.24 326.24 340.24 348.24              
Independent Charley O'Kane 2.38% 196 196.04 199.04 207.04                
SDLP Angela Mulholland 1.81% 149 149 150                  
NI Conservatives James Simpson 1.56% 129 129.36                    
Electorate: 16,836   Valid: 8,247 (48.98%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,031   Turnout: 8,362 (49.67%)  

Bann

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

Bann - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP William King* 17.13% 1,127          
DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan* 15.58% 1,025 1,166        
UUP Richard Holmes* 13.38% 880 1,140        
DUP Sam Cole* 13.56% 892 1,063 1,127.66      
SDLP Róisín Loftus* 13.30% 875 981 984.66 1,023.36 1,030.07 1,057.79
Sinn Féin Ciaran Archibald* 15.11% 994 1,010 1,010 1,014.3 1,014.3 1,015.84
TUV Elizabeth Collins 8.36% 550          
Alliance Charlie McConaghy 3.57% 235          
Electorate: 12,175   Valid: 6,578 (54.03%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 6,655 (54.66%)  

Benbradagh

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2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP

Benbradagh - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Seán McGlinchey* 24.31% 1,460        
TUV Boyd Douglas* 19.62% 1,160        
Sinn Féin Tony McCaul* 10.69% 632 982.13 1,038.13    
SDLP Orla Beattie* 11.60% 686 696.89 991.89    
Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl* 14.09% 833 904.61 930.79 932.29 959.29
DUP Edgar Scott* 12.68% 750 750.99 751.99 915.79 915.79
SDLP Michael Coyle* 6.63% 392 428.96      
Electorate: 11,904   Valid: 5,913 (49.67%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 986   Turnout: 6,005 (50.45%)  

Causeway

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2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

Causeway - 7 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Frank Campbell* 12.28% 910 915 945              
DUP Mark Fielding* 8.68% 643 647 655 666.16 702.16 884.16 923.16 940.16    
Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick* † 10.06% 745 745 756 757.24 766.24 767.24 841.24 934.24    
UUP Sandra Hunter* 10.28% 762 767 786 787.86 804.86 813.86 831.86 862.86 1,025.86  
UUP Norman Hillis* 9.03% 669 671 679 679 707 712 749 773 983  
TUV Sharon McKillop ‡ 8.31% 616 721 773 773.62 830.62 834.62 845.62 865.62 895.62 923.17
SDLP Maura Hickey*† 9.43% 699 699 699 699 708 709 733 802 813 827.25
DUP Bill Kennedy* 6.71% 497 504 522 523.86 532.86 592.86 601.86 613.86 665.86 722.86
UUP Robert McPherson 6.26% 464 471 475 475.62 488.62 496.62 499.62 525.62    
Independent Alison Torrens 3.81% 282 283 307 307 320 320 363      
NI21 David Alexander 3.58% 265 265 277 277.62 290.62 291.62        
DUP Angela Knott 3.51% 260 263 264 264 280          
UKIP Adrian Parke 3.09% 229 244 252 252            
Independent Leanne Abernethy 2.79% 207 211                
TUV Thomas Stirling 2.17% 161                  
Electorate: 16,548   Valid: 7,409 (44.77%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 927   Turnout: 7,508 (45.37%)  

Coleraine

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

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

Limavady

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2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Limavady - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Alan Robinson* 26.43% 1,451                  
DUP James McCorkell* 8.41% 462 840.88 859.1 864.1 1,105.1          
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 14.51% 797 797 798 843.74 843.74 843.74 1,177.74      
SDLP Gerry Mullan*† 10.49% 576 582.66 591.4 778.4 782.51 783.51 820.88 1,013.88    
UUP Aaron Callan ‡ 8.23% 452 485.3 500.04 507.15 546.72 607.72 608.09 608.09 610.09 815.11
UUP Raymond Kennedy 7.18% 394 408.8 416.17 418.17 446.38 521.38 521.38 522.38 528.38 682.3
Sinn Féin Rory Donaghy* 6.77% 372 373.11 373.11 381.11 382.11 382.11        
TUV Howard Gordon 5.92% 325 343.87 366.98 370.72 390.71          
DUP Jonathan Holmes 5.32% 292 353.79 362.53 365.53            
SDLP Jason Allen 4.88% 268 270.96 276.96              
UKIP Richard Nicholl 1.86% 102 109.03                
Electorate: 10,998   Valid: 5,491 (49.93%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 916   Turnout: 5,579 (50.73%)  

The Glens

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2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

The Glens - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Joan Baird* 10.41% 675 700 813 842 1,268      
Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 12.93% 839 846 856 957 958 958 1,273  
SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop* 8.56% 555 563 616 831 841 866 1,064 1,091.3
Independent Padraig McShane* 12.87% 835 845 852 919 921 926 1,008 1,023.6
Sinn Féin Kieran Mulholland 11.48% 745 747 773 780 782 782 864 1,008.3
Independent Ambrose Laverty 9.67% 627 654 664 798 824 886 904 907.25
Sinn Féin Colum Thompson* 10.82% 702 702 702 706 706 706    
DUP Evelyne Robinson* 7.62% 494 497 589 592        
SDLP Donal Cunningham* 7.91% 513 534 580          
TUV Cyril Quigg 3.53% 229 231            
SDLP Joanne McKeown 2.20% 143 147            
Alliance Colin Mayrs 2.00% 130              
Electorate: 12,011   Valid: 6,487 (54.01%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,082   Turnout: 6,550 (54.53%)  

* Incumbent

Changes during the term

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† Co-options

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Date Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
3 Jun 2016 Limavady SDLP Gerry Mullan John Deighan Mullan was elected to the Assembly in 2016.[5]
19 Sep 2016 Ballymoney Sinn Féin Philip McGuigan Cathal McLaughlin McGuigan was co-opted to the Assembly.[6]
22 Jan 2018 Causeway SDLP Maura Hickey Angela Mulholland Hickey resigned her seat.[7]
30 May 2018 Benbradagh Sinn Féin Tony McCaul Kathleen McGurk[8] McCaul resigned.[9]
4 Jun 2018 Causeway Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick Chris McCaw Fitzpatrick died.[10]

‡ Changes of affiliation

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Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
24 Feb 2015 Coleraine David Harding UUP Independent Resigned[11]
Apr 2016 Coleraine David Harding Independent NI Conservatives Affiliated[12]
26 Oct 2016 Limavady Aaron Callan UUP DUP Defected[13]
23 Nov 2018 Causeway Sharon McKillop TUV DUP Defected[14]

Last updated 24 March 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ "UTV local election results, Causeway, Coast and Glens". UTV. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Causeway Coast and Glens elections". Ballymoney Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "GAA man co-opted to Council". Derry Journal.
  6. ^ "Sinn Féin's Cathal McLaughlin co-opted on to Causeway council seat". The Irish News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Mulholland selected as SDLP councillor". sdlpie. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Former Limavady Grammar School pupil Kathleen McGurk has been selected by Sinn Féin to replace Councillor Tony McCaul on Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council". BALLYMENA DAILY. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Local Councillor announces retirement". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Alliance selects Chris McCaw to replace the late Barney Fitzpatrick (The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland)". allianceparty.org. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ^ "UUP's David Harding leaves to sit as an independent". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. ^ "David Harding to stand in Assembly Elections for NI Conservatives | Causeway Coast Community | North Coast News". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  13. ^ McCann, David (27 October 2016). "Cllr Aaron Callan defects to the DUP". Slugger O'Toole. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Councillor Sharon McKillop defects from TUV to DUP". The Irish News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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