The Glens
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council DEA constituency
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-)
Councillors
  •   Bill Kennedy (DUP)
  •   Margaret Anne McKillop (SDLP)
  •   Oliver McMullan (SF)
  •   Cara McShane (SF)
  •   Maighréad Watson (SF)

The Glens 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 Ballycastle, Kinbane, Loughguile and Stranocum, Lurigethan and Torr Head and Rathlin.[2] The Glens forms part of the North Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament and part of the East Antrim constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Moyle Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Armoy, Glenaan, Glenariff, Glendun and Glenshesk). For the 2014 local elections it also gained most of the abolished Ballycastle DEA and parts of the Bushvale DEA.

Councillors

Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2023 Margaret Anne McKillop
(SDLP)/
(Sinn Féin)		 Cara McShane
(Sinn Féin)		 Oliver McMullan
(Sinn Féin)		 Mairghéad Watson
(Sinn Féin)		 Bill Kennedy
(DUP)
October 2019 Co-Option Padraig McShane
(Independent)		 Joan Baird
(UUP)
2019 Ambrose Laverty
(Independent)
2014 Kieran Mulholland
(Sinn Féin)		 Padraig McShane
(Independent)
2011 Noreen McAllister
(Sinn Féin)		 Catherine McCambridge
(SDLP)		 Colum Thompson
(Independent)		 Randal McDonnell
(Independent Nationalist)
2005 Oliver McMullan
(Sinn Féin)/
(Independent Republican)		 Marie McKeegan
(Sinn Féin)		 Orla Black
(SDLP)
2001 Monica Digney
(Sinn Féin)		 Christine Blaney
(SDLP)
1997 James McCarry
(Sinn Féin)		 Malachy McSparran
(SDLP)		 Archie McIntosh
(SDLP)
1993 Patrick McBride
(SDLP)
1989 Joseph Mitchell
(SDLP)
1985 John Regan
(Sinn Féin)		 Daniel Anderson
(SDLP)

2023 Election

2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

2019–2023 Change: Sinn Féin and DUP gain from UUP and Independent

The Glens - 5 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 24.85% 1,913          
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan* 18.99% 1,462          
Sinn Féin Mairghéad Watson 14.83% 1,142 1,578.92        
DUP Bill Kennedy 12.27% 945 947.31 949.29 953.62 1,384.62  
SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop* 8.47% 652 755.29 922.93 1,102.92 1,135.58 1,273.90
Alliance Glenise Morgan 9.52% 733 789.10 848.17 898.05 982.03 1,016.99
Ulster Unionist Wesley Craig 7.62% 587 590.30 590.63 597.96    
Aontú John Robbin 3.44% 265 285.46 335.62      
Electorate: 13,178   Valid: 7,699 (58.42%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,284   Turnout: 7,799 (59.18%)  

    2019 Election

    2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

    2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

    2014-2019 Change: No change

    The Glens - 5 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Ambrose Laverty † 18.81% 1,267          
    Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 16.36% 1,102 1,433        
    Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 16.29% 1,097 1,298        
    SDLP Margret Anne McKillop* 16.03% 1,080 1,122 1,311      
    Ulster Unionist Joan Baird* 11.25% 758 762 763 793 815 933.3
    DUP Bill Kennedy 12.51% 843 845 850 859 864 887.1
    Sinn Féin Kieran James Mulholland* 8.74% 589          
    Electorate: 12,507   Valid: 6,736 (53.85%)   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,123   Turnout: 6,812 (54.46%)  

      2014 Election

      2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

      2014: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent

      2011-2014 Change: UUP gain from Independent

      The Glens - 5 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Joan Baird* 10.41% 675 700 813 842 1,268      
      Sinn Féin Cara McShane* 12.93% 839 846 856 957 958 958 1,273  
      SDLP Margaret Anne McKillop* 8.56% 555 563 616 831 841 866 1,064 1,091.3
      Independent Padraig McShane* 12.87% 835 845 852 919 921 926 1,008 1,023.6
      Sinn Féin Kieran Mulholland 11.48% 745 747 773 780 782 782 864 1,008.3
      Independent Ambrose Laverty 9.67% 627 654 664 798 824 886 904 907.25
      Sinn Féin Colum Thompson* 10.82% 702 702 702 706 706 706    
      DUP Evelyne Robinson* 7.62% 494 497 589 592        
      SDLP Donal Cunningham* 7.91% 513 534 580          
      TUV Cyril Quigg 3.53% 229 231            
      SDLP Joanne McKeown 2.20% 143 147            
      Alliance Colin Mayrs 2.00% 130              
      Electorate: 12,011   Valid: 6,487 (54.01%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,082   Turnout: 6,550 (54.53%)  

        2011 Election

        2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

        2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP

        2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from SDLP

        The Glens - 5 seats[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Independent Colum Thompson 18.61% 466        
        Sinn Féin Margaret Anne McKillop 13.18% 330 331 349.7 510.7  
        Sinn Féin Noreen McAllister 11.86% 297 304 308.4 338.2 413.8
        SDLP Catherine McCambridge* 12.78% 320 353 354.9 390.1 400.9
        Independent Randal McDonnell* 12.74% 319 338 346.3 369.6 371.4
        SDLP Justin McCamphill 12.82% 321 324 331.7 341.4 345
        Sinn Féin Kieran Mulholland 10.62% 266 267 269.8    
        DUP Walter Greer 7.39% 185        
        Electorate: 4,332   Valid: 2,504 (57.80%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 418   Turnout: 2,546 (58.77%)  

