# Coast Road (District Electoral Area)

Coast Road is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Cairncastle, Carnlough and Glenarm, Craigyhill, Gardenmore and The Maidens. Coast Road forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Larne Area A and part of Larne Area C which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Ballyloran, Carncastle, Carnlough, Craigy Hill and Glenarm). For the 2014 local elections it gained most of Larne from the abolished Larne Town DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | James McKeown (Sinn Féin) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Maureen Morrow (UUP) | Angela Smyth (DUP) | Andrew Clarke (DUP) |
| 2019 | James McKeown (Sinn Féin) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Maureen Morrow (UUP) | Angela Smyth (DUP) | Andrew Clarke (DUP) |
| October 2015 Co-Option | James McKeown (Sinn Féin) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Maureen Morrow (UUP) | Angela Smyth (DUP) | Ruth Wilson (TUV) |
| 2014 | James McKeown (Sinn Féin) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Maureen Morrow (UUP) | Gordon Lyons (DUP) | Ruth Wilson (TUV) |
| 2011 | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Maureen Morrow (UUP) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Brian Dunn (UUP)/ (Independent) |
| 2005 | Danny O'Connor (SDLP) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Rachel Rea (DUP) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Brian Dunn (UUP)/ (Independent) |
| 2001 | Danny O'Connor (SDLP) | Gerardine Mulvenna (Alliance) | Rachel Rea (DUP) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Joan Drummond (UUP) |
| 1997 | Danny O'Connor (SDLP) | William Cunning (Independent Nationalist) | Rachel Rea (DUP) | Thomas Robinson (UUP) | Joan Drummond (UUP) |
| 1993 | Amelia Kelly (Alliance) | William Cunning (Independent Nationalist) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Thomas Robinson (UUP) | Joan Drummond (UUP) |
| 1989 | Amelia Kelly (Alliance) | William Cunning (Independent Nationalist) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Thomas Robinson (UUP) | Joan Drummond (UUP) |
| 1985 | Amelia Kelly (Alliance) | William Cunning (Independent Nationalist) | Winston Fulton (DUP) | Thomas Robinson (UUP) | Rachel Rea (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: No change
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown* | 20.08% | 1,180 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Clarke* | 18.90% | 1,111 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna* | 18.61% | 1,094 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Angela Smyth* | 13.75% | 808 | 808.42 | 905.33 | 912.76 | 914.06 | 977.37 | 1,199.37 | |
| | UUP | Maureen Morrow* | 7.78% | 457 | 463.93 | 477.02 | 489.49 | 493.69 | 705.44 | 828.91 | 1,006.91 |
| | Alliance | Niamh Spurle | 7.62% | 448 | 587.65 | 588.31 | 678 | 776.9 | 795.02 | 800.35 | 801.35 |
| | TUV | Wesley Stevenson | 5.79% | 340 | 340.21 | 347.36 | 351.99 | 352.19 | 383.74 | | |
| | UUP | Olivia Swan | 5.55% | 326 | 326.63 | 329.38 | 337.38 | 339.68 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Eddie Alcorn | 1.92% | 113 | 159.83 | 160.49 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,799 Valid: 5,877 (45.92%) Spoilt: 60 Quota: 980 Turnout: 5,937 (46.39%) ||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x TUV
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Alliance | Geraldine Mulvenna* | 21.67% | 1,217 | | | | |
| | DUP | Andrew Clarke | 17.33% | 973 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown* | 15.55% | 873 | 922.14 | 922.2 | 1,109.2 | |
| | UUP | Maureen Morrow* | 12.96% | 728 | 795.08 | 798.74 | 937.76 | |
| | DUP | Angela Smyth* | 13.60% | 764 | 771.28 | 794.32 | 817.46 | 828.46 |
| | TUV | Ruth Wilson* | 10.70% | 601 | 611.14 | 612.94 | 665.95 | 681.95 |
| | Independent | Martin Wilson | 8.19% | 460 | 597.02 | 597.29 | | |
| Electorate: 12,429 Valid: 5,616 (45.18%) Spoilt: 70 Quota: 937 Turnout: 5,686 (45.75%) |||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x TUV
2011-2014 Change: TUV gain from Independent
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Maureen Morrow* | 17.56% | 946 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown* | 14.04% | 756 | 756.1 | 756.1 | 761.15 | 785.2 | 930.2 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Geraldine Mulvenna* | 10.95% | 590 | 598.35 | 600.4 | 635.7 | 701.95 | 910.95 | | | | |
| | DUP | Gordon Lyons† | 12.25% | 660 | 669.85 | 677 | 692.1 | 722.55 | 730.7 | 732.7 | 736.38 | 1,133.38 | |
| | TUV | Ruth Wilson | 10.68% | 575 | 583.7 | 591.7 | 613.95 | 652.3 | 659.5 | 660.5 | 663.26 | 718.11 | 873.72 |
| | PUP | Jonathan Hodge | 8.61% | 464 | 466.25 | 473.3 | 477.4 | 523.7 | 536.8 | 553.8 | 558.4 | 610.06 | 688.32 |
| | DUP | Drew Niblock* | 8.99% | 484 | 494.3 | 499.3 | 504.45 | 536.7 | 544.8 | 550.8 | 552.64 | | |
| | SDLP | Martin Wilson* | 7.72% | 416 | 417.1 | 417.1 | 425.15 | 486.4 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Danny O'Connor | 3.49% | 188 | 188.85 | 188.85 | 207 | | | | | | |
| | BNP | Robert Bell | 1.88% | 101 | 101.8 | 140.25 | 153.3 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Anderson | 2.47% | 133 | 134.3 | 134.3 | | | | | | | |
| | BNP | Steven Moore | 1.34% | 72 | 72.7 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,427 Valid: 5,386 (43.34%) Spoilt: 58 Quota: 898 Turnout: 5,444 (43.81%) ||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and DUP
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 18.53% | 613 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna* | 10.28% | 340 | 355.6 | 355.72 | 394.04 | 408.04 | 644.56 | |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 13.85% | 458 | 458 | 474 | 507.12 | 550.12 | 556.36 | |
