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2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election

Main article: 2023 Northern Ireland local elections

The 2023 election to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council was scheduled to be held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England.[1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III.[2]

2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
← 2019 18 May 2023 2027 →
All 40 council seats
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Naomi Long
Party DUP Sinn Féin Alliance
Last election 14 9 2
Seats won 13 12 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 15,041 17,161 5,425
Percentage 27.0% 30.8% 9.7%
Swing Decrease 3.3% Increase 8.7% Increase 1.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Doug Beattie Colum Eastwood Jim Allister
Party UUP SDLP TUV
Last election 7 6 0
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 7,055 2,774 2,657
Percentage 12.7% 5.0% 4.8%
Swing Decrease 2.6% Decrease 4.3% Increase 0.5%
  Seventh party
 
PUP
Leader Billy Hutchinson
Party PUP
Last election 1
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0
Popular vote 1,016
Percentage 1.8%
Swing Decrease 1.3%
Causeway Coast and Glens 2023 Council Election Results by DEA (Shaded by plurality of FPVs)

Distribution of Seats

  Sinn Féin: 12 seats
  SDLP: 3 seats
  Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: 5 seats
  Progressive Unionist Party: 1 seat
  Ulster Unionist Party: 4 seats
  Democratic Unionist Party: 13 seats
  Traditional Unionist Voice: 2 seats
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

It returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote.

Election results

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Causeway Coast and Glens District Council Election Result 2023
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 13 1 2   1 32.50 27.02 15,041   3.33
  Sinn Féin 12 3 0   3 30.00 30.82 17,161   8.66
  Alliance 5 3 0   3 12.50 9.74 5,425   1.73
  UUP 4 0 3   3 10.00 12.67 7,055   2.59
  SDLP 3 0 3   3 7.50 4.98 2,774   4.27
  TUV 2 2 0   2 5.00 4.77 2,657   0.47
  PUP 1 0 0   0 2.50 1.82 1,016   1.29
  Independent 0 0 1   1 0.00 4.84 2,696   0.81
  Aontú 0 0 0   0 0.00 2.24 1,248   0.28
  Green (NI) 0 0 0   0 0.00 0.64 354   0.01
  People Before Profit 0 0 0   0 0.00 0.44 247 New
Total 40 55,674

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the 2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
by district
District Electoral Area (DEA) %
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DUP Sinn Féin Alliance UUP SDLP TUV PUP Independents and others
Ballymoney 34.58 2   1 25.21 2   8.83 1   1 16.98 1   1 2.87 0   9.98 1   1 0.00 0   1.55 0   7
Bann 24.06 2   27.02 2   1 7.24 0   19.48 1   2.19 0   1 5.76 0   0.00 0   14.25 0   5
Benbradagh 15.68 1   58.80 3   4.49 0   7.64 0   5.62 1   0.00 0   0.00 0   7.77 0   5
Causeway 34.53 3   8.11 0   15.80 2   1 15.90 1   1 5.11 0   1 9.84 1   1 0.00 0   10.70 0   7
Coleraine 33.62 2   11.61 1   1 12.81 1   9.75 1   4.45 0   1 4.59 0   13.74 1   9.43 0   6
Limavady 32.90 2   1 29.85 1   9.07 1   1 8.47 0   7.35 1   0.00 0   0.00 0   12.37 0   5
The Glens 12.27 1   1 58.67 3   1 9.52 0   7.62 0   1 8.47 1   0.00 0   0.00 0   3.44 0   1 5
Total 27.02 13   1 30.82 12   3 9.74 5   3 12.67 4   4 4.98 3   3 4.77 2   2 1.82 1   8.16 0   1 40

District results

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Ballymoney

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2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP

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

2019–2023 Change: Alliance and TUV gain from DUP and UUP

Ballymoney - 7 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Mervyn Storey* 17.84% 1,779            
Sinn Féin Ciarán McQuillan* 13.24% 1,320            
UUP Darryl Wilson* 12.59% 1,255            
Sinn Féin Leanne Peacock* 11.97% 1,194 1,195.50 1,259.50        
DUP Ivor Wallace* ‡ 8.10% 808 1,123.60 1,126.60 1,248.60      
Alliance Lee Kane 8.83% 880 881.50 903.80 1,233.20 1,300.30    
TUV Jonathan McAuley 9.98% 995 1,025.30 1,030.30 1,134.40 1,134.70 1,139.20 1,139.20
DUP Alan McLean* 8.64% 861 1,020.30 1,022.60 1,115.30 1,115.60 1,118.30 1,121.30
UUP Tom McKeown* 4.39% 438 459.00 463.00        
SDLP Caitlin Bond 2.87% 286 286.30 314.30        
Independent Cathal McLaughlin 1.55% 155 155.60          
Electorate: 18,117   Valid: 9,971 (55.04%)   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 1247   Turnout: 10,090 (55.69%)  

Bann

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

2023: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

Bann - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Sean Bateson* 16.13% 1,277 1,312.00 1,450.00          
DUP Michelle Knight-McQuillan* 13.31% 1,054 1,054.00 1,057.00 1,160.00 1,160.00 1,183.00 1,523.00  
DUP Dawn Huggins 10.75% 851 853.00 856.00 985.00 985.00 1,009.00 1,144.00 1,283.50
Sinn Féin Ciarán Archibald 10.89% 862 898.00 1,006.00 1,006.00 1,122.00 1,258.00 1,272.00 1,272.62
UUP Richard Holmes* 9.88% 782 788.00 793.00 889.00 889.00 1,009.00 1,200.00 1,238.44
UUP Andrew Kerr 9.60% 760 768.00 770.00 815.00 815.00 964.00 1,042.00 1,064.32
Independent Adrian McQuillan* 8.85% 701 715.00 724.00 789.00 791.00 883.00    
Alliance Joe Hutchinson 7.24% 573 693.00 746.00 755.00 766.00      
TUV William Craig 5.76% 456 461.00 463.00          
Aontú Gemma Brolly 4.24% 336 364.00            
SDLP Ryan Barkley 2.19% 173              
Green (NI) Jen McCahon 1.16% 92              
Electorate: 13,347   Valid: 7,917 (59.32%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,320   Turnout: 7,987 (59.84%)  

