2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election

The second election to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council,[1] part of the Northern Ireland local elections[2][3] on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.

2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Council election
2 May 2019
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Arlene Foster Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Robin Swann
Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won 14 9 7
Seat change 3 2 3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long Billy Hutchinson
Party SDLP Alliance PUP
Seats won 6 2 1
Seat change 1
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Jim Allister Peadar Tóibín
Party Independent TUV Aontú
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change 3

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
DUP 14 3 15,371 30.36 3.93
Sinn Féin 9 2 11,140 22.00 2.07
UUP 7 3 7,725 15.26 2.02
SDLP 6 4,686 9.25 3.28
Alliance 2 1 4,058 8.01 4.12
TUV 0 3 2,177 4.30 6.07
Independent 1 2,039 4.03 1.17
PUP 1 1,576 3.11 1.45
Aontú 0 992 1.96 N/A
UKIP 0 350 0.69 0.43
NI Conservatives 0 112 0.22 0.06
Totals 40 50,635 100% —

Council composition

Following the previous election in 2014, the composition of the council was:

↓
11 10 7 6 3 1 1 1
DUP UUP SF SDLP TUV APNI PUP I

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
14 9 7 6 2 1 1
DUP SF UUP SDLP APNI PUP I

I - Independent

Results by Electoral Area

Ballymoney

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Fein
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain one seat from TUV

Ballymoney - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
UUP Darryl Wilson* 16.23 1,420
DUP John Finlay* 15.11 1,322
Sinn Féin Leanne Peacock 13.18 1,153
UUP Tom McKeown* 5.85 512 702.67 716.10 735.27 802.23 802.38 1,143.38
DUP Alan McLean* 9.45 827 859.89 955.26 968.03 1,020.17 1,020.17 1,131.17
DUP Ivor Wallace 9.44 826 860.04 944.87 952.78 1,024.60 1,024.60 1,094
Sinn Féin Cathal McLaughlin* 10.35 906 907.61 908.12 913.29 918.75 973.70 975.70
Alliance Peter McCully 8.34 734 744.81 745.49 762.95 798.04 799.59 827.49
TUV William Blair* 5.68 497 523.91 539.21 568.59 794.70 794.75
Independent Ian Richard Stevenson* 2.51 220 226.90 229.79 239.79
TUV John Wilson 2.48 217 228.5 233.60 243.94
UKIP David Hanna 1.34 117 121.83 125.57
Electorate: 17,213   Valid: 8,751 (50.83%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,094   Turnout: 8,885 (51.61%)

    Bann

    2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
    2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Fein
    2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain one seat from UUP

    Bann - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
    Sinn Féin Sean Bateson 19.29 1,403
    DUP Adrian McQuillan 14.40 1,047 1,048.12 1,173.12 1,180.28 1,307.28
    UUP Richard John Holmes* 13.26 964 964.80 1055.80 1,121.60 1,248.60
    DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan* 10.74 781 781.48 862.48 870.48 1,241.48
    SDLP Helena Dallat O'Driscoll 9.43 686 846.16 853.16 1138.44 1,144.60
    UUP William King* 10.99 799 799 848 922 986
    DUP Sam Cole* 8.79 639 639.48 714.48 721.64
    Alliance Charlie McConaghy 6.75 491 511.64 522.64
    PUP Timmy Reid 3.45 251 251
    TUV Elizabeth Collins 2.94 214 214
    Electorate: 12,656   Valid: 7,272 (57.45%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 7,272 (58.07%)

      Benbradagh

      2014: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
      2019: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from TUV

      Benbradagh - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
      Sinn Féin Seán McGlinchey* 22.33 1,574
      SDLP Orla Beattie* 13.08 922 944.50 1,136.75 1,177.75
      Sinn Féin Kathleen McGurk* 9.60 677 974.25 986 986 1,224
      Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl* 14.21 1,002 1,029 1,048.25 1,048.25 1,154.25
      DUP Edgar Scott 12.71 896 896 909 1,088 1,107
      TUV Boyd Douglas* 8.24 581 581.25 594.25 797.25 814.5
      Aontú Proinnsias Brolly 9.29 655 692.75 717.75 718.75
      UUP Robert Thomas Carmichael 5.82 410 410 438
      Alliance Christine Turner 4.71 332 335.5
      Electorate: 12,560   Valid: 7,049 (56.12%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,175   Turnout: 7,121 (56.69%)

        Causeway

        2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
        2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
        2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from TUV

