# Limavady (District Electoral Area)

Limavady is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Coolessan, Drumsurn, Greystone, Magilligan and Roeside. Limavady forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Limavady Area C which had existed since 1973, where it was called Limavady Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Binevenagh, Coolessan, Enagh, Rathbrady and Roeside). For the 1993 local elections Binevenagh was replaced with Greystone. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Bellarena DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | Ashleen Schenning (SDLP) | Amy Mairs (Alliance) | Steven Callaghan (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| June 2022 Co-Option | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | Ashleen Schenning (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Steven Callaghan (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| June 2021 Defection | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | Ashleen Schenning (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| 2019 | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | Ashleen Schenning (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| October 2016 Defection | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | John Deighan (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| June 2016 Co-Option | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | John Deighan (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| 2014 | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Mullan (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP) |
| 2011 | Anne Brolly (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Mullan (SDLP) | James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | John Rankin (UUP) |
| 2005 | Anne Brolly (Sinn Féin) | Gerry Mullan (SDLP) | George Robinson (DUP) | Alan Robinson (DUP) | John Rankin (UUP) |
| 2001 | Brian Brown (Independent) | Desmond Lowry (SDLP) | George Robinson (DUP) | John Dolan (UUP) | John Rankin (UUP) |
| 1997 | Barry Doherty (SDLP) | Desmond Lowry (SDLP) | George Robinson (DUP) | John Dolan (UUP) | Ronald Cartwright (UUP) |
| 1993 | Barry Doherty (SDLP) | Desmond Lowry (SDLP) | George Robinson (DUP) | John Dolan (UUP) | Ronald Cartwright (UUP) |
| 1989 | Barry Doherty (SDLP) | Norman Reynolds (UUP) | George Robinson (DUP) | John Dolan (UUP) | Ronald Cartwright (UUP) |
| 1985 | Barry Doherty (SDLP) | Samuel Millar (UUP) | George Robinson (DUP) | John Dolan (UUP) | Ronald Cartwright (UUP) |

