Limavady is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and contains the wards of Coolessan, Drumsurn, Greystone, Magilligan and Roeside., ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Limavady forms part of the East Londonderry constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Limavady Area C which had existed since 1973, where it was called Limavady Town until 2014, and contained five wards (Binevenagh, Coolessan, Enagh, Rathbrady and Roeside). For the 1993 local elections Binevenagh was replaced with Greystone. For the 2014 local elections it gained most of the abolished Bellarena DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party) Councillor (Party)2023 Brenda Chivers (Sinn Féin) Ashleen Schenning (SDLP) Amy Mairs (Alliance) Steven Callaghan (DUP) Aaron Callan (DUP)/ (UUP)June 2022 Co-Option James McCorkell (DUP)/ (Independent)June 2021 Defection Alan Robinson (DUP)2019 October 2016 Defection John Deighan (SDLP)June 2016 Co-Option 2014 Gerry Mullan (SDLP) 2011 Anne Brolly (Sinn Féin) John Rankin (UUP) 2005 George Robinson (DUP) 2001 Brian Brown (Independent) Desmond Lowry (SDLP) John Dolan (UUP) 1997 Barry Doherty (SDLP) Ronald Cartwright (UUP) 1993 1989 Norman Reynolds (UUP) 1985 Samuel Millar (UUP)
2023 Election
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2023: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP
2019 Election
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP
2014 Election
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2011-2014 Change: No change
2011 Election
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2005-2011 Change: No change
2005 Election
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and Independent
2001 Election
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent
1997-2001 Change: Independent gain from SDLP
1997 Election
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: No change
1993 Election
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989–1993 Change: SDLP gain from UUP
1989 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985–1989 Change: No change
1985 Election
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
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