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 seats1993–2014 5 seats1993–2014 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
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
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
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
1993 Election
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
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
1985 Election
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
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