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Coleraine Central (District Electoral Area)

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Coleraine Central DEA (1993-2014) within Coleraine

Coleraine Central was one of the four district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected six 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 1993 local elections, and contained the wards of Central, Churchland, Knocklynn, Mount Sandel, The Cuts and Waterside. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Coleraine DEA.

Councillors

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Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
2011 Gerry McLaughlin
(SDLP)
David McClarty
(UUP)/
(Independent)
David Barbour
(UUP)
William McCandless
(DUP)
George Duddy
(DUP)
James McClure
(DUP)
2005 Elizabeth Johnston
(UUP)
Timothy Deans
(DUP)
2001
1997 Eamon O'Hara
(Alliance)
1993 Robert White
(UUP)
William Mathews
(Alliance)

2011 Election

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2005: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP, Independent leaves UUP

Coleraine Central - 6 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent David McClarty* 22.09% 1,260              
DUP George Duddy 12.53% 715 746.16 746.16 836.16        
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin* 7.08% 404 437.06 502.82 506.96 506.96 815.38    
UUP David Barbour* 9.76% 557 650.48 652.48 699.46 702.22 704.22 939.22  
DUP James McClure* 10.20% 582 646.98 646.98 734.3 735.68 738.68 783.21 815.03
DUP William McCandless 9.20% 525 570.6 570.6 643.88 657.68 661.06 712.38 774.54
Alliance Graham Scobie 8.27% 472 545.72 551.72 560.62 560.85 586.85 621.35 649.47
UUP Nigel MacAuley 6.19% 353 411.52 412.9 438.32 439.93 444.69    
Sinn Féin Susan Kelly 7.15% 408 412.94 419.32 419.32 419.32      
Independent Russell Watton 5.99% 342 368.98 368.98          
SDLP Sebastian Pierzchalski 1.52% 87 89.66            
Electorate: 11,313   Valid: 5,705 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 816   Turnout: 5,813 (51.38%)  

2005 Election

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2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2005: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

2001-2005 Change: No change

Coleraine Central - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP David McClarty* 23.18% 1,478            
DUP James McClure* 16.68% 1,064            
DUP Timothy Deans* 14.36% 916            
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin* 10.88% 694 716.23 719.23 722.27 1,013.27    
UUP Elizabeth Johnston* 7.39% 471 781.05 828.46 884.89 889.28 890.2 1,014.2
UUP David Barbour* 7.04% 449 608.9 649.14 697.21 702.21 704.51 850.08
Alliance Eamon O'Hara 6.05% 386 415.25 422.03 425.26 442.65 538.33 555.68
Independent Russell Watton 5.96% 380 395.21 418.99 455.09 455.67 456.13  
Sinn Féin Kevin Darragh 5.74% 366 367.56 367.56 367.75      
DUP Adrian Parke 2.71% 173 193.28          
Electorate: 11,309   Valid: 6,377 (56.39%)   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 912   Turnout: 6,478 (57.28%)  

2001 Election

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1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

Coleraine Central - 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP James McClure* 20.39% 1,426    
UUP David McClarty* 19.95% 1,395    
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin* 17.62% 1,232    
UUP Elizabeth Johnston* 14.53% 1,016    
DUP Timothy Deans 10.00% 699 1,064.12  
UUP David Barbour* 10.25% 717 761.8 1,103.56
Alliance Eamon O'Hara* 7.26% 508 515.36 564.32
Electorate: 11,571   Valid: 6,993 (60.44%)   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 7,130 (61.62%)  

1997 Election

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1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1997: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

1993-1997 Change: No change

Coleraine Central - 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP David McClarty* 24.94% 1,255              
DUP James McClure* 18.70% 941              
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin* 14.49% 729              
UUP David Barbour 10.51% 529 702.8 714.8 724.8        
UUP Elizabeth Johnston* 8.70% 438 627.64 644.68 668.92 871.92      
Alliance Eamon O'Hara 5.96% 300 327.72 328.2 542.36 591.44 631.44 640.48 644.32
DUP Marie McAllister* 5.50% 277 324.96 498.24 502.92 555.72 639.72 640 641.92
UUP Daniel Christie 5.78% 291 367.56 378.36 389.24        
Alliance Yvonne Boyle 4.25% 214 226.76 227.48          
NI Women's Coalition Avril Watson 1.15% 58 63.76 64.68          
Electorate: 10,971   Valid: 5,032 (45.87%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 719   Turnout: 5,107 (46.55%)  

1993 Election

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1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Coleraine Central - 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP James McClure* 23.21% 1,206                
UUP Robert White* 15.15% 787                
SDLP Gerry McLaughlin 12.07% 627 629.4 630.4 774.4          
UUP David McClarty* 10.47% 544 608 614 631.4 640.9 742.6 745.08    
UUP Elizabeth Johnston 7.45% 387 432.2 434.2 443.6 448.8 600.15 600.15 824.15  
Alliance William Mathews* 7.10% 369 377 473 544.4 546.85 565.15 592.43 629.68 652.08
DUP Donald Clifton 3.66% 190 443.2 443.2 449 449.8 482.45 483.07 565.22 623.32
UUP John Moody 6.47% 336 383.6 385 395.4 410.35 451.9 452.21    
UUP Daniel Christie 6.33% 329 360.6 361.6 365 370.35        
Independent Patrick McFeely* 5.79% 301 308.6 314.6            
Alliance Lara McIlroy 2.29% 119 119.8              
Electorate: 10,293   Valid: 5,195 (50.47%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 743   Turnout: 5,278 (51.28%)  

References

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  1. ^ "Coleraine Central Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.