Coleraine Borough Council was a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymoney Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Causeway Coast and Glens District Council.
Its headquarters were in the town of Coleraine. Small towns in the area include Garvagh, Portrush, Portstewart and Kilrea.
Coleraine Borough Council consisted of four electoral areas: Coleraine East, Coleraine Central, The Skerries and Bann. The council last had 22 members from the following political parties: 8 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 6 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 2 Alliance Party 1 Sinn Féin and 2 Independent. Unionist-controlled Coleraine Borough Council operated a rotation for positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor between the UUP, DUP and the Irish nationalist SDLP. The last election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008 The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and the most recent district council elections took place in 2011
The borough council area, together with the neighbouring district of Limavady and part of Derry City Council, formed the East Londonderry constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
Mayor of Coleraine Source: Freedom of Information request to Coleraine Borough Council
YearNamePolitical affiliationDeputyDeputy's affiliation1973–77A. N. Clarke John White 1977–1980John White G. A. McIlrath 1980–83G A McIlrathC. R. Crawford James McClure 1983–84James McClure C. R. Crawford 1984–86William KingA. N. Clarke James McClure 1986–88Dr Gladys Black James McClure 1988–1990Jim Watt James McClure 1990–92Elizabeth Black James McClure 1992–93William King James McClure 1993–1995David McClarty William Matthews 1995–97Pauline Armitage John Dallat 1997–99James McClureWilliam Matthews Elizabeth Johnston 1999–2000Norman Hillis Olive Church 2000–01Elizabeth Johnston Barbara Dempsey 2001–02John Dallat Desmond Stewart 2002–03Olive Church Gerry McLaughlin 2003–04Desmond Stewart Eamon Mullan 2004–2005Robert McPhearson James McClure 2005–06Timothy Deans Maura Hickey 2006–07William King Ellen Fielding 2007–08Maurice Bradley Elizabeth Johnston 2008–09David Barbour William Creelman 2009–10Sandy Gilkinson William King 2010–11Norman Hillis Sam Cole 2011–12Maurice Bradley William King 2012–13Sam Cole Maura Hickey 2013–14David Harding Mark Fielding 2014–15George Duddy Yvonne Boyle
* For 2015 onwards, see Causeway Coast and Glens District Council
Population The area covered by Coleraine Borough Council had a population of 60,067 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
See also Local government in Northern Ireland
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