          2005 Election

          2001: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Sinn Féin

          2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

          2001-2005 Change: Independent joins Sinn Féin

          The Glens - 5 seats[7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan* 26.43% 682    
          SDLP Orla Black 16.94% 437    
          Sinn Féin Marie McKeegan 12.21% 315 441.17  
          Independent Randal McDonnell* 15.62% 403 432.23  
          SDLP Catherine McCambridge* 12.44% 321 342.46 405.83
          Sinn Féin Maria O'Hara 8.57% 221 289.82 290.82
          DUP Walter Greer 7.79% 201 201.37  
          Electorate: 4,069   Valid: 2,580 (63.41%)   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 431   Turnout: 2,623 (64.46%)  

            2001 Election

            1997: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Sinn Féin

            2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent

            1997-2001 Change: Independent Nationalists (two seats) become Independents

            The Glens - 5 seats[8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Independent Oliver McMullan* 24.40% 671          
            SDLP Catherine McCambridge 12.65% 348 359.55 365.55 387.21 458.16 468.16
            Independent Randal McDonnell* 11.49% 316 371.77 381.77 395.08 452.32 464.32
            SDLP Christine Blaney 10.22% 281 327.53 333.86 343.51 390.11 393.11
            Sinn Féin Monica Digney 7.85% 216 241.41 241.41 360.61 374.91 374.91
            Independent James McCarry* 10.15% 279 300.45 302.45 317.77 337.07 341.07
            DUP Evelyne Robinson 7.05% 194 194 231 232 232  
            SDLP Archie McIntosh* 6.91% 190 218.71 219.71 226.03    
            Sinn Féin Anne McAuley 6.47% 178 199.78 200.78      
            Independent James McAuley 2.80% 77 77.66        
            Electorate: 4,037   Valid: 2,750 (68.12%)   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 459   Turnout: 2,802 (69.41%)  

              1997 Election

              1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
              1997: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Republican, 1 x Independent Nationalist
              1993-1997 Change: No change

              The Glens - 5 seats[9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Independent Republican Oliver McMullan* 28.58% 711        
              Sinn Féin James McCarry* 18.25% 454        
              SDLP Malachy McSparran* 16.24% 404 488.15      
              SDLP Archie McIntosh 10.22% 316 392.05 419.05    
              Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 8.96% 223 331 364.3 383.22 464.22
              DUP Thomas Brennan 8.76% 218 219.35 220.7 220.81 222.81
              SDLP Anna Edwards 6.51% 162 182.25 188.1 205.15  
              Electorate: 4,032   Valid: 2,488 (61.71%)   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 415   Turnout: 2,520 (62.50%)  

                1993 Election

                1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist

                1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican

                1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP

                The Glens - 5 seats[10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234
                Independent Republican Oliver McMullan 20.61% 538      
                SDLP Malachy McSparran* 19.49% 509      
                Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 13.02% 340 380.11 413.41 452.41
                Sinn Féin James McCarry* 15.20% 397 429.34 433.09 433.51
                SDLP Patrick McBride* 13.75% 359 363.41 373.01 400.16
                SDLP Joseph Mitchell* 9.50% 248 270.47 294.62 294.83
                DUP Elizabeth Brennan 8.43% 220 221.26 221.41  
                Electorate: 3,787   Valid: 2,611 (68.95%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 436   Turnout: 2,653 (70.06%)  

                  1989 Election

                  1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist

                  1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist

                  1985-1989 Change: No change

                  The Glens - 5 seats[11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234
                  SDLP Malachy McSparran* 20.08% 468      
                  Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 12.74% 297 321.14 389.41  
                  SDLP Joseph Mitchell 12.18% 284 296.92 321.77 420.77
                  SDLP Patrick McBride* 14.76% 344 349.95 355.14 397.14
                  Sinn Féin James McCarry 14.20% 331 333.72 358.4 389.29
                  DUP Elizabeth White 10.77% 251 251.17 253.34 255.36
                  SDLP Daniel Anderson* 8.07% 188 207.04 244.1  
                  Independent Michael Brogan 7.21% 168 180.58    
                  Electorate: 3,606   Valid: 2,331 (64.64%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 389   Turnout: 2,360 (65.45%)  

                    1985 Election

                    1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist

                    The Glens - 5 seats[12]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567
                    Sinn Féin John Regan 12.41% 301 321 327 327 441    
                    SDLP Malachy McSparran* 14.14% 343 346 351 367 375 391 396
                    SDLP Patrick McBride* 10.43% 253 253 260 326 354 373 385
                    SDLP Daniel Anderson 13.24% 321 338 340 353 356 365 366
                    Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell 11.18% 271 292 295 305 317 349 359
                    SDLP Dermot McMullan 13.57% 329 336 337 343 349 349 351
                    Ulster Unionist Hugh Acheson* 8.78% 213 213 213 214 215    
                    Sinn Féin James McCarry 4.87% 118 118 172 185      
                    SDLP Mary Hegarty 5.07% 123 124 127        
                    Sinn Féin James McMullan 3.38% 82 83          
                    Irish Independence John McKay 2.93% 71            
                    Electorate: 3,408   Valid: 2,425 (71.16%)   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 405   Turnout: 2,472 (72.54%)  

                      References

                      1. ↑ Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014
                      2. ↑ , ARK, accessed 8 July 2023
                      3. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023 - Results". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
                      4. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2019 - Results by Stage". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
                      5. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2014 - Results by Stage". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
                      6. ↑ "The Glens Result Sheet" (PDF). EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
                      7. ↑ "Local Government Results 2005". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
                      8. ↑ "Local Government Results 2001". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
                      9. ↑ "Local Government Results 1997". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
                      10. ↑ "Local Government Results 1993". EONI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
                      11. ↑ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
                      12. ↑ "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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