Benbradagh

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2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2019–2023 Change: No change

Benbradagh - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Sean McGlinchey* 24.04% 1,888            
Sinn Féin Dermot Nicholl* 19.84% 1,558            
Sinn Féin Kathleen McGurk* 14.92% 1,172 1,640.00          
DUP Edgar Scott* 15.68% 1,231 1,231.00 1,231.30 1,231.57 1,256.38 1,755.38  
SDLP Michael Coyle 5.62% 441 461.70 549.60 710.52 991.86 1,067.60 1,187.60
Aontú Liam McElhinney 6.29% 494 546.20 645.80 690.08 805.25 812.25 825.25
UUP Robert Carmichael 7.64% 600 600.00 601.20 601.47 659.94    
Alliance Christine Turner 4.49% 353 360.20 389.00 420.86      
Independent Niall Murphy 1.48% 116 131.60 169.40 180.20      
Electorate: 13,317   Valid: 7,853 (58.97%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,309   Turnout: 7,903 (59.34%)  

Causeway

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2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV

2019–2023 Change: Alliance and TUV gain from UUP and SDLP

Causeway - 7 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Mark Fielding* 14.81% 1,305                  
Alliance Peter McCully 10.49% 924 925.35 1,022.35 1,068.65 1,165.65          
UUP Sandra Hunter* 9.00% 793 802.90 818.05 830.05 880.05 880.76 888.62 1,335.62    
DUP John McAuley* 9.76% 860 992.15 995.45 1,003.60 1,032.20 1,032.91 1,034.06 1,072.91 1,142.60  
Alliance Richard Stewart 5.31% 468 468.90 489.90 538.20 599.20 649.61 936.29 1,021.59 1,111.98  
TUV Allister Kyle 9.84% 867 886.50 888.65 898.80 936.25 936.25 940.25 992.90 1,037.06 1,038.86
DUP Sharon McKillop* 9.96% 878 899.00 900.15 909.45 925.60 925.60 929.60 963.20 992.18 1,030.43
Sinn Féin Emma Thompson 8.11% 715 715.00 732.00 751.00 767.00 767.71 937.71 945.71 945.71 945.71
UUP Barry Torrens 6.90% 608 613.70 625.70 663.85 738.60 739.61 766.31      
SDLP Paul Shevlin 5.11% 450 450.30 491.30 530.30 562.30 572.24        
Independent David Alexander 4.02% 354 355.80 375.80 476.95            
Independent Angela Mulholland* 3.71% 327 328.50 353.65              
Green (NI) Mark Coulson 2.97% 262 263.05                
Electorate: 17,620   Valid: 8,811 (50.01%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,102   Turnout: 8,908 (50.55%)  

Coleraine

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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][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

Limavady

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2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP

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

2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Limavady - 5 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Brenda Chivers* 29.85% 1,800            
DUP Steven Callaghan* 16.75% 1,010            
SDLP Ashleen Schenning* 7.35% 443 974.84 1,049.84        
DUP Aaron Callan* 8.22% 496 496.48 505.48 506.48 906.96 1,068.96  
Alliance Amy Mairs 9.07% 547 674.20 754.56 789.56 794.56 914.40 931.65
Independent James McCorkell* 9.32% 562 567.28 594.56 597.56 649.56 850.56 895.41
UUP Barry Crawford 8.47% 511 513.40 522.76 523.76 541.76    
DUP Jordan Wallace 7.93% 478 479.92 485.92 485.92      
Aontú John Boyle 2.54% 153 269.64          
Independent Billy Stewart 0.51% 31 32.92          
Electorate: 11,615   Valid: 6,031 (51.92%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,006   Turnout: 6,081 (52.35%)  

The Glens

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2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from UUP and Independent

The Glens - 5 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 24.85% 1,913          
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan* 18.99% 1,462          
Sinn Féin Mairghéad Watson 14.83% 1,142 1,578.92        
DUP Bill Kennedy 12.27% 945 947.31 949.29 953.62 1,384.62  
SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop* 8.47% 652 755.29 922.93 1,102.92 1,135.58 1,273.90
Alliance Glenise Morgan 9.52% 733 789.10 848.17 898.05 982.03 1,016.99
UUP Wesley Craig 7.62% 587 590.30 590.63 597.96    
Aontú John Robbin 3.44% 265 285.46 335.62      
Electorate: 13,178   Valid: 7,699 (58.42%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,284   Turnout: 7,799 (59.18%)  

Changes during the term

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‡ Changes in affiliation

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Date Electoral Area Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance
10 May 2024 Ballymoney Ivor Wallace DUP Independent Left the DUP after being disappointed with the recent direction of the party.[5]

Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ "Local government elections in Northern Ireland". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "NI council election moved to avoid coronation clash". BBC News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Local Government Elections 2023 Results - Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council". www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "Former DUP Mayor resigns from the party citing 'recent events' as reason". Belfast Telegraph. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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