| | UUP | Maureen Morrow | 8.92% | 295 | 296.2 | 307.2 | 335.32 | 502.32 | 525.16 | 550.57 |
| | Independent | Brian Dunn* | 10.61% | 351 | 351.48 | 358.48 | 393.84 | 429.84 | 473.76 | 530.46 |
| | DUP | Gordon Lyons | 10.40% | 344 | 344.24 | 355.24 | 380.24 | 409.24 | 416.48 | 423.2 |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor* | 9.92% | 328 | 365.92 | 367.92 | 399.48 | 406.48 | | |
| | UUP | Andrew Wilson | 8.31% | 275 | 275 | 289 | 312 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Danny Donnelly | 3.33% | 110 | 114.32 | 116.32 | | | | |
| | TUV | Kenneth Johnston | 3.17% | 105 | 105 | 121 | | | | |
| | BNP | Steven Moore | 2.69% | 89 | 89.12 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,832 Valid: 3,308 (48.42%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 552 Turnout: 3,362 (49.21%) |||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: No change
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 21.01% | 770 | | | | |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea* | 13.83% | 507 | 644.76 | | | |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor* | 15.39% | 564 | 564.42 | 640.42 | | |
| | UUP | Brian Dunn* | 13.67% | 501 | 511.08 | 519.29 | 748.29 | |
| | Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna* | 12.03% | 441 | 444.36 | 478.36 | 495.09 | 606.09 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McKeown | 11.21% | 411 | 411 | 476 | 477 | 478 |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond* | 7.07% | 259 | 265.93 | 271.93 | | |
| | Independent | William Cunning | 5.78% | 212 | 212.21 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,653 Valid: 3,665 (55.09%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 611 Turnout: 3,747 (56.32%) |||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997-2001 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton | 17.49% | 753 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor* | 17.42% | 750 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond* | 14.26% | 614 | 616 | 618.68 | 895.68 | |
| | Alliance | Gerardine Mulvenna | 13.68% | 589 | 701 | 701.2 | 721.2 | |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea* | 11.27% | 485 | 485 | 509.72 | 616.8 | 767.8 |
| | Independent | William Cunning* | 8.80% | 379 | 488 | 488 | 494.04 | 516.04 |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson* | 9.99% | 430 | 431 | 432.44 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Graffin | 7.08% | 305 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,121 Valid: 4,305 (60.45%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 718 Turnout: 4,404 (61.85%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson* | 17.09% | 527 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond* | 15.34% | 473 | 522 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Cunning* | 16.28% | 502 | 506 | 506.21 | 573.21 | |
| | SDLP | Danny O'Connor | 13.27% | 409 | 414 | 414.3 | 530.3 | |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea | 10.15% | 313 | 388 | 398.2 | 423.98 | 428.98 |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 10.18% | 314 | 365 | 370.58 | 394.87 | 401.87 |
| | Alliance | Amelia Kelly* | 10.28% | 317 | 347 | 351.38 | | |
| | DUP | George Robinson | 5.03% | 155 | | | | |
| | Independent | Norman McCann | 2.37% | 73 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,255 Valid: 3,083 (42.49%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 514 Turnout: 3,165 (43.63%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989-1993 Change: No change
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson* | 20.35% | 612 | | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Cunning* | 19.95% | 600 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond* | 17.72% | 533 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Amelia Kelly* | 14.99% | 451 | 473.44 | 566.32 | | |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 14.36% | 432 | 457.08 | 457.89 | 494.08 | 515.59 |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea | 12.63% | 380 | 439.62 | 441.51 | 469.23 | 478.23 |
| Electorate: 7,176 Valid: 3,008 (41.92%) Spoilt: 94 Quota: 502 Turnout: 3,102 (43.23%) |||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson* | 23.19% | 777 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Cunning* | 20.89% | 700 | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Drummond | 12.80% | 429 | 554.72 | 561 | |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 14.26% | 478 | 496.48 | 560.44 | |
| | Alliance | Amelia Kelly* | 13.10% | 439 | 446.84 | 454.4 | 592.32 |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea* | 12.32% | 413 | 465.08 | 507.72 | 508.64 |
| | DUP | Hill Taggart | 3.43% | 115 | 122 | | |
| Electorate: 7,089 Valid: 3,351 (47.27%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 559 Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%) ||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Coast Road - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Thomas Robinson* | 22.25% | 782 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Cunning* | 21.48% | 755 | | | |
| | DUP | Winston Fulton* | 18.07% | 635 | | | |
| | Alliance | Amelia Kelly | 12.94% | 455 | 468.75 | 629.57 | |
| | DUP | Rachel Rea* | 13.97% | 491 | 533.75 | 535.04 | 674.04 |
| | UUP | Samuel Martin | 6.66% | 234 | 356.25 | 360.12 | 371.12 |
| | DUP | Hill Taggart | 4.64% | 163 | 175 | 175.86 | |
| Electorate: 6,875 Valid: 3,515 (51.13%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 586 Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%) ||||||||