## 2023 Election

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) |||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP
Limavady - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Alan Robinson* † | 26.91% | 1,498 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brenda Chivers* | 18.58% | 1,034 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McCorkell* ‡ | 11.75% | 654 | 1,018.8 | | | | |
| | 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%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: No change
Limavady - 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 |
| | DUP | Alan Robinson* | 26.43% | 1,451 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McCorkell* | 8.41% | 462 | 840.88 | 859.1 | 864.1 | 1,105.1 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brenda Chivers* | 14.51% | 797 | 797 | 798 | 843.74 | 843.74 | 843.74 | 1,177.74 | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerry Mullan*† | 10.49% | 576 | 582.66 | 591.4 | 778.4 | 782.51 | 783.51 | 820.88 | 1,013.88 | | |
| | UUP | Aaron Callan ‡ | 8.23% | 452 | 485.3 | 500.04 | 507.15 | 546.72 | 607.72 | 608.09 | 608.09 | 610.09 | 815.11 |
| | UUP | Raymond Kennedy | 7.18% | 394 | 408.8 | 416.17 | 418.17 | 446.38 | 521.38 | 521.38 | 522.38 | 528.38 | 682.3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Rory Donaghy* | 6.77% | 372 | 373.11 | 373.11 | 381.11 | 382.11 | 382.11 | | | | |
| | TUV | Howard Gordon | 5.92% | 325 | 343.87 | 366.98 | 370.72 | 390.71 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Holmes | 5.32% | 292 | 353.79 | 362.53 | 365.53 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Jason Allen | 4.88% | 268 | 270.96 | 276.96 | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Richard Nicholl | 1.86% | 102 | 109.03 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,998 Valid: 5,491 (49.93%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 916 Turnout: 5,579 (50.73%) ||||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | DUP | Alan Robinson* | 29.42% | 903 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne Brolly* | 18.05% | 554 | | | | | |
| | DUP | James McCorkell | 6.16% | 189 | 349.16 | 353.48 | 353.66 | 367.42 | 617.98 |
| | UUP | John Rankin* | 11.27% | 346 | 414.2 | 429.64 | 429.73 | 486.7 | 503.86 |
| | SDLP | Gerry Mullan* | 11.21% | 344 | 347.08 | 386.52 | 420.99 | 498.38 | 503.82 |
| | UUP | Aaron Callan | 8.05% | 247 | 269.44 | 286.44 | 286.62 | 322.59 | 331.35 |
| | DUP | Jim Quigg | 5.08% | 156 | 276.56 | 281.56 | 281.92 | 295.36 | |
| | Independent | Brian Brown | 6.42% | 197 | 203.6 | 240.04 | 245.35 | | |
| | Alliance | Damien Corr | 4.33% | 133 | 136.08 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,058 Valid: 3,069 (50.66%) Spoilt: 47 Quota: 512 Turnout: 3,116 (51.44%) ||||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and Independent
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 23.50% | 876 | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Robinson | 20.61% | 768 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne Brolly* | 17.63% | 657 | | | |
| | UUP | John Rankin* | 12.66% | 472 | 662.35 | | |
| | SDLP | Gerry Mullan* | 11.11% | 414 | 416.48 | 418.46 | 661.46 |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 7.54% | 281 | 374 | 511.94 | 513.94 |
| | SDLP | Gareth Peoples | 6.95% | 259 | 260.55 | 262.97 | |
| Electorate: 6,322 Valid: 3,727 (58.95%) Spoilt: 58 Quota: 622 Turnout: 3,785 (59.87%) ||||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 30.30% | 1,430 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 8.11% | 383 | 592.76 | 703.62 | 819.74 | |
| | UUP | John Rankin | 7.88% | 372 | 502.64 | 681.8 | 816.88 | |
| | Independent | Brian Brown | 13.60% | 642 | 704.1 | 713.86 | 768.18 | 793.18 |
| | SDLP | Desmond Lowry* | 11.48% | 542 | 544.76 | 544.76 | 545.22 | 784.68 |
| | SDLP | John Kerr | 11.23% | 530 | 532.76 | 532.76 | 533.76 | 627.76 |
| | Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane* | 8.88% | 419 | 419.92 | 419.92 | 419.92 | |
| | United Unionist | Alister Smyth | 3.41% | 161 | 316.02 | 322.32 | | |
| | UUP | Raymond Kennedy | 5.11% | 241 | 309.08 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,877 Valid: 4,720 (68.63%) Spoilt: 59 Quota: 787 Turnout: 4,779 (69.49%) |||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 18.47% | 837 | |
| | SDLP | Desmond Lowry* | 16.75% | 759 | |
| | UUP | Ronald Cartwright* | 16.09% | 729 | 800 |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 16.29% | 738 | 782 |
| | SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 16.31% | 739 | 779 |
| | UUP | Norman Reynolds | 10.68% | 484 | 549 |
| | DUP | Victor Wilson | 3.47% | 157 | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Paula Taylor | 1.94% | 88 | |
| Electorate: 7,113 Valid: 4,531 (63.70%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 756 Turnout: 4,606 (64.75%) ||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989–1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 19.40% | 884 | | |
| | SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 17.60% | 802 | | |
| | UUP | Ronald Cartwright* | 17.34% | 790 | | |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 15.80% | 720 | 771 | |
| | SDLP | Desmond Lowry | 16.52% | 753 | 755 | 758.23 |
| | UUP | Norman Reynolds* | 12.11% | 522 | 548 | 665.13 |
| | DUP | John Murray | 1.89% | 86 | | |
| Electorate: 6,959 Valid: 4,557 (65.48%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 760 Turnout: 4,623 (66.43%) |||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985–1989 Change: No change
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | UUP | Ronald Cartwright* | 23.80% | 961 | | | |
| | DUP | George Robinson* | 22.67% | 915 | | | |
| | SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 16.99% | 686 | | | |
| | UUP | John Dolan* | 11.94% | 482 | 723.2 | | |
| | UUP | Norman Reynolds | 9.26% | 374 | 412.1 | 639.98 | 698.98 |
| | SDLP | Brian McWilliams | 9.36% | 378 | 378.6 | 379.41 | 481.41 |
| | Alliance | Joseph McGuigan | 5.97% | 241 | 244.3 | 250.24 | |
| Electorate: 6,571 Valid: 4,037 (61.44%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 673 Turnout: 4,112 (62.58%) ||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Limavady Town - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SDLP | Barry Doherty* | 22.22% | 887 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronald Cartwright | 19.94% | 796 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Dolan | 19.34% | 772 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Millar | 9.99% | 399 | 399.5 | 505.58 | 584.1 | 625.31 | 680.31 | |
| | DUP | George Robinson | 6.71% | 268 | 268 | 270.24 | 274.4 | 377.42 | 390.73 | 618.73 |
| | SDLP | Brian McWilliams | 5.94% | 237 | 438.25 | 438.25 | 439.16 | 439.29 | 526.45 | 534.45 |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Norris* | 6.24% | 249 | 249.75 | 261.27 | 270.24 | 281.82 | 314.99 | |
| | Alliance | John Mullan | 5.71% | 228 | 239.5 | 242.86 | 243.9 | 247.41 | | |
| | DUP | Eric Caldwell | 3.91% | 156 | 156.5 | 159.86 | 165.45 | | | |
| Electorate: 5,758 Valid: 3,992 (69.33%) Spoilt: 53 Quota: 666 Turnout: 4,045 (70.25%) |||||||||||