Benbradagh_(District_Electoral_Area)
Benbradagh (District Electoral Area)
District electoral area in Northern Ireland
Benbradagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland.[1] The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Altahullion, Ballykelly, Dungiven, Feeny and Greysteel.[2] Benbradagh forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
Quick Facts Current constituency, Created ...
| Benbradagh | |
|---|---|
| Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 5 (1985-) |
| Councillors | |
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It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Limavady Area B which had existed since 1973, where it contained five wards (Dungiven, Feeny, Forest, The Highlands and Upper Glenshane). For the 2014 local elections it gained part of the abolished Bellarena DEA around Ballykelly.
More information Election, Councillor (Party) ...
| Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Seán McGlinchey (Sinn Féin) |
Dermot Nicholl (Sinn Féin) |
Kathleen McGurk (Sinn Féin) |
Michael Coyle (SDLP) |
Edgar Scott (DUP) | |||||
| 2019 | Orla Beattie (SDLP) | |||||||||
| May 2018 Co-Option | Boyd Douglas (TUV)/ (UUC)/ (UUP) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Tony McCaul (Sinn Féin) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) |
Michael Coyle (SDLP) | ||||||||
| 2005 | Marion Donaghy (Sinn Féin) |
Cathal Hasson (Sinn Féin) |
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| 2001 | Anne Brolly (Sinn Féin) |
Francis Brolly (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Malachy O'Kane (Sinn Féin) |
Max Gault (UUP) |
Gerard Lynch (SDLP) |
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| 1993 | Thomas Donaghy (Sinn Féin) |
David Robinson (UUP) | ||||||||
| 1989 | Lawrence Hegarty (SDLP) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Michael McGonigle (Sinn Féin) |
Michael Hasson (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
Close
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Sean McGlinchey* | 24.04% | 1,888 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Nicholl* | 19.84% | 1,558 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen McGurk* | 14.92% | 1,172 | 1,640.00 | ||||||
| DUP | Edgar Scott* | 15.68% | 1,231 | 1,231.00 | 1,231.30 | 1,231.57 | 1,256.38 | 1,755.38 | ||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle | 5.62% | 441 | 461.70 | 549.60 | 710.52 | 991.86 | 1,067.60 | 1,187.60 | |
| Aontú | Liam McElhinney | 6.29% | 494 | 546.20 | 645.80 | 690.08 | 805.25 | 812.25 | 825.25 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Carmichael | 7.64% | 600 | 600.00 | 601.20 | 601.47 | 659.94 | |||
| Alliance | Christine Turner | 4.49% | 353 | 360.20 | 389.00 | 420.86 | ||||
| Independent | Niall Murphy | 1.48% | 116 | 131.60 | 169.40 | 180.20 | ||||
| Electorate: 13,317 Valid: 7,853 (58.97%) Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,309 Turnout: 7,903 (59.34%) | ||||||||||
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2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV
2019: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from TUV
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Seán McGlinchey* | 22.33% | 1,574 | |||||
| SDLP | Orla Beattie* | 13.08% | 922 | 944.5 | 1,136.75 | 1,177.75 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Kathleen McGurk* | 9.60% | 677 | 974.25 | 986 | 986 | 1,224 | |
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Nicholl* | 14.21% | 1,002 | 1,029 | 1,048.25 | 1,048.25 | 1,154.25 | |
| DUP | Edgar Scott | 12.71% | 896 | 896 | 909 | 1,088 | 1,107 | |
| TUV | Boyd Douglas* | 8.24% | 581 | 581.25 | 594.25 | 797.25 | 814.5 | |
| Aontú | Proinnsias Brolly | 9.29% | 655 | 692.75 | 717.75 | 718.75 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Carmichael | 5.82% | 410 | 410 | 438 | |||
| Alliance | Christine Turner | 4.71% | 332 | 335.5 | ||||
| Electorate: 12,560 Valid: 7,049 (56.12%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,175 Turnout: 7,121 (56.69%) | ||||||||
Close
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Seán McGlinchey* | 24.31% | 1,460 | |||||
| TUV | Boyd Douglas* | 19.62% | 1,160 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Tony McCaul* | 10.69% | 632 | 982.13 | 1,038.13 | |||
| SDLP | Orla Beattie* | 11.60% | 686 | 696.89 | 991.89 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Nicholl* | 14.09% | 833 | 904.61 | 930.79 | 932.29 | 959.29 | |
| DUP | Edgar Scott* | 12.68% | 750 | 750.99 | 751.99 | 915.79 | 915.79 | |
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 6.63% | 392 | 428.96 | ||||
| Electorate: 11,904 Valid: 5,913 (49.67%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 986 Turnout: 6,005 (50.45%) | ||||||||
Close
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x TUV, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: United Unionist joins TUV
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Sean McGlinchey | 19.80% | 862 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Brenda Chivers* | 17.83% | 776 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Tony McCaul | 9.65% | 420 | 425 | 491.72 | 514.16 | 819.16 | |
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 13.03% | 567 | 624 | 633.92 | 641.42 | 696.36 | |
