# Coleraine (District Electoral Area)

Coleraine is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Churchland, Mountsandel, Quarry, University, Waterside and Windy Hall. Causeway forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing the Coleraine Central DEA and the Coleraine East DEA which had existed since 1993.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Niamh Archibald (Sinn Féin) | Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) | John Wisener (UUP) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Philip Anderson (DUP) | Tanya Stirling (DUP) |
| July 2020 Defection | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Philip Anderson (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |
| April 2020 Defection | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Philip Anderson (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |
| 2019 | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Yvonne Boyle (Alliance) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Philip Anderson (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |
| April 2016 Defection | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Harding (Conservative)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |
| February 2015 Defection | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Harding (Conservative)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |
| 2014 | Stephanie Quigley (SDLP)/ (Independent) | David Harding (Conservative)/ (Independent)/ (UUP) | William McCandless (UUP)/ (Independent) | Russell Watton (PUP) | Trevor Clarke (DUP) | George Duddy (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
Coleraine - 6 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 | Philip Anderson* | 18.79% | 1,389 | | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Russell Watton* | 13.74% | 1,016 | 1,055.12 | 1,066.12 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Yvonne Boyle* | 12.81% | 947 | 952.04 | 1,041.04 | 1,049.04 | 1,220.04 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niamh Archibald | 11.61% | 858 | 858.72 | 892.96 | 894.96 | 1,023.96 | 1,035.68 | 1,117.68 | | | |
| | UUP | John Wisener | 9.75% | 721 | 730.84 | 739.84 | 799.00 | 815.00 | 1,019.32 | 1,046.32 | 1,067.32 | | |
| | DUP | Tanya Stirling | 5.97% | 441 | 623.40 | 629.64 | 747.40 | 757.64 | 907.80 | 908.80 | 910.80 | 913.80 | 913.80 |
| | DUP | Adele Tomb | 8.86% | 655 | 714.04 | 721.04 | 805.40 | 809.64 | 901.08 | 901.08 | 904.08 | 907.08 | 910.08 |
| | Independent | George Duddy* | 6.09% | 450 | 470.40 | 487.64 | 553.08 | 566.32 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Helen Maher | 4.45% | 329 | 330.20 | 380.20 | 383.20 | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Michael Sweeney | 4.59% | 339 | 351.72 | 358.44 | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Amy Merron | 3.34% | 247 | 248.44 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,874 Valid: 7,392 (43.81%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,057 Turnout: 7,489 (44.38%) ||||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Coleraine - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | PUP | Russell Watton* | 18.58% | 1,325 | | | | |
| | DUP | Philip Anderson | 12.63% | 901 | 987.48 | 1,013.85 | 1,031.85 | |
| | SDLP | Stephanie Quigley* ‡ | 13.78% | 983 | 989.67 | 1,009.13 | 1,031.13 | |
| | Alliance | Yvonne Boyle | 10.27% | 732 | 734.99 | 765.91 | 780.83 | 1,057.83 |
| | DUP | George Duddy* | 12.14% | 866 | 942.36 | 972.35 | 992.11 | 992.43 |
| | UUP | William McCandless* ‡ | 8.88% | 633 | 699.8 | 716.33 | 958.05 | 963.05 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke* | 10.78% | 769 | 817.07 | 835.60 | 857.35 | 861.35 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ciarán Archibald | 5.85% | 417 | 417.23 | 419.23 | 420.23 | |
| | UUP | John Wisener | 4.09% | 292 | 315.92 | 354.14 | | |
| | NI Conservatives | David Harding* | 1.57% | 112 | 155.22 | | | |
| | UKIP | Amanda Ranaghan | 1.42% | 101 | 116.18 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,879 Valid: 7,131 (44.90%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 7,208 (45.39%) |||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP
Coleraine - 6 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 |
| | PUP | Russell Watton | 11.84% | 777 | 779 | 812 | 938 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Stephanie Quigley* | 10.99% | 721 | 734 | 745 | 755 | 758 | 1,016 | | | | |
| | DUP | George Duddy* | 10.82% | 710 | 712 | 728 | 752 | 813 | 815 | 1,041 | | | |
| | UUP | William McCandless* | 9.77% | 641 | 654 | 674 | 698 | 756 | 758 | 772 | 773.84 | 837.84 | 847.84 |
| | DUP | Trevor Clarke* | 9.56% | 627 | 629 | 645 | 664 | 727 | 728 | 783 | 847.86 | 878.32 | 881.32 |
| | UUP | David Harding ‡‡ | 8.22% | 539 | 546 | 557 | 571 | 634 | 637 | 661 | 662.38 | 747.38 | 760.38 |
| | DUP | Tracy Craig | 7.36% | 483 | 483 | 490 | 505 | 553 | 557 | 621 | 653.66 | 674.66 | 677.66 |
| | Alliance | Yvonne Boyle* | 6.22% | 408 | 450 | 460 | 474 | 482 | 520 | 527 | 527.46 | | |
| | DUP | Phyllis Fielding* | 5.49% | 360 | 363 | 368 | 384 | 409 | 410 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Margaret Fleming | 5.84% | 383 | 384 | 387 | 389 | 389 | | | | | |
| | TUV | Tommy Collins | 4.98% | 327 | 328 | 360 | 378 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Billy Ellis | 4.33% | 284 | 288 | 300 | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | William Ogilby | 2.85% | 187 | 200 | | | | | | | | |
| | NI21 | Chris McCaw | 1.72% | 113 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,443 Valid: 6,560 (42.48%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 938 Turnout: 6,639 (42.99%) ||||||||||||||