The Skerries (District Electoral Area)

The Skerries was one of the district electoral areas in Coleraine, Northern Ireland which existed from 1985 to 2014, one of three DEAs from 1985 to 1993 and one of four DEAs from 1993 to 2014. The district elected seven members to Coleraine Borough Council until 1993, and five until 2014, and formed part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Coleraine Area B which had existed since 1973, and contained the wards of Atlantic, Dunluce, Hopefield, Knockantern, Portstewart, Royal Portrush and Strand. For the 1993 local elections, it was reduced by two wards, losing the Dunluce area to the new Coleraine East DEA. It was abolished for the 2014 local elections and replaced with the new Causeway DEA.

Councillors
Election Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)		 Councillor
(Party)
2011 Maura Hickey
(SDLP)		 Christine Alexander
(Independent)		 Norman Hillis
(UUP)		 Barney Fitzpatrick
(Alliance)		 Mark Fielding
(DUP)		 5 seats
1993–2014		 5 seats
1993–2014
2005 Sandy Gilkinson
(DUP)		 Robert Stewart
(DUP)
2001 Billy Leonard
(SDLP)		 Pauline Armitage
(UUP)
1997 Barbara Dempsey
(Alliance)
1993 Patrick McGowan
(Alliance)		 Samuel Kane
(UUP)
1989 Elizabeth Black
(UUP)		 William Glenn
(UUP)		 William Creelman
(DUP)		 Robert Mitchell
(UUP)/
(Independent Unionist)
1985 Matthew Kane
(DUP)

2011 Election

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

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

2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

The Skerries - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick 15.99% 635 636 649 676        
Independent Christine Alexander* 14.85% 590 594 651 670        
DUP Mark Fielding 14.15% 562 572 593 594 594.61 618.61 823.61  
Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis* 10.45% 415 424 447 448 448 624 688  
SDLP Maura Hickey* 8.61% 342 342 348 534 544.98 552.98 560.98 571.98
Independent Noel Kennedy 8.41% 334 352 391 398 399.22 423.22 431.22 466.22
DUP Sandy Gilkinson* 6.65% 264 281 299 299 299 324    
Ulster Unionist Lesley MacAuley 6.62% 263 267 291 291 291      
Sinn Féin Christopher O'Neill 6.92% 275 275 280          
Independent James Davies 2.92% 116 117            
UKIP Adrian Parke 2.29% 91 105            
TUV Michael Wiggins 2.14% 85              
Electorate: 8,167   Valid: 3,972 (48.63%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 663   Turnout: 4,034 (49.39%)  

    2005 Election

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

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

    2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

    The Skerries - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Christine Alexander* 17.99% 846          
    DUP Robert Stewart* 16.44% 773 778 779 786.92    
    Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis* 14.82% 697 733 737 749.72 1,065.72  
    SDLP Maura Hickey 8.89% 418 441 698 706.08 718.56 734.56
    DUP Sandy Gilkinson 11.68% 549 557 557 561.72 634.2 733.2
    Alliance Barney Fitzpatrick 9.68% 455 500 540 560.16 613.88 706.88
    Ulster Unionist Stephen Barr 9.57% 450 477 479 486.76    
    Sinn Féin Valerie Leonard 7.49% 352 356        
    Independent Barbara Dempsey 3.45% 162          
    Electorate: 8,162   Valid: 4,702 (57.61%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 784   Turnout: 4,767 (58.40%)  

      2001 Election

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

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

      1997-2001 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

      The Skerries - 5 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SDLP Billy Leonard 18.41% 988        
      DUP Robert Stewart* 12.58% 675 943      
      Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis* 11.65% 625 642 643.76 961.76  
      Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage* 13.59% 729 753 754.32 859.98 910.73
      Independent Christine Alexander* 14.11% 757 763 782.69 842.13 851.13
      Alliance Barbara Dempsey* 12.69% 681 686 751.89 776.66 782.66
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane 10.29% 552 565 567.53    
      DUP Sandy Gilkinson 6.69% 359        
      Electorate: 8,800   Valid: 5,366 (60.98%)   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 895   Turnout: 5,451 (61.94%)  