| TUV | Boyd Douglas* | 15.37% | 669 | 679 | 679.16 | 679.4 | 683.94 | |
| DUP | Edgar Scott | 12.77% | 556 | 568 | 568.48 | 568.66 | 568.66 | |
| Sinn Féin | Rory Donaghy | 9.10% | 396 | 401 | 453.16 | 467.68 | ||
| Alliance | Siobhan Carr | 2.46% | 107 | |||||
| Electorate: 7,418 Valid: 4,353 (58.68%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 726 Turnout: 4,442 (59.88%) | ||||||||
Close
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| United Unionist | Boyd Douglas* | 20.85% | 922 | ||||||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 14.36% | 635 | 635.6 | 833.6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Hasson | 15.06% | 666 | 666 | 676 | 699.14 | 1,038.14 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Brenda Chivers | 13.82% | 611 | 611.2 | 631.2 | 657.9 | 682.79 | 851.15 | |
| Sinn Féin | Marion Donaghy* | 10.95% | 484 | 484.2 | 502.2 | 530.68 | 606.02 | 737.58 | |
| United Unionist | Samuel Oliver | 9.18% | 406 | 585 | 585.6 | 593.61 | 593.61 | 593.61 | |
| Sinn Féin | Martin McGuigan | 10.00% | 442 | 442.2 | 442.2 | 451.1 | |||
| SDLP | Evelyn Donaghy | 5.79% | 256 | 256.6 | |||||
| Electorate: 6,956 Valid: 4,422 (63.57%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 738 Turnout: 4,519 (64.97%) | |||||||||
Close
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x United Unionist, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 Change: Sinn Féin (two seats) gain from UUP and SDLP, United Unionist leaves UUP
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Anne Brolly | 20.96% | 1,056 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | Francis Brolly | 18.21% | 917 | ||||||
| United Unionist | Boyd Douglas* | 14.85% | 748 | 748.42 | 918.42 | ||||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 11.10% | 559 | 584.41 | 587.41 | 587.41 | 600.46 | 978.46 | |
| Sinn Féin | Marion Donaghy | 11.10% | 559 | 732.67 | 732.67 | 732.67 | 793.42 | 841.2 | |
| United Unionist | Mark Gibson | 8.78% | 442 | 442 | 508 | 585.28 | 585.28 | 588.28 | |
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch* | 9.87% | 497 | 509.39 | 512.39 | 512.85 | 515.73 | ||
| DUP | John Murray | 5.14% | 259 | 259 | |||||
| Electorate: 6,750 Valid: 5,037 (74.62%) Spoilt: 112 Quota: 840 Turnout: 5,149 (76.28%) | |||||||||
Close
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993-1997 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Boyd Douglas | 25.65% | 1,072 | |||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle* | 24.23% | 1,013 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Malachy O'Kane | 20.96% | 876 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 9.78% | 409 | 777.55 | ||
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch* | 10.57% | 442 | 443.05 | 739.06 | |
| Sinn Féin | Eddie-Jo Lynn | 8.80% | 368 | 368 | 384.5 | |
| Electorate: 6,447 Valid: 4,180 (64.84%) Spoilt: 76 Quota: 697 Turnout: 4,256 (66.02%) | ||||||
Close
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989–1993 Change: No change
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | David Robinson* | 26.86% | 1,042 | |||||
| SDLP | Michael Coyle | 25.75% | 999 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Donaghy* | 20.68% | 802 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 10.70% | 415 | 800.32 | ||||
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch* | 7.58% | 294 | 295.14 | 610.34 | 614.34 | 636.38 | |
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Kelly | 8.43% | 327 | 327.76 | 364.16 | 509.16 | 509.54 | |
| Electorate: 6,155 Valid: 3,879 (63.02%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 647 Turnout: 3,976 (64.60%) | ||||||||
Close
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SDLP | Lawrence Hegarty* | 26.75% | 987 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | David Robinson* | 25.45% | 939 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Donaghy | 21.49% | 793 | |||||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 12.09% | 446 | 446.84 | 768.84 | |||
| SDLP | Gerard Lynch | 4.93% | 182 | 523.04 | 523.74 | 528.8 | 542.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Hasson* | 9.30% | 343 | 368.62 | 368.62 | 533.3 | 533.65 | |
| Electorate: 5,745 Valid: 3,690 (64.23%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 616 Turnout: 3,794 (66.04%) | ||||||||
Close
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Michael McGonigle | 22.58% | 880 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | David Robinson* | 21.17% | 825 | ||||||
| Ulster Unionist | Max Gault* | 8.62% | 336 | 336 | 480.48 | ||||
| SDLP | Lawrence Hegarty* | 15.01% | 585 | 598 | 598 | 599 | 811 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Michael Hasson | 9.42% | 367 | 564.6 | 564.6 | 565.6 | 598.42 | 624.42 | |
| Independent | Denis Farren* | 10.37% | 404 | 412.06 | 413.32 | 413.74 | 464.78 | 549.78 | |
| SDLP | James Brolly | 8.11% | 316 | 320.94 | 321.15 | 321.15 | |||
| DUP | John McKay | 4.72% | 184 | 184 | 208.99 | ||||
| Electorate: 5,653 Valid: 3,897 (68.94%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 650 Turnout: 3,989 (70.56%) | |||||||||
Close
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