2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election explained

Election Name:	2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Council election
Flag Image:	Flag placeholder.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2023 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
Next Year:	2023
Seats For Election:	All 40 council seats
Majority Seats:	21
Election Date:	2 May 2019
Leader1:	Arlene Foster
Party1:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats1:	14
Seat Change1:	3
Leader2:	Michelle O'Neill
Party2:	Sinn Féin
Seats2:	9
Seat Change2:	2
Leader3:	Robin Swann
Party3:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats3:	7
Seat Change3:	3
Leader4:	Colum Eastwood
Party4:	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seats4:	6
Seat Change4:	0
Leader5:	Naomi Long
Party5:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats5:	2
Seat Change5:	1
Leader6:	Billy Hutchinson
Party6:	Progressive Unionist Party
Seats6:	1
Seat Change6:	0
Party7:	Independent (politician)
Seats7:	1
Seat Change7:	0
Leader8:	Jim Allister
Party8:	Traditional Unionist Voice
Seats8:	0
Seat Change8:	3
Leader9:	Peadar Tóibín
Party9:	Aontú
Seats9:	0
Seat Change9:	0
Map Size:	500px

The second election to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council,^[1] part of the Northern Ireland local elections^[2] ^[3] on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

The overall turnout was 51.19% with a total of 50,638 valid votes cast. A total of 574 ballots were rejected.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Ballymoney|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|34.0|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3|23.5|2|22.1|2|0.0|0|8.4|0|0.0|0|12.0|0|7|-|align="left"|Bann|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|33.9|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2|19.3|1|24.2|1|9.4|1|6.7|0|3.5|0|3.0|0|5|-|align="left"|Benbradagh|12.7|1|bgcolor="#008800"|46.1|bgcolor="#008800"|3|5.8|0|13.1|1|4.7|0|0.0|0|17.5|0|5|-|align="left"|Causeway|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|38.3|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3|3.3|0|18.8|2|6.1|1|14.9|1|0.0|0|18.6|0|7|-|align="left"|Coleraine|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|35.6|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2|5.8|0|13.0|1|13.8|1|10.3|1|18.6|1|2.9|0|6|-|align="left"|Limavady|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|45.6|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3|18.6|1|7.3|0|9.3|1|10.0|0|0.0|0|9.3|0|5|-|align="left"|The Glens|12.5|0|bgcolor="#008800"|41.4|bgcolor="#008800"|2|11.3|1|16.0|1|0.0|0|0.0|0|18.8|1|5|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|30.4|14|22.2|9|15.3|7|9.3|6|8.0|2|3.1|1|11.7|1|40|-|}

District results

Ballymoney

2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Fein
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain from TUV

Bann

2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Fein
2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain from UUP

Benbradagh

2014: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV

Causeway

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

Coleraine

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

Limavady

2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP

The Glens

2014: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2019: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2014-2019 Change: No change

Changes during the term

† Co-options

Date co-opted	Electoral Area		Outgoing	Co-optee
4 October 2019	The Glens	Ambrose Laverty	Padraig McShane	Laverty resigned.
15 June 2022	Limavady	Alan Robinson	Steven Callaghan	Robinson was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
23 August 2022	Ballymoney	Cathal McLaughlin	Ciarán McQuillan	McLaughlin resigned after being expelled from Sinn Féin.
25 August 2022	Ballymoney	John Finlay	Mervyn Storey	Finlay died.
31 March 2023	The Glens	Padraig McShane	vacant	McShane resigned and seat was not filled before May 2023 election.

‡ Changes in affiliation

Date	Electoral Area	Name	New affiliation
21 Apr 2020	Coleraine	William McCandless	Decided to sit on the council as an independent.^[4]
8 July 2020	Coleraine	Stephanie Quigley	Resigned from the SDLP over its stance on abortion.^[5]
23 July 2020	Causeway	Angela Mulholland	Decided to sit on the council as an independent.^[6]
29 June 2021	Limavady	James McCorkell	Resigned from the DUP over disagreements with the new party leadership.^[7]
13 February 2023	Bann	Adrian McQuillan	Resigned from the DUP following his suspension from the party.^[8]

– Suspensions

None

Last updated 25 August 2022.

Current composition: see Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Notes

News: Election 2019: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council candidates. BBC News. 4 May 2019.
Web site: Northern Ireland local elections 2019.
Web site: Causeway Coast and Glens elections. 25 June 2014. Ballymoney Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708025643/http://www.ballymoney.gov.uk/elections.aspx. 8 July 2014. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Former UUP Councillor goes independent. Ballymoney Bubble. 21 April 2020 . en. 2020-06-29.
Web site: Stephanie Quigley resigns from SDLP over abortion. Young. Connla. Irish News. 8 July 2020 . en. 2020-07-08.
News: SDLP hit by new resignation as Councillor Angela Mulholland Quits. Higgins. Paul. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 23 July 2020 . en. 2020-07-24.
Web site: Fifth independent for Causeway Council as DUP councillor quits the party . Derry Now. 29 June 2021 . en. 2021-06-29.
News: DUP councillor Adrian McQuillan leaves party after suspension. BBC News . 13 February 2023 . en. 2023-02-14.