# The Glens (District Electoral Area)

The Glens 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 Ballycastle, Kinbane, Loughguile and Stranocum, Lurigethan and Torr Head and Rathlin. The Glens forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Moyle Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Armoy, Glenaan, Glenariff, Glendun and Glenshesk). For the 2014 local elections it also gained most of the abolished Ballycastle DEA and parts of the abolished Bushvale DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)/ (Sinn Féin) | Cara McShane (Sinn Féin) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Mairghéad Watson (Sinn Féin) | Bill Kennedy (DUP) |
| October 2019 Co-Option | Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)/ (Sinn Féin) | Cara McShane (Sinn Féin) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Padraig McShane (Independent) | Joan Baird (UUP) |
| 2019 | Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)/ (Sinn Féin) | Cara McShane (Sinn Féin) | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin) | Ambrose Laverty (Independent) | Joan Baird (UUP) |
| 2014 | Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)/ (Sinn Féin) | Cara McShane (Sinn Féin) | Kieran Mulholland (Sinn Féin) | Padraig McShane (Independent) | Joan Baird (UUP) |
| 2011 | Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)/ (Sinn Féin) | Noreen McAllister (Sinn Féin) | Catherine McCambridge (SDLP) | Colum Thompson (Independent) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 2005 | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent Republican) | Marie McKeegan (Sinn Féin) | Catherine McCambridge (SDLP) | Orla Black (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 2001 | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent Republican) | Monica Digney (Sinn Féin) | Catherine McCambridge (SDLP) | Christine Blaney (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1997 | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent Republican) | James McCarry (Sinn Féin) | Malachy McSparran (SDLP) | Archie McIntosh (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1993 | Oliver McMullan (Sinn Féin)/ (Independent Republican) | James McCarry (Sinn Féin) | Malachy McSparran (SDLP) | Patrick McBride (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1989 | Joseph Mitchell (SDLP) | James McCarry (Sinn Féin) | Malachy McSparran (SDLP) | Patrick McBride (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |
| 1985 | John Regan (Sinn Féin) | Daniel Anderson (SDLP) | Malachy McSparran (SDLP) | Patrick McBride (SDLP) | Randal McDonnell (Independent Nationalist) |

## 2023 Election

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

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Ambrose Laverty † | 18.81% | 1,267 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cara McShane* | 16.36% | 1,102 | 1,433 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 16.29% | 1,097 | 1,298 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Margret Anne McKillop* | 16.03% | 1,080 | 1,122 | 1,311 | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Baird* | 11.25% | 758 | 762 | 763 | 793 | 815 | 933.3 |
| | DUP | Bill Kennedy | 12.51% | 843 | 845 | 850 | 859 | 864 | 887.1 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran James Mulholland* | 8.74% | 589 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,507 Valid: 6,736 (53.85%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,123 Turnout: 6,812 (54.46%) ||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011-2014 Change: UUP gain from Independent
The Glens - 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 |
| | UUP | Joan Baird* | 10.41% | 675 | 700 | 813 | 842 | 1,268 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cara McShane* | 12.93% | 839 | 846 | 856 | 957 | 958 | 958 | 1,273 | |
| | SDLP | Margaret Anne McKillop* | 8.56% | 555 | 563 | 616 | 831 | 841 | 866 | 1,064 | 1,091.3 |
| | Independent | Padraig McShane* | 12.87% | 835 | 845 | 852 | 919 | 921 | 926 | 1,008 | 1,023.6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran Mulholland | 11.48% | 745 | 747 | 773 | 780 | 782 | 782 | 864 | 1,008.3 |
| | Independent | Ambrose Laverty | 9.67% | 627 | 654 | 664 | 798 | 824 | 886 | 904 | 907.25 |
| | Sinn Féin | Colum Thompson* | 10.82% | 702 | 702 | 702 | 706 | 706 | 706 | | |
| | DUP | Evelyne Robinson* | 7.62% | 494 | 497 | 589 | 592 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donal Cunningham* | 7.91% | 513 | 534 | 580 | | | | | |
| | TUV | Cyril Quigg | 3.53% | 229 | 231 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Joanne McKeown | 2.20% | 143 | 147 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Colin Mayrs | 2.00% | 130 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,011 Valid: 6,487 (54.01%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,082 Turnout: 6,550 (54.53%) ||||||||||||

## 2011 Election

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Colum Thompson | 18.61% | 466 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Margaret Anne McKillop | 13.18% | 330 | 331 | 349.7 | 510.7 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noreen McAllister | 11.86% | 297 | 304 | 308.4 | 338.2 | 413.8 |
| | SDLP | Catherine McCambridge* | 12.78% | 320 | 353 | 354.9 | 390.1 | 400.9 |
| | Independent | Randal McDonnell* | 12.74% | 319 | 338 | 346.3 | 369.6 | 371.4 |
| | SDLP | Justin McCamphill | 12.82% | 321 | 324 | 331.7 | 341.4 | 345 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran Mulholland | 10.62% | 266 | 267 | 269.8 | | |
| | DUP | Walter Greer | 7.39% | 185 | | | | |
| Electorate: 4,332 Valid: 2,504 (57.80%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 418 Turnout: 2,546 (58.77%) |||||||||