        Causeway - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
        DUP Mark Fielding* 15.69 1,276
        Alliance Chris McCaw* 14.91 1,212
        DUP Sharon McKillop* 12.42 1,010 1,036.6
        DUP John McAuley 10.22 831 1,005.6 1,007.2 1,038.2 1,038.2
        UUP Norman Hillis* 9.32 758 785 802.28 821.96 833.16 833.16 857.76 1,005.04
        UUP Sandra Hunter* 9.52 774 779.8 797.88 809.44 820.44 820.44 834.72 1,000.08
        SDLP Angela Mulholland* ‡ 6.10 496 498 548.88 551.04 554.52 761.12 919.6 926.12
        Independent David Alexander 6.79 552 556.6 590.2 606.36 618.36 625.52 779.36 826.64
        TUV Cyrill Quigg 4.00 325 327.6 329.84 341.04 486.04 487.04 494.52
        Green (NI) Mark Coulson 4.07 331 333 387.08 397.08 401.24 437.2
        Sinn Féin Emma Thompson 3.28 267 267 269.88 269.88 269.88
        TUV Stewart Moore 2.05 167 171 172.76 192.12
        UKIP Rebecca Hanna 1.62 132 136 138.56
        Electorate: 16,918   Valid: 8,131 (48.06%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,017   Turnout: 8,220 (48.58%)

          Coleraine

          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 one seat from UUP

          Coleraine - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 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* ‡ 8.88 633 699.80 716.33 958.05 963.05
          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
          UKIP Amanda Ranaghan 1.42 101
          Electorate: 15,879   Valid: 7,131 (44.90%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,019   Turnout: 7,208 (45.39%)

            Limavady

            2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
            2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP
            2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from UUP

            Limavady - 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
            DUP Alan Robinson* 26.91 1,498
            Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 18.58 1,034
            DUP James McCorkell* 11.75 654 1,018.80
            DUP Aaron Callan* 6.92 385 533.58 534.13 603.21 615.19 922.91
            SDLP Ashleen Schenning 9.33 519 523.94 578.5 585.5 810.91 831.38
            Alliance Kevin Hayward 10.01 557 564.22 571.92 584.68 649.3 734.2
            UUP Raymond Kennedy 7.28 405 424.76 425.09 510.04 513.04
            Aontú Francie Brolly 6.06 337 339.28 378 380.22
            TUV Colin Cartwright 3.16 176 190.82 191.15
            Electorate: 11,197   Valid: 5,565 (50.51%)   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 928   Turnout: 5,616 (50.15%)

              The Glens

              2014: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
              2019: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
              2014-2019 Change: No change

              The Glens - 5 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
              Independent Ambrose Laverty † 18.81 1,267
              Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 16.36 1,102 1,433
              Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 16.29 1,097 1,298
              SDLP Margret Anne McKillop* 16.03 1,080 1,122 1,311
              UUP Joan Baird* 11.25 758 762 763 793 815 933.3
              DUP Bill Kennedy 12.51 843 845 850 859 864 887.1
              Sinn Féin Kieran James Mulholland* 8.74 589
              Electorate: 12,507   Valid: 6,736 (53.85%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,123   Turnout: 6,812 (54.46%)

                Changes during the term

                † Co-options
                Date co-opted Electoral Area Party Outgoing Co-optee Reason
                4 October 2019 The Glens Independent Ambrose Laverty Padraig McShane Laverty resigned.

                ‡ Changes in affiliation
                Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
                21 Apr 2020 Coleraine William McCandless UUP Independent Decided to sit on the council as an independent.[4]
                8 July 2020 Coleraine Stephanie Quigley SDLP Independent Resigned from the SDLP over its stance on abortion.[5]
                23 July 2020 Causeway Angela Mulholland SDLP Independent Decided to sit on the council as an independent.[6]

                – Suspensions

                None

                Last updated 24 July 2020.

                Current composition: see Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

                Notes
                1. The leader of Sinn Féin is Mary Lou McDonald, who sits as a TD in the Irish Dáil Éireann for Dublin Central. O'Neill is the leader of the party in Northern Ireland.
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                References
                1. "Election 2019: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council candidates". BBC News. 4 May 2019.
                2. "Northern Ireland local elections 2019".
                3. "Causeway Coast and Glens elections". Ballymoney Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
                4. "Former UUP Councillor goes independent". Ballymoney Bubble. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
                5. Young, Connla. "Stephanie Quigley resigns from SDLP over abortion". Irish News. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
                6. Higgins, Paul. "SDLP hit by new resignation as Councillor Angela Mulholland Quits". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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