# Coleraine Town (District Electoral Area)

Coleraine Town was one of the three district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 1993. The district elected seven members to Coleraine Borough Council, and formed part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Coleraine Area C which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Ballysally, Central, Churchland, Cross Glebe, Mount Sandel, university and Waterside. It was abolished for the 1993 local elections, with Central, Churchland, Mount Sandel and Waterside moving to the new Coleraine Central DEA and Ballysally, Cross Glebe and University moving to the new Coleraine East DEA.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 1989 | | Patrick McFeely (Independent) | | William Mathews (Alliance) | | Robert White (UUP) | | Gladys Black (UUP) | | David McClarty (UUP) | | Marie McAllister (DUP) | | James McClure (DUP) |
| 1985 | | Patrick McFeely (Independent) | | William Mathews (Alliance) | | Robert White (UUP) | | Gladys Black (UUP) | | Robert Bolton (DUP) | | Marie McAllister (DUP) | | James McClure (DUP) |

## 1989 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Coleraine Town - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | James McClure* | 28.97% | 1,790 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert White* | 18.27% | 1,129 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gladys Black* | 13.24% | 818 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | David McClarty | 9.83% | 607 | 743.4 | 1,006.9 | | | | |
| | DUP | Marie McAllister* | 3.03% | 187 | 759.88 | 788.78 | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McFeely* | 6.56% | 405 | 424.22 | 431.36 | 434.88 | 452.56 | 499.9 | 765.9 |
| | Alliance | William Mathews* | 6.44% | 398 | 419.08 | 446.96 | 456.16 | 489.14 | 631 | 720 |
| | DUP | William Thompson | 1.91% | 118 | 372.2 | 392.94 | 418.46 | 516.38 | 538.88 | 540.88 |
| | SDLP | Gerry McLaughlin | 7.01% | 433 | 434.86 | 436.22 | 436.54 | 437.22 | 468.38 | |
| | Labour Party NI | Timothy Blackman | 1.62% | 100 | 103.72 | 105.42 | 106.62 | 109.34 | | |
| | Alliance | Yvonne Boyle | 1.59% | 98 | 98.62 | 99.98 | 101.1 | 105.18 | | |
| | Green (NI) | David Garland | 0.91% | 56 | 56.62 | 57.98 | 58.54 | 60.92 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Rosemary McBride | 0.63% | 39 | 40.86 | 42.22 | 42.7 | 44.06 | | |
| Electorate: 12,216 Valid: 6,178 (50.57%) Spoilt: 151 Quota: 773 Turnout: 6,329 (51.81%) |||||||||||

## 1985 Election

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Coleraine Town - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | DUP | James McClure* | 38.12% | 2,444 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert White* | 16.06% | 1,030 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McFeely | 9.11% | 584 | 613.24 | 617.64 | 633.86 | 654.54 | 655.44 | 864.44 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gladys Black | 5.74% | 368 | 456.4 | 549.46 | 550.68 | 552.36 | 559.92 | 560.92 | 561.84 | 610.86 | 845.86 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Bolton* | 0.92% | 59 | 674.4 | 678.58 | 679.58 | 683.84 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 785.62 | 827.82 | | |
| | Alliance | William Mathews | 6.53% | 419 | 440.08 | 451.74 | 514.42 | 536.42 | 537.78 | 584.46 | 617.12 | 658.42 | 712.6 | 723.62 | 723.62 |
| | DUP | Marie McAllister | 2.14% | 137 | 470.2 | 475.04 | 475.72 | 480.4 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 606.76 | 676.88 | 696.6 | 712.92 |
| | Independent | William McNabb* | 4.37% | 280 | 408.52 | 425.9 | 428.58 | 440.26 | 443.2 | 452.2 | 469.68 | 611.62 | 676.94 | 689.7 | 693.1 |
| | UUP | Stephen Smyth | 5.15% | 330 | 445.6 | 511.16 | 515.16 | 519.84 | 539.46 | 539.46 | 540.38 | 577.42 | | | |
| | Independent | Randall Crawford* | 3.76% | 241 | 338.24 | 355.84 | 359.84 | 379.52 | 385.36 | 397.36 | 407.48 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Deirdre Busby | 4.46% | 286 | 286.68 | 286.68 | 289.68 | 307.68 | 307.68 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 0.44% | 28 | 212.96 | 216.92 | 216.92 | 217.6 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | Timothy Blackman | 1.72% | 110 | 118.16 | 118.6 | 119.6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Colm McCloskey | 1.50% | 96 | 98.04 | 98.7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,221 Valid: 6,412 (57.14%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%) ||||||||||||||||