# Causeway (District Electoral Area)

Causeway is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. The district elects seven members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Atlantic, Dervock, Dundoonan, Giant's Causeway, Hopefield, Portrush and Dunluce and Portstewart. Causeway forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 2014 local elections, largely replacing The Skerries DEA and the Giant's Causeway DEA which had existed since 1993 and 1985 respectively.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) |
| 2023 | Peter McCully (Alliance) | Richard Stewart (Alliance) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Allister Kyle (TUV) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | John McAuley (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| July 2020 Defection | Chris McCaw (Alliance) | Angela Mulholland (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | John McAuley (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| 2019 | Chris McCaw (Alliance) | Angela Mulholland (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | John McAuley (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| November 2018 Defection | Chris McCaw (Alliance) | Angela Mulholland (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | Frank Campbell (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| June 2018 Co-Option | Chris McCaw (Alliance) | Angela Mulholland (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | Frank Campbell (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| January 2018 Co-Option | Barney Fitzpatrick (Alliance) | Angela Mulholland (SDLP)/ (Independent) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | Frank Campbell (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |
| 2014 | Barney Fitzpatrick (Alliance) | Maura Hickey (SDLP) | Sandra Hunter (UUP) | Norman Hillis (UUP) | Sharon McKillop (DUP)/ (TUV) | Frank Campbell (DUP) | Mark Fielding (DUP) |

## 2023 Election

2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2023: 3 x DUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x TUV
2019–2023 Change: Alliance and TUV gain from UUP and SDLP
Causeway - 7 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 | Mark Fielding* | 14.81% | 1,305 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter McCully | 10.49% | 924 | 925.35 | 1,022.35 | 1,068.65 | 1,165.65 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Sandra Hunter* | 9.00% | 793 | 802.90 | 818.05 | 830.05 | 880.05 | 880.76 | 888.62 | 1,335.62 | | |
| | DUP | John McAuley* | 9.76% | 860 | 992.15 | 995.45 | 1,003.60 | 1,032.20 | 1,032.91 | 1,034.06 | 1,072.91 | 1,142.60 | |
| | Alliance | Richard Stewart | 5.31% | 468 | 468.90 | 489.90 | 538.20 | 599.20 | 649.61 | 936.29 | 1,021.59 | 1,111.98 | |
| | TUV | Allister Kyle | 9.84% | 867 | 886.50 | 888.65 | 898.80 | 936.25 | 936.25 | 940.25 | 992.90 | 1,037.06 | 1,038.86 |
| | DUP | Sharon McKillop* | 9.96% | 878 | 899.00 | 900.15 | 909.45 | 925.60 | 925.60 | 929.60 | 963.20 | 992.18 | 1,030.43 |
| | Sinn Féin | Emma Thompson | 8.11% | 715 | 715.00 | 732.00 | 751.00 | 767.00 | 767.71 | 937.71 | 945.71 | 945.71 | 945.71 |
| | UUP | Barry Torrens | 6.90% | 608 | 613.70 | 625.70 | 663.85 | 738.60 | 739.61 | 766.31 | | | |
| | SDLP | Paul Shevlin | 5.11% | 450 | 450.30 | 491.30 | 530.30 | 562.30 | 572.24 | | | | |
| | Independent | David Alexander | 4.02% | 354 | 355.80 | 375.80 | 476.95 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Angela Mulholland* | 3.71% | 327 | 328.50 | 353.65 | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Mark Coulson | 2.97% | 262 | 263.05 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,620 Valid: 8,811 (50.01%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,102 Turnout: 8,908 (50.55%) ||||||||||||||

## 2019 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV
Causeway - 7 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 |
| | DUP | Mark Fielding* | 15.69% | 1,276 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Chris McCaw* | 14.91% | 1,212 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Sharon McKillop* | 12.42% | 1,010 | 1,036.6 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John McAuley | 10.22% | 831 | 1,005.6 | 1,007.2 | 1,038.2 | 1,038.2 | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Hillis* | 9.32% | 758 | 785 | 802.28 | 821.96 | 833.16 | 833.16 | 857.76 | 1,005.04 |
| | UUP | Sandra Hunter* | 9.52% | 774 | 779.8 | 797.88 | 809.44 | 820.44 | 820.44 | 834.72 | 1,000.08 |
| | SDLP | Angela Mulholland* ‡ | 6.10% | 496 | 498 | 548.88 | 551.04 | 554.52 | 761.12 | 919.6 | 926.12 |
| | Independent | David Alexander | 6.79% | 552 | 556.6 | 590.2 | 606.36 | 618.36 | 625.52 | 779.36 | 826.64 |
| | TUV | Cyril Quigg | 4.00% | 325 | 327.6 | 329.84 | 341.04 | 486.04 | 487.04 | 494.52 | |
| | Green (NI) | Mark Coulson | 4.07% | 331 | 333 | 387.08 | 397.08 | 401.24 | 437.2 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Emma Thompson | 3.28% | 267 | 267 | 269.88 | 269.88 | 269.88 | | | |
| | TUV | Stewart Moore | 2.05% | 167 | 171 | 172.76 | 192.12 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Hanna | 1.62% | 132 | 136 | 138.56 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,918 Valid: 8,131 (48.06%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,017 Turnout: 8,220 (48.58%) ||||||||||||

## 2014 Election

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x TUV, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
Causeway - 7 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 | Frank Campbell* | 12.28% | 910 | 915 | 945 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Mark Fielding* | 8.68% | 643 | 647 | 655 | 666.16 | 702.16 | 884.16 | 923.16 | 940.16 | | |
| | Alliance | Barney Fitzpatrick* † | 10.06% | 745 | 745 | 756 | 757.24 | 766.24 | 767.24 | 841.24 | 934.24 | | |
| | UUP | Sandra Hunter* | 10.28% | 762 | 767 | 786 | 787.86 | 804.86 | 813.86 | 831.86 | 862.86 | 1,025.86 | |
| | UUP | Norman Hillis* | 9.03% | 669 | 671 | 679 | 679 | 707 | 712 | 749 | 773 | 983 | |
| | TUV | Sharon McKillop ‡ | 8.31% | 616 | 721 | 773 | 773.62 | 830.62 | 834.62 | 845.62 | 865.62 | 895.62 | 923.17 |
| | SDLP | Maura Hickey* † | 9.43% | 699 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 708 | 709 | 733 | 802 | 813 | 827.25 |
| | DUP | Bill Kennedy* | 6.71% | 497 | 504 | 522 | 523.86 | 532.86 | 592.86 | 601.86 | 613.86 | 665.86 | 722.86 |
| | UUP | Robert McPherson | 6.26% | 464 | 471 | 475 | 475.62 | 488.62 | 496.62 | 499.62 | 525.62 | | |
| | Independent | Alison Torrens | 3.81% | 282 | 283 | 307 | 307 | 320 | 320 | 363 | | | |
| | NI21 | David Alexander | 3.58% | 265 | 265 | 277 | 277.62 | 290.62 | 291.62 | | | | |
| | DUP | Angela Knott | 3.51% | 260 | 263 | 264 | 264 | 280 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Adrian Parke | 3.09% | 229 | 244 | 252 | 252 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Leanne Abernethy | 2.79% | 207 | 211 | | | | | | | | |
| | TUV | Thomas Stirling | 2.17% | 161 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,548 Valid: 7,409 (44.77%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 927 Turnout: 7,508 (45.37%) ||||||||||||||