        1997 Election

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

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

        1993-1997 Change: Independent gain from UUP

        The Skerries - 5 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage* 19.04% 841              
        Independent Christine Alexander 17.75% 784              
        Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis* 10.64% 470 477 534.6 543.12 570.26 586.4 876.4  
        DUP Robert Stewart* 10.12% 447 450 453.84 457.68 662.52 666.06 786.06  
        Alliance Barbara Dempsey 8.13% 359 362 368.84 379.04 383.34 603.66 625.92 672.92
        SDLP Patricia Farren 11.00% 486 486 486.24 492.36 493.48 537.5 539.8 540.8
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane* 9.62% 425 444 462.6 468.36 489.08 501.44    
        Alliance Patrick McGowan* 6.79% 300 300 304.68 308.76 309.76      
        DUP James Milliken 5.86% 259 264 268.68 271.02        
        Ind. Unionist Thomas Mackay 1.04% 46              
        Electorate: 8,975   Valid: 4,417 (49.21%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 737   Turnout: 4,509 (50.24%)  

          1993 Election

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

          The Skerries - 5 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          DUP Robert Stewart* 20.89% 909      
          Alliance Patrick McGowan* 19.60% 853      
          Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage* 17.74% 772      
          Ulster Unionist Samuel Kane 12.50% 544 582.22 585.58 732.71
          Ulster Unionist Norman Hillis 11.72% 510 544.23 550.79 727.56
          Alliance Kate Condy 9.56% 416 419.57 525.65 553.36
          NI Conservatives Robert Mitchell* 5.74% 250 268.27 275.47  
          DUP Siobhan Watterson 2.25% 98 185.15 185.95  
          Electorate: 8,857   Valid: 4,352 (49.14%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 726   Turnout: 4,475 (50.53%)  

            1989 Election

            1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

            1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist

            1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

            The Skerries - 7 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage* 13.53% 840              
            Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black* 12.35% 767 795.42            
            Alliance Patrick McGowan* 7.95% 494 496.59 553.66 834.66        
            DUP William Creelman* 11.66% 724 727.22 734.22 735.22 736.12 845.12    
            Ulster Unionist William Glenn* 11.66% 658 673.12 678.19 685.54 695.74 716.02 936.02  
            DUP Robert Stewart 6.49% 403 403.63 408.63 409.63 409.63 611.81 714.39 771.39
            Ind. Unionist Robert Mitchell* 8.20% 509 511.1 520.1 533.1 547.8 574.94 666.77 741.77
            SDLP Sean Farren 7.76% 482 482.21 537.21 559.21 584.71 584.71 588.01 589.01
            Ulster Unionist Thomas Peacock 6.96% 432 435.99 443.06 447.06 450.96 469.96    
            DUP Eric Stewart 6.10% 379 379.77 384.77 384.77 385.97      
            Alliance Kate Condy 5.10% 317 317.49 346.49          
            Labour Party NI Roberta Woods 2.16% 134 134.21            
            Green (NI) Malcolm Samuels 1.14% 71 71            
            Electorate: 11,940   Valid: 6,210 (52.01%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 777   Turnout: 6,359 (53.26%)  

              1985 Election

              1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

              The Skerries - 7 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              DUP William Creelman* 16.76% 1,056                  
              Ulster Unionist William Glenn* 10.76% 678 693 693.25 714.5 719.5 733 806      
              Alliance Patrick McGowan* 8.63% 544 545.25 553.25 555.25 739.25 740.25 758.25 799.25    
              Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black 10.00% 630 636.5 638.5 648.5 655.75 659.5 725 795    
              DUP Matthew Kane* 4.68% 295 362 364 379 380 581 600 633 973  
              Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage 8.22% 518 522.5 523.5 532.5 535.5 538.5 570.75 737.25 790.25  
              Ulster Unionist Robert Mitchell* 4.87% 307 311.5 312.5 381.75 385.75 396 500.75 563.75 635.25 772.25
              SDLP Sean Farren 9.09% 573 573.5 587.5 587.5 591.5 591.5 591.5 593 593 594
              DUP Robert Stewart 5.94% 374 397.5 397.5 415.25 418.25 477.75 496 523.75    
              Ulster Unionist Hugh Stewart 6.00% 378 386 386 400.5 401.5 408.75 421.25      
              Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke* 5.06% 319 322.25 322.25 348.25 352.25 355.25        
              DUP Roy Hilldrup 2.78% 175 301.5 301.5 306.5 307.5          
              Alliance Peter Scott 3.25% 205 205.25 215.25 227.25            
              Ulster Unionist William Robinson 3.25% 205 206.75 207.75              
              Green (NI) Margaret O'Neill 0.70% 44 44.25                
              Electorate: 11,156   Valid: 6,301 (56.48%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 788   Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%)  

                References
                1. "The Skerries 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.
                6. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
                7. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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