## 2005 Election

2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2001-2005 Change: Independent joins Sinn Féin
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan* | 26.43% | 682 | | |
| | SDLP | Orla Black | 16.94% | 437 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Marie McKeegan | 12.21% | 315 | 441.17 | |
| | Independent | Randal McDonnell* | 15.62% | 403 | 432.23 | |
| | SDLP | Catherine McCambridge* | 12.44% | 321 | 342.46 | 405.83 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maria O'Hara | 8.57% | 221 | 289.82 | 290.82 |
| | DUP | Walter Greer | 7.79% | 201 | 201.37 | |
| Electorate: 4,069 Valid: 2,580 (63.41%) Spoilt: 43 Quota: 431 Turnout: 2,623 (64.46%) |||||||

## 2001 Election

1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalists (two seats) become Independents
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Oliver McMullan* | 24.40% | 671 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Catherine McCambridge | 12.65% | 348 | 359.55 | 365.55 | 387.21 | 458.16 | 468.16 |
| | Independent | Randal McDonnell* | 11.49% | 316 | 371.77 | 381.77 | 395.08 | 452.32 | 464.32 |
| | SDLP | Christine Blaney | 10.22% | 281 | 327.53 | 333.86 | 343.51 | 390.11 | 393.11 |
| | Sinn Féin | Monica Digney | 7.85% | 216 | 241.41 | 241.41 | 360.61 | 374.91 | 374.91 |
| | Independent | James McCarry* | 10.15% | 279 | 300.45 | 302.45 | 317.77 | 337.07 | 341.07 |
| | DUP | Evelyne Robinson | 7.05% | 194 | 194 | 231 | 232 | 232 | |
| | SDLP | Archie McIntosh* | 6.91% | 190 | 218.71 | 219.71 | 226.03 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne McAuley | 6.47% | 178 | 199.78 | 200.78 | | | |
| | Independent | James McAuley | 2.80% | 77 | 77.66 | | | | |
| Electorate: 4,037 Valid: 2,750 (68.12%) Spoilt: 52 Quota: 459 Turnout: 2,802 (69.41%) ||||||||||

## 1997 Election

1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1993-1997 Change: No change
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Ind. Republican | Oliver McMullan* | 28.58% | 711 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McCarry* | 18.25% | 454 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McSparran* | 16.24% | 404 | 488.15 | | | |
| | SDLP | Archie McIntosh | 10.22% | 316 | 392.05 | 419.05 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Randal McDonnell* | 8.96% | 223 | 331 | 364.3 | 383.22 | 464.22 |
| | DUP | Thomas Brennan | 8.76% | 218 | 219.35 | 220.7 | 220.81 | 222.81 |
| | SDLP | Anna Edwards | 6.51% | 162 | 182.25 | 188.1 | 205.15 | |
| Electorate: 4,032 Valid: 2,488 (61.71%) Spoilt: 32 Quota: 415 Turnout: 2,520 (62.50%) |||||||||

## 1993 Election

1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican
1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Ind. Republican | Oliver McMullan | 20.61% | 538 | | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McSparran* | 19.49% | 509 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Randal McDonnell* | 13.02% | 340 | 380.11 | 413.41 | 452.41 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McCarry* | 15.20% | 397 | 429.34 | 433.09 | 433.51 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McBride* | 13.75% | 359 | 363.41 | 373.01 | 400.16 |
| | SDLP | Joseph Mitchell* | 9.50% | 248 | 270.47 | 294.62 | 294.83 |
| | DUP | Elizabeth Brennan | 8.43% | 220 | 221.26 | 221.41 | |
| Electorate: 3,787 Valid: 2,611 (68.95%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 436 Turnout: 2,653 (70.06%) ||||||||

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: No change
The Glens - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SDLP | Malachy McSparran* | 20.08% | 468 | | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Randal McDonnell* | 12.74% | 297 | 321.14 | 389.41 | |
| | SDLP | Joseph Mitchell | 12.18% | 284 | 296.92 | 321.77 | 420.77 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McBride* | 14.76% | 344 | 349.95 | 355.14 | 397.14 |
| | Sinn Féin | James McCarry | 14.20% | 331 | 333.72 | 358.4 | 389.29 |
| | DUP | Elizabeth White | 10.77% | 251 | 251.17 | 253.34 | 255.36 |
| | SDLP | Daniel Anderson* | 8.07% | 188 | 207.04 | 244.1 | |
| | Independent | Michael Brogan | 7.21% | 168 | 180.58 | | |
| Electorate: 3,606 Valid: 2,331 (64.64%) Spoilt: 29 Quota: 389 Turnout: 2,360 (65.45%) ||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
The Glens - 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 | John Regan | 12.41% | 301 | 321 | 327 | 327 | 441 | | |
| | SDLP | Malachy McSparran* | 14.14% | 343 | 346 | 351 | 367 | 375 | 391 | 396 |
| | SDLP | Patrick McBride* | 10.43% | 253 | 253 | 260 | 326 | 354 | 373 | 385 |
| | SDLP | Daniel Anderson | 13.24% | 321 | 338 | 340 | 353 | 356 | 365 | 366 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Randal McDonnell | 11.18% | 271 | 292 | 295 | 305 | 317 | 349 | 359 |
| | SDLP | Dermot McMullan | 13.57% | 329 | 336 | 337 | 343 | 349 | 349 | 351 |
| | UUP | Hugh Acheson* | 8.78% | 213 | 213 | 213 | 214 | 215 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McCarry | 4.87% | 118 | 118 | 172 | 185 | | | |
| | SDLP | Mary Hegarty | 5.07% | 123 | 124 | 127 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | James McMullan | 3.38% | 82 | 83 | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McKay | 2.93% | 71 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 3,408 Valid: 2,425 (71.16%) Spoilt: 47 Quota: 405 Turnout: 2,472 (72.54%) |||||||||||