# 2011 Moyle District Council election

Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

## Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26.7 | 31.0 | 1,998 | 16.7 |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 1,381 | 9.0 |
| UUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 20.0 | 14.1 | 909 | 1.7 |
| SDLP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 1,036 | 4.9 |
| DUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 13.3 | 14.8 | 955 | 7.1 |
| TUV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 164 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 2011 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | TUV | TUV | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Ballycastle | 21.0 | 0 | 11.6 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 44.9 | 2 | 5 |
| Giant's Causeway | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.7 | 2 | 10.2 | 1 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 |
| The Glens | 35.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 25.6 | 1 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31.3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 21.4 | 3 | 14.1 | 3 | 16.1 | 2 | 14.8 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 31.1 | 4 | 15 |

## Districts results
### Ballycastle

2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2011: 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP 2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Ballycastle - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Padraig McShane | 23.01% | 535 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cara McShane* | 17.42% | 405 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Donal Cunningham | 16.99% | 395 | | | | |
| | UUP | Joan Baird | 11.61% | 270 | 272.04 | 290.38 | 290.62 | 388.62 |
| | Independent | Seamus Blaney* | 8.90% | 207 | 271.26 | 293.32 | 296.72 | 347.84 |
| | Independent | Kevin McAuley | 9.89% | 230 | 259.24 | 279.26 | 281.38 | 317.56 |
| | DUP | Christina McFaul | 5.55% | 129 | 130.02 | 140.02 | 140.1 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Hamilton | 3.57% | 83 | 124.14 | 125.48 | 134 | |
| | Independent | Helen Harding* | 3.05% | 71 | 79.84 | | | |
| Electorate: 4,282 Valid: 2,325 (54.30%) Spoilt: 38 Quota: 388 Turnout: 2,363 (55.18%) |||||||||

### Giant's Causeway

2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent 2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x TUV 2005-2011 Change: TUV gain from Independent
Giant's Causeway - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | UUP | Sandra Hunter | 16.91% | 273 | | | | |
| | UUP | William Graham* | 14.44% | 233 | 315 | | | |
| | DUP | Robert McIlroy* | 15.06% | 243 | 258 | 272 | | |
| | DUP | David McAllister* | 15.30% | 247 | 251 | 255 | 371 | |
| | TUV | Sharon McKillop | 10.16% | 164 | 174 | 185 | 214 | 236 |
| | Independent | Derwyn Brewster | 10.53% | 170 | 176 | 180 | 182 | 193 |
| | DUP | George Hartin* | 9.36% | 151 | 157 | 165 | | |
| | UUP | Jacqui McVicker | 8.24% | 133 | | | | |
| Electorate: 3,060 Valid: 1,614 (52.75%) Spoilt: 41 Quota: 270 Turnout: 1,655 (54.08%) |||||||||

### The Glens

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%) |||||||||