Causeway Coast and Glens District Council
| Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Ballymoney Borough Council Coleraine Borough Council Limavady Borough Council Moyle District Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor |
Maura Hickey, SDLP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
DUP (11) UUP (10) Sinn Féin (7) SDLP (6) TUV (3) Alliance (1) PUP (1) NI Conservatives (1) Independents (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Website | |
| http://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/ | |
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 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
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Michelle Knight-McQuillan | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Maura Hickey | SDLP |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Darryl Wilson | UUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | James McCorkell | DUP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[1]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Ballymoney | 7 |
| Bann | 5 |
| Benbradagh | 5 |
| Causeway | 7 |
| Coleraine | 6 |
| Limavady | 5 |
| The Glens | 5 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| DUP | 11 | |
| UUP | 9 | |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | |
| SDLP | 6 | |
| TUV | 3 | |
| Alliance | 1 | |
| PUP | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballymoney | John Finlay | DUP | |
| Philip McGuigan | Sinn Féin | ||
| William Blair | TUV | ||
| Ian Stevenson | DUP | ||
| Darryl Wilson | UUP | ||
| Tom McKeown | UUP | ||
| Alan McLean | DUP | ||
| Bann | William King | UUP | |
| Michelle Knight-McQuillan | DUP | ||
| Richard Holmes | UUP | ||
| Sam Cole | DUP | ||
| Róisín Loftus | SDLP | ||
| Benbradagh | Seán McGlinchey | Sinn Féin | |
| Boyd Douglas | TUV | ||
| Tony McCaul | Sinn Féin | ||
| Orla Beattie | SDLP | ||
| Dermott Nicholl | Sinn Féin | ||
| Causeway | Frank Campbell | DUP | |
| Mark Fielding | DUP | ||
| Barney Fitzpatrick | Alliance | ||
| Sandra Hunter | UUP | ||
| Norman Hillis | UUP | ||
| Sharon McKillop | TUV | ||
| Maura Hickey | SDLP | ||
| Coleraine | Russell Watton | PUP | |
| Stephanie Quigley | SDLP | ||
| George Duddy | DUP | ||
| Trevor Clarke | DUP | ||
| William McCandless | UUP | ||
| David Harding | Conservative | ||
| Limavady | Alan Robinson | DUP | |
| James McCorkell | DUP | ||
| Brenda Chivers | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Deighan | SDLP | ||
| Aaron Callan | UUP | ||
| The Glens | Joan Baird | UUP | |
| Cara McShane | Sinn Féin | ||
| Margaret McKillop | SDLP | ||
| Padraig McShane | Independent | ||
| Kieran Mulholland | Sinn Féin | ||
Changes
Councillor David Harding left the UUP on 24 February 2015 sat as an Independent Unionist,[2] and later joined NI Conservatives.[3]
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 140,877 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf[]
- ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/uups-david-harding-leaves-to-sit-as-an-independent-31016443.html
- ↑ http://www.causewaycoastcommunity.co.uk/news/david-harding-to-stand-in-assembly-elections-for-ni-conservatives/
- ↑ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.