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Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It covers most of the northern coast of Northern Ireland and replaced Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council. The area covered by the council has a population of 141,745 residents as at the 2021 census.[1]

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byBallymoney Borough Council
Coleraine Borough Council
Limavady Borough Council
Moyle District Council
Leadership
Mayor
Councillor Ciarán McQuillan, Sinn Féin
Deputy Mayor
Councillor Tanya Stirling, Democratic Unionist Party
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
  DUP (12)
  Sinn Féin (12)
  Alliance (5)
  UUP (4)
  SDLP (3)
  TUV (2)
  PUP (1)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Website
http://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/

The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Causeway Coast and Glens district on 1 April 2015.

Mayoralty

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Mayor

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From To Name Party
2015 2016 Michelle Knight-McQuillan DUP
2016 2017 Maura Hickey SDLP
2017 2018 Joan Baird UUP
2018 2019 Brenda Chivers Sinn Féin
2019 2020 Sean Bateson Sinn Féin
2020 2021 Mark Fielding DUP
2021 2022 Richard Holmes UUP
2022 2023 Ivor Wallace DUP
2023 2024 Steven Callaghan[2] DUP
2024 Present Ciarán McQuillan[3] Sinn Féin

Deputy Mayor

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From To Name Party
2015 2016 Darryl Wilson UUP
2016 2017 James McCorkell DUP
2017 2018 Cathal McLaughlin Sinn Féin
2018 2019 Trevor Clarke DUP
2019 2020 Sharon McKillop DUP
2020 2021 Tom McKeown UUP
2021 2022 Ashleen Schenning SDLP
2022 2023 Kathleen McGurk Sinn Féin
2023 2024 Margaret-Anne McKillop[2] SDLP
2024 Present Tanya Stirling[3] DUP

Councillors

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For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[4]

Area Seats
Ballymoney 7
Bann 5
Benbradagh 5
Causeway 7
Coleraine 6
Limavady 5
The Glens 5

Seat summary

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Party Elected
2014 		Elected
2019 		Elected
2023 		Current
DUP 11 14 13 12
Sinn Féin 7 9 12 12
Alliance 1 2 5 5
UUP 10 7 4 4
SDLP 6 6 3 3
TUV 3 0 2 2
PUP 1 1 1 1
Independents 1 1 0 1

Councillors by electoral area

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See also: 2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
 
Borders of the DEAs within Causeway Coast and Glens
Current council members
District electoral area Name Party
Ballymoney Mervyn Storey DUP
Ciarán McQuillan Sinn Féin
Darryl Wilson UUP
Leanne Peacock Sinn Féin
Ivor Wallace ‡ Independent
Lee Kane Alliance
Jonathan McAuley TUV
Bann Sean Bateson Sinn Féin
Michelle Knight-McQuillan DUP
Dawn Higgins DUP
Ciarán Archibald Sinn Féin
Richard Holmes UUP
Benbradagh Seán McGlinchey Sinn Féin
Dermot Nicholl Sinn Féin
Kathleen McGurk Sinn Féin
Edgar Scott DUP
Michael Coyle SDLP
Causeway Mark Fielding DUP
Peter McCully Alliance
Sandra Hunter UUP
John McAuley DUP
Richard Stewart Alliance
Allister Kyle TUV
Sharon McKillop DUP
Coleraine Philip Anderson DUP
Russell Watton PUP
Yvonne Boyle Alliance
Niamh Archibald Sinn Féin
John Wisener UUP
Tanya Stirling DUP
Limavady Brenda Chivers Sinn Féin
Steven Callaghan DUP
Ashleen Schenning SDLP
Aaron Callan DUP
Amy Mairs Alliance
The Glens Cara McShane Sinn Féin
Oliver McMullan Sinn Féin
Mairghéad Watson Sinn Féin
Bill Kennedy DUP
Margret Anne McKillop SDLP

Arms

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Coat of arms of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Notes
Granted 4 October 2017 by the College of Arms.
Crest
Rocks of the Giants' Causeway issuing therefrom a fountain Proper surmounted by a salmon haurient Or.
Torse
Or and Azure.
Escutcheon
Per saltire Azure and Or an anchor and an anchor reversed in pale Or and two garbs in fess Gules.
Supporters
Dexter a dragon sinister an Irish wolf-hound both Azure and gorged with a mural crown Or.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census 2021 Main statistics for Northern Ireland Phase 2" (PDF). NISRA.gov.uk. December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Harte, Lauren (10 June 2023). "The new faces dominating the top positions on Northern Ireland's councils". BelfastLive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ainsworth, Paul (3 June 2024). "Causeway Coast and Glens appoints its youngest mayor". Irish News. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ Current review of district electoral areas
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