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Coleraine Borough Council is a local council mainly in County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
 and partly in County Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. Its headquarters are in the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 of Coleraine
Coleraine

Coleraine is a large town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland near to the mouth of the River Bann. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Londonderry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections....
. Small towns in the area include Garvagh
Garvagh

Garvagh is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 18 kilometres south of Coleraine on the A29 route, the main trunk road between Coleraine and Maghera....
, Portrush
Portrush

Portrush is a seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the Portrush railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest....
, Portstewart
Portstewart

Portstewart is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and had a population of 7,803 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001. It is a seaside resort, seen by residents as a grander version of neighbouring Portrush....
 and Kilrea
Kilrea

Kilrea is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, close to the boundary with County Antrim. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 1,513 people....
. The population of the area is just over 56,000.

The Coleraine Borough Council consists of four electoral areas: Coleraine East, Coleraine Central, The Skerries and Bann. In the last elections in 2005, 22 members were elected from the following political parties: 9 Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
 (DUP), 8 Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
 (UUP), 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party is one of the two major Irish nationalism parties in Northern Ireland. During the The Troubles, the SDLP was consistently the most popular nationalist party in Northern Ireland, but since the Provisional IRA cease-fire in 1994, it has lost ground to its rival Sinn F?in, which, in 2001, became the more p...
 (SDLP), 1 Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin

Sinn F?in is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn F?in party formed in 1905....
 and 1 Independent.






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Coleraine Borough Council is a local council mainly in County Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
 and partly in County Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. Its headquarters are in the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 of Coleraine
Coleraine

Coleraine is a large town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland near to the mouth of the River Bann. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Londonderry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections....
. Small towns in the area include Garvagh
Garvagh

Garvagh is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 18 kilometres south of Coleraine on the A29 route, the main trunk road between Coleraine and Maghera....
, Portrush
Portrush

Portrush is a seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the Portrush railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest....
, Portstewart
Portstewart

Portstewart is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and had a population of 7,803 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001. It is a seaside resort, seen by residents as a grander version of neighbouring Portrush....
 and Kilrea
Kilrea

Kilrea is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, close to the boundary with County Antrim. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 1,513 people....
. The population of the area is just over 56,000.

The Coleraine Borough Council consists of four electoral areas: Coleraine East, Coleraine Central, The Skerries and Bann. In the last elections in 2005, 22 members were elected from the following political parties: 9 Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
 (DUP), 8 Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
 (UUP), 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party is one of the two major Irish nationalism parties in Northern Ireland. During the The Troubles, the SDLP was consistently the most popular nationalist party in Northern Ireland, but since the Provisional IRA cease-fire in 1994, it has lost ground to its rival Sinn F?in, which, in 2001, became the more p...
 (SDLP), 1 Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin

Sinn F?in is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn F?in party formed in 1905....
 and 1 Independent. Following the resignation of a DUP councillor, who was jailed for electoral fraud Alliance candidate Barney Fitzpatrick was elected to serve on the Council from 14 December 2006. Unionist-controlled Coleraine Borough Council operates a rotation for positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor between the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
(UUP), Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
 (DUP) and the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party is one of the two major Irish nationalism parties in Northern Ireland. During the The Troubles, the SDLP was consistently the most popular nationalist party in Northern Ireland, but since the Provisional IRA cease-fire in 1994, it has lost ground to its rival Sinn F?in, which, in 2001, became the more p...
 (SDLP). The Mayor is currently Councillor William Alexander King of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
 (UUP).

The borough council area, together with the neighbouring district of Limavady
Limavady

Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Benevenagh as a backdrop. It is 27km east of Derry and 23km south west of Coleraine....
, forms the East Londonderry constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly

The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolution legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly Reserved matters to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive....
.

Mayor of Coleraine

YearNamePolitical affiliationDeputyDeputy's affiliation
1973 - 77A. N. ClarkeJohn White
Robert John White

Robert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland.White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973....
1977 - 1980John White
Robert John White

Robert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland.White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973....
G. A. McIlrath
1980 - 83G A McIlrath 
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
C. R. Crawford
James McClure
1983 - 84James McClureC. R. Crawford
1984 - 86William King 
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
A. N. Clarke
James McClure
1986 - 88Elizabeth BlackJames McClure
1988 - 1990William WattJames McClure
1990 - 92Elizabeth BlackJames McClure
1992 - 93William KingJames McClure
1993 - 1995David McClarty
David McClarty

Councillor David McClarty, MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is from Coleraine and was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Magee College....
William Matthews
1995 - 97Pauline Armitage
Pauline Armitage

Pauline Armitage is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Based in Coleraine, Armitage joined the Young Unionists in 1969. She served in the Ulster Defence Regiment before being elected to Coleraine Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1985....
John Dallat
John Dallat

John Dallat is an Northern Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies....
1997 - 99James McClure 
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
William Matthews
Elizabeth Johnston
1999 - 2000Norman Hillis
Norman Hillis

Cllr Norman Hillis is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.Hillis was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and the former Coleraine Technical College and has been active in the business community of Portrush where he has been president of the resort?s Chamber of Commerce and Coleraine Lions Club....
Olive Church
2000 - 01Elizabeth JohnstonBarbara Dempsey
2001 - 02John Dallat
John Dallat

John Dallat is an Northern Irish politician.He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies....
Desmond Stewart
2002 - 03Olive ChurchGerry McLaughlin
2003 - 04Desmond StewartEamon Mullan
2004 - 2005Robert McPhearsonJames McClure
2005 - 06Timothy DeansMaura Hickey
2006 - 07William KingEllen Fielding
2007 - 08Maurice BradleyElizabeth Johnston


Source: Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information Act 2000

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United Kingdom on a national level....
 request to Coleraine Borough Council

Review of Public Administration

Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council is due to merge with Ballymoney Borough Council
Ballymoney Borough Council

Ballymoney Borough Council is a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is headquartered in Ballymoney. Other towns in the council area include Dervock, Dunloy, Cloughmills and Rasharkin....
, Limavady Borough Council
Limavady Borough Council

Limavady Borough Council is a Local Council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters is in the town of Limavady. The Borough has a population of over 32,000 with 63% of the population living in a rural setting....
 and Moyle District Council
Moyle District Council

Moyle District Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in the north-east corner of Northern Ireland. It covers a largely rural area of approximately 190 square miles and has a population of 15,000....
 in 2011 to form Causeway Coast District Council
Causeway Coast District Council

Causeway Coast District Council is a proposed Northern Irish Local government in Northern Ireland. Under latest decision by the Review of Public Administration the district would be created by merging Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council....
, a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1796 km² and a population of 131,564. The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward
Shaun Woodward

Shaun Anthony Woodward Member of Parliament is a United Kingdom politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Labour Party Member of Parliament for St Helens South ....
, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief Political minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland, at the head of the Northern Ireland Office....
 announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.

See also

  • Local Councils in Northern Ireland