Coleraine East (District Electoral Area)

Coleraine East was one of the four district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1993 to 2014. The district elected five 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 Ballysally, Cross Glebe, Dundoonan, Dunluce and University. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the Coleraine DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Yvonne Boyle
(Alliance)		 David Harding
(UUP)		 Phyllis Fielding
(DUP)		 William Creelman
(DUP)		 Maurice Bradley
(DUP)
2005 Robert McPherson
(UUP)		 Elizabeth Black
(UUP)
2001
1997 William Mathews
(Alliance)
1993 David Gilmour
(UUP)		 William Glenn
(UUP)		 Marie McAllister
(DUP)

2011 Election

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Coleraine East - 6 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUP Maurice Bradley* 44.01% 1,507        
DUP William Creelman* 10.98% 376 1,120.25      
DUP Phyllis Fielding* 4.88% 167 251.5 768.46    
Ulster Unionist David Harding 15.10% 517 568.35 579.39    
Alliance Yvonne Boyle 10.22% 350 261.7 362.66 370.86 539.06
Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson* 8.03% 275 308.8 318.88 505.43 518.9
SDLP Teresa Young 6.78% 232 241.1 243.02 245.48  
Electorate: 7,678   Valid: 3,424 (44.59%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 571   Turnout: 3,519 (45.83%)  

    2005 Election

    2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    2001-2005 Change: No change

    Coleraine East - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Maurice Bradley* 34.99% 1,395            
    DUP William Creelman* 15.78% 629 1,217.3          
    DUP Phyllis Fielding* 6.70% 267 338.55 862.05        
    Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black* 10.46% 417 437.14 443.14 506.04 507.04 560.02 623.29
    Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson* 10.43% 416 441.44 451.44 494.73 495.73 523.1 573
    Ulster Unionist David Harding 8.28% 330 342.19 350.69 431.72 432.72 464.83 507.26
    SDLP John Montgomery 5.69% 227 229.12 229.12 232.82 333.82 396.72  
    Alliance Yvonne Boyle 4.64% 185 186.06 188.06 193.24 199.24    
    Sinn Féin Maria O'Neill 3.03% 121 121 121.5 121.5      
    Electorate: 7,735   Valid: 3,987 (51.54%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 65   Turnout: 4,076 (52.70%)  

      2001 Election

      1997: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

      2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

      1997-2001 Change: DUP gain from Alliance

      Coleraine East - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      DUP Maurice Bradley* 29.22% 1,389                
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black* 17.00% 808                
      DUP William Creelman* 12.54% 596 1,025.57              
      Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson* 9.68% 460 481.93 486.97 514.98 564.25 593.13 647.14 827.14  
      DUP Phyllis Fielding 2.48% 118 164.87 377.51 400.05 436.69 530.48 543.91 601.56 625.94
      SDLP John Montgomery 7.74% 368 368 368.48 370.91 377.91 379.77 507.63 569.3 578.84
      Independent Thomas Houston 6.71% 319 330.18 332.82 340.68 362.11 375.55 436.98    
      Alliance Patrick McGowan 5.76% 274 277.87 278.11 290.11 298.02 304.45      
      Independent Alistair Crawford 3.13% 149 188.13 191.25 221.07 238.32        
      PUP David Gilmour 3.07% 146 161.91 166.71 188.34          
      Independent Robert Hunter 2.65% 126 143.2 145.6            
      Electorate: 8,415   Valid: 4,753 (56.48%)   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 793   Turnout: 4,862 (57.78%)  

        1997 Election

        1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

        1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

        1993-1997 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

        Coleraine East - 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        DUP Maurice Bradley 24.21% 833            
        Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black* 17.61% 606            
        DUP William Creelman* 13.48% 464 658.06          
        Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson 10.32% 355 366.16 389.74 413.1 513.38 554.12 572.32
        Alliance William Mathews* 12.00% 413 416.72 419.42 456.42 462.42 497.02 499.47
        Ind. Unionist David Gilmour* 8.22% 283 303.77 329.87 360.59 391.64 474.71 480.81
        Ind. Unionist Martin Hunter 5.84% 201 214.33 229.81 234.99 259.69    
        Ulster Unionist Gary Wolfe 4.68% 161 168.44 179.06 191.37      
        Independent Trevor Cooke 3.63% 125 126.55 128.17        
        Electorate: 8,639   Valid: 3,441 (39.83%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 574   Turnout: 3,510 (40.63%)  

          1993 Election

          1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

          Coleraine East - 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black* 22.85% 825        
          DUP William Creelman* 21.16% 764        
          Ulster Unionist William Glenn 12.05% 435 528.8 541.34 555.86 589.38
          Ulster Unionist David Gilmour 12.07% 436 511.6 523.92 543.06 584.96
          DUP Marie McAllister* 8.53% 308 321.16 450.52 463.52 491.64
          Ulster Unionist William Johnston 10.88% 393 412.04 416.88 425.56 465.46
          Alliance Hilary McCartney 6.95% 251 258 258.66 388.28  
          Alliance Amyan MacFayden 3.27% 118 119.96 120.18    
          Independent Trevor Cooke 2.24% 81 90.52 91.84    
          Electorate: 8,017   Valid: 3,611 (45.04%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 602   Turnout: 3,736 (46.60%)  

            References
            1. "Coleraine East 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.
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